CAREER RESUME

NAME GEORGE D. "JACK" SICKELS

**** ***** *****, *********, ** 47909 USA Ph: 765-***-****

e-mail: abjuq6@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 765-586-

3569

QUALIFICATIONS

Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN - Mechanical Engineering - Pre-Med 2

years

CAREER SUMMARY

Seeking a challenging and rewarding management/estimating position with an

International Engineering Construction Firm. Has supervised estimating,

engineering, clerical, secretarial, accounting and general office

personnel. More than twenty-five years experience in conceptual,

definitive and lump-sum/hard money estimating with major contracting,

construction and engineering/design/build companies. Projects have

included power and co-generation plants, refineries, oil & gas, Petro-

chemical plants, LNG plants, nuclear energy, solar & wind energy and other

industrial projects ranging in magnitude up to $20 billion. Knowledgeable

in administering construction projects, including construction scheduling,

cost reporting and projections, and sub-contract negotiations. Accustomed

to visiting job sites for firsthand information on labor rates, sub-

contractor quotations and construction details. Experience in grass roots

projects as well as modernization and expansion projects. Specific area of

expertise is estimating material costs and installation man-hour/cost for

equipment associated with the above type projects, including boilers (CFB,

HRSG, refuse, and power type), air pollution equipment, turbine/generator

sets (gas fired combined cycle, single cycle and steam), pumps, motors,

fans, tanks, vessels, towers, HVAC and other equipment associated with the

above type projects. As site estimator administers to, or assists with,

extra work orders, changes and modifications, performing concrete,

excavating and piping take-offs as required, assist with other disciplines.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Jun. 1992 - Present custom services, usa

Sr. Project Estimator /Project Manager

Industrial projects estimating, site estimator (multi-discipline), for

power/energy projects, pulp & paper plants, oil refineries, oil & gas, LNG

plants and petro-chemical plants & HVAC. Provide, manage and supervise

services such as cost accounting, word processing, drafting and

construction estimating and project management. Prepare custom computer

programs for estimating various construction applications and site

preparation. Some representative assignments over the past few years

include, but are not limited to, PMI (Performance Mechanical, Inc.) at the

Pastoria Energy Facility (a Calpine project) in Lebec, CA - supervisor

Mike Teague, Field Engineer - 750MW CCTG & STG Power Plant, as a field

estimator. Process equipment, piping, civil, concrete, HVAC & structural

steel. (Sept. 2001 - Contract ended 9-30-02) MYRpower, Inc., Bloomfield,

CT. - assigned to prepare bid for a power plant expansion project

(mechanical package, including equipment setting, HVAC, A/G piping, U/G

piping - contract ended 5-25-03.) TolTEST, Odom, IN - Supervisor Lance

Parsons, Mgr. of Estimating. Mechanical estimating & HVAC for industrial

and commercial projects - part time (Sept. 2003 - July 2005 - field

experience.) S&W (Stone & Webster), Buchannan, NY Indiana Point Nuclear

Plant - site estimator plant maintenance - field experience. (03/04-07/04).

AEP, Columbus, Ohio - Supervisor Carl G. Jacobson, Mgr. of Estimating.

Estimating mostly FGD & SCR units & HVAC for modifications during shut down

periods (Nov. 2004 - July 2005). FLUOR, Texas City, TX - Supervisor Mike

Kujack, oil refinery turnaround project - Lead Estimator, supervised 6

estimators and planners - field experience. (July thru October 2006). BHP

BILLITON's Olympic Dam Expansion Project - Adelaide, Australia - supervisor

Griff Leach, Project Controls Manager, Worley Parson/SNC-Lavalin joint

venture) Smelter, Hydromet, HVAC and PIF Units - gold, silver, copper &

uranium mining project $20B+. March 2007 thru September 2007 - project

completed/contract ended 30 September 2007. HATCH, Johannesburg, South

Africa, supervisor Jim Wilson, mining operation, lime plant & carbonates

plant, Furnace 7 Feasibility Study Cato Ridge Works - Senior Project

Estimator - November 2007 through January 2008 - field experience.

BECHTEL, Houston, TX - supervisor William Leger, Oil & Gas & Chemicals

Division - LNG Plant, Petro Rio, Brazil - Sr. Project Estimator, February,

2010 - May 2010.

SAMAREC, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Chief Equipment Estimator - Supervisor Of Consultants

Services And Accounting Group

Prepared conceptual and order of magnitude estimates for equipment & HVAC

pricing and installation in oil refineries & oil & gas projects.

