GARY L. COLEMAN
P. O. Box ****
Hampton VA *****
757-***-**** Home
********@*******.***
Professional Objective: Seeking employment in construction or engineering where my extensive technical
background and expertise as a manager combined with my project and program development skills will
be challenged to improve processes and productivity.
S ummary of Qualifications:
MANAGEMENT
- Corporate liaison for contractual obligations - T otal Quality Management experience
- Construction Inspector and Manager - Budget implementation/cost control
- Personnel administration/interviewing/hiring - Multi-faceted decision making
- Preparing detailed reports/statistical analysis - Assess/formulate policies and procedures
PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Establish/build business - Design/build systems
- High dollar project management - On-site construction manager
- T rain/motivate staff - Develop marketing strategies
- CAD and board design engineering - S ales management/public relations
- Estimating/specifications/prepari ng proposals - Meet or exceed goals and timelines
- Cryogenics Expertise
I think strategically for long-term goals, but I am also a disciplined planner and hands -on implementer. I
am a professional who has been successful in positions requiring significa nt interaction with company
staff and industry customer base, including government agencies and subcontractors.
Education and Training:
- T ook courses at Old Dominion University and Hampton University in engineering and business
- Graduate, Newport News S hipbuilding Apprentice School – piping curriculum
- Computer Systems Used- CATIA 2D/3D, PDMS, IMAN, Intergraph 3D, MicrostationV7&V8, 3DM -
Smartplant, AutoCAD Release 14, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 & 2007 Bentley Autoplant/Rebis,
Computervision CADDS 4X -3D, Microsoft Word, Excel and Project
- Graduate of Warwick High School, Newport News, VA., 1975
Professional Experience:
August 2014 to November 2014: CACI, NNSY Portsmouth VA -Life Cycle Engineer -US Navy SURFMEPP
Program: Technical Foundation Paper (TFP) Develo pment, Surface Ships, Analyze return costs from NMD
and OARS database. Updates and revises life cycle manday estimates in Long Range Maintenance
S chedule (LRMS).
October 2013 to June 2014: George G. Sharp, Inc, Va. Beach, VA -Planner/Estimator/Logistician- US Navy
Habitability Program/Aircraft Carriers. Uses MS Word and Excel to create Labor and Material estimates,
Requests for Quotes and S tatements of Work. Uses MS Project to create Plans of Action and Milestones.
November 2012 to March 2013: Bruce S. Rosenblatt and Associates, Hamburg Germany – S r. Piping
Designer Enquest Producer F loating Production Storage and Offloading Oil Rig project, 2D Autocad design
of piping systems modifications for Oil Tanker conversion . Review of Piping and Structural As -Built
drawings
March 2008 to July 2008, PDMS CAD Designer, KBR/BE&,K/Allstates Technical Newark, Delaware - PDMS
piping system design of process piping systems for Cooper River Kevlar plant . 3D design of Domestic
Water Piping and Equipment using PDMS.
S eptember 2007 to Jan 2008 S r. Designer, ECP Global/Bechtel, Frederick, MD 3DM -Smartplant design of
large bore piping for Nubaria, Egypt Combined Cycle Power Plant. 3D design of various Power Plant
piping systems using 3DM Smartplant.
June 2007 to July 2007 S r. Piping Designer, Selectek/AMEC, T ucker, GA 3D Power Plant piping design,
PDMS training. 3D design of various Power Plant Piping Systems and Equipment using PDMS.
April 2007 to June 2007 Sr. Piping Designer, Johnson Service Group/The Southern Company, Atlanta GA
Design modifications for The Branch Power Plant. 3D Mechanical and Piping design using Bentley
Autoplant, performed site visits.
March 2007 to March 2007 Sr. Piping Designer, Curtiss Wright, Chattanooga, Tenn, Power Plant piping
and equipment design. 3D T ank and Piping design using Bentley Autoplant.
December 2006 to February 2007 Sr. Piping Designer, Universal Personnel/ Friede and Goldman, Houston
T X, Design of Jack up and Semi -submersible oil rigs. Piping, Structural and Arrangement drawing design.
August 2006 to December 2006 Design Consultant, Diamond Offshore Oil Company, Houston, TX Design
of Jack up and Semi-submersible oil rigs. Piping, Structural and Arrangement drawing design.
