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Andrew F Kunka

18 Herkimer Court Home (609) 607-9313


Barnegat New Jersey 08005 Cell (609) 513-4203
E-mail
PDS PIPING DESIGN LEAD
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Over the past 22+ years I have been using PDS, AutoCad, Microstation, Word and
Excel to layout and create drawings,
Documents and support documents as a Piping Designer. I currently have over 48,
000 hours working in the PDS environment.
URS/Washington Division Princeton, NJ
PDS / Piping Design Lead April 2007 to Sept 2009
While working in the Piping designer capacity I modeled preliminary Equipment an
d piping layout scenarios used for client Smartplant review sessions. Incorporat
ed client comments and updated model to reflect certified vendor Equipment. Trac
k changes in piping specs and make appropriate changes as necessary. Also Isomet
ric Extraction And fixing failed or corrupt ISO's
As a Piping Lead I would answer and get answers to all Piping questions and conc
erns related to PDS, Design, Equipment, Specs, Isometric extraction, and Design
review. I would also interact with other discipline leads, designers and the Cli
ent to maintain scope of work and company standards. All responsibilities were a
chieved using my knowledge of PDS, Design Standards, Smartplant, Extraction and
troubleshooting Failed and corrupt Isometrics, Microstation, Word, Excel.
Shaw Stone & Webster Trenton, NJ
PDS / Piping Designer Dec 2005 to Apr 2007
Worked on the design of a Dewatering Building for a PPL FGD Retrofit Project. My
scope of work on this project includes but is not limited to the building and p
lacement of all equipment from vendor drawings, the layout and design of all pip
ing, access and maintenance platforms to perform all repair needs required. All
work being done in the PDS 7.3 environment and Smart plant Design Review 6.1
Jacobs Engineering Group Mt Laurel, NJ / Conshohocken, PA
PDS / Piping Designer Aug 2004 to Dec 2005
Worked on the layout and design of a chilled water distribution system for an ex
pansion project for Glaxo Smith Kline. Previously worked in the PDS environment
to layout and design 3 units of an ongoing project with Conoco Phillips Bayway N
J Refinery. While assigned to the Conoco Phillips, Trainer PA Refinery site I cr
eated hand sketched isometrics of various needs for a Clean Fuel Project and inc
orporating them into a PDS model for ISO extraction to obtain accurate BOM infor
mation.
U.N.I. Hightstown, NJ
AutoCAD / Piping Designer March 2004 to Aug 2004
Assigned to the Valero Refinery in Paulsboro, NJ I worked on a Benzine recovery
project. My responsibilities included the layout, design and developing of drawi
ngs in AutoCAD. This encompassed all underground piping, sump stations and rack
piping along with structural and support issues as needed.
Jacobs Engineering Group Mt Laurel, NJ
PDS / Piping Designer July 2003 to Dec 2003
While assigned to the Conoco Phillips, Trainer PA Refinery I had been working on
a Clean Fuels project. This included the walk down of lines. Coordination of ti
e-in locations with the client. Along with the layout and design of future pipin
g systems needed to meet the Clean Fuels Project Scope. I had also produced isom
etric drawings of all tie-ins of the new and rerouted piping systems.
Washington Group International Princeton, NJ
PDS / Piping Design Lead March 2000 to Feb 2003
My last assignment was at the Mystic Station Generating Plant in Everett, Massac
husetts. Working with the Mechanical Engineering group I incorporate ECN's and F
CR's into the PDS model. My duties also include walking down lines, the layout a
nd design of additional pumps, vessels, filters, strainers and all other mechani
cal concerns to insure the timely start-up of the plant. Before my site assignme
nt I worked on the layout and design of piping systems in PDS format for the Har
quahala Generating Plant in Maricopa, Arizona and Sithe Energies Group Inc. Myst
ic Station Generating Plant. Duties include the design and placement of piping r
elated to boiler feed, condensate, hot, and cold reheat systems and various pump
s, vessels and other equipment. The placement of pipe supports and the extractio
n of isometrics are also my responsibility. Trouble-shooting and model repair of
failed and or problem Isometrics using PDS generated hit and error reports are
also a responsibility.
Flour Daniel Corp Marlton, NJ
PDS / Piping Designer / Area Piping Lead Oct 1996 to Aug 1999
As an Area Piping Lead using Intergraph PDS to design layout and rework various
areas of an Eastman Kodak China project. Duties include the supervision of a 13
member design team to model and pipe various pumps, vessels, pipe racks and othe
r related mechanical room equipment. Also to interface with the client, vendors,
supervisors and other discipline leads to achieve a deliverable product. The ex
traction of Isometrics and the creation Orthographic drawings and equipment arra
ngements. I am also responsible for the trouble-shooting and model repair of fai
led and or problem Isometrics using PDS generated hit and error reports. I had a
lso worked on the PP9 Power Project with the same basic responsibilities.
Foster Wheeler Corp Clinton, NJ
PDS / Piping Designer Mar 1996 to Oct 1996
Using Intergraph UNIX V5.4 PDS responsibilities were the precision input of 2D I
sometrics into a PDS model for the purpose of an interference check for a pharma
ceutical plant of Hoffman LaRoche of South Carolina. Also the verification and d
ocumentation of all hit, dimensional errors and problems. Design responsibilitie
s included the layout and locating of utility station piping, control valve stat
ions, relief valve discharge to a blowdown flare header and the general rework a
nd design of problem areas of various ongoing jobs.
Fru-Con Corp Ballwin, MO
PDS / Piping Designer Nov 1995 to Feb 1996
Using Intergraph NT and UNIX based PDS to layout and model all reactor piping fo
r a 200mm silicon waffering system for MEMC Electronics. Also the layout and mod
eling of a fire protection system. Other responsibilities included the extractio
n of Isometrics and the troubleshooting of failed Isometrics using PDS generated
reports.
Foster Wheeler Corp Clinton, NJ
PDS / Piping Designer Mar 1992 to Nov 1995
Using UNIX based PDS to layout design and model pipe rack piping, control and ut
ility stations for a Sour Water / Amine unit part of a Delayed Coker Facility. O
ther duties included the layout and design of battery limit valving and the coor
dination of tie-ins coming into the rack area. Also required was the placement o
f pipe supports, guides, etc. Isometrics were revised and plotted using PC based
Intergraph Microstation version 4.0. I also was responsible for the troubleshoo
ting of failed Isometrics and correcting the model.
Merck & Company Inc. Danville, PA
CAD Microstation / Piping Designer Apr 1990 to Mar 1992
Using UNIX based Intergraph Microstation 4.0 to developed, updated and revised p
lot plans, P&ID's and flow diagrams for addition to new and existing pharmaceuti
cal processes.
Merck & Company Inc. Somerset, NJ
CAD Microstation / Piping Designer
I worked closely with lead designers to generate Isometrics drawings from minima
l sketches. Also produced complete system isometrics for plant validation. I was
responsible for the creation and documentation of the complete isometric cell l
ibrary and isometric standards.
On-Board Chemical Corp. Edison, NJ
CAD Microstation / Piping Designer Apr 1988 to Jan 1990
We worked exclusively for E.I.Dupont de Nemours & Co. I have knowledge of Interg
raph (VAX based) IGDS and Microstation CAD implemented on IBM PS/2 Model 80's. I
have also been trained on AutoCAD. I am disciplined in Process and Instrumentat
ion, HVAC, Electrical, Structural Steel, Concrete and Production drawings. I hav
e knowledge of DOS and I am capable of installing both hardware and software in
IBM systems.
References
Available upon request

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