Rocky D. Sprague

* Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.

* Created inspiring worship to encourage people to serve in church and community.

* Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.

* Senior Manager over the Design Engineering Division.

* Engineered the designs for oil gas piping and underground fiber optics installation.

* Responsible for everyday department tasks and projects.

* Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.

* Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

* Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.

* Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.

* Compression station designer.

* Natural Gas processing plant designer.

* Instrumental in the design of conversion systems. of Natural Gas into other types of Gases.

* Transportation designer of natural gas piping

* Experienced in transportation, trucking & terminal facility design.

* Incorporated updates to drawings based on changes to designs.

* Determined most effective components to complement electrical design parameters.

* Completed extensive research on specific issues and compiled reports with findings.

* Independent Contractor providing design drafting services in the areas of:

* Piping, P&ID's, Gas Plant Process Flow Diagrams, Electrical, Site Layout, Alignment Sheets, Property Plats,

Road & River Crossings, Cathodic Protection & SCADA drawings.

* Collaborated with clients to define project requirements and deliverables.

* Designed and implemented new features and enhancements to improve existing applications.

* Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.

* Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.

* Operated a local CAD Drafting Company providing home building plans to local construction contractors.

* Developed CAD drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions, and site visits.

* Interpreted technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports to make revisions to CAD drawings.

* Calculated dimensions and allowances with accurate precision for project specifications.

* Created CAD models and drawings for residential designs.

* Design and drafting of bolted & welded storage tanks of liquid and dry products.

* Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues and review project schedules.

* Performed complex architectural and design assignments, applying innovative architectural design concepts and advanced professional knowledge.

* Conducted pre-planning studies for new construction and renovations to buildings and facilities that included specialized functions.

* Supervised CAD/Manual Drafting departments and other departments in both Independence, KS and Houston, TX locations.

* Collaborated with outside contractors to meet project deadlines and special needs.

* Maintained all aspects of the CAD Systems.

* Developed digitizer and on-screen menus for piping, electrical, P&ID's, and isometric programs.

* Established user-friendly design system to increase user experience and satisfaction.

* Responsible for single-line, double-line, isometric drawings, site layouts, process flow diagrams, P&ID's, foundation plans, tank details, and instrumentation.

* Engineered design changes for 6,059 miles of 2"-42" Crude and Gathering lines and 2,870 miles of 3"-36" Products and Petrochemical lines. 152 Pump stations extending from Texas thru the Mid-Continent to the Great Lakes area covering eleven states

* Instrumental in the design and drafting of 20" & 24" CO2 pipeline, 4 Meeting Stations, and 5 Scrapper Trap Stations from Colorado to West Texas.

* Responsible for the design and drafting of a network of petrochemical lines in the Houston area. The pipelines move various products consisting of Ethylene, MTBE, Ethane, Propane, Benezene, Feedstock, and other products.

* Involved in the design and drafting of pipelines at the Texas City dock facility to off load oil tankers and move crude oil to the Strategic Oil Reserve.

* Responsible for design and drafting of multiple pipeline and station modifications that allow oil to be shipped to and from the Texas City dock to Cushing, OK.

Electrical Experience:

* Design & drafting of electrical wiring schematics, conduit runs, conduit risers and conduit schedules. Drawings of meter cabinets, showing the wiring and location of various instrumentation, terminal block wiring diagrams, meter & sample buildings showing interior & exterior wiring, lighting, power supply and telecommunications areas.

* Civil/Mapping Experience:

* Creating preliminary & final alignment maps from survey notes and sketches. Property & site plats, right-of-way, road crossings, river crossings, Cathodic Protection locations, Emergency Response, remediation, gathering & main tank line maps for crude, products & petrochemicals.

Architectural Experience:

* Design & drafting of metering, sample and pump buildings. Numerous major and minor renovation projects of our corporate and field offices