Power Plant Construction

TIMOTHY J. MCDAVID

Email: abmsdq@r.postjobfree.com

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PRESIDENT / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Global Senior Executive with over 30 yrs of P&L responsibility, leadership,

operational and management experience; serving many industries, both

domestic and international. Strategic visionary with clear sense of

urgency, purpose, and proven skills to successfully build high performance

management teams; and achieve goals when faced with diverse situational

challenges.

Key Qualifications:

. Strategic Business Development and Operational Planning

. Scheduling, Estimating, Forecasting & Budgeting (Capital and

Operational)

. Reorganization, Downsizing, and Turnaround Management

. Worldwide Procurement and Global Manufacturing

. Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Alliances, and Divestitures

. Labor Law, Investigations, Grievances, and Union Negotiations

. Construction Law, Contractor's Licensing, Claims, Disputes,

Litigation, and Mediation

. Organizational Skills, Communication, Logistics, and Cost Controls

. Administration, Human Resources, Insurance, Risk Management, and

Finance

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Core Qualifications:

. Leading Change: Recruited as Interim CEO, President, and COO for 3

diverse start-up and turnaround situations; and designed campaign to

improve market share, gross revenue and EBITDA. Initiated and

implemented change management, quality programs, global sourcing,

improved technology, business plans, quality programs, human

resources, and project reviews.

. Leading People: Created and implemented new corporate infrastructure;

encompassing all disciplines from procurement, engineering, quality,

management, lab, and services; and introduced performance benchmarks,

business standards, and measurable goals to drive teams to meet new

objectives for one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies.

. Results Driven: As entrepreneur planned and executed a multi-faceted

global business development that introduced bold new processes,

reliable systems, and advanced technology to restructure a 6 man

failing plant with zero revenues into a sophisticated manufacturing

organization with over 400 employees. Consistently grew sales 50%

annually for 8 years and sold to a publicly traded company with $50M

in revenue and $75M in backlog.

. Business Acumen: Strategically managed human, financial, and

informational resources by investing in R&D, infrastructure

development, diversification, new technology, and marketing; to lead a

Corporate Conglomerate with 14 subsidiaries to over $200 million in

annual sales with 4500 employees.

. Building Coalitions/Communications: Proposed and initiated concept for

a Contractor's License Law for the State of WV. Composed and wrote

the original bill draft; and developed an expansive network of

professionals and other organizations to identify the internal and

external politics to lobby and get the bill passed into law.

Industry Experience:

Power, Petrochemical, Chemical, Refinery, Pulp & Paper, Industrial,

Highway, Government, Steel, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Oil,

Gas, LNG, Air Separation, Cryogenic, Water & Waste, Manufacturing, Mining,

Aerospace, Real Estate, Land Development, Hospitality, Healthcare,

Entertainment, Marine, Commercial, Cosmetic, Food, Wine, Beverage, &

Pharmaceutical.

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Professional Experience:

McDavid Consulting LLC, McDavid International LLC, (Houston, TX)

MC (part of McCally Group), (Dallas, TX)

President (owner): (1999 to Present)

Professional services, change management, project management, problem

solving, contract negotiations, claims, disputes, mergers, acquisitions,

and technical evaluations for diversified situations servicing major blue-

chip clients domestic and international such as: American Electric Power,

Air Products, Burns & McDonnell, Arizona Power, Israel Electric, Waste

Management, Black & Veatch, Stone & Webster, and The Shaw Group.

. Resolved millions of dollars in claims, disputes, and litigation with

major oil refineries and power companies.

Bigler LP (Houston, TX)

Chief Operating Officer: (2007-2009)

Senior officer responsible for successful management of design and

installation of a $150M petrochemical production facility and terminal;

built on time and on schedule for one of the fastest growing chemical

companies in the US (ranked No. 594 in Inc. magazine's 5000 fastest growing

companies).

