IDRM
4th Generation Project Design

Fifty years of plant design experience, now accelerated by AI-augmented review and platform-level execution — closing the gaps that cost owners the most.

What we do

We protect your project capital investment
during design, construction, and operations

Design Gap Resolution
  • P&IDs
  • Instrumentation
  • Piping
  • Facility Layout
  • Scope Errors
  • Design Risks
Digital Transformation
  • Database / Project
  • Existing Facilities
  • Digital Twin Development
  • Project Standardization
  • Data Validation
Project Execution
  • Schedules
  • Change Orders
  • Standardized Workflows
  • Execution Efficiency
  • Construction Animation
Owner Protection
  • NIST Risk Assessment
  • EPC Transparency
  • Contractor Oversight
  • Overbilling Review
  • Missing Scope
The problems we solve

Four invisible costs killing
your project before ground breaks

01
A misconfigured AVEVA or SmartPlant database is a silent project killer. Corrupt model data, broken attribute links, MTO errors that don't surface until procurement. Platform-level configuration from day one prevents cascading re-issue cycles that add 2–5% to total engineering cost.
→ Adds 2–5% to total engineering cost when unmanaged
"Is your team working as efficiently as they can?"
02
Field rework on unresolved design conflicts costs 5–10× more than resolving at the model. On a $100M project a 3% rework rate is $3M in avoidable cost. AI-prioritized constructability review at model stage eliminates most of that exposure before a crew mobilizes.
→ Field rework runs 5–10× more than model-stage resolution
"Is field rework costing more than it should?"
03
"Does your project have a problem with missing pipe supports?"
Re-issue cycles triggered by document control failures burn schedule and engineering budget with no recoverable value. Audit-ready document control enforced from the start eliminates the root cause. Project execution accountability enforced at every stage.
→ On a $100M project, a 3% rework rate = $3M avoidable loss
04
"Is Your Project Data Siloed Instead of Centralized?"
Project information loses value when it is scattered across disconnected systems, spreadsheets, folders, and contractor-controlled databases. When stakeholders cannot access accurate, current, and centralized information, decisions slow down and risk increases.

A data-centric project environment helps eliminate silos by placing critical project information where authorized stakeholders can access it in real time. We help define, organize, and support centralized digital project data, so owners, EPCs, engineers, construction teams, and operations stakeholders work from a consistent source of truth.
→ AI layout tools: 10–15% CapEx reduction identified at FEED stage
Top 25 mistakes we catch

What we find before
the field finds it for you

Tag Inconsistencies
P&ID to Model Integration
Data Validation Failures
End of Project DB Handover
Missing IFC Deliverables
Design Risk Identification
Handover Package Failures
Model Review Management
Revision Distribution Errors
Inconsistent Project Standards
Post-Construction DB Management
Asset Health Management
Plant Operations Gaps
Operations Legacy Data
Machine Learning Integration
Overbilling Detection
Contractor Oversight Gaps
EPC Transparency Gaps
Constructability Issues
Long Lead Material Management
Construction Sequencing
Clash Coordination Failures
Discipline Coordination Gaps
Missing Pipe Supports
Scope Errors
Credentials
50 years plant design
BS Business Administration
AAS Computer Science
6G pipe welding
OSHA certified
Mine safety — MSA
U.S. Marine Corps
Boilermaker
Core services

Platform expertise no generalist
consultant can replicate

Built over 50 years of live project work. Every service is grounded in what gets built — not certifications. AI-accelerated execution backed by field and lead experience across every major industrial sector.

Primary services

What we deliver

01 — PRIORITY
Data Integrity & Platform-Level Configuration
AVEVA E3D and SmartPlant 3D at the database architecture level — not the application level. Project DB governance, federated model administration, attribute link validation, and MTO integrity from day one. This is the intervention that prevents every downstream failure. A misconfigured database is a silent project killer — corrupt model data and broken attribute links that don't surface until procurement.
Prevents 2–5% engineering cost overrun from cascading re-issue cycles
02
AI and Design CapEx Optimization
AI-augmented 3D plant layout software produces optimized layout options in minutes, accounting for safety codes, PIP distances, and cost functions. Industry benchmarks show 10–15% CapEx reduction potential at the design stage. On a $150M concentrator that is $15M–$22M in owner savings identified before ground breaks.
10–15% CapEx reduction identified before owner commitment
03
Constructability Review & IFC Readiness
Multi-discipline coordination — piping, structural, mechanical, E&I — resolved before IFC. AI-prioritized clash detection at the model stage, not in the field. Every constructability call grounded in field experience from boilermaker to senior lead. Unresolved conflicts cost 5–10× more to fix at construction than at model stage.
Highest-ROI protection a project owner can buy before mobilization
04
QA/QC & Audit-Ready Document Control
Audit-ready document control enforced from the start. Drawing validation, IFC package review, deliverable standards implementation, and 4th-generation project execution practices embedded into the workflow — not bolted on at the end. Quality designed in from the first deliverable, not inspected in at the last.
Eliminates re-issue cycles that burn schedule and engineering budget
05
Digital Twin & Asset Management
Physics-accurate digital twin configuration for plant operations. Client asset management, PLM integration, digital project standardization, and model-to-operations handover that protects the owner's long-term data investment. Operations teams inherit a maintainable, accurate model — not a liability they will spend years correcting.
Retainer available for post-commissioning asset management
06
Owner Protection & EPC Oversight
Independent review of EPC execution — NIST risk assessment, contractor oversight, overbilling detection, missing scope identification, and comprehensive project execution accountability. Every month of schedule saved on a $100M project represents $400K–$800K in owner financing and holding cost before a single piece of equipment is installed.
Independent protection of owner capital at every project stage
Platform competency

