David Duke
Buda,Texas
Summary
Senior Civil/Structural Designer with over three decades’ experience in all phases of design, fabrication, and construction. Recognized as an initiative-taking individual with strong analytical skills and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously with minimum supervision. Proficient using CAD design software packages such as MicroStation, AutoCAD, Revit, Smart 3D, Tekla, Advance Steel, CADWorx, GeoPak and InRoads to effectively collaborate with engineers and designers to ensure successful delivery of quality design packages. I have experience in developing CAD Standards, Bentley workspaces, laser scans, Smart Plant Review, Projectwise, Navisworks and Six Sigma Lean Management. Familiar with design codes IBC, ACI, AISC and ASTM.
Experienced with advanced structural design methodologies, including AutoCAD and Revit. Utilizes analytical skills and technical knowledge to develop innovative and compliant structural solutions. Track record of successful project management and fostering collaborative team environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Structural Design Technician 6
BLACK & VEATCH (INTELLISWIFT)
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Modeled structural components for developing design packages for a nuclear facility in Ontario, Canada, created worksets, families and templates to facilitate smooth processes for package deliverable, which included structural steel and concrete for the main intake shaft. Also involved in modeling sloped roofs in fore bay. Revit 2021 and 2022
Sr. Structural Designer
ATKINS/JACOBS (GLOBALPUNDITS)
09.2022 - 04.2024
- Created new equipment models for skid development for a lithium processing facility. Added piping support steel and plates for equipment migration and installation. Structural Revit. AutoCAD, MicroStation
Sr. Structural Designer
WOOD PLC
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked with Shell to develop excavation permit drawing for dig sites. Walked down piping in plant to create sketches for engineers in Calgary to develop RFI’s for startup and commission of new polyethylene plant. Smart 3D, Microstation
Civil CAD Technician
MWM DESIGN GROUP
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with engineers to draft and design traffic control, infrastructure, and land development projects. Also drafted utility relocation maps and survey plans. AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D
Designer II/Water Resources
ATKINS GLOBAL
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Created civil packages for wastewater treatment plant for the City of Houston. Developed Aeration Basin Cleaning and bypass plans and sections. Created 3D models and developed plan and profile sheets for culvert design on Farm to Market Road 600. Microstation, GeoPak, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D
Civil/Structural Designer
DOW CHEMICAL (KELLY)
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Checked measurements in the field on steel pipe racks and concrete foundations. Modeled revisions in SP3D and created as-built drawing packages for continual maintenance of plant. Checked drawings from India office and made revisions. SmartPlant 3D, MicroStation
Civil/Structural Designer
PROJECT DESIGN GROUP (VANTAGE)
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Modeled foundation pads, steel framing for pulp and paper facility. AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant
Civil/Structural Designer
WATER WORKS ENGINEERS
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Modeled civil retaining walls for drainage facility. Microstation, OpenRoads
Structural Designer
CHEMOURS (HARGROVE)
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Revised brownfield design upgrades for chemical plant in Mississippi. Structural steel maintenance and inspection for access platforms, pipe supports, stair towers, ladders and platforms, concrete truck/rail loading platforms and foundations, trench drains, and roads approaching entrance to plant. Checked vendor drawings and existing design drawings for dimensional integrity and code compliance with AISC and OSHA. Microstation, PDMS
Structural Checker
CUTTING EDGE STEEL
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Checked miscellaneous steel for fabrication shop consisting of stairs, handrails, and plates for various projects. Checked steel pieces against shop drawings for accuracy and constructability. Checked the IBC, NFPA and OSHA codes for compliance. Advance Steel, AutoCAD
Senior Civil/Structural Designer
BECHTEL (TALASCEND)
10.2015 - 11.2016
- Modeled structural foundations for generators and equipment pads for a cogeneration power plant in Pennsylvania. SmartPlant 3D. Checked and revised drawings for LNG bridge in British Columbia, Canada. Revit Structures.
Civil/Structural Designer & Checker
KBR
03.2015 - 09.2015
- Developed drawings for roadway bridge illumination for Loop 375 Reconstruction in El Paso, Texas. Revised roadway plans and details. Checked vendor information for accuracy. Microstation, GeoPak
Structural QA/QC Manager/Designer III
UNIVERSAL PEGASUS
11.2014 - 01.2015
- Created Structural Quality Control/Quality Assurance checking department. Developed checklist for structural drafters and designers to follow when checking steel and concrete drawings. AutoCAD
Structural Design Lead
AUDUBON ENGINEERS
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Managed drafting and design team for LNG plant developed in Weld County, Colorado. Job included design of multi-level steel structures, stair towers, pipe racks, power poles, and concrete foundations. Managed and checked work of three-person structural design department. AutoCAD
Civil/Structural Designer
WILLBROS ENGINEERS
03.2013 - 11.2013
- Modeled steel structures, stairs, platforms, ducts, pipe racks, cable tray supports and foundations for various gas compression stations in Colorado. Checked all drawings against engineering standards, vendor information and industry codes for complete drawing packages. AutoCAD
Civil/Structural Designer
JACOBS ENGINEERS (STSI)
07.2012 - 02.2013
- Modeled structural steel pipe racks, platforms, stairs, ladders and concrete equipment foundations for exchangers, strippers for oil field wellheads for Syncrude at the Canadian oil sands project in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. SmartPlant 3D, Microstation
Piping Designer
CH2M HILL (RANDSTAD)
08.2011 - 04.2012
- Modeled underground and above ground water, instrument air, fuel, miscellaneous utility piping systems. Created isometric drawings for cogeneration power plant in New Jersey. Checked designs against vendor drawings and engineering archival prints. SmartPlant 3D, Microstation
Civil/Structural Designer
BECHTEL (BEPOS)
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Created concrete foundations and steel framing for structures at the Department of Energy Pueblo Chemical Agent Pilot Project site in Colorado. Checked existing underground piping plans for relocation of new pipe. Checked existing measurements for concrete foundations for accuracy. Revised and checked 3D models and design drawings. PDS, Frameworks, Microstation
Field Walkdown Designer
URENCO USA (HUKARI)
09.2009 - 12.2009
- Checked technical drawings per drawing standards specifications for Department of Energy nuclear enrichment facility in New Mexico. Walkdown of piping systems, steel pipe racks and concrete foundations to check measurements for code compliance, accuracy. AutoCAD
Sr. Structural Designer
KBR (G.A.S.)
