RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME ----------------------------------------------------- Ing. Steven Convens Hoeve van Gemp 5 2430 Laakdal (Belgium ) Belgian Mobile +32 477/31.35.09 American Voice&Fax: +1 305/67.50.331 sconvens@hotmail.com ICQ: 75692311 & MSN Messenger ----------------------------------------------------------------- Objective Provide application support, development, training, quality control, scheduling,throughput optimization and progress tracking of Intergraph 2D/3D PDS (Plant Design System) projects on Windows NT. Ready to travel and relocate worldwide. Broad interest and knowledge of CAD/CAE/IT industry. Solid Knowledge on Windows NT, Networking concepts, plotters, PDS System administration, PDS structure and relational database concepts. Familiarity with piping specifications (ASME B31 pressure ratings, material types and safety classes), piping fabrication, (computer aided) stress analysis, engineering workflow and terminology. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2D/3D PDS Application Specialist/Engineer 01/00-06/00 Intergraph (Process & Building IT Solutions CONTRACT Company), Toronto, Canada General duties included front line support, consultancy, demonstration and training for Intergraph’s PDS (Plant Design System) and Smartplant products, used in the process and plant design industries. The work region was not restricted to the Toronto Area but included visits to Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Huntsville. The responsiblies included, but were not limited to PDS Equipment Modeling, Piping Designer, Drawing Manager, Report Manager, Piping Spec writing, Isogen customization, Piping support Modeler, Material Data Publisher, Stress Interface, Clash Management, Frameworks Plus, DBaccess, EDEN, PDS2D P&ID, SmartPlant Review, RIS, SQL and Oracle. Recent Experiences Senior 3D PDS Piping Support Coordinator 09/99-12/99 BECHTEL (Engineering Procurement and Construction Company), London, United Kingdom CONTRACT .Conduct for the Piping department the full PDS 6.3.1 support of three worksharing joint ventures. Daily responsibilities involve PDS Piping troubleshooting, i.e. piping commodity data (PCD's), piping material classes (PMC), ISOGEN setup, pipe supports, assemblies and assisting in the training of CAD personnel. .Work closely together with piping engineers, routing piping as part of design effort, using industry practices and rules of thumb. Experience piping and layout design of a process plant. .Develop and maintain CAD/IT standards, quality assurance procedures and engineering workflows. .Batch uploading data into PDS database and extraction from database using SQL, RIS, PERL, MSAccess. .Facilitate the reviews and progress of the design, resource planning and budgeting. .Relate any problems with models or data to database. Use EDG & Axiom utilities to fix corrupt CAD files. Expand knowledge on MDL and Microstation related programming languages .Further elaborate EDEN, DBaccess, Piping and Equipment FORMS development skills in the PDS environment. Familiarized with ORTHOGEN, SPOOLGEN, SYSGEN, FORMAT FILE EDITOR. Plant Design System 2D/3D Support Engineer/Administrator 10/98-09/99 BECHTEL (Engineering Procurement and Construction Company), Rayon, Thailand CONTRACT .Contracted to Bayer to act as their representative for preserving 2D/3D PDS 6.2 project deliverables. The Polycarbonate project executed by Foster Wheeler, encompassed 2200 isos and was in mixed ANSI/DIN standards. .Assisted Bayer Management in the PDS acceptance. Perform set-up, system support and development for in house PDS system. Executed set-up of interference checking. .Secured connection with Access97 via ODBC to the PDS Oracle database for easy reporting purposes .Setup Isogen & Iso extraction, Intelligent P&ID's & EEraceway. Configured DLT & DAT drives. Scheduled and intermittent data backup & PDS report. Assured Y2K compliance. Responsible for 6.2=>6.3.1 data/software upgrade. Realized as-built PDS models & performed quality checks. .Setup and troubleshooted designreview 3.7.145. Ran training courses for leads and designers on design review. Created an on web technology based Graphical User interface to Designreview for easy access. Maintain and upkeep various design models and flow diagrams generated by PDS. .Administered a Digital Printing Room. This Microsoft ASP and IIS 4.0 web-technology based application allows retrieval, viewing and printing high-fidelity