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Billings, Montana, Us

Full service structural and forensic engineering firm consulting in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors operating throughout Montana and Wyoming.

Houston, Texas, Us

Work with a small team of operators and engineers to provide technical support for the safe and reliable operation of rotating equipment within the refinery. •Provide Technical support during in-plant and off-site repairs/rebuilds of refinery rotating equipment to API and industry standards on assigned equipment.•Specify new equipment for purchase as needed in accordance with API, Phillips 66 Refining Engineering Practices (REP), and P66 Required Standards.•Provide technical support for the vibration monitoring program and GE/Bently Nevada 3500 Protection/System1 Performance Monitoring systems.•Actively involved with operations and maintenance planning groups in scheduling of equipment repairs within assigned process units.•Develop, execute, and sustain an effective preventive/predictive maintenance program for rotating equipment.•Participate in corporate Rotating Equipment Network efforts for knowledge sharing, developing best practices, and reviewing REP standards.•Participate in expense and capital budget development. Actively promote cost control and budget awareness within the team.•Oversee equipment criticality ranking and 'bad actor list' and develop/implement projects to improve reliability.•Long range planning and scope development of major rotating equipment.•Providing after-hour coverage and assistance during upsets, outages, and major equipment overhauls.

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• Provide mechanical engineering support for offsites complex consisting of pressure vessels, storage tanks, fire water systems, and pipelines• Manage multiple large capital projects associated with pressure vessel risk reductions

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•Title: Mechanical Field Engineer• Provide mechanical engineering support for crude oil pipelines, rail facilities, and truck loading facilities in Montana, Texas, and California, as well as fuels marketing terminals in Billings, Bozeman, Helena, and Spokane• Monitor status of facilities, troubleshoot technical problems, recommend predictive maintenance, investigate equipment failures, engineer unique solutions, coach operators on proper equipment operation, and maintain inventory of onsite spares• Apply principles of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer to optimize flow of various clean and unrefined products, design pressure relief systems, model hydraulic surge, reduce pressure induced fatigue cycling, increase equipment life, develop control systems, and size chillers and heat exchangers• Serve as a project manager on projects under $5M in value and act as extension of project managers and global technical leaders on larger capital projects

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• Responsible for evaluating the integrity of pipelines through the use of in line inspection tools, hydrotests, and direct assessments• Responsible for developing a strategy to modify, repair, or replace compromised pipelines

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Tasked to work as part of a team on projects in energy transport including liquid and natural gas pipelines, pump stations, meter stations and compressor stations. Integrate various engineering, scheduling, procurement, construction, and commissioning aspects of one or more projects. •Responsible for coordinating the design, fabrication and installation of a project while maintaining the highest standards of safety and environmental integrity•Develop the scope of engineering work, schedules, and budgets for the assigned project elements, monitors progress to maintain schedules and budgets; identifies and documents change scope

Tasked to work as part of a team of engineers, professors, and students to design and implement cost saving measures by improving efficiency within the foundry and reducing wasted energy.•Student project leader responsible for supervising two other student engineers and coordinating student tasks and responsibilities within the engineering team •Designed an $80,000 facility upgrade, which will save $150,000 a year in energy costs. Currently finalizing bids from outside firms to construct facility improvements

Arlington, Virginia, Us

United States Army Corps of Engineers • Gulf Region District, Iraq•Supported a $7.7 billion reconstruction effort while forward deployed in Iraq•Conducted operations and battle tracking•Liaised with U.S. Forces, U.S. governmental agencies, ministries of the Iraqi Government, and various Non-Governmental Organizations to ensure the execution of current operations•Maintained and tracked tactical movements within the theater of operations•Coordinated District movements and ensured safety throughout the District’s area of responsibility

Arlington, Virginia, Us

2nd Special Troops • 2nd Brigade Combat Team • 4th Infantry Division • Fort Carson, Colorado•Tasked to support a battalion of more than 800 soldiers in conducting sustained, decisive, full spectrum operations in support of the Brigade Commander’s objectives•Supported the Operations Officer in coordinating, planning, and overseeing the training and sustainment of the battalion•Served as the Battalion Operations Officer when necessary

Arlington, Virginia, Us

2nd Battalion 8th Infantry • 2nd Brigade Combat Team • 4th Infantry Division: Iraq and Fort Carson, Colorado•Platoon Leader in command of a 23 soldier Combat Engineer Platoon in a forward deployed Brigade Combat Team in the 4th Infantry Division with a world-wide contingency mission •Directly responsible for the maintenance and accountability of 11 combat vehicles, two robots, and engineering equipment valued in excess of $10 million •Responsible for ensuring combat readiness through discipline, standards, mental and physical fitness, and Soldier and family readiness •Responsible for oversight, coordination, and planning of combat patrols, with Iraqi Security Forces, aimed at providing mobility and counter mobility support for the entire Brigade•Tasked with mentoring, training, and partnering with a 800 man regiment of Iraqi Field Engineers, Combat Engineers, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal soldiers

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters Troop • 2nd Brigade Combat Team • 4th Infantry Division: Iraq and Fort Carson Colorado•Platoon Leader in command of a 31 Soldier Personal Security Detachment in a forward deployed Brigade Combat Team in the 4th Infantry Division with a world-wide contingency mission•Directly responsible for the maintenance and accountability of 11 combat vehicles and organizational equipment valued at $23 million •Responsible for the safety and security of the Brigade Command Group and the morale, welfare, and discipline of the Brigade Commander's Security Detachment •Responsible for ensuring combat readiness through discipline, standards, mental and physical fitness, and Soldier and family readiness

Arlington, Virginia, Us

555th Engineers • Fort Lewis, Washington • Fort Sill, Oklahoma • Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri•Completed Leadership Development and Assessment Course, Basic Officer Leadership Course, Engineer Basic Officer Leadership Course, and Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent Course

•Maintained pipelines in the Houston ship channel and performed services at surrounding industrial facilities.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.A., Political Science