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INDUSTRIAL
CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
Gerald R.
Spencer, PE is the
Engineer of Record (EOR)
for the design and the construction of many Industrial Maintenance
and Manufacturing projects for the past 21 years. These systems have
included Flammable Liquid Handling Systems according to NFPA 30, Class 1
Explosion Proof Electrical Systems according to NFPA 497M, Purged and
Pressurized Enclosure Systems for electrical equipment according to NFPA
496, Lightning Protection Systems according to NFPA 78, Smoke and Heat
Venting Systems according to NFPA 204M, Natural Gas and Combustion Air and
Ventilation according to NFPA 56, Halon Fire Extinguishing Systems according
to NFPA 12A & 12B, Fire Pump Installations according to NFPA 20, Emergency
Power Systems according to NFPA 78, Portable Fire Extinguishing Systems
according to NFPA 10, Fire Alarm Systems according to NFPA 71, 72A, 72B,
72C, 72D, and 72E, Medical Facilities according to NFPA 99 and Rubbish and
Trash Chute Protection Systems according to NFPA 82.
Gerald R.
Spencer, PE is the
Engineer of Record (EOR)
for the design and the construction of following projects:
1.
NASA-JSC - BUILDING 16 ADDITION - $1,650,000 - This project
is an addition to the Avionics Test Facility for the addition of a space flight
celestial navigation simulation trainer.
2.
NASA-JSC, thermochemical test area site hydrazine control and
remediation plant
3. NASA-JSC, thermochemical test area groundwater freon
contamination remediation plant
4. NASA-JSC, hazardous material holding tank facility certifications
5. NASA-Ellington AFB, open air aircraft wash rack with oil/water separator
6. U. S. Army Reserve Center, Amarillo, TX, open area equipment wash
rack
7. U. S. Army Reserve Center, Marshall, TX, open area equipment wash
rack
8. U. S. Army Ammunition Plant, Karnack, TX, diked covered storage
9. U. S. Army Ammunition Plant, Karnack, TX, hazardous waste storage
trailer facility
10.
REHABILITATE SPACE ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION CHAMBER SYSTEMS - 1993 -
$7,000,000 - PER to rehabilitate Vacuum systems, Roots Blowers, Stokes
Reciprocating Pumps, LIN piping insulation, and controls,
11.
USAF - Lackland AFB, Texas - Up-Grade
Electrical 105 Munitions Storage Buildings
12. USAF - Lackland AFB, Texas
- HVAC Study 6 Buildings
13. USAF - Lackland AFB, Texas
- New Joint Intelligence Systems Integration Facility
13.
NASA-JSC - PLATING SHOP MODIFICATIONS - $350,000
14. NASA-JSC - BLDG 16 MODIFICATIONS
FOR SHUTTLE FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY - $450,000 -Remodeling of existing high bay into flight
simulator facility.
15. NASA-JSC
- BLDG 7 MODIFICATIONS FOR EXTERNAL VEHICULAR ACTIVITY FACILITY - $1,100,000 - Remodeling and additions to existing Vacuum
Vessel located inside high bay laboratory as required for development of space
hardware and space suits for the space laboratory project.
16.
NASA-JSC - BLDG 16 ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY - $450,000
- Remodeling of mezzanine of existing high bay into research facility. We were
hired directly by NASA.
17.
MIST PROGRAM TEST, BUILDING 32J (INCLUDING $2,000,000 GFE
EQUIPMENT) - $1,360,000 - This project is an High Bay Building Energy
test facility to test total energy consumption, heat reclaim, power generation,
water treatment, sewage treatment, and recycling of all water.
18.
BADISCHE BC503 ANALYZER BUILDING - $300,000 - This project is
a building for the continuous processing of samples from the petrochemical
plant. Located in a Class I, Division 2, Group D. Purged according to NFPA
496-82.
19.
BADISCHE BC411 CONTROL BUILDING - $2,800,000 - This project is
a building housing the motor control centers serving the new petrochemical
plant. Located in a Class I, Division 2, Group D. Purged according to NFPA
496-82.
