Professional Profile Results driven professional with twenty-nine years of progressive management experience, recent, long-term assignments as Resident Project Manager and Sr. Construction Manager, with established record of highly successful Lump Sum/Fixed Price projects consisting of international and domestic fast track combined cycle power projects, coal facilities, turnaround/repair, petrochemical, and mining projects. Production orientated and cost conscious with an outstanding project safety record. Have excellent technical problem solving, managerial and people management skills. Assignments as a Sr. Construction Manager for EPC contracts have resulted in the successful completion of over three thousand (3,000) megawatts of combined and simple cycle international and domestic power generation facilities in the last eight (8) years.
Specific Project Experience
2008 to 2009 12 MTY Mining Upgrade Project Corumba, MS. Brazil Sandwell Engineering Inc. - Resident Project Manager Manager for the EPCM effort of a greenfield mine site at a remote location close to the Brazil/Bolivia border. This is a $2.15 Billion USD project with the Northern Site for which I have responsibility representing $1.1 Billion USD. Duties include management of the Client; international mobilization of Sandwell resources and personnel; development of project procedures; hiring of local construction management personnel, and engineering staff; infrastructure planning and project mobilization. I was responsible for the orderly demobilization of the Northern Site upon cancelation of the project which occurred 1rst quarter 2009.
2006 to 2008 1100 Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant- Sarnia ON, Canada Burns and Roe Enterprises Inc. - Resident Project Manager Resident Manager for the EPCM Contractor building the largest Combined Cycle Power Project in Canada who took the project over after the co-Owner and original EPC contractor financially defaulted during the project mobilization phase. Equipment installed included three Siemens gas turbines, three HRSGs, a 600 MW Toshiba steam turbine, HV switchyard, three miles of 230 kva transmission lines, complete balance of plant and the DCS controls system. This unionized labor, multi-contractor power project was approximately twenty percent complete, and months behind schedule when I took over as Resident Construction Manager. The financial failure of the co-Owner and subsequently of the projects HRSG supplier combined with Owner supplied equipment that arrived damaged due to improper long-term storage necessitated a Fast Track Construction philosophy. The immediate needs as outlined by the Client and Burns & Roe was to implement formal process and procedures for quality assurance, engineering and field change order review, contract management processes, schedule and planning, management of field engineering and day to day field construction management practices. Additional responsibilities include management of Organized Labor, the project safety program, coordination of design engineering, contracts administration, and working to meet the needs of the clients team through the supervision and management of a 45-person site administration, construction and site engineering staff. This project was a success despite a construction start ten months behind schedule.
2005 to 2006 Steam Turbine Replacement & Repair Project- Porto Velho RO. Brazil El Paso Corp. - Resident Project Manager October of 2004 the steam turbine at the Termonorte II project site had a catastrophic blade failure requiring the complete steam turbine replacement from the anchor bolts up. As the financial impact to the operating company was critical, El Paso requested I manage the STG replacement and total plant re-commissioning effort of this 3x3x1 plant as a self-performed owner project working a planned 7/24s installation schedule. Active participation as a designated member of the failure investigation team charged with the Root Cause Analysis and warranty dispute resolution with the contractor and turbine manufacturer. I managed this project concurrent with an EPC completion and two additional CAPEX projects.
2003 to 2006 340 Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant- Porto Velho II Porto Velho RO. Brazil. El Paso Corp. - Resident Project Manager Upon completion of the Macae Project, assigned to the Porto Vehlo II project as Sr. Construction Manager assisting the Site Manager to ensure an inexperienced national contractor met all commercial and technical contractual requirements, this project was approximately 50% complete at assignment. Upon review of the Construction Management program and contract compliance matrix, it was evident that the Brazilian project personnel did not have training in contract enforcement and the importance of adherence to the plant functional specifications, nor were the contractual tools in place to ensure compliance. Instituted contract reviews with all personnel involved including contractors, of the contract, functional specifications and commercial requirements. This positions responsibilities included the formal implementation and management of project procedures, direction of site engineering and construction management personnel, coordination with the owner, schedule (7/24s), coordination of start-up and commissioning with owner and utility to meet an on schedule substantial completion. I accepted the Site Project Managers position charged to bring the project to completion and turnover.
