Bruce Desselle

I have over 30 years as a designer as well as on site engineer and customer representative. I also have experience as an electrician, machinist and welder. I am primarily looking for designer positions but am open to new opportunities.

Summary of past experiences

CDI Engineering Solutions

Electrical Designer III

Electrical 2D and 3D modeling, provide support to on-site team.

Orion Engineers and Constructors

Electrical and Instrumentation Designer

Performed site surveys and collected data to be used in the development of budget proposals, scope of work and production drawings.

Innovasea Land Division

Electrical Designer

Using data collected by field engineer and communications with customer, designed control panel and equipment used in fish farms, fish factories, water treatment facilities and aquarium exhibits. Assisted shop crew in building of equipment then tested and performed QA/QC inspections before shipping. Acted as customer service and tech support contact.

Borrell Engineering

Civil/Structural Design/Drafter

Developed Civil and Structural drawings for the City Engineer of Marksville, Louisiana and surrounding cities and towns. Surveyed three miles or existing roadway for planned upgrades and developed drawings.

Distran packaged substations

Substation designer

Design electrical substations and electrical utility switchyards as part of a design team, this included selecting equipment to comply with regulatory bodies and owner specifications. Compile construction package to include design specifications, material lists, material cut sheets, cost projections, foundation drawings and construction drawings. After submittal of drawing package, incorporate changes specified by owner and regulatory bodies if necessary and reevaluate design to insure its continued compliance with customer specifications, safety and industry standards.

Zentech Inc.

Senior Associate Electrical Design Services

During my time with Zentech, I was involved in different types of projects.

New designs, in some cases we designed new drilling rigs, drilling vessels and an assortment of other equipment such as barges, production platforms and work vessels. During these projects I may operate as a project manager, engineering manager, electrical engineer or shipyard on-site supervisor. 

Refurbishment, this was the most challenging work that we did, we were given an existing rig or vessel and were tasked with delivering the customer the best piece of equipment while meeting specifications, safety standards and maintaining as much of the original vessel as possible all while keeping within the budget.

Repair, this involved returning the vessel to service after fire, collision or failure of major equipment or systems. 

Upgrades, customer sometimes required the upgrade of vessels to remain competitive within the fleet or to meet their client’s contract requirements. This in some cases involved replacement of older equipment with newer or more capable equipment or the addition of new equipment to enhance the capabilities of the vessel or provide new capabilities.

One of my most common tasks was on-site inspection of an existing vessel to plan for future upgrades or repairs. This involved photographing the affected areas, taking detailed measurement and assessing the area for planning purposes. After data was collected, the design phase began and eventually moved to the shipyard.

Friede and Goldman

Electrical designer/ Mechanical designer

Duties with Friede and Goldman included the duties as with Zentech with the inclusion of responsibility for the rack chock leg fixation system. Rack chock is a proprietary system used to lock the legs of a jack up drilling rig and reduce wear to the jacking system.  I was responsible for new designs, upgrades to existing systems, contract negotiations, vendor and builder supervision, installation and commissioning.

B.S. Industrial Technology, University of Southwest Louisiana