RE: Guidence

Hi Rajeev,
Your request may be a tough one, but not one uncommon to this forum. You have to appreciate that becoming a piping designer takes years of experience, and the knowledge required cannot be imparted through a few e-mails.

However, I'll make an attempt to answer your question.

What is a "designer"? If we go by the ASME B31.3 definition, it is: "the person or organization in responsible charge of the engineering design." Often though in general terms the piping layout and drafting is the responsibility of the "piping designer", and the piping engineering design is the responsibility of the "piping engineer". I don't know what your definition is, but you obviously have one. These are distinct roles and only you can decide which one you are most interested in and qualified for. Having said this.

1. Decide the role you wish, and best fit, in terms of education and current experience.
2. Update your resume to highlight your experience in relation to the role you wish to apply for.
3. Target companies that employ these professionals.
4. Go in at a junior position.
5. Don't quibble. Any position is a foot in the door.
6. Learn from the senior staff.
7. Read books.
8. Take courses.
9. Ask specific layout and design questions of your mentors and on this forum.
10. Be prepared for many years of study. This last part I think is the joy of piping. You will never stop learning.

Good luck and much success.
Richard B.
Calgary, Canada

  -----Original Message-----
From: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rsgfamily2003
Sent: January 27, 2008 4:28 AM
To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PipingDesign] Guidence

Dear All,

My name is Rajeev and working in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I have practical knowledge of plant pipe construction (fabrication, installation and inspection). Experienced in CAD application in piping. Please help me to develop my career as a piping designer. Consider it as a request and guide/advise me the steps to be taken for a better future in my career.

Thanking you very much,
Rajeev,
Abu Dhabi,
U.A.E

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Sun Jan 27 21:34:00 2008