James Harrison

Email: abp3c9@r.postjobfree.com

Address: P.O. Box 379

City: West Point

State: MS

Zip: 39773

Country: USA

Phone: 662-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

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Jim Harrison

P.O. Box 379 662-***-****

West Point, MS 39773 abp3c9@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

* Motivated and committed power generation industry professional with a proven success record. Demonstrated leadership ability with over 30 years of hands-on experience

* Proven strengths in Project Management; Fabrication; Field Erection; Job Estimation & Cost Analysis; and Training & Development.

* Strong ability to think and work independently, prioritize workloads, streamline operations, and improve working conditions. Excellent problem solving capabilities

* Working knowledge of ASME Code and the National Board Inspection Code

* Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills. Computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, LEAN Management Principals, ISO-9000 Leader.

Professional Experience

Mississippi Tube & Steam Consultants, West Point, MS 2009 - Present

President

* Propose boiler service contracts to Power, Industrial, and Marine Fossil Fuel Generation industry, including start-up services; boiler rentals; boiler construction; boiler inspections, maintenance and repair; rebuilds, redesign, retubing, pressure tubes, pipe and plate, boiler parts and accessories.

* Provide customized competitive proposals tailored to industry standards utilizing computer-generated bid programs. Management and administration of major contracts and subcontracts.

* Offer field and shop services through Dallas, TX and Kansas City, MO.

Optimus Corporation, Chattanooga, TN/Tulsa, OK 2002-2004

Estimator & Tubular Products Trainer

* Trained employees in tube bending and fabrication utilizing field specifications from boiler inspections.

* Provided power and industrial generation customers with cost estimates to repair and refurbish units through boiler inspections, drawing interpretation and take offs.

Boiler Tubes of America, Milwaukee, WI 2000-2002

Project Manager

* Managed the service center to aid in building new products in power boiler generation using LEAN Principals.

* Developed and built a hydrogen generator cooling coil for G.E. with tolerance to 6/10,000-.

* Designed and implemented detailed plant closure plan including the completion of work backlog, downsizing the operation, assisting employees, sale and transport of machinery to other facilities, equipment donation to the community, clean up and inspection of the facility. Transitioned facility back to original owner.

ABB Marine Field Services, Dominican Republic 1997-1998

Project Manager, La Romona Sugar Corporation

* Oversaw the field erection of 150,000 pound/per hour Combustion Engineering, Type- A package boiler.

* Obtained initial Hartford insurance coverage to conform to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section I, Power Boilers requirements, bringing the boiler under the compliance of the National Boiler Board.

* Recruited, trained, and qualified under ASME code standards a workforce of 75 local employees.

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ABB, Inc. (Asea Brown Boveri), Chattanooga, TN 1993-1997

Project Engineering Manager

* Established pay grade level testing standards. Implemented the testing and qualified levels throughout the plant. Company member on union contract negotiating committee.

* Acted as Drum, Plate, & Header Shop Superintendent. Built the manpower from 62 hourly employees to 280 employees on a 3-shift operation. Qualified the Plant for ISO-9000 as a Team Leader.

* Developed new product lines including explosive plate forming, ship bulkheads, back-engineered cyclone furnaces, entrant and re-entrant throat panels, and waterwall mix panels.

* Built and operated $1M computerized chromizing furnace. Trained operators in recipe formulation for inducement into carbon steel. Chromized 18-month backlog of panels and tubes.

* Supervised the panel shop, set up and ran new panel welders using the panel concept adapted from China.

* Built the last A-type package boiler in the old Combustion Engineering shop.

Holman Boiler Works, Dallas, TX 1990 - 1993

General Manager, Production

* Managed all aspects of field services, manufacturing, boiler rentals, and 2 service centers in Houston and Corpus Christi, TX. Provided 24/7 service to customers.

* Orchestrated field service operation including planning, prioritizing, and staffing at site levels. Supervised 6 field superintendents, 23 crews, and 167 employees.

* Provided services for Fire & Water Tube Package Boilers, startups, rebuilds, repairs, clean up, and general service, tune ups, redesigns and upgrades.

* Leased 200 boiler units and provided start up personnel/operators to customers.

* Oversaw two fabrication shops including the supervision and training of 6 supervisors and 200 employees.

* Managed $10M warehouse of tubes, parts, rental boilers and systems for direct customers, field service, and shop manufacturing.

* Expedited and approved all sale submittals for engineering. Checked all pre-fabrication drawings prior to field and shop work.

Babcock & Wilcox, West Point, MS 1967-1971; 1980 - 1990

Tube Shop Superintendent (1985 - 1990)

Production Control Scheduler-Pressure Parts (1980 - 1985)

B- Fitter Welder/Panel Welder Operator (1967 - 1971)

* Managed $23M budget and oversaw the 3-shift, 24/7 tube shop operation, including 6-14 supervisors and 167-1400 employees.

* Maintained 95 to 100% E/A Performance.

* Facilitated the transition from contracted complete radiant boilers and universal pressure units to repair and redesign work as the major man hour workload for the plant.

* Coordinated and scheduled all pressure work, including the start up of new products such as -cyclone burners-, and received all products and parts from 3 major plant closings, while maintaining 98%-100% on-time shipment.

* Expedited over 500 repair jobs per month during company`s transition from 1200 employees to 600 employees.

* Provided fast turnaround for customers in emergency situations.

* Fluidized Pressurized "First Boiler in a Bottle" concept. 452 ton modulated boiler, barge shipped.

* Restarted the "Package Boiler" and "Long Flow" economizer product lines.

* Developed and installed a $6M automated tube upgrade.

Education & Training

B.S., Business Management, 1975, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

MRP I & II & Just In Time Training, LEAN Principals. ISO-9000 Team Leader.

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