PDMS/SMARTPLANT/PDS – Administrator &Trainer

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Name : ING STEVEN CONVENS
Total Experience: 15 Years
Marital Status /DOB : Single/1971 (39 years old)
Languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Italian (basic)
Nationality /Mobility : Belgian (USA H1B Visa & EU Work Permit) / Worldwide
Skills & Experience: Aveva PDMS & MDS 5Years
Aveva PDMS Piping Cats& Specs 5Years
SmartPlant P&ID 9Years
SmartPlant Instrumentation or INtools 13Years
SmartPlant Explorer 9Years
SmartPlant 3D 2 Year
SmartPlant Material Reference Data 2Year
SmartPlant Foundation 2Years
SmartPlant License Manager 6Years
Intergraph PDS 14Years
Intergraph PDS RDB Specs& Ref. Data 14Years
Contact: Hoeve van Gemp 5, 2430 Laakdal (Belgium)
Mobile:+32 477/313509 eMail: sconvens@hotmail.com
Databases: Oracle 8i/9i/10g, MS SQL 7.0/2000/2005/2008, MS Access, Watcom (Sybase)
Operating Systems: XP-Professional, VISTA, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, VMware and Citrix
Computer Proficiency Visual Basic, VBScript, VBA, Perl, RIS, SQL, PL/SQL, PML 1/2, PMLNet
Prof. Qualifications: Bachelor in Engineering
Master in Chemistry with a minor in Process Engineering
91-95•International University College of Technology Group T, Leuven, Belgium

Industrial Automation (Pneumatics, Electro Pneumatics, Hydrolics, PLC)

98•VDAB Training and Education center, Hasselt, Belgium
09•Engineering & Construction Training board Piping Layout/Design Trainer& Coach
Industry Exposure: Process, Power, Offshore, Petrochem, Cryogenic, LNG, Nuclear, and Pharmaceutical
BRIEF SYNOPSIS:
Steven Convens’ Chemical Engineering Background along with his IT knowledge has given him the extra
mileage in all the aspects of CAD & PLM System Administration/Implementation as well as Information & Plant
asset life cycle management. Polyvalent with a huge appetite for knowledge and drive for efficiency, he is
equally comfortable with the leading FEED intelligent 2D CAD systems (SmartPlant P&ID and INtools/SPI), the
more complex principal detail engineering 3D (piping) design systems (Aveva PDMS, Intergraph PDS &
SmartPlant 3D) and the convoluted principal Plant PLM data management, data integration and inter-company
collaboration systems as SmartPlant Foundation. All above combined with heaps of engineering experience,
common sense, pragmatism, an eagle-eyed end deliverables focus & an aversion for the "bleeding edge" of
technology, makes him a valuable asset to any Project. Steven Convens has gained outstanding knowledge on
piping specifications (ASME B16, B31, ANSI, EN, DIN, BS, pressure ratings, material types), multi discipline
engineering workflow, engineering processes, procedures and terminology. He is in addition a strong advocate
of rule-based & Object engineering as well as configuration management, however at the same time he is
extremely conscious of the hazards involving the Data Centric vs. Drawing Centric Engineering Workflow
Paradigm shift.
Over 15 years of knowledge & information management experience was achieved in various hands-on
administration & coordination roles on worldwide Process, Power, Pharma, Offshore & Nuclear projects for
leading EPC companies, Owner/Operators, PLM IT consultancy firms & last but not least THREE!! Times
Technip, TWO times Bechtel and TWO !! times Intergraph itself (owner of both PDS & SmartPlant Products).
In summary Steven Convens perceives himself as having an optimal balance between both theory and practice
(software vs. engineering practice), a holistic view of engineering, having a strong sense of project ownership
and strong commitment to speed up productivity and optimize costs. He enjoyed in addition working abroad on
numerous occasions and is happy to team up on any overseas assignment.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Aveva Global PDMS/MDS Administrator (V12.5) & Data Management Advisor
Feb 2010 – June 2010 EDF CNEN (National Center of Nuclear Energy), Paris, France
•Prepared Set-up PDMS V12.5 Global Project with 12 Satellites for the four Nuclear UK EPR's
including GLOBAL, ABA, MDS, PARAGON, SPECON, LEXICON, PROPCON, ISODRAFT, DRAFT
•Authored and implemented various PDMS Project Execution procedures for smooth project roll-out.
