Manager Project
Resume:
ROBERT J. BIRD
Memphis, TN 38134
Ph: 901-***-**** (Home); 901-***-**** (Cell)
E-mail: ac0uey@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: Quality Manager/ Inspector - Project Engineer
SUMMARY: Over forty years of industrial and institutional construction management, quality control and field engineering, including ten years of project management and two years of design experience.
On-site responsibilities:
Developed technical documentation for construction field installation;
Coordinated procurement, fabrication, installation modifications, and maintenance and testing of various systems;
Performed inspections and resolved field installation issues;
Coordinated with Design Engineering, Quality Control, Industrial Safety, and Facility Operations departments;
Reviewed design drawings for constructability and code compliance;
Performed material take-offs and developed bills of material;
Ordered material and tracked delivery and installation;
Generated permits for lockout/ tag out, hot work, confined space, excavation and hazardous waste;
Verified installed quantities.
Familiar with AutoCAD, Primavera, MS Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
Supervised up to 200 journeymen.
EXPERIENCE:
Nov. 2014- FIRST SOLAR ELECTRIC – TEMPE, AZ
Present
Contracted as Site High Voltage QC Inspector on various solar generating stations in California, Nevada and Texas
Inspected installation of foundations, structural steel, high-voltage and medium-voltage switches, circuit breakers, transformers, relaying and metering and overhead transmission structures. Assured compliance with contract drawings and specifications.
April 2013- ALLEN & HOSHALL – MEMPHIS, TN
Nov.2014
Contracted as Site QC Inspector at Roxul insulation manufacturing plant - Byhalia, MS.
Inspected installation of foundations, structural steel, siding, Insulation, fire alarm, electrical power distribution, security and communications. Assured compliance with contract drawings and specifications.
April 2012 – AEROTEK – Nashville, TN
April 2013
Contracted to SSR Engineers as Project Inspector for construction of filter upgrade project at Con-Agra Foods – Memphis, TN.
Inspected installation of foundations, structural steel, siding, piping systems, insulation, HVAC, fire protection, electrical and instrumentation. Assured completeness of installation according to plans and specifications.
August 2011 – STSI, INC. – Wheaton, IL
September 2011
Contracted to Bechtel Corporation as Electrical Field Engineer at the Florida Power & Light (FPL) Port St. Lucie, Florida Nuclear Power Station Power Uprate Project.
Prepared work packages for use by electricians to install various components for the extension of power output.
November 2010 - ASKEW HARGRAVES HARCOURT & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Lakeland (Memphis), TN
August 2011
Construction Engineering Inspector for various roadway projects in West Tennessee for compliance with Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) codes and standards. TDOT certified for concrete, asphalt and erosion prevention inspection.
February 2008 - K & K TECHNICAL GROUP – Harrison, OH
August 2009
Contracted to Toyota as Quality Inspector for construction of Press, Weld, Utility and Paint buildings at Tupelo, MS manufacturing plant.
May 2007 - O’NEAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. – Raleigh, NC
December 2007
Project Engineer for GlaxoSmithKline Warehouse- Memphis, TN
September 2005 - INMAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION – Memphis, TN
February 2007
QC Manager for Mississippi State University Residence Hall – Starkville, MS
August 2004 - ASKEW HARGRAVES HARCOURT & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Memphis, TN
August 2005
Project Coordinator for Germanshire Elementary School – Memphis, TN; Denmark Elementary School and Jackson Intermediate School – Jackson, TN; Prairie Life Fitness Center – Collierville, TN; Bethuel Road Elementary School – Millington, TN; Beech Bluff Road Drainage – Jackson, TN; DeLasalle Gymnasium (Christian Brothers University) – Memphis, TN and FedEx Canopy Addition –
Memphis, TN.
QA/QC Project Inspector for TDOT bridge and roadway projects in Shelby, Fayette, Obion, Madison, Hardeman and Chester counties.
March 2004 - SAMMARCO ELECTRIC COMPANY – Memphis, TN
April 2004
Controls Engineer for various Weyerhaeuser corrugator plants in TN and NC.
October 2001 - ESI COMPANIES, INC. – Memphis, TN
January 2004
Site Project Manager for Federal medium security prison – Forrest City, AR.
September 1999 - ASKEW HARGRAVES HARCOURT & ASSOCIATES, INC. – Memphis, TN
September 2001
Engineering Project Manager and Project Team Leader for SRT Plater Facility – Ripley, TN; Sam’s Town RV Park – Tunica, MS; Fairview Baptist Church – Oxford, MS; Discover Credit Card Processing Center – Memphis, TN; Sam’s Town Casino Renovation – Tunica, MS; Bank of Bartlett – Collierville, TN; Ensafe Office Building – Memphis, TN; The Campbell Clinic ASC – Germantown, TN; and Brentwood Originals Factory/Warehouse – Village of Memphis, MS.
November 1996 - ADECCO/TAD TECHNICAL SERVICES – Memphis, TN
August 1999
Contracted to FedEx as Construction Coordinator for Small Package Sort System in Memphis, TN and Site Project Manager for Air-to-Ground Package Transfer Projects in Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Seattle, WA, and Phoenix, AZ.
December 1995 - SKANSKA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – Carmel, IN
November 1996
Electrical Construction Manager for Polymeg Expansion Project, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation – Memphis, TN
October 1993 - PSI ENERGY (CINERGY) – Terre Haute, IN
July 1995
Senior Test and Start-up Specialist for coal gasification repowering project.
September 1987 - BLOUNT CONSTRUCTION DIVISION OF BLOUNT, INC. – Montgomery, AL
October 1993
Electrical and Instrumentation Construction Manager and Field Engineer at PSI Precipitator, Units 1 and 2; Burroughs-Wellcome Pharmaceutical Plant; St. Nicholas Co-Gen Project; Quonset Point (RI) Resource Recovery Facility; and Warren County (NJ) Resource Recovery Project.
June 1977 - SARGENT ELECTRIC COMPANY – Pittsburgh, PA
August, 1987
Electrical Field Engineer and Start-up Engineer at Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, Units I and II; Quemahoning Railroad Wheel Foundry; Koppers Coal Handling Facility; and Volkswagen Assembly Plant.
August 1976 - FISCHBACH & MOORE INC. – Pittsburgh, PA
June 1977
Electrical Field Engineer at Homer City Power Station Unit III and Shippingport Atomic Power Station.
June 1974 - R.T. PATTERSON, INC. – Pittsburgh, PA
August 1976
Electrical Designer/Draftsman at Minntac III, Taconite Processing Plant, Hibbing, MN.
EDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh Serra High School
Pittsburgh, PA McKeesport, PA
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