Frank Domingues

Experience

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  McDermott International Inc.

  Dec 1965 - Nov 1994

  Staff Consultant Structural Engineering

  Structural Design and Static and Dynamic Analysis of Offshore structures.

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  Pegasus International

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2009

  Project Manager

  Design and direct the design of pipeline structures and pipeline installation structures and equipment, including new construction, repair, upgrades and alterations.NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS for HELIX 1. Developed pipeline structure concept to present day standard (now used by EMAS) 2. Replace Hollow Section structure framework with W-Beam framework 3. Replace mudmat beam-and-skirt framing system with simple skirt-and-BHD system 4. Developed HELIX PLET pipe module-to-MM and MM-to-yoke interfaces to minimize handling 5. Configure, analyze and design almost all pipeline structures and associated items 6. Configure and design reel lay conversion of Lay Vessel Intrepid. 7. Configure, analyze and design Intrepid Horizontal Reel Pipelay system 8. Design foundation grid under Intrepid reel for load transfer to vessel deck.NOTABLE ENGINEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS for GLOBAL INDUSTRIES 1. Conversion of DB Hercules to DLB Hercules 2. Replace 100 foot section of Stbd Stern corner of hull with stinger hitch 3. Add through-hull thruster wells to DLB Hercules. 4. Thruster pod cans including raising, lowering and locking system 5. Conversion of DLB Hercules to DLB/Reel Lay Vessel 6. Skid system to transfer reel between dock and Hercules deck. 7. Two-section stinger to accommodate lay radius from 247 feet (vertical at liftoff) to 1500 feet 8. 300 Hp hydraulic stinger raising, lowering and radius adjustment systemNOTABLE ENGINEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS for OPI: 1. 3-section stinger with variable radius 247 feet (pipe vertical at liftoff) to 1500 feet. 2. Stinger Hitch Modifications on Derrick/Lay Vessel Ocean Builder 3. Stinger Raising and Lowering System on DLV Ocean Builder 4. Block-and-Tackle for Stinger Raising and Lowering System 5. Compound roller boxes to ease radius adjustment 6. Several ladder stingers Show less

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  Foster Wheeler Upstream

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  Structural Engineer Supervisor

  Design and direct the design of pipeline structures and pipeline installation structures and equipment, including new construction, repair, upgrades and alterations.

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  Helix Energy Solutions Group

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  Structural Engineering Manager

  Design and direct the design of pipeline structures and pipeline installation structures and equipment, including new construction, repair, upgrades and alterations.

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  Subsea 7

  Feb 2013 - May 2014

  Engineering Specialist

  CONFIGURE, ANALYZE and DESIGN: 1. Onshore foundations, structures, buildings, tanks and production modules, 2. Offshore foundations, structures, buildings, tanks and production modules, 3. Subsea pipeline structures (PLET's, PLEM's, etc.) 4. Rigid and Flexible Jumpers, 5. Additions to structures 6. Address various structural and equipment questions. 7. Mentor other engineers

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  Domingues Engineering Consultants

  Jun 2014 - now

  Owner / Engineer

  OFFSHORE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS:1. Subsea pipeline structures, Rigid and Flexible Jumpers,2. Topside piping arrangements, structures and risers,3. Topside and Drilling Rig Module arrangements and structures,4. Equipment mountings, Pipe hangers and frames,5. Buildings, Tanks, Boom and Bridge Cranes,6. Complete deck drainage systems.FORENSICS:1. Repair of damaged structures,2. Recommend and design corrections for vibration problems.FLUIDS:1. Fluid Statics and Dynamics2. Buckling and second order response of pipe due to hydrostatic loadings,3. Response of piping to dynamic fluid flow and slugs,4. Wind and Hydrodynamic environmental loading5. Hydraulic SystemsONSHORE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS:1. Building and Equipment Foundations,2. Timber, Concrete and Steel Buildings,3. Boom and Bridge Cranes,4. Residential and Commercial Structural, Plumbing, Electrical, Sewerage, HVAC, etc. 5. Storm Water Drainage, Collection, Detention, Retention, etc. (Ex: shopping center and hotel parking lots, and subdivision street contours and drainage systems). Show less