. Achieved impossible contractual completion and plant start-up despite

hurricanes, material inflation, labor shortage, and design changes.

. Negotiated key contracts, strategic partners, and lead global sourcing

to save over $20 million in project funding.

. Developed master plan for $1.2 billion petrochemical, special oils and

terminal expansion.

Hamon/GN Research-Cottrell, LLC, Somerville, NJ

President: (2003-2006)

Interim President recruited to leverage resources of a world class leader

in pollution abatement equipment with financial strength and reputation of

a $1 billion contractor; through a new "Start-up" Company, which engineered

and installed equipment under Exxon proprietary licensed technology.

. Exceeded profit expectations in short window of opportunity

. Raised revenues from zero to 80% of industry market share in just 2

years.

Boccard USA (Lyon, France)

President: (1999-2002)

Interim President, recruited to lead transition; resulting from vacancy

created by retiring CEO of a diversified conglomerate, headquartered in

Lyon, France with major fabrication plants worldwide; and patented

equipment and innovative designs for the food, beverage, cosmetic, and

pharmaceutical businesses for clients such as Evian, Nestle, and DANONE.

Assumed role with current operational loss; but was able to turn to

profitability in first 7 months and finished the year with record revenues.

Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. (Houston, TX)

President and CEO (owner): (1988-1998)

As an entrepreneur, successfully launched a high leveraged transaction; and

successfully rescued a 150 year old company started in 1857 out of

liquidation. Secured bank financing to lead company through difficult

transition and accomplished a major turnaround by reorganizing,

refinancing, restructuring, and revitalization of the business into a world

industry leader in energy and petroleum services.

Concorp Inc. (Charleston, WV)

President and CEO: (1980-1988)

Established operational excellence within culturally diverse environments;

and translate conceptual models into specific growth strategies at this

corporate conglomerate with 14 subsidiaries in construction, manufacturing,

real estate, distribution, industrial services, and entertainment

businesses. Achieved goals by leading construction subsidiary to become

the second largest mechanical electrical contractor in the US with over

4500 employees and over $2B in new projects.

Contract & Legal Experience:

. Managed claims, contracts, and legal for over 10 companies worldwide for

over 25 yrs

. Wrote Contractor's License Law for the State of WV.; and lobbied to get

it passed into law.

. Managed labor grievances and arbitration for over 20 years

. Prevented union organization of 2 major manufacturing plants by over 300

employees

. Negotiated international union agreements

. Wrote Company Policies, Employment Contracts, safety Manuals, and Managed

HR

. Established teams, developed Terms & Conditions, and implemented

Procedures to manage: contract administration, procurement, global

sourcing, vender qualification, and client relations for 30 years

. Managed over 10,000 contracts, subcontracts, and work releases

. Over 30 years of claim and dispute preparation, defense, and resolution

experience.

. Provided support for attorneys for litigation

. Reviewed over 100 mergers and acquisitions

. Negotiated and managed Lump Sum, Target Price, Fixed Fee, T&M, and Cost

Plus Not to Exceed Contracts

Petroleum Experience

. Managed EPCM of a $150M petrochemical plant on time and budget

. COO of one of the fastest growing petrochemical companies in the US

. CEO and owner of oldest oil tank storage company in the world

. Managed refinery turnarounds with up to 1800 people and 25 supervisors

for single sites for 20 years

. 15 years experience working in petroleum industry in Egypt

. EPC of pressure vessels and storage tanks to petroleum industry for over

20 years

. Designed & built the largest API oil storage tanks in the US for BP Amoco

at 345 ft diameter

. President of start-up company to provide wet gas scrubbers to refineries

using Exxon licensed technology

. Located feedstock in difficult environment, when major suppliers were not

producing

. Built vent gas recovery unit to eliminate emissions

. Developed master construction plan for $1.2 billion

chemical/petrochemical complex

. Installed Belco scrubbers at 2 refineries

. Designed (24) floating roof tanks 300ft in diam. for oil storage for

SUMED in Egypt

. Managed JV with Exxon licensed technology wet gas scrubbing of cat

crackers

. Held the exclusive patented design for floating roofs tanks at the US

Strategic Oil Reserve

. EPC for storage and logistics of white oils business

. Managed the installation of 5 miles of 8" pipelines and right of ways

. Dismantled petrochemical plant in Pasadena, TX

Power Experience:

. Managed the construction of the largest and most efficient power plant in

the world (1385 mw) (in the Guinness book of Records) with exceptional

quality. It had over 33,000 high pressure welds with no leaks and

perfect x-rays and was also the "most efficient" power plant ever built.

. Built the largest hydro electric bulb turbine in the world.

. EPC for over 300 concrete chimneys and stack liners up to 1000ft tall

. Erected and set over $500 Million in major mechanical equipment including

boilers, pumps, compressors, turbines, precipitators, scrubbers, heat

exchangers, fans, & dampers at 12 American Electric power plants.

. Manufactured and installed over 44 electrostatic precipitators and 32

scrubbers

. Managed plant maintenance turnarounds for over 30 power plants with over

1500 men.

. World leader in installation of pollution abatements

. Designed and built a 1500 ton portable crane to set 22 generators

weighing 500 tons each at nuclear and fossil power plants across the US.

. Installed substations and transmission lines

. Installation of 13 material handling systems for coal and fly ash

. Site prep and foundations for (3) 1300mw power units for AEP

. Installation of coal transfer terminal and river loading

. Installation of low and high voltage systems for power plants

. Estimated major wind farm projects in Texas

Nuclear Experience:

. Owned and operated a Nuclear Installation Service company for 7 years

with two pipe fabrication shops with "N" stamps; and provided maintenance

services at 5 nuclear plants.

. Erected 2 nuclear containment domes 211 ft diameter and 200 tons for AEP

at Bridgman, MI.

. Fabrication and installation of stainless steel waste holding pool for US

Government Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho:

. EPC for storage tanks for Dept. of Energy, Savannah River Nuclear

Facility.

. Set generator stator at Cooper Nuclear Plant in NE.

. Built Westinghouse ice condensers and polar cranes at Cook Nuclear

. Erected turbines and condensers at Seabrook Nuclear Plant

. Erected $50M in piping at St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 for Florida Power & Light

. Owned Graver Tank, who built the first nuclear containment dome in the

world in 1937.

Major Construction Accomplishments:

. CEO of second largest mechanical/electrical contractor in the US

. EPC for $150 million petrochemical plant and terminal.

. Managed the EPCM for over $2B in Greenfield projects

. Managed over $4B in total projects

. Managed over 60,000,000 man-hrs of fabrication and construction

. Developed $1.2B expansion plan for production plant with rail, truck, and

shipping terminal

. Past US Government as Lukens Steel's largest customer for 2 years

. Designed & built the largest API tank in the US at 345 ft diameter

. Designed (24) floating roof tanks 300ft in diam. for SUMED in Egypt

. Managed field construction forces of over 4500 men

. Over 15 years of mining production, transportation, and reclamation

experience

. Purchased 82% of all Nickel-clad plate produced in the US from 1988 to

1996

. Wrote technical specifications, bid evaluations, welding procedures and

material recommendations for Burns & McDonnell, Arizona Power, Black &

Veatch, Stone & Webster, and Old Dominion

Government Contracting Experience:

. Secured Government contract with US Corp of Engineers to design and build

15 stainless steel ASME pressure vessels for NASA to hold the fuel for

the space shuttle, Cape Canaveral, FL.

. US Government Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho: Fabrication and

installation of stainless steel waste holding pool.

. Dept. of Energy, Savannah River Nuclear Facility, Savannah, GA: built

tank farm

. Installed mechanical equipment at Sandia National Laboratories at

Albuquerque, NM

. Negotiated exclusive design contract for floating roofs tanks at the US

Strategic Oil Reserves in Big Hill, TX, Lake Charles, LA, and Baton

Rouge, LA.

