Rampart Engineering

Shannon D. Ramey, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

Engineering experience from the ground up in machine design, HVAC design, building design, manufacturing, sales, and management.  Special emphasis on multi-discipline projects, and those requiring hands-on experience with fabrication, installation, and maintenance.  Troubleshooting, analysis, and technical expertise for the following:

Machinery and Equipment:

--Aircraft landing gear mechanism test stands, aircraft maintenance equipment design and analysis

--Material handling machinery design for the paper and wood industries; log saws, splitters, and hammer mills; conveyors: chain and belt of numerous styles with electro-mechanical and hydraulic drives; machinery for sorting, storage and retrieval; steel and aluminum weldments

--Specialized fork lift truck attachments, automated crane systems; specialized process machinery with hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical actuators; hydraulic and pneumatic system design

--Inspection of fabrication shops and quality control evaluation; safety review of designs to determine hazards and apply warnings, guards, procedures, or design changes required for safe operation; site supervision of installation, and startup of complex industrial machinery systems; computer based drawing and analysis of machine systems and components

Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration:

--Residential, commercial and institutional HVAC system design, installation and maintenance

--Air handler, boiler, furnace, and heat pump service and repair; ductwork design, fabrication, and installation; troubleshooting electrical control problems

--Ground source heat pump system design and installation; Dehumidification system design and installation; holding plate refrigeration system design, fabrication, and installation; commercial refrigeration design, installation, and service; micro-brewery refrigeration

-- Heat loss and gain analysis for buildings; energy code compliance review and inspection; HVAC system value engineering; exhaust and ventilation system design, installation, and service

Piping and Water-side:

-- Design, installation, and service for domestic hot water heating systems, radiant heat systems, natural gas piping, and domestic water piping

--Marine reverse osmosis desalinator installation and maintenance

--Residential fire sprinkler system design, installation and testing

Structural Design:

--Residential and light commercial structural design

--Foundation and retaining wall design

--Seismic and wind load analysis

--Shear wall, floor, and roof design; beam, joist, and header selection

--Design for columns, moment frames, shear and hold-down connections, and trusses

--Work platform design and analysis using computerized finite element analysis methods

Building Design:

--Architectural plans for residential and light commercial projects

--Building permit services

--Inspection of existing buildings to report on structural deficiencies and corrective measures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994 to      Rampart Engineering

Present       Principal

Analyzed test fixtures for 747 and 757 landing gear.  Stress analysis of aircraft maintenance platforms.  HVAC design for hotels and casinos.  Numerous residential building designs and structural analyses.  Surveyed buildings for structural safety and code compliance.  Participated in Value Engineering studies for school designs. Designed automated pulp roll stretch wrapping system. Working with the following computerized analysis and CAD tools to document projects and designs:  AutoCAD, Chief Architect (3D building modeling), Visual Analysis (structural FEA), MathCad, Alibre (solid modeling software compatible with Solidworks), CHVAC (building energy analysis), miscellaneous other programs for beams, heat loss/gain, piping, and structural analysis.  Code references: ICC2006, ASCE7-05, ACI318-05, NFPA13, 13D, 13R; WSEC/VIAQ2006.

1993 to      Rampart Mechanical Corporation

1999          President

HVAC system design, estimating, project management, and business management.  Consulted with architects to provide designs for building mechanical systems.  Performed fabrication and installation of duct systems.  Installed and serviced HVAC and refrigeration systems.  Designed and installed natural gas piping, hot water systems, and boiler systems.  Provided air system balancing and commissioning reports.   Energy code plan review and inspection.

1992 to      Commercial Heating, Inc.

1993          Engineer

Responsible for HVAC system design, sales, estimating, and management of large projects.  Performed air balancing and installation of large sheet metal work.  Supervised shop work and installation for commercial and institutional projects

1990 to      Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1992          Engineering Group Leader

Responsible for the Forest Products, Special Products, and Development engineering groups.  Installation and start-up engineer for four automated log handling systems in Ontario, Quebec, and Japan.  Implemented safety and quality control standards for design, fabrication, and operation of equipment.  Inspected fab shops to ensure compliance.  Assisted sales department with application engineering.  Led automatic guided vehicle design team.  Led development of vacuum type lift-truck attachment for handling paper rolls.

1988 to      Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1990          Project Engineer

Responsible for design of five different multi-million dollar log and wood waste handling systems for paper mills.  Supervised engineering, installation, and start-up of equipment.  Prepared sales proposals for various projects.  Learned PC based CAD design and drafting tools.  Led as many as 21 people.

1987 to      Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1988          Engineer

Designed machines including electro-mechanical drives, hydraulic power units, and pneumatic systems.  Interfaced with electrical control designers.  Worked with sub-contractors during fabrication and shop-tested developmental machines.  Types of machinery: log and waste conveyors, screens, hammer mills, log decks, saws, automated pulpwood handling equipment.  Supervised designers and drafters.

1984 to      Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1985          Designer

Responsible for designs of standard and developmental machines.  Supervised drafters.  Worked up to that position from beginning drafter.  Received full scholarship from Lamb to complete my college education. Worked part-time while studying for associate degree.

1980 to      Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1984          Drafter

Performed mechanical drafting on the 'board', designed machine parts.  Checked drawings.  Worked part-time during senior year of high school (1980).

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Licensed Professional Engineer in Washington State (mechanical)

ICBO Certified Commercial Energy Plans Examiner

ICBO Certified Commercial Energy Inspector

Certified Residential and Light Commercial Air Balancing Technician, National Balancing Institute

Washington State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Certificate of Competency Level 3

Universal Refrigeration Certification

EDUCATION

B.S.M.E. University of Washington; 1987

A.S. Engineering, Gray's Harbor College; 1985

Oregon Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering; 1980

ICBO Residential Structural Design & Code Seminar; 2003

Geothermal Heat Pump and Piping: design, installation, and service; Waterfurnace Corp.; 1998