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Natural Gas Start-Up

Location:
Las Vegas, NV
Salary:
$80/Hr
Posted:
September 10, 2024

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ED BOLIVAR

I/E&C COMMISSIONING & START-UP SPECIALIST

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Cell # 1-360-***-****

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/edbolivar

Introduction:

I have 30+ of years of industrial I/E&C experience having worked in many capacities throughout my career I am able to understand, communicate, and work in many niches of this industry.

Experience:

Oil & Gas Commissioning:

Onshore/Offshore petrochemical extraction and refining U.S., Africa, North Slope, Asia, Et. Al, . Natural gas

compressors stations/pipeline: Mars 100, Solar Titan130, and 250 gas fired turbines in various Williams Gas

Compressor Stations throughout U.S. CTF,s Edna, TX Compressor station, ONEOK Natural Gas Cryogen &

Compressor station Killdeer, ND, Linde Natural Gas CTF, Elk City, OK. Permian Basin Anadarko/Oxy CTF’s

incl: Cobra, Atlas, Cyclone, Titan, ROTF, & Mentone.

Power Generation Commissioning:

University of Fairbanks 19MW Brush Coal Fired, Westinghouse frame 5&7 Units (Chehalis, WA - Hermiston, OR

Goldendale, WA), Siemens Frame 9 Units (Hemet, CA), Solar 1500 & 2500 packages (Angola, Africa-Equatorial

Guinea, Africa, Sayre, OK, Amelia, LA) - GE LM-6000 & 2500 packages including BOP systems ( LADWP

-SCE), Solar Reflective Panel Power Plant (Henderson, NV, Moapa, AZ, Las Vegas, NV), GE Frame 5’s& 7’s

Arizona Public Service, (Douglas, Yuma) and Phoenix, AZ), Westinghouse 501D Power Gen Stn, Trinidad, Solar

Turbines incl. BOP (Williams Gas Pipeline, PA, AL, MD) Mitsubishi 501GAC / Alstom STG

(ODEC Wildcat Power Generation, Mitsubishi 501 GAC’s) Greenville Power Station, Emporia, VA Mitsubishi 501J,

Siemens STG-800 w/Vogt Steam Turbine & Profibus operating system, Lansing, MI, 2 GE-7FA’s, Rock Falls, IL.

Erikson Power Generating Station, Lansing, MI, North Oregon Basin Generating Station, Cody, WY (NOBGS).

Petrochemical Refining:

I/E&C, Turnaround Coverage, I/E&C Maintenance, I/E&C, Construction, I/E&C Start-Up and Commissioning Field Engineer, Electrical LOTO, Supervisor, MCC Commissioning - FPSO I/E&C Commissioning of Offshore Platforms - ( North Slope, AK - Equatorial Guinea, Africa, Amelia, LA) - Marine Well Containment Ships (Ingleside, TX).

Other Industries:

Temple Green Data Center - Ivanhoe Copper Mine- Keystone Pulp Mill - Methanol Plants, OK, ND, West TX - Waste-Water Treatment Facilities - Food Processing Plants - Williams Gas Pipeline Multiple Compressor Upgrade Projects Pharmaceutical Facilities - Digester Bio-Gas Renewable Natural Gas plants.

Systems/Components:

Fuel Gas Turbine Driven Compressor units (Simple/Combined Cycle), Analyzers - Back-Up / Black-Start Generators - C.E.M.S. systems incl: Analyzers - Med.- High Voltage Breakers/Xfmrs – VFD’s - UPS’s - H2O Demineralization, Filtration, and Treatment Systems - MOV’s, and AOV’s, HOV's – Instruments, Valves, and Controllers incl.: Rosemount, Honeywell, Yokogawa, Foxboro, Fisher, Masoneilan, ABB, Siemens, Westinghouse, Rotork, Bettis, Bentley Nevada, Schweitzer Electric Metering/Monitoring Systems and more. Control Systems including: SCADA, Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Rockwell, Honeywell, et.al. Fiber Optic Cable Splicing, High Voltage Stress Cone installations, Oracle Aconex, Schweitzer Protection Relays, and many more.