20.
BADISCHE BC301 CONTROL BUILDING ADDITION - $400,000 - This
project is a building housing the motor control centers serving the existing
petrochemical plant. Located in a Class I, Division 2, Group D. Purged
according to NFPA 496-82.
21.
BADISCHE DB805 SHOP BUILDING ADDITION - $150,000 - This
project is a building housing instrument and control device maintenance
activities for the existing petrochemical plant. Located in a
non-classified area.
22.
BADISCHE DB804 OFFICE SPACE REMODELING - $100,000 - This
project is a warehouse that we converted part of the space to office use.
Located in a non-classified area.
23.
BADISCHE BC802 CONTROL BUILDING ADDITION - $400,000 - This
project is an addition to an existing building housing the motor control
centers serving the existing petrochemical plant. Located in a Class I,
Division 2, Group D. Purged according to NFPA 496-82.
24.
BADISCHE BC802 CONTROL BUILDING ADDITION -
$400,000 - This
project is an addition to an existing building housing the motor control
centers serving the existing petrochemical plant. Located in a Class I,
Division 2, Group D. Purged according to NFPA 496-82.
25.
SCHENECTADY CHEMICALS PLANT 2 / PLANT 3 MCC ADDITION -
$400,000 - This project is an addition to an existing building housing the
motor control centers serving the existing petrochemical plant. Located in
a Class I, Division 2, Group C & D. Purged according to NFPA 496-82.
26.
AMOCO MCC-5 AND INSTRUMENT AIR SOURCE BUILDING - $400,000 -
This project is a new building housing the motor control centers serving the
existing petrochemical plant and an instrument air source for the plant.
Located in a Class I, Division 2, Group C & D. Purged according to NFPA
496-82.
27.
DUPONT VICTORIA BLDG #570 ADDITION - $750,000 - This project
is an addition to the administration building. Located in a non-classified
area.
28. ACID STORAGE BUILDING - RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT - $450,000 - This
project involved a new warehouse for the storage and handling of all types
of acids.
29. BUILDING 1172 REMODELING - RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT - $450,000 -
This project involved a new facility for the storage and testing of all
types of military missiles.
30.
BUILDING 1174 ADDITION - RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT - $450,000 -
This project involved a new building for the electronic testing of military
missiles. The test area of the building was constructed to be completely
Radio Frequency Shielded.
31. JORGENSON STEEL HEAT TREATING SHOP BUILDING - 100,000 SF -
$1,000,000 - Quench Tank Cooling Equipment Design plus new building design.
32. JORGENSON STEEL WAREHOUSE BAY 9 SHOP BUILDING - 100,000 SF - $1,000,000 - Materials Handling warehouse with overhead crane.
33.
DUPONT VICTORIA OFFICE & SHOP BUILDING ADDITION - $450,000 -
This project is an addition to the existing machine and welding shop and
office building. Located in a non-classified area.
34.
DUPONT LA PORTE LANNATE SERVICE BUILDING ADDITION - $500,000 -
This project is an addition to the existing machine shop and welding shop
building. Located in a non-classified area.
35.
DUPONT LA PORTE PETROLEUM STORAGE WAREHOUSE ADDITION - $500,000 - This project is an addition to the existing warehouse. Located
in a non-classified area.
36.
DUPONT VICTORIA CCR BUILDING - $750,000 - This project is a
new building for controls serving the plant. Located in a Class I, Division
2, Group D area. Purged according to NFPA 496-82.
37.
DUPONT VICTORIA LABORATORY BUILDING ADDITION - $450,000 - This
project is an addition to the existing shop and office building. Located in
a Class I, Division 2, Group D area. Purged according to NFPA 496-82.
38.
CELANESE BLAST PROOF CONTROL BUILDING -
$1,500,000 - This
project is a blast proof control building located in the middle of a
petrochemical refining complex. Located in a Class I, Division 2, Group D
area.
39. EASTMAN WHIPSTOCK OFFICE & WAREHOUSE - HOUSTON, TEXAS -
$400,000 - This project is a one story warehouse and office building in
Houston, Texas. We were consultants to McKittrick, Drennan, Richardson, &
Wallace Architects on this project.
