Project Manager Engineer

I am looking for a challenging full time position to utilize my skills

within a business development and/or project management position in the

power generation and/or construction industry.

I have over thirty (30) years experience in the construction and power

generation business, with positions in engineering, project management,

estimating, business development and management. I have extensive

experience in creating and managing budgets and schedules, negotiating

contracts, monitoring project progress, preparing project reports and

estimates and effectively communicating and coordinating with customers,

executive management and direct staff.

I began my career directly out of high school working for a general

construction contractor in the oil refineries and chemical plants between

Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans, LA. After a five (5) year period and the

birth of our son, I entered the University of Tennessee as a full time

student in 1985 and graduated in 1988 with a BSME.

Since graduation, I have worked in the power generation field, including

nuclear, fossil, natural gas, heavy fuel oil and recently renewable (wind

energy). My family and I have lived in different regions of the United

States and overseas for two (2) years in Singapore.

I have excellent computer skills and I am very proficient in all the

Microsoft programs and the estimating programs of Timberline, Success

Estimator and MCASES 2. I am a current member in ASME and AACE and a Green

Belt in Six Sigma.

I am open to travel with a maximum amount of 50%.

I am fifty-three (53) years old, married thirty-one (31) years to a

wonderful wife who is a homemaker and we have three (3) adult children.

EDUCATION:

University of Tennessee - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Sept

1985 to August 1988)

CLEARANCE:

In-active TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

AMEC - Tucker, GA (May 2011 to present)

. SENIOR MECHANICAL ESTIMATING MANAGER

I am responsible for creating and leading the estimating team for lump sum

and fixed priced proposals, including project indirects that have an

emphasis on mechanical work. The type of proposals includes pulp & paper,

various AQCS types, and power projects including coal plants and gas

turbines. I coordinate with engineering and construction during the

proposal phase and lead the presentation for management reviews and

approvals of the proposal. During the proposal stage I prepare the

subcontractor packages and if project is awarded negotiate subcontractor

contracts, and lead the turnover meetings with the construction project

team. I also provide complete overall conceptual estimates for power

projects and service only proposals.

PARSONS - Annapolis Junction, MD (January 2010 to May 2011)

. PRINCIPAL ESTIMATOR

I was responsible for creating and preparing budgetary and fixed priced

proposals for service and construction estimates within the guidelines

governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for requests for

proposals from the Department of Defense (DOD). I was the liaison with

government officials and prepared IGCEs for MILCON work and

reviewed/approved change orders.

SIGNAL WIND ENERGY, LLC - Chattanooga, TN (January 2008 to November 2009)

. PROPOSAL MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER

I was responsible for creating budgetary and fixed priced proposals and

administration of subcontracts for Wind Farm projects. I prepared the

packages for solicitation of bids, prequalified vendors and subcontractors,

selected, negotiated and wrote subcontracts, developed initial project

schedule, wrote change orders and maintain project costs throughout the

project. I managed the engineers, vendors, and suppliers throughout the

design phase of the project.

METSO POWER - Charlotte, NC (May 2007 to January 2008)

. CAPITAL PROPOSAL MANAGER

I was responsible for creating order of magnitude and fixed proposals for

Recovery Boilers, Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers and Bubbling Fluidized

Bed Boilers. I was the lead to create and administer the commercial terms

of the proposals and oversee/the coordination of the technical aspects of

the proposal. I was a liaison with the client and worked directly with the

technical/engineering team and the field sales team.

CATERPILLAR, INCORPORATED (July 1997 to May 2007)

CAT GLOBAL PURCHASING - Clayton, NC (June 2006 to April 2007)

. CLAYTON SITE PURCHASING MANAGER

Responsible for the all the direct material purchasing for two (2) product

lines at the Clayton Manufacturing Plant, with an annual spend of $300

million dollars. I supervised twenty five (25) direct reports and five (5)

to seven (7) contract

personnel, which includes buyers, new product coordinators and supply

development engineers. The group's main responsibility is purchasing and

maintaining quality parts from three hundred thirty (330) domestic and

foreign suppliers.

CAT POWER VENTURES - Nashville, TN (July 2001 to Jan 2004); Singapore (Jan

2004 to July 2005); Nashville, TN (July 2005 -June 2006)

. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Acted as the Owner's Project Manager for two (2) 100MW HFO power plants

built in the Dominican Republic and in Sri Lanka and one (1) 27 MW turbine

power plant in Tunisia. Determined technical project viability and

coordinated technical aspects of projects with regard to conceptual design

process, facility layout, and detailed design. Planed project

specifications, such as project pro forma development, site selection and

evaluation, and permit investigation. Drafted and negotiated project

contracts and agreements. Develop capital and operating budgets, prepared

project schedules, budget, and staffing requirements. Conducted technology

comparisons and life cycle cost studies, both internally and for equipment

supplied by competitive vendors. Reviews problems and issues on similar

operating facilities and projects under construction to ensure problem

areas/issues are not repeated in new construction.

