ALBERT E.

LEIGH PORTNER
6842 Coral Hill Drive; Bartlett, Tennessee 38135-1718 Telephone: (901) 371-941
6 Email: ap8d6b5e@westpost.net
SUMMARY:
Proficient, hardworking engineering technician with 34 years experience in the s
tructural and civil engineering field. Seeking a position in the structural, arc
hitectural and/ or civil engineering field utilizing drafting and / or computer
graphic skills. Background includes a strong record with productive engineering
firms, designing projects and getting them done correctly in a timely manner. De
pendable and disciplined self-thinker that enjoys working independently and also
as a team player. Very goal oriented, open minded toward new ideas and proficie
nt at organizing projects. Conscientious, thorough and confident in my work. Cre
ative and cost-conscious, having the patience to concentrate on intricate precis
e details. Excellent design, mathematical, hand drafting and computer skills wit
h experience in computer aided drafting, word processing software and windows ba
sed computer applications.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
9/05/2006 V 7/01/2010
SENIOR CIVIL /STRUCTURAL DESIGNER, FIELD ENGINEER
LURGI, Inc
1790 Kirby Parkway; Suite 300; Memphis, Tennessee 38138
Drafting and design of civil/ structural projects, laying out design drawings us
ing AutoCAD 2006. Civil/ Structural design problem solving on Ethanol, Biodiesel
and Biofuel plant systems, including Fermentation, Process, Utilities/ Cooling
Tower, Wetcake, Energy Center, Product Tank Storage and Shipping and Rail Loadin
g areas.
Worked and trained in Civil design on several Ethanol projects, learning more in
depth concrete layouts.
Praised by several project engineers for working with them,
above and beyond to get problems solved out in the field.
Oversaw 3 Verasun jobs at once, talking with vendors, contractors, Field superin
tendents and Project Engineers.
Designed several stair towers at Fermentation, Beer well areas, working closely
with the Mechanical Department to coordinate piping layouts, incorporating them
into the design of the stair towers.
lFounding member of Lurgis Toastmaster Club V Lurgi S.P.E.A.K.S . . . . Utilized
to improve my leadership, learn to effectively speak, conduct meetings, lead, d
elegate and motivate.
Field assignments for 3 months each at job sites in New York State and Californ
ia, working on getting plant up and running.
On the job training in Intergraph Microstation PDS, FrameWorks Plus and ACE F
rameWorks structural design formats.
Field assignment as a field engineer for 18 months at Hydrogen Plant for Praxair
at the Chevron Richmond California Refinery. Checking designs that did not meet
specification, installation problems and fabrication deficiencies.
2/23/1998 - 8/14/2006
SENIOR STRUCTURAL / MECHANICAL DESIGNER
FKI LOGISTEX (INDUSTRY GENERAL CORPORATION)
5384 Poplar Avenue; Suite 500; Memphis, Tennessee 38119
Drafting/design of civil, structural and mechanical projects. Putting together s
teel framing or mechanical design and erection drawing and shop details using Au
toCAD 2004 or some hand drafting. Structural design problem solving on conveyor
system projects for Federal Express, USPS, UPS, DHL & airport baggage handling n
ationwide and worldwide.
Developed standard details for use in future projects.
Trained in development of sort and conveyor systems and development of egress ar
eas.
Checking of other detailers work to make fabrication time in the shop problem fr
ee.
Worked and trained in the mechanical department for over 4 years, designing layo
uts of conveyor systems and designing mechanical conveyor part design and shop d
rawings.
Structural load calculations and load drawings done on conveyor systems. Worked
directly with structural engineers and praised as jobs well done with no problem
s.
8/4/1997 - 2/20/1998
STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTER
GALLAWAY INDUSTRIES, LLC
769 Highway 70; P.O. Box 6; Gallaway, Tennessee 38036
Drafting shop details using AutoCAD 13 and hand detailing on the drafting board.
Structural problem solving on contractor drawings including communication with
contractors and shop foremen. Checking shop drawings, eliminating fabrication pr
oblems in the shop. Detailing work load included such miscellaneous structural p
rojects as stairs, hand railing, platforms and ladders.
Project management of contract and Gallaway shop drawings and erection plans. Or
ganize and set up projects, handling many projects at once effectively. Communic
ated with contractors and engineers resolving problems. Develop fabrication and
shipping schedules. Issue jobs to the shop.
