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Work ExperienceJohn Cockerill (ITS Contract) Osceola, ARSite Mechanical Construction Manager / Supervisor July 12, 2023 May 2024Oversite of one hundred open shop mechanical contractors, including millwrights, pipefitters, quality Control, and Ironworkers.OPI of incoming mechanical, electrical equipment, components, and Parts.Coordinated mechanical, electrical equipment deliveries to Contractors.Procured required fabricated components necessary for the project, and managed the budget for those components.Interfaced with engineers, contractors & the customer.Managed required office trailer activities & inventories.Assisted project engineers & supervisors.Dominion Energy (Saxon Global- Contract) St. Paul, VAConstruction Manager April 2022 December 2022As Construction Manager, interfaced with plant management, all craft and subcontractors.Authorized Contractors Milestone payments.Oversaw various contractor trades including civil, steel erectors, boilermakers, pipefitters, electricians, quality control, and operating engineers.Managed coal fired power plant capital project upgrades, such as 2 miles of an underground HDPE pipeline installation, major baghouse upgrades, the inlet ducting, turning vanes, abrasion-resistant tile overlay, and upgraded to stainless-steel air damper replacements.Reviewed pre-outage plans, engineered lift plans, and civil excavation plans.Evaluated contractor bids, submittals, and RFI's, and associated project costs.Attended daily safety, environmental, outage, and production meetings.Provided schedule updates and participated in all meetings with plant management, engineers, contractors, and plant personnel.Managed time-constrained projects within scheduled completion dates.Project costs ranged from $1.5 to $6.6 million in value.Kennametal (Aerotek- Contract) Johnson City, TNDecommissioning Project Manager December 2020 - March 2022Managed contractor trades including millwrights, electricians, pipefitters, and riggers.Oversaw the removal of existing fire protection equipment, precision, proprietary equipment used in the manufacturing of carbide machine tooling and inserts.Reviewed contractor engineered lift plans and costs.Authorized contractors milestone payments.Ensured safety precautions were taken during equipment removal in a working plant environment.Provided daily schedule updates and participated in weekly conference calls.Collaborated with project the director, engineers, contractors, and plant personnel.Successfully completed the time-constrained project with a scheduled completion date of March 2022.Project value: $25 million.Cleaver-Brooks Lincoln, NEInstallation Support Manager June 2017 April 2019Managed all company field installations, including mechanical, civil, electrical, controls, fiber-optic cabling, site QC, fire suppression system and vendor surveillance.Participated in warranty meetings, drawing reviews, engineering discussions, negotiations, project specifications, and employee reviews.Developed SOWs for field installation documentation, including cost associated with contractor payments, and contingency plans for Cleaver Brooks water tube boilers and heat recovery steam generators (HRSG's).Reviewed boiler design drawings and BOP equipment, including control panels, electrical wiring, pumps, steam, natural, hydrogen gas piping, and FD fan & duct systems.Collaborated with third-party engineering firms, interfaced with civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers of end users.As site construction manager oversaw the installation of the largest package boiler designed and fabricated at the Lincoln, Nebraska facility, along with the feedwater system, controls, dual fuel burners, and pollution elimination equipment at the Nova Chemicals Plant in Corunna, Ontario, Canada.Managed a team of Canadian Union Craft, including boiler makers, pipe fitters, civil contractors, millwrights, electricians, and sub-contractors.Completed the installation within an 11-month timeframe.Approximate project value: $40 million.Xcel Energy (Randstad Engineering Contract) Amarillo, TXConstruction Manager / Supervisor June 2016 May 2017Supervised capital projects, retrofits, upgrades, and fire suppression system installations at multiple fossil fueled power plants within a 260-mile radius of the Amarillo Texas office.Managed the replacement of two miles of civil engineered underground transite pipeline with HDPE fused pipeline.Oversaw the repair & relining of a 10-acre ash pond with HDPE and the replacement of hot re-heat piping from the boiler to the turbine.Led the installation of fire protection systems, cooling towers, and associated piping replacements.Coordinated rotatory air preheater basket changeouts and electrical/fiber-optical cabling for control upgrades.Directed general boiler repairs, steam and condensate valve replacements, retrofits of low-NOx burner tube panels, and a new water treatment facility.Facilitated the setting of a new power distribution transformer.Generated daily progress reports, approved contractor payments, and managed the review and responses to RFI's.Conducted material/parts inspections and attended all outage meetings.Provided project progress updates and interfaced with plant engineers, schedulers, and subcontractors.Managed projects with values ranging from $100K to millions of dollars.Coffeyville City Power Plant (8760 Service Group) Sedalia, MOConstruction Project Manager April 2016 June 2016Contracted for the erection of the new Coffeyville city power plant.Oversaw the installation of natural gas (NG) fueled engine-driven generators and balance of plant (BOP) support equipment.Generated the SOWs, managed the installation of the fire suppression system, engine lube oil, NG and urea piping, air and water piping, water tank erection, massive radiator cooling tower, SCR pollution reduction equipment.Led the installation of electrical systems from the generators to the power distribution transformer and cabling out to the grid.Coordinated equipment foundations, breaching, pumps, plant electrical, instrumentation, fiber-optic cabling, and electrical instrumentation.Managed