Management / Leadership Skills
„« Researching drawings and field installation problems.
„« Communicating with company personnel at various field locations.
„« Managing movement of equipment from trucks and railhead to job site.
„« Making sure all parts get to the job site.
„« Meeting all safety requirements. .
„« Achieving goals.
„« Planning and meeting time schedules.
„« Planning and conducting meetings.
„« Communicating with all departments, companies and contractors.
„« Establishing policies covering job safety, daily work load and other rules.
„« Reporting safety violations and potential problems to site safety personal offices.
„« Organizing work schedules.
„« Preparing for and conducting meetings.
„« Initiating action to resolve incorrect operations.
„« Planning and scheduling time tables for every job process.
„« Inspecting for all potential safety problems and talking safety hourly.
„« Observing worker output.
„« Analyzing erection problems before they occur.
„« Observing and correcting communication problems.
„« Researching drawings and specifications for potential problems.
„« Coordinating projects with other contractors and companies.
„« Completing projects on time.
Instruct /Talk
„« Have safety class and talk about safety issues in morning meetings
„« Report safety violations and potential problems to site General Forman and Forman
„« Have all personal and work force attended corporate training classes
„« Classify and move workers through pay grades
Completed Schooling
„« OSHA 10 Hour, 30 Hour, OSHA 510 and OSHA Crane and Rigging courses.
„« Up to date CPR and First Aid OSHA certificates.
„« Certified through ABC and Education Construction Foundation on 19 classes.
„« Certified with Villanova University, Essentials of Project Management.
„« Also taking Essentials of Government Contracting Management for Certified.
Ronald H. Schuster ¡V
EXPERIENCE, CAREER STRENGTHS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Some projects costing $180 million to $580 million
Zachry Construction Co. Mirant SC, Morgantown, MD and Corpus Christi, TX.
Mechanical Structural Superintendent - Dec. 2007 to Feb. 2009
„« Managed installation of two ID Fan Motors, Fluid drives
„« Helped with installation of new SCR catalyst while in charge of pipe rack steel
„« During eleven weeks with two hurricanes, installed two HRSG¡¦S including weld-out, burners and ammonia lances and made ready for bundles.
„« Help build CT steel, pipe rack steel and filter house.
Black & Veatch, Gateway Generation Project, Antioch, CA.
Mechanical Structural Superintendent- July 2007 to Nov. 2007
„« Managed oversight for two Vogt-NEM HRSGs, exhaust stacks, stair towers, interconnecting pipe racks and STG pipe racks for 600MW 2x2x1 Combined Cycle gas-fueled power plant.
„« Made project modifications complicated by change changes in ownership, major design changes and serious manufactured defects in purchased components.
„« This project was significantly complicated by a 5-year interruption, change of ownership and major design changes such as changing to an air-cooled condenser from the original cooling tower design.
Black & Veatch, Manchester, OH.
Mechanical Superintendent- Feb. 2006 to July ¡¥07
„« Installed Air Quality Control Scrubber (AQX) system including:
o Jet Bubbling Reactor (JBR);
o limestone slurry tank and storage tanks;
o FRP piping and fiberglass duct work;
o unloading lime conveyor off barges and loading gypsum on barges.
„« Finished the job on time with two companies and 120 or more workers.
Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD), Sacramento CA.
Project Manager II-2003 to 2005
„« Managed all construction activities on construction of a 600MW 2x2x1 Combined Cycle gas-fueled power plant including:
o HRSGs;
o filter houses;
o Condensers;
o Tanks;
o environmental oversight;
o cooling towers;
o safety issues.
Nooter/Eriksen, Fenton, MO.
Field Technical Advisor-2000 to 2002
„« Managed installation of gas-fired steam generators.
„« Conducted daily reviews of equipment and project timeline.
„« Matched fitting Westinghouse gas turbines with custom built equipment.
„« Directed daily progress to complete project within budget with zero delays.
M&W Contractors, East Peoria, IL.
Pipefitter/Supervisor-1995 to 2000
„« Built 5 soybean plants throughout the mid west for Con-Agra.
„« Supervised 7-10 pipefitters and welders.
„« Completed projects on time and under budget.
Fluor-Daniels, Greenville, SC.
Pipefitter-1994 to 1995
„« Worked on rebuilds and repair shutdowns on nuclear power plants.
„« Worked with engineers to verify quality of all labor and materials.
„« Completed detailed documentation to ensure safety and repair consistency.
Pace Power Contractors, Inc., Santa Ana, CA.
Night Project Superintendent-1993 to 1994
„« Supervised sixty laborers, fifty welders, ten pipefitters and millwrights.
„« Completed rebuilds of re-heat, super-heat and economizer retrofit projects
ahead of schedule and with, in budget.
Plaas Mechanical, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA.
Field Representative-1991 to 1992
„« Generated business for repair and construction of pipefitting projects.
„« Bid jobs.
„« Supervised seven different projects.
„« Kept jobs on schedule and within budget.
BE&K, Birmingham, AL.
Boilermaker/General Foreman-1989 to 1991
„« Supervised eighty-seven ironworkers.
„« Assigned daily projects with fifty boilermakers.
„« Retrofitting three Black Liquor Boilers and installing one new Black Liquor.
„« Conducted daily safety meetings.
„« Scheduled cranes and assigned lifts to meet strict safety guidelines.
„« Completed flawless paperwork and completed 355 hours of Project Management and Safety/Productivity Training, 1989-1990.
Management / Leadership Skills
„« Researching drawings and field installation problems.
„« Communicating with company personnel at various field locations.
„« Managing movement of equipment from trucks and railhead to job site.
„« Making sure all parts get to the job site.
„« Meeting all safety requirements. .
„« Achieving goals.
„« Planning and meeting time schedules.
„« Planning and conducting meetings.
„« Communicating with all departments, companies and contractors.
„« Establishing policies covering job safety, daily work load and other rules.
„« Reporting safety violations and potential problems to site safety personal offices.
„« Organizing work schedules.
„« Preparing for and conducting meetings.
„« Initiating action to resolve incorrect operations.
„« Planning and scheduling time tables for every job process.
„« Inspecting for all potential safety problems and talking safety hourly.
„« Observing worker output.
„« Analyzing erection problems before they occur.
„« Observing and correcting communication problems.
„« Researching drawings and specifications for potential problems.
„« Coordinating projects with other contractors and companies.
„« Completing projects on time.
Instruct /Talk
„« Have safety class and talk about safety issues in morning meetings
„« Report safety violations and potential problems to site General Forman and Forman
„« Have all personal and work force attended corporate training classes
„« Classify and move workers through pay grades
Completed Schooling
„« OSHA 10 Hour, 30 Hour, OSHA 510 and OSHA Crane and Rigging courses.
„« Up to date CPR and First Aid OSHA certificates.
„« Certified through ABC and Education Construction Foundation on 19 classes.
„« Certified with Villanova University, Essentials of Project Management.
„« Also taking Essentials of Government Contracting Management for Certified.
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