GARY HERSOM
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 30 years of Mechanical Design, Safety and Management experience. Project types include: Cogeneration plants, semiconductor fabrication facilities, pharmaceutical industry, US Naval ships, various US Naval construction projects, chemical plants, and mining and construction projects.
CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS
AutoCAD 2008, 2009, 2010
AutoCAD 2014, 2018
AutoCAD Plant 3-D
CADWorx P&ID
CADWorx 3-D
NAVISWORKS
OSHA 30
Rebis 2D and 3D
AutoPlant 3D
Supervision
Safety Advisor
Detail Oriented
Pipe Fitting
MS Word, Excel and Access
Home Inspection
Quality and Accuracy Checking
Heavy Equipment Operation
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Project Management
Coconstruct, PM
Apprentice Instructor
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Apprentice Instructor
Instructor that Plans, Instructs, assesses, that accurate, quality, and trade specific online and hands on training is provided to new Apprentices to prepare them to safely perform the essential functions of their trade.
Design
Planned, created, maintained and checked, the quality and accuracy of Isometrics, GA’s, and Ortho-Graphic engineering drawings in accordance with ABS for construction, fabrication and installation of piping and associated equipment on High Speed ferries, Naval Barges, and fire boats using Auto Cad 2009
Managed the process flow of engineering drawings and documentation
Prepared engineering documents using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
Created, maintained, and coordinated process and instrumentation diagrams using CadWorx P&ID and 3D, AutoPlant 3D, AutoCad Plant 3D
Prepared construction drawings for fabrication and installation of piping and associated equipment using AutoCAD 18.
Supervisory / Project Management
Supervised and coordinated activities of twenty pipe fitters engaged in installing and maintaining piping systems on ships. Inspected installation of equipment to ensure standard requirements are met
Bid and managed commercial and residential construction projects
Coordinated training for recertification of pipe fitting processes in accordance with BIW's internal processes (WE-21) to meet the invoked Mil standards and requirements of the contract
Assigned tasks and duties related to safety issues
Identified process inefficiencies and implemented change using engineering tools and techniques (LEAN Six-Sigma
Supervised and coordinated activities of twelve pipe fitters engaged in installing and maintaining piping systems on New Construction DDG 51, DDG 1000 and LCS class naval ships being built by General Dynamics and its associated sub-contractors at Bath Iron Works and Austell, USA
Inspected and verified the installation of equipment to ensure requirements of the contract are met. Verified dimensions and weld quality of P1 pipe systems, fittings and valves using micrometers, rulers and levels to meet BIW's internal processes in accordance with the invoked requirements of Mil-Std. 2035A, Tech Pub 271, Mil-Std 1627 C, ABS, Naval Vessel Rules(NVR), ABS, Guide for Building and Classing High Speed Naval Craft, 2007 (HSNC).
Planned and expedited jobs and material
Scheduled safety and training classes for crewmembers
Ensured crewmembers followed good housekeeping and safety practices on the job site
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Journeyman Apprentice Instructor
Local 716 Augusta, Maine 09/2019 - Present
(Contractor) Kinetics Systems, Scarborough, Maine 08/2019 - 09/2019
High Purity Fitter/Designer
(Contractor) Sullivan and Merritt Construction, Hermon, Maine 05/2019 - 08/2019
High Purity Fitter/Designer
(Consultant) Senecal Construction, Brunswick, Maine 01/2019 - 05/2019
Program Manager (CoConstruct)
(Contractor) Cannistraro, Watertown, MA 10/2018 – 01/2019
High Purity Fitter/Designer
(Contractor) BaselineES engineering, Yarmouth, Maine 7/2018 – 10/2018
Designer/Checker – AutoCAD 2018
Self-Employment, Brunswick, Maine
Mechanical Designer/Consulting/Project Manager 2017 - 2018
UA Local 716, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, State of Maine, Augusta, Maine
Consultant /Project Manager/Design, Sullivan and Merritt construction, Herman, Maine 2017
High Purity Fitter/Design, Kinetics Systems, Scarborough, Maine 2017
High Purity Fitter/Design, Salem, Massachusetts, Middletown, New York 2017
High Purity Fitter/Designer/Supervisor, Larkin ENT 2017
Self-Employed (Contractor)
Consulting/Project Manager 2015 - 2017
Mechanical Designer/Piping 2008 - 2015
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 2007 - 2008
Process Engineer/Supervisor
Self-Employed Business 2005 – 2007
Home Inspector
Self-Employed (Contractor) 2000 - 2005
Mechanical Designer/Fitter
UA Local 716, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, State of Maine, Augusta, Maine 1996 - 2000
High Purity Fitter
Bath Iron Works 1989 - 1996
Mechanical Fitter/Supervisor
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
Green Belt LEAN Six Sigma
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Washtenaw community college
Ann Arbor, MI
#1001
Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Effective Lessons: Beginner
#3100
Understanding the BIM/VDC Workflow in Today’s Construction Industry
Rebis P&ID 15.1, Rebis 3D Plant Design Level 1, Advanced P&ID Level 2
Rebis Training Center- Rutland Vermont, Washington State, In-House Instructors
Introduction to AutoCAD
Portland regional vocational training center, Portland, Maine
Access training
VTEC Training Center, Portland, Maine
#500 Trainer course in OSHA standards for the construction industry, #510 OSHA training for construction standards
OSHA Training Institute, Keen State, NH
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
State of Maine Propane/Natural Gas license, with two million BTU endorsement
SMCC, Portland, Maine
Management Development, Project Management, Configuration Management System, Facilitation Training, Problem Solving/Decision Making, VT training
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
State of Maine Gas License
State of Maine Radon License
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
US Navy / Naval Reserves/ Seabees 1981-1992
Maintained and repaired construction equipment such as; bulldozers, loaders, dump/cement trucks.
References upon request