plots via the web. Explored implementing possibilities of Smart Plant Explorer. Plant Design System 2D/3D Owner/Operator 03/98-10/98 PROCTER & GAMBLE (Food and Beverages Engineering), Mechelen, Belgium CONTRACT .Coordinated the worksharing process between Fluor Daniel and Raytheon and assisted with all aspects of PDS 3D version 6.2; plus EEraceway, PeHVAC, Oracle server & workstation setup. Modified DDL's to allow worksharing. Interacted daily with Intergraph personnel. .Wrote the specifications and implemented P&Gs Intergraph PDS 6.3.1 engineering environment, i.e. loaded Windows NT on to TDZ2000 stations to act as server, designreview or workstation. Uploaded Oracle 8.03 and PDS 2D/3D 6.3 products, set-up a Test express project and, supported RDB, pipe specs (PCD and PMC) & ISOGEN. Created 2D/3D demonstrations and presentations for management appraisal. Expanded my knowledge Design and layout routing. .Encouraged people to take benefit of the cost-effective use of 3D visualization in the construction. .Setup up a former Silicon Graphics (IRIX 5.3) PDMS Designreview station to act as FTP server. Employed both Diskshare and Diskaccess to have a better integration in the overall NT environment. .Examined the possibilities to have Solidedge interact with PDS; evaluated RSwires, InTools 4.1 and Synegis NFM3. Used PCanywhere and Laplink for remote administration. CAE Consultant Process Industry 11/97-01/98 CAP GEMINI (Business & IT Consulting), Brussel, Belgium/Utrecht, The Netherlands CONTRACT .Contributed to the analysis study of the Plant Information Management Cycle of the Global Borealis Group. Supplied the basic information for an International Application Role-out. Assisted in the evaluation of three PDM products (i.e. AIM, Documentum, MatrixOne) CAD Manager 03/96-10/97 TECHNIP ITALY(Engineering and Contracting company), Geel, Belgium/ Rome, Italy. STAFF .Conducted the top down implementation and troubleshooting of a $300,000 2D/3D CAD system. Intergraph PDS 6.1 (Plant Design system) reduces engineering costs with 30% and operates on an Oracle7.3 WindowsNT 4.0 environment. Interfaced PDS with Gtstrudl, a civil FEA package. .Experience/duties in design, system development/administration of the CAD system and experience working with large multi-discipline projects. .Gained experience in PDS modularization, access, structural integrity and other guidelines and standards established for plant design. .Used PDS functions, including the creation and editing of equipment and piping models, creation and revision of composite drawings and pictorial rendering, and extraction of piping isometric drawings using ISOGEN. .Perform terminal setup of CAD Systems at user locations & equipment maintenance coordination. .Responsible for the creation of an intelligent P&ID's /data sheets for a J&J Hydrogenation Unit. .Upgraded successfully a UNIX 5.4 PDS Project with 4.3 RDB, received from Novartis, to 6.1 PDS windows NT project. Experienced Front-end PDS user support. .Coordinated the evaluation of three Product Data Management systems (i.e. AIM, Altris, Novasoft) for the Maintenance, Operations and Engineering Dep. of the Amoco PTA3 plant. .Created a database which monitored the piping-supply, i.e. the critical path of a plants construction. .Established and governed full fledged LAN/WAN i.e. Cisco Router, Novell 4.11, Shiva Lanrover, hubs, ISDN, Proliant, NT 4.0, RAS, Unix emulation, TCP/IP, in limited time. .Incorporated complete 2D CAD environment (Acad R14c4, GTXRaster, RasterCAD, Pro-Pipe, Pro-Iso). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Education 91 to 95 .Insitute of Technology Groep T, Leuven, Belgium Chemical Engineering option Process Engineering 98 .VDAB Training and Education, Hasselt, Belgium Industrial Automation (Pneumatics, Electro Pneumatics, Hydrolics, PLC) 00 Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA Tools to Manage PDS3D Specs in a Project (Advanced) In this seminar experienced PDS 3D spec writers learned about the diagnostic tools available with PDS such as Reference Data Base Revision Manager, Piping JobSpec Report Manager,verify RDB library, Commodity Synonym library, Bolts and Gaskets. These tools will help ensure the integrity of the model with the reference database as well as keeping the specs up-to-date. 00 How to Increase Productivity with ISOGEN (Advanced) In this seminar experienced PDS 3D users will learned about key productivity features such as repeatability, revision control