Supervised 5 personnel in the handling of pre-qualification procedures for

prospective Contractors, Constructors, Consultants, etc., for projects to

be let by SAMAREC. Included in my responsibilities was the accounting

invoicing and payments pertaining to Consultants. Prepared, edited and

distributed various reports concerning the status of Consultants &

Contractor's pre-qualifications - field experience.

TVA, Athens, Alabama

Sr. Estimator - Site

Prepared estimates for the maintenance and modifications to the Brown's

Ferry Nuclear Power Plant plus miscellaneous projects within the perimeter

of the plant, such as jogging track & grounds improvements.

J. A. JONES CONSTRUCTION CO., Bridgewater, NJ

Senior Project Estimator

Responsible for the preparation and coordination of lump-sum, definitive

and conceptual estimates on various power/co-generation plants, HVAC,

wastewater treatment plants, oil & gas and other industrial projects. Acts

as Chief Estimator in making work assignments and training of other

estimators.

BLOUNT CONSTRUCTORS, Montgomery, AL

Senior Project Estimator

Responsible for the preparation and coordination of lump-sum, definitive

and conceptual estimates on various power projects, oil & gas, pulp and

paper plants, solar energy projects, petro-chemical projects, LNG plants

and related equipment & HVAC. Assisted the Chief Estimator in making work

assignments and training of discipline estimators. Supervise and evaluate

the performance and capabilities of these estimators. Prepare and issue

vendor and sub-contractor inquiries, evaluations and purchase orders.

Attend pre-bid meetings, evaluate site conditions and participate in client

presentations. Negotiate with vendors and sub-contractors.

THE PRITCHARD CO., Kansas City, MO.

Senior Project Estimator - Cost Engineer

Responsible for the preparation of definitive, conceptual and order of

magnitude estimates, related equipment & HVAC. Prepare detailed cost

estimates, which were used for the control of each project. Responsible

for project cost control including cost forecasts, cost/progress to date

reports, cost comparisons, extra work orders, monthly and final cost

reports. Projects include grass roots and modifications for refineries,

oil & gas, petro-chemical plants, power plants and other industrial

projects.

THE FELIX CONSTRUCTION CO., Lafayette, IN.

Chief Estimator

Established an estimating department for this company. Prepared and

supervised the preparation of general construction estimates for excavating

and site preparation. Prepared custom computer programs for earth moving

projects and general estimating projects. This was a contracted position,

owner died, company now defunct.

BROWN & ROOT, INC., Houston, TX

Project Estimator

Prepared a definitive estimate for plant security system for an oil

refinery in Saudi Arabia. Supervised the efforts of the engineers and

specialty estimators. Completed contract. Supervisors J. Hardy Sarver and

Michael Schloz, managers of estimating.

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THE LUMMUS COMPANY, Houston, TX

Sr. Project Estimator

Responsible for the preparation and coordination of definitive, conceptual

and order of magnitude estimates and related equipment, including cost

estimates. Supervised specialty estimators. Prepared equipment & HVAC

installation estimates. Petro-chemical, refineries, oil & gas, power and

other industrial projects. Reviewed each estimator's efforts to insure

maximum confidence in the bid. Supervisor: A.O. Newberry, manager of

estimating.

FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORP., Livingston, NJ

Group Leader (Equipment Estimating)

Prepared and supervised those who prepared conceptual, definitive and order

of magnitude equipment pricing and installation estimates for HVAC &

equipment related to petro-chemical, refineries, oil & gas, power/co-

generation projects, LNG plants, and other heavy industrial projects.

Supervisor: Ed Saddow, Chief Estimator.

ALLOY CRAFTS, INC., Delphi, IN

Project Engineer, Chief Draftsman, Estimator

Project engineer for an ASME code fabricating pressure vessels and sheet

metal fabricator. Estimated pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers,

autoclaves, ductwork, etc., of carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy

steels. Performed engineering functions associated with the design and

calculations of pressure vessels in accordance with ASME DIV II, SECTION

VIII. Supervisor: Dale Brubaker, General Manager.

Computer Orientation:

Well oriented with use of IBM (compatible) Computers. Can input to the

keyboard at approximately 75wpm. Have used in-house computer programs for

estimating purposes at most places of employment. Use the following

commercial software both at home and at work: LOTUS123, WINWORKS, WINDOW

WORKS, WORD PERFECT, PICTURE PERFECT, PROFESSIONAL WRITE, FIRST CHOICE,

QUATTRO PRO, DBASE III & IV, GWBASIC, QUICKEN, ONE-WRITE PLUS, COREL DRAW,

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT WORKS, MICROSOFT EXCEL, SAP,

QUEST, MC2, WINEST, etc.

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