. Built the first 2 miles of the Trans-Canadian Highway (HWY 1) for

Government of NFLD

. Worked with the Government of NFLD in St. John's, NFLD to built and

expand major shipping wharfs and highways.

. Built an airstrip in Labrador, Canada for Government of NFLD

. Consulted with NASA for LEEDS requirements at JSC, Houston, TX

. US Navy: renovations to airstrip on military base in Azores

. Emergency response for multiple sites due to damage from Hurricanes

. City of Pittsburgh, repair of Allegheny and Monongahela Bridges,

Pittsburgh, PA

. Built 3 bridges at Bull Run in West Virginia for Corp of Engineers

. Emergency response: State of WV, bridge repairs from flooding disaster

(declared National Emergency)

Civil Experience:

. Site preparation for (6) 1300 mw power plants

. Malden Public Services district, wastewater treatment plant, Malden, WV

. Greenbrier P.S.D. No.2, Rainelle, WV, installation of 10 lift stations

and 4 miles of force main for sewer treatment plant

. WV Dept. of Natural Resources, Belle, WV, slip removal caused by strip

mining.

. City of Vanceburg, W.T. Love Station, Greenup, KY, hydroelectric plant

Manufacturing Experience:

. Partnered with Chinese and Thailand manufacturing companies to provide

equipment to the US.

. Performed QA inspections in manufacturing plants in US, Canada, China,

Egypt, Israel, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Thailand

. Managed manufacturing plants in Malaysia, France, Tunisia, Spain,

Portugal, and Venezuela

. Managed 6 US manufacturing plants and consulted for over 20 others.

Mining Experience:

. CEO and Chairman of Cardinal Construction, Roanoke, VA, mining

operations

. Strip mine operations in KY & WV

. Coal hauling by truck and barge

. Built large coal conveyors and tipples

. Mine environmental reclamation and dredging

Metals:

. Managed 14 metal fabrications around the world.

. Passed the US Government as Lukens Steel's biggest client in early '90's

. Managed ASME Div II pressure vessel and exotic metal fabrication, 400

employees at 3 US locations

. "N" stamp, NISCO Nuclear Installation Services, Buffalo, NY and

Inverness, FL

. Managed the largest pipe fabrication plant in US.

. Provided inspections, testing, and consulting for major clients at over

20 locations worldwide

. Fabricated exotic alloys and refractory metals: (molybdenum, niobium,

tantalum, and zirconium)

. Fabricated light metals: aluminum and titanium

. Fabricated over 88,000 tons of plate work for precipitators and ductwork.

. World leader in stack liner fabrication and erection; with over 350 stack

liners of carbon steel, titanium, nickel alloy and alloy clad. (over

25,000 tons)

. Titanium and nickel wallpapering and "Resist-a-clad"

. Metalizing and overlays: aluminum, stainless, and nickel alloys

. Provided "technical know-how" and training for metal fabrication in

Israel, Turkey, Chile, China, Egypt, Taiwan, and Spain,

. Metal bonding by roll-bonding and explosion bonding processes

. Fabricated and erected 7 bridges with high strength weathering steel

. Metalized two large digesters with alloy 625 using patented DuPont

process in Pensacola, FL

. Carbon equivalent and HIC steel for prevention of hydrogen induced

cracking

. Qualified nickel alloy 686 for Special Metals prior to getting UNS number

for first commercial application and use.

Real Estate & Development Experience:

. Architect and developer for 18 hole championship golf course and country

club

. Owned and developed Tri-State Greyhound Park (dog race track)

. Designed and managed 4 residential housing developments, island resort

property, warehouses, large industrial parks, luxury homes, retail and

commercial development, offices buildings, hotel sites, and restaurants.

. Extensive experience in land purchases and development with thousands of

acres of diverse developments, including an island resort.