Tools in active use

Competency built on live projects — not training courses.

01AVEVA E3D
02Octave
03SPR / Navisworks / Autodesk Viewer
04AutoCAD / MicroStation
Industries served

Where we operate

Mining & Mineral Processing
Advanced Nuclear
Fusion Energy
Power Generation
Oil, Gas & Chemicals
Industrial Utilities
Career timeline

50 years — major programs

Selected engagements across industries where precision is non-negotiable.

2023 — NOW
IDRM — Independent Contract Consulting
Digital & Project Execution Coordinator. AI-augmented FEED, platform-level configuration, data integrity management, multi-office federated model administration, constructability review, and IFC readiness.
2020 — 2023
Commonwealth Fusion Systems — SPARC Tokamak
Plant Design & Piping Lead / Digital Project Coordination. P&IDs, GAs, fabrication details, isometrics, and MTOs across fusion, cryogenic, high-vacuum, and utility piping.
FusionCryogenicsAdvanced nuclear
2020
Kairos Power — Molten Salt Reactor
Plant Design & Piping Lead / Digital Project Coordination. Molten salt fluoride-cooled high-temperature reactor program.
Molten saltAdvanced nuclear
2016 — 2020
TerraPower — Natrium SFR & TWR Molten Salt
Plant Design & Piping Lead / Digital Project Coordination. Sodium fast reactor and traveling wave reactor programs.
Sodium fast reactorMolten saltTWR
2014 — 2016
Worley Parsons — Senior Principal Designer
Senior plant design and piping across Celanese Chemical Plant and industrial processing projects.
Chemical processingIndustrial
1985 — 2014
Bechtel — Principal Designer to Plant Design & Piping Lead
London, Montreal, Pueblo, Houston, Salt Lake City, San Francisco. Escondida Copper Concentrator, IOC Iron Ore, Freeport, Newmont, Chevron Alliance, Maaden Aluminum, Alumicorp, Reliance Refinery Coal Generation. Progressed from Principal Designer to Plant Design & Piping Lead across four continents and multiple industries.
MiningMetalsMulti-officeInternational
1995 — 2006
Aker Solutions — Senior Principal Designer
San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Salt Lake City. Barrick Goldstrike, Kennecott Utah Copper, Newmont, Freeport, Phelps Dodge, ASARCO, Hecla, Magma Copper, Cyprus, Noranda — copper, gold, silica processing, and power generation.
CopperGoldPower gen
1979 — 1985
M3 / Mt. States Engineers / Fluor Daniel Davy / S&B
Progressed from Designer to Senior Principal Designer. Mining and metals processing, OG&C, LNG, and power generation across multiple companies and projects.
OG&CLNGPowerMining
1975 — 1978
Magma Copper — Boilermaker Journeyman / Lead
Field and plate fabrication, pipe fabrication and construction. The field foundation that makes every constructability call grounded in what actually gets built.
1973 — 1975
U.S. Marine Corps — MOS 2531
The discipline, accountability, and precision that defines every engagement since.
Engage IDRM

Selective engagements.
Measurable outcomes.

IDRM works where platform-level expertise and AI-augmented execution create real, quantifiable value. We do not take every project. If there is not a meaningful gap to close, we will tell you directly.

The right engagement starts with the right conversation.

We selectively support owners, EPC teams, and infrastructure developers where deep platform-level expertise creates measurable value. Not filling seats — closing gaps.

If you are in pre-FEED, FEED, or approaching IFC readiness — and you have unresolved platform, clash, schedule, document control, or owner protection exposure — this is the conversation worth having.

Principal Michael P. Pierson
Location Nampa, ID — remote & on-site
Email Idrmii.corp@gmail.com
Availability Project · Retainer · Interim lead

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