SOLAR TURBINES, INC. (a Caterpillar Company) - Houston, TX (July 1997 to

July 2001)

. SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

I managed the engineering design effort on power generation projects to

assure that the design and all the equipment, meets the customer

specifications and industry codes/standards, by directing a team of

assigned engineers and designers. The project teams are comprised of all

engineering and design disciplines required to design and produce

construction packages to build a power generation plant. I was responsible

for assuring that the engineering and balance of plant equipment budgets

are maintained which include writing and reviewing all of the required

request for quotation and request for purchase orders. I also performed

construction walk downs, negotiated and selected contractors and was

responsible for maintaining up to date schedules for engineering, equipment

and field construction activities.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY- Schenectady, NY (Sept 1993 to July 1997)

0. PROPOSAL MANAGER

As a key member in helping close orders for GE Power Systems, I directed

the formulation of proposals for steam turbines, gas turbines, generators

and extended scope for utility, industrial and commercial applications

located in the South East Asia region. In the pre-bid phase, I provided

support to field sales to help customers solve problems and influence

specifications in GE's favor. During the bid cycle, I led the review of

customer bid documents and communicated the technical and commercial

requirements to the other team members. I would identify, schedule and

integrate the work of all contributors to ensure the proposal is accurate,

prices and risk are in accordance with GE policy, and that the most

competitive proposal possible has been developed to win the order. I also

coordinated the team in the post bid phase to clarify and improve GE's

competitive position.

1. SENIOR ESTIMATOR

I developed and produced conceptual and definitive cost estimates for

complete power plant projects, including simple cycle, combined cycle and

steam turbine islands, in all regions of the world. Daily interfaces with

Engineering, Project

Management, Sourcing and Proposal Personnel to develop generic standards,

parametric data, practices, procedures, etc., for use in the development

and costing information to meet the needs of the proposals. I compared and

contrasted

methodology with historical data to apprise management of potential risks

and rewards inherent in each proposal, as well as interpreting customer

specifications, drawings, and scope documents for a thorough preparation.

I was instrumental in developing and maintaining a quick response

estimating computer program and database.

STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORP. (Aug 1988 to Sept 1993)

PROJECT/COST ENGINEER - Huntsville, AL

As the Project/Cost Engineer, for Unit 3 at Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant, my

responsibilities included tracking and obtaining approval of site wide man-

hours for all disciplines that would affect the current fiscal year budget,

developing, maintaining and presenting to plant management a weekly project

status report of the C.P.I. and key commodity unit rates and overtime

percentages. I also developed estimates to establish the new scope of

work, visual inspection and verification of items installed, analyzed and

developed unit man-hour rates and created budgets for the new fiscal year.

PROJECT ENGINEER II - Idaho Falls, ID

I was responsible for preparing complete turnkey packages for construction

projects at the chemical plant facility. My main duties included

negotiating and awarding construction contracts, coordinating the

construction and tracking of all costs, including negotiating all field

change orders for that project. The level of projects developed were

feasibility & planning, conceptual, Title I and Title II. I obtained a DOE

"L" security clearance.

MECHANICAL ESTIMATING ENGINEER - Boston, MA

My primary duties required preparing the mechanical estimates for fossil

power plans, pulp and paper plants, infrastructure and heavy industrial

facilities. The responsibilities for providing detailed estimates included

quantity takeoffs, current material pricing, equipment requirements and

distributables. Secondary duties included engineering and related

management service estimates, involvement with cost analysis, trends and

forecasts of various projects.

PALA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - Baton Rouge, LA (July 1978 to Aug 1985)

SHOP FABRICATION MANAGER

As manager, I was responsible for tracking all operating and maintenance

costs, income, sales and making any needed changes to produce a profit for

the fabrication shop.

PROJECT ESTIMATOR

I calculated complete bottom line project costs of chemical, pulp & paper,

and oil refinery construction projects. These duties included takeoffs for

all mechanical, electrical, and civil items, creating a construction

schedule, tracking all costs of field projects, and coordinating

subcontractors.

FIELD ENGINEER

I was located in the field at various project sites and was responsible for

tracking all project costs, supervised mechanical and civil crews, and

performed liaison duties with the customer.

DRAFTSMAN

I created isometric pipe spool drawings for the fabrication and

installation of pipe from the approved for construction customer drawings.

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