40.
FLASH EVAPORATOR TESTING BUILDING NO. 7 - This project
involved the design of a vacuum vessel as required to test the cooling
effect of waste water evaporation in space as required for equipment
cooling. We were employed directly by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston,
Texas. John Welch at JSC was the project manager.
41.
HIGH PRESSURE CRYOGENIC PUMPING SYSTEM - PROJECT 72-1034 -
This Project involved modifications to the Cryropumping systems at Chamber A
and Chamber B at JSC. This included modifications to the Helium
refrigeration system. We were employed directly by NASA Johnson Space
Center, Houston, Texas. Joe Fulton at JSC was the project manager.- This
project involved the modification of the LIN heat to the existing LIN Tank
farm and LIN pumping to the Helium Refrigeration System and the LIN Heat
Shields. We were employed directly by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston,
Texas. Joe Fulton at JSC was the project manager.
42.
RADIANT HEATING TEST EQUIPMENT SUBSTATION - PROJECT E-101 - BUILDING
260 - This project involved the installation of a new 15MW sub
station that powers a solar radiation simulation test facility. Jim Willis
at JSC was the project manager.
43.
RADIANT HEATING TEST EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION - PROJECT 72-2029 -
BUILDING 260 - This project involved the installation of 10MW of
artificial solar radiant heating equipment for a solar radiation simulation
test facility. We also designed the installation of the Ignitron system to
power the solar simulation equipment. We also designed the installation of
a space chamber in which the solar simulation tests were performed. We also
designed the Space Chamber which was actually a modification of a surplus
altitude chamber that was installed at the Rocketdyne engine test facility
in Reno, Nevada. We were employed directly by NASA Johnson Space Center,
Houston, Texas. Joe Fulton at JSC was the project manager.
44.
RADIANT HEATING TEST EQUIPMENT SUBSTATION AND INSTALLATION - PROJECT
E-101 - BUILDING 13 - This project involved the installation of a new
5MW sub station that powers a solar radiation simulation test facility.
This project also included the heat shield cooling system for the test
vessel, which was water cooled in lieu of cryogenic system. Jim Willis at JSC was the project manager.
45.
MANWAY FOR ACCESS TO MAN RATED CHAMBER VACUUM PIPING SYSTEM - PROJECT
72-2075 - This Project involved modifications to provide access to
the rough vacuum piping that serves Chamber A and Chamber B at JSC. We were
employed directly by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Bill
Metcalf at JSC was the project manager.
46.
LIN CRYOGENIC PUMPING SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS - PROJECT 72-2073 - This Project involved modifications to the Cryropumping systems at Chamber D
and Chamber E in building 33 at JSC. We were employed directly by NASA
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Joe Fulton at JSC was the project
manager.
47.
SOLAR SIMULATOR COOLING SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS - PROJECT 72-2029 - This Project involved modifications to the Solar Simulator cooling systems
at Chamber A and Chamber B at JSC. We were employed directly by NASA
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Gene Burton at JSC was the project
manager.
48. ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM TEST FACILITY - BUILDING 33 - This project
was a test facility to house non-man rated altitude chambers D, E, and
several other smaller chambers. Gerald R. Spencer was the EOR for the design of the Cryogenic systems that served the various test
chambers. This included the LIN circulation systems, Cryropumping systems,
solar simulation, LIN Storage Tank Farm, LIN distribution piping, and the
LOX system. Mr. Spencer was in the employ of another engineer at the time
of this assignment.
49.
MODIFICATIONS TO LIN CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND CHAMBER A & B
MODIFICATION - PROJECT 72-1011 - This project involved the addition
of LIN Tank storage to the existing LIN Tank farm and LIN pumping to the
Helium Refrigeration System and the LIN Heat Shields. We were employed
directly by NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Joe Fulton at JSC
was the project manager.
50.
MODIFICATION TO LIN HEAT SHIELDS,
CHAMBER E PROJECT 72-1012
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