FRANK BRALY

1631 Green Thrift Rd., Collins, Ga. 30421

Home phone: 912-684-3558 fbc4d5e4@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Over 25 years of diversified field and office experience in Design and Construct
ion Engineering and classroom instruction. Piping and pipe support designer. W
alkdown of piping, electrical, mechanical and ventilation systems. CAD operator
and instructor currently utilizing AutoCad 2008 and Land Desktop 2007. Famili
ar with Autodesk Inventor 2011 3D parametric modeler. Instructor of Machine Sho
p Technology and Drafting. Intermediate level use of Microsoft word document, s
pread sheet and database software.
EDUCATION:
Associate Degree in Applied Science, AAS Grad. 2000
East Georgia College, Swainsboro, Ga.
Advanced Machine Tool Technology Diploma Grad. 1998
Ogeechee Tech. Inst., Statesboro, Ga.
Drafting Diploma Grad. 1978
Swainsboro Vocational Inst., Swainsboro Ga.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:
American Design Drafting Association, ADDA, Certified Since 2000
Nuclear Power Plant Security Clearance 1978-present
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Designer 2/09 to 06/10
Sun Technical Services, Knoxville Tn., Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
Piping Designer responsible for designing replacement piping and related compone
nts and supports for nuclear steam and supports systems. Producing change docum
entation (EDCR's) and drawings using Autocad 2008 to initiate construction insta
llation.
Civil Designer
KernColeman Inc., Savannah, Ga. 1/05 to 01/09
Designer/CAD Operator utilizing Autocad Land Desktop 2007 to design and draw civ
il engineering drawings. Tasks include site grading, design of roadway, storm w
ater, sewer and water systems. Producing complete set of civil drawings includi
ng pipe and roadway profiles and erosion control measures. Submittal of paper w
ork necessary for municipality acceptance.

Frank Braly
Instructor
Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, Ga. 1/99 to 12/04
Instructor of manual mill, lathe, grinding operations and general machine shop s
kills. Instructor of diploma level technical drafting and computer-aided-drafti
ng skills. Developed mechanical and architectural curriculum for beginning to a
dvanced drafting students. Responsibilities include computer laboratory managem
ent and program growth and advancement.
Senior Designer 1/97 to 10/97
Northeast Utilities, Waterford, Ct.
Walkdown of piping, instrumentation and equipment to identify discrepancies betw
een field installation and revised design standards for piping and instrumentati
on drawings (P&ID's). Wrote Design Change Notices (DCNs) to correct discrepanci
es. Coordinated with CAD dept. for drawing revisions. Participated in tagging
of plant equipment per design drawings.
Electrician and Plumber Helper 1 year total
Installation of commercial electrical wiring, equipment and plumbing in public s
chools and retail stores.
Senior Designer 8/95 to12/95
Upjohn Pharmaceutical, Portage Mi.
Walkdown of pharmaceutical process piping to correct or produce P&ID's to ISO 90
00 standards.
Senior Designer 10/90 to 4/94
EBASCO Services, Watts Bar Tn.
Performed walkdowns of piping, conduit, cable trays and HVAC for design engineer
ing evaluation and revision. Coordinated between design and construction engine
ering for turnover of design change documents. Reviewed completed construction
work documentation for final approval. Designed pipe and equipment supports. R
esearched and resolved quality concerns.
Designer 10/81 to 9/90
EBASCO Services, Glenrose Tx.
Walkdowns for inspection of postulated accident conditions such as pipe breaks,
flooding, earthquakes or high temperature and humidity effects on equipment. Pro
duced drawings utilizing "Autocad" and "Intergraph" computer drafting programs.
Maintained databases.