Plumbing Engineer

• Apr 2021 - Present

Engineering Technician

• Feb 2021 - Apr 2021

Associate Design Engineer 1

• Jul 2019 - May 2020

Piping Material Engineer US Steel Corporation, Mon Valley Works, Edgar Thompson Plant, Braddock, PA - Developed line class specifications and performed wall thickness calculations for a variety of systems. - Designed to codes including ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5 and B16.9 for fittings, ASME B16.10 for valves, and other industry standards. Marathon Petroleum Company, Los Angeles Refinery, Wilmington, CA - Developed line class specifications and performed wall thickness calculations for multiple systems for a Coker RSP Closure. - Designed to codes including ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5 for fittings, ASME B16.10 for valves, Marathon Core Specifications, and other industry standards. - Interfaced with Design and Process groups. Marathon Petroleum Company, Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas City, TX - Developed line class specifications and performed wall thickness calculations for multiple systems for two repurposed existing refinery resid tanks into segregated services. - Designed to codes including ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5 and B16.9 for fittings, ASME B16.10 and B16.34 for valves, Marathon Core Specifications, and other industry standards. - Interfaced with Design and Process groups. Training - Visited local manufacturers to experience the manufacturing process of various piping engineering components, including: pipe, fittings, flanges, and a variety of valve types. - Determine materials of construction, corrosion allowance, valve trim, PWHT, Line Class Specification designation and other construction notes for 28 major process streams using Fluor Material Selection Guidelines. - Develop full purchase descriptions for piping components in the line classes, assign line numbers to P&IDs, complete a piping line list, determine insulation requirements for each line, determine paint system for each line and develop hydrotest P&IDs. - Formulate line class index and perform calculations to develop piping line classes. - Completed Fluor 6-week training course in Pipe Stress Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• May 2017 - Aug 2017

- Worked on thermoelectric testing equipment and work spaces. - Designed and manufactured a new liquid cooling system for thermoelectric chips to improve reliability testing. - Researched readily available, new, and potential improvements for accurate thermocouple readings. Improved the accuracy of chip temperature readings by identifying sources of error in testing methods. - Designed and manufactured a test fixture for thermoelectric chip reliability testing to increase organization, portability, and safety.