1. David Ponicsan
Civil Designer
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David Ponicsan
LEAD STRUCTURAL DESIGNER
David Ponicsan has over 35 years of CAD design experience providing civil/structural CAD/design for
gas and coal power generating facilities, nuclear, mining, oil and gas compression, midstream pipelines
and facilities, refining downstream, manufacturing, electrical power substation and transmission
facilities and pharmaceuticals industries. His experience includes foundation/steel design for heavy
industrial and commercial applications. David is proficient in AutoCAD 3D Modeling, Latest versions of
AutoCAD and CADWorx (Intergraph). Some Revit and MicroStation experience.
DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Intergraph, Advanced CAD Training(VMS/IGDS
Interfaces),Huntsville,Alabama
Engineering Courses Mountain View College, Dallas,
Texas
Environmental WasteEngineering Courses Arapahoe
Community College Denver, Colorado
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Senior Principal Structural designer, Various
Power Station Projects
Was responsiblefor the complex design using3D
modeling of various power plantprojects throughout the
USA. These projects required minimal engineering
guidanceto complete which involved complex detailed
design of concrete and steel structures.
Williams Field Services—Opal, Wyoming
Opal Substation
Senior Structural Designer;responsiblefor civil/structural
design for a 3.5-mile 230 kV transmission lineand a
230/13.8-kV substation for Williams Field Services.
Project was performed on an EPC basis,successfully
meeting a demanding scheduleto conform to air quality
deadline.Project required unique bus, equipment and
incominglinearrangements to avoid extensive
underground utility and archeological permit
requirements, includingseveral large(12 and 24 inch)
underground high pressurenatural gas pipelines which
transected the site. These pipelines required innovative
foundation and steel designs to bridgethe lines.
Performed steel structure design includingdeadends,bus
supports,breaker foundations,transformer oil
containment, and control house detailing.
Suncor Refinery—Colorado
Structural design supervisor.Responsibilities included
supervisingthedesign/CADD of numerous ongoing
maintenance upgrades which consisted of 2D/3D design
drawings of steel/concrete support structures,pipe
supports/runways,walkways,platforms and various
heavy equipment foundations.
BP America—Multiple Locations, Texas
Structural design supervisor.Responsibilities included
supervisingthedesign/CADD of numerous ongoing
maintenance upgrades at various plantsites in Texas.
These consisted of 2D/3D design drawings of
steel/concrete supportstructures, pipesupports,tank
farms,and various equipment foundations.
Valero Mckee Refinery—Texas
Structural design lead.Responsiblefor the design/CADD
of the Alky Refrigeration Compressor. Design consisted of
2D/3D design drawings of elevated concrete building
supportingcompressor and various heavy equipment,
steel/concrete supportstructures, pipe
supports/runways,walkways/platforms and foundations.

2. David Ponicsan
Civil Designer
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Roche Chemicals—Boulder, Colorado
T20 Building Expansion
Lead structural designer. Detailed design of 3D/2D
drawings of a pharmaceutical buildingplant2-building
expansion,which consisted of buildingfoundations,steel
framingplans/details,architectural buildingdetails,
wall/stairway sections,mezzanine layouts and pipe
supports/runways.
Echo Springs Substation—Wamsutter, Wyoming Echo
Springs Substation
Senior Structural Designer;responsiblefor civil/structural
design for a 230/34.5 kV substation.Design included
foundation design for bus supports,circuit switchers,
lightningmasts,transformer oil containment (lined
berm), control house and deadends. Performed steel
design for substation steel structures.
Encana—Piceance Basin, Colorado
Orchard Mesa Substation
Senior Structural Designer responsiblefor civil/structural
design for a 69/13.8 kV substation.Design included
foundation design for bus supports,circuitswitchers,
lightningmasts,transformer oil containment, control
house and deadends. Performed steel design for
substation steel structures.P&P development for 69 kV
tap from Xcel linedown a 45% slopeto substation site.
Dominion Chesterfield—Virginia
Power Station
Senior Structural designer responsiblefor the design of
many areas of a power station plantretrofitproject.
Design duties on this projectconsisted of 2D/3D design
drawings of steel/concrete support structures for various
heavy equipment, pipe supports/runways,
walkways/platforms and buildingfoundations.
Usibelli Coal Mine—Usibelli, Alaska
Geological Map Creation
Structural Designer; assisted with the design and creation
of geological surfacemaps for the use and production of
plan and profiledrawings,drainageflow,cut/fill
estimates and site layout.
Williams Field Services—Wyoming
Structural design Supervisor responsiblefor the
design/CADD Opal Compressor Station.Design duties on
this projectconsisted of 2D/3D design drawings of
concrete pilefoundations for heavy equipment, support
structures,pipe supports/runways,coolers,and
compressor foundations.
Conoco—Wyoming to Kansas
Pioneer Pipeline
Structural Designer responsiblefor the design of pipeline
construction details.These drawings consistof
road/railroad crossings,underground pipelinerunways,
drainagedetails,buildingand equipment concrete
foundations,pipesupports and steel framing plans.
Kerr McGee—Platteville, Ft. Lupton, and Frederick,
Colorado
Compressor Facilities
Structural Designer responsiblefor the design of many
areas of a compressor station plantproject.Design duties
on these projects consisted of 2D/3D design drawings of
steel/concrete supportstructures for various heavy
equipment, pipe supports/runways,walkways/platforms
and compressor/buildingfoundations.
Salsbury Chemicals—Boulder, Colorado
Lead Structural Designer. Drawings consisted of detailed
design of 3D/2D drawings of a pharmaceutical building
expansion,which consisted of buildingfoundations,steel
framingplans/details,architectural buildingdetails,
wall/stairway sections,mezzanine layouts and pipe
supports/runways.
BP Amoco—Durango, Colorado
Florida Booster Compressor Station
Lead Structural Designer;design for booster compressor
station consistingof detailed design 3D/2D drawings of
concrete foundations,steel erection drawings,
connection details,sitelayout,piperunways and
compressor/buildingfoundations.

