Experienced Piping Lead and Designer

J.J. (Jeffrey) Keranen

Calgary, AB • 587-***-****

SUMMARY

Piping Lead and Mechanical Designer with 37 years of oil & gas, petrochemical, and heavy industrial experience. Specialized expertise in utility piping, heat tracing, field engineering, and construction turnover. Extensive on site experience including as builts, tie ins, field run piping, hydrotest boundary verification, and client side technical support. Skilled in AutoCAD, PDS, and plant design workflows. Proven ability to lead teams, estimate manhours, coordinate small projects, and ensure compliance with client standards. CORE SKILLS

• - Piping Design & Drafting (orthographics, isometrics, layouts)

• - Heat Tracing Design

• - Field Engineering & As Built Verification

• - Hydrotest Package Development & Walkdowns

• - Project Leadership & Discipline Lead Roles

• - Manhour Estimating & Small Project Management

• - Pipeline Crossings, Alignment Sheets & Typical Drawings

• - Client Representation & Construction Support

• - AutoCAD, PDS, Bentley Plant (familiarity)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EPFC (2019–2025)

Piping Lead / Checker

• - Lead piping design and checking for small projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance with client standards.

• - Defined scope and estimated manhours for bid packages and new work.

• - Served as project lead on multiple small scale facility and pipeline projects. UPI Projects

Piping Lead Checker

• - Supported Kinder Morgan and TransCanada pipeline projects.

• - Led piping checking for Pembina and Plains facility projects. CH2M Hill

Piping Discipline Lead – Devon Ongoing Maintenance

• - Provided discipline leadership for ongoing engineering maintenance programs.

• - Coordinated design activities and ensured alignment with client expectations. Enercore Projects

Project Engineering Auditor – Statoil

• - Delivered on site technical expertise for Statoil.

• - Verified hydrotest package boundaries through field walkdowns and witnessed hydrotests as owner’s representative.

• - Supported construction teams in identifying physical piping systems for testing. Rangeland Engineering Ltd.

• - Completed as built updates of P&IDs for Shell’s Albian Sands facility. Aurora Engineering – Small Projects

Piping Coordinator

• - Designed and checked piping deliverables for small facility projects. Nexen Petroleum Canada – Long Lake SAGD Project

Piping Designer

• - Developed preliminary tank farm layouts for early stage estimating.

• - Guided junior staff and contributed to SAGD facility design.

• - Represented Colt Engineering in contractor offices for isometric spool fabrication drawings. Imperial Oil Resources – Cold Lake Facilities

Piping Designer / Checker

• - Designed off site facilities for the Mahkeses plant.

• - Led and coordinated junior/intermediate designers.

• - Estimated manhours and managed small project teams. NOVA Chemicals – Joffre Site

Field Piping Support

• - Monitored piping installation progress and managed turnover packages.

• - Coordinated daily with client and construction teams to support plant turnover. Imperial Oil Resources – Norman Wells Facilities

Piping Designer

• - Executed retrofit designs in existing facilities based on site visits and front end engineering. PanCanadian Petroleum – Empress NGL Facilities

Piping Draftsman

• - Designed and drafted inlet separator area piping. Amoco Canada Petroleum – Empress Phase IV Expansion Piping Draftsman

• - Prepared preliminary piperack layouts and designed tie ins for existing plant systems. Shell Canada – Caroline Gas Plant

Piping Draftsman

• - Produced heat tracing drawings for piperack modules.

• - Completed as builts for glycol tracing manifolds. Earlier Career (1988–2004)

• - Mechanical Designer/Checker – Tartan Engineering (2004)

• - Mechanical Designer/Checker – Colt Engineering (1996–2004)

• - Intermediate Piping Draftsman – Delta Hudson (1995–1996)

• - Draftsman – Avala Projects (1994–1995)

• - Junior/Intermediate Piping Draftsman – Delta Hudson (1988–1994) EDUCATION

• - Piping Drafting, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (1991)

• - Advanced High School Diploma, William Aberhart Senior High (1987)

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