1. WILLIAM L. HARKABUS
4841 Cochise Trail Res. (804) 743-7626
Richmond, VA 23237 Cell. (804) 370-8909
E-mail: williamharkabus@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Over thirty-nine years of diversified experience in piping design of chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, refinery,
film, direct reduced iron, tobacco, water treatment, and fiber-related industries, including equipment arrangement and
detailed piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger & support drawings, material take-offs, P&ID's, line list, tie-in
lists, field walk-downs, checking, supervision of designers and technicians, engineering man-hour estimates, the
construction of scale models, AutoCAD 2014 and Microstation V8 2004.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
8/09 to Present
Progressive Design, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer in the mechanical/piping design group. Piping Design Lead responsible for the
development of piping design layout drawings, isometric drawings, support drawings, material take-offs, field
walk-downs, checking, P&ID review and update, and supervision as required on the following projects:
• Phillip Morris – tobacco plant (several projects)
• B.I. Chemical – chemical plant (several projects)
• Hercules/Ashland – chemical plant (several projects)
10/06 to 8/09
C&I Engineering
Louisville, Kentucky
Senior Plant Designer (under contract) assigned to the Plant Design group on site at the Marathon/Ashland
Petroleum refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Plant Design Lead responsible for the development of piping
design layout drawings, isometric drawings, hanger & support drawings, material take-offs, field walk-downs,
P&ID review, checking, the development of engineering man-hour estimates and scope of work, man-power
scheduling, construction coordination, and supervision of designers and technicians as required on projects
assigned. Received TWIC certification in 2008.
3/05 to 9/06
Advanced Process Solutions, Inc.
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer in the Piping Design Group. Piping Design Lead responsible for the development of
equipment arrangement and detailed piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings,
material take-offs, field walk-downs, checking, and supervision of designers and technicians as required on the
following projects:
• B.I. Chemical - chemical plant (several projects)
• Hercules – chemical plant (1-project)
• CIBA – chemical plant (1-project)
1/05 to 3/05
Shaw Stone & Webster
Chesterfield, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer on site at the Honeywell Plant in Chesterfield, Virginia. P&ID walk-downs and review of
areas assigned.
10/04 to 1/05
Infineon Technologies
Sandston, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer (under contract) responsible for piping layout drawings to various tools.

2. 6/03 to 10/04
Advanced Process Solutions, Inc.
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer (under contract) in the Piping Design Group. Piping Design Lead responsible for the
development of equipment arrangement and detailed piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and
support drawings, material take-offs, field walkdown, checking, and supervision of designers and technicians as
required on the following projects:
• B.I. Chemical - chemical plant (several projects)
• Hercules – chemical plant (2-projects)
• Smurfit-Stone – pulp and paper mill (2-projects)
7/02 to 5/03
C&I Engineering
Louisville, Kentucky
Senior Plant Designer (under contract) assigned to the Plant Design Department. Area Lead Designer
responsible for the development of piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings,
material take-offs, field walkdown, updating of existing drawings, checking, and site survey sketches on all piping
coming from the New North Rack to the 15 Plant Area, at the Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook, PA. Was also re-
assigned to the construction support group for a few months, at the Marathon/Ashland Petroleum refinery in
Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
4/02 to 7/02 (contract)
9/99 to 10/01 (direct)
Perigon, P.A.
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer in the Piping Design Group. Responsible for the development of equipment arrangement
and detailed piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings, material take-offs, field
walkdown, checking, and supervision of designers and technicians as required on the following projects:
• Hoechst Celanese - chemical plant
• B.I. Chemical - chemical plant (several projects)
• Infilco Degremont Inc. – (2) fluid bed incineration projects; (1) water treatment facility project
• Nova – chemical plant
• Hercules – chemical plant (3 projects)
2/02 to 4/02
C&I Engineering
Louisville, Kentucky
Senior Plant Designer (under contract) assigned to the Plant Design Group on site for the ADP Project at the
Marathon/Ashland Petroleum refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Responsible for the development of piping
layout drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings, material take-offs, field walkdown, checking,
and site survey sketches for varies OSBL piping systems.
6/97 to 9/99 (direct)
11/01 to 12/21/01 (contract)
Alliance Engineering
Richmond, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer in the Mechanical Department. Piping Design Lead responsible for the development of
equipment arrangement and detailed piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings,
material take-offs, field walkdown, checking, and supervision of designers and technicians as required per
assigned projects. Also assisted other lead designers on their assigned projects. Various projects worked on
include:
• Clariant - chemical plant (2 projects)
• Infilco Degremont Inc. - fluid bed incineration project
• PGI – nonwovens facility (2 projects)
• FMC Corporation - chemical plant
• Phillip Morris - tobacco
• Lever Brothers - soap manufacturing facility (2 projects)

