John A.

Ginther
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2136 Randolph Road Mogadore, Ohio 44260 330-628-5455 jag1000mag@yahoo.com

Experienced Civil/Structural Designer/Checker with over 35 years experience: 9 years Coal Fired
Electrical Generating Furnaces, 15 years Refineries and Chemical Plants, 4 years Pulp & Paper, 10+
years with Industrial, Commercial, Architectural, Area Paving, Site development, Material Handling
and wastewater. Steel detailing and Checking as required (Auto-Cad 2009)

Experience
Babcock and Wilcox Co. ~ Barberton, Ohio
Technical Designer and Checker ~ 2003 to 2009
 Installation of new Overfired air for Existing Coal Fired Furnaces.
 Revised and modified existing windboxes for the installation of Overfired air. Add platforms
to access overfired air ports.
 Add and modified feed ducts to new windbox additions.
 Modified and reinforced existing economizer hoppers
 Prepared general arrangement, proposal and arrangement drawings for installation and
presentation.
 Travel to customer facilities to gather field information, take photographs, make field sketches
and meet with customer to discuss projects.

Chemstress Consulting Company ~ Akron, Ohio

Senior Structural Designer/Checker ~ 2001 to 2003
 Lead the Structural design effort for the Installation of SCR's to the Pittsburg, Calif. and
Chesapeake Coal Fired Electrical Generating Furnaces for Clean Air Projects.
 Directed and checked project drawings of the other Structural Designers assigned to the
project and attended project meetings.
 Worked with client (Babcock and Wilcox) regarding design direction and requirements.
 Traveled to the client facility to collect field information.

East Ohio Machinery ~ Newark, Ohio

Senior Steel and Concrete Designer ~ 1996 to 2001
 Created and prepared drawings for steel and concrete designs for concrete slab foundations,
pedestals for Column supports and fan foundations.
 Furnace modifications to improve fiberglass production for Owens Corning.
 Projects for reinforced concrete containment dikes, truck unloading & loading areas, catch
basins, pipe supports, new platforms and access either stairs or ladders as required.

Education
One year Apprentice Steel Detailing - Ingalls Computer Management Co. ~ Pittsburgh, Penn.
Three-Month Supervisory Training - Christensen Engineering ~ Bellingham, Washington
Two-Month AutoCad Training - Bellingham Vocational Tech. ~ Bellingham, WA
Honorable Discharge - United States Air Force ~ Rantoul, Illinois
Certificate Architectural Draftsman - Drafting Specialty Course ~ Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri