Armando A. Morales
Cell: (909) 615-2011
11 Westbrook Ln.
Email: adsmorales@verizon.net
Phillips Ranch, CA 91766
CIVIL DESIGNER / ENGINEERING AIDE
OBJECTIVE
A true team player seeking to be associated with a goal oriented company in a responsible Civil Design &
Engineering Aide position which is focused on challenges, dedication, ingenuity and advancement based
on job merit and accomplishments.
EDUCATION
A.S. Engineering Drafting/Design Technology, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
Certificate in Mechanical Design, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
25 years experience in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical CADD (AutoCAD 2014, Microstation SE, 8.1, Windows 8,
Microsoft Excel, Access & Word). General design support for engineering
& planning and project management design teams. Additional skills include assistance in a variety of projects
across multiple disciplines which involve mapping, pipeline alignments, P&IDs and process piping.
Construction and street improvement plans, grading, sewer, water & storm drain plans. Production and
assembly drawings, electrical & electronic wiring and instrumentation diagrams.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cordoba Corporation, Santa Ana, CA
Civil Designer – Jan 2015 to July 2015
Assist in the design and drafting of the Sempra Energy (PSEP) program, Pipeline Safety and Enhancement Plan
team. Design projects for hydrotest and pipeline replacement of major gas transmission and distribution lines
for (SCG) Southern California Gas per company standards and environmental requirements. CAD service provided
using AutoCad 14 & Civil 3D 2012 programs combined.
Jacobs Engineering, Costa Mesa, CA
(formerly) Marmac Field Services
Civil Designer - 1998 to Present
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
Primarily assist in the design and drafting of the Sempra Energy (PSEP) program, Pipeline Safety and Enhancement
Plan team. Design project for realignment of (2) major gas lines per specifications provided by (SCG) Southern
California Gas & (SDGE) San Diego Gas & Electric, including infrastructure and environmental standards.
CAD service provided using AutoCad Civil 3D 2012 programs.
ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., Cerritos, CA, (Continuous Service Agreement) 2000 - 2014
Create, maintain, update and catalog pipeline alignment drawings, system maps, flow diagrams and other facility
drawings at ExxonMobil Pipeline Division, Torrance, CA refinery utilizing Microstation SE & 8.1 platforms with
IRAS B5.2 scanning and digitizing capabilities. Update ExxonMobil database to satisfy completed engineering
projects.
Compose Aerial Map overlays for specific active, idle, and abandoned routes. Provide improvement notices for
Right-Of-Way Department, including research on existing lines where field data is needed to be compiled and
analyzed for various projects to ensure conformance and consistency and assure company access within right-of-way
boundaries. Combining of existing EMPCo drawing files, raster imagery, point data/GIS source data to construct
and design proposed pipeline relocations/realignments primarily due to state requirements for environmental
concerns. Feature studies, pipeline & facility change diagrams, foreign line crossings studies and remedial action
reports. Provide assistance and design support to EMPCo engineers, field staff and other associated departmental
staff. Distribution of drawings and engineering documentation using EMPCo's office systems (Lotus Notes, Access,
Excel and Word).
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Additional Accomplishments
Marathon Pipeline Project (Ohio) - Engineering Drafting support, research of quadrangle reference
drawings, alignment drawings and other substructure sources for accurate pipeline routing. Property
ownership research involving townships and counties. Final pipeline alignment development in
Microstation SE.
Southern California Edison (Los Angeles and Orange Counties) - Right-of-Way agent role researching
and investigating properties for accessible easements to provide electrical service by SCE to commercial/
residential buildings. Documentation follow-up from beginning to final signing of easements, which were
then forwarded to SCE as legal document.
Olympic Pipeline (State of Washington) - Engineering Design support, use of topographic maps for pipeline
routing through environmentally sensitive areas (schools, hospitals, etc.). Heavy CAD support (AutoCAD R14)
on alignment drawings delineating proposed routes.
Southern California Edison (Los Angeles County) - As-built - Complete alignment drawings, design &
development depicting Edison lines/surrounding substructures. Profile calculations displaying configurations
of grade levels, pipeline depths, and surrounding foreign substructures.
SPEC Services, Fountain Valley, CA
Design Draftsman - 1990-1998
Flow instrumentation, Pipeline Alignment, flow diagrams for major product refineries (oil, water, gas).
civil/structural & construction layouts and field assistance working drawings for pipe routing and
electrical wiring for refineries and other facilities.
HR Textron Inc., Valencia, CA
Senior Draftsman - 1989-1990
Electro-Mechanical production layouts and assembly drawings of servo hydraulic systems for horizontal
& vertical rotors, landing gears and other avionic mechanisms for military and commercial aircrafts
(helicopters, jet airliners, NASA- space shuttle).
Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA
Senior Draftsman - 1983-1989
Electro-Mechanical/Electronic production assembly drawings and layouts of telemetry and data-link
Instrumentation systems. Guidance and control systems of Phoenix and AAMRAM missiles. Electronic
packaging of components for missile flight tests. Assistance in multi-layered printed circuit board (PCB)
layout and signal continuity checks for missile telemetry and data-link instrumentation systems.
rack & panel structural design drawings for test instrumentation stations.
REFERENCES
Furnished upon request