Office Systems:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ProCore, SharePoint, Smart Share, Team-Binder, Aconex, Bluebeam, Team

Viewer, Box, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, and other Web based platforms, Doc Mgmt and Storage systems.

Employment History:

PIC Group Inc., Atlanta, GA Jan 24 – Present

I/E&C Commissioning Lead

Wyoming Machinery Company, North Oregon Basin Generating Station (NOBGS),Cody, WY

I/E&C Commissioning Supervisor over I/E&C crew commissioning 6-Caterpiller CG260-16 and 3-Caterpillar

XQ1475 gensets, 8 including Balance Of Plant. Feld engineered 28MW Load Bank System to functionally

The NOBGS system at 100% capacity.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA July 23 – Dec 23

Owners Rep/Commissioning Mgr.

DTE Vantage Bluebird RNG Facility, Scipio Center, NY: Oversight of EPC and Vendors’ safe work practices,

construction, installation, and overall work methodologies within the Bluebird RNG Facility adhered to the

contractual agreement as well as the strict DTE, OSHA, NFPA, State and Local safe work practices standards.

Submitted daily progress, safety and logistics reports. Conducted daily, weekly and random Teams/Inter- Project

meetings as deemed necessary. Conducted vendor schedules as well as construction/vendor commissioning

activities. Ensured timely & continuous Turnover Package materials delivered to Project Completion Packages Team.

PIC Group Inc., Atlanta, GA Dec 22 – April 23

I&E Commissioning Lead / Turnover Coordinator

Boldt Group, Nelson Energy Center, Rock Falls, IL: Electrical / Instrumentation commissioning lead

charged with pre-commissioning, commissioning & start-up activities of BOP including Med Voltage

345Kv GSU’s 3&4 in the Nelson Energy Center Expansion Project adding two GE 7FA (units 3&4)

simple cycle units. I also reviewed, edited, and signed off Turnover Documentation/Books. Also charged with

LOTO implementation and management activities.

PIC Group Inc., Atlanta, GA Oct 22 – Dec 22

DTE EDRE Project Punchlist Manager

Symbiont Constructors DTE RNG Dakotas Project: I have been charged with ensuring the satisfactory

completion of the greater than 1500 item punch list at the EDRE DTE Renewable Natural Gas new construction

facility in Beresford South Dakota.

PIC Group Inc, Atlanta, GA June 22 – Sept 22

I/E&C Owners Rep. Temple TX

Temple Green Data Center Project in support of Rowan Green Data LLC.

V & Med Voltage switchyard/switchgear FCO duties prior to energization of 88 transformers

to power Bitcoin Mining Processors. 138kV, 34.5kV, 480vac, 125vdc, and utility/control voltages.

My primary duties include verification of HV-MV Electrical Installations. Mechanical completion

check-out, redline/as-built mark-ups, FCO verifications, and assist in Start-Up as Owners’ Rep. I also

assisted vendors to commission the following: Calisto Dissolved Gas and Oil Analyzer, Load Tap

Changer, Oil Fill, Vacuum Filling Process. I also executed the Spare Transformer Acceptance Report.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Feb 22 – June 22

Pre-Commissioning/Operations I/E&C Lead

Symbiont Constructors DTE RNG Dakotas Project: I/E&C Commissioning & Start-Up lead on a DTE

Renewable Natural Gas new construction facility in Beresford South Dakota including: 4 x 2 million

gallon PlanEt digesters, PlanEt BOP tech containers, Laars Boiler Units, Angi (Ariel) HP Gas Compressor,

Perennial Energy Flare/TOX systems, Frick Biogas LP Rotary Screw Compressors, and all remaining BOP

peripherals. Completed Turnover Documentation/Books.

