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Project engineer and operations engineer for the Niobrara Operating Area near Douglas, WY. Supported Wyoming from Oklahoma City. Ensured proper engineering solutions, safety, best practice, and proper customer service in all processes completed.• Assisted with the development of a company standard compression facility to be used throughout the company locations in numerous areas of the country.• Provided budget, assisted with design, and assisted with project management of all… Show more Project engineer and operations engineer for the Niobrara Operating Area near Douglas, WY. Supported Wyoming from Oklahoma City. Ensured proper engineering solutions, safety, best practice, and proper customer service in all processes completed.• Assisted with the development of a company standard compression facility to be used throughout the company locations in numerous areas of the country.• Provided budget, assisted with design, and assisted with project management of all pipeline projects in the Niobrara Operating Area.• Oversaw bidding process on all pipeline and operational support projects in the area.• Provided engineering support for all operations issues in the Niobrara Operating Area. Including but not limited to gas flow modeling, fluid flow specifications, pipeline specifications, safety concerns, extreme cold weather, and compressor facility operation.• Provided design, budget and project management for numerous operations support projects.• Provided budgeting projections for compression needs in the operating area for the next 16 years. Assisted with the budgeting projections for pipeline projects, processing plants and operations projects for the operating area for the next 16 years.• Direct interaction with customer through budgeting, fee determination, and operations issues. Show less

Access Midstream was purchased in 2014 by Williams Pipeline Partners and completed the merger January 2015. Project engineer and operations engineer for the Niobrara Operating Area near Douglas, WY. Supported Wyoming from Oklahoma City. Ensured proper engineering solutions, safety, best practice, and proper customer service in all processes completed.• Assisted with the development of a company standard compression facility to be used throughout the company locations in numerous… Show more Access Midstream was purchased in 2014 by Williams Pipeline Partners and completed the merger January 2015. Project engineer and operations engineer for the Niobrara Operating Area near Douglas, WY. Supported Wyoming from Oklahoma City. Ensured proper engineering solutions, safety, best practice, and proper customer service in all processes completed.• Assisted with the development of a company standard compression facility to be used throughout the company locations in numerous areas of the country.• Provided budget, assisted with design, and assisted with project management of all pipeline projects in the Niobrara Operating Area.• Oversaw bidding process for all pipeline and operational support projects in the area.• Provided engineering support for all operations issues in the Niobrara Operating Area. Including but not limited to gas flow modeling, fluid flow specifications, pipeline specifications, safety concerns, extreme cold weather, and compressor facility operation.• Provided design, budget and project management for numerous operations support projects.• Provided budgeting projections for compression needs in the operating area for the next 16 years. Assisted with the budgeting projections for pipeline projects, processing plants and operations projects for the operating area for the next 16 years.• Direct interaction with customer through budgeting, fee determination, and operations issues. Show less

Worked in the engineering development program to better understand the gas midstream industry and the requirements of engineers within the company. • Attended numerous training opportunities to further understanding of the gas transportation industry. These training opportunities occurred both in the main office in a classroom setting as well as out in the field operations training and observation.• Assisted with the development of company standards for use in construction… Show more Worked in the engineering development program to better understand the gas midstream industry and the requirements of engineers within the company. • Attended numerous training opportunities to further understanding of the gas transportation industry. These training opportunities occurred both in the main office in a classroom setting as well as out in the field operations training and observation.• Assisted with the development of company standards for use in construction, operations, and engineering within Access Midstream. Show less

Worked in the pipeline risk and integrity group to ensure all pipelines controlled by Access Midstream were within proper company and industry standard operating ranges. Assisted with studying of existing pipelines to provide mitigation from damage.• Designed multiple computer programs to determine the pipelines that have the highest risk to fail based off numerous statistics such as equipment failure, weather, outside forces, internal corrosion, external corrosion, etc.• Attended… Show more Worked in the pipeline risk and integrity group to ensure all pipelines controlled by Access Midstream were within proper company and industry standard operating ranges. Assisted with studying of existing pipelines to provide mitigation from damage.• Designed multiple computer programs to determine the pipelines that have the highest risk to fail based off numerous statistics such as equipment failure, weather, outside forces, internal corrosion, external corrosion, etc.• Attended training sessions and observed operations practices at field asset locations. Show less