Owner and lead engineer for a mechanical engineering consultant firm that specializes in design and analysis of heavy equipment. DPL Engineering's specialty is FEA and ASME B&PV Code Section VIII analyses for vessels, heat exchangers and in-line piping components. Additional analyses include code compliance for AISC, ASCE, IEEE 693-2018, and 49 CFR 178.274.• Perform design and analyses of various ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Divisions 1 and 2 vessels and heat exchangers using design by rules and design by analysis methodologies.• Other code evaluations include AISC and ASCE for analyses of support structures, IEEE 693-2018 for operating and seismic loading, and 49 CFR 178.274 for dynamic transportation loading for tanks and support structures.• Perform linear stress, elastic/plastic, thermal stress, fatigue, response spectrum, heat transfer, and other analyses to assess the design of various components. • Provide support to customers for fabrication or technical issues during the complete life cycle of a product. • Analyses are performed using FEA, traditional hand calculations, and comparative calculations to test data. • Perform analyses of in-line piping components.• Create design specifications for components to ensure compliance to various Code requirements.• Certifying Engineer for manufacturers per ASME B&PV Codes Section VIII Division 1 Mandatory Appendix 47.

Managed engineers at multiple sites that supported technical projects at global locations and various nuclear power plants. This included overseeing design and analysis responsibilities for components such as steam generators and heat exchangers.

Technical lead for auxiliary equipment installed in nuclear power plants. The position required the review and approval of proposed designs, creation of specifications and tracking of multiple components during fabrication.• Lead engineer for tanks, vessels, plate and frame heat exchangers, in-line piping components, air tank packages, screens, silencers, cooling towers, relief/flood panels, filtration packages and HVAC components.• Created and maintained all design documentation and drawings (SolidWorks/AutoCAD) for components. • Reviewed all technical documentation and proposals including design, analysis, fabrication procedures and maintenance instructions from vendors to ensure that the product meets all requirements of the design documentation, applicable code (ASME B&PVC, ASME B31.1, AISC, ASTM, AWS) and QA requirements.• Performed, reviewed and documented the design and analysis of components using hand calculations and analytical software (ANSYS, MathCAD). Analyses included structural, thermal, fatigue, seismic and vibration.