Power Plant Construction
Resume:
JOHN POLCE
Pomona, CA *****
Email: *********@***.***
Summary: Over twenty-eight (28) years in the power generation, bio-fuels, refinery and
construction industry performing project management, welding engineering, quality
assurance/quality control management, turnover package assembly and review. Work
experience includes all of the above pertaining to installation and erection of power boilers,
pressure vessels, underground and aboveground gas lines, steam lines, water lines, earthworks
and foundation placements and pipelines and water treatment injection systems. Performance
of Project Management functions for oil and gasoline pipelines and terminal construction
activities. Performance of assurance functions during school, power plant, and nuclear facility
construction projects. Performance as a welding engineer at gas fired, and fossil fuel
construction projects. Possess knowledge of civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, and
instrument and control components and systems.
Objective: Seeking permanent career opportunity or a long-term contract to utilize my
education, training, welding and supervisory skills in a hands-on team environment with an
opportunity for growth with stable and progressive company.
Education: 1986 - Associate Applied Science Degree Nuclear Quality Assurance.
Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA.
Certifications: American Welding Society / Certified Weld Inspector (QCI)
NQA-1 In The Following:
LEVEL II - ELECTRICAL LEVEL II - RECEIPT INSPECTION
LEVEL II - I&C LEVEL II - VT 1-3
LEVEL II - MECHANICAL LEVEL II - CIVIL /STRUCTURAL
LEVEL II - LIQUID PENETRANT LEVEL I - MAGNETIC PARTICLE
CODE EXPERIENCE: ASME I, II, III, V, VIII, IX, XI, B31.1, B31.3, API, AWS, ACI, ASTM, NEC,
IEEE, ISO 9000
WORK HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE:
11/10 to Present Worley Parsons - Monrovia, CA
Position: Quality Manager Responsibilities include: Performed Quality Assurance audits of
Engineering, Procurement and Construction for the SAMREF Clean Fuels Project. Performed
Sub-contractor Procedure, Method Statements, Materials Application Submittals and Inspection
and Test Plan review. Development of Quality procedures and inspection and test plans for all
disciplines for Construction activities at the SAMREF Clean Fuels Project construction site.
Manage supplier quality coordination and inspection of equipment and materials for major
projects that include a gas processing facility and an in capsule shale oil and gas processing
facility. Development of inspection and test plans for vendor quotes and purchases orders.
01/10 to 11/10 Carltech-Moses Lake, WA
Position: Quality Manager Responsibilities include: Develop a Quality and Turnover plan for an
expansion of a solar grade silicon manufacturing facility. Plans include procedures for
Document Control, Quality Records Control, Sub-Contractor Qualification, and Inspection and
Test plans for all disciplines of engineering and construction. Quality Construction Management
of contractor activities for the expansion project that includes all disciplines for construction.
Review of completed quality records and assembly of turnover packages for commissioning and
start-up activities.
01/09 to 12/09 Bechtel Power Corporation - San Clemente, CA
Position: Quality Control Supervisor Responsibilities include: Provide Quality Control
supervision and coordination of activities between Quality Control, Project Engineering, Field
Engineering and Supervision. Disciplines include Civil/Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical.
Work performed during the Steam Generator Replacement Project at San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station
10/07 to 01/09 Worley Parsons - Monrovia, CA
Position: Quality Manager Responsibilities include: Provided Quality Management for the
GASCO PMC contract for the FEED phase of the Shah Gas Development project; including
quality plan development, quality and project procedure development and review. Provided
Quality Management for North America Oil Sands Project during FEED of SRU development;
scope of work included but was not limited to QA audits, documentation development and
review as needed for each project. Performed as a supplier quality coordinator and surveillance
inspector for North Slope Projects; duties included package development, inspection
coordination and hands on inspection at vendor fabrication facilities.
04-07 to 10/07 SunXGroup - Pixley, CA
Position: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager Responsibilities include: Developed an
ISO compliant quality program for site prime and subcontractor mechanical and electrical
contractors for civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural and instrumentation and
controls. Development of inspection and test plans for all above mentioned disciplines.
Establish work procedures for all construction activities. Performed audits and surveillances to
ensure site quality program by contractors were implemented to ISO and contract requirements.
Develop testing procedures for final construction and start-up testing. Assembly of all quality
records for turnover to client for final approval. Work was performed for new construction of an
ethanol manufacturing facility.
11/06-04/07 AREVA NC - Aiken, SC
Position: Quality Specialist Responsibilities include: Development of inspection plans for safety
related project materials and equipment. Performed assessments of vendor goods and
services provided for site construction activities. Performed inspection of site construction
activities performed by contractors. Work was performed at the Savannah River Site MOX Fuel
Fabrication Project.
09/06-11/06 Total Western Inc. - Paramount, CA
Position: CWI/Welding Work Planner Responsibilities include: Development of construction
work packages for all power piping welding activities performed on site. Assure site welding
procedures are properly selected and implemented. Performed testing and certification of
welders performing project welding activities. Above was performed during the construction of a
General Electric 7H combined cycle gas fired power plant.
11/05-09/06 Matrix Engineering - Linden, NJ
Position: Project Manager Responsibilities include: Project management of capital costs
construction projects for gasoline, diesel and heating oil terminals. Duties included but not
limited to development of Bid Packages, issuance of Purchase Orders, Change Orders,
procurement of equipment and materials. Ensure invoicing for completed project work is
executed in a timely manner and accurate, field oversight and supervision of contractor activities
that include safety, quality, and project controls from start of project to start up and final
acceptance of installations. Work performed for ConocoPhillips Pipelines and Terminals
business unit.