•Far-reaching PDMS extracts exposure (working/standard/global) for Nuclear Staged & Controlled
design
•Tested New Nuclear PDMS Applications (Nuclear Room Manager, Concrete Design & Quantities)
•Familiar with EDF Coding system (ECS),Galopin,Lutin,Boutique,ODE,Model2000,ReconObj,OutilsEDF
•Extensive PML2 & PMLNet coding to watch over data integrity and data consistency for the
downstream CMMS apps and to reduce the margin for error in during engineering data entry, hence
increasing quality
•In-house Subject Matter Expert for Engineering Data Warehouse solutions application. Worked with the
business units maximizing engineering data warehouse return from FEED & Detail Design Systems
•Used AutoDesk Navisworks 2010 Review, Freedom and Simulate to assess model data completeness
Aveva PDMS Administrator (V12) & Intergraph SmartPlant 3D Administrator (SP3D2009)
Sept 2009 – Feb 2010 TECHNIP (Major Onshore & Offshore EPC Company), Paris, France
•PDMS V12 suite of software installation and trouble shooting activities, Back Up Activity, Retrieval.
•PDMS V12 project architecture and Databases, PDMS Global V12.5 Project Creation,
configurations
•PDMS Project upgrade, Reconfigure of earlier projects with latest version. Project Administration,
•Project Setup, Access Control Database Back tracking, Merging, Project Replication, Reconfig etc
•PDMS CATS & SPECS (Thorough experience with PDMS MARIAN Interface for SPECON,
PARAGON Gset/Pset, SKEY Definition, UDA, Bolt Table, Material Text, Weight Control,
Substitution)
•Thorough knowledge in all modules of PDMS. (GLOBAL, ABA, MDS, PARAGON, SPECON,
LEXICON, PROPCON, ISODRAFT, DRAFT, IM/EXPLANT, OPENSTEEL) PML1/2 Programming
•ISODRAFT & Reports Customisation, Modifications as per project requirements; Batch Extractions
•DRAFT Administration (Sheet Library, Symbol Library, Isodraft symbol Library, Label Library, Style
•Library, Rules Library, Representation Library, Tag rule library, ADP Config.) reducing cycle time.
•PDMS Review model File &3D DXF/DGN creation; Inter operability & data exchange with PDMS
•SP3D Piping & Equipment Modeling,SP3D Isometric Drawings, SP3D Hangers and supports
•SP3D Bulk-loader & Piping Spec Data, Parametric Assemblies, SP3D Drawings, Reports & Layout
•SP3D Common Apps, SP3D Set-up, Admin & GWC, OIDSniffer, SP3D Tools, Space Mgmt, Grids
•Smart3D Power Toys,SP3D Structure Modeling,SP3D HVAC Modeling, SP3D Electrical Modeling
SmartPlant Instrumentation, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Foundation Administrator
April 2008 – Sept 2009 INVENSYS ( Management Automation Contractor), London, United Kingdom
•Administered SmartPlant Instrumentation 6/7/2007 with Oracle 8/9i/10g & Project/As-Built Domains
•Trained 32 people globally (APEC, NA, EMEA) on the use of INtools & SPPID for project execution
•Key member in optimizing engineering workflows& reducing total installation costs (TIC) taskforce
•Contribute and Participate in Project Kick-off Meeting & Communication with customer.
•Authored various INtools Project Execution procedures & provided man-hours estimated for sales
•Project setup, domain Initialization, P-A-U hierarchy Creation, User & Group's creation in SPI&SPF
•Writing PL/SQL queries to rectify changes so as to reduce the man-hours required for the job.
•Addition of User defined fields (UDF) and User defined tables (UDT) in SPI admin module.
•Watcom backup and restore, Project troubleshooting, Installation of Oracle for SPI.
•Prepare the Powersoft report (*.PSR file) and import the same PSR file to prepare browser.
•Report involved writing SQL Queries that will fetch data from approximately 25 SPI tables
•Creation of Instrument Index, Enhanced Smartloop customization, Spec sheet template creation.
•Import of Instrument Index, Specs, Marshalling Racks, Terminal Strips, multiplexers & FTA’s into SPI
•Creation of Loop wiring Diagrams. Wiring of Instruments & Panels using wiring Module in SPI
•Import data from excel file to SPI database, Importing data from SmartPlant P&ID 2007 to SPI.
•Generation of Smart loops and Enhanced smart loops using Loop drawing module of INtools.
•Report retrieved all the wiring details from device panel to DCS panels. Invensys Catalog Creation

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•Imported both MTL Foundation Fieldbus Catalogue containing MTL-Relcom Fieldbus products
(Power Supplies, Megablocks, surge protectors, Entity conversion blocks) and Pepperl+Fuchs
FieldConnex fieldbus infrastructure components Catalogue Data into SmartPlant Instrumentation
•Updating database as per client's requirements related to browser, wiring and spec module.