PIC Group Inc, Atlanta, GA Oct 21 – Feb 22

I/E&C Commissioning Lead

The Erickson Power Station in Lansing, Michigan:

I&C Commissioning & Start-Up supervisor over union contractor Scheck directing Commissioning &

Start-Up activities to be performed at which includes: Completion of Turnover Books.

3 Siemens SGT-800’s, 1 Vogt Steam Turbine Generator as well as Balance Of Plant systems.

This project required extensive troubleshooting of the Profibus control system.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Aug 21 – Sept 21

Pre-Commissioning I/E&C Lead

Dominion Energy Chesterfield, VA CCR Project/WesTech Engineering:

I/E&C support to WesTech Engineering FCO & Start-Up of Coal Silt Water Treatment Plant. This includes:

Directing WesTech personnel in proper pre-commissioning / commissioning activities. Completion of

Turnover Books.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA June 21 – Aug 21

Commissioning I/E&C Lead / Commissioning Mgr.

Basin Electric CO-OP Peaker Expansion Project, Alexander, ND

Lead I/E&C Commissioning Specialist over small crew performing pre-commissioning, commissioning, and

Start-Up of 1 GE LM-6000 Aero Derivative, Simple Cycle Turbine/Generator including BOP systems. This

includes the checking and completion of turnover packages.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Sept 20 – May 21

Commissioning I/E&C & Lead Operations Specialist

R.M. Clayton WRC Biosolids Project, Atlanta, GA

Field troubleshooting of I/E&C systems & devices throughout BOP facility supporting SUEZ Water

Technologies biosolids dryer system. Operations Lead during Start-Up as well as Performance, and

30 day Reliability Runs. Compilation and completion of turnover packages.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA May 20 – Aug 20

Commissioning & Start-Up Manager / Lead Operations Specialist

DTE Biomass Renewables: Commissioning and start-up of 4 Biogas Digester facilities in Wisconsin (Rosendale,

Kewaunee, New Chester, Sun Prairie and Newton projects). I am responsible for the commissioning and start-up

personnel at these sites, as well as the vendor support personnel, and training of DTE new hire personnel. I report

directly to DTE New Projects Commissioning Manager. I also perform all new systems LOTO duties as needed.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Mar 20 – May 20

Commissioning & Start-Up Manager / Lead Operations Specialist

Rosendale, WI Digester Expansion Project: Managing the daily Commissioning and Start-Up activities of Cherne

Kiewit construction personnel, DTE personnel, and Vendor supplied equipment personnel. Coordinated Vendor

Pre-commissioning / Commissioning / Start-Up activities as well as update meetings with client.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Nov 19 – Feb 20

I/E&C Commissioning Manager & Start-Up Manager / Lead Operations Specialist

Kiewit Rosendale, WI Digester Project: Lead I/E&C Specialist in charge of pre-commissioning and commissioning

of digester facility which included: Biogas Digester, Condensate Skid, Fuel Gas Skid, Emergency Generator, Thermal

Oxidizer, Temporary Blower, Flare System, 480vac MCC, and other BOP systems. Turnover book signoffs.

GBI (Great Basin Industrial) Carlsbad, NM August 19 – Oct 19

I/E&C SIS Testing Specialist

Anadarko Mentone Gas Plant, Mentone, TX: Lead I/E&C Specialist in charge of Safety Instrumented

Systems Check-Out throughout the Mentone Cryogenic Gas Plant facility.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Feb 19 – June 19

I/E&C Commissioning Lead

PSEG Bridgeport, CT Combined Cycle Project: Supervised I&E contractor during final phase of construction.

Field Check Out of I&E installations, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-Up of a single GE Frame

7HA combined cycle GTG w/an Alstom STG as well as the BOP systems. Lead LOTO supervisor in charge of

All LOTO requests plant wide. Check and sign off of turnover packages.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Sept 18 – Jan 18

I/E&C Commissioning Lead

University of Alaska, Fairbanks: Managing and directing I&E contractors assigned to commissioning crew.

