Senior Electrical Engineer

• May 2020 - Present

Senior Electrical Engineer

• Dec 2019 - Present

Instrument & Controls Engineering Lead

• Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

Assigned to an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for an Alaska North Slope oil producer as an Instrument & Controls Engineering Lead. Supervised a team of I&C engineers and designers. Responsibilities included managerial support, work planning, engineering detail design work, departmental coordination, and interfacing with customers.Projects required expertise in the fields of Instrumentation & Controls, Process Safety Management, and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).Specific work activities included:- Reviewing engineering design packages prior to client submittal.- Providing detail design support to project teams.- Developing engineering and cost analysis reports to enable technical decision making.- Carrying out managerial duties.- Assisting with business development activities. Show less

Principal Instrument & Controls Enginee

• Jul 2016 - Apr 2017

Served as Principal Instrument & Controls Engineer on multiple engineering design packages for Alaska upstream oil production clients and provided post-project engineering support.Worked on brownfield equipment retrofit and upgrade projects for facilities on the Alaska North Slope. Projects required expertise in the fields of Instrumentation & Controls, gas detection, and HVAC controls design.Specific work activities performed include: - Sizing and specifying field instruments and equipment (e.g., sensors, actuated valves, control panels).- Developing engineering designs and creating and revising schematics, connection diagrams, loop drawings, equipment location plans, installation details, instrument data sheets, cause & effects, P&IDs, and layout drawings.- Writing detailed control narratives for automation contractors.- Preparing functional checkout (FCO) checklists and procedures.- Reverse-engineering PLC code for cutover work.- Developing electrical load calculations for control panels.- Preparing material purchase requisitions.- Assisting with business development activities. Show less

Principal Specialist

• Apr 2011 - Jun 2015

Provided assessments of and consulting on instrumented protection layers for Alaska North Slope oil production clients. These projects required expertise in the fields of Instrumentation & Controls, Process Safety Management, and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). Specific work activities performed include: - Performing assessments on instrumented Independent Protection Layers (IPLs) for compliance with ANSI/ISA-84.00.01 (IEC 61511). - Participating in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) meetings. - Contributing to the development of a Process Safety Lifecycle program for client company. - Preparing SIS deliverables for projects, including Safety Integrity Level (SIL) calculation reports, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), Application Software Requirements Specifications, and proof test plans. - Developing a custom software tool to perform risk analysis utilizing a computationally intensive mathematical model. - Assisting with business development activities. Show less

Instrument Engineer

• Oct 2006 - Apr 2011

Developed engineering designs for Alaska North Slope upstream oil production clients. Types of projects worked on include: - Fire & Gas engineering design packages for a greenfield drillsite development project on the Alaska North Slope. - Fire & Gas engineering design retrofits on portable modules designed and constructed by third-party contractors. - Instrumentation & Controls engineering design packages for brownfield facility upgrade projects on the Alaska North Slope. These projects required expertise in the fields of Instrumentation & Controls, Fire & Gas, HVAC controls, and Electrical Engineering. Specific work activities performed include: - Sizing and specifying field instruments and equipment (e.g., sensors, actuated valves, control panels). - Developing engineering designs and creating and revising schematics, connection diagrams, loop drawings, location plans, installation details, data sheets, cause & effects, P&IDs, and layout drawings. - Developing Fire & Gas engineering designs by performing detector placement, alarming device placement, device voltage drop calculations, fire panel battery sizing calculations, and fire suppression system reviews. - Preparing material purchase requisitions. - Writing detailed control narratives for automation engineers. - Providing engineering support on control system cutover activities. Show less

Associate Instrument & Controls Engineer

• Aug 2004 - Oct 2006

Served as junior staff engineer assigned to Instrumentation & Controls project teams working on multiple greenfield drillsite development projects on the Alaska North Slope. Project work encompassed the engineering fields of Instrumentation & Controls and Fire & Gas Engineering. Specific work activities include: - Sizing and specifying field instruments and equipment (e.g., sensors, actuated valves, control panels). - Preparing engineering design package documentation including schematics, connection diagrams, loop drawings, location plans, installation details, data sheets, cause & effects, P&IDs, and layout drawings. - Preparing material purchase requisitions. Show less