Project Technician
CurrentAt TTL, I have had the privilege of working for several departments over two summers and two winters including our Oil & Gas, Geotechnical Engineering, and Construction Management Departments. Below are listed roles and responsibilities per department.Oil and Gas - Utilized AutoCAD Civil 3D to assist in the creation of preliminary pipeline installation drawings including a federal dredging project in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Clients included NuStar Energy, Citgo Petroleum, Kinder Morgan, and Enterprise Products. Geotechnical Engineering - Utilized AutoCAD Civil 3D, gINT Geotechnical Software, and xGEL Labmate Software to identify, test and classify boring samples regarding foundation design parameters for companies including American Electric Power and Oncor Electric Delivery. Soil tests were conducted to ASTM standards and included the following tests: M200, Moisture Content, Plasticity Index, Proctors, and Sulfate Content.Construction Management - Collected data for the removal of 31 pipelines of various ownership. Collection processes included inductive and conductive tracking of pipelines, Hydro excavation to determine depth of cover, LEL and H2S gas level testing, point of entry analysis, pipe weight and diameter determination, and the consolidation of data for clients and owners.