International Experience:

. Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Australia, Azores, Belgium, Canada, Cape Verde

Islands, Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial New Guinea,

France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,

Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,

South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand,

Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, US Virgin Islands, and Venezuela.

. Negotiated and managed international license agreements for proprietary

technology & trademarks.

. Managed engineering and marketing for operations in Venezuela, Portugal,

Malaysia, France, Spain, and Tunisia.

. Identified market opportunities and supervised the expansion of foreign

manufactured products to US markets serving the food, beverage, cosmetic

and pharmaceutical lines for clients such as Dannon, L'Oreal, and Revlon.

. CEO of two Canadian companies, President of a Domestic International

Sales Corporation (DISC), and a Foreign International Sales Corp. (FISC).

. Dispute resolution, problem solving, wrote technical specifications,

developed welding procedures, material selection, and project management

for $30M Israel Electric project in Ashdod.

. Built high rise building in Kingston, Jamaica

. Managed foreign bank account and investments as Treasurer of a Canadian

Company.

. Introduced new technology to China; and implemented training.

. Designed and built cryogenic tanks in Asia

. Partnered with Chinese and Thailand fabricators the last 5 years to build

major components for US plants.

. Consulted for tall chimney rigging in Taiwan

. Performed QA inspections in manufacturing plants in China, Thailand,

Egypt, Israel, France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, (reviewed QA

manuals, read x-rays, ultrasonic tests, and performed other material

testing)

. Worked with local Chinese engineering firms for project management

. EPC work at Syncrude tar sands project in Ft. McMurray, AB

Board of Directors:

. Advisory Board: Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, MA, (10 yrs)

(Insurance)

. Board Member: Kanawha Arts Alliance, (Non profit)

. Advisory Board Member: US Travel (US Airlines), (Travel & Leisure)

. Board Member: Solco, Inc., (Real Estate & Entertainment)

. Chairman of Board: McDavid Consulting, LLC., (Consulting & Legal)

. Chairman of Board: Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc., Houston, TX,

(Manufacturing)

. Chairman of Board; Concorp, Inc., (Holding Company/Conglomerate)

. Chairman of the Board: Cardinal Construction, Roanoke, VA (Coal Mining)

. Chairman of the Board: KUB Co. Ltd., Toronto, Canada (Construction)

. Chairman of the Board: Eco-Zone Engineering, Ltd., St. John's, NFLD

(Government)

. Chairman of the Board: UBI, Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica (Commercial

Development)

. Chairman of Board: Caprice Construction, Knoxville, TN (Construction)

. Chairman of the Board: Crown Union, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, (EPC)

. Board Member: Union Boiler Company, Inc, (Construction)

. Board Member: Transervice, Inc., (Equipment & Tool Distribution)

. Board Member: NICO Industrial Coverings, Inc., Belpre, OH (Distribution)

. Board Member: Nitro Heating & Plumbing (Retail)

. Board Member: 5M Corporation: (Hospitality & Land Development)

Education & Training:

Mechanical Engineering: West Virginia University

Computer Applications: Rice University

Mergers & Acquisitions: Geneva, Switzerland

Construction Law: Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, GA

Labor Law: Shapiro & Associates, Charleston, WV

Organizational Change: Price Pritchard, Houston,

Class "A" California Contractor License

Technical Papers & Articles on Metals:

. "Use of Nickel Clad for FGD Applications," (NACE Seminar)

. "Applications of Roll-bonded Clad Steels for FGD Environments," (Air

Pollution Control Equipment, ( AIRPOL Seminar), Orlando, FL

. National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Orlando, FL

. "Challenge for the '90's: Welding Utility Scrubbers," "The American

Welding Society Welding Journal"

. "Roll-bonded Nickel Alloy Clad Steel Plate" (NACE Corrosion), New

Orleans, LA

Patents & Trademarks

. Worldwide trademarks and brand names

. "Crown Tile" acid brick

. "Everfloat" floating roof

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