Summary
A Project Manager with over 16 years experience in projects ranging to $13 million (today’s $). Interpersonal skills complement leadership, detail and design, organization, and project management expertise. Obtained a Florida Contractor’s License, that had a 30% passing rate on the test, which enabled the company to bid work in that state.
Professional Experience
BPR-Bechtel, Salt Lake City, Utah 2007 - 2009
Project Manager, 2007 - 2009
Developed scope and scheduled projects in petro-chemical and mining industries, reviewed and compiled costs versus budget, assessed quality, and monitored, reviewed, and stamped engineering calculations and drawings.
Roberts & Schaefer, Salt Lake City, Utah 2006 - 2007
Structural Engineer, 2006 – 2007
Designed conveyors, transfer towers, and foundations for the mining industry.
FMC Technologies, Inc, Jetway Systems, Ogden Utah 1988 - 2005
Project Engineering Manager, 1996 - 2005
Organized all engineering efforts for reviewing specifications and quoting new work, administered and expedited large projects, and maintained the work of the Structural Engineer.
• Established a method for recording engineering time vs. contract budget which resulted in a monthly flow of information to upper management.
• Developed a form on which to report engineering specification reviews of new work, which enabled the marketing group to be more consistent in the bidding process.
Structural Engineer, 1988 – 1996
Submitted all stress analysis packages to the customer, analyzed new criteria for bridges and walkways, wrote computer programs for analysis, analyzed structures with conventional and finite element methods, investigated structural problems in the field, and executed project engineering.
• Improved the existing computer programs, which analyzed bridges and walkways, so that important information, previously overlooked, was caught and given to the detailer, saving two (2) to four (4) hours of additional work.
• Designed the first truss bridge so that glass sides could be installed and marketing could sell additional configurations.
• Identified and detailed a new means to support short walkways, which resulted in the use of additional layouts for the airport planning group.
• Developed the first offset support of the main rotunda column in order to use existing foundations and save the cost ($24,000 to $50,000) of a new one.
The Franklin Company (Contracted to Hercules Aerospace), Salt Lake City, Utah 1988
Designed and wrote specifications for process equipment. Outsourced fabrication and installation.
Harrison Manufacturing, Memphis, Tennessee 1987 – 1988
Product/Structural/Project Engineer
Consulted technically and liaised with general contractors.
• Developed a metal stud value table, which enabled general contractors to have information on hand, that resulted in one to two less phone calls to the plant.
• Purchased the first computer for the company.
• Wrote computer programs for cold-formed steel design which eliminated some hand calculations that took two (2) to three (3) hours to perform.
Larry D. Culberson
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H. L. Yoh Company (Contracted to Roberts & Schaefer), Salt Lake City, Utah 1987
Designed conveyors, transfer towers, foundations, and retaining walls for the mining industry.
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) 1970 – 1987
Project Manager, 1984 – 1987, Salt Lake City, Utah
Managed projects such as electrical connectors for a nuclear waste site, nuclear casks for transporting spent fuel, and an isotope separation chamber. Developed scope and scheduled the project, reviewed and compiled costs versus budget, assessed quality, monitored engineering details, estimated extras, subcontracted fabrication and machining, and liaised with the customer.
• Kept close watch on the schedule and expenditures which helped reduce loses by 10% on a project that was underbid.
Project Manager, 1980 – 1984, Memphis, Tennessee
Managed projects such as drilling platform bases, pressure vessels, and a truss structure for NASA. Scheduled the project, reviewed and compiled costs, assessed quality, monitored engineering details, estimated extras, subcontracted fabrication, and liaised with the customer.
• Developed a method to assemble drilling platform bases utilizing existing mothballed shell rings to support the various pieces, which resulted in the ability to fabricate items on site and keep the project on the 24 month schedule.
Chief Inspector, Quality Assurance, 1976 – 1980, Memphis, Tennessee
Planned, organized, and scheduled for the Inspection Department. Ensured the dimensional integrity of all jobs and trained new engineers and technicians. Wrote procedures required by the customer for close tolerance nuclear work. Supervised 15 people on 3 shifts.
• Developed a calibration program so that the major machining equipment could be used as inspection tools, therefore increasing efficiency by at least 10%.
Nuclear Project Coordinator, 1975 – 1976, Memphis, Tennessee
Scheduled shop flow, expedited work through the shop, and designed jigs and fixtures for shop use in fabrication.
Facilities Engineer, 1974 – 1975, Memphis, Tennessee
Investigated methods for transporting nuclear vessels in the vertical position and handled the efforts with three firms and developed plans for a new shop office building.
Structural Research Engineer, 1972 – 1974, Plainfield and Oak Brook, Illinois
Developed and designed pile-less drilling platforms and the computer programs to be used for design tools. Analyzed nuclear reactors using both conventional and finite element methods. Incorporated field measured strain data from a new data acquisition system into an existing stress analysis program.
Engineer-In-Training, 1970 – 1972, Various Locations in Texas
Participated in the training program for beginning engineers learning field construction and manufacturing procedures for plate fabrication and erection.
Education
MS in Structural Mechanics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
BS in Civil Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
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Professional Development
ASCE Lifetime Member
Professional Engineering Licenses: Illinois, New Jersey, Utah, Virginia, Alberta, and British Columbia
Security Licenses: Series 6 and Series 63
Life Insurance License: Utah
Continuing Education Seminars in Project Management, Wind Loads, Fasteners, Cold-Formed Steel, Bracing of Steel Structures, Steel Design Economy, OSHA & Fall Protection, Liability of Engineers, Financial Management for the Professional Engineer, Structural Welding and Steel Connections, Leadership Development, Structural Vibration Analysis, Structural Steel Inspection, and current MSHA certificate.
Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, RISA, and ALGOR
Credit Union Board Chairman – 1989 to Present
Taught math part-time at the State Technical Institute at Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee – 1978-1983
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