3. David Ponicsan
Civil Designer
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Johns Manville—Littleton, Colorado
E Glass Pilot Plant
Lead Structural Designer.Designed steel framingplans,
sections and details for a conceptual glass plant.These
drawings consisted of equipment layout,framing plans
and concrete foundations
Cargill—Temple, Utah
Salt Pellet Bagging System Modification
Structural Designer; designed steel framingplans,
sections and details.Modified existingequipment
supports/foundations,stairway and platforms for a pellet
baggingsystem.
Solvay Minerals—Wyoming
New Process Building Platforms
Lead Structural Designer;designed various complex
platforms in an existingplant.These drawings consisted
of steel framingplans,stairway,catwalksand connection
details.
Jonah Gas Gathering—Pinedale, Wyoming
Compressor Facility
Structural Designer responsiblefor the design of a
compressor station plantproject. Design duties on these
projects consisted of steel/concrete support structures
for various heavy equipment, pipe supports, walkways
and compressor/buildingfoundations.
Questar—South of Vernal, Utah
Fidlar Compressor Expansion
Structural Designer responsiblefor the design of a major
expansion of a compressor station plant.Designed and
created drawings consistingof steel/concrete support
structures for heavy equipment, pipesupports,
walkways/platforms,compressor/buildingfoundations
and site/civil layout.
DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals—Southaven, Michigan
Lead Structural Designer.Detailed design of 3D/2D
drawings of a pharmaceutical buildingplant2 expansion.
Designed and prepared drawings detailingbuilding
foundations,steel framingplans/details,architectural
buildingdetails,wall/stairway sections,mezzanine
layouts,various reactor/equipmentsupports and pipe
runways.
Solvay Minerals—Green River, Wyoming
Structural Designer; Heat Exchanger/Calciner Brick
Expansion,designed various steel framingplans,
sections,elevations,supportdetails,foundations,
stairway,catwalks and connection details for heat
exchanger/calciner brick expansion.
Jonah Gas Gathering—Wyoming
Production Plant Expansion
Lead Structural Designer responsiblefor the design of
two largenew compressor station plantprojects.Design
duties consisted of steel/concrete supportstructures for
various heavy equipment, pipe supports,walkways,
platforms,compressor/buildingfoundations and civil/site
layouts.
Thunder Basin Coal Mine—Wyoming
Stilling Building Design
Structural Designer responsiblefor the design drawings
of a coal dumpingprocessingfacility which consisted of
buildingfoundations,steel framingplans,sections,
details,wall sections and heavy equipment aprons.
Wyckoff Chemicals—Southaven, Michigan
Lead Structural Designer.Drawings consisted of detailed
design of 3D/2D drawings of a major pharmaceutical
buildingexpansion Drawingsconsisted of building
foundations,steel framingplans,sections,details,
architectural buildingdetails,wall/stairway plansand
sections,mezzanine layouts,pipesupports/runways,
connection details and civil structural plans.
Johns Manville—Rockdale, Illinois
Perlite Building Expansion
Lead Designer. Designed various structural and concrete
foundations for fiberglass manufacturingplant.Included
gas scrubbers,dustcollectors,heavy equipment
foundations,steel platforms,and buildingframing.

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Civil Designer
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Coors Brewing Company—Golden, Colorado
Bottle Line No. 6
Structural Designer. Responsiblefor design of uncaser
system, conveyor layouts and structural steel platforms
for the installation and construction of a bottlingline.
Developed and designed siteand gradingplans for
commercial developments.
Newmont Gold Mine—Muruntau, Uzbekistan
Foundation Plans
Structural designer.Duties included coordinating
structural work with other disciplines,designed and
prepared structural and foundation plans for gold mining
milling,crushing,screening, material handlingand
general facility design.
Mobil Oil—San Juan County, Colorado
La Maquina Gas Treating Plant and Beaumont Refinery
Lead Structural Designer.Responsiblefor the preparation
of CO2 gas extraction drawings.Coordinated all workflow
and ensured all drawingswere complete to meet
construction deadlines.Sitelayout,steel and concrete
foundations,piperunways, electrical and generating
buildings wereincluded in the drawings.
Mobil Oil – Texas
Coke Plant
Lead Structural Designer. Detailed design of concrete
foundations,structural cranerunways,bin supports,
pilings and equipment layoutfor a coke plant.
Shell Oil—Denver, Colorado
Rail Yard/Motor Pool and CERCLA Wastes Water
Treatment Plant, Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Structural Designer. Responsiblefor the design of the
IrondaleGroundwater Treatment facility.This involved
detailed structural design and implementation of a water
purification injection system,which consisted of
pipelines,trench, well details and facility handling
foundations for a rail yard/motor pool area.
Texas Utilities—Multiple Locations, Texas
Structural Designer. In House Engineering for 26 Coal
fired Plants and one Nuclear,designed and prepared
complex engineering drawings detailingall phases of
mechanical systemdesign includingflowdiagrams,
pipingsystem layouts,isometrics and plan elevations
designs to supportongoing operation and maintenance
of fossil and gas-fired power plants.Designed
civil/structural steel framingplans,section and
foundations for gas and ligniteboiler systems.Prepared
general arrangement drawings for Comanche Peak
Nuclear Power Station. Performed field walkdown
verificationsof pipingsupports,and mechanical
equipment. Coordinated workflow of other designers
and acted as checker to ensure that all drawingswere
uniform, complete and consistentwith standards.