2000 to 2002 870-Megawatt Simple Cycle Power Plant Macae Power Project. Macae, RJ. Brazil El Paso Corp. - Resident EPC Project Manager Responsible for the first international EPC project self-performed by El Paso Corp. This project is the largest GE LM 6000 gas turbine project in the world, consisting of 20 combustion turbine units, complete balance of plant electrical and mechanical systems , two independent 345 kva switchyards and plant control system. Responsible for directing the in-country (Brazil) project, procurement, engineering and construction management teams to support the extreme fast track construction schedule (14 Months) working a planned 7/24s installation schedule. Assigned early in the project development phase, was key in contract negotiations, scopes of work, project technical specifications, pricing structures and contractor due diligence. The project team under my direction was responsible for; mobilization, demobilization, international and in-country transportation, Brazilian importation and customs clearance, project schedule, budget, interface with local utility, start-up and commissioning and final acceptance. This project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, 6,500,000 total man-hours were expended in the course of this project with a TRIR 0.19 safety record.
1999 to 2000 500 Megawatt Simple Cycle Power Plant Broad River Energy Center. Gaffney, SC. GEMMA Power Systems - Assistant Project Manager /Resident Construction Manager - Responsible for fast track installation and start up this three unit dual fuel GE Frame 7 FA power plant. Responsibilities include construction management of direct and subcontract labor, negotiation and administration of services and supply subcontracts, schedule, sub contractor change of scope, contract negotiations with the client, implementing site procedures, safety administration and QA/QC procedures, managed 450,000 construction man-hours. This project had the best GEMMA project safety record for the year of 2000.
1997 to 1999 21-Megawatt Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant, Replan II - Paulinia, SP. Sao Paulo, Brazil. GE Power Systems - Resident Site Manager Resident Site Manager for EPC contractor for the international installation of dual fuel, combined cycle power plant, standalone fresh air firing capabilities and balance of plant equipment. Responsibilities included; management of the project schedule, contractors schedules, contractors adherence to contract specification , enforcement of project safety policy, adherence to project budget, input to revised project budget, project and field engineering.
1995 to 1997 General Manager of Matson Crane Service - Greeley Colo. - Les Matson Construction Inc. Owner of Les Matson Construction offered an opportunity to start up and establish a crane and heavy equipment rental company utilizing existing owned equipment and new machines purchased for the crane service.
1993 to 1995 35 Megawatt Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant- Greeley Colo. Flatiron Structures Company LLC - Site Manager - Site Manager for EPC contractor for installation of a Combined Cycle Cogeneration Facility.
1990 to 1993 270 Megawatt Cogeneration Project Thermocarbonic Inc. - Fort Lupton, Colo. Flatiron Structures Company LLC General Superintendent for EPC contractor for the construction of Combined Cycle Cogeneration Facility.
Education Modesto Junior College, Modesto California Engineering Technology 2 Years
Additional Speaks Portuguese
Brown and Root Inc. Comanche Peak Nuclear Station - Glenrose, Tx. Foreman- Rigging, equipment setting
Blunt Construction Corp, Frackville, PA Boiler Erection GF Fluidized Bed Power Boiler Responsible for the sequencing, erection, fit up and welds out of pressure parts.
Austin Power, Rome, GA Boiler Erection General Forman for Tampella Liqueur Fire Boiler Erection, Weldout, Pre-commissioning Testing
Combustion Engineering, Underwood, ND Boilermaker Foreman Erection of 2 - 800 mw Super Critical Boiler
Babcock and Wilcox, Centerville, ND Boilermaker Erection of 350 mw Boiler
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