MICHAEL KEYES
Spring, TX 77379
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrate independent decision making skills in drawing production and project execution. Supervise technical and administrative design activities for projects. Produce complete plans from limited verbal or written description from registered professional. Coordinate CAD deliverables and successfully correspond with clients and outside personnel. Inspect concrete and structural steel.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Standardized structural steel for metering skids and riser clamps for offshore platforms.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
05/2011 to 09/2011
LUTECH RESOURCES, INC. – Houston, Texas
Senior Civil/Structural Designer (Contract)
Supervised, designed and checked civil/structural drawings. Inspected concrete and structural steel..
03/2009 to 09/2009
TAYLOR AND HILL, INC. – Houston, Texas
Senior Civil/Structural Designer (Contract)
Drafted and checked civil, concrete and structural steel. Gathered information for design engineering in chemical plants by sketching and measuring existing structures. Inspected concrete and structural steel.
10/2006 to 12/2008
ENGLOBAL ENGINEERING, INC. – Houston, Texas
Senior Civil/Structural Designer
Supervised, designed and checked civil, concrete, and steel in petrochemical and substation facilities. Checked shop drawings and vendor data. Visited job sites to coordinate work with engineering and customers. Inspected concrete and structural steel.
06/2004 to 09/2006
CARTER & BURGESS – Fort Worth, Texas
Civil/Structural Designer
Structural: Designed and checked concrete, structural steel drawings.
Civil: Designed and checked topography, grading, drainage and paving drawings. Inspected bridge structures.
02/2003 to 02/2004
TIMMONS GROUP – Richmond, Virginia
Gas Systems Designer
Performed GIS map work using Arcview. Designed gas pipelines and gas distribution systems.
12/2001 to 02/2003 – Richmond, VA
Contract Work
Senior Civil/Structural Designer
Drafted and checked civil, concrete and structural steel. Gathered information for design engineering in chemical plants by sketching and measuring existing structures.
12/2000 to 12/2001
DAY and ZIMMERMAN - Richmond, Virginia
Senior Civil/Structural Designer
Designed and checked concrete and structural steel. Gathered information by field measurements and digital
photos for project management. Explored existing masonry walls to determine placement of reinforcing steel. Inspected concrete and structural steel.
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WORK EXPERIENCE (cont’d):
9/1997 to 12/2000
HATCH, Inc. - Irving, Texas
Technologist
Designed and checked site grading, concrete and structural steel drawings for buildings, reheat furnaces,
substations, and heavy equipment. Surveyed, checked shop drawings and vendor drawings. Made Site visits to
Coordinate work between engineering and project management. Inspected concrete and structural steel.
5/1994 to 8/1997
BSW INTERNATIONAL - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Project Designer
Conducted and or coordinated detailed phases of architecture and engineering work. Approved
concrete mix design for various projects. Designed and checked concrete and structural steel.
4/1991 to 4/1994
WILLBROS BUTLER ENGINEERS - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lead Civil Designer
Coordinated project assignments for drafting department with project management and engineering department. Designed and drafted pipelines, compressor stations, gas plants, gas distribution systems and chemical plants. Estimated man-hours and number of drawings required for new projects.
7/1988 to 4/1991
BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES - Houston, Texas
Lead Designer
Coordinated project assignments for drafting department with project management and engineering department. Designed and drafted solid waste cogeneration facilities.
9/1986 to 6/1988
CONTRACT WORK - Houston, Texas
Drafted and checked civil, concrete and structural steel. Gathered information for design engineering in chemical plants by sketching and measuring existing structures.
5/1981 to 7/1986
ENRON CORPORATION - Houston, Texas
Chief Civil Designer
Coordinated project assignments for drafting department with project management, other design disciplines and engineers. Monitored drawing quality, receipt and routing of vendor data. Made field trips to expedite receipt and routing of vendor data. Made field trips to determine pipeline right-of-way for land meter station locations-surveying. Determined lease space needed on offshore platforms for gas metering and pig launchers. Inspected structural steel and foundations. Responsible for all civil, structural, architectural and piping for land and offshore metering stations. Wrote legal descriptions of land. Negotiated contracts for blueprinting services for engineering department. Conducted performance reviews, manpower planning and interviews for personnel staffing.
3/1977 to 5/1981
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION - Houston, Texas
Civil Design Supervisor
Supervised civil design drafting department and coordination of work with project engineering. Supervised as many as five projects proceeding at the same time. Designed steel and concrete structures. Inspected concrete and structural steel. Estimated manpower planning. Conducted performance reviews and interviews for personnel staffing. Responsible for meeting deadlines for purchase, fabrication and delivery of steel to job site.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS:
MicroStation PDS Frameworks
GIS – Mapping Bentley Autoplant 3D
AutoCadd Microsoft Office