Thurman Harrell
Director of Engineering Technology at Laser Welding Solutions, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Licensed Professional Engineer
Texas Board of Professional EngineersOct, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Welding Inspector
American Welding SocietyJul, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Laser Welding Solutions, LLC
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Engineering Technology
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Jun 2013 - Present
Developing metallurgical, optical, control system, robotic and software programs in a manufacturing environment for the purpose of providing Laser Cladding and Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) services to industrial and oil and gas customers. Laser Welding Solutions in Houston, TX, US provides cladding services to prevent corrosion and wear primarily on hydraulic cylinder rods and downhole tools. Our services also prevent corrosion and wear on pump shafts and bearings, industrial components, wear parts and subsea devices. Contact us for information on how we can solve your corrosion and wear challenges.
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Halliburton
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Discipline Manager - Surface Equipment Engineering
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Jan 2012 - May 2013
Manage surface equipment engineering for hydraulic workover (HWO/snubbing) and coiled tubing equipment service lines for the Boots and Coots division of Halliburton Energy Services in Carrollton, TX. Manage sixteen engineers, six engineering technicians and six CAD designers across four engineering offices located in Carrollton, TX, Duncan, OK, Broussard, LA and Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Served as the interim engineering manager for wireline pressure control engineering group. Conceptualize, guide, review and approve equipment designs, analyses, calculation packages and failure and accident investigations across all service lines. Project management responsibilities require input for definition and development of scope of work and charters. After definition, ensure that engineering projects are completed on time and within budget, create change requests, supply regular updates and provide assurance of adherence to project charter requirements. Duties for $6.1mm annual budget include forecasting needs for engineering for future defined projects, monthly review/update of budget spend, engineering resource allocation, management of engineering outsourcing and interviewing and hiring new employees. Provide support for field operations on an as-needed basis. Work closely with operations managers and product managers to provide resources for troubleshooting on-site problems, analyses for planned well services and rig-ups, analyses for emergency repairs and equipment assessment while ensuring that short-term allocation of engineering resources have minimal impact on existing long-term engineering projects.
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Engineering Team Leader -- Western Hemisphere - Hydraulic Workover Technology
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Mar 2011 - Jan 2012
Technology Team Leader for the hydraulic workover (HWO/snubbing) engineering office in Carrollton, TX. Duties included project management, team organization, development of engineering specifications, review of work performed by all employees in the office, including designs, calculations, proposed work methodologies, operating manuals, testing procedures, engineering reports, test reports, equipment maintenance procedures, incident investigations and adherence to company standards and procedures as well as industry standards and specifications. Primary industry standards referenced were API 2A (WSD), 2C, 4F, 6A, 8C, DNV 2.7-1 and 2.7-3.
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Mechanical Engineer - Hydraulic Workover Technology
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May 2005 - Mar 2011
Mechanical engineer for the hydraulic workover (HWO) engineering office in Halliburton Energy Services in Carrollton, TX. Designed equipment and machinery for the HWO product service line. In the position, as a Senior Technical Professional, work included concurrent development and sustaining duties. Development duties required management and design of projects from concept through testing. Presented and developed concepts to internal and external customers. Products included components for lifting, rotating and hydraulic machinery, small to large structures, winches, fall protection and various other types of mechanical equipment. Main duties involved applying sound engineering principles to development of these products within the framework of regulatory codes, company standards and industrial organizations’ guidelines. Duties included daily use of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS and MathCAD for performing stress analysis, stability/buckling analysis, fatigue analysis and FEA. Sustaining duties required design of modifications, upgrades, repairs or analysis of existing machinery when equipment in its existing state was inadequate for a new type of service or when regulatory issues arose wherein equipment required upgrades to meet new standards. Duties included structural analysis and design, metallurgical analysis, analysis of others’ work, hydraulic circuitry analysis and design, design for regulatory compliance, design for rapid manufacturing as well as project management for manufacturing. Duties often included prototype and production testing.
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AT&T
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Outside Plant Engineer
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Jan 2000 - May 2005
Engineer for SBC Communications (Southwestern Bell, SBC) in Amarillo, TX and Dallas, TX for regulated and non-regulated areas. As engineering designer, daily duties were the analysis of loading of aerial plant, circuit analysis for fiber optic and copper media, specification of multiplexers and other electronic systems, design of buried plant and economic analysis of all design and projects. Project management duties include meeting with end customer, determining service needs, verifying equipment, establishing timelines, design of outside plant and fixtures, obtaining permits from governing bodies, issuance of work orders to construction organization, updating customers on progress and ensuring that service is delivered on or before due date. Position required daily use of AutoCAD and the MS Office suite. The position required significant contact with sales, vendors, construction, customers and officials of state and local government. Drafting Supervisor 01/2002 – 07/2003 Supervisor of 8 union drafting technicians, wherein job duties included review of drafting quality, scheduling, conflict resolution, FMLA issues and work delegation, performed concurrently with engineering duties as listed above.
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Higgins and May
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Lubbock, Texas Area
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Draftsman/Electrical Designer
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Feb 1997 - Jan 2000
Draftsman with design duties of power systems under a professional engineer at a mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm in Lubbock, TX. Duties included design, sizing, layout and calculations for electrical power panels, power distribution, lighting, UPS, lightning protection, generators, power transfer switches, transformers and cabling. Experience was subject to understanding of and familiarity with NFPA codes, with a particular concentration on NEC. Duties included design of HVAC and plumbing, programming in AutoLISP and daily use of AutoCAD.
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Education
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1994 - 1999
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
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