the NG fuel filtering system and underground piping required for operation.Attended all meetings, generated reports, and responded to RFI's.Project value: $4.5 million.Project Manager (8760 Service Group) December 2015 February 2016Provided oversite for all field piping fabrication and installations at a biodiesel/ethanol facility.Managed process piping, steam and condensate systems, the fire suppression System and boiler fuel piping, mechanical process pumps, and electrical installations.Supervised both direct and indirect employees, ensuring day-to-day activities were executed effectively.Successfully completed our portion of the project on time and within budget.Led a team of sixty-five open shop mechanical, electrical, controls, and civil craft workers.Managed piping and millwright work, quality control, scheduling, payroll, and progress reporting.Project value: $10 million.Clyde Bergmann Power Generation Gent, KYManufacturer Site Manager May 2015 December 2015Functioned as the site point of contact for a large capital project at the Gent, KY coal fired power generating station.Resolved mechanical, air piping, electrical, and electrical/fiber-optic control cabling issues encountered by the emissions reduction installation contractor.Oversaw the erection of a large cellular double stacked fabric filter (Bag House) and PAC (Powder Activated Charcoal) system for Reducing the emissions of several coal fired boilers at this power plant .Managed the installation of inlet and outlet ducting, piping, electrical, and controls cabling.Managed change orders, developed contingency plans, obtained approvals, and responded to RFIs.Conducted reviews of the erection process, ensured quality control plan was followed, and performed vendor surveillance.Inspected equipment upon arrival and reported milestones met and engineering issues to the home office.Interfaced directly with contractors, engineers, and plant staff.Gray Construction (Target CW- Contract) Bay City, TXQuality Control Manager December 2014 March 2015Provided quality control (Q.C.) oversight of five subcontractors and vendor surveillance at the Tenaris Bay City, TX construction site.Contributed to the construction of one of the largest tube manufacturing facilities in the United States.Attended construction and quality review meetings, interpreted contracts, and subcontractor quality control programs.Participated in audits conducted by the owner's Q.C. team to restore the project's schedule.Collaborated with the Tenaris Q.C. team and subcontractors to administer various Q.C. codes, standards, and programs.Ensured compliance with civil, mechanical, and electrical requirements, including third-party testing and inspections.Managed proctor testing, soil compaction, mechanical joint, welded CS, SS, and fused HDPE fire suppression pipe installations under NFPA & ASME codes.Verified electrical continuity of connections and adherence to contractual requirements.Overlooked the installation of several miles of underground natural gas, potable water, and fire suppression pipelines, including horizontal line boring and open trench excavations for the installations.Project value: Approximately $1.8 billion.PacifiCorp (ProEnergy- Contract) Milford, UT Construction Manager August 2014 October 2014Blundell Geothermal Power Plant capital project upgrade.Managed civil, underground mechanical, electrical, and fiber-optic control cable installations conducted by mechanical, electrical, and civil contractors.Oversaw the integration of two new geothermal wells, concrete foundations, a large brine pump, air, steam, and brine separator column, chemical injection tank, backup generator, propane fuel tank, and MCC building.Conducted inspections of excavations, piping, footings, fabric-lined ponds, and soil sampling for compaction and proctor testing.Ensured compliance with American Concrete Institute/American Petroleum Institute (ACI/API) and ASME code requirements for concrete placement and testing.Provided quality control (QC), vendor, and environmental surveillance.Managed the installation of over seven miles of steam, condensate, and brine piping above and below ground, including tie-ins to the existing power plant main steam line.Coordinated all electrical, controls, commissioning, and project closeout activities.Project value: $5.75 million.CF Industries (TransGlobal Energy Services - Contract) Sergeant Bluff, IAMechanical Construction Coordinator November 2013 March 2014Provided oversite for foundations, mechanical, millwright, and civil contractors' work.Managed excavation for two Large collection pounds, and conducted soil testing for potential remediation needs.Oversaw auger cast piling installations and testing procedures.Ensured compliance with American Concrete Institute/American Petroleum Institute (ACI/API) codes/standards for concrete form setting and formulation of concrete mixes specified by engineering.Developed operating strategies, plans, and procedures.Managed electrical, mechanical, civil, heavy rigging, steel erection, pump setting, refractory, and safety contractors at the construction site.Project value: More than $1.7 billion.Professional Employment Group- Contract Caldwell, IDConsulting Mechanical & Electrical Night Shift Manager August 2013 October 2013Construction site of the largest potato processing plant in the United States.Assisted in getting the project back on schedule as the sole point of contact for all night shift contractors.Served as a Representative/Technical Advisor to the customer's engineering firm for piping-related matters.Managed the installation of three Cleaver Brooks boilers and approximately 175 miles of pipe installations, including process, steam, condensate, air, wash water, and fire suppression systems.Ensured quality control of all piping and vessel installations, including soil compaction testing.Supervised the placement of concrete for parking areas, site roads, and the freezer floor.Oversaw the pulling of electrical cables/wires and fiber-optic cabling for plant controls.Managed the installation of miles of belt conveyors.Provided progress reporting for both night and day shifts.Project value: $450 million.NatureWorks (Plant Services, Inc.