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Resume for Richard (Rick) D. Heide, P.E.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, 1980
• E.I.T., State of Colorado, 1980
• Registered Professional Engineer -  Civil, State of California, 1984
• Registered Professional Engineer -  Civil, State of Washington, 1991

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Master Builders of King and Snohomish Counties
• Professional Consultants of Snohomish County
• Monroe Chamber of Commerce

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Design Build Services, Inc.                                                                            June 1993 to Present

Founder and President

Provide Construction management, civil, lateral and structural engineering services for new residences, buildings, additions, remodels to clients in residential and commercial construction, and land development sectors. Provide targeted drainage plans and grading plans for commercial properties, single family residences, short plats and land development. Act as liaison between clients and state/county/city agencies to bring buildings/properties up to code.

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

• Earth Stabilization Technical Seminar                                                                  Mar 2008
• Simpson Strong Tie Workshop                                                                            Feb 2008
• SEA Northwest Conference                                                                                Sep 2007
• Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead Training Program                                  Feb 2007

Received certification – Building Industry Association of WA

• Simpson Strong Tie                                                                                            Feb 2007
• Western WA Hydraulic Model                                                                             Oct 2006
• AutoCAD                                                                                                          Sep 2006
• Stormwater Treatment Course
• Stormwater Management for Western Washington                                                Jan 2006

WA State Dept of Ecology

• Seismic Design Using the IBC and ASCE 7-02                                                     Dec 2005
• ATC-45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms & Floods                          Sep 2005

CONTINUING EDUCATION (continued)

• Structural Engineering Refresher Course                                                              Aug 2005

o    Introduction & Analysis

o    Lateral Forces I & II

o    Wood Structures Design I & II

o    Foundations

• Simpson Strong Tie Anchor Systems                                                                  Mar 2005
• Hancor Technical Knowledge Outreach Seminar                                                   Feb 2005
• Overview of 2003 IRC & IBC                                                                                  Jul 2004
• Seminar provided by Washington Organic Recycling Council                                 Feb 2003

New Soil Strategies for Stormwater Management in Snohomish County

• Seminar at Master Builders Association                                                              May 2002

Stormwater Management

• Seminar at Washington State Dept. of Ecology                                                     Jan 2002

o    Stormwater Manual Workshop

o    2002 2000IBC Structural Update

o    2001 DOE Puget Sound Drainage Manual Update

• 2000 UBC Update                                                                                              Mar 2001

Adopt-a-Stream 2000

• Seminar at University of Washington                                                                          2000

Zero Discharge for Development

• Seminar at University of Washington                                                                   Nov. 1998

Hydrologic Modeling and Design of Retention/Detention Facilities

• Seminar at Western Washington Chapter of ICBO                                                 Apr 1998

1997 UBC and  UMC Update

• Seminar at University of Washington                                                                    Apr 1998

1997 UBC

• Training Seminar for AutoCAD                                                                             Jan 1996
• Course at Bellevue Community College Continuing Education                                Nov 1996

King County Surface Water Management

• Seminar at Haestad, Portland, Oregon                                                                Sept 1996

Pond Pack Stormwater Management Rainfall Infiltration, Pond Design.

• Seminar at The University of Washington                                                              Apr 1996

Infiltration Facilities for Stormwater Quality Control for Professional Engineering