Pipefitter, Pipe Field Supervision, Construction Coordinator Resume Results

Job Description 1: Pipefitter

Job Description 2: Pipe Field Supervision

Job Description 3: Construction Coordinator

Career Goals: Seeking a position with Industrial Pipe work as I have 20 plus years experience from pipefitting to various positions of management and supervision in this area. I am available immediately for work.

Willing to Relocate?: Yes

Additional InfoJames H. Hopson

7808 Shadowood Dr.

Knoxville, TN 37938

Hm# 865-***-****

Cell# 865-***-****

Email - abos6x@r.postjobfree.com

Professional History

SHOFFNER KALTHOFF2005 - presentTate & Lyle - Loudon, TN

LEAD PIPE DESIGNER:

Review equipment drawings & design, generate working ISO's from engineering ortho's and P&ID's; field verify ISO's for interferences and keep As Builts; ISO approval from client, material take off and requisition material; issue for construction, track and assist construction through project on engineering/construction problems with small team of designers monitoring subcontract work on corn process plant grind expansion and alcohol plant upgrade. Having complete working know how of good construction and engineering practice.

SHOFFNER KALTHOFF2003 - 2005

Schenectady International - Newport, TN

LEAD PIPE DESIGNER:

Review design and generate working ISO's from P&ID's, general equipment arrangement drawings and field inspection; track ISO's from issue to design through approval to IFC and obtain approval from client; keep red line copy of P&ID's updated (As Builts); support professional engineers & IFC ISO's to field; provide assistance to field with interference problems, RFI's, interpreting drawings; following construction to insure per drawings and specs, planning construction and engineering problems; coordinating with supervision material deliveries, prefabrication, job cost and schedule; coordinate subcontract work and schedules with a team of 20 designers (evaluating designers due to large turnover) on a Biphenol Batch plant.

DUKE FLUOR DANIELS2002 - 2003

Duke Power Mill Creek Station - Blacksburg, SC

START UP:

Perform start up operations on lube oil, gas and cooling water ie installing start up strainers screens, witches hats, etc., cleaning, removing and reinstalling on 8 GE gas turbines @ Duke Power Mill Creek Station.

DUKE FLUOR DANIELS2002 - 2003Duke Power Murray Energy Station - Dalton, GA

START UP:

Research vendor drawings, field verify, modify, install and support vendor furnished lube oil piping for GE steam turbine and generator (sch 20 & 40 SS & jacketed piping); field verify, modify and make tie ins on B9 chrome heavy wall HP steam to GE steam turbine; perform startup operations on 1300 MG combined cycle power plant consisting of GE gas turbines, HRSG boilers, GE steam turbines and GE generators including layout, fab, install and support steam blowdown piping, install steam target shooters, shoot steam targets, startup condensor cooling pumps, clean associated strainers and screens, startup boiler feedwater pumps and clean associated strainers and screens; install and remove orifices witches hats, etc. on natural gas and oil lube; startup of chill water system to combustion air intake to GE gas turbines ie filling, flushing, clean strainers on large York chiller system by Stellar.

GRUSS INTERNATIONAL - 2001

Cincinnatti, OH

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:

Review construction drawings and specifications to determine supervision, manpower and professional/technical help required; coordinate with contractor through Gruss large data base of professional, technical and craft personnel that are needed for type and schedule of work; place contract with Gruss and contractor and place contract with employee providing contractor with help needed to complete project safely, complying with drawings/specifications and on schedule; employee applicants screened from personal experience through many years of field work.

FLUOR GLOBAL -

2001Texas Power Commanche Peak Nuclear Station - Glen Rose, TX

PIPEFITTER:

Review and interpret engineered structural drawings for platform on vessel in containment area; take field measurements and prefab structural in shop outside plant; install structural and platform on vessel in containment during refueling outage.

CHC MECHANICAL1998 - 2001

Numerous projects southeast

ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER:

Set up project ie schedule, schedule of values (for billing purposes), manpower, tooling, buy out material and equipment, write purchase orders, select subcontractors; study contract drawings and specifications for completeness and help supervision to plan how to construct according to good practices/ industry standards; review shop drawings on equipment for layout and constructability; schedule material deliveries and lay down areas; write change orders and enter into contract; schedule subcontractors work and ensure craftmanship and completeness; bill client; payment to subs; evaluate personnel for advancement; monitor progress and assist construction; contact engineer with problems or direction; provide field working sketches to construction as required; check material deliveries for completeness and correct billing.

