Andrew Barnes

• Manage the annual HCA CA determinations for liquid pipelines.
• Participate in Federal/State Inspections (Liquid HCA's).
• DOT Annual Reports (NG & Liquids).
• Regulatory submissions to the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS),Railroad Commission of Texas, Cal Fire, and North Dakota Industrial Commission.
• Regulatory determinations for liquid pipelines.

• Supported regulatory requirements of Noble Midstream Partners, to include: T4, COGCC, and NPMS submittals.
• Managed Class/HCA Determinations for the Permian Gathering System.
• Managed integration of survey and regulatory data into Midstream Geodatabase.
• Created maps for Land, Operations, and Midstream departments.

.Onsite Compliance Support

• Managed the annual class calculations in accordance with CFR 192.611: Published results to Class Tracker application and worked with Operations to resolve exceptions.
• Promoted the use of the Class Tracker software application among field personnel, to identify causes and solutions for class increases.
• Maintained and developed spatial databases for annual structure data received by third party vendor.
• Continually adapted GIS techniques and procedures to meet guidelines set forth by new tasks and projects.
• Continually tested and reviewed compliance software applications to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of reports and tools.
• Built maps and ad-hoc reports.

NiSource Onsite GIS Support, April – October 2014

• Employed geoprocessing tools to create cartographic products: maps, KML’s, and shape files.
• Managed GIS services to several departments within the Columbia Pipeline Group.
• Automated map creation through the use of data driven pages.

NiSource MAOP Verification Project, October 2012 – April 2014

• Verified and stationed data to assist in MAOP verification of gas pipelines.
• Used a variety of resources within G-Forms software to ensure that the most current data was stationed to the corresponding segment within the APDM.
• Employed ArcMap, Google Earth KMZ’s, and UTM survey maps to match historical documents; such as pipeline pressure tests, to their correct locations along the pipeline.