1. Richard A. Godbee
ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION DESIGNER
Lawrenceville, Ga. 30043
richard114477@gmail.com
(770) 374-6094
SUMMARY
Senior level designer / drafter with experience in piping, structural, mechanical, electrical, and
instrumentation engineering. Extensive background drawing P&ID’s, loops, plans, locations, ladder and
logic diagrams, etc using AutoCAD and other tools. I have supported engineers with Excel/Access spread
sheets, databases, spec sheets, cable schedules and some estimating of materials and devices. Safety trained
and experienced in field work.
EXPERIENCE
AMEC Foster Wheeler Oct 2013-Present
Senior I&E designer
Atlanta, GA
While working primarily in the food/beverage, pulp and paper, chemical, and power generation industries:
 Used AutoCAD 2014 extensively
 Extensive design and drawing using AutoCAD of electrical equipment
 Designed PLC cabinets (using AutoCAD and other tools)
 Designed 3D model of panel location plans
 Design variable speed electric drive panels (VFD drives)
 Selected cabling for electrical cabinets and components
 Entered data into Quickbase databases
 Was trained on PDMS (3D CAD software)
 Assigned as fire warden for my office area
Honeywell Process Solutions July 2013-Oct 2013 (contract role)
Senior Cad designer
Atlanta, GA
Used AutoCAD 2010 to design both new and retrofitted electrical panels at a paper plant in
Montgomery, AL for the kiln and chemical areas:
 Designed cabinets with new internals per customer request
 Designed 30 plus PLC cabinets to replace existing failing PLC’s using AutoCAD 2010. Most designs
utilized Experion 200 rack systems, controllers, servers and utilized the RTP cards for ease of wiring.
 Designed all internal wiring for both AC and DC power.
 Created approximately 200 drawings for design work using AutoCAD
 Meet with plant personal to review all designs before cabinets were to be built and field verified
constructability.
BCCK Engineering May 2013-July 2013 (contract)
Electrical & Instrumentation designer
Midland, TX

2. Performed electrical and instrumentation design on oil stream separation plant.
 Responsible for developing control wiring designs and diagrams that tied vendor control panels into
PLCs and MCCs using AutoCAD.
 Updated designs and diagrams for local junction boxes
 I&E design for industrial plant controls in a class 1 div 2 area
 Cabling tray fill and conduit sizing
 Design of Marshalling panels
 Design I/O and power for other equipment such as pumps, compressors, VFD’s and heaters
General Dynamics Saint Marks Powder Plant March 2013-May 2013 (contract)
Electrical & Instrumentation designer
Tallahassee, FL
Hired for electrical and instrument support for plant engineering group. I designed and drew (using
AutoCAD) panel alarms with Honeywell local controllers and/or Allen Bradley PLC’s. P&ID’s and
most drawings created/edited on AutoCad 11 and some by hand. Field verified instruments and
installation before replacing devices. Replace old hydraulic equipment with state of the art devices in Class 1
Div 1 hazardous areas.
 I&E design for industrial plant controls in explosion proof areas
 Cabling and conduit sizing for other equipment such as pump/blower motors
 Design of field junction boxes for devices
 Field walk down for verification of drawing correctness before editing
 This assignment was estimated to be 1 year but was completed early
Jacobs Engineering February 2012-March 2013
Senior Level I&E designer
Greenville, SC
Hired as a senior level designer in the controls department. Used PDS to design and draw PLCs.
Implemented a Delta V DCS system for a recovery sub unit. Responsibilities include instrument plans done on
Microstation, I/O count and DCS assignment for Delta V and new CHARMS field cabinets. Profibus design
for all compressors and pump controls. Safety devices designed for use with Emerson logic solvers. Loop
sheets generated on COMOS a German version of software similar to INTOOLS. I have taken a set of
P&ID’s to construction drawings with little to no supervision.
 Responsible for loop sheet generation in COMOS
 Cable sizing and count for all devices communication and power
 MS excel spread sheets created before any entry in COMOS is done
 All major work done on COMOS minor cad work on Microstation
IS International April 2009-Feburary 2012
Eletrical & Instrumentation Designer / Lead Designer
Lawrenceville, Ga
Employed as an electrical designer for a water treatment plant being constructed in NY. Moved up to lead
designer responsible for the design of all areas. Research instruments, pumps and other vendor purchased

3. equipment that is installed. Conduit connection drawings are made from an excel spread sheet supplied by the
customer using AutoCAD. Familiar with all aspects of design and construction of the equipment involved.
Visit the site once a month to support the electricians and handle any field question that may arise.
 Responsible for conduit layout, conductor counts and sizing
 Cable tray design and conduit rack support design
 Proper installation details to be installed at equipment
 All work done on release AutoCad 2011 (MEP)
Day & Zimmermann April 2008-November 2008
Electrical & Instrumentation designer
Greenville, SC
I was hired as a controls designer for Eastman Tenn. Projects. All work was done on Micostation V8 and
IRAS. My responsibilities included updating the I/O list and checking it against the P&ID’s, Checking others
drawings and spec sheets for purchased items. My most recent assignment was in Gulfport MS do a meter
survey of all power/gas and water meters on the naval base for replacement with remote read meters
 I&E design for industrial plant controls
 Taking a P&ID and creating construction drawings
 PLC cabinet and junction box design and layout
 Create specification sheets for instruments
 Camera and non escorted base clearance
bp (formally Amoco Chemical Corporation) July 1991-April 2008
Electrical & Instrumentation designer
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Duties have included electrical, instrument, and piping designs and drawings, transfer of P&ID’s from manual
drawings to AutoCAD/Cadpipe files and review and verification of work done by other designers.
Implemented and used Documentumn for all plant documents, AutoCAD administrator for scanned to cad
historic files.
 I&E design for industrial plant controls
 Cabling and conduit sizing for other equipment such as pump/blower motors
 PLC cabinet design and layout for in house fabrication
 Other assignments: assist in implementation of a computerized corrosion monitoring system for all plant
piping and process equipment in accordance with nationally recognized standards of The American
Petroleum Institute and OSHA requirements for process safety management
Other experiences back to 1981 upon request.
Software experience: AutoCAD, Auto CAD Electrical, AutoCAD MEP, Ultra Pipe, Trac Trix, MS
word, MS Excel, MS Access, SAP, Documentumn, Microstation V8, IRAS, COMOS, Navis works,
PDMS, Quick Base
EDUCATION
Trident Technical College – Charleston, SC
- 1982 - Associate Degree in Mechanical Drawing

4. - 2nd
Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology
- 1989 – Successfully completed courses in AutoCAD Customization and Autolisp
Rapid Metal Developments – Houston, TX
- Structural Training Course
Amoco Research Center – Naperville, IL
- Corrosion Monitoring Course (Ultrapipe)
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Amoco Cooper River – Mount Pleasant, SC
- Numerous technical courses (Documentum, Cadpipe, Windows NT, Word, Access Intermediate, etc.)
- Numerous safety courses (Hazwoper, Process Safety Management, Process Overview, etc.)
bp Cooper River – Mount Pleasant, SC
- Low Country Safety Council Training