25 years of extensive background in construction as a skilled tradesman, project supervision, site safety supervision, construction management, & project management. Experienced on the contractor’s side, as well as the Owners side. Former combination pipe welder, and pipe fitter.
PROJECT TYPES
Air Separation Tower Heat Exchanger
Air and Gas Ducts
Air Compressor / Dryer Installation
Biomass-ethanol Process Development
Blast Furnace
Boiler Revamps and Installations
Boiler-Ash Handling
Building Materials Manufacturing Plants
Bulk Material Conveying
Chemical Process Units
Chemical Plants
Chemical Revamps and Additions
Chiller Systems
CIP Piping Systems Design
Coal Handling
Cogeneration Plants
College Administration, Classroom and Faculty Facilities
Combustion and Burner Control Systems
Condenser Installation
Confectionery Manufacturing Plants
Cooling Towers
Dock Facilities
Evaporation Systems
Fire Damage Assessment and Rebuild
Flue Gas Desulfurization
Food Plant Relocation
Food Possessing Plants
Fossil Utility Plants
Furnace Modifications
Gas Possessing Plants
Glycol System Upgrade
Heavy Industrial Plants
HF Alkylation
High Vacuum Processes
HVAC Systems
Manufacturing Plants
Material Handling & Conveying
Office Buildings
Oil Refineries
Packaging Systems
Paper & Pulp Plants
Petrochemical Plants
Petroleum Refineries
Pharmaceutical Plants
Plant Turnaround
Poultry Processing Plants
Power Distribution Systems
Pre-Engineered Buildings
Products Distribution Facilities
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
Bid Evaluations & Recommendations
Budget Development & Tracking
Construction Management/Supervision
Construction and Contractor Coordination
Construction and Start-up Field Assessment
Construction Inspection
Construction Liaison
Construction Specifications
Continuous Improvement Initiatives
Contract Negotiations
Department Management
Design & Design Reviews
Detailed Design for Concrete and Steel Structures
Equipment and Line Lists
Equipment Specifications
Equipment / System Start up
Field Surveys and Inspections
HAZOP Reviews
In-Field Design Modifications
Instrument Specification
On-Site Engineering Assistance
P&ID Walkdowns
QA/QC
Scheduling
Service Contracts
Site Evaluations
Start-up and commissioning
Vendor Interface
CAREER DEVELOPMENT & SEMINARS
â€Construction Management, Project Management Training,†Battle Creek, MI.
Completed 30-hour OSHA Safety Training Course
Holland, Michigan, for Safety Management
Certified OSHA Trainer for 10 & 30 hour OSHA
Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils, Inc. Basic Plus Training, Houston, Texas
Completed Advanced Welding Course
Completed RETA training for Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Member, American Welding Society, Miami, FL
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Windows XP Word Perfect
Microsoft Project
Ambitech Engineering Corporation 2007 to Present
Construction Manager
Responsible for managing site construction for coordination of contractors, monitoring progress and oversight of contractor safety. Monitors, records and reports the complete construction activities on a project. Provides the single point of contact between client, engineering, construction vendors, and construction trades. Responsible for developing and maintaining the construction schedule and coordinates with engineering, procurement and other construction activities. Responsible for budget tracking, receiving equipment, releasing contractor payments, construction verification, vendor coordinating. Manages construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Brought on to over see the piping phase of a rebuild for a burnout on a combined unit.
• Worked thru interpreters to coordinate communication between contractors and engineers to ensure the progress of work, and to maintain schedule and complete the work safely in a professional manner.
• Developed safety plan to bring Russian, and Lithuanian contractors up to safety standards for Refinery work .
• Insure that contractors are in compliance with all plant safety policies.
Strategic Contract Resources Feb. 2007 to Apr. 2007
Owners Rep. Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing
Construction Coordinator
• Brought on as owners rep. construction coordinator to over see Capital project work. Completed Capital work. Transferred to Turnaround Expansion work over Coker & Vac 2 units.
• Set up lines of authority and coordinate communication between contractors, engineers, and supervisors to ensure progress of work within schedule and budget .
• Monitor progress to ensure that each contractor’s labor force and equipment are adequate to meet the schedule and to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Serve as liaison and coordinator between client management, plant, and construction contractors.
• Issue daily project status reports during all stages of construction.
