Matthew Kimball

Vidor, TX *****

ac2xjk@r.postjobfree.com - 409-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Safety Supervisor/QC paint inspector /Foreman Coatings Hydra US - Pasadena, TX - May 2017 to Present

Supervisor to 6 industrial painters,Qc documentation of painting and blasting profiles and mileage recordings .Proper application techniques and monitoring on Naval Reserve Fleet ships.Developeds JSA and on site safety meetings

Leadman/Industrial painter

Apache Industrial Services - Beaumont, TX - November 2016 to May 2017 Sandblasting and painting tanks shells,roofs,pontoons,tank bottoms,spray liners etc. Foreman/Supervisor

Specialty Industrial - Port Allen, LA - August 2016 to November 2016 Supervised a crew of 6 painters on a T&M no on two towers for The the new Air Liquide Plant inside the new Orascom project in Beaumont Tx,assigned duties for sandblasting and painting. Lead man journeyman industrial painter

Brock Services LLC - Orange, TX - April 2016 to August 2016 Sandblasting and painting (airless and brush and roll) piping,Sphere tanks,vessels,beams etc at Arlanxeo Orange (Lanxess) .Some hand cleaning grinding .Work as two man crews on turnaround Foreman Industrial Painting

Bechtel - Cameron, LA - August 2015 to February 2016 Responsibilities

Supervise a crew of 15-20 industrial painters and helpers on day to day activities .Assign job activities,schedule training,track ISO 's,hydratest packages and insulation packages .Document daily painter log journal to be turned in daily,complete time sheet,scaffold requests and overall ensure my crew works safely and has what they need to succeed.

Accomplishments

I firmly believe that by treating men like men and telling them daily how much you appreciate what they are doing without having to be reminded of their duties increased production and morale to the point where being exceptional at there job is what they strive for daily.My crews morale has increased and production since my employment here

Skills Used

Supervision,listening,troubleshooting,understanding and always having an ear for my crew is essential for success and those are the skills I use everyday with my team Foreman(nights) industrial paint

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company - Beaumont, TX - June 2015 to August 2015 Responsibilities

Supervision,run a crew of 30 journeymen painters / blasters and helpers in day to day duties .Surface preparations and paint systems.Documented all piping incoming using spool numbers, finding paint codes and loading completed pipe onto flatbed trailers for shipping according to job site spool . Accomplishments

I brought my many years of industrial paint experience which increased the quality of our finished product by instructing employees on the proper preparation and application techniques which resulted in customer satisfaction and a lessened re-work workloads which made the paint department more profitable. Skills Used

My leadership and supervison skills along with my craft experience and the overall way I work with people has improved my coworkers attitudes and performance.

Maintenance Technician/lead

Gulfco - Beaumont, TX - January 2015 to June 2015

Responsibilities

Preventative maintenance and repair on overhead boring lathes and turret lathes.Duties included electrical repair o. 120,240,480 volts single phase and three phase motors,potentiometer syncing on remote,and drive components as well as replacement.Hydraulic transmission,ram and motor diagnosis rebuild and preventative maintenance as well as hydraulic seal replacement for the Rams.Compressor maintenance,oil/water separator replacement and fluid level monitoring.Rapid traverse and saddle rebuilding,needle,roller and tapered bearing installation and removal.Ordered parts from several different suppliers and kept a well documented maintenance history using a computerized preventative maintenance program . Accomplishments

My prior gearbox experience as well as my hydraulic knowledge drastically shortened the downtime on a malfunctioning machine.

Skills Used

Mechanical,electrical,hydraulic .

Assistant Maintenance Supervisor(Consultant)

Go Green International - Paige, TX - August 2014 to January 2015 Responsibilities

I was brought in on a temporary basis to train and supervise a crew of multicraft 3-6 maintenance mechanics in duties from mechanical,hydraulic,welding,precision machine synchronization,Plc diagnosis and industrial painting .Preventative maintenance on green and dry hammermills,conveyors,bucket elevators,single pass dryer drums,furnaces,laidig system,chipper and pellet mills as well as installing a Maintimizer program which put the company in place to have a preventative maintenance program.Diagnosis of Plc (Programmable Logic Controller) for such as mill not running due to a main door or feed chute malfunction or an over amp on the drive motors.Replacement of dual drive 480 volt 600hp motors and tracking of cog belt for proper seating of belt while having a load applied to die and rollers.Developed an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for several different tasks including cog belt replacement and tracking, Vbelt replacement,the proper way to set a die using a dial indicator .The proper way to set rollers and the distance from the die using feeler gauges to get the longest operating time without unnecessary wear and tear and the most production out of each roller before being replaced.