July 2006 to August 2007 Sr. Piping Designer, ESG/Letourneau, Longvie w TX, P& ID Design of Jack up oil
rigs. Piping, Structural and Arrangement drawing design.
December 2006 to February 2007 Sr. Piping Designer, Strom Eng of Fla /Zentech, Houston TX, Design and
checking of Jack up oil rigs. Piping, Structural and Arrangement drawing design.
February 2005 to April 2006, Boeing IDS Rotorcraft Division, Philadelphia, PA
T ech Designer
- Catia design of transmission system mechanical components for A-160 Hummingbird UAV
- Hydraulic, mechanical, fuel systems, structures and electr ical Catia design on Chinook Rotorcraft, used
Iman for parts.
November 2004 to February 2005, J&J Maintenance, Austin TX
Project Manager/Construction Manager
- Overall site management of a 2 million dollar hospital remediation renovation.
July 2003 to April 2004, U. S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD
Mechanical Engineering Technician, GS -0802-11 Autocad 2D Design and 3D design of Electrical piping
and Mechanical Systems includi ng fuel and hydraulic systems, i nspection of mechanical systems
- Construction inspection of piping and mechanical systems
December 2002 to June 2003, Delphinus Engineering, Va. Beach Va.
S r. Designer - Autocad 2D Design of Habitability Arrangements and Sanitary Piping Systems, ANSI Y14.5,
AWS Standards, Inspection of mechanical and p iping systems
- Equipment selection
March 2002 to August 2002, Marinette Marine, Marinette WI.
S r. Piping Designer - P&ID design for the Great Lakes Icebreaker. Piping, Structural and Arrangement
drawing design.
June 2001 to Jan 2002, Boeing Company, Seattle WA.
T ech Designer - 3D CAD design of Boeing 777 Air craft fuselage structures, 747 door modifications. Catia
training.
S eptember 2000 to June 2001, Strom Engineering, Litton/Avondale Industries, New Orleans, LA.
S r. Piping Designer - 3D CAD piping and str uctural design. Intergraph training.
August 1998 to May 2000, CDI Marine Company, Portsmouth, VA.
S r. Designer/Checker/Group Leader - Autocad 2D CAD piping and mechanical design -Prepared and
checked piping and mechanical drawings.
- Assisted in supervising a team of 20 designers.
August 1995 to July 1998, John J. Kirlin, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Project Manager -Provided overall management direction for a hospital renewal and remediation projects
ranging from $500,000 to $7 million.
- S erved as On-site Construction Manager and inspector and served as liaison between the government
and subcontractors to ensure projects meet specifications
- Developed cost proposals for new contracts .
June 1993 to May 1995, Gibbs & Cox, New York, NY
Piping Designer - Cad and boar d design of piping and mechanical drawings
December 1985 to May 1993, The Jonathan Corporation, Norfolk, VA.
S r. Mechanical Engineering Technician
- Responsible for preparation of 4-E Work S pecifications – a legal document between the contractor and
the U. S. Navy for work performed. Invoked NAVSEA Standard Items, MIL- S TDs, NSTMs and Gen Specs.
- Responsible for man-hour and material planning and estimating
- Performed shipchecks and developed CAD Ship Alteration Drawings using NAVSEA specifications
as guidance.
- Coordinated large planning and estimating projects with various shops including electrical, structural,
and electronics.
June 1984 to June 1985, Marine Hydraulics International, Norfolk, VA.
Pipefitter Foreman- Responsible for hiring and directi ng the efforts of up to 30 workers and 2 supervisors -
Responsible for preparing daily progress reports, attendance records, and overseeing production
for ongoing overhaul and repair of U. S. Navy ships
October 1983 to June 1984, Self-employed, Newport New s, VA.
Freelance Pipefitter and Plumber - Responsible for negotiating and entering into contracts to perform
pipefitting and plumbing work within commercial and residential buildings.
October 1982 to October 1983, Colonial Mechanical Group, Virginia Beach, VA.
Pipefitter/Plumber - Responsible for construction, installation, and maintenance of piping systems for
residential and commercial buildings .
S eptember 1976 to September 1982, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. Apprentice and
pipefitter .