Project Manager Power Plant

GEORGE P. KEIL

***** ***** ***** ***** / *********, TN 37922

865-***-****, Fax 865-***-****, Cell 865-***-****

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CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGER / ON-SITE PROJECT MANAGER / COMMISSSIONING

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Construction Manager with a 44-year record of success overseeing all phases of multimillion-dollar construction projects

for private-sector environmental, power (fossil, nuclear & DOE), pulp & paper, petro-chemical, chemical and

pharmaceutical companies. Experience includes managing crews of up to 800 union and non-union craft on projects.

Construction projects encompassed civil, soil remediation, demolition, asbestos/lead abatement, railroads, concrete, steel,

electrical, I&C, transmission lines, piping, ductwork, equipment, insulation & lagging and painting. Backed by strong

credentials and a proven history of on-time, on-budget and high-quality project completions.

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KEY SKILLS

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• Construction / Demolition • Site Safety / OSHA Compliance • Budgeting & Cost

• QA / QC / Field Engineering

Projects Controls / Claims /

• Ammonia Projects Invoice approval / LD's

• Change Order Management

• Subcontractor Selection

• Environmental Remediation • RFI's / RFQ's / POD Meetings

• Subcontractor / Crew Supervision

• Commissioning/Startup

EMPLOYER SUMMARY

08/09-02/10 Contracted to Allied Environmental Solutions, Inc., Columbia, MD

Commissioning Manager on several Dry Scrubbers with bag-house projects. Responsible for

commissioning AESI product line on new coke fired power plants.

07/07-08/09 Contracted to Mirant Corp., Morgantown, MD

Construction Site Manager for owner on twin Shaw designed Wet Scrubbers project.

Responsible for all construction site management issues. (Budget $565M)

05/06-07/07 Contracted to Mirant Corp., Morgantown, MD

Start-up/Commissioning Manager at Morgantown Power Generating Plant. Project

consisted of two (2) SCR units using Urea to ammonia system. Provided site supervision for

all startup and commissioning activities.

10/01-05/06 Contracted to Lurgi Lentjes North America, Inc., Columbia, MD

Construction Site Manager on three (3) Lurgi designed SCR projects. Provided site

supervision and startup/commissioning. Worked included demolition, construction and

remediation. Each project had 400-500 union craft personnel performing work under the

National Maintenance Agreement. The three projects were Ameren Edwards Power Station,

Bartonville, IL ($46MUSD), Ameren Duck Creek Power Station, Canton, IL ($57MUSD) and

PSE&G Mercer Power Station, Trenton, NJ ($89MUSD).

04/01-10/01 Contracted to The Jamar Company, International Falls, MN.

Assistant Project Manager at Boise Cascade, International Falls, MN. Recovery Boiler

Rebuild within a 22 days outage. Maintained project schedule, using MS-Project with close

communication with construction superintendents and vendors. Dealt with a peak of 480 union

craft and 35 non-union personnel. (Budget $13M)

10/00-03/01 Contracted to Alstom Power, Homer City, PA

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Start-up/Commissioning Manager at Homer City Power Generating Plant. Project

consisted of three (3) SCR units and a wet scrubber system. Generated schedules. Tie-ins to

existing plant were made within a 56 days outage

11/99-10/00 Contracted to The Jamar Company, Sartell, MN.

Project Manager at Champion, Sartell, MN. Responsible for all phases of construction and

commissioning of new wet end gap former. Union personnel peaked at 70 craft.

Commissioning of various piping systems and equipment, including steam-blows. . (Budget

$2.6M)

3/99-11/99 Contracted to A&G Crane Ltd., Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Project/Site Manager at Kimberly-Clark, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Responsible for all

phases of construction and commissioning of piping systems on recovery boiler rebuild. Dealt

with a peak of 400 union craft. Coordinated steam blows, testing and start-up of new steam,

condensate and black liquor systems and related equipment. (Budget $6.5MCD)

11/96-3/99 Contracted to Valmet Enerdry, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Construction Manager on Stora Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada, new paper machine

project. Responsible for all phases of construction and commissioning. Dealt with a peak of

450 union craft personnel. (Budget $37MCD)

03/85-11/96 Owner/President, Knoxville, TN

Professional Design Service, Inc. (Construction)

Alloy Pipe & Exchanger, Inc. (ASME Code Fabrication)

Process Engineering Service, Inc. (Engineering)

Performed work for industrial customers. Specialized in design/build and installation of skid

mounted and stand alone process piping and equipment for Dry FGD, VOC and pneumatic

conveying equipment. Pneumatic conveying systems included ash, peanuts and <3/4” gravel.

