Education:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC: B.S. in Engineering Technology, 1983
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC: AET in Electronics Engineering Technology, 1979
Current Software Skills:
AutoCAD 2007, InterGraph SmartPlant Instrumentation, Microstation V8, Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel), SmartPlant Review 3-d viewing software.
Summary of Experience:
Over 20 years experience in industrial instrumentation and controls design. Experience covers all types of project documentation including instrument specifications, loop sheets, location drawings, and P&I diagrams. Field experience includes coordination of equipment delivery, storage, calibration and installation of field instrumentation and related equipment. Experience includes instrumentation design for the bio-fuels, polymer chemicals and pulp and paper industries. Considerable background in technical writing to edit project documentation and scopes of work to ensure clarity of content for end users.
Employment History:
November, 2007 – March, 2009
Mustang Engineering, Greenville, SC
Instrumentation design for polymer chemical plant expansion in eastern Tennessee. Prepared specifications for all types of field instruments including transmitters, local thermometers and pressure gauges, transducers, and control valves using SmartPlant Instrumentation. Revised instrument location plans using Microstation V8 and SmartPlant Review. Produced instrument indices using SmartPlant Instrumentation. Coordinated quotation comparisons between equipment vendors for field instrumentation and related equipment.
October, 2005 – November, 2007
Lurgi-PSI, Memphis, TN
Instrumentation design for bio-diesel and methanol plants. Duties included specifications of field instrumentation for measurement of flow, temperature, pressure, pH, and level using data acquired from P&I diagrams and design criteria sheets provided by process engineers. Created associated loop sheets, and assisted process department with P&I revisions using AutoCAD 2006. Provided on-site startup assistance for a biodiesel / glycerin plant. Worked on a short term project in Lurgi-PSI home office in Frankfurt, Germany assisting with editing of design documents for a hydrogen plant in California. Used PDS and MicroStation J to extract field instruments from the piping model, and to produce instrument location drawings for a biodiesel plant in Houston, Texas. Used InTools software to enter process equipment data and generate instrumentation specifications.
May, 2005 - October, 2005
Self-employed
Developed proposal drawings for several startup companies using AutoCAD 2004. Drawings were for presentation to potential investors as well as local code agencies.
December, 2004 - May, 2005
Lowe's Home Improvement Center, Brevard, NC
Design and sales of cabinet systems and residential improvement projects using 20-20 Design CADD system.
October, 2004 - November, 2004
BE&K Engineering, Raleigh (Morrisville), NC
Small instrumentation project design for the pulp & paper industry.
February. 2003 - October 2004
Client Logic, Inc. , Asheville, NC
Technical support agent for BellSouth broadband internet services.
August, 2002 - Feb., 2003
Unemployed - Reduction of Force
Reduction of force due to project cancellation at Framatome ANP.
February, 2002 - August, 2002
Framatome ANP (Duke Power), Charlotte, NC
Instrumentation design using AutoCAD 2000. Duties included loop sheets and P&ID revisions. Also responsible for instrument and control system equipment database development and management using MS Access.
October, 2001 - February, 2002
Best Buy, Memphis, TN
Temporary job as a sales associate in the photography department due to lack of local work opportunities in the engineering field.
December, 2000 - October , 2001
Unemployed - Reduction of Force
Company-wide reduction of force at Lurgi-PSI.
August, 1998 - December, 2000
Lurgi-PSI, Memphis, TN
Instrumentation and controls system design and HMI software development and DCS Configuration as well as field coordination and startup assistance for the edible oils and sugar industry. Project work included Rosemont System 3 DCS development and RSView 32 HMI programming. Worked a field assignment in Peoria, IL doing field oversight of instrumentation contractor on a new yeast plant. Worked a field assignment in Hillsboro, ND doing Rosemount DCS programming to support the startup of a molasses extraction facility in an existing sugar plant.
August 1996 - August 1998
Walk-Haydel Associates, Little Rock, AR (now URS Corp.)
Instrumentation design and HMI software configuration, as well as field startup assistance for pulp and paper mill in McGehee, AR. , copper ore extraction and light fixture manufacturing industries. Project work included WonderWare Intouch HMI configuration for an aluminum reflector anodizing process.
August, 1988 - August 1996
Sandwell, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Instrumentation and controls system design and software development, as well as field coordination and startup assistance for pulp and paper industry. Worked a field assignment at a paper mill in Woodland, ME doing the preliminary field instrumentation survey in preparation for installing a DCS control system on the existing Kamyr digester.
August, 1988 - August 1996
Sandwell, Inc., Atlanta, GA - Continued
Worked a field assignment at a paper mill in Jesup, GA providing field coordination for the electrical and instrumentation installation on a new lime kiln, NCG incinerator and causticizing area. Duties included expediting of equipment, coordination of storage, calibration and installation of field instruments, construction progress reports, and assisted with safety oversight of field forces. Configured HMI software using WonderWare InTouch for the wood yard of a paper mill in Port Hudson, LA.
May, 1987 - August 1988
CRS Sirrine, Greenville, SC (now Jacobs Engineering.)
Instrumentation and controls system design, as well as field coordination and startup assistance for pulp and paper industry in Jenks, OK. Worked a field assignment at a precious metals reprocessing plant in Seneca, SC. doing field surveys of new system installations to prepare as-built drawings, and assisting contractor and client with ongoing installation projects as well as plant safety concerns.
September, 1983 - May, 1987
Carolina Eastman, Columbia, SC
Electrical and instrumentation design services in-plant for a polymer chemical plant. Served as team leader for E&I Engineering Department Quality Management Team.
Citizenship:
United States Citizen by birth
Passport:
United States Passport No. 058643264, valid through 19 October, 2016
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