TATE VANDER
**** ********* *****, **********, ** 71047 H: 337-***-**** **********@*****.***
Seeking leadership position to help increase safety, productivity and exceed company goals. Hardworking, highly motivated offering over 17 years of broad based experience in areas of new construction, turnarounds, equipment shutdown, as well as maintenance. Adept at finding engaging ways to motivate construction teams to exceed expectations and maintain high standards. NCCER Certified
Excellent customer relations
Knowledgeable in construction safety
Best building practices
Strong problem solving skills
Highly adaptive organizational skills
Easily adaptive to multiple work environments
Isometric drawings
P&ID's
Complaint resolution
Fast learner
Good communication skills
Strong mechanical aptitude
OSHA regulations
Quality inspection
Root cause analysis
Strong leadership abilities
Scaffolding
General Foreman, 01/2017 to 06/2017
Chicago Bridge & Iron – Lake Charles, Louisiana
Managed the building of three modules with 63 employees total, for the Free Port LMG site Prepared and followed through on all required punch lists. Oversaw the entire building turnover process, while enhancing communication between all construction management.
Prepared regular interval progress reports.
Conducted weekly production meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and the ability to resolve critical issues.
Safety Manager, 04/2014 to 11/2016
Performance Contractors, Inc. – Sulphur, Louisiana, United States Involved in the starting up of a ethane cracker that has been down for 15 years. Managed safety as the main contractor.
200 employee job sight
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SKILLS
WORK HISTORY
Ensured safe work environment for all employees
Made and managed site safety plan
Watched for developing safety trends and find ways to prevent them Superintendent, 05/2013 to 04/2014
Performance Contractors, Inc. – 261 Hood Rd, Sulphur, LA 70665 Involved in the ground up installation as well as commissioning of heater #7 at Westlake Petrochem 160 person job sight
Investigated and implement ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity and cost reduction. Verified all process control parameters were being documented and followed at all times. Conducted weekly production and operations contractor meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and ability to resolve critical issues. QA/QC, 02/2013 to 04/2013
R&R – Sulphur, LA
Demolished the Acid Plant completely down to 10' below grade Totally rebuilt Acid plant as well as its foundation Insured all pipe, steel, concrete, concrete foundations, and welds were within coded guidelines Reviewed efficiency of quality of all systems per specifications Discarded and rejected products, materials and equipment that did not meet specifications Determined adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required based on blueprints
General Foreman, 02/2011 to 02/2012
Dynamic Industries – New Iberia, LA
Built the Modules for the Eagle One and Eagle Two ships to clean up the oil spills from Deep Water Horizon.
Effective Communication
Read and interpret blue prints and P&ID's
Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for all general contractor personnel. Planner, 01/2008 to 01/2009
Atlantic Scaffolding Company – Sulphur, LA
Planned all maintenance scaffolding for entire Exxon Mobil Beaumont site. Managed time and money spent on each individual job. Conducted weekly production meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and ability to resolve critical issues
Generated weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports on purchasing of consumables Safety Coordinator, 01/2006 to 01/2008
Atlantic Scaffolding Company – Sulphur, LA
Conduct all company required safety training
Maintain all training documents
Investigate and documented all accidents and near misses Found trending safety problems and came up with solutions Introduced programs that mentor and acclimate new employees to our safety culture. High School Diploma:
DeQuincy High School - DeQuincy, LA
Increased overall productivity and quality by implementing training programs designed to increase performance levels
Proficiently supervised multiple production crews, oversaw materials inspection, scheduled production and conducted weekly physical inventories
QA/QC on Phillip 66 acid plant ground up revamp
Superintendent over building of heater #7 at Westlake Petrochemical Safety manager over restarting Indoroma
General foreman over pipe shop for Eagle One Build at Dynamic Industries Skills force II training at Performance Contractors General foreman over modules being built for Free Port LNG Planned scaffolding for entire Phillip 66 maintenance projects Planned scaffolding for entire Exxon mobile maintenance projects Certified to train performance employees on: Aerial lifts, confined space entry, confined space hole watch, confined space supervisor, high speed cut off tool use, first line break EDUCATION
ACCOMPLISHMENTS