1. Danielle Krysiak
5294 Jaycox Road
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
(440) 506-3822 d_krysiak@hotmail.com
Mechanical Engineering and Design
Extensive experience with new and renovated industrial and chemical facilities, process equipment and piping
designs, layouts, and installation. Recognized for top performance in key engineering firms. BSME – CSU.
Select projects:
 Equipment layout and piping design for blast furnace changes and repairs.
 Tire curing press system piping and equipment design.
 Industrial material handling and chemical process piping design and stress analysis.
 Process and industrial equipment specifications for equipment procurement and equipment
installation.
 Evaluation of equipment submittals and preliminary engineering studies for the following:
• ASME Pressure vessels, columns, mixing and
storage tanks
• Positive displacement, vacuum, and
centrifugal pumps
• Vaporizer, heat exchanger, air-cooled
exchangers
• Chain motor driven conveying
systems
• Pneumatic conveying systems • Belt motor driven conveying systems
• Sanitary equipment design for food service • Hydraulic unit systems
Project Experience
Middough Inc. Consulting, Cleveland OH January 2013 – April 2016
Mechanical Engineer
Good Year Tire & Rubber Company New & Refurbished Press Installation Projects
Fayetteville, NC. Akron, OH, Santiago, Chile, Topeka, Kansas
 Assisted in creating equipment/ machinery layouts and details for curing presses, grinders, vacuum
pumps, hydraulic units, mixers, tanks, etc. in existing and pilot tire plants.
 Assisted in creating layouts of dust collection equipment and fume exhaust ventilation systems
including: duct layout/ design for MUA units and exhaust fans.
CRODA Inc. Mantis Project, New Castle, DE
 Created 3-D piping models for process piping; created piping isometric drawings using AutoCAD
Plant 3-D and Navisworks. Updated piping line lists and marked up P&ID’s with discrepancies.
 Revised equipment modeled in Plant 3-D to correct dimensions, locations and orientations.
 Back checked equipment vendor drawings as part of interdisciplinary reviews.
Great Lakes Works United States Steel (USS), Blast Furnace Changes and Repairs, Ecorse, MI
 Created equipment layouts and associated hydraulic and chemical piping layouts, elevations, and
details for continuous galvanizing line chemical coater.
 Created equipment, piping, and instrument layouts/ design for blast furnace gas cooling systems
including slurry, venturi, and recycle water services. Developed support details for cooling water,
hydraulic, and chemical piping.
 Calculated head losses for piping, spray nozzles, and centrifugal pump sizing.
 Created/updated piping and equipment specifications: centrifugal pumps, hydraulics, and scrubbers.
 Assisted in layout, details/procurement for relocation of valves, dampers, and actuators in blast
furnace ductwork.

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Arcelor Mittal, Slab and Combi-Caster Operation Investigation, Indiana Harbor MI
 Assisted in field work in an investigation of slab caster emergency water valves and piping. Field
work involved walking down lines and marking up existing P&ID’s for correct line and valve sizes.
 Generated reports detailing the slab caster’s operation including observations and hypothesis of why
the emergency water system was not functioning properly.
Haverhill, Expansion Joint Investigation / Modifications, Indiana Harbor, MI
 Created pipe stress models with Caesar Stress Analysis Software for process piping and associated
expansion joints. Analyzed stress models on piping supports and expansion joints.
Cristal Global, Ash 2 Growth Project, Ashtabula, OH
 Created specifications, equipment lists, datasheets and preliminary drawings for process equipment
for the production and packaging of TiCl4 and derivatives. Equipment includes vibrators, filters,
vaporizers, and vessels.
 Assisted in field work and created Caesar pipe stress models to analyze existing TiCl4 Vaporizer
process piping supports and pressure relief valve design.
Husky Lima Water Reuse Project
 Assisted in creating equipment and piping layouts, tie-ins, and isometrics drawings using AutoCAD
Plant 3-D, Navisworks, and PDF Bluebeam software.
J.R. Johnson Engineering, Middleburg Heights, OH March – November 2012
Mechanical Engineer I
Wheatland Tube, Conveyor Extension Project, Sharon, PA
 Lead mechanical design engineer responsible for chain motor driven conveyor extension design and
layout including conveyor frame, roll and shaft designs, star-wheel and kick-out arm details.
 Completed calculations to determine conveyor motor and star-wheel shaft horsepower requirements
and pneumatic cylinder sizes for kick-out arms. Selected motors, gearboxes, and couplings.
Arcelor Mittal, Boiler Feed Water Pump Shut-Down Procedure, Cleveland, OH
 Held responsible for field work and detailed procedure to safely and correctly drain a high
temperature/ pressure pipe after pump shut down from the steel mill’s Boiler Feed Water Pump
House to the Basic Oxygen Furnace.
United States Steel, Brine System Addition, Lorain, OH
 Lead mechanical design engineer responsible for equipment, instrumentation, and piping layout and
design.
 Completed calculations to determine pipe losses for pump horsepower requirements.
 Determined pipe sizing and materials for brine lines, compressed air, and service water lines.
United States Steel, Pipe Cooling Bed Equipment Modifications, Lorain, OH
 Mechanical designer responsible for checking new cooling bed rakes for retrofit into the existing
equipment as well as pipe alignment and transfer.
 Designed and checked existing pipe cooling bed conveyor alignment. Involved with designing new
conveyor and skid profiles and checking clearances on existing conveyors and modifications.
 Calculated cooling bed adequate lengths and transfer time for different pipe size and lengths.
 Calculated cooling bed structural steel weights and pipe weights for FEA analysis of crank arms and
linkages within the system.
 Selected bearings, bearing seals, and designed bearing housings and shafts for cooling bed main crank
arms.

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URS Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio 2005- December-2011
Initially hired for intern position; however, promoted to full-time mechanical engineer position upon college
graduation. Promoted several times from support engineering to leadership position.
Mechanical Engineer IV
(Confidential Client in the Solar Industry) Industrial Chemical Process Pilot Plant, Commercialization Plant,
Brownfield Plant, Greenfield Plant - Multi-Million Dollar Project
Prepared datasheets and calculations for equipment design and procurement; performed engineering
calculations, prepared specifications, performed analyses, issued reports, and maintained related data.
 Served as Lead Engineer for inter-discipline design and reviews.
 Issued construction packages for equipment setting and mechanical installation.
 Reviewed engineering calculations, specifications, vendor designs, and equipment setting packages.
 Prepared, reviewed, and approved equipment layout drawings and project drawings (i.e. P&ID’s,
Piping Isometrics, Vendor Drawings, etc.)
 Completed, coordinated and suggested design options as it relates to the mechanical equipment for
these multi-million dollar projects.
Computer Skills
Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat Bluebeam, PowerPoint and other office software.
Experienced in AutoCAD 2016, Caesar Pipe Stress Analysis, AutoCAD Plant 3-D, Navisworks, & Solid
works. Practiced use of engineering programs: Visual Basic C++, Simulink, COSMOS Works, and Mat Lab.
Trained in Micro Station V8 & Smart Plant 3D technologies.
Education and Training
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio BSME - Cum Laude - 2007
 Member AIAA Cleveland State University; Member SAE Cleveland State University
 OSHA Certified Training; LEAN Manufacturing Training; Leadership Training
 Gardiner Trane HVAC Systems Training; Summit Pump Inc.; Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals 101