Sr. Project Manager / Sr. Project Engineer

Qualifications Profile

Accomplished, versatile, and results oriented professional offering comprehensive experience and commendable strengths in project management and design engineering from FEL-1 thru DD stages within both the Petro-Chemical refinery and Offshore Construction industry. Equipped with a profound understanding of basic engineering subjects and advanced subjects such as machine design, finite element analysis, economics, thermodynamics, with particular focus on equipment design, fabrication, and maintenance for over 22 years and 11 previous years in drafting and design. Also, 24 years of military service experience primarily in leadership positions both as a non-commissioned officer and later commissioned infantry officer eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and deciding to end military career and retire as a Major in the United States Army. Possesses extensive background in project management directing engineering functions for multi-discipline projects, installation design of piping, fixed and rotating equipment selection and procurement, offshore pipeline and riser installation, commissioning, estimating, budgeting, procurement, scheduling, field work, fabrication drawing development, and inspection with particular focus on Safety and QA/QC. Proven track record in managing and completing projects with various equipment components from different vendors requiring comprehensive checks for integration into one operational system. Experienced in all facets of project life-cycle development. Skilled in designing installation aids to complete projects with unforeseen operational issues to achieve company profitability, mission completion, and meeting/exceeding client objectives. Consistently strives to enhance technical knowledge and skills through researching technical documents and completing technical courses.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management & Strong Leadership Skills

Estimating & Proposal Development

Project Scheduling & Execution

Field & Construction Assessments

Dry Run & Client 3D Model Review w/Improvements

Computer FEA Modeling & Simulation

Technical Drawing Development & Reviews / Redlines

Fabrication Details & Inspections

Equipment Specifications, Review, & Procurement Developing Quality Assurance & Control Procedures

HAZOP Collaboration Reviews & Comments

Equipment Reliability & Maintenance Scheduling

Computer Skills

OFFICE TOOLS – Office 365 COLLABORATION – Teams & Bluebeam Reuv 20 CAD - Autodesk Suite & Inventor 2020, MicroStation V7 SCHEDULING – MS Project 2020 & Primavera P6 MATH – PTC Mathcad Prime 6.0 & Maplesoft Math

FEA – Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 2018, Codeware Compress 2015, OFFPIPE, CAESAR II, SACS, & ANSYS 7.1

FLOW CHARTS & DIAGRAMS – Visio Professional 2019 PROGRAM LANGUAGE - Visual Basic 6.0 & Fortran V90

OTHER CAD PACKAGES - ISO Advantage Ver. 3.2, PRO-ISO & Solidworks 3D WEB PUBLISHING – MS Front Page 2003

Career Overview

Sr. Project Manager, Estimating, and Proposal development for CITGO Lake Charles & Corpus Christi, LyondellBasell, Delek Big Spring, Carboline, Lonza, Polaris Construction, NGC Belize, Diageo St. Croix, Limetree Bay St. Croix, Veolia, Texas International Terminals, and Alcoa projects completing ~ 99% on time and budget.

Project manager and design engineer for Technip, USA - Chickasaw Reel Lay Vessel flexible riser level wind system.

Lead mechanical engineer on projects for NuStar Energy, Veolia ES, Calumet, BP Bio-Fuel, Technip, Flint Hills Resources FEL-I thru DD equipment RFQs, bid tabs, procurement, equipment lists, specs, and drawing reviews/comments.

Lead engineer on Global Industries, Ltd. deepest water (4,475 FSW) riser and pipeline installation project named “Who Dat” in 3rd quarter of 2011. Designed one-of-a-kind installation aids deploying flexible risers and pipelines by Chickasaw Reel Lay vessel.

Assisted estimating department in gathering and generating bid information, validating equipment capabilities utilizing FEA analysis, developing first-time initiation procedures, other miscellaneous tasks, and answering client questionnaires.

Lead engineer directing strategic efforts creating and implementing installation procedures, supervised group of three junior engineer’s analysis and six draftsmen’s design efforts.

