Engineer Power Plant

RESUME

James R. Blount

P.O. Box ***

Blossom, TX 75416

Home: 903-***-****

Cell: 903-***-****

Personal: abmh3u@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as, Project Management /Construction Manager / Field

Engineer

Experience Summary:

Twenty plus years in construction management in the construction of Fossil

Fuel

Power. Coal Fired Co-Generation Plants and Wind Energy.

Experience in supervisory construction, quality control, technical support,

system procedures, procurement and materials control. Meeting schedule

deadlines in critical path work is a strong part of my expertise.

Responsibilities have included invoice verification, constructability

review, field engineering, major component modifications.

Established professional skills and experience in mediation/liaison

techniques. Proven abilities in

staff hiring, training, supervision and decision authorization. Effective

in job delegation, positive worker motivation and business practices.

Dedicated to job responsibilities with respect for operational boundaries

and successful working ethics.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

. Twenty two years experience in Construction including Gas Fired, Coal

Fired,

Co-Generation Power Plants and Wind Energy

. Owner's Representative on a two hundred turbine wind farm

. Foundation Manager of a forty four turbine wind farm

. Subcontractor direction and motivation

. Bid package compilation

. Quality control and assurance development and implementation

. Schedule formation

. Contract negotiations

. East Texas State University

. Extensive training and experience in management and supervisory

positions

. Senn-Delany accelerated training in team building

. OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction

Industry

. CPR and First Aid Certified

Renewable Energy Systems 12/07 to 9/09

Harvest Wind Farm (forty-three Siemens turbines)

Site Supervisor

Roosevelt, Washington

Responsible for overseeing all civil actives and inspectors including, the

layout and construction of site roads and turbine foundations including

excavation, mud mats, forms, re-bar, imbeds and placement of concrete and

grouting activities for the turbine base sections. Also responsible for the

daily reporting and tracking of all civil activities, creation and

maintaining project logs and disposition of contractor's RFI's.

South Trent Mesa Wind Farm (forty-four Siemens turbines)

Foundation Manager

Abilene, Texas

Responsible for overseeing the layout and construction of site roads and

turbine foundations including excavation, mud mats, forms, re-bar, imbeds

and placement of concrete and grouting activities for the turbine base

sections. Also responsible for the daily reporting and tracking of all

civil activities, creation and maintaining project logs and disposition of

contractor's RFI's.

Pen Power 7/06 to 12/07

Horizon Wind Energy (two hundred turbines)

Lone Star Wind Farm Phase 1 & 2

(Mesquite Farm and Post Oak Farm) Owners

Civil/Structural

Abilene, Texas

Field/Engineer

Responsibilities included, construction of site roads, turbine foundations

including excavation, mud mats, forms, re-bar, imbeds and placement of

concrete, grouting activities for the turbine base sections. I also oversaw

the placement of the underground collection system including trenching,

placement of ground, fiber optic and medium voltage cables, bedding,

backfill operations and cable terminations and testing.

Black & Veatch 4/06 to 7/06

Stewart Energy Center

Civil Superintendent

Aberdeen, Ohio

Responsible for all foundations for the following equipment: Air Quality

System (AQS) consisting of the Balance Draft Conversion (BDC) and the

Flue Gas Desulfization (FGD) for Stuart Power Plant Units 1 thru 4. A

Chiyoda CT-121 wet flue gas Scrubber, limestone and gypsum handling

equipment, eight new ID fans and eight new Booster fans. A new Gypsum

Building, Ball Mills and Conveyer System. Installation of underground

process piping and underground electric duct banks.

Calpine Corporation 5/00 to 4/06

Mankato Energy Center& Water Reclamation Center Civil/Structural

Mankato, Minnesota

Field Engineer

Responsibilities included site grading, underground piping/electrical duct

bank, structural steel and concrete foundations. Review and disposition of

FCR's, DCN's, RFI's and contractor submittals.

Bethpage Energy Center 7/04 to 7/05

Bethpage, New York Owners

Civil/Structural Field Engineer

Responsibilities included site grading, underground piping/electrical

installation, structural steel and concrete foundation.

