Arnold D Hill

Experience

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  Handley Drilling

  Jun 1975 - Dec 1975

  General Mechanic

  823 man hours, Conducted activities associated with the role of a general assistant mechanic for a licensed Montana water well drilling contractor.Equipment serviced included percussion and rotary drills, using compressed air and water slurries.Assist with job site mobilization and security.Performed daily maintenance and cleaning of drilling rig and ancillary equipment.Assist with the installation of welded and threaded well casings up to depths of 1,500 feet.Assist in identifying drill cuttings from water bearing geological formations.Perform restoration cleaning and purging tasks for contaminated and deficient wells to restore well capacity.Tested newly developed wells and installation of pumping equipment for owner acceptance. Show less

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  Sorenson & Company

  Apr 1976 - Dec 1976

  Surveyor Chainman

  1569 man hours,Perform duties as a head chainman for a consulting engineering firm. The client contract was with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Fort Peck Project to retrace and monument boundary property lines around Fort Peck Lake.Tasks included assisting with finding existing survey monuments both brass cap and stone with map, compass & original general land office notes.Set plumb bob traverse reference survey points consisting of hub, tack, stake identification number and back sight lath. Measure traverse distances with electronic distance meters.Prepare, pack and install property line monuments and sign posts to designated points per given installation instructions with survey instruments and hand tools. Show less

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  Valley Engineering

  Jun 1977 - Dec 1977

  Civil Engineering Technician

  263 man hours, Performed duties associated with the role of a surveyor assistant for a registered land surveyor.Tasks included field layout of street curbs, gutters, sanitary and storm sewers for new housing subdivisions from given plan data. Collect site elevation data from field layout, set and mark construction staking for contractor reference.Set monuments defining property lines for new housing sub-divisions. Layout of road beds for proper curve, elevation, and borrow ditch slope. Verified and reestablished disputed property lines. Verify property boundaries for financial loans. Set associated staking for batter boards, prepare and organize construction staking inventories. Show less

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  State of Montana

  Jun 1978 - Sept 1978

  Civil Engineering Technician

  6/10/78 to 9/01/78 and 6/10/79 to 9/01/79 summers: , 1572 man hours, Performed duties as a general survey aide, involved with the following aspects of federal aid state highway infrastructures. Measurement and layout of road bed slope staking, and setting of blue top stakes for sub grades. Collect and plot stream field survey data for new bridge construction Assist with the inspection and documentation of existing county and state bridges. Collect bridge as-found condition consisting of superstructure elevation, pier spans, and abutment condition.Assist in the inspection of new bridges, including proper deck height, reinforcement bar placement per design and specification. On site concrete sample collection, slump testing, and casting of test cylinders. Assist in measuring and verifying placed material quantities for contractor payment for concrete, asphalt, and railroad crossing pavement signage. Show less

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  Northern Border Pipeline

  Sept 1981 - Jan 2009

  55,215.5 man hours Function as an engineering technical specialist in the field office operations and maintenance department for a natural gas transmission company. Facilities included, pipeline right of way, valve sites and compressors stations with gas turbine driven compression machinery packages consisting of 13ea. 38,000 horsepower aero derivative jet engine, reaction turbine and centrifugal compressor with 5 megawatt waste heat recovery unit and associated plant support equipment.Conduct general engineering duties for all facilities; of the 55,215.5 man hours 1316 man hours were dedicated to auditing of facilities; Conduct annual company corrosion policy review and audit office records to insure files are populated with the past years field survey data for future regulatory audits.Team participant on 4 each Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) / Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHIMSA) / Department of Transportation (DOT) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 192 and 195 compliance records and facility audits.Conduct pre-audit of facility records to insure required documents are present and adequate for compliance inspection.Assist during the agency audit process of the records review and on site field inspection. Respond to the agency audit staff inquires with verbal answers and submit documentation of associated maintenance tasks completed for safe pipeline operations. Accompany the agency audit staff to site field inspections and respond to inquiries as requested. Facilities audited include; natural gas transportation, natural gas gathering and processing facilities, crude oil gathering, transportation, and storage facilities.Promotions achieved are from Engineering Technician 1 step 1 to Engineering Technician 2 step 3, to Technical Specialist, to Senior Technical Spe., to Division Mechanical Spec, to Technical Spec 3 to Technologist 5. Employed by 5 diff. corporations and reported to 9 diff supervisors during this time period. Show less 9153 man hours,Unit No. 1Perform duties in the onsite field office electrical engineering design department for a Nuclear power station. Generated project change proposals (PCP’S) consisting of written instructions and design sketches to clarify construction issues identified by the Three Mile Island accident, appendix R study, seismic specifications and design drawings. Provide detailed electrical conduit and cable routing instructions to plant equipment. Verify compliance of associated cable tray and circuit separation specifications. Generate seismic electrical equipment mounting foundations, conduit and cable tray support detail drawings. Key point person for the location of all plant radiation monitor cabinets, audio and visual alarm devices. Physically confirm radiation monitor locations for any interference with other plant equipment and structures.Unit No. 2 On temporary assignment to this station generated project engineering directives (PED’S) to resolve issues identified in startup problem reports (SPR’S) associated with the final stages of construction and plant start up just prior to fuel loading. Items included fire system circuits, annunciation window identifications, control rod drive wiring termination diagrams, Seismic class 1 shutdown circuit wiring, plant security system, piping heat tracing, and motor operated valve wiring diagrams.Unit No.1Function as the role of a checker. Checked master original drawings for proper incorporation of design detail sketches from PCP’S in the plants 9/90 as-built drawing program. Assist drafters with the interpretation and incorporation of PCP data to reflect current plant conditions. Approve modified drawings prior to issue and distribution to holders of plant drawing sets.Promotions achieved from Drafter to Designer to Design Engineer 3. Show less

  • Technologist 5

    Jan 1985 - Jan 2009

  • Design Engineer 3

    Sept 1981 - Mar 1985
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  State of Montana

  May 2010 - Aug 2012

  Office Manager

  1967 man hours, part time;Responsible for daily office functions including: filing systems, electronic and hard copy, supply ordering, office opening and closing, mail collection and routing.Generate correspondence with personal computer applications.Lead point of reception for all inquiries from the public, in person and telephone.Effectively communicate with a wide range of public personality traits and behaviors.Generate and execute legal documents for many types of land uses, agricultural, grazing, recreational, rights of way, land use licensees, agreements and affidavits.Generate daily bank deposits and reconcile billing statements with electronic data bases.Formulate and track land use revenues and issues in data base spread sheets.Liaison between public and field land use specialist staff.Coordinate schedules and reservations for: staff travel, video and phone conferencing staff meetings. Show less

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  Metal Fabricated Art

  Aug 2012 - now

  Sole Proprietor

  Responsible for all aspects of a hobby business, including but not limited to: product idea, material selection, design, engineering, fabrication, cleaning, painting, budgeting and marketing of products to vendors and craft shows as well as commissioned works.