•Managing work flow for project execution, release of data, revisioning, scheduling
•Creation of Instrument profiles, Symbols & customization of Enhanced Smartloop templates.
•Installation of SmartPlant Foundation 4.2 & Modification of EFschema to map data between tools
•Use of SmartPlant Foundation 3.8 & 4.2 and SmartPlant Foundation Basic Integrator to monitor
completeness, accuracy &consistency of Data between SmartPlant P&ID and Instrumentation/INtools
•Publishing& Retrieving Data to SP Foundation as well as registering& de-registering SPPID & SPI
•Configuration of Various SmartPlant Foundation Reports and registering them via the loader
•Reviewed SmartPlant Foundation VTL (Validation,Transformation& Loading) to enhance data
Quality
Aveva PDMS, Intergraph PDS, SmartPlant P&ID Administrator
March 2006– March 2008 M.W.KELLOGG/KBR (Major LNG EPC Company ), London, United Kingdom
•Advanced Aveva PDMS Training & Modeling capabilities in core disciplines; Piping, Equipment ,
Draft, Structural Steel, Automated Drawing Production (ADP) &Multi-Discipline Supports (MDS)
•Vast practical experience developing & managing PDMS Catalogues & Specifications, a.k.a
"CATS&SPECS", for Piping, MDS, Structural, Cable Racks, HVAC. MDS Hanger Template Creation
•Setup& Modification of MDS CATA, MDS ABA Drawings & Hanger Templates to suite project specs.
•Experience of PDMS modules such as ADMIN, GLOBAL, DESIGN, DRAFT, ISODRAFT,
PARAGON, SPECON, LEXICON, PROPCON, REVIEW(SHARE), MDS, OPENSTEEL SDNF,
CATVIEW.
•Project management and administration of DRAFT & ISODRAFT on both a project specific and
cross-project basis. Clash Check, Resolve clashes, Data Consistency Check & Fixing Errors
•Responsibilities included those associated with the implementation of a new installation of Aveva
PDMS 11.6 administration of PDMS projects in a PDMS GLOBAL V2.4 & MDS 11.6 environment.
• Model Object Manager (MOM), Deliverable Manager (DM), Connectivity & Clash Manager Setup
•Customization for project specific requirements and to reduce labor-intensive input in PDMS
•Basic Practical knowledge of PML 1/2 programming language and Operating System scripts.
•Improve Quality of 3D Design Model& Consistency and reduce “piping checking time” thru the
implementation of Intergraph’s SmartPlant P&ID to PDMS 3D Comparison& Data Validation Tool
•Performed data transfer between SmartPlant P&ID 4.3 &SmartPlant Instrumentation (INtools) 7.0
•Deployed & Promoted SmartPlant Explorer/ SmartPlant Markup on vast SmartPlant PID project
•Conducted Client Presentations & Demonstrations on SmartPlant P&ID and SmartPlant Explorer
•Rolled-Out, Installed &Configured load balanced Citrix Intergraph PDS, Isogen, Orthogen & Pelican
Forge Piping Support Modeler Servers; Navisworks Jetstream for PDMS, PDS & Point Cloud Data
IM Consultant PLM –SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Instrumentation and SmartPlant Explorer Expert
August 2005 – February 2006 FLUXYS (Belgian National Grid Gas Carrier), Brussels Belgium
•Assisted, advised and consulted Fluxys in the selection of new P&ID and E&I software tools
•Drafted request for quotations working in tandem with the Engineering Manager to determine the best
P&ID and E&I software tools vendors and products for the internal clients
•Created and maintained bid specifications files for the carriers (Intergraph, Eplan, CEA, Bentley
Systems) with their appropriate tools (SmartPlant P&ID, Eplan21, INtools or SmartPlant
Instrumentation, PPE, Plant4D, Plantspace P&ID).Orchestrated and lead onsite demos/vendor visits.
•Developed new presentations and formats as needed to get everybody on the same page or address
changing needs - maintaining departmental consistencies
•Negotiated with carriers for competitive rates, commissions and rate guarantee periods
•Completed bid analysis in order to create an ideal benefit plan for clients
•Coordinated all materials until the final carrier and bid was selected
•Maintained superior relationships with carriers and internal clients in a professional demeanor.
