DRAGO PEJATOVIC
Civil Projects ESTIMATOR, Construction Engineer
estimation, design, construction, inspection,
Contact phone 251-***-****, abl0ju@r.postjobfree.com
Key Qualifications Estimation, Site development, inspection,
construction, normally in superintendent/manager position
for airports, power plants, factories, school, hospitals,
commercial, military bases, tunnels, buildings, family
housing, sport halls, public underground infrastructure,
water/wastewater treatment, sewage system, water
reservoirs, gas/oil tanks, pipelines, electric transmission
lines.
Accomplished feasibility studies and estimating, Environmental
Impact Studies and Land Development
References: KELLY HARLESS : 251-***-****
CHARLES TUBRE : 225-***-****
RICHARD WAGNER: 713-***-****
EXPERIENCE
March 2009-Jan 2010 ENBRIDGE ENERGY INC: www.enbridge.com
2 tanks 250 K Bbl, 140 Mi, 24" pipeline, pump stations 3
Lead Inspector for civil and survey work. Responsible for
quality plan, and
company application procedure and technical specifications
for all stations
Nov 2007-June 2008 Gas Pipeline: ENglobal Inspection services,
Jackson, MS.
SESH Project, www.spectraenergy.com, 280 Mi, 36" pipeline
- 3 compressor station
- 3 buster station & 9 metering station
Lead Inspector for civil and survey work. Responsible for
quality plan, and company application procedure and
technical specifications for all stations.
Feb 2004-Aug 2007 Mine Projects: Kappes,Cassiday and Assoc,.Inc.,Reno,
Nevada, www.kcareno.com Industry Leader in turnkey
construction and mining technology
Turnkey Projects in Mexico (3):
- Gammon Lake Mine 160 M$
- Los Filos Mine 440 M&
- Hotschild Inc Sta.Maria Mine 30 M$
Heavy foundation and set up equipment and start up: probes
/ mils, tanks, and other super heavy equipment and pipes
construction
Feasibility study participation and key decision maker.
Construction management as superintendent, responsible for
whole civil works and after commissioning activities
according to the design, quality plans, schedule and with
applicable company procedures, standards and technical
specifications
Nov 2002 - Present Esfeller Construction Company, Inc.
Alabama
General responsibility includes: Construction management
as superintendent, supervision, inspection and responsible
for ensuring the completion of construction and
commissioning activities according to the design, health,
safety and environmental procedures, quality plans,
schedule and in accordance with applicable company
procedures, standards and technical specifications. Project
personnel and financial management and profit/loss
responsibility.
Prepare milestone completion of work and progress reports,
attend regular progress meeting with the client's
representative (engineers) to discuss critical issues and
progress. .As Built design and contract close.
Inclusive Date: Nov 2003-Present
Project: Airport Fairhope, Alabama
Position: Superintendent
Client/Investor: Alabama Department of Transportation- Aeronautic
Construction of new runway, 6,600-foot excavation, grading,
concrete works, asphalt.
Over-all responsibility including estimates, personnel
management, financial management, project schedules and
quality control.
Inclusive Date: Jul 2003 - Nov 2003
Project: Reconstruction of Runway, Jackson, Alabama
Position: Superintendent
Client/Investor: Alabama Department of Transportation-
Aeronautica
Reconstruction of runway, 4,350-foot excavation, grading,
concrete works, striping, and painting.
Inclusive Date: Nov 2002-Jul 2003
Project: St. Elmo Airport, Alabama
Position: Quality Control & Program Control
Client/Investor: Department of Transportation, Aeronautica
Alabama
Complete reconstruction of 5,520-foot runway, taxiway and
construction of new apron and taxiway, striping, painting
and tar rejuvenator.
Jun 2001-Nov 2002 CIS
Cleveland, Oklahoma
Project: Gulf Stream Natural Gas System
Position: Civil Construction Inspection
Client: Joint Venture of Williams-Duke Energy,
Houston Office
Project on shore / of shore 430 miles of 36" pipeline and
compressor station 3 compressor, 137,000 hp, concrete
works, asphalt, water storm ducts and site grading.
Initially assigned as Project Inspector to approve all
construction work, but due to lack of local staffing
capabilities, acted as Civil Works Manager. Responsible
for excavation, grading, concrete, asphalt, and organizing
and managing all equipment.
