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ROCKY SPRAGUE

ROCKY SPRAGUE

Piping Designer & Engineer
Bella Vista,AR

Summary

Detail-oriented Piping Designer with more than 26 years of experience in the Pipeline & Petroleum Industry and CAD design. Skilled in CAD drafting, Engineering, Piping Design and held various Supervisory Roles. Seeking a new position where industrial piping knowledge and overseeing multiple projects successfully will be appreciated.

Overview

48
48
years of professional experience

Work History

Evangelist & Pastor

River of Life Evangelical Association
Bella Vista, AR
09.2001 - Current
  • Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Provide counseling and prayer.
  • Plan and conduct worship services and wrie sermons

Engineering & Design Contractor

H.K. Ward Company
Tulsa, OK
08.2000 - 08.2001
  • Senior Manager over the Design Engineering Division and Twenty-three employees.
  • Engineered the designs for oil & gas piping and underground fiber optics installation.
  • Responsible for everyday department tasks and projects.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

Senior Piping & Electrical Designer

Trans Montaigne
Fayetteville, AR
06.1997 - 07.2000
  • Experienced in transportation, trucking, & terminal facility design.
  • Incorporated updates to drawings based on design changes.
  • Determined most effective components to complement electrical design parameters.

Drafting Designer

TRANSOK Natural Gas Company
Tulsa, OK
05.1994 - 05.1997
  • 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.

CAD Designer

Independent Contractor
Independence, KS
07.1993 - 05.1994
  • Operated a CAD drafting company providing home building plans to local construction contractors.
  • Created CAD models and drawings for residential designs.

Senior Structural Designer

Peabody Tectank
Parsons, KS
04.1993 - 07.1993
  • Design and drafting of bolted & welded storage tanks of liquid and dry products.

Drafting Supervisor

ARCO Pipe Line Company
Independence, KS
01.1990 - 12.1992
  • Supervised CAD/Manual Drafting 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.

Piping Designer

ARCO Pipe Line Company
Independence, KS
10.1975 - 12.1992
  • 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 Crude & Petrochemical lines. 152 Pump stations extending from Texas thru the Mid-Continent to the Great Lakes area covering 11 states.
  • Instrumental 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.
  • Electrical Experience:
  • Design & drafting of electrical wiring schematics, conduit runs, conduit risers & schedules.
  • Drawings of meter cabinets, showing the wiring & location of various instrumentation, terminal block wiring diagrams, lighting, power supply & telecommunications areas.
  • Civil & Mapping Experience:
  • Creating preliminary & final alignment maps from survey notes and sketches, property site plats, right-of-way, road & river crossings, Cathodic Protection locations, remediation, gathering & main tank line maps for crude products & petrochemicals.
  • Architectural Experience:
  • Design and drafting of metering, sample and pump buildings.
  • Involved in numerous design renovation projects of both our corporate and field offices.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - CAD Design

Auto-Trol
Denver, CO

Associate of Science - Drafting Design

SEK Vocational School
Coffeyville, KS
05.1973

High School Diploma -

Field Kindley High School
Coffeyville, KS
05.1971

Skills

  • Piping Designer for Crude, Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • Isometric Drawings Surveying
  • Tank Storage Design Construction
  • P&ID's
  • Structural & mechanical Engineering
  • Cathodic Protection & SCADA Drawing
  • Process Flow Diagrams

Timeline

Evangelist & Pastor

River of Life Evangelical Association
09.2001 - Current

Engineering & Design Contractor

H.K. Ward Company
08.2000 - 08.2001

Senior Piping & Electrical Designer

Trans Montaigne
06.1997 - 07.2000

Drafting Designer

TRANSOK Natural Gas Company
05.1994 - 05.1997

CAD Designer

Independent Contractor
07.1993 - 05.1994

Senior Structural Designer

Peabody Tectank
04.1993 - 07.1993

Drafting Supervisor

ARCO Pipe Line Company
01.1990 - 12.1992

Piping Designer

ARCO Pipe Line Company
10.1975 - 12.1992

Some College (No Degree) - CAD Design

Auto-Trol

Associate of Science - Drafting Design

SEK Vocational School

High School Diploma -

Field Kindley High School
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