Crane Operator Construction

WILLIAM O. GENTRY

CRANE OPERATOR/ HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/FORMAN/SUPERINTENDENT

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Education:

1. Many High School, Diploma

2SV Vocational Technical School – Drafting Major

Certifications:

NCCCO

Class A CDL

CCO Russian Operator’s License

Level II Rigging inspector

WORK EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW:

141+ years’ experience in the Industrial and Civil projects / 35+ years in Oil and Gas Industry

Managed crews while doing the civil, pilings, structural, and underground piping

Domestic: Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

International: Russia, South America, Gulf of Mexico

2Managed crews, both US and foreign.

3Worked in remote and hostile environments, safely and effectively.

4 Skilled at communicating safety and work ethic to culturally diverse team members

5Offshore construction, pipelines, divers, demolition and production.

6Much experience with civil and dirt equipment, laser level.

PROJECT WORK HIGHLIGHTS:

Crane Operator on Derrick Barge 50/ J. Ray Mcdermott Marine

Houston, TX

January 2013/ present

1.Daily inspect and operate Liebherr 1300 crawler crane on derrick barge.

2. Relief operator on Clyde 80 series 4400t with heave comp.

Crane and Rigging Superintendent/Operator for H&S Constructors, Inc.

Mansfield, La.

January 2011/ January 2013

1.Estimate lifts and prepare lift plans for oilfield related projects.

2.Prepare all rigging with inspection and certifications.

3.Supervise field operations of crane operators and riggers.

4.Operate cranes for many lifts.

5.Operator dozers, excavators and forklifts as needed.

Crane and Rigging Supervisor/ Operator for Concrete and Steel Erectors Inc.

Baton Rouge, La.

January 2010/January 2011

1.Supervise mobilization, setup and operations of cranes from rigging to demob.

2.Liebherr LTM1120, LTM 1200, LR 1300, LR 1400, LR 1600.

3.DEMG CC2800, CC2600, and several ATM

4. Manitowoc 4600W, 4100W, 4000W, 3900W, 888S-2,999S-2,2250,14000

5.DEEP SOUTH Versa Lift CC9600

Fleet Equipment Supervisor for Bechtel Equipment Operations, Soyo, Angola, Africa

February-2009/ October 2009

1. Oversee all equipment and operators for construction of LNG plant.

2. Oversee all PM and equipment repair mechanics and service personnel.

3. Manage the delivery and customs clearances in country.

4. Maintain and order spare parts as needed for project equipment.

Crane Operator for Speedy Heavy Haul, Western Slope Colorado

September-2007- May 2008

1.Daily inspection, documentation and utilization of cranes, trucks, rigging for use of rig moves, oilfield construction.

2.Prepare lift plans

3.Oversee crane setup and utilization.

Construction Superintendent for Performance Contractors, Western Slope Colorado

March-2007- September-2007

1Oversee all equipment and operators for the construction of the Enterprise Gas Plant

2Prepare lift plans for heavy lifts.

3Manage the crane and rigging Safety Program.

4Managed crews while installation of oil production piping, from wellhead to EPC.

5Worked as Structural Steel and Piping Superintendent.

6Managed civil constructors for underground service.

Construction Estimator for Honiron Corp. La. Dec. 2006- Nov. 2007

1Prepare estimates for bids on plants and industrial components.

2Supervise and inspect component fabrication.

Construction Advisor for ExxonMobil, Sakhalin-1 Project – Sakhalin Island, Russia June 2005 – Oct. 2006

1Oversaw all crane safety aspects of live module-barge offloads for 2005/2006 barge landing seasons.

2Trained US, Russian, and Malaysian crewmembers in rigging, lifting, and cargo handling.

3Managed and formulated lifting plans for work at both offload site and On-shore Processing Facility

4Oversaw the movement of heavy, 2000t, modules from barge to installation.

5Trained and supervised other country nationals to drive pilings, operator dozer, excavators, frontend loaders and forkilfts.

6Managed structural steel, and piping crews for module installations and hookups.

Construction Supervisor and Training Instructor, VECO – Sakhalin Island, Russia July 2004 – June 2006

1Supervised Russian, Thai, British, and American crews in crafts of general construction.

2Managed and assisted with underground piping

3Structural Steel supervision

4Trained Russian crews for crane operations, rigging, pile driving and civil construction.

Craft Superintendent, Performance Contractors Inc. – Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2002 – 2004

1Managed site cranes, coordinated heavy lifts, supervised rigging activity, oversaw construction of CoGen Project.

2Also was assigned as Piping Superintendent, along with a huge amount of Structural Steel Management.

Project Superintendent & Crane Operator, Barnhart Crane & Rigging – Mobile, Alabama 1998 – 2002

2PROJECTS: Plant Wansley Power, Oxy Chem. CoGen, Panda Power

3Coordinated equipment deliveries.

4Supervised transportation and installation of heavy modules, generators, turbines, and miscellaneous equipment.

5Operated and maintained cranes to 1850 Tons for plant expansions and new construction.

Environmental Tech. III Equipment Operator, Four Seasons Environmental Services – Columbus, Ohio 1994 –1998

1PROJECTS: TRANSCO, Panther Stadium

2Environmental Remediation

3Huge amount of civil heavy equipment operation, from mini to extra heavy dozers, excavators, loaders, and dump trucks.

Crane Operator D B 21 (Operator Instructor), J. Ray McDermott, Inc. – Chile, South America 1996

1Successfully trained Chilean operators to operate 800 Ton derrick crane on company’s D B 21Barge.

Crane Operator, VECO Construction – Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 1994

2Operated cranes of assorted sizes, loaders, trucks, dozers, side booms and trenchers.

3Prepared and installed compressor modules.

Crane Operator, Fluor Daniels, New Iberia, La. 1992-1994

1.Operate cranes for the construction of mobile modules.

2.American 11320 and Manitowoc 4600 S-4.

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