and creation of isometric control sheet using ODBC. 00 SmartPlant P&ID Automation Layer (Advanced) This workshop introduced the Automation Layer, a powerful feature within the SmartPlant P&ID product. With the Automation Layer, you can seamlessly integrate your existing project applications with SmartPlant P&ID. In addition, you will be able to extend the product in ways to fit your specific work processes. In this workshop, the student will learn how to integrate an external data source with SmartPlant P&ID and will create an example routine to extend its functionality. An intermediate level of Visual Basic experience is required, including an understanding of creating classes and implementing interfaces. Key topics include: the SmartPlant P&ID data model; Calculation and validation interfaces; Import interface. 00 The Center for Professional Advancement, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Piping Design, Analysis and Fabrication The course reviewed the basic requirements of the various sections of the ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping with emphasis on B31.1, Power Piping; B31.3, Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping; and the piping portions of ASME Section III, Nuclear Power Plant Components,Classes 2 and 3. General topics in the course include: pressure design,flow and sizing considerations, flexibility analysis, dead loads, equipment loads, dynamic loads, and supports and restraints. Applications of these concepts, including simple hand analysis methods and computer based analysis methods, will be demonstrated. Examples of the required analysis and sources of further information will be provided. The practical aspects of material selection and fabrication will be considered, including materials for high and low temperature service, cutting, bending, welding processes, heat treatment requirements and nondestructive examination. Code requirements and the practical limitations of each operation will be discussed, as well as the economics of material selection and alternate fabrication processes. A demonstration was held of computer software that can be used to assist in piping analysis. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Skills .Excellent communication skills; fluent in English and Dutch, good in French and German, .Extensive knowledge on economical analysis and project planning: balance sheets, annual reports, NPV, IRR, ROI, Pert planning, Gantt planning, recourse planning etc. .Operating Systems: MS-DOS. Windows 3.X, Microsoft, Windows For Workgroups Microsoft, Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows NT Server/Workstation (3.51 and 4.0), Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit, Novell 4.11, OS/2 Warp, UNIX (Intergraph CLIX), IRIX. .Office Software: Microsoft Office Professional. Microsoft Project,Word Perfect, Lotus 123, Coreldraw, Acrobat, Chemdraw, Hyperchem, Unix vi, .CAD/CAE and Graphics Systems: Bentley Microstation, PDS Equipment Modeling, PDS Piping Modeling, Isogen, Spoolgen, PDS Reports. PDS Schematics, Design Review, Frameworks Plus, EE Raceway, PE HVAC, PDS Batch, PDS License, Intergraph Interplot, Intergraph IRAS B. Intergraph IRAS Engineer, ACAD 13/14/2000, Visio, MathCAD, ChemCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Streamline, Adobe Premier, QuarkXpress .Electronic Document Management: Intergraph DM Manager Client, Intergraph DM2, Intergraph DM Redline, Documentum .E-Mail and Groupware: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Eudora, Groupwise 5, .Internet: Microsoft Front Page, Netscape Composer, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Net Meeting Server, Microsoft Personal WEB Server, Microsoft Image Composer. .Database Systems: Microsoft Access. ODBC drivers, Oracle 7/8, Oracle SQL, Intergraph DB Access, Microsoft SQL 6.5/7.0 Server, Microsoft SMS Server. .Software Development: OOA, Visual Basic 5/6, Turbo Pascal, C, Smalltalk, EDEN, MDL .Networking: TCP/IP, NFS, PC-NFS Netbeui, IPX/SPX, DECNet, DEC Pathworks, XNS, DHCP, WINS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Personal Born June 71, single, driving license, Belgian Nationality, authorized to work in the EU. Hobbies: running, Scuba diving, back packing, squash. Recent fairs:CAD/CAM, Pumps&Valves, Oil&Gas, IGUG2000, Achema, MS Backoffice, Subscriber to Chemical Engineering, PC Magazine, Offshore, CM Corporate Business and personal references are available and will be furnished on request