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Construction Superintendent Structural Welder, Iron worker,Millwright

Location:
Walhalla, ND, 58282
Posted:
November 01, 2022

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John Anderson

Walhalla ND *****

701-***-****

Superintendent

Enthusiastic site superintendent with more than 35 years of experience. He is a hard worker with attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. He is well-versed in on-site construction supervision and possesses innate ability to lead diverse teams, including union and non-union shops. His skills include heavy equipment operation, construction management, subcontractor management, project scheduling, construction safety, lockout and tagout process, equipment setup and maintenance and project management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020 – Present: Construction Site Manager Michels Corporation Milwaukee, WI

•Worked with the Corp of Engineers

•Conducted routine quality audits to verify progression against specifications and initiated corrective actions to remedy concerns

•Avoided construction delays by efficiently following through with all site inspections

•Kept sites compliant with OSHA, federal, state and local regulations to prevent unnecessary delays

•Implemented systems to improve process efficiency and reduce project duration

•Determined project schedule, including sequencing all construction activities for optimal efficiency

•Assisted Project Manager in review, approval and archiving of all closeout documents

•Collaborated with construction administration consultants to schedule field observations

•Adhered to $35 million budget to achieve timely and cost-effective project deliverables

•Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for general contractor personnel and subcontractor laborers

•Led weekly production and operations contractor meetings, facilitating stronger communication and helping to resolve critical issues

•Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource and money management strategies to delivery underbudget project completion

•Oversaw entire building turnover process, enhancing communication between all construction management to facilitate smooth completion

•Provided safety kits to all construction personnel, fully complying with job site safety protocols • Improved process efficiency and workflow by implementing productivity initiatives and proactively identifying and resolving problems

•Scheduled utility service providers according • to project timeline Conducted critical preinstallation conferences with general contractors, subcontractors, consultants and manufacturer's representatives

•Guided and directed third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout

•Contributed to construction planning process, including ethanol plants and sugar beet plants projects

•Ran daily POD meetings with the contractors and weekly scheduling meetings

•Daily JSA reports

2017 – 2020: Construction Site Manager Nelson Baker Biotech Sioux Falls, SD

•Conducted routine quality audits to verify progression against specifications and initiated corrective actions to remedy concerns

•Avoided construction delays by efficiently following through with all site inspections

•Kept sites compliant with OSHA, federal, state and local regulations to prevent unnecessary delays

•Implemented systems to improve process efficiency and reduce project duration

•Determined project schedule, including sequencing all construction activities for optimal efficiency

•Assisted Project Manager in review, approval and archiving of all closeout documents

•Collaborated with construction administration consultants to schedule field observations

•Adhered to $35 million budget to achieve timely and cost-effective project deliverables

•Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for general contractor personnel and subcontractor laborers

•Led weekly production and operations contractor meetings, facilitating stronger communication and helping to resolve critical issues

•Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource and money management strategies to delivery underbudget project completion

•Oversaw entire building turnover process, enhancing communication between all construction management to facilitate smooth completion

•Provided safety kits to all construction personnel, fully complying with job site safety protocols • Improved process efficiency and workflow by implementing productivity initiatives and proactively identifying and resolving problems

•Scheduled utility service providers according • to project timeline Conducted critical preinstallation conferences with general contractors, subcontractors, consultants and manufacturer's representatives

•Guided and directed third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout

•Contributed to construction planning process, including ethanol plants and sugar beet plants projects

2000 – 2017: Construction Superintendent Mechanical Contractors Prior Lake, MN

•Identified and implemented strategic plans based on accurate readings of specifications and solid collaboration with project leadership

•Delegated assignments based on site plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members

•Complied with all safety protocols in plan coordination, eliminating potential risks

•Enhanced company development initiatives by solving complex issues and suggesting corrective action

•Drove project objectives on day-to-day operational level by working closely with clients, decisionmakers and vendors

•Asserted control over material usage and contractor man-hours to keep projects in line with budgetary restrictions

•Completed accurate material and labor estimates for jobs with $1.8 million + budgets

•Evaluated team member strengths and assigned tasks based upon expertise and background

•Organized and optimized daily operations of piper fitters, welders, iron workers and millwrights in sugar beet plants and ethanol plants with consistent on-time delivery

•Reported to Project Manager each week with project updates and estimated completion dates, noting any delaying issues

•Guided field personnel through $20 million construction to increase production and maintenance project

•Supported the engineer of record and senior field engineer in daily construction operations

•Reported to company owner each week with project updates and estimated completion dates, noting any delaying issues

•Performed general construction services for ethanol producing and sugar producing businesses, including remodels and punch-outs for projects

1985 – 2000: Site Superintendent Wanzek Construction West Fargo, ND

•Identified and implemented strategic plans based on accurate readings of specifications and solid collaboration with project leadership

•Delegated assignments based on site plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members

•Complied with all safety protocols in plan coordination, eliminating potential risks

•Enhanced company development initiatives by solving complex issues and suggesting corrective action

•Drove project objectives on day-to-day operational level by working closely with clients, decisionmakers and vendors

•Asserted control over material usage and contractor man-hours to keep projects in line with budgetary restrictions

•Evaluated team member strengths and assigned tasks based upon expertise and background

•Organized and optimized daily operations of piper fitters, welders, iron workers and millwrights in sugar beet plants and ethanol plants with consistent on-time delivery

