Engineer Project

D. A. JAMES

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32004

Phone: 301-***-**** Cell 904-***-**** Home Email: *********@***.***

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Superior communication skills – written and verbal. Manage profitably while encouraging the best

performances from teams and individuals within teams. Expert with development and application of cost-

effective organization, re-organization and software applications for engineering and construction activities.

A skilled teacher and mentor of junior as well as senior personnel. Lead by example, and require little or no

oversight. Development of innovative and complex cost and schedule budgets are a particular specialty.

Successfully bridge technical and commercial issues; communicate these matters clearly and diplomatically.

Currently self-employed as independent consultant. Develop budgets and schedules for early stage small

power generation and renewable energy development projects.

2006 – 2008 Owner - Merit CM Corporation. Consultant and cost advisor to developers of early stage “total

energy” plants using a variety of feed stocks from gas, solar, biomass, corn, sugar cane, and sweet sorghum.

Early stage cost feasibility determinations on combined water-waste-power plant in Western USA.

• Initiated feasibility studies on early stage small (<25 MW) gas fired combustion turbine

based cogeneration plants.

• Wrote successful comprehensive business and marketing plan for public engineer-

contractor that entered this market; plan was incorporated in SEC 10-K filing.

2005 - 2006, Manager, Engineering Project Controls - MedImmune, Inc. Formalized and managed

selection of contractors that bid self-funded engineering and construction projects for publicly held

biopharmaceutical company.

• Screened contractors, conducted bid openings, and oversaw the engineering procurement

systems, and through these efforts saved approximately 6% of $200mm in budgeted capital

for internal projects.

• Joined AGC and ABC on behalf of MedImmune. Performed space planning and lease

acquisition for temporary office expansions.

2001 - 2004, Principal Project Controls Engineer - Bechtel Corporation. Successfully coordinated three

EPC proposal estimates for grassroots natural gas and coal-fired power generation plants in the USA and

Tokyo, Japan.

• Project sizes ranged from $100mm to over $500mm.

• Created capital and operating costs and funds flow tables for development stage integrated

dairy project, ethanol plants, and a grass-roots tomato processing plants.

• Developed budgets for Telecomms Division project offices – clients ATT, Sprint, in

Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts; obtained over $2mm in extra work.

1999 - 2001 Owner - Merit CM Corporation. Wrote successful design-build “how-to” manual for water-

related plant design-build services.

• Marketed engineering services focused on industrial clients for an engineering firm entering

the industrial market. Developed a business plan that was imitated, and is in use today,

involving the $20 million reorganization of three operating businesses and one planned

business.

1993 - 1999. Various Roles, Black & Veatch. Defined and managed a total workflow improvement scheme

for project execution software systems within the Process Division.

• Developed and maintained an extremely cost effective project support services

department while assigned to the Black & Veatch Industrial Division - including

estimating, cost engineering, scheduling, procurement, expediting, and

proposal assistance for engineer-procure-construct projects.

• Initiated and won business development opportunities with Entergy, Pfizer, Searle

Laboratories, Farmland Industries, City of Loveland, CO and a variety of private developers.

• Created widely imitated and innovative method for capitalization of central plant

improvements for universities based on energy demand reduction. Presented this plan to

APPA University members.

• For Process Division, wrote and presented a private equity offering for a development stage

$300 million dollar merchant pig iron production business to be located in New Brunswick,

Canada. Prepared the initial capital cost budget for the government-sponsored feasibility

study.

• Negotiated an option on an equity position with the developer on behalf of Black & Veatch;

prepared and presented the offer to the president of Koch Ventures.

• Coordinated Y2K upgrade for the Process Division.

1991-1993. Supervisor of Estimating UE&C Mid America office. Developed and implemented estimating

methods, programs, and procedures. Developed estimating program and procedure for estimating engineering

projects; was adopted as regional standard. Trained a staff of seven project estimators. Produced total

installed cost estimates for domestic and foreign projects including:

• can manufacturing,

• coal handling,

• coke oven battery,

• food and pharmaceutical facilities,

• power plants,

• oil refineries and chemical plants,

• intermediate radiation waste storage structures.

Made frequent unassisted presentations to key clients for division business development efforts.

1984.1991, 1986 – 1991 Owner - Merit CM Corporation. Provided consulting services for a variety of

industrial customers. Developed a five-year plan for a manufacturer of plastic pipe jacketing. Obtained an

opportunity, and prepared a proposal for engineering and construction of a sour gas treatment plant for

Marathon Oil in Cody, Wyoming. Developed marketing plan and business plan as part of a private offering for

an emulsified asphalt manufacturer. Coordinated test installations for the product, and successfully completed

site permitting for plant for this project as Vice President. Helped secure funding for the company that

developed this project. Designed and built a landfill gas extraction plant. Prepared successful estimates for

commercial buildings in the $500,000 to $3,000,000 ranges, and such diverse projects as precious metals

processing plants, and a catalyst recovery plant.

• Developed successful loan placement for 135 acre mixed use commercial

development.

• Negotiated a 400-acre gravel lease on behalf of two landowners; doubled their initial

royalty structure.

• Officer and director of two small corporate boards. One of board of advisors for land

developer.

AREAS OF ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Author of a technical paper on skid- mounted process plant equipment and fabrication published in a 1975

issue of The Estimator, a national journal for members of the American Society of Professional Estimators.

Developed inflation forecasts based on secondary research while with two major engineering-construction

companies.

Prepared successful loan request packages for a health and fitness center, 250-room hotel, high rise

condominium, and start-up venture capital proposals for commercial development/construction projects, and

industrial projects.

EDUCATION:

Non-credit courses in air conditioning, mechanical design, and supervisory management taken through

University of Denver, and University of Colorado programs for contractors.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Computer literate - proficient with estimating, scheduling, word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation

graphics applications.

Past - American Association of Cost Engineers, American Society of Professional Estimators

Held Heavy Contractor’s License in State of Louisiana.

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