Resume of Work History

John P Whitton

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Burnt Hills, NY

12027

Education: Clarkson College, Bachelor of Science Degrees in Civil and

Environmental Engineering, 1972. EIT (NY) 01257, 1977.

April 12, 2010 to present: Senior Coatings Inspector, Greenman-Pedersen

Inc. Coating Inspector for Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAOT), bridge

construction projects.

July 28, 2009 to October 15, 2009: Burns and Roe Enterprises, Los Alamos,

NM: Principal Engineer for projects at Los Alamos National Lab. I created

Field Change Requests (FCRs) for designs to upgrade T-50, the Radiological

Waste Treatment Plant.

January 2, 2007 to June 26, 2009: General Electric Company: GE Energy, ITO

Contract Manager. I created subcontracts for major (up to $1Billion) power

projects. I volunteered to update all GE Coating Specifications to include

Physical Property requirements, Corrosion Resistance requirements, Design

Basis and Quality Control requirements. This effort was expanded to

include ISO standards and physical property requirements for a 15-20 year

service life.

June 1993 - January 2007: Knolls Atomic Power Lab (Lockheed-Martin):

Project Leadership and cradle to grave management of a multi-disciplined

project team to execute major capital projects, facilities projects and

task order subcontracts. Managed or performed all project aspects

including conceptual development, funding cost estimate, preliminary and

final design, technical approvals, procurement, engineering and

construction contracts and administration, detailed cost estimating,

changes, budget, scheduling, integration, construction, inspection,

commissioning and financial management.

Projects include hazardous waste remediation, landfill closures, petroleum

cleanups, petroleum and chemical tank replacements, secondary containment

for chemicals and petroleum products, fueling facilities, hazardous waste

handling and processing facilities, radiological waste handling facilities

constructed to NQA-1, numerous office, training area and process area

renovations, nuclear submarine prototype repairs and mods, specialty

coating specifications and applications including potable water storage

tanks, chemical storage tanks, and naval (submarine) critical coatings.

Also, there were utility renovations, major concrete repairs utilizing

crystallizing sealers, soil remediation and sanitary waste treatment plant

upgrades, building renovations and new buildings.

At the Kesselring Site, as an ancillary duty, I was the Stormwater

Management professional responsible for managing the soil disposal area.

I performed the design, specifications, cost estimating, contract

negotiations and management, addendums, change orders, field oversight and

inspections for all of my projects from conceptual design to commissioning.

I grew my extensive individual development plan into becoming the KAPL

coatings/corrosion expert. Patent Awarded 2003 for Radiological pump

station.

July 1989 - June 1993: Knolls Atomic Power Lab (General Electric Co):

Project Engineer for facility projects (see above). I managed concept,

design and construction of facilities projects. I had direct

responsibility for cost, design and construction contracts.

May 1978 - July 1989: General Electric Company, Real Estate and

Construction Operation: Resident Manager/Project Engineer for chemical

process plant expansions and major grass roots process plants worldwide (GE

Plastics). I managed design and construction of major corporate projects

nationally and internationally, including chemical plants (up to $350MM),

corporate headquarters ($50MM), manufacturing plant expansions ($2MM -

$25MM). I was also responsible for assigned projects including soil

remediation, tank closures, major chemical process waste treatment plant,

business headquarters office bldgs and facilities and manufacturing plants.

My responsibilities included construction management, contract management,

change orders, cost estimating, contract and change order negotiation,

project cost and schedule. As Project Engineer, I developed the project

scope (outline specification) and cost, selected engineering firms and

managed the A/E and construction project cost from cradle to grave. I

performed weekly and bi weekly A/E reviews to review technical details and

specifications, assess progress, technical quality and cost. Projects

included GE Silicones, Waterford, NY, GE Plastics, Selkirk, NY, Pittsfield,

MA, Mt Vernon, IN, Burkville, AL, and Bergen Op Zoom, Holland. I was

Project Engineer for major expansions for GE Specialty Materials in

Columbus, OH and Ireland, and GE Medical Systems in Waukesha, WI and Hino,

Japan.

I worked on the negotiating team for numerous process plant contract

negotiations (demonstrated cost estimating and negotiation skills). I

documented cost saving of tens of millions of dollars.

August 1976 - May 1978: Malcolm Pirnie Inc, Env Engineering: Project

Engineer for design and construction of environmental facilities (Saratoga

County Sewer District), gravity and pressure sanitary sewers and pumping

stations.

November 1973 - August 1976: Harnish and Lookup Env Engineers,

Environmental Project Engineer for design and construction of sanitary

sewers, pumping stations and waste treatment facilities (municipal and

industrial) in western New York State.

June 1972 - November, 1973: Ontario Pipeline, construction of sanitary

sewers and pumping stations: Field Engineer performing all layout and

grades for pipe installation. I calculated all quantities for record,

compiled change orders and performed all cost estimates.

June - August 1971: TH Madden Const, Layout surveys, laborer and equipment

operator for dredging projects and highway projects in the Utica and

Herkimer areas.

Phone: 518-***-****

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