David Morrow
Seal Beach, CA 90740
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ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY:
An innovative engineering leader (California PE) who combines technical
expertise with strengths in operations and a record of success in
generating new business through strong proposal-writing, presentation, and
negotiating skills. Managed projects ranging to $120 million, directed up
to 175 employees, and wrote proposals for up to $100 million. Consistently
completed projects according to specifications and government regulations,
resolving problems while still meeting schedule and budget.
Previous employers include industry leaders PG&E, Bechtel, Jacobs
Engineering, Carter & Burgess, Kvaerner and Morrison Knudsen, with both US
and international assignments.
OBJECTIVE:
A position as an Engineering Manager or Project Manager with a home base in
S. California; I am willing to travel domestically and internationally as
required.
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EDUCATION
MBA, California State University, Long Beach, 1979
MSEE, University of California, Irvine, 1975
BSEE, University of California, Irvine, 1972
Yellow-belt Six Sigma - Qualitec Corp., 1995
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE AND MANAGEMENT INCLUDES:
Power: Nuclear, Nuclear Decommissioning, Fossil, Co-Generation,
Wind, Solar, Fuel Cell
Refinery: Reactive Boiler & Steam Drum, Hydrocarbon Monitoring,
Sample Panels for LPG Tanks, Vapor Recovery Lines, Selenium
Skid & Sampler, Tank Piping and Pumps for Marine and
California Crude
Mechanical: Steam Boilers, Piping Systems, Dry Material Handling,
and Robotics
Structural: Platforms for Valve Control Stations, Foundations for
Large Motors and Structures, and Tanks
Civil: 3D Scanning for PDS, Grading for New Security System
Protection, Highway Grading
Electronic: Monitoring Systems, Sirens for Nuclear Evacuation;
Plant Computers (DCS); Control Stations
EXPERIENCE
PG&E (contract with GCS), Eureka, CA. 2010-present
Electrical Supervisor (Humboldt Bay Power Plant Decommissioning)
. Decommissioning of the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Plant (BWR)
. Led group for Cold and Dark power and communication systems
. Construction Support and Radiological Monitoring and Protection
Systems
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, Cypress, CA. 2007 - 2009
Project Manager (ExxonMobil Refinery)
. Handled scheduling, estimates and budget for up to eight simultaneous
projects.
. Projects ranging from $500,000 to $20 million
. Obtained Value Engineering Savings of over 5.5MM for ExxonMobil
Projects and met the goal for the entire Project Management Team for
the year.
Carter & Burgess Engineering, Los Angeles, CA. 2006 - 2007
Engineering Manager
. Served as Project Manager for projects of up to $25 million.
. Played key role in business development, writing and managing
proposals for new RFP's and winning numerous jobs, including $256
million contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautical (Skunk Works)
. Wrote new engineering procedures for the Power Group
TAI ENGINEERING, Owings Mills, MD. 2005 - 2006
Electrical and Special Project Manager
. Wrote proposals and prepared SF330 and supporting material for
government projects.
. Project Manager for heavy industrial projects, Commercial Projects,
including Churches; Hospitals and Wineries. .
EBL ENGINEERS, LLC and SCIENTECH, INC., Baltimore, MD. 2002 - 2005
Manager of Government and Industrial Business
. Reestablished government and industrial business for Engineering
Services Group (previously, NUS Engineering).
. Project Manager for Chevron Texaco Project and select government
projects.
. Developed SF330 submittals for DOD and other government agencies.
. Assisted Business Development Group in obtaining core business at
nuclear power plants for engineering services, with projects including
work for GSA, Navy, NRL, NIH, FEMA, DOD.
BECHTEL CORPORATION: Norwalk, CA.1972 - 1995, Frederick, MD 2000-2002
Sr. Project Manager, Chief Electrical Engineer
. Project and Engineering Management responsibilities for numerous power
projects: nuclear, fossil, co-generation,
. Resolved a major problem in Abu Dhabi where a large generator closed
out of synchronism (re-engineered while on-site the problem to prevent
the cause from occurring again and for another generating unit).
. Responsible for supervising up to 175 engineering personnel.
. Project Manager for Monticello Nuclear Plant (boiling water reactor
[BWR]); San Onofre Nuclear Generation Stations (SONGS) 2 & 3,
pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear operations; Maanshan, Kousheng
(PWR, BWR) nuclear power plants for Taipower Company naval co-
generation project (Bakersfield, CA), SWEPI (Shell Western) oil field
electrification.
. Chief Electrical Engineer (last for the Norwalk, California. Office)
Kvaerner Process (Formerly John Brown Ltd.), Charleston, WV. 1996 - 2000
Sr. Project Manager
. Lead Project Manager on chemical projects for DuPont-Nemours
. Projects ranging from $1 million to $50 million for Teflon, Delrin,
and Butacite business lines.
. Directed a joint venture with competitor of Kvaerner, BEK
Engineering(Delaware) for a large packaged steam boiler relocated from
Tennessee to West Virginia and was commended by both companies.
Morrison Knudsen, St. Louis, MO. 1995 - 1996
Sr. Project Manager
. Sr. Manager of Anheuser Busch Brewery modernization project, Houston,
TX
. Represented Morrison Knudsen at future corporate project scheduling
meetings (5 year plan) with the Client.
. Projects included new Brew-House; new Control Room an
ORGANIZATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer- California
Sr. Member IEEE
Chairman Los Angeles (Metro Section) IEEE
LANGUAGES:
Speak tourist level Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and some Japanese