1. Samuel A. McBride
1350 Clinton Street, Aurora CO 80010
(720) 281-3513
Smcbride34@comcast.net
Principal Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Designer with 35 years of experience, 27 years in the
water/wastewater industry and 8 years in the gas and mining industry. My experience includes development of
Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, specifying and designing of plant and facility power distribution
systems including load calculations, develop power and instrumentation one line diagrams, assist process
mechanical in control strategy development, develop control wiring schematics, develop electrical and
instrumentation plan drawings, specify process instruments, develop instrumentation communication networks
such as ProfiBus, DeviceNet, Modbus and standard HART protocols, coordination with clients, other
disciplines, as well as construction phase assistance such as construction shop drawing submittal reviews,
responding to contractor requests for information and construction management electrical/instrumentation
inspection.
ProfessionalExperience:
Brown and Caldwell Golden, CO
Principal EI&C Designer January 1988 – Present
 Coordinate directly with Client electrical and instrumentation staff through out design process
 In conjunction with Process Mechanical Engineers, performed area classification analysis to determine
facility hazardous areas as defined in NFPA 820
 In conjunction with Process Mechanical Engineers, develop Process and Instrumentation Diagrams
 In conjunction with Process Mechanical Engineers, develop Process control narratives
 Design and develop electrical and instrumentation demolition drawings for EE review and approval
 Design and develop overall site power distribution one-line diagrams including load calculations for EE
review and approval.
 Design and develop individual facility power and instrumentation one-line diagrams, based on Process
Mechanical equipment list and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, for EE review and approval
 Define electrical space requirements and design and develop electrical room layouts for EE review and
approval
 Design and develop site and individual facility plan drawings for EE review and approval
 Design and develop site and individual facility lighting plan drawings and schedules for EE review and
approval
 Design and develop control wiring schematics based on Process and Instrumentation Diagrams and
Process control narratives, for EE review and approval
 Develop electrical equipment specifications for EE review and approval
 Develop instrumentation equipment specifications for EE review and approval
 Design and develop site/facility fire alarm systems per NFPA 72 for EE review and approval
 Design and develop site/facility communication systems for EE review and approval
 Coordinate mechanical specifications for electrical and instrumentation requirements
 Respond to contractor request for information during construction phase
 Review electrical and instrumentation equipment submittals for conformance to the contract documents

2.  Review mechanical process equipment submittals for electrical and instrumentation requirement
conformance to the contract documents
 Provide field construction management electrical and instrumentation inspection to verify field
installation conformance to the contract documents
Kaiser Engineers, Inc Denver, CO
Electrical Design/Drafter July 84 – January 1988
 Drafted detailed electrical wiring diagrams from control schematics
 Produced lighting calculations and drafted lighting plans and panel schedules
 Drafted plan drawings including raceway layouts.
Darenco, Inc Wheat Ridge, CO
Process Piping Drafter January 1983 – July 84
 Drafted Process and Instrumentation Diagrams and Process Flow Diagrams
 Drafted process piping plan and elevation drawings
Ortloff Mountain States Corp. Golden, CO
Principal EI&C Designer July 1980 – January 1983
 From engineer’s sketches, drafted floor plans, elevations, sections and details for process skids, pipe
racks and supports, concrete slabs, pads and foundations as well as architectural plans and elevations.
TechnicalSkills:
AutoCAD – 2D plan drawings, one-lines, schematics, schedules
AutoCAD PID
Microsoft Office Word and Excel
SKM short circuit coordination and arc flash analysis
Education:
Diploma, Architectural/Structural Drafting – 1980
Arc Flash/Short Circuit – SKM Power Tools software training 2012
AutoCAD 2013 fundamentals training 2013