•Deployed SmartPlant P&ID 4.2, SmartPlant Explorer 4.1 (SPex), Hazid & INtools 6.0 and SmartPlant
Instrumentation 7.0 on Oracle 9.2 & Watcom. Uploaded and upgraded SmartPlant P&ID data from
Subcontractor. Conducted Audit on data provided by subcontractor.
Intergraph PDS & SmartPlant PID Administrator
March 2005– August 2005 ACRES PARSONS (Major EPC JV), ARCADIA, USA - CALGARY,CANADA

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•Specific accountable under the Canadian National Resources Limited (CNRL) Client configuration
for: Project Setup and Customization, Custom PDS and Material Data Publisher Report development,
Configured and managed the PDS Interference Detection environment, PDS 7.2 CNRL work sharing
and SmartPlant P&ID 3.5 CNRL work sharing
•SmartPlant P&ID Setup and Customization, Process data from intelligent P&ID's, Ensured PDS
Models are in sync and kept up to date with Intelligent SmartPlant P&ID drawings.
•Resolved corrupted Piping Model and ISO extraction problems, Customized extraction of PDS model
data for stress analysis using Caesar II. Produced supporting documents for projects including
operation procedures and audits procedures.
•Supported development of work plans and schedules for the assigned work including estimate of
material quantities, design deliverables and staffing needs to meet the project milestones.
•Provided technical leadership in improvement of PDS data integrity, clean up data & provide QA
Intergraph PDS Administrator/ PDS Piping RDB Spec Writer
June 2004– February 2005 AIR LIQUIDE (air separation, gas& cryogenic refining company) Paris, France
•Responsible for developing and maintaining the PDS reference material database. The reference
material database included: the component dimension tables, material descriptions and the PDS
piping specifications. In other words Object and Text libraries, Dimension and Spec Tables, Standard
Note libraries, Piping Job Specifications, Implied Materials, RDB customization Interactive Spec
Writer, Code lists& Labels. Developed, generated and maintained material take-off (MTO) reports.
•Wrote& Maintained reference data for wall thickness calculations dependent on Specific Reference
Data as Corrosion Allowance, Thickness Equation, Sch/Thk Definition& Material Grade
•Developed an external MsExcel application to verify& double-check correct wall thickness selection
•Interfaced with the piping department and informed the project Coordinator of specification updates
and modifications. Evaluated and tested new software releases prior to distribution.
•Interpreted & Converted to PDS readable Piping Commodity Classes (PMC) and PDS Piping
Component data (PCD), paper piping & valve specifications, material selection, material requisitions
for piping commodities and piping mechanical specialty items, material selections and material
take-off (MTO) including valves and specific item specifications.
•Experienced working with and assigning stock codes (commodity codes) to piping components
•Maintained RDB data text files with appropriate documentation of issues and revisions.
•Supported the various project needs and responding to contractor requests.
•Interfaced with engineering contractors to ensure project procedures and standards were met.
•Validated engineering contractors PDS data for alignment with Air Liquide standards.
•Coordinated with, and responded to requests from Air Liquide engineering & projects personnel.
•Experienced information transactions between multiple engineering contractors and the
owner/operator in a centralized, decentralized and work shared environment.
Intergraph PDS Administrator/Coordinator
December 2003– May 2004 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Major Pharmaceutical EPC ), Cork, Ireland
•Managed all of the PDS related applications and activities on a Multidiscipline 1500 Iso Pharma
project for Johnson& Johnson (3 batch API reactors) project ensuring that all the PDS inputs and
outputs from the engineering disciplines, procurement and construction teams are integrated
efficiently, effectively and on schedule; This during project start-up, implementation, execution and
closeout stages. Monitored project budgets, the project manpower, the progress & the schedules.
•CAE/CAD Coordination on projects which involves preparation and execution of the CAE/CAD
Execution Plan; coordinate the disciplines in CAE/CAD organization, structure, standards, and work
processes; assist users in application problems; manage files; support project databases; CAD
translations; solve plotting issues; liaison with IT operations and CAE/CAD office support.
•Act as a single point of contact to apply PDS CAD procedures in an effective and efficient manner in
fulfilling project requirements. Coordinate inter-discipline activities. Navisworks Freedom Model review
•Achieved 400% drawing production optimization thru the implementation & Training of Orthogen
•50% Structural design man-hours reduction thru SDNF exchange implementation with contractor
•CAD project coordination with internal engineering/design departments and external contractors
including A/E's and customers (data exchange) Developed & Implemented Project Execution Plans
•Development of Reference Data for all engineering disciplines. Coordinate input to Model Progress
System. Implement and monitor the 3D CAD model, Engineering Database strategy & project
procedures. Provide technical support for the translation of CAD Drawing deliverables.