1999 - 2001 Novoa Ingenieros SA in association with IMS
Peru, South America
Inclusive Date: Sep 1999-May 2001
Project: Northern Peruvian Pipeline
Position: Principal Construction Superintendent
Design and construction of 6 pumping stations and 120 miles
of high pressure natural gas pipeline.
Seconded to IMS, an American company devoted in
energy, industrial and construction projects. Acted as
External Advisor for energy equipment for their various
projects. Checked and approved suppliers' design criteria
and documentation requirements.
1992 - 2000 Novoa Ingenieros SA
Peru, South America
Work included civil works design, construction management,
estimates, supervision of drilling, erosion control and
protection, site development, grading, concrete and asphalt
pavement.
Implement construction approaches such as detail layout,
lines, grades, elevations and measurements for equipment
and vessel foundations, structural steel installation, pipe
supports and all building structures. And oversee the civil
maintenance work and development in the
gathering/production station facilities, gas plant, support
facilities/buildings, airstrips, access road and
preparations/construction of rig locations (earthworks,
concrete structure and access roads).
Participated in the following construction projects:
Peru, South America
Construction Superintendent, Regional Hospital,
Phases I and II, Chiclayo, Peru, 1999
Construction Superintendent, Construction of
Channel/Tunnel, Pampa Grande, 1999 -PERU erosion
control, grading, concreting and probes
Design Manager, Feasibility Study Hydro Electric
Power Plant, River Mantaro, 1998 - PERU - Hydraulic
increment of largest hydro-electric power system in
Peru, 4,600 MW
Field Manager, Antamina Project - PERU, 1997/98 -
Route of mineral duct 150 miles, access roads and main
camp, GIS, ROW
Construction Superintendent, Construction of New
Pier, Port Paita, Peru, 1997 - Second largest port on
the Southamerican Pacific coast. Included the erection
140 feet long of concrete piles (240).
Construction Superintendent, Casapalca Mine, 1997/98
- Review design and construction of underground tunnels,
access roads and lift shaht.
Project Manager, 96 kms. Rural Roads, Puno County,
Peru, 1996 - Design program, GIS, ROW
Project Inspector, Reconstruction of North Pan-
American Highway, 600 miles - Inspection, QC/QA.
Project- Field Manager, shrimp farms (5) construction
in river's delta in
north Peru and south Ecuador (South America); soil
grading, ponds, dikes, regulated water level
construction and water treatment facilities starting
from zero,startup production and transportation
logistic .
Designer/Construction Superintendent, Design and
Construction of Dam at Chira-Piura 3/Sullana, 1990-91
and 1992 -PERU, 125 Ml. of concrete channels, riverside
dike, drainage channel, rock excavation, and grading.
For the design, included study for new power station.
1970 - 1992 ENERGOPROJEKT Holding Corporation
Belgrade, Serbia
Overall responsibility covered design, supervision,
construction of: tunnels, roads, power plant, oil pressure
pipelines, water/sewage systems and water-water treatments,
mines, airports, GIS, GPS, ROW of more 70 projects in
various sizes.
Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Site Manager, HE Derdap I, 1989 - Sedimentation
measurement and control in river bed, interpretation
results and control of underground water level in areas
of influence, measurement for stability deformations.
Superintendent, Kolubara 2: TE Coal Plant, 400 MW,
1989 / open pit: Grading, erosion control, concrete, set-
up of mechanical and steel equipment, heavy cranes, coal
mills, measurement for stability deformations, and
interpretation.
Kolubara 1 : TE Coal Plant; 250 MW,1989,
rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing roads,
open pit levels and relocations of existing conveyors
and huge big excavators 125 tons truck hoe.
Site Manager and Development Manager, Mandawa, Iraq,
design for construction of High Rock, Dam, 1988 -
Geology, geomechanical, seismic and survey.
Haditha project,Iraq; big D=36 feet hydro electric
tunnel/ construction.
Superintendent, Tesla 2, 650 MW Coal Power Plant,
1987 - Set up of heavy equipment; 6 coal mill. 105 ton
each, 6 stators, power distribution center, excavation,
grading, concreting and asphalting.
Manager of Logistics Operation, Belgrade
International Airport, 1987
Reconstruction of runway and 4 taxiways; concrete and
asphalt. Schedule: 180 hours, done in 135 hours; more
than 600 construction equipment and 2,000 crew; 24-hour
work in a busy airport. Complete commissioning of civil
works. 90% of works was concrete and asphalt
Field Manager, HE Power Dam "Priboj" design, 1987 -
location and site investigations
Investigation Jobs Manager, New HE Dams design,
Algeria (South Atlas Project), 1986 and 1985 - Location,
site investigations, drilling, geology, geomechanics,
seismic and survey works
Superintendent, Water Treatment Plant, Belgrade, 1984-
85 - Initial site works, basement concrete works, set-up
of equipment and start-up probes.