Designed, installed and commissioned lime slurry and steam and condensate piping systems,

ball mills, pumps, slakers, dryers, reactor piping systems for dry FGD systems for Flakt

(ABB). As a subcontractor to various environmental companies we performed fabrication and

installation services of precipitator and bag house components. Worked on state contracts

including upgrades to existing mental institution (Western Mental Health Institute) while

continuing to operate in Bolivar, TN. Total payroll consisted of forty-nine (49) full time

employees. As president, had responsibility for P/L, day-to-day management and sales.

01/84-03/85 Contracted to ABB, Inc., Knoxville, TN

Senior Project Coordinator. Duties included office and field coordination. Responsibilities

included startup of ash handling and flue gas systems. (Budgets ranged from $1M to $30M)

06/83-01/84 Contracted to Nine Mile Point 1, Oswego, NY

Level II Welding Inspector. Inspection of nuclear piping systems welds.

01/82-05/83 Contracted to Bechtel Corp., Kingsport, TN

Senior Piping/Startup Coordinator on Coal Gasification project. Responsibilities included

installation and testing of critical pipe and equipment supports. Steam blows, testing and

chemical flushing of piping systems.

06/81-01/82 Contracted to Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN

02/77-04/80 Senior Piping Designer. Responsible for piping design in the waste management building and

design of fire protection piping systems in the auxiliary buildings on the Yellow Creek,

Sequoyah and Watts Bar Nuclear Plants.

04/80-06/81 Contracted to Merck & Co., Albany, GA

Senior Project Coordinator. Responsible for construction supervision, commissioning and

testing on various plant expansion and environmental projects. (Budgets ranged from $100k to $1M)

04/72-06/73 Contracted to Vitro Engineering Co., Richland, WA

Field Tech. Decommissioning of nuclear plant at Hanford, DOE site.

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06/64-04/80 Contracted as Senior Piping Designer to:

Pedco, Cincinnati, OH

Daniel International Co., Greenville, SC

Montreal Engineering Co., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lummus Co. of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Stearns-Rogers, Inc., Denver, CO

Davy Power Gas Co., Lakeland, FL

Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO

Occidental Chemical Co., White Springs, FL

Hercules Chemical Co., Wilmington, NC

Catalytic Dow Co., Titusville, FL

Employed by Watson & Co., Tampa, FL

Employed by City of Orlando, Orlando, FL

12/65-10/67 United States Army- Vietnam, Honorable Discharge

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Fossil Power Plant Environmental Projects / Budgets: $46M to $565M:

• New construction of SCR's, Wet Scrubbers, Dry Scrubbers and Bag-houses on coal and coke plants.

• New construction of associated ammonia systems, demolition, ash handling, waste water treatment plants, RO

plants, de-watering plants, ductwork, railroads and underground utilities.

• Commissioning and startup.

Nuclear Power Plant & DOE Projects / Design & Field:

• Associated piping and fire protection design in waste management buildings and auxiliary buildings.

• Certified pipe welding inspector..

• Nuclear plant decommissioning at Hanford, WA DOE site.

Pulp & Paper Projects / Budgets: $1M to $37M:

• New construction of paper machine and gap former.

• Rebuild of Recovery boilers

• New construction of associated equipment, utilities, ductwork, plate-work and refactory.

• Commissioning and startup.

Petro-chemical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Projects / Budgets: $100K to $1M:

• New power plant design for Tar Sands.

• New and improvement construction projects.

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EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Education: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

Valencia College Orlando, Florida

Orlando Jr. College Orlando, Florida

Walter State Morristown, Tennessee

Orange Co. Technical Orlando, Florida

Membership: American Society of Engineering Managers

Licenses: General Contractor #35049 (inactive)

ASME #27,874 ‘U’ Stamp (inactive)

National Board Stamp # R-4050 (inactive)

Software Programs: Auto Cad; MS Project; Excel; Word; Power Point; Outlook

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Clearance: Inactive Secret

Military: Vietnam Veteran, Honorable Discharge

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