Intergraph PDS Piping Spec RDB Coordinator & Piping Designer
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May 2003– December 2003 TECHNIP–SNAMPROGETTI JV (Major EPC’s), Paris, France/Rome Italy
•Brought in as ISO&PDS RDB coordinator during (6000) Iso scrunch time, with great result and
appraisal. Responsible for issuing 150 Iso's on a weekly basis. Flew weekly between Paris& Rome to
detect and resolve bottlenecks in the workflow, mainly in the PDS arena however also on process,
piping and Electrical & Instrumentation level; everything that got the piping isometrics out.
•Reported to Project & Piping Manager on the progress, quality and completeness of PDS Model.
•Created& maintained Piping Specs within the MARIAN MLCL Module, aka SmartPlant Reference
Data
•Recommended by SnamProgetti’s Piping Manager to help Subcontractor close out a 1000 piping
isometrics Project. Was solely responsible for modeling & production 250 Iso’s in 3 months time.
Intergraph PDS Piping Spec Writer/ FW+ Structural Steel Designer
January 2003 – May 2003 IMPAC OFFSHORE ENGINEERING, Hamburg, Germany
•Primary Responsible for developing and maintaining four(4) PDS mixed DIN/ANSI & AWWA piping
specs (PCD’s )The reference material database included: the component dimension tables, material
descriptions & the PDS piping specifications. Interfaced daily with the piping/material department and
informed the Project Coordinator/Piping Manager of specification updates and modifications.
•3D Structural Steel Modeling in Frameworks Plus & drawing generation of offshore LNG barge
Intergraph PDS, SmartPlant P&ID and INtools Application Engineer
April 2001- January 2003 INTERGRAPH(Process & Building Solutions),Brussels, Belgium/Hoofddorp,NL
•General duties included front line support, training, consultancy, demonstration, development and
scope/project management for Intergraph’s PDS (Plant Design System) and SmartplantP&ID
/Review/INtools products including PDS2D and SPPID to PDS3D data transfer.
•Orchestrated various training courses/seminars including, but not limited to, PDS Piping and
equipment modeling, Frameworks Plus, Drawing Manager, Piping Spec and RDB Configuration, PDS
work sharing, PDS 3D Theory, SmartPlant Review; PDS 3D project Setup and Administration.
•Received additional training for 3DS Orthogen, PelicanForge SupportModeler, Alias I-Sketch.
•Analysed & wrote Initial Specifications for Technip's PelicanForge& PDS Piping Support Modeler
•INtools 4.3 & 5.1 client and server installation, SmartPlant Instrumentation Database Setup utility,
Project initialization, Administration options and user management, Internal Setup utility, Sybase
InfoMaker, queries and reports. Created INtools, SmartPlant P&ID specifications & work instructions.
•Exposure to SmartPlant 3D v4 Setup, Admin, Equip, Piping &Isometric Drawing Generation Training
Intergraph 2D/3D PDS Application Consultant
August 2000 – April 2001 ALSTOM POWER BOILER (Major Power EPC Company), Stuttgart, Germany
•Provide the technical and administrative guidance and support for Intergraph PDS application to
design, engineering and IT systems personnel. Ensure the application of Alstom Power wide
engineering, design and drafting procedures& practices. Exposure to COMOS PT/ET/EMSR
•Provide guidance& training to enhance the in-house Intergraph PDS knowledge& performance to
engineers & designers. Increase the user's sensibility for PDS CAD/CAE usage (costs, quality, etc.)
•Continuous operation and improvement of the CAD/CAE Information Technology (IT) concerning
functionality, availability and security in the area of CAD project coordination with internal
engineering / design departments and external vendors, suppliers including Application Engineers and
customers (data exchange). Implementation of a global CAD project architecture. Coordination of PDS
CAD/CAE system administration, PDS CAD/CAE user administration and PDS support
•Release management of software tools used (planning, upgrade strategy and implementation).
Planning and implementation of PDS CAD/CAE infrastructure. Establish and setup of strategic
direction (future planning) in the area of CAD/CAE. Act as the technical interface between
software/hardware vendors and service providers and users (internal and external). License planning
and solving of license issues. Support problem resolution with IT Service Centers Identify
opportunities for application of new Information Technology

Intergraph 2D/3D PDS Application Specialist/Engineer

January 2000 – June 2000INTERGRAPH (Process & Building IT Solutions 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. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to PDS Equipment
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Modeling, Piping Designer, Drawing Manager, Report Manager, Piping Spec writing, Isogen
customization, Piping Support Modeler, Material Data Publisher, Stress Interface, Frameworks Plus,
Clash Management, DBaccess, EDEN, PDS2D P&ID, SmartPlant Review, RIS, SQL and Oracle.
