Instructors
Rod Abbott
Rod Abbott is an intermediate Mechanical Technologist with more than 10 years of engineering experience. Rod has been with Wardrop Engineering for more than 5 years and is the Mechanical CAD Lead for the Thunder Bay office. Since joining Wardrop, he has played a key role in implementing various 3D tools, including CADWorx and ISOGEN. His project experience includes brown-field design work for pulp and paper as well as green-field design for mining. He conducts internal training in CADWorx and has instructed at the COADE conferences since 2008, the first CUC. Rod currently is COADE CADWorx Plant Certified Advanced.
Matt Breeden
Matt Breeden graduated from Fort Hays State in 2004 and has quickly developed himself into a piping designer. He currently works with MKEC Engineering Consultants in Wichita, KS. Matt's CADWorx training (Plant Pro, Equipment, CDR, P&ID Pro, ISOGEN) has been informal and self-taught, but has gone on to teach new and experienced users about the software. Last year, he taught "Creating Specifications and Data Files" at the user conference and is looking forward this year to helping all users with their questions.
Mark Bross
Mark has over 38 years in the petrochemical business starting in 1971. He is currently the Drafting manager for Anadarko Petroleum Inc. and has specialized in plant layout, piping design and has been involved with the Autocad community since 1985. He was employed with Adev (Propipe) in the early 1990s and has consulted on other piping design software until switching over to the CadWorx plant design suite in the late 1990s.
John Brinlee
John Brinlee joined ECE Design, an Intergraph Global Network Partner for CADWorx and Analysis Solutions, as Director of Business Development at the start of 2010. John's primary responsibilities include Sales of the CADWorx Software Platform along with the any associated services. Prior to joining ECE Design as a Partner, John was Sales Manager, Plant Design Solutions for Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group from 11-1-1999 to 1-4-2010. A piping and structural designer by trade, his real-world experience in plant design is apparent during the hundreds of technical product presentations and training sessions he's performed around the world over the past 20 plus years.
Sonia Delgadillo
Sonia Delgadillo is a Senior CADWorx Applications Specialist for Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. She joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions in January 2009 and is responsible for technical product demonstrations, training on CADWorx Plant Professional, CADWorx P&ID Professional, CADWorx fieldPipe and support to CADWorx and Analysis existing dealer channel and clients. She has six years experience teaching designers, engineers, owner operators and EPC firms.
Joseph Dixon
Joseph Dixon is Product Manager, CADWorx for Intergraph Process, Power & Marine which he joined in January 2007. He has been a piping designer and manager in the petrochemical industry since 1985. Joseph has worked with CADWorx as a designer and manager since 1998 and was instrumental in his company's roll out of 100+ seats of CADWorx Plant and CADWorx P&ID. His present responsibilities as Product Manager involve working with users, dealers, and the engineering group to enhance CADWorx to meet the market's needs.
Phillip Harsh
Phillip Harsh has 13 years experience in the Petroleum, Agrichemical, Ethanol, and Public Works industries utilizing 3D CAD software for over six years. Phillip has been a CADWorx Administrator at Mustang Engineering for 2 years specializing in CADWorx pipe specification creation and maintenance. His other responsibilities have included piping design, Leica Geosystems & LFM laser scan software support, NavisWorks support, CADWorx Plant/P&ID training, CADWorx project deployment and Isogen support.
Stephen A Hollinger
Stephen A Hollinger is a senior mechanical/piping designer and CAD manager for R & D Consulting, Inc. in Baton Rouge, LA. Stephen has over 19 years experience in the petrochemical industry and for the last 7 years has been implementing, developing and training staff to use Cadworx Plant Professional Suite. Earned a B.A. from St. Andrews in 1992.
John McWilliams
John McWilliams has been working in the plant design field for over 17 years and has been using 3D software for over 10 years. John has been employed by software companies as a specialty consultant and product trainer. He has used and administered AutoCAD, Microstation, Autoplant, CADWorx, and PDMS, and has been involved in various project types including onshore refineries and chemical plants, offshore oil and gas platforms, and ethanol plants. John is currently a Global 3D Cadd Administrator at Mustang Engineering.
Gary Mellinger
In 2010, Gary Mellinger became a partner in ECE Design, an Intergraph Global Network Partner for CADWorx and Analysis Solutions. Gary has been training plant design professionals in the use of application software for over fifteen years. He spent five years on staff as a corporate trainer and manager of hands-on support for Applications Development (ADev) of New Orleans, Louisiana and Rebis Industrial Workgroup Software of Walnut Creek, California. In 1995, Gary launched Mellinger & Associates, an independent consulting firm providing software sales, training, integration, and customization services to a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, food processing, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, petrochemical, and building trades.. Gary has over thirty years of experience in architectural, structural, mechanical, and piping design.
