Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Matthew W. Tyson, P.E. **** Olympiad Drive Houston, Texas 77041
713-***-**** Home 832-***-**** Cell
Email Address: *************@*****.***
Qualifications
Successful in various leadership and management positions with the US Army and civilian positions
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Experience as a project manager, team leader and team member in high pressure environments
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Capable of gathering and analyzing relevant information to determine the most effective course of action
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Possess strong engineering background through experience and education
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Recognize the importance to build rapport with internal and external personnel to ensure outcomes
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Education
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
August 2012
Masters of Business Administration, 3.60 GPA
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
December 2006
Master of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas December 1992
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Employment Experience
TransCanada Pipeline – Houston, TX
Commissioning & Startup Project Manager February 2014 – Present
Responsible for the planning, staffing, budgeting and execution of commissioning of new facilities
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Successfully developed and implemented mitigation strategies for problems encountered during commissioning
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Coordinated and interfaced with multiple groups to ensure that commissioning project were executed
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Effectively managed over $2MM of commissioning projects to successful completion
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Project Engineer – Keystone XL Pipeline July 2013 – January 2014
S&B Infrastructure – Houston, TX
Electrical Engineer February 2013 – June 2013
Responsible for overall electrical system development for pipeline pump stations and metering stations
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Develop electrical one-line diagrams, MCC motor schematics, area classification drawings and perform electrical studies
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Develop specifications for major electrical equipment and review vendor submittals and drawings
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Prepare project scope of work documents and engineering cost estimates
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Burns & McDonnell Architects, Engineers & Consultants – Houston, TX
Electrical Engineer May 2006 – May 2010; June 2011 – January 2013
Prepared scope of work documents, cost estimates, one line diagrams, panel and cable schedules, lighting and power
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plans, grounding plans, electrical area classification and other engineering calculations as needed
Developed electrical construction drawings for new construction, renovation and maintenance projects for industrial and
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commercial facilities
Developed electrical system model to perform electrical studies such as load flow and short circuit analysis
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U.S. Army – Kabul, Afghanistan
Joint Engineering (JENG) Directorate at US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) Headquarters June 2010 - May
2011
Basing and Facilities Regional Engineer Manager
Maintained oversight and provided situational awareness of all engineering and basing issues within Regional Command -
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West and Regional Command - North
Coordinated with other USFOR-A staff, regional engineers, ISAF, ARCENT, AFCENT, USACE, AFCEE on planning,
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construction status and resolution and/or recommendations to engineering and basing issues
Worked with other JENG staff and regional engineers to ensure construction planning and execution was synchronized
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with master planning to achieve initial and final operating conditions
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Matthew W. Tyson, P.E. 5511 Olympiad Drive Houston, Texas 77041
713-***-**** Home 832-***-**** Cell
Email Address: *************@*****.***
OEM (Oilfield-Electric-Marine) Power Systems – Houston, TX
Automation and Controls Engineer August 2005 – April
2006
• Performed design and layout of PLC systems based on customer requirements and specifications
• Specified PLC, system and sensor components for automation and controls projects
• Created schematic drawings, bills of material, work orders and oversaw completion of projects
• Projects worked on included electrical power houses for land based and off shore drilling platforms and control
system for drilling control panel
U.S. Army – Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Base Operations Engineering – Project Manager/Base Electrical Engineer February 2004 -
May 2005
• Developed scopes of work, designs, drawings and independent government cost estimates for wood framed
buildings, medium voltage power grid expansion and secondary electrical distribution and construction projects
• Participated in contract Source Selection Evaluation Board for $14M Interim (4 month) Electrical Construction
contract, $3M Power Generation contract, and $500M FY05 Long Term Electrical Construction Contract
Reviewed and graded proposals on identified grading criteria
Led board members in discussions of the pros and cons of each solicitor
Made recommendations as to the best value proposal to the government
• Assigned as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative for electrical construction contracts
Proactively planned and identified electrical construction projects to expand medium voltage power grid
and secondary electrical distribution
Developed project packages to include scopes of work, designs and independent government cost
estimates
Advocated projects for approval and funding and performed cost negotiations with the contractor,
Successfully managed the last six months of the $51M capacity FY04 Electrical Construction contract,
$14M capacity four month interim Electrical Construction contract, and first five months of $500M capacity
FY05 Electrical Construction contract
• Lead project manager for ten wood framed building construction projects worth over $875K
• Involved with or lead project manager for over 87 electrical construction projects worth over $24.4M
Hall Kinion & Associates – Houston, Texas
Microsoft OS Certification Engineer assigned at Hewlett Packard Company February – September
2003
Modis IT - Houston, Texas
Test Engineer assigned at Compaq Computer Corporation October 2000 – June 2002
BMC Software, Inc. - Houston, Texas
ISV/Partner Programs Technical Marketing Specialist August 1998 – November 1999
Desktop Support Analyst III January 1998 - July 1998
Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston, Texas
Workstation Options Engineer March 1996 - September 1997
Technical Support Engineer February 1994 - March 1996
Military Experience
U.S. Army Reserves, AFRICOM Headquarters – Stuttgart, Germany
Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA), Infrastructure Planning Engineer, Lieutenant Colonel May 2014 – Present
75th Training Command, Deputy Division Engineer September 2011-April 2014
416th ENCOM, Facility Engineer Team, Deputy Team Leader/ Team Leader June 2005 – June 2010
416th ENCOM, Facility Engineer Center-SW, Information Management Officer September 2000 – February 2004
808th Engineer Company, Platoon Leader/ Company Executive Officer June 1998 – August 2000
277th Engineer Company, Platoon Leader May 1992 – May 1998
Registrations & Professional Certifications
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Matthew W. Tyson, P.E. 5511 Olympiad Drive Houston, Texas 77041
713-***-**** Home 832-***-**** Cell
Email Address: *************@*****.***
Texas Board of Professional Engineers, License No. 106360
June 2010
LEED® Accredited Professional
December 2008
Additional Skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and AutoCAD 2004
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