Senior 3D PDS Piping Support Coordinator
Sept 1999 – Dec 1999 BECHTEL (Engineering Procurement and Construction Company), London, UK
•Conducted for the Piping department the full PDS 6.3.1 support of three work sharing joint ventures.
Daily responsibilities involve PDS Piping troubleshooting, i.e. piping commodity data (PCD’s), piping
material classes (PMC), ISOGEN setup, pipe supports, assemblies & training of CAD personnel.
•Worked 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.
•Developed and maintained CAD/IT standards, quality assurance procedures and engineering
workflows. Facilitated the reviews and progress of the design, resource planning and the budget.
•Batch uploaded & extraction of data into PDS database using SQL, RIS, PERL, MSAccess
•Related any problems with models or data to database. Use EDG & Axiom utilities to fix corrupt CAD
files. Expanded my knowledge on MDL and Microstation related programming languages.
•Further elaborated EDEN, DBaccess, Piping and Equipment FORMS development skills in the PDS
environment. Familiarized with ORTHOGEN, SPOOLGEN, SYSGEN, FORMAT FILE EDITOR and
Material Data Publisher
Intergraph 2D/3D Plant Design System Administrator
Oct 1998- Sept 1999 BECHTEL (Engineering Procurement and Construction Company) Rayon, Thailand
•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 piping isometrics 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. Setup PDS interference checking.
•Secured connection with Access97 via ODBC to the PDS Oracle database for easy reporting
•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 troubleshoot Designreview 3.7. 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& 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 the
implementation possibilities of Smart Plant Explorer.
Intergraph Plant Design System Owner/Operator
March 1998- Oct 1998 PROCTER & GAMBLE (Food and Beverages Engineering), Mechelen, Belgium
•Coordinated the work sharing 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 work sharing. 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, setup a Test express project and, supported RDB, pipe
specs (PCD and PMC) & ISOGEN. Created 2D/3D demonstrations and presentations for
management appraisal. Expanded knowledge on Design and Piping Layout routing.
•Converted and uploaded AVEVA PDMS models via ExPlant into Intergraph PDS. Setup a former
Silicon Graphics (IRIX 5.3) PDMS Review station to act as FTP server. Used both Diskshare and
Diskaccess to exchange data and have a close integration between Unix & NT Work Station.
•Encouraged people to take benefit of the cost-effective use of 3D visualization in the construction.
•Examined interaction/data exchange Solidedge & PDS; evaluated RSwires and INtools 4.1
Plant Information Management PLM Consultant
Nov 1997- Jan 1998 CAP GEMINI (Business & IT Consulting), Brussel,, Belgium/Utrecht, Netherlands
•Conducted analysis study of the Plant Information Management Cycle of the Global Borealis Group.
Supplied the basic information for an International Application Rollout. Assisted the evaluation of three
PLM/PDM products (i.e. AIM, Documentum, MatrixOne) for Global Plant asset life cycle management

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Overall IT/Plant Design CAD Manager
March 1996- Oct 1997 TECHNIP ITALY(Engineering P&C company), Geel,Belgium/ Rome, Italy
•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 software package.
•Experience/duties in design, system development/administration of the CAD system and experience
working with large multi-discipline projects. Familiarization with PDS modularization, access, structural
integrity and other guidelines and standards established for plant design.
•Used PDS functions, including the creation/editing of equipment/piping models, creation & revision of
composite drawings & pictorial rendering, and extraction of piping isometric drawings using ISOGEN.
•Perform terminal setup of CAD Systems at user locations & equipment maintenance coordination.
•Responsible for creation of intelligent P&ID’s /data sheets for an J&J Pharma 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 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, INtools)
COURSES
Industrial Automation (Pneumatics, Electro Pneumatics, Hydrolics, PLC)
1998•VDAB Training and Education center, Hasselt, Belgium
Tools to Help Manage PDS 3D Specs in a Project (Advanced)
2000•Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
In this seminar experienced PDS 3D spec writers learned about the diagnostic tools available with
PDS such as Reference Data Base Revision Manager, Piping Job Spec 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.
How to Increase Productivity with ISOGEN (Advanced)
2000•Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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.
SmartPlant P&ID Automation Layer (Advanced)
2000•Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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.
