Kenneth W. Thornton
Ironworker-Rigger Superintendent
Email: adiohl@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 281-***-****
Education:
Kashmere Senior High School, Diploma (1978), Houston, Texas
Certifications and Training:
NCCER Field Safety, NCCER Proctor Coordinator, NCCCO Crane Qualifier, Competent/Qualified Engineer Life Line, Scaffold Competent Person, Certified Fall Protection Trainer, OSHA 10 hour, CMIS
Overview:
I have over 37 years of experience in Heavy Industrial Construction with a primary emphasis in Structural Supervision.
Expertise:
Structural Supervisor for 25 years in a Heavy Industrial Construction environment. Organized material and managed quality of steel erection to meet schedule requirements safely and promptly. Communicated effectively both verbally and in writing pertaining to planned, assigned, and supervised work of staff and provided status reports to management. Excellent ability to read various types of structural blue prints.
Detailed Experience:
S & B Engineers and Constructors, Bayport, TX
Lyondell Basell Structural Ironworker Superintendent, (09/2018-11/2019)
Erected steel throughout the balance of jobsite
Managed 40 structural ironworkers and welders
Talascend Worldwide Technical Resources, Baytown, TX
Structural Superintendent employed for Bechtel Engineering, (03/2016-05/2016)
Erected tower platforms at Exxon BOP Facility
Managed three structural crews
S & B Engineers and Constructors Mariner South, Mont Belvieu, TX Project/Ironworker-Rigger Superintendent, (07/2013-01/2016)
Planned steel erection
Executed an Export Frac
Constructed Frac III Unit
S & B Engineers and Constructors Lone Star Frac II, Mont Belvieu, TX
Project/Ironworker-Rigger Superintendent, (11/2012-10/2013)
Coordinated and monitored assigned work
Ensured work complied with drawings, specifications, cost and schedule
S & B Engineers and Constructors Lone Star Frac I, Mont Belvieu, TX
Project/Ironworker-Rigger Superintendent, (12/2011- 12/2012)
Organized all steel construction of a Frac Unit
Completed Frac I with lowest EI of all disciplines
Zachry Industrial Incorporated, Intercession City, Florida
Municipal Power Project/Structural Superintendent, (06/2009-05/2011)
Constructed a Heat Recovery Steam Generator gas fired power facility for Florida Municipal Power Authority
Managed 30+ employees
Coordinated the erection of balance of plant steel
Zachry Industrial Incorporated, New Braunfels, TX
TXI Hunter Cement Plant Project/Structural Superintendent, (04/2008-06/2009)
Completed the Industrial construction of the TXI Hunter Cement Plant
Managed 80+ employees.
Scheduled the erection of industrial cement plant
Zachry Construction Company, Oro Grande, CA
TXI Project/Structural Superintendent (04/2006-04/2008)
Constructed Riverside Cement Plant
Managed 180+ employees
Organized the erection of industrial cement plant
Zachry Construction Company, Alvin, TX
BP Project Structural Superintendent, (08/2005-04/2006)
Turnaround for heavy industrial petroleum refinery
Managed the night shift of 75+ employees
Supervised diverse group of boiler makers, ironworkers, and riggers
Rebuilt and maintained proper refinery functions
Zachry Construction Company, Pasadena, TX
Chevron Phillips/Structural Superintendent, (05/2004-08/2005)
Managed 80+ employees on the rebuild of a K-Resin unit post explosion
Demolished and erected structural steel and pipe racks to repair damage
Zachry Construction Company, Sweeny, TX
Phillips 66 Project/Structural Superintendent (09/2003-05/2004)
Turnaround for heavy industrial refinery
Managed night shift of 50+ employees
Supervised diverse group of boilermakers, ironworkers, and riggers
Rebuilt and maintained proper refinery functions
Zachry Construction Company, Pineville, SC
Santee Cooper/Structural Superintendent (07/2002-09/2003)
Managed 60+ ironworkers and riggers
Added a scrubber to a coal fired power plant
Zachry Construction Company, Pasadena, TX
Chevron Phillips/Structural and Rigging Superintendent, (11/2000-12/2002)
Completed steel add-on for an industrial petroleum refinery
Managed 40+ ironworkers and riggers for Chevron Phillips K-Resin Project