SENIOR DESIGNER / IT ANALYST Resume

Title
SENIOR DESIGNER / IT ANALYST

Primary Skills
Needs & Requirements Analysis * Design Drawings & Evaluations * Project Management * QA Client Relations

Location
US-WV-South Charleston

Posted
Sep-06-09


SENIOR DESIGNER / IT ANALYST

Dynamic professional with history producing high quality piping
and electrical design drawings for complex large-scale
multimillion dollar engineering and construction projects. Add
value, capacity, and functionality to finished products,
innovating unique plans and features. Address and tackle complex
obstacles and challenges, creating innovative and alternative
solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems and issues.
Translate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences,
uniting parties on all levels on common vision and goals.
Minimize IT system downtimes, proactively troubleshooting,
diagnosing, and resolving errors and malfunctions. Build, mentor,
and lead high-performance teams, continually exceeding
expectations under strict time constraints.

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Needs & Requirements Analysis * Design Drawings & Evaluations *
Project Management * QA Client Relations & Collaboration *
Solution Development * Problem Solving * IT Troubleshooting
Piping Systems * Electrical Systems * Electronic & Pneumatic
Instrumentation Systems * CAD

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC (TCO), Charleston, West Virginia
* 1989 -- 2009
Natural gas transmission company serving 7 states; subsidiary
of NiSource.

Lead Designer -- Engineering Services * 1997 -- 2009
Produced and coordinated quality design drawings and documentation
for construction of facilities needed for transmission,
measurement, and regulation of natural gas; involved multiple small
and medium packages, or 1 large project design drawing package.
Collaborated with engineers on layout. Mentored and supported 8
junior designers and design peers. Fielded technical questions.
Recommended ways to improve constructability of projects teams
and individuals were assigned to.

Major Contributions:
* Ensured highest quality and functionality of facilities,
evaluating project designs, and assessing impact and aesthetics
of buildings.
* Increased effectiveness and outcomes of construction, recommending
alternative design options and improvements.
* Maintained 100% accuracy, and 100% adherence to codes, CAD
standards, and recognized standard drafting and design practices,
evaluating other designers' finished work.
* Enabled more accurate bidding quotes from bidding contractors,
delivering higher quality designs on-time or early.

Key Projects:
* Completed complex construction packages for 4 large pipeline
interconnect projects following consulting firm's prior failure;
included innovative design to elevate facilities in flood prone
area.
* Played major role in developing Columbia's CAD standards and
“As-Built” process.
* Led design team developing construction drawing package for
addition of 7000 Horsepower Solar Taurus Turbine unit at
Smithfield, West Virginia, Compressor Station.

Highlights:
* Created superior quality construction drawing packages within
tight schedules, far exceeding external consultants' previous
packages.
* Lauded by superiors for outstanding work and leadership.
* Honored with numerous “Spot” awards.


EDWARD CARY DUNN * Page 2 * design_guy@suddenlink.net


(TCO, cont.)
CAD Systems Administrator & IT Analyst -- Engineering &
Construction Dept. * 1991 -- 1997
Contracted through BAS Technical, Inc. to monitor main CAD
server for system usage, loading, and tune as required.
Maintained server user accounts and security. Conducted interval
and full server backups. Installed, configured, and managed LAN
software for E&C Department. Provided technical support to all
onsite and remote CAD and PC users. Diagnosed and resolved any
desktop or networking problems. Determined locations of
root-causes. Alerted network group as needed.

Major Contributions:
* Cultivated CAD talents of Engineering Department at South- and
Northeast regional offices, and Design Department at CGT, our
sister company, providing hands-on training.
* Resolved numerous critical connectivity problems, identifying
root-causes.

Key Projects:
* Improved CAD users' ability to produce better quality and more
readable design drawing printouts, improving InterPlot software.
* Configured and troubleshot diverse software such as WordPerfect,
Lotus 123, PC3270, Microsoft Office Pro, Windows for Workgroups,
and Windows 95, NT, NT Advanced Server, etc.

Highlights:
* Achieved 24x7 running and availability of CAD server for all 6
consecutive years with exception of only 1 8-hour downtime.
* Developed 4-day class on latest version of Bentley's
MicroStation CAD software despite only having 2 weeks to learn
radically different software; taught 3 novice classes at
3 regional offices.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL HISTORY WITH TCO

Project Leader -- Engineering & Construction Dept. * 1989 -- 1991
* Coordinated all efforts for design of new horsepower addition
to Bickers Compressor Station in Virginia; included 3
installations of 3200 BHP Cooper Bessemer 8V275C2 Engines and
new Auxiliary equipment.
* Assumed full management of various other installations as
needed.

EDUCATION

Electronics Technology Diploma
United Electronics Institute (n.k.a. Everest Institute),
Cross Lanes, West Virginia

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Interactive Graphics (IGDS -- CAD) * VMS/IGDS Interfaces for
Programmers (VSIP) * Data Management & Retrieval Systems (DMRS)
* 3D Graphics Operation * VAX/VMS System Management (2, 3, 4) *
VMS 5.0 Delta

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Pro * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 *
MicroStation 2D & 3D CAD * Bentley InterPlot *
Bentley IRAS/B Raster Editing * Adobe Acrobat * Lotus Notes *
Windows NT System Administration * Windows NT Server 3.51
Network Administration * Windows NT 3.51 Server *
Windows NT 4.0 * Windows 2000 Pro * Windows XP Pro *
Windows Live Messenger * Quicken * Spybot * Adobe Photoshop *
ArcSoft Photo Studio 5 * Norton System Works *
Norton Anti-Virus * Norton 360 * TCP/IP Networking Protocols

Certifications
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