Piping Design, Analysis and Fabrication
2000•The Center for Professional Advancement, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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,
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including materials for high and low temperature service, cutting, bending, welding processes, heat
treatment requirements and non destructive 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.
Essential Microsoft ASP.NET
2001•Guidance Training Center, Brussels, Belgium
Essential ASP.NET is a week of in-depth exploration of the core issues involved with building browser-
centric web applications, covering the latest technologies for architecting such applications. You will
learn about the compilation engine of ASP.NET, see exactly how your .aspx pages are turned into
.NET types, and learn how you can use those .NET types and others to build your web sites. We will
analyze the set of .NET objects that help ASP.NET process each incoming request, the practical
reasons for modifying the existing types, and how you can plug your own code into this extensible
pipeline. You will learn about the new server-side and validation controls, Web Forms, data access
with ADO.NET, Web Services, and state management. During the week you will get hands-on
experience using with Visual Studio .NET and either C# or VB.NET to build and test ASP.NET
applications that use server side controls, user controls, and your own custom .NET classes to build
an extensible web application. You will also get a deep understanding of the ASP.NET architecture,
both to understand the code being generated for you by Visual Studio’s designers, and so you can
work effectively with http handlers, http modules and other features that are not supported by
designers.
SmartPlant P&ID 3.0 Features & Enhancements
2002•Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
This update workshop is designed for engineers and designers who will use the SmartPlant P&ID
software to generate intelligent P&ID’s. Learn how to use the SmartPlant application to optimize the
creation of P&ID’s with the v3.0 NEW Features and Enhancements.
Fast-Track Considerations for Implementing SmartPlant P&ID
2002•Intergraph Education Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
This course is the foundation for those who will administrate and customize the application to meet
specific work processes and standards. You will learn how to set-up a project with SmartPlant
Manager and the details of SmartPlant P&ID reference data management and customization. In this
workshop seminar experienced SmartPlant users will learned about key SmartPlant features such
Standard Plant creation, Project Setup/Configuration Considerations, Backup Strategies, reference
Data, INtools Considerations, Area of Responsibility, Workflow Considerations, Expedite Data entry.
This course is focusing as well on how to setup and configure SmartPlant P&ID work share and
projects. You will learn how to setup, configure and admin work share and projects with SmartPlant
Engineering Manager. You will also learn some best practices for working in work share environment.
Pelican Forge SupportModeler Administrator / Customization
2002•Intergraph Education Center, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
This course is intended for administrators interested in installing, setting-up and customizing
SupportModeler. At the completion of this course, the administrator will be fully qualified to support and
customize the components, interface and fabrication drawings produced by SupportModeler. The
course covers the Support Modeler for Intergraph PDS
Pelican Forge SupportModeler User
2002•Intergraph Education Center, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
This hands-on course is intended to teach Designers and Engineers how to open and navigate
Support Modeler projects, model pipe supports and create fabrication drawings. At the completion of
this course, the user will be fully qualified to model pipe supports and produce fabrication drawings.
The course covers the Pelican Forge Support Modeler for Intergraph PDS.
Comos VT
2003•Innotec Education Center, Schwelm, Germany
The Comos VT Seminar is the first in line with the End User in mind. It nevertheless is also the basis
for the future VT Administrators or Super users. The Comos philosophy and the general use of
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documents and specific Object for the Process Industry is covered. More in particular the difference
between document oriented and object oriented Engineering will be shown and explained. Besides the
standard Process engineering know-how the user will be exposed to tools enabling much more
efficient work
Comos ET/EMSR
2003•Innotec Education Center, Schwelm, Germany
The Comos ET/EMSR Seminar is the first in line with the End User in mind. It nevertheless is also the
basis for the future ET/EMSR Administrators or Super users. The Comos philosophy and the general
use of documents and specific Object for the Automation Industry is covered. More in particular the
difference between document oriented and object oriented Engineering will be shown and explained.
Besides the standard Electrical& Instrumentation engineering know-how the user will be exposed to
tools enabling much more efficient work
Comos Administrator
2003•Innotec Education Center, Schwelm, Germany
In the Comos Admin seminar material will be covered which the Comos Administrator will need for the
day to day management and enhancement of the database, base objects catalogue, the attributes and
user rights. With the Query and Global Change Utilities the Administrator will be exposed to powerful
tools to change or search local or globally in a project specific objects, attributes, connections,
elements, documents or properties. Besides all above also useful tools, scripts and methods will be
demonstrated which will simplify administrative tasks
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Workshop
2005•AIB Vincotte, The Netherlands
This course covers the principles around the integrity of the safety-instrumented systems. It also
teaches the users the applicability of SIL. SIL is used in both ANSI/ISA-S84.01 and IEC 61511 to
measure the reliability of SIS. The course could include the incorporation of SIL into your
facility/company risk assessment program. Participants will learn how to conduct a SIL study the
specific requirements of the guidelines laid by ANSI/ISA-S84.01 IEC 61508, IEC 61511, IEC 62061 en
ISO 13849-1, including SIL verification and validation.
