OBJECTIVE:

To begin a new career path that excites me and utilizes my engineering, math, sales, and project management backgrounds. Also, to use my knowledge and experience, my commitment to perfection and professionalism, and my desire to be part of a great team that produces a great service or product.

SUMMARY:

• I have sixteen years of experience in design and project management of natural gas and electrical parts distribution projects.
• I have four years of experience in field activities involving design and construction of pipelines, gathering systems, and compressor stations.
• I have twelve years of experience in the design and project management of natural gas pipeline, compressor station, distribution, metering/regulation, and liquids processing projects.
• I have significant experience compiling feasibility and engineering studies for pipelines, power plants, and other natural gas facilities.
• I also have one year of electrical hardware/software distribution project management.
• Project design and management from concept to final inspection
• Natural Gas Gathering Systems
• Natural Gas Transmission Systems
• Natural Gas Distribution Systems
• Natural Gas Pipelines: Steel, Plastic, and alternatives
• Natural Gas Compressor Stations
• Natural Gas Liquids Processing, focusing on slug catchers and metering
• Roads, Bridges, and Other Facilities Supporting Natural Gas Projects
• Electrical Gear, Lighting, and other goods projects
• Project budget development and cost estimation
• Includes materials, installation, labor, and services
• Project schedule and milestone design based on design, permitting, and construction
• Ability to compose grammatically - correct documents and emails
• Ability to assess and document project scope, milestones, goals, needs, and deliverables
• Ability to compile complete and professional project proposals
• Ability to develop professional project feasibility studies
• Ability to produce engineered project deliverables firsthand utilizing my own engineering skills and experience
• Ability to quickly and decisively assess project status and develop corresponding actions and solutions
• Ability to quickly learn the administrative side of a technical business and utilize the interface between technical and administrative staff
• Ability to recognize technical and organizational obstacles and resolve them using my own talents as a logical problem solver and excellent communicator
• Ability to devise, document, and execute technical and organizational standards of practice
• Ability to devise, document, and execute improvements to systems of information handling and transfer
• Ability to handle working in intense situations with personnel and governmental agencies to mitigate constraining issues and concerns
• Ability to communicate effectively with contractors and vendors
• Ability to work with regulatory agencies and quickly mitigate project obstacles with focused communication and tactful deliberation
• Familiarity with Federal, state, and local regulatory and permitting issues including archaeological, cultural, environmental, air quality, roads, railroads, and waterbodies. I have compiled a comprehensive checklist of environmental resource report requirements for Confidential Natural Gas Act Section 7 Applications and have worked with state and local agencies.
• Familiarity with standards such as 49 CFR Part 192/195, ASME B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, as well as most other applicable ASME, NFPA, and API standards.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Project Manager

Confidential, Grand Junction, CO

Responsibilities:

• Manage large commercial gear projects
• Manage Combined hardware/software projects

Associate - Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Lexington, KY

Responsibilities:

• Manage engineering, drafting, survey, land, environmental, and material procurement for natural gas compressor station design projects
• Manage environmental/archaeological permitting, engineering, survey, drafting, land, and procurement for natural gas pipeline design projects

Confidential, WV

Responsibilities:

• Manage project feasibility studies which provide project design, permitting, and construction schedules as well as opinions of probable cost for pipelines, compression stations, complete gathering systems, power plant fuel supply laterals, and measurement & regulation stations
• Compression and gathering system feasibility and projected cost.
• Gathering system consisting of 16 compression stations, hundreds of miles of gathering piping, and multiple transmission line interconnects.
• Produced project proposals for all necessary services that my company provided
• Produced project scopes of work based on client needs
• I redesigned the company-wide electronic and physical filing system and project filing protocol for the purposes of professional project documentation and archiving.
• I provided a major contribution to company-wide project management, project closeout, and cost estimation standards.
• I am currently assisting with the development of material specifications standards.

Project Engineer & Field Supervisor

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Creation of gathering system and compressor station
• Built a natural gas gathering system from a field of depleted oil wells
• Mitigated an existing and unknown pipeline leak in a National Recreation Area.
• Design and installation of HDPE gathering system
• Pipeline installation including fusion unit operation and training
• Right - of-way construction including personnel management and heavy equipment operation
• Management of construction crews and material procurement
• Training and operation of heavy equipment required to install gathering system
• Well plumbing activities
• Backhoes and dozers
• Trenchers and land recovery equipment
• Sandblasting and painting
• Compressor station procurement, construction, and operation
• Assembly of 800 HP Ajax two-stage compressor including foundation
• Setting of inlet separator, compressor, small compressor building, discharge separator, dehydration unit, coalescing filter, and condensate tanks. Included foundations.
• Construction of East TN Pipeline interconnect
• Operation of compressor station and gathering system, including well facilities
• Trained operators to operate and maintain station
• Land titling, leasing, and right-of-way work
• GIS ROW planning
• Courthouse deed searches
• Land owner leasing directly working with land owners
• Right-of-way planning with land owners and pipeline engineering
• Pipeline routing