Specification/drawing constructability reviews. Review and disposition of

FCR's, DCN's, RFI's and contractor submittals

Metcalf Energy Center 7/03 to 07/04 Owners

Civil/Structural

San Jose, California

Field Engineer

Responsibilities included site grading, underground piping/electrical

installation, structural steel and concrete foundation.

Specification/drawing constructability ability reviews. Review and

disposition of FCR's, DCN's, RFI's and contractor submittals.

Riverview Energy Center - 11/02 to 7/03 Owners

Civil/Structural

Antioch. California

Field Engineer

Contract preparation, contractor review, and specification/drawing

constructability reviews. Site preparation, grading, underground piping

installation, concrete foundations, structural steel, and painting.

Directly responsible for review and disposition of FCR's, DCN's, RFI's,

contractor submittals and resolution of punch list items.

Yuba City Energy Center - 6/02 to 11/02 Owners

Civil/Structural

Yuba City, California

Field Engineer

Responsible for sound wall installation, site landscaping, painting, and

resolution of punch list open items. Disposition/approval of contractor

Extra Work Orders (EWO) and invoicing.

Ontelunee Energy Center - 5/00 to 6/02 Owners

Civil/Structural

Reading, Pennsylvania

Field Engineer

Responsible for site preparation, grading, underground piping installation,

concrete foundations, structural steel, painting, and heat recovery steam

generator (HRSG) erection lined holding pond. Installation of all building

sheeting and soundproofing and all masonry work. Directed installation of

all floor covering, plumbing and amenities for control room and others.

Negotiated the final asphalt paving contract. Installation of two 500,000

gallon bolted R.W. and Demin. Storage tanks. Review/disposition QA/QC Non

Conformance Reports (NCR's), disposition/approval of contractor (EWO's),

and directly responsible for disposition of contractor (RFI's)

Siemens-Westinghouse- 5/99 to 1/00

Swell Creek Energy Center Contractors Civil/Structural Field

Engineer

Cedartown, Georgia

Responsible for project schedule, specification and drawing

constructability review. Clearing and grading for site preparation, lined

holding pond, underground piping installation, concrete foundations,

structural steel, painting, site fencing and site roadwork.

Westinghouse - 11/98 to 4/99

Two simultaneous projects

Essex Missouri Power Plant Owners Civil/Structural Field

Engineer

Essex, Missouri

Nodaway Missouri Power Plant Owners Civil/Structural Field

Engineer

Nodaway, Missouri

Responsible for project schedule, specification and constructability

drawing review. Preparation of lined holding pond, grading, underground

piping installation, concrete foundations, structural steel, painting, site

fencing and site roadwork.

Industra Service Corporation - 9/97 to 10/98

Oremett Titanium Recycle Facility Civil

Superintendent

Richland, Washington

Given the responsibility for overseeing carpenters, ironworkers and

equipment operators. Supervised the construction of: 30,000 sq. ft. pre

cast concrete building, 56,000 sq. ft. metal building, and a 7,000sq. ft.

office building.

Florida Power and Light - 9/91 to 9/93 l

Martin Power Plant (3&4) Owners Civil /Structural Field

Engineer

Indiantown, Florida

Responsible for site preparation, dirt work, lined holding pond, grading,

underground piping installation, concrete foundations, structural steel,

painting, and (HRSG) erection. Installation of all building sheeting and

sound proofing. Review/disposition QA/QC Non Conformance Reports (NCR's),

disposition/approval of contractor (EWO's), and directly responsible for

contractor (RFI's)

ADDTIONAL COMBINE CYCLE PLANTS ASSIGNED TO:

. Panda Rosemary Power Co-Generation Facility (220 MW) - Roanoke Rapids,

North Carolina

. Tenaska Co-Generation Facility (187 MW) - Paris, Texas

OTHER POSITIONS HELD:

. Owner and General Manager - Blount and Son Construction - Paris,

Texas

. Warranty Claims Manager - Hawker Siddley Power Engineering Inc. -

Houston, Texas

. Site Manager - Panda Rosemary Power Cogeneration - Roanoke

Rapids, North Carolina

. Assistant Site Manager- Tenaska Co-Generation Facility Paris,

Texas

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