SmartPlant Process Safety (SPPS) formerly know as HAZID
2005•Intergraph Education Center, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
SmartPlant® Process Safety software greatly enhances the safety management capabilities of the
company by reducing the time and cost involved in running hazard and operability studies (HazOp)
but also by bringing the safety systems of the company within electronic management. P&ID’s are a
key element in HazOp studies. SPPS integrates with SP P&ID to provide an accurate representation
of the plant fro analysis in SPPS. It is also used as a visual representation of Faults and
Consequences to aid brainstorming within a HazOp Meeting. SPPS is vastly different from HazOp
software solutions of today. Rather than have an application that relies solely on manual input from
the study team. SPPS uses knowledge based software to track parameters and guidewords
throughout a plant applying them where necessary. All the data from the hazard analysis is then
stored in a database. SPPS does not just impact on the safety task but has wider implications for
project and plant operations, improving quality and lowering risk.
AVEVA PDMS Basic Administration
2007•AVEVA Solutions Limited, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HB, UK
This module explains how to create PDMS Projects adding all the required Administration Elements,
including Project Environment Variables, Teams, Users & Databases. It also covers the Creation of
Catalogues, Dictionary, Properties, Foreign and Multiple (MDB's) Databases
Workshop: SmartPlant P&ID – Advanced Troubleshooting, Tips, and Tricks
2008•INTERGRAPH 2008 PAID TRAINING SEMINARS
During this workshop, you will learn about various troubleshooting techniques, tips, and tricks that may
be used to help isolate and/or resolve problems more quickly. A range of techniques will be discussed,
such as turning detailed error logs and running utilities to troubleshoot problems within Intergraph
SmartPlant P&ID and SmartPlant Engineering Manager. Tips and tricks to help users and automation

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developers better utilize the software will also be shared, including a list of “Do’s & Don’ts” for
SmartPlant P&ID.
Workshop: SmartPlant Instrumentation – DeltaV Interface
2008•INTERGRAPH 2008 PAID TRAINING SEMINARS
Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation 2007 works with selected vendor-provided I/O loading
software, including Emerson DeltaV. Vendor interfaces save time and money by eliminating the need
to retype the same data multiple times. I/O interfaces such as DeltaV enable the automation engineer
to work in the choice of software most familiar for I/O loading, while enabling the designers working in
SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) to transfer that work into SPI automatically. This workshop will
spotlight the basic procedures for enabling this I/O loading interface to SPI 2007. The discussion will
include current software prerequisites in addition to licensing requirements. Demonstrations will
include enabling of the vendor interface in SPI 2007 and a sample of robust interface capabilities.
Introduction to SmartPlant Foundation 2008
2008•INTERGRAPH 2008 PAID TRAINING SEMINARS
This training class will introduce attendees to the newly released SmartPlant Foundation 2008. Users
will gain hands-on experience with the SmartPlant Foundation 2008 Desktop Client and learn how the
user interface has changed. Also, updates governing document vaulting will be covered. Finally, new
document functionality will be introduced, including vendor documents, the ability to reserve a vendor
document, and administration documents.
Workshop: Data Segregation& Inconsistency Using SPF 2008 Domains
2008•INTERGRAPH 2008 PAID TRAINING SEMINARS
This workshop will focus on the important new domain capability offered by SmartPlant Foundation
2008. Previously the SmartPlant Enterprise architecture had provided a single domain (the shared
domain) for correlation of data provided by the SmartPlant Enterprise tools – an enforced consistency
environment. However, engineering is an iterative process for which in the early phases inconsistency
is not only allowed, it is positively encouraged. These inconsistencies form the substance of the
evolving engineering design basis. This workshop will illustrate how information from the tools is
segregated, managed, and compared between domains and the inconsistencies are ultimately
resolved by engineers.
SmartPlant 3D Advanced Isometric Configuration
2008•INTERGRAPH 2008 PAID TRAINING SEMINARS
This training class is designed for SmartPlant 3D administrators. Attendees will learn more about using
WBS grouping to extract isometric drawings, reference plane definitions, understanding the isometric
extraction process, and troubleshooting.

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