Expert Details
Structural Design and Analysis
ID: 722866
Idaho, USA
As structural discipline engineer on several projects for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Systems (FPSOs) and Single Point Terminals (SPTs), Expert has been involved in several systems from proposal to installation. He was instrumental in establishing key design parameters and configurations and defining design loads. He supervised and coordinated the work of staff designers and engineers, and outside consultants, authored and approved design drawings, calculations, and reports. Expert is accustomed to interfacing with fabricators, equipment suppliers, and international clientele. He developed arrangements for lifting, handling, and integration of major structural components, both onshore and offshore, and designed integral lifting attachments. He designed and oversaw the analysis of equipment and sheave foundations, pipe supports, and specialized structures for lifting and handling of mooring lines and subsea risers.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1975 | Degree: BS | Subject: Civil/Structural Engineering | Institution: California State University Northridge |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1995 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Structural Engineer/Consulting Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:During this period of time, Expert has worked primarily in the offshore petroleum development industry, with additional work in the industrial and commercial sectors, and aerospace industry. His work in the offshore petroleum development industry included several projects for the design and construction of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Systems (FPSOs), and Single Point Turret Systems (SPTs), where he served as Lead Structural or Project Engineer. His work in the industrial sector included the engineering of the structural supporting system of an emissions reduction system, which is part of a tar sand processing facility. His work in the commercial sector included the design of tilt-up warehouse buildings, concrete retaining walls, and several structures for hillside debris and erosion control. His aerospace experience was for the calculation, monitoring and reporting of mass budget related to a classified airborne weapon system. He was also responsible for developing installation and integration procedures for this system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1995 | Employer: Kenetech Windpower | Title: Senior Structural/Project Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the design and construction of structural towers to support wind turbines. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1994 | Employer: GJM Technical Services, Inc. | Title: Senior Structural Engineer/Consulting Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:During this period of time, Expert worked primarily in the offshore petroleum development and nuclear power industries, with additional work in the aerospace industry. His work in the offshore petroleum development industry included several projects for the design and construction of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Systems (FPSOs), and Single Point Turret Systems (SPTs), where he served as Lead Structural or Project Engineer. His experience in the nuclear power industry involved the seismic qualification of piping systems, equipment, and structural systems in several U.S. nuclear power plants. His aerospace experience included work on the International Space Station for the design and testing of piping systems and the design of structural systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1980 | Employer: Imodco International | Title: Structural/Project Engineer | Department: Offshore Engineering |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the design and construction of several Single Point Mooring Terminals (SPMs) projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1978 | Employer: Rockwell International | Title: Engineer | Department: Energy Systems Group |
Responsibilities:Expert was involved on the design and qualification of various piping systems and structural components for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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| Years: 1987 to 1988 | Agency: TVA | Role: Senior Structural Engineer | Description: Expert was responsible for the qualification of several piping systems and pipe support structures at two TVA nuclear power plants. He also performed an industry-wide evaluation of the TVA piping stress analysis program and worked with staff to implement and review program improvements. |
| Years: 1977 to 1977 | Agency: U.S. Navy | Role: Structural Engineer | Description: He worked to design structural components for a special-deployment buoy (SPM). |
Career Accomplishments
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| Expert is a member of ASME, ASCE, and SEI. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a Registered P.E. (Civil Engineer in California and Idaho). |
Fields of Expertise
steel structure design, construction defect, tanker floating production storage offloading, offshore engineering, subsea production system, floating production system, floating offshore structure design, floating offshore structure, structural repair, single-buoy mooring system, dynamic load (structural system), load (force), structural design, buoy, offshore marine terminal, shear strength, wind load, bolted joint, bending moment, vibration modal analysis, structural redesign, construction engineering, earthquake engineering, structural steel design review, structural analysis, cold-climate structure, concrete structure design, structural-engineering management, reinforced concrete structure design, building design, foundation, wind energy system, wind energy, offshore structure stress analysis, structural engineering, structural steel, structural optimization, structural mechanics, stress analysis, offshore structure, finite element analysis, concrete structure, civil engineering, building code