Assisted Dive department for system integration development and project management retrofitting MSV Pioneer with Multi-level Mezzanine structure, SAT system and ROV equipment integration, utilities, and receiving ABS certification.

Spearheaded efforts for timely project completion skidding one of a kind 2,400-ton Carousel from land base to temporary bridge, then onto vessel for reeling pipelines with significant cost savings utilizing existing equipment components.

Project Manager orchestrated and implemented with support personnel Global Industries, Ltd. first intranet web page-based flowcharts, procedures, and forms by department for worldwide company certification which included developing and administering processes for the ground structure of ISO 9001:2000 documentation, deploying system; and achieving Global Industries certification in 9 months for English and in 12 months for Spanish and Portuguese.

Project manager and design engineer for miscellaneous projects in support of 300-2,000-ton structures, such as 640-ton Stinger land base support (450’ L x 80’ W x 60’ H) designed for severe hurricane force level events.

Routinely provided engineering support to worldwide equipment department during dry dock and equipment outages.

Special Forces type mission assigned to five-star General Petraeus’s team commanding instructor team as operational leader responsible for training one of the first (3) new Iraqi Battalions composed of 750 soldiers, and later mentoring Iraqi Brigade staff, and integrating with coalition forces during the first year of overseas duty.

Tasked 2nd year of duty in Iraq as Al-Kasik Garrison commander and project coordinator with Shaw engineering on new $90MM Brigade size military base in Northern Iraq combat zone overseeing 5,000 civilian and military personnel.

Professional Experience

Project Manager / Project Engineer (22 years) and Mechanical / Piping CAD Draftsman and Designer (11 years)

Sr. Project Manager - (Polaris Engineering, Inc.), Lake Charles, LA 2016 - 2022

Managed multi-discipline projects ranging ($20K - $2MM Engineering) for Clients: CITGO Lake Charles & Corpus Christi, LyondellBasell, Delek Big Spring, Carboline, National Gas Company (Belize), Texas International Terminal, Polaris Construction, and Others. Mechanical equipment specifications, RFQs, bid tabs, selection, and procurement.

Managed ($2MM Engineering) and ($8MM Equipment Procurement) for 1.6MM Gallon Propane and Butane primary distribution terminal and 2 - 60K Gallon mixed Propane and Butane distribution terminals (Big Creek, Belmopan, and Orange Walk – Belize).

Project Manager for ($1.2 MM Engineering) New Dock piping and two 12 hose loading/unloading stations.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer - (Polaris Engineering, Inc.), Lake Charles, LA 2012 - 2015

Mechanical equipment specifications, RFQs, bid tabs, equipment selection and procurement, piping stress analysis, pressure vessel analysis for NuStar, BP Bio-Fuels, Alcoa, Veolia ES Solutions, Lonza, Carboline, Flint Hills Resources, Phillips 66, Global Industries, Technip, and Polaris Construction projects.

Equipment design for offshore vessels Chickasaw, Pioneer, Challenger, and Global Orion.

General in-house project engineering and design, drawing review/comment and estimating tasks.

Automated Welding Systems Manager - (Global Industries, Ltd. merged with Technip), Carlyss, LA 2011

Provided oversight directing and managing of Global’s state-of-the art automated welding system.

Played pivotal role in the continued development of and coordination to integrate automated welding system on new vessel G1200 and spool base. Supervised automated weld technicians and software applications specialists.

Project Manager / Design Engineer Worldwide Equipment Support – (Global Industries, Ltd.), Carlyss, LA 2005–2011

Initiated successful completion of CAD/FEA design and project management tasking for worldwide equipment support providing design, FEA analysis, specifications, selection, procurement, inspection, and installation activities.

Notable performance displaying expertise and requested by name as lead engineer for pipeline installation activities and design engineering for largest deep-water project to date (4,475 FSW) named “Who Dat”.

Demonstrated expertise providing pipeline analysis. Applied innovative skills creating unique installation procedures and drawings fit for purpose for (7) installation aids manipulating 200–300-ton loads in support of project.

Staff Engineer / Project Engineer / QMS Senior Representative – (Global Industries, Ltd.), Carlyss, LA 2000–2005

Rendered efficient service performing design and project engineering functions for offshore projects.