Electrical/Instrumentation and Control systems inspection, commissioning, and start-up of Brush 19MW Coal

fired turbine, including Balance of Plant. Daily use of Oracle Aconex document control system. LOTO Deputy.

Bluewater Energy Services, Acworth, GA Aug 18 – Sept 18

I&C Commissioning Lead

University of Alaska, Fairbanks: Field Check Out, Commissioning, and Start-Up of a 19MW Coal Fired Steam

Turbine Generator and Balance Of Plant as well as Ovation DCS check outs. Took charge of LOTO after General

Contractor left. Turnover book entries, signoffs and final completion checks.

J Givoo Consultants Inc., Cherry Hill, NC May 18 - July 18

I/E&C Commissioning Specialist

Central Transfer Facilities commissioning and start-up of the following Anadarko facilities:

Cobra, Cyclone, Titan, Atlas, Mustang, ROTF (Regional Oil Transfer Facility).

National Engineering Services, Minneapolis, MN March 18 - April 18

I/E&C Specialist

Emerson technical field service support for Gila River Power Station Units 3 A&B Outage support.

Cleveland Integrity Services, Cleveland, OK Feb17- March18

I/E&C Commissioning Lead Inspector

Williams Gas Pipeline Compressor Stations: 520,517,105,95,84 & 190. Inspector and Commissioning

Lead and Instrumentation Electrical Inspector of Solar Titan 250’s, 130’s Solar Mars 130’s, 100’s and

90’s as well as BOP, which includes: Caterpillar Generators, Waukesha Generators, Inlet Gas Scrubbers,

Mokveld Fast Stop & Anti-Surge Valves, Gardner Denver & Dresser Rand Instrument Air Compressors

Dryers, Oil Cooling System, 125VDC Emergency Back-Up System, Battery Charging systems, Lube Oil

pumps and Motors, and the DCS system.

PCL Construction, Denver, CO Aug 16 -- Feb17

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Lead

ODEC, Wildcat Point Generation Facility I&C field systems check-outs of 3 Mitsubishi 501-GAC turbines,

1 Alstom steam turbine generator, and Balance Of Plant. I also performed entries/sign-off’s of turnover packages.

Pyramid I&E Corp., Grand Junction, CO June16 – July 16

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up

ONEOK, Bear Creek natural gas refining and compressor station Point to Point Loop checks, Instrumentation

calibrations, Fire & Gas system testing, Cause & Effects testing, assisted Operations with Plant Start-Up.

ETEC Industrial Services, Portland, TX April 16 – May 16

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Lead

Austin Energy Outage Vibration Sensor Retrofit. Commissioning of 7FE Combined Cycle Turbine, and Siemens

STG. Austin, TX Dynegy Power Plant Turbine Spring Outage. R&R Bentley Nevada Proximity Probes,

Vibration Sensors. T/C testing, and loop shooting. Re-install, set probes, and function test loops.

National Eng. Resources, St Paul, MN Mar16 - April 16

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Lead

Phase II of Kapstone Paper Mill Boiler Rebuild. Including: Valve R&R, Pneumatic Transmitter retrofitting to

New Electronic Devices.

Williams Gas Pipeline, Lafayette, LA Oct 15 - Mar. 16

I&E Inspector & Commissioning Specialist

I/E&C Commissioning & Start-Up of 3 Gas Compressor Stations for Williams Pipeline Inc., PA. 1-Solar Titan

250, 1-Solar Titan 130, 2-Mars 100’s. Fiber Op. Cable Splicing.

ProEnergy Services, Sedalia, MO Sep 15 – Oct. 15

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Tech

I/E&C tear down, diagnose, and rebuild, commissioning & start-up of Westinghouse 501D Turbine /BOP,

Trinidad, Caribbean.

National Eng. Resources, St Paul, MN Aug 15 - Sep. 15

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Lead

Paper Mill plant wide shut down/start-up I/E&C supervision, and coverage Longview, WA. Remove and

replace instrumentation devices.