9/3/1996 - 7/25/1997
STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTER
DELHI STEEL CORPORATION
128 Kirkville Road; Kirkville, New York 13082
Drafting steel framing erection drawings and shop details for structural and mis
cellaneous projects. Structural problem solving, reading blueprints and running
blueprints. Communicated with contractors and architects resolving problems.
Develop standard details for use in future projects.
Adept at designing intricate stairway and handrail layouts and shop details.

5/1/1995 - 7/22/1996
SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING TECHNICIAN
THE SEAR BROWN GROUP, INC.
100 Clinton Square; Suite 250; Syracuse, New York 13202
Main office- 85 Metro Park; Rochester, New York 14623
Drafting / design of architectural projects including many educational related-
ADA compliance renovations, High School and College facilities. Develop final dr
awings from preliminary sketches with minimal rework. Extensive research in Amer
icans with disabilities acts codes for projects.
Proficient on the CADD Intergraph Microstation.
Worked with structural department in Rochester office utilizing my structural kn
owledge to get shop drawings checked for a faster turn around.
Worked with Elmira office for an extended period in their architectural departme
nt.
1/9/1989 - 3/31/1995
DRAFTING TECHNICIAN C
NATIONAL GRID (formally NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION)
Civil / Structural Department; 300 Erie Boulevard West; Syracuse, New York 13
202
Fossil Generation Engineering - 2/10/1992 - 3/31/1995
Nuclear Division / Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 - 1/9/1989 - 2/7/1
992
Drafting / design of civil / structural energy projects on hand generated drawin
gs or on computer generated drawings using the CADD Intergraph Microstation syst
em. Developed final drawings from preliminary sketches with minimal rework. Expe
rience with construction and welding procedures. Fossil projects worked on inclu
ded flyash landfills, waste treatment facilities, clean air and flyash utilizati
on modifications to coal fired plants and a coal vessel berthing facility (inclu
ding harbor dredging and new mooring dolphins). Nuclear projects worked on inclu
ded new pipe support & restraint drawings and plant modification drawings.
Modifications on mechanical and electrical drawings to help out those department
s. (Fossil)
Layout of 3-D design database for flyash landfill, fish return system and coal v
essel berthing facility, utilizing attached reference files for figuring volumes
and survey points. (Fossil)
Participated in engineering drawings computer scanning effort, getting the proje
ct done months ahead of schedule. (Fossil)
Organized plant door vendor drawings involving much research and experience coor
dinating directly with manufacturers. (Nuclear)
Designed door and hardware prototype drawing on Intergraph, incorporating existi
ng door summary / modification sheets and graphics from vendor drawings. (Nuclea
r)
3/21/1984 - 1/6/1989
STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTER
O.W. HUBBELL & SONS, INC. / HUBBELL HIGHWAY SIGNS, INC.
100 Main Street; New York Mills, New York 13417
Drafting steel framing erection drawings and shop details for bridge mounted and
overhead sign structures, guide railing, highway safety projects and road side
sign structures. Structural problem solving, field measuring, reading blueprints
and state plans and running blueprints.
Mathematically designed bridge mounted signs with their compound various slopes
and angles.
Helped design computer program to figure compound angles and steel shop lengths
for bridge mounted sign structures.
Checked shop drawings with end results being fastest fabrication time in the sho
p without errors.
9/1/1976 - 2/3/1984
STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTER
ROME IRON MILLS, INC
412 Canal Street; Rome, New York 13440
Drafting steel framing erection drawings and shop details, structural problem so
lving, field measuring, reading blueprints and running blueprints.
Adept at designing intricate stairways and handrail layouts & shop details.
Praised by company shop and construction workers that the jobs that I worked on
always fit together perfect, with no problems.
Worked directly with shop workers in the shop to help resolve design problems.
EDUCATION:
College: State University of New York at Delhi, New York Graduation: May
16, 1976
Degree: Associate in Applied Science Major: Architectural Technology
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
AutoCAD I & II- Version 12 (72 hour BOCES course) completed 12-10-96
Computer Aided Drafting I (36 hour BOCES course) Interactive Graphics Training (
Intergraph CADD)
Inroads / Insite Design Basics
Microstation 3-D Training, PDS FrameWorks and ACE FrameWorks
Extensive training in computer courses Windows XP, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and
Word Perfect.
REFERENCES / TRANSCRIPTS: Will be furnished upon request