uchenna Okwuosa, Piping Design Engineer

uchenna Okwuosa

Piping Design Engineer

WILLOCK TECHNICAL SERVICES

Location
South Africa
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical /production Engineering
Experience
6 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 4 Months

Piping Design Engineer at WILLOCK TECHNICAL SERVICES
  • Nigeria
  • January 2012 to June 2015

Details of Involvement:

• Responsible for 3D piping design, equipment modeling Isometric MTO.
• Preparing Piping Plans, Piping Layout, Equipment Layout, ISO Drawings. Reviewing P & ID, equipment Drawings and Structural Drawings.
• Prepared MTO, LDT,  Valve Data Sheet, Scope of work, Pipe line routing, various piping calculations used for process piping and pipe lines.
• Preparing piping safety instruction sheets with the required calculations for pipe wall thickness, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP), and test pressure.
• Installation of piping systems, tanks and steel structures by using Plan, Isometric drawings
and P & ID’s.
• Checking of ISO drawings, release for Pre-fabrication of A/G spools (C.S./SS, LTCS) based on the priority and material availability.
• Responsible for making isometric drawing for construction re-check isometric drawing sketch first issue to checked isometric drawing by AutoCAD
• Review the plant 3D model for all design, accessibility, Maintainability
• Prepared Various Pre-Commissioning Procedures of Piping systems.
• Conversant with various international Codes and Standards like, ASME, API, ASTM.
• Planning and day wise progress monitoring of work as per schedule.
• Reviewing of MTO and costing for project biding.
• Ensuring implementation and adherence to project specifications and procedures

Mechanical Engr/Supervisor at Lama Nigeria Ltd
  • Nigeria
  • March 2012 to July 2013

• Desgin and Modification of the design drawing to reflect deviation correction made on tower foundations with the project engineer.
• Design and co-ordination of design drawing with AUTOCAD
• Supervised setting out of foundations (3.5meters deep) for structural steel columns (I section 550 x 225 of 23m high) as per design
• Generating of hold down bolt and foundation setting out co-ordinates for as designed and corrected foundations with the site engineer.
• Ensuring accurate setting of hold down bolts on the tower and equipment plinths.
• Reporting on daily activities to the project engineer.
• Perticipating in generating as built design drawings (civil and structural scope) in autocad.

PDMS Designer/Instructor at Willock Technical Services
  • Nigeria
  • March 2009 to February 2013

- Design of plants, piping, equipment and structural works. Generation of constructional designs like pipe isometrics, plant general arrangement (PGA), Material Take Off (MTO)
- design of a 300psi LPG plant using Vantage PDMS.
- Designed Depropanizer using primitive method of PDMS,
- Designed Depropanizer Reflux Accumulator using primitive method of Plant Design Management System.
- Designed Depropanizer Reboiler, Overhead Condenser and pump using primitive method of PDMS.
- Routing of pipies connecting all the equipments of the plant.

Piping &Layout Engineer at Leadville Engineering & Design Company
  • Nigeria
  • July 2010 to March 2012

- Design and Detailing of structural steel for pipe supports, Vm R.T.U Mast, etc.
- Design and modeling of 36’’ and 8” Pipes at Nkpoku Manifold for existing situation and new situation, showing the new installations on the line which are 36” and 8” actuated valves which will replace the exsting manual valves, Temperature transmitter, Flow transmitter and Pressure transmitter on each of the lines.
- Replication of the same on 3” Flow line at Abada well head as well as on 3” Flow line and Imo-river 60T well heads.
- Updating the piping layout of the manifold and the well heads to represent the new situation.
- Preparation of tie-in schedule
- Closing out of design activities by directly assisting the Lead Piping Engineer.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical /production Engineering
  • at Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
  • January 2009

Best Student mechanical production option 2008, training on diesel engine and injector repair and services, Design and construction of cyclone furnance (Project),

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
  • October 2005

Specialties & Skills

Technical Communication
PDMS Designer
Teaching
Good communication
Diesel Engine
Technical
Autocad Designer
Analytical
Construction Supervisor

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certification of training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
August 2009
Certificate of training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009