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Resume for Richard (Rick) D. Heide, P.E.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Design Build Services, Inc. June 1993 to Present
Founder and President
Denrick Corporation October 1990 to June 1993
Vice President
Determine residential project scopes for Heide Homes division and arrange financing. Prepare engineering calculations and drawings, project schedules, financial reports/draw requests and estimates. Schedule and direct sub-contractors, and perform the following trade work depending on project scope: concrete forming, pouring and finishing; framing; and finish carpentry.
Chevron Overseas Petroleum Incorporated 1987 to October 1990
Lead Construction Engineer
Sharjah, U.A.E. 1989 to October 1990
Responsible for review and approval of contractor fabrication drawings, engineering change requests, and field fabrication of one 1200 ton 8-pile jacket for 212 foot water depth and two production decks (1-60MBPD and 1-80MBPD) for offshore Angola. Provided quality control for all structural, piping and painting work. Supervised five U.S. based quality control inspectors. Project contract value was $44MM.
Ambriz, Angola 1987 to 1989
Responsible for review and approval of contractor fabrication drawings, engineering change requests, and field fabrication of one 800 ton 8-pile jacket for 146 foot water depth and two - four pile - 9 well - platforms for offshore Angola. This also included installation and hook-up work offshore. Also responsible for quality control of all structural, piping, and painting work. Supervised three U.S. based quality control inspectors. Projects cumulative contract value was $15MM. This work was done on a rotation basis with a four week work period and a four week off period back in the U.S.
Heide Homes 1988
Redmond, Washington
Worked as carpenter doing framing and finish work during the time I was in the U.S. Approximately five months total.
CHEVRON CORPORATION July 1986 to November 1986
Construction Engineer
Repaired cooling tower forebay while tower remained in operation following failure of 20-year old steel pilings. Included driving piling through existing pipe racks and jacking forebay to original elevation.
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY 1984 to June 1986
Project Engineer
Denver, Colorado and Rock Springs, Wyoming
Responsible for the design of all offsite utilities for a $100MM fertilizer plant. This included a 450 acre tailings pond, a 9 mile railroad spur climbing the face of a 200 foot bluff and a river crossing, gas supply pipeline, and a 5 mile waterline and pump station. This included development of schedules and budgets, selection of contractors, and supervision and direction of the designs, as well as coordination with the governmental agencies responsible for permits.
Transferred to the field where previous responsibilities were expanded to include construction of the plant rail loading facilities, a phosphoric acid plant and a slurry receiving station. The value of this work was approximately $50MM.
CHEVRON CORPORATION May 1980 to December-1983
Construction Engineer
Sudan, Africa
Oversaw terminal construction operations on the Nile river. This included construction of pipelines and repair of a bulkhead. Coordinated field surveys and mapping for a terminal on the Red Sea.
San Francisco, California
Design engineer for miscellaneous civil projects. This included site work, foundations, structures and buildings.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Received certification – Building Industry Association of WA
WA State Dept of Ecology
CONTINUING EDUCATION (continued)
o Introduction & Analysis
o Lateral Forces I & II
o Wood Structures Design I & II
o Foundations
New Soil Strategies for Stormwater Management in Snohomish County
Stormwater Management
o Stormwater Manual Workshop
o 2002 2000IBC Structural Update
o 2001 DOE Puget Sound Drainage Manual Update
Adopt-a-Stream 2000
Zero Discharge for Development
Hydrologic Modeling and Design of Retention/Detention Facilities
1997 UBC and UMC Update
1997 UBC
King County Surface Water Management
Pond Pack Stormwater Management Rainfall Infiltration, Pond Design.
Infiltration Facilities for Stormwater Quality Control for Professional Engineering