•Reported to Project Manager each week with project updates and estimated completion dates, noting any delaying issues

•Guided field personnel through $20 million construction to increase production and maintenance project

•Supported the engineer of record and senior field engineer in daily construction operations

•Reported to company owner each week with project updates and estimated completion dates, noting any delaying issues

•Performed general construction services for ethanol producing and sugar producing businesses, including remodels and punch-outs for projects

•Built two ethanol plants from the ground up

PROJECT PROFILES

Project name Corp of Engineers City, State Kansas City, KS Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Building a 30 million dollar lift station, driving sheet piling, pouring new leveeT walls and dike work per Corp of Engineers specs. Oversee all site contractors, QC work

Project name LNC

City, State Quanah TX

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Unload and set 4 pellet presses that were 50 ft long and weighed 20 tons. Set all overhead conveyors, bins and shaker equipment. Set two 120 ft towers and install 2 live bucket elevators in them. We did all the electrical and concrete. Assembled and installed 2- 16’’ belt conveyors 220 ft long. The project ran for about a year. 5-million-dollar project, 20 men

Project name American Crystal Sugar City, State Hillsboro ND

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Major expansion, demoed 3 large buildings, moved a large coal boiler 6 blocks into a field. So we could demo the old concrete pour new and reset boiler. Install new precast double T wall panels and precast roof panels with insulation and rubber membrane roof. The building was about a 60ft x 240ft. Install new concrete footings and install a new diffusion tower. They come in sections and need to be welded together on site. The tower itself is 30ft diameter and 100ft tall. The bottom sections are 1’’ thick and get thinner as you are going up, they have a 10’’ shaft with paddles that run the entire 100ft. The tolerance for these paddles are very close and all welds are 100% x-ray. One-year project 60 men.

Project name American Crystal Sugar City, State Moorhead MN

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Had to pull 3 pulp presses out of a 8 story building through a wall on the top floor using 2 150 ton cranes. These machines are 30ft long x 15ft and weigh around 25 tons.

Disassembled a large piece of equipment, marked all sections, made and grated everything up and loaded into 8 enclosed semi-trailers. 6-month project 10 men.

Project name American Crystal Sugar City, State Moorhead MN

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Demo wooden plank roof over boiler house while keeping them operational. The building was 60ft tall, 200ft x 60ft, replaced all roof structure that was rusted through.

Welded down new metal roof with insulation and rubber membrane over the top. 4-month project 8 men.

Project name American Crystal Sugar City, State Moorhead MN

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Demo half of the roof over process area of plant, The building was 70ft tall, 200ft x 400ft. Demoed all piping, and vessels from second floor on up. Took out all the concrete, replaced with new and set new vessels with all new big bore piping, both stainless and carbon pipe. We had a 750,000-pound ringer on site doing our crane work. All our crane work was done in the blind, so radios were used 100% of the time. Install new metal decking with insulation and rubber membrane roof. 6-month project, 40 men.

Project name ADM Ethanal Plant City, State Walhalla ND

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description We were on site for about 10 years with a crew up to 40 men. We did all there concrete, piping, millwright, structural work and sheeting . A few of the larger project were, install a overhead crane on 3rd floor over there centrifuge deck. We installed all new support structure and rails for the crane, we had to install the crane that was 30 ft long by hand with chain falls. Replace all internals on there dryer along with any outside sheets that were showing wear. The unit itself was 20ft diameter x 100ft. Replaced all the trunnions and realigned unit.

During A major storm half the roof blew off there process building that was 60ft tall 100ft x 280ft. We thought of a way to fabricate the roof in sections on the ground and lift with crane to expedite the new install. While doing a major remodel in their distillation building, they had a accident in one of there other plants so we no longer do any hot work inside of building. We had to demo a 80ft x 15ft diameter stainless tank and all piping with Sawzall’s and about 500 blades. We had to take off the entire roof off and prefab all piping and drop into place with a 300 ton crane. The piping was both stainless and carbon, from 3’’ to 18’’.

Project name American Crystal Sugar City, State Crookston MN

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description In their main process building we had to install a vessel that was 20ft diameter and 30 ft long in the middle of the plant on 3rd floor. We had to come up with a route and a plane on how we were going to accomplish this, while not being able to shut anything down or opening up the roof or any walls. After a couple weeks of installing structural steel to rig off of, we fabricated a cart for it to sit in to make it easier to handle. We used air tuckers, pullies and chain falls to get it up inplace.

Project name Dakota Ethanal City, State Wentworth SD

Your role on project Site supervisor

Project Description Started this project from a bare field, a 50-million-gallon plant. This project consisted of 6- fermenters (40ft diameter x 60ft tall) 4- buildings ranging from 10 stories on down with large vessels and heat exchangers and all associated piping, from stainless tubing to 30’’ stainless and carbon pipe and two large cooling towers. We did all startup and commissioning. Then 20 years later for a different firm we did a major expansion that doubled their capacity with limited down time. This project was a 35-million-dollar project with about 100 men.

EDUCATION

Fargo North High School, Fargo, ND Competent Person for

Confined space Excavation

First Aid & CPR training Telehandler and Forklift Certified

Certified pipe and structural welder (a while ago when my eyes were younger) Osha 30 training

Certified Signal person and Rigger BNSF Rail Certified



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