Field Manager, Coal TE Power Plant, 650 MW, TESLA 2,
1984 / open pit - Design, drilling, geotechnical probes,
survey and site development, measurement for stability
deformations, and interpretations.
Designer, Civil Works, 120 Mile Dam, Piura 2 Project,
1981-83 - Design for dams, dikes, drainage channels and
irrigation concrete channels, stability measurement and
interpretation of results.
Site Manager, Downtown GIS Development, Baghdad,
Iraq, 1981 - Plan development for transportation system
and old historical building restoration and cartography
Superintendent, 600 MW Coal Thermal Energy Power
Plant, Obilic 2 Project, 1980-81 -open pit; heavy
equipment concrete basement layout, equipment set-up,
coal mills, turbines, rotors, asphalt, grading, erosion
control, river Lab bank reinforcement
Investigation Works Manager, "Western Desert", Iraq.
1976-79 - geomechanical, seismic and geological
surveys, drilling for water and oil;
surveying/triangulation
Inspector, Construction of Concrete/Rock Dam,
Vlaisina 1, 2, 3, 4; 1976-77 - Stability checking,
geomechanical, topo and hydro drilling probes. Corrosion
control of rebars in tunnel's concrete. Interpretation
of results.
Superintendent, Construction of HE Power Plant at
"Baina Basta2" 360 + 120 MW, 1975-78. New rock dam,
tunnel 8.5 km long. 45% slope of steel pipe 2x36" for
water flow, 1600 ft. length. Extremely hard construction
condition due to terrain slope. Drilling, concreting,
planning, scheduling, and heavy equipment set-up.
Superintendent, Derdap 2, HE Power 360 MW, dam
construction, 1974 - River bank protection, erosion
control, access roads, set-up control of turbines,
rotors and stators.
Superintendent and Site Manager for Civil Works,
Construction of Panama Airport, (#5 airport worldwide),
1973-74, Construction of a new 1.8 mile long runway,
9100 ft x 260 ft, and 5 taxiways, 10900 ft x 150 ft;
apron for airplanes, 1450 ft x 450 ft. Access on
wetlands including drainage, gabions, erosion control,
stabilization of soil, dragging, compaction with special
methods and equipment, probes, concrete and asphalt
pavement. Foundation and construction of new main
building, ramps for vehicles using the terminal; 22500
cu yd concrete and piles for building foundation.
Supervised excavation and concreting of runway in a
tightly scheduled environment due to normal flight
operations of the airport, where an airplane takes off
every 3 minutes on the existing runway.
Superintendent, Construction of HE Power Rock Dam,
Gazivode, 1972-73 - 330 ft. high, 0.5 mile long.
Superintendent, Construction of Concrete Dam, Zarka,
Jordan, 1971 - 205 ft. high. Construction of access
roads, diversion tunnel, and cable crane.
Superintendent, Construction of HE Power Road Dam,
Bovan, 1970 - tunnel, roads, and new lake banks
protection.
Supervisor, Inspector Field Manager/Assistant,
Construction of 2-1600 MW HE Power Plant, Derdap 1, 1969-
70 - Largest concrete dam in Europe, 200 ft. high,
mile long, crossing biggest river in Europe, Danube,
border Yugoslavia-Romania. Cross-section of new lake
area, access roads, site dike reinforcement, heavy
equipment set-up, turbines, rotors, stators, concrete
basement for heavy equipment.
Prof. Affiliations Engineering Association of Peru, T-358
Engineering and Technician Association of Yugoslavia
Education -Associate Degree, Advanced School of Geodesy, Belgrade
University.
-High Technical School for Metrology, Surveying, Land Development,
Geodesy.
Trainings/Seminars Computer courses, Basic, DOS, Word, WP, EXCEL, ACAD,
Estimating programs: Terramodel, Paydirt Site Work, Quest,
Primavera 1
Attended: Environmental, Safety courses for pipelines and oil
facilities, GPS, GIS
Languages: Serbo-Croatian Native
Spanish Excellent
English Fluent
May 2010
Virginia