• Coordinate scheduled work daily with plant operations.
• Review and process all RFIs in a timely manner.
• Insure that all permits are issued through operations prior to any work being performed in unit.
• Insure that contractors are in compliance with all plant safety policies.
• Notify contractor in writing if non-compliance is observed – suspend work activity if the non-compliance is life threatening.
• Provide inspection services and sign off hydro packages as completed.
• Insure that all piping and equipment is in accordance with P&IDs.
Shamburg & Son 2006 to 2007
Project Manager
• Project Manager over 13 million dollar plant expansion.
• Supervise all site construction through project completion.
• Facilitate upgrades in plant resources – obtain work area clearances/permits and schedule required shut downs and equipment tie-ins with plant supervisory and production staff.
• Coordinate project equipment and track received shipments against purchase orders.
• Control all contractor payments, commensurate with degree of completion.
• Conduct dispute resolution regarding contract issues between client company and contractors.
• Estimate proposed changes – alert project team of impact on scheduled production, quality, and cost.
• Serve as liaison and coordinator between client management, plant, and construction contractors.
• Set up lines of authority and coordinate communication between contractors, engineers, and supervisors to ensure progress of work within schedule and budget with minimal impact on plant output capacity.
Turner Industries Feb. 2006 to Sep. 2006
Site Mechanical Superintendent Project Specific
• Mechanical site Superintendent for new ULSD unit at Coffeyville Refinery, Coffeyville, KS.
• Managed over one hundred craftsman.
• Tracked progress and maintained schedule to meet client’s needs.
• Insured quality as well as safety along with QC and site safety manager.
• Insured all piping and equipment was in compliance and followed P&IDs.
RSO 2003 to 2005
Power Plant Maintenance
• Piping Supervisor
• Supervise power plant boiler outage work
Kraft Corporate Engineering 2001 to 2003
Contract Construction Manager / Safety Manager
• Construction Manager (Owner Rep.) for Kraft foods South Great Lakes region. (Battle Creek, MI. to Houston, TX.).
• Supervise all site construction from conducting pre-bid meetings through project completion.
• Set up lines of authority and coordinate communication between contractors, engineers, and supervisors to ensure progress of work within schedule and budget with minimal impact on plant output capacity.
• Maintain and publish a daily log of project activity; issue weekly project status reports during all stages of construction.
• Monitor progress to ensure that each contractor’s labor force and equipment are adequate to meet the schedule and to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Ensure that contractors maintain a current set of as-built drawings, and control master plan documentation.
Kraft Corporate Engineering (continued)
• Conduct dispute resolution regarding contract issues between client company and contractors.
• Estimate proposed changes – alert project team of impact on scheduled production, quality, and cost.
• Facilitate upgrades in plant resources – obtain work area clearances/permits and schedule required shut downs and equipment tie-ins with plant supervisory and production staff.
• Serve as site safety supervisor – ensure compliance with all federal, local and OSHA safety regulations – convey all plant project emergency procedures and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) to contractors to assure a clean and safe job site.
• Notify contractor in writing if non-compliance is observed – suspend work activity if the non-compliance is life threatening.
• Serve as liaison and coordinator between client management, plant, and construction contractors.
• Review and process all requests for information and change orders; submit recommendations to owner.
• Prepare and process all field work orders for client approval.
• Coordinate project equipment and track received shipments against purchase orders.
• Control all contractor payments, commensurate with degree of completion.
• Laid off April 2002 (along with 18 other contract employees) after Kraft cut spending 200 million dollars in my region.
Inserv 2000 to 2002
Project Manager / Pipe Superintendent
• Brought on to bring 66 million dollar Bayer pharmaceuticals project that was six weeks behind schedule into compliance with schedule to ensure client satisfaction. Two projects completed (Ethanol pipe project; Clean steam pipe project) with clean room experience.Tested, reviewed, and aligned staff to effect timely completion of project.
• Provided construction management/project supervision.
• Completed project ahead of schedule.
• Combination pipe welder pipe fitter Foreman (1980-1991)
• Site Safety Supervisor (1991-1993)
• Project Superintendent / Project Manager (1993-2000)
• Negotiated and contracted new construction and preventative maintenance projects for refineries, paper mills, power-plants, chemical plants, & food production facilities.
• Left in late 2000 after owner of company died.
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