Giao (Michelle) Pham
Houston,TX
Summary
Dynamic Civil Structural Designer with extensive experience at Wood, proficient in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Civil Structural Designer
Wood
Houston, Texas
01.2006 - Current
- Developed structural designs using CADWorx and S3D.
Pipeline Designer
Universal Ensco Inc.
Houston, Texas
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Managed multiple design projects, maintaining timelines and quality standards.
Jacobs Engineer Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2004
El Paso Energy
01.2001 - 01.2003
Reliant Energy
01.1997 - 01.2001
Civil/Structural Designer
Various Clients and Projects
- Support the design and construction of a variety of new and renovations to existing industrial facilities.
- Preparing 3D design models using CADWork, PDS and S3D Software tool and crafting 2D drawings in sketch for both FEED and Detailed Design work.
- Design the Foundations, Piling, site plans, underground drainage etc. also crafting modeling of steels structures such as pipe racks, access platforms, kids and pipe supporting systems.
- Review conformance of the work with project specifications, standards, and contract documents.
- Participate in planning and development of the facility plot plan focusing on equipment and piping supporting structures, foundation strategies, site and U/G drainage site arrangement and buildings.
- Generate S3D Model for Foundation, conceptual layout for Steel structures and buildings.
- Produce Civil drawings for site construction activities.
- Phillips 66, Gray Oak, Texas
- CHS, Refinery (Hydrocracker Unit), Montana
- Wynnewood, Heater BMS, Oklahoma
- REG, Geismar Train B OSBL Louisiana
- Motiva Stormwater PAMC 2-B
Pipeline Mapping Designer/ Blue Sky Specialist
Various Clients and Projects
- Use Skyline to prepare and cut Alignment Sheets for all projects. Responsible for detail design of Preliminary, Construction and As-built alignments sheets.
- Check QA & QC all survey data to build Alignment sheet.
- Use civil 3D create surface and smart station to build profiles for all alignment sheet, permit and Horizontal directional drills.
- Create Permit drawings with civil 3D smart labels for all crossing criteria: highway, railroad, waterway and utility. Design and plan all Horizontal Directional Drill Plan and Profile for specific site layouts.
- Research/Plot property ownership from deed records/legal descriptions including survey data to create detail Plats using civil 3D smart labels for all detail inside.
- Work with integrity management group for cathodic protection system including rectifier anode ground bed, pin brazing procedures, mitigation wire, test station, corrflex anode details of drainage pipelines and grid system layout. Generating plot plain drawings.
- Work directly with the engineer to build footprint and workspace and ATWS.
Senior Pipeline Mapping
Various Clients and Projects
- Responsible for detail design pipeline alignment sheets, Plats and Permits drawings, design and establish all Horizontal Directional Drill Plan and Profile for all special crossing criteria and research deed records, property ownership and survey data to complete plat details design & drawing.
- Read and plot Deed Knowledge of surveying/ mapping/construction, proper of land boundaries, GPS survey and data collection, familiarity with state plane coordinates systems and geodetic calculations.
- Create elevation contour using LIDAR or las file from USGS, acquiring Imaging, projections, coordinate geometry and map scale are also involved.
- Create route maps, exhibits and KMZ files
Process Design
Various Clients and Projects
- Responsible Layout PFD and P&ID using AutoCAD 2004. Also using Aspen Zaqcad to create new drawing and revise P&ID’s, PFD’s, flow sheets, plot plans.
- Checking, updating line, and valve lists.
Pipeline Mapping
Various Clients and Projects
- Having database experience, research date from historical alignment sheet, survey books, field notes for Mainline Valve, milepost and stationing then transfer pipeline date efficiently and completely from one source format (i.e. pictorially on alignment sheets) into a database format.
- Document control check in and out drawing for clients, responsible for all update information on all TGP and ANR drawing.
- Updates GIS with field changes, and reconciliation information using pipe view and AutoCAD.
- Responsible for detail design pipeline alignment sheets, Plats and Permits drawings.
GIS Technician
Various Clients and Projects
- Using topology, x. y, coordinates, raster image in geo database to arrange the points, line annotation and polygon features for street centerlines, street name, sewer line, manhole, wells (map text).
- Drafted various types of drawing associated with and electric and gas build land base.
- Using Arc GIS to build and put together two data bases for Reliant and Entex Gas company.
- Responsible for As-built of power distribution system, As-built of Entex natural gas system, duplicated Reliant Energy GIS Land base, used ARC GIS on a daily basis to maintain distribution.
- Design various types of drawings including Gas/Electric also converting CAD drawing into GIS.
GIS Technician
Various Clients and Projects
- Using topology, x. y, coordinates, raster image in geo database to arrange the points, line annotation and polygon features for street centerlines, street name, sewer line, manhole, wells (map text).
- Drafted various types of drawing associated with and electric and gas build land base.
- Using Arc GIS to build and put together two data bases for Reliant and Entex Gas company.
- Responsible for As-built of power distribution system, As-built of Entex natural gas system, duplicated Reliant Energy GIS Land base, used ARC GIS on a daily basis to maintain distribution.
- Design various types of drawings including Gas/Electric also converting CAD drawing into GIS.
- Coordinate structural modeling with multidiscipline project teams including Mechanical, Electrical, Piping/Plumbing (MEP) professionals.
Education
Computer Aided Drafting and Design -
Horn Drafting School
Houston, TexasAccounting degree -
North Dakota University
Certified -
Vsoft Institute of Technology
Houston, TexasSkills
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- Land desktop
- Map
- Raster image
- Aspen Zaqcad
- PDS
- MicroStation
- CAD work,
- Sp3d
Summary
25+, Refining, Oil and Gas, Offshore, Production Facilities, Power Plants, Refineries, Blue Sky /Skyline Certified
Timeline
Civil Structural Designer
Wood
01.2006 - Current
Pipeline Designer
Universal Ensco Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006
Jacobs Engineer Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2004
El Paso Energy
01.2001 - 01.2003
Reliant Energy
01.1997 - 01.2001
Civil/Structural Designer
Various Clients and Projects
Pipeline Mapping Designer/ Blue Sky Specialist
Various Clients and Projects
Senior Pipeline Mapping
Various Clients and Projects
Process Design
Various Clients and Projects
Pipeline Mapping
Various Clients and Projects
GIS Technician
Various Clients and Projects
GIS Technician
Various Clients and Projects
Computer Aided Drafting and Design -
Horn Drafting School
Accounting degree -
North Dakota University
Certified -
Vsoft Institute of Technology
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