Robert Righter

**** ***** ******** ******

Wichita, Kansas 67203

Phone: 435-***-****

Email: ab9w5p@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a supervisory position in industrial construction utilizing skills drawn from personal

experience and certified expertise in instrumentation, manufacturing, fabrication, welding, pipefitting,

industrial carpentry and personnel management.

Expertise Summery:

12 years - General foreman on 3 new steel mills and 1 expansion. 7 ethanol plants – Primarily involved in

equipment installation, instrumentation, hydraulics and pneumatics, quality assurance and control, and start-up and

commissions. Contract administration on one 100 million ethanol plant, one 50 million gallon ethanol plant expansion.

Was involved in the negotiation of contracts, scheduling of sub-contractors, material procurement, and heavy equipment

rentals. Managed contract compliances with union tradesmen. Instrumentation supervisor for 1 combustion turbine (GE

MK IV) instrumentation on CT, generator unit, and SIMS system.

13 years - Instrument fitter, pipefitter, welder, and fabricator. Primarily in new construction of ethanol, grain,

co-generation, high fructose refinery and power plants.

Professional Experience:

GMHR – Bismark, North Dakota; 303-***-****

May 10, 2013 – July 3, 2013

Turnaround on the diesel de-sulfur, and GHT at Tessaro refinery. Foreman over installation of instruments and

tubing. Field engineered expansion of instrument air. Quality assurance and control on installation and material. Worked

closely with Tessaro engineers concerning red lines, modifications, and scheduling with other contractors. Held daily and

weekly crew safety meetings.

Tradesmen International for W.B. Construction - Wichita, Kansas; 316-***-****

April 7, 2013 – April 21, 2013

Two week shut-down at Oxy-Chem. Piper fitter – demoed 36” and 48” FRP. Operated JLG. And pickers. Re-

installed 12” and 16” FRP in cell room and hydrochloric manifold systems.

Zachary Industrial – Denver City, Texas; 352-***-****

December, 2012 – March, 2013

Supervisor over instrumentation on installation of combustion turbine (GE MK IV). Responsibilities included

crew safety meetings, weekly and bi-weekly progress projections, material take offs. Quality Assurance and control on

material and installation, as per GE specs, and scheduling work. Primary area of responsibilities included CT and

generator, SIMS systems and BOP.

Becks Nationwide for Argent Electrical – Ponca City, Oklahoma

October, 2012 – November, 2012

Instrument fitter, ran tubing, installed instruments on compression station rebuild.

Severtisall Steel, Ltd. For Systems Contracting - Columbus, Mississippi; 662-***-****

December 2010 - January 2012

General Foreman over the installation of pneumatics, hydraulics, and instrumentation at expansion of existing

steel processing plant. Responsibilities included scheduling, procurement of material, safety, leasing of heavy equipment,

interfacing with other contractors. Work in conjunction with vendors and subcontractors regarding field engineering

modifications, redlines. Was heavily involved in start-up and commissioning.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless, Ltd. For SIMCO - Calvert, Alabama; 251-***-****

May 2009 - February 2010

Supervised crew of 35 instrument fitters. Primary responsibilities included crew safety, material take offs for the

SS cleaning and degreasing line, and the acid storage and treatment buildings. Fabrication and installation of instrument

racks, supports, tubing, tube tray and instruments. Estimating and scheduling of crews and equipment. Heavily involved

in start-up and commissioning.

CCC Group for Alleghaney Technologies - San Antonio, Texas 78219; 281-***-****

May 2009 to February 2010

Titanium mill in Rouley, Utah. Supervised the installation of equipment (pumps, vessels, heat exchangers),

instrumentation, signal lines, tubing, pneumatic actuators, and metering pumps. Was heavily involved in the continuous

redesign and modification of operating systems, crew safety, material procurement and estimating. Interfaced with design

engineering and customer regarding start-up and commissioning.

Fagen, Inc. - Granite Falls, Minnesota; 320-***-****

September 2004 - May 2009

General Foreman in Instrumentation sub-contracted to a CMC steel mill in Mesa, Arizona from February 2009 to

May 2009. Was involved in the field design and engineering of a combination of instrumentation and plant air, quality

control and the supervision of instrumentation installation. Other duties included daily meetings with client engineers,

purchasing instrumentation for rough mill, intermediate mill and finished mill, scheduling for personnel and supervision

of contract compliance.

Contract Administrator and Instrumentation Specialist on the expansion of a 50-million gallon ethanol plant in

Rochelle, Illinois from February 2008 to December 2008. Was involved in the negotiation of contracts between the

client, engineers and production personnel, quality control and the management and scheduling of union millwrights,

electricians, pipe-fitters and instrument-fitters. Duties also included ordering materials and management and scheduling of

heavy equipment rentals.

General Foreman in instrumentation on a 100-million gallon ethanol plant in Hankinson, North Dakota from

March 2007 to January 2008. Was involved with re-design of water treatment and fire protection systems and supervised

the instrumentation of plant air, instrument air and water seals. Other duties included ordering of materials and

instruments, crew scheduling and co-ordination between other trades employed on site and sub-contractors.

General Foreman in instrumentation on a 50-million gallon ethanol plant in Medina, New York from November

2006 to February 2007. Assumed management of a project in a critical time-sensitive situation and was involved in

supervising improved modifications and coordinating with clients regarding field engineering and specifications. Revised

instrumentation was completed in 47 days. Other duties included coordinating schedules between sub-contractors and

other trades employed on site, ordering materials and additional instrumentation and supervision and tracking of red-lines

and modifications.

General Foreman in instrumentation on a 50-million gallon ethanol plant in Norfolk, Nebraska from September

2006 to November 2006. Assumed management of a project in jeopardy and was involved in hiring new personnel and

ordering materials. Re-installed instrumentation and was vital in the plant starting on time and under budget. Other duties

included running tubing and small-bore pipe and commissioning compressors.

General Foreman in instrumentation on a 50-million gallon ethanol plant construction in Underwood, North

Dakota from September 2005 to March 2006. Was involved in extensive field design and engineering of a steam system in

conjunction with an existing power plant and quality control on instrument compressors and tubing installation. Other

duties included daily task planning, holding crew and safety meetings, coordinating with sub-contractors and clients and

responsible for end of project personnel terminations.

Foreman in Instrumentation on a 40-million gallon ethanol plant construction in Cambria, Wisconsin from

September 2004 to February 2005. Was involved in start up and commissioning of personnel. Other duties included

scheduling, coordinating with sub-contractors, record-keeping and crew safety.

References available upon request

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