Carlos Sanella
Associate Structural Designer III
Richmond,TX
Summary
I have over 3 years of experience in the Energy and chemicals business. Most of my work has been in the oil and gas industry where I estimated loads such as wind, piping, equipment. Developed concrete and steel foundations for piperacks, heat exchangers, horizontal and vertical vessels along with platforms and have relevant experience in revamp design.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Associate Structural Designer III
Invista
02.2025 - Current
- I designed connections for a platform being added to an existing structure where I developed designs of connections to existing structures by using RISA 3D and RISA Connection to ensure proper strength and serviceability is provided
- Developed design sketches for miscellaneous piping supports and determined design details for connections for beams, vertical braces and columns to ensure adaptable connections for the incoming equipment on the new platform of the structure
- Contributed to successful project bids by providing accurate cost estimates for structural components during proposal development stages.
Associate Structural Designer III
Vistra - Fire Restoration Project
01.2025 - 02.2025
- I was sent on a field assignment where I reviewed drawings and communicated with the Design firm about field construction issues ahead of time to avoid significant delays in the critical path
- This would consist of developing field reports and submitting them to the engineer of record to expedite solutions to construction issues noticed in the IFC drawings
- Calculated estimated loads for pipes needing to be supported by scaffolding, developed a bill of materials for drain piping supports by estimating number of supports based on the capacity of such supports
- Managed and accounted for materials from transportation to site delivery to confirm availability to expedite engineering implementation
Associate Structural Designer III
ARAMCO
07.2024 - 01.2025
- In Pre-FEED, I modeled steel pipe racks for refineries to be installed in Saudi Arabia, designed concrete foundations for such pipe racks and conducted analysis to ensure the stability of these structures
- Developed material take-offs for steel, along with their respective categories of light, medium and heavy steel, and concrete quantities, along with other civil quantities such as excavation, backfill, grout and sawcut.
Associate Structural Designer II/III
Marathon Petroleum Company
01.2024 - 07.2024
- In FEED, I conducted site visits along with the piping department to review the scope and determine where these supports are needed
- Preliminary calculations for concrete and steel quantities were done based on the estimate for number and types of supports
- Developed models in RISA 3D to ensure miscellaneous piping supports would meet the needs of the project
- Designed heat exchangers and horizontal vessels using IP 355 and developed sketches based on the results from the program
Associate Structural Designer II
New Fortress Energy
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Translated documents from Spanish to English containing Mexican standards and practices for the engineers in the Houston Office
- Developed and reformed calculation templates for engineers to use to facilitate the design process of big scale structures and worked with ICA Fluor office to interpret the codes and coordinate with them to integrate engineers into adapting to Mexican standards and practices
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
03.2023 - 10.2023
- In FEED, I designed miscellaneous piping supports for revamp structures
- During implementation, I provided calculations for the design of connections, beams, and columns
- I reviewed vendor documents containing requested materials to ensure requests made by Structural Group were met
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
09.2022 - 03.2023
- In FEED, I estimated the number of support needed by going on site visits with the piping department to support the installation of new equipment such as valves, pumps and/or extensions of existing equipment
- I performed preliminary calculations for quantities of concrete and steel in the form of material take off (MTO) to provide to the client
Associate Structural Designer I
New Fortress Energy
07.2022 - 09.2022
- I coordinated squad checks of vendor drawings and compiled information from different departments into a single document and developed reports based on the received comments
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
01.2022 - 07.2022
- In FEED, designed miscellaneous piping and mechanical support for the addition of piping or extension of existing structures
- Drafted sketches of piping supports and new structures such as pipe racks, T-supports
- Designed supports and foundations for pumps, vessels, and heat exchangers
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Texas At Austin
Austin12-2021
Skills
Reinforced concrete design
Certification
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
Locations
- Houston, Houston, TX
- Martin Lake Power Plant, Martin Lake, TX
- Jubail, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- Texas City, Texas City, TX
- Galveston Bay, Galveston Bay, TX
Accomplishments
- Supervised weld crews in structural steel repairs and expedited communication between weld crews and design engineers to avoid significant delays in the critical path.
Timeline
Associate Structural Designer III
Invista
02.2025 - Current
Associate Structural Designer III
Vistra - Fire Restoration Project
01.2025 - 02.2025
Associate Structural Designer III
ARAMCO
07.2024 - 01.2025
Associate Structural Designer II/III
Marathon Petroleum Company
01.2024 - 07.2024
Associate Structural Designer II
New Fortress Energy
10.2023 - 01.2024
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
03.2023 - 10.2023
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
09.2022 - 03.2023
Associate Structural Designer I
New Fortress Energy
07.2022 - 09.2022
Associate Structural Designer I/II
Marathon Petroleum Company
01.2022 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Texas At Austin
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