3. 8/95 to 6/97
Perigon, P.A.
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer promoted to Piping Design Group Leader in October 1996. As Piping Design Group
Leader, I had total responsibility for the development of the detailed piping design-drawing packages on all
projects in this office. Prepare engineering cost estimates and scope of work for new projects. Our group was
also utilized in developing HVAC layout drawings as needed under the direction of the Mechanical Group Leader.
Another area of responsibility was for the supervision of designers and draftsmen in the piping group on the
following projects:
• Hoechst Celanese - chemical plant (2 projects)
• Midrex - direct reduced iron (2 projects)
• Stone Container - pulp and paper mill
• Carter Wallace - medical device
• Primary - oil refinery
• ICI – films (several projects)
9/87 to 8/90
12/90 to 8/95
Stone Container Corporation
Hopewell, Virginia
Senior Piping Designer (under contract) assigned to the pulp and paper mill Plant Engineering Department.
Assisted Project Engineers with Conceptual P&ID's and project Cost estimates. Responsible for the development
of detailed piping design drawings, material take-offs, field walkdown, checking, and construction coordination on
piping systems in the pulp mill and power plant. Also developed HVAC layout drawings for different areas in the
plant.
5/83 to 9/87
8/90 to 11/90
Fluor Daniel, Inc,
Richmond, Virginia
Piping Designer IV promoted to Senior Piping Designer in March 1985. Piping Design Lead on several projects in
the office and on field assignments. Responsible for the development of equipment arrangement and detailed
piping design drawings, isometric drawings, hanger and support drawings, material take-offs, field walkdown,
checking, and supervision of designers and draftsmen as required on the following projects:
• Allied Fibers - chemical Plant
• Hoechst Celanese - chemical Plant
• Stone Container - pulp and paper mill (3 field assignments)
• Glaxo - pharmaceutical plant (2 projects)
• W.R- Grace - catalyst chemical plant (4 projects)
• Lever Brothers - soap manufacturing facility (I project)
• Hercules - chemical plant (3 projects)
• AT&T - flex copper plating line (2 projects)
5/79 to 5/83
Fluor Daniel, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina
Process Piping Designer III promoted to Process Piping Designer IV in May 1981. Drafting Supervisor for the
development of P&ID's from engineer sketches, developed line list, and prepared pump calculations and sized
lines in areas assigned, on the following projects:
• Augusta Newsprint - pulp and paper mill (field assignment)
• Anaconda - aluminum roll mill plant
• Midwest Processing - sunflower seed oil plant
• Julius Wile & Sons - alcohol fermentation plant (field assignment)
• Proctor & Gamble - decaffeinated coffee bean plant
• Merck, Inc. - pharmaceutical plant
• Corn Products - (2) corn wet milling plants

4. 6/75 to 4/79
Diamond Shamrock
Ashtabula, Ohio
Engineering Draftsman - Developed detailed piping design layouts and P&ID’s for all projects at this chemical
plant. Implemented and maintained drawing file system, and constructed a scale model of the plant,
encompassing structures, equipment, and piping.
1/74 to 6/75
W. L. Tanksley & Assoc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Design Draftsman - Contracted to Diamond Shamrock.
8/73 to 12/73
Centerline, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Layout Draftsman - Contracted to Pipe Machinery.
3/73 to 8/73
Reliance Electric
Ashtabula, Ohio
Detail Draftsman
MILITARY:
U.S.M.C. (2/70 to 2/73) Sergeant E-5 Honorable Discharge
EDUCATION:
John Tyler Community College, Chester, Virginia 1998
• Computer Aided Drafting and Design (Microstation 95)
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, Virginia 1991
• Computer Aided Drafting and Design (Intergraph)
John Tyler Community College, Chester, Virginia 1989
• Computer Aided Drafting & Design (AutoCAD)
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC 1979-80
• Piping Design I, II, III, & Hydronics in HVAC
Lakeland Community College, Painesville, Ohio 1975-76
• Architectural Design I, II, & III
Fisher Controls Instrumentation Seminar (1 week) 1976
Building Trade Blueprint Reading M.C.I. 1971
Army Engineering School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 1970
• Civil Drafting Diploma
Conneaut High School Graduate, Conneaut, Ohio 1969