BENJAMIN M. GONZALES
18903 Belshire Avenue
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562)865-6468 (Home)
(562)213-3163 (Cell)
E-mail: bgonz44[at]verizon.net
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CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a Senior Level Design engineering position
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:
• Extensive knowledge in Engineering Mechanics, Piping Engineering and related issues in Chemical, Petrochemical, Petroleum, Nuclear Power Plants
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Extensive computer skills and flexible adaptation to new languages and environments
• Excellent in verbal and writing communication
• Work well with people and team player.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Software: Operating System:
CAESAR II FEAPipe MS Word DOS
NUPIPE Q-flex MS Access
PE 30 Triflex MS Excel
Autopipe ME101 PDA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Responsible for the following work:
• Broad working knowledge of Pipe Stress, Pipe Supports, Piping Design, Pressure Vessel and/or Engineering Mechanic, the principles and practices of related technical areas.
• Supervises and provides technical direction and assigns work to engineers, designers & drafters who assist on specific assignments.
• Plans and coordinates independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial adaptation of engineering techniques and devises new approaches to technical problems
• Assist and participate in system design activities such as P & ID development, equipment specifications and/or bid evaluations
• Coordinates technical issues with other departments on projects including constructability requirements and reviews
• Performed Pipe Stress, Thermal Flexibility and Engineering Calculations (including Wind, Seismic, Hydrodynamics, Waterhammer, Hydrotest, Hot Tap, etc.) in support of design per ASME Section III Class 1, 2, & 3, Subsection NF, ASME/ANSI B31.1, ASME/ANSI B31.3, ASME/ANSI B31.4, ASME/ANSI B31.8, API and AISC Codes
• Nuclear experiences:
a) Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant – Korea Project for Bechtel Power Corp.
b) Edwin Hatch Power Plant – Baxley, Georgia
c) South Texas Nulear Project – Bay City, Texas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont’d):
• Performed Nozzle (Vessel, Heat Exchanger, Pump, Turbine, Compressor, etc.) Analysis using FEAPipe and NozzlePro (Finite Element Analysis) computer programs in accordance with ASME Section VIII and WRC 107 code and criteria
• Performed retrofit modification packages for existing combined cycle power plants
• Helped in the development of Engineering Standards for Pipe Stress, Spring Supported Vessels, Expansion Joints, Flange Evaluation, Pipe Supports Design, Freeze Seal and Temporary Lead Shielding for Petrochemical and Power Plants
• Responsible for reviewing field generated Technical Specification changes for completeness and justification; assured revisions of plant procedures to reflect new Technical Specification requirements
• Member of task force team that provided field technical support at the Aramco, Ras Tanura Refinery Upgrade project in Saudi Arabia.
• Responsible for the stress analysis of critical piping systems connected to pumps, air coolers, compressors, turbines heaters, boilers, and other sensitive equipments.
• Prepared spring hanger specification, bid evaluation, scheduling stress manpower for the project.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
• Technip USA., Claremont, California (July 2004-April 2005; July 2008 to July 2009)
• CTS-Complete Technical Services.,- Bechtel Corp., Houston, Texas (February 2006 to July 2008)
• WorleyParsons., Arcadia, California (May 2004-July 2004; April 2005 to February 2006)
• Bibb and Associates., Pasadena, California (November 2000 to May 2003)
• Washington Group International Inc., Englewood, Colorado (July 1999 to November 2000)
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Signal Hill, California (June 1998 to May 1999)
• Raytheon Engineers & Constructors., Englewood, Colorado (January 1998 to May 1998)
• Bechtel Corporation, Houston, Texas (April 1997 to January 1998
• Martech International, Inc., - West Covina, California (1996-1997)
• HCS Engineering - West Covina, California (1995-1996)
• Brown & Root Petroleum & Chemicals - Alhambra, California (1988 to 1995)
• Bechtel Western Power Corporation – Bay City, Texas ( 1987 to 1988)
• Fluor Daniel – Irvine, California (1974-1976; 1979-1980; 1987 – 1988)
• Bechtel Western Power Corporation – Knoxville, Tennessee ( 1987 – 1987)
• Nuclear Power Services, Inc., - Orange, California/Houston, Texas (June 1980 to April 1987)
• Bechtel Power Corporation - Norwalk, California (1976 to 1979)
• Masoneilan Valve Company - Montebello, California (1972 – 1974)
CITIZENSHIP: USA
PERSONAL: Married
REFERENCES: Available upon request
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