01.2009 - 09.2009
- Modeled concrete foundations and steel pipe racks, stair towers, platforms, and ladders for oil refinery in Angola. Checked site against old drawing documents and new engineering sketches. Frameworks, AutoCAD, Microstation
Structural Designer
JACOBS (CES)
09.2008 - 01.2009
- Modeled and checked structural steel pipe racks, platforms, stairs, ladders vertical and horizontal bracing plus concrete foundations for the molybdenum mine in Colorado. Checked HVAC ductwork routing throughout mine and buildings. AutoCAD
Structural Design Lead
ZACHRY ENGINEERS
03.2007 - 09.2008
- Lead designer with four team members. Checked models and design per company standards and code compliance for power plant in North Carolina. Worked with all disciplines to set up rough and finish grade development, precise locations of equipment, steel framing layout, foundations, and cable tray supports. Developed standard drawings to minimize drafting hours and maximize production. Worked with drafting and design to lower engineering cost. Bentley TriForma, AutoCAD
Education
High School Diploma -
Irving High School
Irving, TexasDrafting & Design Technology
Mountain View College
Dallas, TexasSkills
- Oil & Gas Petrochemical Power Chemical Nuclear Commercial Transportation Department of Energy
- Team leadership
- Innovative problem-solving
- Continuing education commitment
- Steel structure design
- Reinforced concrete design
- Building Information Modeling
- Regulatory compliance
- Sustainable design practices
- Value engineering principles
- Expert 3D modeling
- Structural optimization techniques
- Performance-based design
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Bridge design expertise
- Motivated self-starter
- Microsoft office expert
- Revit
- Building code compliance
- AutoCAD expertise
- MicroStation
- Orthographic drawing
- Micro station V8 proficiency
Certification
- Cert Prep: Revit Structure Certified Professional
- Cert Prep: AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional
- Intergraph Systems Management
- Intergraph Smart 3D
- Intergraph PDS
- CompTIA A+ Certification
- CompTIA Network+ Certification
- Six Sigma Lean Management
Timeline
Structural Design Technician 6
BLACK & VEATCH (INTELLISWIFT)
08.2024 - 04.2025
Sr. Structural Designer
ATKINS/JACOBS (GLOBALPUNDITS)
09.2022 - 04.2024
Sr. Structural Designer
WOOD PLC
06.2022 - 08.2022
Civil CAD Technician
MWM DESIGN GROUP
04.2021 - 06.2022
Designer II/Water Resources
ATKINS GLOBAL
02.2020 - 08.2020
Civil/Structural Designer
DOW CHEMICAL (KELLY)
09.2019 - 12.2019
Civil/Structural Designer
PROJECT DESIGN GROUP (VANTAGE)
06.2019 - 09.2019
Civil/Structural Designer
WATER WORKS ENGINEERS
01.2019 - 03.2019
Structural Designer
CHEMOURS (HARGROVE)
01.2018 - 11.2018
Structural Checker
CUTTING EDGE STEEL
09.2017 - 01.2018
Senior Civil/Structural Designer
BECHTEL (TALASCEND)
10.2015 - 11.2016
Civil/Structural Designer & Checker
KBR
03.2015 - 09.2015
Structural QA/QC Manager/Designer III
UNIVERSAL PEGASUS
11.2014 - 01.2015
Structural Design Lead
AUDUBON ENGINEERS
11.2013 - 11.2014
Civil/Structural Designer
WILLBROS ENGINEERS
03.2013 - 11.2013
Civil/Structural Designer
JACOBS ENGINEERS (STSI)
07.2012 - 02.2013
Piping Designer
CH2M HILL (RANDSTAD)
08.2011 - 04.2012
Civil/Structural Designer
BECHTEL (BEPOS)
09.2010 - 08.2011
Field Walkdown Designer
URENCO USA (HUKARI)
09.2009 - 12.2009
Sr. Structural Designer
KBR (G.A.S.)
01.2009 - 09.2009
Structural Designer
JACOBS (CES)
09.2008 - 01.2009
Structural Design Lead
ZACHRY ENGINEERS
03.2007 - 09.2008
Drafting & Design Technology
Mountain View College
High School Diploma -
Irving High School
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