Exemplified versatility and multi-tasking skills performing diverse tasks, including but not limited to pipeline installation procedures, FEA analysis, field and survey work, project research, drafting review/mark-up, scheduling, procurement selection, field inspection, developing MOCs, protecting profit margin, and QA/QC.

Worked collaboratively with department heads as project manager and certified lead auditor in establishing and implementing QMS standards for ISO 9001:2000 worldwide which was certified by American Bureau of Shipping.

Piping Designer - (Levingston Engineer Inc.), Sulphur, LA 1997–1999

Piping design, MOCs drafting, and DCS Screen development for operations at CITGO LC.

CAD Mechanical Designer / Programmer - (CDI Engineering Group), Sulphur, LA 1996–1997

Developed productive working relationship with Citgo Drafting department through frequent collaboration in verifying field DCAs and updating P&IDs with smart blocks.

Conceptualized, adopted, and made use of new ideas in designing all process unit overview screens, resulting in the presentation of TDC mainframe information with PI-Process Book screens for plant and unit managers.

CAD Operator / Programmer / Site Representative - (CDI – Stubbs Overbeck, Inc.), Sulphur, LA 1991–1996

Efficiently performed layout work, created smart drawing blocks, and reviewed Citgo P&ID evergreen drawings.

Created and implemented AutoCAD LISP programs to execute repetitive tasks for extracting information and automatically updating smart drawings through dBase IV database sub-routines.

Led efforts in the successful completion of design work, including small projects developing piping plans, isometrics, instrument loops, and structural details.

Assigned to Citgo OSI group at refinery as Site Representative for CDI; coordinated work, established CAD standards and maintenance, and performed general administrative tasks.

CAD Operator - (Levingston Engineers, Inc.), Sulphur, LA 1989–1991

Conducted I&E backups with PC Tools and developed electrical diagrams for FCC building.

Worked under Sr. Designers assisting in field sketches, calculations, and P&ID revisions.

Military Experience - US Army

Retired Veteran (24 active and reserve duty years of service)

Lieutenant Colonel (Promoted / Retired Major) - Battalion Commander, Beaumont, TX 2008

Major - Team Chief, CMATT, 75th Infantry Division, Iraq (Iraqi Freedom / Enduring Freedom Veteran) 2003

Captain - Officer Controller (OC), 3/289TH / Army Reserve, Beaumont, TX and Fort Hood, TX 2002

Captain - Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR) (Family Hardship), Home-based 1998

Captain - BFV Commander, Co D 3/156TH N (M) / LA National Guard, Dequincy and Deridder, LA 1996

Captain - Assistant Supply Officer S-3, 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard, Headquarter, Lake Charles, LA 1995

1st Lieutenant - Battalion Signal Officer, 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard, Headquarter, Lake Charles, LA 1993

1st Lieutenant - Infantry Officer Advance Course (IOAC), Fort Benning, GA 1993

1st Lieutenant - Battalion Liaison Officer, HHC 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard, Lake Charles, LA 1992

1st Lieutenant - Executive LA Officer (XO), HHC 3/156TH, LA National Guard, Lake Charles, LA 1991

2nd Lieutenant - BFV Platoon Leader (Desert Shield / Desert Storm-Veteran), Co A 3/156TH IN (M) / LA Nat. Guard 1990

2nd Lieutenant - Temporary Executive Officer (XO), Co D 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard 1990

2nd Lieutenant - Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC), Fort Benning, GA 1989

2nd Lieutenant- Platoon Leader, ROTC/MSU & Co D 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard 1988

Cadet - Advance Camp Student, ROTC Advance Camp / Fort Riley, KS 1987

Sergeant - ITV Squad Leader, SMP ROTC /McNeese State University & LA National Guard Co D 3/156TH 1986