07/05- 11/05 Amec - Sacramento, CA
Position: Quality Assurance Manager Responsibilities include: Construction management
quality assurance for Net Cap Costs Construction Project Activities installations at Procter &
Gamble Manufacturing Facility in Sacramento, CA.
05/05- 07/05 Amec - Richland, WA
Position: Quality Assurance Manager Responsibilities include: Construction management
quality assurance of installations for the pilot building of the geo-melt material storage facility.
Work was performed at the Hanford DOE National Laboratory in Richland WA.
11/04- 05/05: National Inspection & Consultants - Ft Myers, FL
Position: Project Quality Engineer Responsibilities include: Overview of architectural,
civil/structural, mechanical, electrical and I&C installations. Coordination of all third party
inspections for all safety related installation. Witness of all non-safety related inspections and
testing. Generated and assembled all turnover records during the construction and
commissioning phases of theTA-50 Pump House and Effluent Storage Tank Pump House
Project. Construction was performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM.
06/04-10/04 PSI Long- Beach, CA
Position: Certified Welding Inspector/ QA Engineer Responsibilities include: Performed 3rd
party QA activities for the fabrication of structural steel for the Library and Learning Resource
Center for Compton Community College in Compton CA.
03/04-05/04 General Electric/Penpower - Laguna Verde, Mexico
Position: QA/QC Engineer Responsibilities include: Support of technicians, and engineers
during the rebuild of hydraulic control units for control rod drive mechanisms. Support of
technicians and engineers during the rebuild, leak rate testing and exchange of control rod
drives and other associated under vessel activities during a refueling and maintenance outage
at a nuclear power plant.
10/03 to 03/04 Day and Zimmerman NPS - Milford Power Plant Milford, CT
Position: Welding Site Supervisor Responsibilities include: Qualification of welders,
development and assembly of work packages to ISO 9000 standards. Coordination and
transmittal of documents for commissioning phase of an Alstom Power combined cycle gas fired
co-generation power plant.
2/02 to 9/03 Systems Conformance Seward Energy Project - Seward, PA
Position: Construction Oversight: (Owner Representative for Reliant Energy)
Responsibilities include: Provided oversight of contractor work activities through interface with
Engineering and Supervision. Work included earthworks, (pre-construction and construction)
concrete, mechanical and electrical installations during construction of a 2-unit CFB power plant
and new access road and bridge.
06/01 to 2/02 Scott Co. of California - Blythe Energy Project - Blythe, CA
Position: Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Manager/ Welding Engineer Responsibilities
included: Established and implemented corporate quality programs to ISO 9000 standards.
Performed welding engineering functions for the installation of balance of plant piping; including
an underground gas pipeline, steam and water lines, combustion turbine settings and HRSG
erections. W ork performed during construction of a Siemens/Westinghouse 2x1 combined
cycle cogeneration gas-fired power plant.
09/00 to 5/01 Hunter Corp. - Ironwood Energy Center- Lebanon, PA
Position: Welding Engineer Responsibilities include: Assure site welding procedures are
properly selected and implemented. Administered ISO 9000 compliant program for all
installations and modifications. Performed testing and certification of welders performing project
welding activities. Performed audits of project activities. Review and assembly of completed
documentation for turnover to client for commissioning and start-up activities. Above was
performed during the construction of a Siemens/Westinghouse 2x1 501G combined cycle gas
fired cogeneration power plant.
04/00 to 09/00 Tritech Services - Blackstone Energy Project - Blackstone, MA
Position: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager Responsibilities include: Developed a
quality plan to disposition client vendor action request findings. Development of Inspection and
Test program for all disciplines of construction. Developed procedures for implementation at
multiple sites. Performed surveillance and audits for the installation of balance of plant piping
that included underground gas pipeline, steam, and water line installations, combustion turbine
settings and HRSG erections. Developed Inspection and Test Plans and supporting procedures
for civil/structural and balance of plant activities. Developed and implemented surveillance
plans and supporting procedures for monitoring of sub-contractor operations. Above was written
to ISO 9000 standards for ISO compliance during the construction of an ABB/Alstom Power 2x1
gas fired combined cycle cogeneration power plant.
10/99 to 01/00 Quality Inspection Services - Bayshore Re-powering Project
Position: Quality/ Welding Engineer Responsibilities include: Development of removal,
replacement & installation procedures. Verification of compliance to procedure implementation
during construction of a Foster Wheeler CFB Cyclone cogeneration power plant and process
steam and de-mineralized water system from the power plant to the oil refinery to ISO 9000
program.
7/ 99 to 10/99 Spec Group- Lynchburg, VA
Position: Quality Engineer: Responsibilities included: Verification of mechanical completion
and integrity for various water treatment injection system components and assemblies for the Elf
Angola Oil Platform Assembly Project. W ork performed for US Filter in Rockford, IL.
1986 to 2000
Provided Quality Assurance/Quality Control Services at various nuclear power plants
throughout the United States. W ork performed included inspection, audit, surveillance and
testing of safety and non-safety related components, systems and structures during refuel and
extended maintenance outages for in house utility support.
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