Steve Chu resume
- 1. STEVE CHU 3986 FORRESTAL DRIVE, ATLANTA, GA 30341 chu_s@bellsouth.net (404) 992-1380 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: 20 Years of mechanical design and project engineering including: ASME Section VIII Pressure Vesseland equipment design, heater equipment design and piping layout, nuclear power plant engineering/design change modification packages; 6 Years financial/sales and marketing related skills. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: SIGMA THERMAL,Project Engineer February 2015--July 2016 Perform all mechanical engineering tasks required for industrial process heating system projects. Comprising P&ID and equipment general arrangement review; ASME Section VIII vesseldesign; B31.1, B31.3 piping design; pumps, fans,burners and fuel trains review and specificaion; pipe stress analysis. Responsible for ensuring that projects are processed through the engineering group on schedule while maintaining quality and sound engineering practices. Ensuring equipment is designed and supplied as specified by the customer and the Sales Engineer. Monitoring of each project's engineering performance to budget. ALTRAN,Senior Mechanical Engineer June 2011--November 2014 Performed flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) system susceptibility evaluations, EPRI CHECWORKS™ SFA modeling and model updates, Inspection location selections, inspection scope optimizations, on-site outage support for FAC activities including NDE data analysis, component structural qualification, and remaining life evaluations for numerous US nuclear power stations. Performed design requirement traceability analysis on system requirements specifications, software requirements specifications, software design descriptions, and logic diagrams for China’s Hainan and Fuqing Nuclear Power Plants’ digital reactor protection system software utilizing IBM Rational DOORS. Participated in the Pre-FAT testing at client’s facility in Beijing, China. Responsibilities included on- site support for the execution of the Factory Acceptance Testing; served as chair of Anomaly Review Board to ensure technical accuracy,compliance, completeness and risk mitigation, and closing Anomaly Items (AIs); and tracked and reported progress to management in the US office. ENERCON SERVICES INC,Mechanical Engineer May 2008--June 2011 Designed new alternate reactor coolant pump sealinjection system consisting high pressure pump and piping system, with independent diesel generator for Harris nuclear power plant. Generated Main Condenser Tube Bundle Procurement Specification for Robinson Nuclear Plant. Prepared Engineering Change package for the replacement of circulating water piping system from red brass to stainless steelto eliminate single point vulnerability at nuclear power plant. Performed engineering study that included engineering/budget/planning/schedule to replace liquid H₂, O₂, and N₂ storage and supply systems for the Hydrogen Water Chemistry Injection System at Hatch Nuclear Power Plant. Performed walkdown at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station for evaluation and disposition of potential gas accumulation in the emergency core cooling system piping in response to NRC’s Generic 2008-01 (Gas Accumulation/Intrusion in Piping Systems) letter mandate. Performed System Susceptible Evaluations, CHECWORKS™ SFA power up-rates and Susceptible Non-Modeled evaluations. Prepared CHECWORKS™ SFA model updates for Fermi Unit 2 Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR),Limerick Unit 2 MUR CHECWORKS™ SFA model updates, LaSalle County Generating Station MUR, and completed updating Sequoyah Unit 2 CHECWORKS™ SFA model due to operating conditions. Prepared FAC piping replacement Engineering Change packages for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. GTS ENERGY INC, Proposal/Project Engineer April 2006--April 2008 Managed scheduling, design, fabrication support, and delivery of thermal fluid heating systems. Calculate required sizes of burners, coils, pumps, pressure relief valves and other process equipment for Water Bath Heaters and ThermalOil Heaters.
- 2. Review customer specifications; coordinate with Sales, Project management and Manufacturing to generate accurate budget proposals, resulting in higher profit margin on projects. Maintain compliance with Safety Codes and Standards: ASME Section VIII-Div 1, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, API 520/521. Procurement and performing as expeditor of process equipments including heat exchangers and pump skid assemblies from subcontractors. Performed as technical liaison in identifying and selecting qualified China manufacturers as subcontractors. TOMCO EQUIPMENTCOMPANY,MechanicalProject Engineer 1996--1999 Design ASME pressure vesseland equipment for liquid CO2 industry, including DOT specification cargo tanks, process piping, safety relief device sizing and selection, and refrigeration sizing. Coordinated production schedules with project management, and generated design specifications to production personnel. Provided technical support to sales team and customers. Developed strong relationship with customer by working jointly in acquiring American Bureau of Shipping design approval. Managed the pressure vesselfabricator’s QA Manual as a Quality Assurance team member, directed Non-Destructive Testing, interacted with Insurance Authorized Inspectors and ASME regulatory authorities. THE KINNECORP.,Mechanical Project Engineer 1989--1996 Design ASME Section VIII pressure vesseland equipment for liquid carbon dioxide industry. Worked in the design and detailing of ductwork and piping systems for various boiler recovery systems, chemical process plants, and steel fabricators. Obtained data utilizing precision instrumentation for the design and modification of an existing HVAC system in a commercial Atlanta high-rise. Worked with client in design of titanium dioxide sample mixing stations with capture hood using full size model. Programmed and customized CAD software to improve drawing production efficiency BRANDT ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.,MechanicalEngineer 1987--1989 Performed process calculations and detail designs of fabric filtration and dust collection conveyor systems for a wide range of pollution control projects. ONLINE TRAINING APPLICATION UNLIMITED,Sales/Marketing Manager 2004--2005 Performed selling and marketing of online training software. U.S. FOODSERVICE, Territory Manager 2003--2004 Obtained and managed foodservice customers on a daily basis. Consult and fully servicing the customers’ needs along with managing credit terms and balances. SELF EMPLOYED,Securities Trader 1999--2003 Managed, Analyzed and Traded NASDAQ and NYSE securities. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, GEORGIA INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY,1987 COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: Autodesk Inventor, Microsoft Dynamics, CAEPIPE, COMPRESS (ASME Pressure VesselDesign software), CHECWORKS™ SFA,FAC Manager,IBM Rational DOORS, AutoCAD, Navision, APV Code Calc design software. SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION: US Citizen. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese