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Denver, CO
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July 12, 2023

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Thomas (Ben) Benjamen Bingham

adx9li@r.postjobfree.com 307-***-****

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Personal Statement

Ben is experienced in Pipe Line Services and Industrial Construction: He has managed multiple projects involving concrete or excavation activities and other on-site construction, including scheduling, subcontractor coordination, Owner relations, quality assurance and enforcement of safety policies. His project experiences include installing pipe supports caissons, building foundations, tank rings walls for oil storage tanks. Engineering staff to facilitate proper management and execution of industrial construction projects. Construction activities, including scheduling, subcontractor coordination, Work with in-house Architects, Engineers, Designers and Construction Personnel on multiple sized projects from $50k to $5M. Ben facilitates, coordinates, and manages all field aspects of projects: Preconstruction, assist in project buy-out & scheduling. On-site Project set up & mobilization. Scheduling – Master schedules, tracking & recovery, 3-week rolling, Conduct regularly scheduled subcontractor coordination & safety meetings. Jobsite Safety / Risk Mitigation / Job Hazard Analysis. Daily Logs & maintenance of all field documents. Maintain current and accurate as-built drawings. Develop and Implement on-site QA/QC Program. Coordinate all subcontractor trades including Owner vendors & contractors. Coordinate Inspections / TCO / Final Occupancy. Coordinate final acceptance / Punch list. Take Off and Ordering materials for various projects.

Work Experience

Job Title: Superintendent/Project Safety Manager

July 2019-Present

Kiewit Foundation (subsidiary of Kiewit Co.) Omaha Nebraska, USA

•As a Superintendent, Ben coordinates with project on schedule and material deliveries. He manages quality with inspectors. Ben coordinates daily work activities for the crew and makes sure all materials are stocked and available. He coordinates with the overall project to make sure the next area is ready for work. As Safety Manger, Thomas keeps stock of required PPE. He provides on the job training for fall protection, MEWP, rigging, and ECT operations. Ben ensures superintendents and managers are following company standards and policies to achieve zero incident performance.

Projects:

Portsmouth Naval Dry Dock Kittery, Me Portsmouth Naval Base April 2023-Present

$5 billion for the total Scope of work. Scope includes drilling through granite and rock to various depth and diameter using a cluster hammer or down the hole hammer to drill through the hard granite and rock. The drilled shafts will support precast panels for the walls of the new dual dry dock.

I-40 Gorge Bridges Foundations Clyde, NC

North Carolina Department of Transportation February 2023-April 2023 $3 million

Scope of work Included installing (6) 48” x 60’ drilled shafts, drill and installed I-beams for shoring.

Blue Sky Wastewater Treatment Plant Foundations Taylor, TX

Epcor Technologies May 2022-October 2022 $32.5 million

Scope included around 5000 ACIP pile 24” diameter 85 feet deep for the water treatment facility for the Samsung microchip plant.

Kiewit Power Delivery (KPD)- (Jan 2022-Feb 2023) Scope included installing various drilled shafts to support structural steel in substation and transmission line pole’s locations included (San Angelo, Texas – Ohio- Houston-Las Vegas- Colorado Springs.)

Colorado Department of Transportation December 2019-January 2022 $35 million Scope is to relocate and re-align interstate 70 through the central part of Denver, Colorado which consist of 400-500 large diameter drilled shafts (from 42”-72” diameter), grout columns, soil mixing, soil nails, and sign shafts. about 5 mile of the interstate will be below grade it will be 6 lanes in each directing the total length of the job is about 10 mile of interstate work. (Denver, Colorado)

• Olefins Recovery ACIP Pile Project Gregory, TX

Gulf Coast Growth Ventures July 2019-December 2019 $16 million

Furnished and installed over 3,500 auger cast-in-place piles with 18”, 24” or 36” diameters.

Job Title: Project Superintendent

June 2018 to July 2019

Loenbro Construction., Montana, United States

Tasks:

•Organization and time management

•Ability to read blueprints, sketches, or building plans

•Manage Projects, Craft Supervision and other office personnel on site

•Cost Control and Budgeting

•Commitment to Company values and safety rules and regulations.

•Computer and technology skills

•Estimate and submit bids

Projects:

Colstrip power plant-scope of work install footing, walls, backfill, floor drain system, equipment foundations, flat work, mezzanine deck on north half of building. Building was about 200 X 300. Along with erecting cooling tower and underground piping. Additional scope of a 50 x 100 slab. Along with relocating two fire water valves to install the slab. (Colstrip Montana)

Anadarko new compressor- scope of work was to install new concrete and anchor bolts for the new gas compressor along with the compressor and cooling system, new piping and tie into existing facility. (Midwest Wyoming)

Job Title: Civil/Concrete Superintendent/ Estimator

August 2014 to June 2018

Jones Contractors, Inc., Tennessee, United States

Tasks:

•Organization and time management

•Ability to read blueprints, sketches, or building plans

•Manage Multiple Projects, Craft Supervision and other office personnel on site

•Cost Control and Budgeting

•Working Knowledge of Craft Skills and Abilities for different positions

•Commitment to Company values and safety rules and regulations.

•Computer and technology skills

•Conducted Bid Job Walks

•Estimate and submit bids

•Coordinate work with inspectors and/ or clients

Projects:

Watford City Station North Dakota for Tesoro logistics: site consisted of tying it to an existing line with a header and meter for additional clients to add oil to Tesoro’s line. Installed mainline pump with a DRA skid and header for future expansion with storage tanks.

Sunvit Station upgrade for Sunoco in Midland Texas: install new header to feed two new storage tanks from lact units along with changing up main line header to feed any of the 4 tanks from the lacts plus feed the mainline from the tanks. Phase 2 was installing a new meter and a prover along with a pig launcher/receiver for new client line.