- Contract) Blair, NEHeavy Industrial Construction Project Manager June 2011 March 2013Held the role of overall construction project manager for a large addition to the existing plant.Managed contractor and engineering contracts, site safety, heavy lift rigging, mechanical, electrical, fiber-optic controls, civil work, quality control, and soil remediation.Addressed histoplasmosis issue caused by polluted soils within the construction area from a previous project.Collaborated with civil, mechanical, electrical, and piping engineers, developed the SOWs for all installations.Oversaw soil compaction testing, pile testing for driven H beam and helical auger cast pilings.Replaced 400 ft. of large diameter stormwater piping with new heavy wall concrete pipe.Ensured mechanical quality control per ASME, API, ACI, and NBIC codes.Approved change orders (COs) conducted project design reviews, and distributed RFIs.Tracked construction costs, managed construction office activities, and facilitated equipment commissioning.Implemented safety and environmental surveillance measures.Executed plant expansion to increase output and manufacture additional products and byproducts.Installed pilings, foundations, and miles of process, hot oil, steam, and condensate piping.Set up vertical pressure vessels and separation columns, including a 200-ton unit.Upgraded the existing cooling tower.Constructed a liquid terminal truck loadout for lactide, installed pumps, and erected large storage tanks.Integrated electrical system & controls.Project value: $36.7 million.Xcel Energy (ESG- Contract) Monticello, MNHeavy Industrial Construction Manager February 2011 March 2011Contracted to provide oversight for all mechanical and electrical aspects at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant, including the replacement of the power distribution transformer, the bottom of the reactors fire suppression chemical tankRemoved the existing fire suppression main line and replaced it with a larger diameter heavier wall pipe.Repairs to the traveling water screen system.Replacement of all piping snubbers.Estimated Project Value: $459 Million.Power & Industrial Consulting Warrenville, ILHeavy Industrial Construction Manager September 2010 October 2010875 MW Fossil Fueled Foster Wheeler Power Boiler.Management of all construction / retrofit activities, budget, and supervision of 150 Craft.A pollution reduction project that was executed on time & within budget.Installed twenty-eight modern design low NOx burners.Repaired coal piping & installed two new sets of secondary air duct turning vanes.Retrofit twenty-eight modern designs over fire air injection registers.(Project Value: $12.7 Million)Alstom Power (TransGlobal Energy Services- Contract) Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada TCA (Technical Construction / Commissioning Advisor) November 2009 August 2010650 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant.Served as the Technical Advisor to the primary erection and commissioning contractors.Assisted with change orders, financial documents, reports, budgets, and requests for information (RFIs).Provided advice on fire suppression installation, construction completion, piping, hydrostatic testing, and commissioning activities.Generated the HRSG Commissioning Procedure for the two Alstom supplied HRSGs (Heat Recovery Steam Generators).Collaborated with the general contractor and their sub-contractors.Oversite of asphalt paving crew building access roads & parking areas.Successfully brought the project, which was behind schedule upon arrival, back on a new schedule and within budget.Project value: $750 million.ADM (Foot Bridge Staffing- Contract) Decatur, ILPower/Process Piping Construction October 2009 November 2009Construction of a new hydrogen and glycol production line.Oversaw the setup of the hydrogen reactor and installation of hydrogen and glycol piping for the hydrogen separation process.Analyzed the contractor's production methods and safety practices to ensure compliance with API, MFPA, ASME Q.C., and vendor surveillance codes.Identified areas for improvement in pipe spool fabrication and erection processes and implemented revisions to accelerate work and meet the projected completion date.Collaborated with the scheduler to develop a realistic project schedule that all contractors could follow, resulting in accelerated equipment installations.Prioritized safety throughout the project to ensure a safe working environment for all personnel involved.Collaborated closely with contractors, ensuring their work aligns with project requirements and specifications.Monitored project progress, identified any bottlenecks or issues, and implemented effective solutions.Completed the project within the designated budget and contributed to the successful implementation of the new hydrogen and glycol production line.Project value: $250 million.NextEra Energy (FPL) (HKA Staffing- Contract) Ashland, VAProject Manager December 2008 May 2009Oversaw the replacement of the Doswell, Unit - 502 HP Evaporator section of the HRSG at the NextEra Energy power plant.Held complete contract management responsibility for the project, including SOW, RFQ generation, RFI management, change orders, contractor selection, contract administration, cost control, quality control, vendor and environmental surveillance, and safety oversight until project closeout.Managed the project and all additional work beyond the contractor's base contract, including work related to Units - 501, 601, and 602.Completed the project, meeting the project schedule and budget requirements.Project value: $2.5 million.EducationBenson Polytechnic High School - Portland Oregon, and training & classes offered by employers.OSHA- 10, 30, 40 Certified, IEC, ISNetworld and TWIC Safety Trained for working in Refineries, Chemical, Biofuel and Power Plants.Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, and Outlook), Bluebeam, some AutoCAD, Sketching, CPM Scheduling, and Other Employer used Computer Programs.Note: Additional work experience beyond this resume will be provided upon request. |