Foreman/multicraft

Evergreen Fabrication and Industrial - Vidor, TX - November 2013 to July 2014 Responsibilities

We completed many different jobs in several craft areas including milk Wright’s,pipefitters,welders,And Industrial painters My duties included supervision and the work layout and scope for work to be completed .I also supervised the painting at the Buna blast yard over all the pipe we blasted and sprayed for Dodd coating in Baytown Texas as well as I completed all the Painting for the German Pellets Project in Woodville Texas . Accomplishments

I was able to secure a maintenance contract for the company with German Pellets Llc at the Port of Port Arthur location because of my and my coworkers diligence and hardwork on a newly developed reclaimer system for their silos .We were able to modify a chain driven auger and add another smaller auger to run in front of the larger auger to break down the load to be reclaimed (which was run hydraulically and was failing due to the weight of material) to make the system fully operational without the frequent stopping and starting of before. Skills Used

Mechanical,Supervision,Safety,Industrial Painting and Electrical Ship fitter repair /painter

Sterling Shipyard - Port Neches, TX - May 2012 to September 2013 Responsibilities

Repair on barges and tugboats(mainly) from mechanically replacing large Diesel engines wheel

(prop)replacement,checking for runout on wheel shafts,replace and repair on centrifugal pumps,ballast pumps

(centrifugal inline pumps )and all other tugboats functions .My main duty was the sole supervision and duty to sandblast and paint the tugboats,barges and shrimp boats we got using a airless pump or depending on the size and location a conventional gun.Duties included spraying liners inside the fuel or non potable tanks outer shell coverage,barge washing,blasting painting and spraying liners in the holds as well as deck preperation using non skid.

Accomplishments

I was able to train other fitters to join me sandblasting and spray painting the vessels to increase production. Skills Used

Marine painting,ship fitting And mechanical repair Foreman/NCCER Journeyman painter

Brock Services LLC - Beaumont, TX - February 2010 to May 2012 Responsibilities

Supervised crew of 15 painters on several maintenance projects at the Meadwesvaco paper mill in Evadale Tx,Atofina and International Paper .Co-foreman in several tank jobs at Valero .Duties included slurry blasting tank shell, wind,gerter,floating roof and bottoms .Airless spraying zinc on outer shell .Stage setup and spider setup .Chopping fiberglass bottoms and jeeping to check for any pinholes or deformation in the application.Also supervised on tugboat and vessel jobs at Calcasieu marine . Accomplishments

I received several raises with this company after several proven accomplishments on other projects. Skills Used

My years of working with my father in this industry helped me prove myself using the tools he gave me Logistics /Barge gas freeing technician

Tubalcain Shipyard - Port Arthur, TX - April 2008 to February 2010 Logistics /Gas free technician ;My day to day duties included hooking barge to boiler to pump steam into barge to free up raw crude oil to be cleaned from barge holding .Hooking hose from barge to flare to burn off any inert gases for barge entry and examination .Scheduled water tank and waste transportation to Veolia or other hazardous waste disposal units as well as the tracking of incoming Rain for rent tanks and goods from distributor for safety and tools.

EDUCATION

NCCER,CSST,COSS INDUSTRIAL FIELD SAFETY TECHNICIAN in Industrial and Commercial Field Safety

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS - Nederland, TX May 2017 to August 2017

Certificate industrial mechanic technology in Industrial Mechanics Lamar Institute of Technology - Beaumont, TX

2013 to 2014

NCCER IRONWORKER in Industrial Ironwork

National Center for Craft Education and Research - Crystal River, FL 2008 to 2008

NCCER INDUSTRIAL PAINTING in Industrial Painting

Associated Builders and Contractors - Nederland, TX 2005 to 2005

SKILLS

supervision (7 years), Rigging (10+ years), Industrial painting (10+ years), Maintenance mechanic /millwright

(5 years), Ironworker (2 years), Electrical (5 years), Shipyard (5 years), Safety (10+ years) CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Industrial mechanics technology

August 2014 to Present

Certificate of completion of industrial mechanics technology ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

References-

Chris Ellis -409-***-**** (Apache Foreman

Chance Montgomery-409-***-****(Apache coworker)

Ben Hebert (Brock Services Superintendent )409-***-****

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