Private - APC Commander’s Driver, Co D 3/156TH IN (M) / LA National Guard 1984

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA: 1999

Passed Fall 1999 FE Exam - Registration #19292

Associate of Science in Computer-Aided Design/Drafting

McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA: 1989

MSU, ROTC Federally Commissioned 2ND Lieutenant United States Army

Leadership Training, Leadership Excellence Course, Officer Basic and Advance Course, and Combined Arms and Services College

McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA: 1988

Professional Training

2000 Subsea Tieback Seminar, Oceaneering International

Marine Pipeline Engineering Course, Clarion Technical Conference

ANSI/AWS D 1.1 - 94 Course

ISO 9000 Boot Camp Course, American Bureau of Shipping

Risk Management and Inspection Course

Project Management Professional Boot Camp - PMI

Flow Assurance Course, Clarion Technical Conference

ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditing Course, American Bureau of Shipping

ISO 9000:2000 QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor Course, International Register of Certified Auditors (2001)

Offshore Pipeline Construction Course – Trevor Jee Association

ALGOR Finite Element Analysis Course - Introduction

Deep water Riser Engineering Course & Clarion Technical Conference

Supervisory Training Course

ALGOR FEA Mechanical Event Simulation Course & Advanced Technical Course

ASME B31.3 Process Piping Course

Caesar II Advance Course

Professional Affiliations

Industrial Advisor Board (IAB) - McNeese State University

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

American Welding Society (AWS)

Activities

Polaris Chairman, United Way 2015 thru 2022

Coach, Little League Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

American Legion

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REFERENCES

Mike Nodier – Polaris EPC

CEO & Co-Owner

Direct 337-***-**** Ext 7430 / Cell 337-***-****

Gerry Obluda – Polaris EPC

Principal & Co-Owner

Direct 337-***-**** Ext 7429 / Cell 337-***-****

Kelly Richard – Polaris EPC

Civil / Structural Engineering Manager

Direct 337-***-**** Ext 7401 / Cell 337-***-****

Brad Trahan – Polaris EPC

Civil/Structural Sr. Designer

Direct 337-***-**** Ext 1364 / Cell 337-***-****

Tom Gilmore – Sasol LC Chemical Complex

Project Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Jeff Savoie – Recon Engineering

Sr. Piping Checker

Cell 337-***-****

Eric Conner – LyondellBasell

Project Manager

Direct 337-***-**** / Cell 337-***-****

Gary Mire – LyondellBasell

Project Manager

Direct 337-***-**** / Cell 337-***-****

David Vogel – CITGO LC

Strategic Project Planning Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Brent Fetzer – CITGO LC

Process Project Manager

Direct 337-***-**** / Cell 337-***-****

Michael Fibich – Polaris EPC

EPC Project Manager

Cell 281-***-****

Dr. Nikos Kiritsis – McNeese State University

Former Dean College of Engineering & Technology

337-***-****

Robert Gatlin – Polaris EPC

Fabrication Director

Cell 409-***-****

Victor Guidry – Levingston Engineering

Piping Designer

Cell 337-***-****

John Bourque – Polaris EPC

Sr. Estimator

Direct 337-***-**** Ext 1375 / Cell 337-***-****

Tyler LeLeaux – WR Grace

Process Engineer

Cell 337-***-****

Tim Soileau – Recon Engineering

Project Controls Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Devin Norwood – Polaris EPC

Fabrication Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Eric LeDoux – Polaris EPC

Director of Marketing Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Lee Zimmermann – Levingston Engineering

Process Engineering Manager - PE

Cell 337-***-****

Brandon Duos – Hargrove EPC

Mechanical / Piping Engineering Manager - PE

Cell 337-***-****

Bryan Skinner – S&B Engineers & Constructors

Sr. Civil / Structural Designer

Cell 832-***-****

Charles Bourgeois – S&B Engineers & Constructors

Sr. Piping Designer / Checker

Cell 337-***-****

Aarron Lester – Polaris EPC

Mechanical Engineer - PE / QA/QC Manager

Cell 337-***-****

Ross Bourgeois – Polaris EPC

Mechanical Engineer – PE

Cell 337-***-****

Lanty Wylie – Polaris EPC

Construction Project Manager

Cell 337-***-****

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