BECHTEL1997 - 1998Mobil Chemical Olefins Expansion - Beaumont, TX

FIELD/CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

:

Outage Tie In Planner/Coordinator; review tie in drawings; utilizing ISO's and P&ID's identify, walk down tie in and flag; check drawing for completeness, accuracy and constructability; verify material, pipe spools, etc., are complete, provide information to superiors; work with little or no supervision; technical/engineering assistance to construction ie interpreting drawing, location, insure schedule met, etc.; order material for construction by drawing takeoff and schedule delivery; coordinate engineering and construction problems with construction supervision; make construction punch list using ISO's and P&ID's; witness and approve piping hydrotests.

BECHTEL1997 - 1998

Bayer MR III Project - Baytown, TX

FIELD/CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER:

Pipe prefab, insulation and painting subcontract coordinator; assisted project engineer; made punch lists for construction after review of ISO's and P&ID; insured punch lists were completed correctly on schedule; assembled test packages utilizing ISO's and P&ID's, issued to construction, witnessed and approved tests; assisted construction superintendent with interferences or coordinated with engineer; ordered and scheduled material for testing; performed duties as insulation, painting and pipe pre fab subcontractor coordinator including but not limited to scheduling ie (releasing piping to be insulated or painted and scheduling prefab spools to job), keeping track of spools delivered, installed, tested, painted, insulated, etc.; insured subs work was per plans and specifications; kept subs schedule and progress updated for payment purposes; visited pipe prefab shop when directed and checked production, quality, deliveries, etc.

BECHTEL1997

Air Project - Convent, LA

FIELD/CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER:

Assisted project engineer ie keeping production (PF) and progress on weekly basis as to footage and spools installed; assisted construction supervisors with interferences, engineering questions, drawing interpretation, material ordering and deliveries scheduled; generated working field ISO's for small bore piping; assembled test packages using P&ID's and ISO's, witnessed and approved tests and made punch lists and ensured completed correctly and on schedule.

ATLANTIC NUCLEAR SERVICES - 1997Catawba Nuclear Station - York, SC

PIPEFITTER:

Shot tubes on tube and shell heat exchanger in containment area; removed, cleaned and reinstalled screens and basket strainers @ water intake; changed vessel head gaskets in containment area.

CONSOLIDATED MECHANICAL INC. 1991 - 1996

Numerous Projects Southeast

DESIGNER, ESTIMATOR, PROJECT MANAGER, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT:

Same duties as CHC Mechanical.

DEL-AIR SERVICE CO. 1988 - 1991

Numerous Projects Southeast

ESTIMATOR, PROJECT MANAGER, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT:

Same duties as CHC Mechanical

LOCKWOOD GREENE ENGINEERING - 1988

Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant - Oak Ridge, TN

DESIGNER:

Walk down fire protection system with a team of designers at a large nuclear facility relaying information to professional engineer; making field sketch As Builts and taking back to office for As Built of old drawings.

Education

Powell High School - graduated/ mathematics major - 1971

University of TN - nongraduate, mechanical engineering major - 1972

TAT Union Carbide - graduated plumbing and pipefitting apprenticeship - 1980

Certificates, etc.

Certificate DOE Oak Ridge, TN 8hr OSHA Excavating and Trenching; 8 hr Fall Protection;

3Da Radiation Worker Training

Certificate Victor Ottaviano Reno, Nevada Plumbing/Piping Estimating and Contracting Course

Clearance Oak Ridge, TN DOE Dept of Energy Q Clearance

Clearance Duke Power Catawba Nuclear Station Nuclear Power House Clearance

Certificate Estimation Inc West Palm Beach, FL Mechanical Estimating course

Certificate Bechtel Houston, TX Bechtel Piping Field Engineering and Pipe Superintendent Workshop

Certificate TN State Area Vocational School Welding

Clearance Texas Power Commanche Peak Nuclear Station Nuclear Power House Clearance

Certificate 10 hr. OSHA training - US Dept. of Labor

Certificate Forklift, Scissorlift and Boomlift - Fortier Loss Control Consultants Inc.

Certificate Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Blood borne pathogen, confined space, respirator protection, PPE, fire and emergency preparedness - Environmental Compliance Management

Qualifications and Experience

Thirty years experience in piping positions which include:

Pipefitter, Pipe Foreman, Superintendent, Field/Construction Engineer, Piping Designer, Estimator, Project Manager, Design and drafting manager in the petrochemical, polychemical, cement, pulp and paper, steam plants, coal gas, gasohol, food process, waste treatment, steel mills cogeneration power plants, nuclear power, and nuclear weapons industries.

USMC 1975 -1979 Honorable Discharge

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