Carol Orgar
Carol Orgar is a Mechanical Technologist with an Ontario Skills Apprenticeship Certificate in Computer Aided Drafting. With over 20 years experience using various 2D & 3D Cad programs and in the Water Treatment Field, she has been a Senior Mechanical Designer with Ecodyne Water in Burlington, Ontario since 1996. She is involved in the preparation of plot plans, piping layouts, spool details, skid frame and support drawings, bills of materials, purchase requisitions as well as assembly shop and field support and is actively involved in ongoing training and support of drafting personnel. She is an Autocad 2010 Certified Professional and a Professional Piping Designer Level IV. She successfully completed the Advanced Cadworx Certification Exam and currently uses Caesar II as well as Cadworx Plant.
Kyle Pope
Kyle has worked for ECAD, Inc since 1999 doing sales, training, and tech support on the COADE product lines at their Tulsa, OK location. Kyle became involved in the Process and Power Industry in 1994 when he went to work for the Sinclair Oil Company in Tulsa, OK doing everything from recovery well monitoring to project management. From there, he moved on to Pro-Quip and ultimately ECAD, Inc. He's been involved in numerous client roll-outs and training sessions all over the US to help educate users and clients on the benefits of CADWorx.
Robert Riley
Robert Riley is a Technical Support and Training Specialist for Golden Gate CAD, the authorized COADE Dealer in the Western Region of the United States. He has over 20 years of experience in Petro-Chem/ Industrial Design. He provided Training and Technical Support for COADE/CADWorx Plant Design Solutions through ECAD, (CGNP-USA) for the last few years. He is considered to be an expert with CADWorx Products and the interfaces with CAESAR II. His background includes working for and with Consulting Engineering Firms and Owner Operators. He spent over a decade training designers and understands the importance of excellent Training and Technical Support. Previously Robert trained users at the 2008 and 2009 COADE User Conferences. We are excited to have Robert's expertise during the 2010 CADWorx University.
Josh Sampson
Josh began his career at MKEC (Mid Kansas Engineering Consultants) in 2000 and started in the Petro-Chemical Department in 2002. Josh worked 2 years with ICM and was involved with the customization of CADWorx and Isogen for his company. Josh now works for Mustang Engineering in Houston, Texas in the Process Plants group. Josh completed the Process Plant Layout & Piping Design course offered from the University of Houston's SPED program. Josh received his training in CADWorx from Mellinger and Associates. Josh Sampson completed his Technical Drawing and Computer Aided Drafting from Hutchinson Community College. Josh taught at the 2008 and 2009 CUC.
Lee Smith
Lee Smith is a lead project designer for the John Zink Company and operates Smith Design/Drafting. Lee's responsibilities include coordinating teams for designing skid mounted vapor recovery units for both domestic and foreign clients and assisting in project management roles. A graduate of Oklahoma State University Tech, Lee has 34 plus years experience in the gas processing and transmission, oil refining, and chemical plant industries. Lee has gone from the drafting board to 3D CAD design, and from field construction to the corporate office, working with many of the leading companies of the industry. Lee has been married for 34 years and has two daughters, a son, and ten grandchildren.
Vince Wehnes
Vince is the CAD Manager at Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. A graduate of Engineering Design & Technology at SAIT, Vince started out as a piping designer in Alberta’s oil & gas industry. In 1995, he moved to Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. in the position as CAD Manager. Alongside the ongoing support and training of designers, he also keeps an active role in automating drafting functions and maintaining company CAD libraries and standards. In 2004 Vince oversaw and played a key role in the implementation, configuration and customization of CADWorx Plant Pro at GLE, enabling the company to enter into the 3D design arena. Besides a continuing commitment to customizing CADWorx to GLE’s needs, he also provides his expertise on current projects with the oversight of model structure & creation, database maintenance, spec creation and data file upkeep. Vince is well experienced with CADWorx Plant Pro, CADWorx Equipment, Isogen and Navisworks as well as the latest releases of AutoCAD.
Mark White
Mark White has been in the plant design field for over 31 years, and has been a 3D modeler for nearly 27 years using several CAD/CADD systems. He is currently a design coordinator and CADWorx administrator with piping being his forte. Mark has been involved in several oil and gas type projects ranging from onshore refineries and compressor stations to offshore drilling and production platforms.
David Wolfe
David Wolfe is a Process and Power Specialist at ECAD Inc. in Tulsa, OK. David has extensive experience in CADWorx P&ID, CADWorx IP, CADWorx Equipment, CADWorx Plant and Navisworks. David created the Mastering P&ID Professional Video series for ECAD and Intergraph. Along with others on the ECAD team, David heads up the Process Design, from the Outside blog (www.ecadinc.com/PDOteam).
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