ETEC Ind. Services, Portland, TX Oct 14 - June15

I/E&C Commissioning / Start-Up Lead

Arizona Public Service (APS) Frame 5 Overhaul, Douglas, AZ; APS Yuma, AZ Frame 5B Overhaul and

Start-Up. PSM Alstom support Tech, Alliant Energy, Clear Lake, IA; APS Phoenix, AZ Siemens W-501-D

Troubleshooting Repair.

Turnkey Instrument & Electric, LaPorte, TX Aug 14 - Oct 14

I/E&C Supervisor

CVR Refinery Burn-Out Reinstatement, Coffeyville, KS; Holly Frontier Refinery, El Dorado, KS

First Instrument Solutions, Corpus Christi, TX July 14 – Aug 14

I/E&C Supervisor

Celenese Chemical Refinery Turnaround, Bishop, TX; Sherwin Alumina Process Plant Overhaul.

Ingleside, TX

MMR ProCom, Baton Rouge, LA Dec 13 – July 14

I/E&C Commissioning Supervisor

Marine Well Containment System (Eagle Texas& Louisiana), Ingleside, TX; Buffalo Creek natural gas

processing plant, Sayre, OK.

Per Se Group, Wheaton, IL June 13 – Nov 13

I&E QA/QC Specialist

Citgo Refinery, Lemont, IL; Sulfur, Crude, and Hydro treater Units Turn-Around.

Fluor Corp, Greenfield, SC May 13 - June 13

I/E&C Commissioning Specialist

Wilmar International, Ltd., Surabaya, Indonesia; Experimental Bio-Fuel Palm-Oil Refinery I&E

Commissioning Eng.

VersaTech Automation Services, Belle Chasse, LA Mar 13 – May 13

I/E/C&M Lead Supervisor

Noble Allen Energy Offshore Platform, Amelia, LA/ EG, Africa; FPSO I/E&M Commissioning Team

Supervisor.

Fluor Corp, Greenfield, SC Jul 12 – Feb 13

I/E&C Commissioning Field Engineer

Ivanhoe Mine Project Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia; Copper mine concentrator & blast furnace

I/E Commissioning Specialist.

VersaTech Automation Services, Belle Chasse, LA April 11 – Jul 12

I/E Lead Commissioning & Start-Up Specialist

Commissioning lead over I/E&C team at the Chevron Cabinda Gas Plant Expansion Project, Angola,

Arica LNG plant incl. 3 Westinghouse 2500 kw generator systems and

Scallon Controls Instrument& Valve Services, Beaumont, TX Sept 10 – Mar 11

Instrument &Valve Technician

Emerson Process Management, Beaumont, TX; Valve/Inst. Tech for multi-refinery shutdowns

throughout SE Texas.

Udelhoven Oilfield System Services, Inc. Anchorage, AK Jun 10 – Sept 10

I&E FCO Technician

ENI Nikaitchuq Project, North Slope, A; Commissioning of Gas Wells incl. BOP

VersaTech Automation Services, Belle Chasse, LA Mar 10 – Jun 10

I/E&C Lead Commissioning Supervisor

Cabinda Chevron Gas Plant, Angola, Africa; I/E&C commissioning &start-up of LNG plant including

3 GE LM-2500’s incl. BOP

Current Certificates:

CA Electrical License – Breathless C.P.R. Certification - C-STOP Safety Training Card

I&E NCCER - TWIC - MSHA 30hr - OSHA 10 – OSHA 30 - Medic First-Aid

U.S. Passport - Three Rivers Safety Training - HUET Card - Immunization Yellow Card

BATC Card - Houston Safety Council Card - Instrument/Electrical Inspector Certificate

Arc Flash Awareness Training - Manlift Proficiency Skilled Card - LOTO Trained certificate

Pipeline Inspector Certificate - Electrical Hazards Training Certificate

NFPA 70E Trained



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