Garden City Station Sunoco Garden City Texas: site had 2 mainline pumps, 1 vertical can pump, 4 lacts, 1 prover, 2 meters, and 2 storage tanks we installed the 20” and 10” lines coming from and to the tanks along with tying in to the main line, ran the 4” lact lines to a collection area to feed the tanks.

DAPL truck lact North Dakota: installed 2 truck lact at 4 stations work consisted of installing 4” line from truck lact to a 12” line that was routed underground to the meter building and tied into and existing valve. Each station was routed differently length of 12” line varied from 1200 feet to 400 feet. Each lact was supported by Helical piles.

Duties:

•Ensure that all work activities are performed in accordance with all Client and Company safety rules and regulations.

•Read and become familiar with the proposal, contract, estimate, drawings and specifications for the project.

•Work with Quality Department and discipline field engineer/staff to ensure that all required quality assurance documentation is prepared in advance of need and that each installation meets all Company and Client quality requirements.

•Work with the Quality Department and field staff to understand and define work systems for Turnover and work to ensure that as work in any area nears completion, emphasis is placed on punch listing and completing work by system priority.

•Ensure that crew leaders clearly communicate project quality goals and standards to the crews.

•Ensure that housekeeping is a daily activity

•Keep up on scope changes and extra work/rework activities and work with the Engineering staff to make sure these are documented, and notification is given to the client prior to performing additional work. Assist in the review of change orders for these items as the Field Staff/Engineering formulates them.

•Work with the scheduler to provide accurate and realistic manpower and progress weekly updates for the Master Schedule.

•Assistance from the discipline field staff, formulate a six-week schedule to be updated on a weekly basis showing the previous week’s actual progress and activities for the following six weeks. This schedule shall mirror the master schedule providing detail to the activities in the master schedule.

•Work with discipline General Foremen/Foremen to formulate one-week schedules from the six-week schedule.

•Participate in the weekly schedule meeting to coordinate work activities with other crafts and subs. You will be required to attend a weekly schedule coordination meeting.

•Ensure all employees are properly trained and certified for the tools and equipment they are required to utilize in the performance of their jobsite duties.

•Coordinate with the Project Technician for deliveries and needs well in advance (two weeks) of need.

•Assist the Equipment Coordinator/Project Technician in the efficient utilization of equipment by making recommendations as to the proper types of equipment needed, coordinating usage with Other supervision to minimize standby time and guarding against abuse and improver usage that will result in accidents and damage to other equipment and installed work.

•Follow all guidelines set forth in the project hiring and personnel management plan. This will include, but not be limited to working with the hiring coordinator to staff the project with people that you recommend and making sure that employee consultations issued are

Consistent with project guidelines and that each employee is treated consistently and fairly within these guidelines.

•Work with the Project Technician and/or Corporate Human Resources to ensure all warning statements, layoffs, and terminations are filled out and executed consistently and per established Company guidelines.

•Conduct and document in writing task planning sessions for each major work activity to include schedule, manpower requirements, material and equipment needs, rigging plans, special tools or equipment, craft interfaces, special safety concerns, etc. You will utilize your major activity task plans as the format for this meeting.

•Ensure that equipment incident reports and near miss reports are filled out for all near misses to assist in root cause analysis.

•Support and participate in all site Client and contracting safety programs such as PBS, Personal JSA’s, etc.

•Actively participate in the jobsite safety program.

•Attend and participate in all required meetings.

•Read blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.

•Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.

•Perform supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Company Projects

•Personnel Ordinance, County policies and applicate laws

•Determine work procedures, prepare work schedule/logs, and expedite workflow

•Manage field construction, maintenance, engineering and other field project support activities.

•Coordinate work with subcontractors to ensure all subcontract work is within project scope and specifications. Administer project policies and procedures to subcontractors.

•Monitor project purchasing activities to assure quality material and timely delivery at competitive costs

•Review cost reports and perform analysis to assist in reducing costs and maintaining productivity

Achievements:

•Implemented a QA/QC program for the company and for the Concrete Division.

•Assisted in implementing a stronger safety program.

•Mentored individuals for advancement in leadership.

•Coordinated work on multiple projects in several states with profit, zero safety incidents and additional scope of work.

•Estimated and submitted for bid several projects with bids awarded to Company

•Designed computer excel estimating spreadsheet

Job Title: Civil/Concrete Superintendent

January 2006 to August 2014

The Industrial Company, (Subsidiary: Kiewit Corp), Casper, United States

Civil/Concrete Superintendent, as a key member of the Project Management Team. In this role, I support the planning and production efforts of the General Foreman and Foreman to achieve the total project goals and objectives by forming an effective team and delegating responsibilities. Thomas sets exemplary standards for corporate safety, quality and productivity by implementing and monitoring TIC's project control systems and providing on-the-job training.

Tasks:

•Organization and time management

•Ability to read blueprints, sketches, or building plans

•Manage Multiple Projects, Craft Supervision and other office personnel on site

•Cost Control and Budgeting

•Working Knowledge of Craft Skills and Abilities for different positions

•Commitment to Company values and safety rules and regulations.

•Computer and technology skills

Duties:

•Superintendent (2014), Salt Creek LACT 13, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Civil work encompassed excavation of approximately 7,000 cubic yards of native material in preparation for the caissons for the project.

Caisson installation consisted of 321 - 18”, 366 - 24” and 26 - 30” diameter caissons for the following concrete structures:

Constructed Buildings: Flash Gas Compressor Building, Water Injection Building, Vent Scrubber Building, HAL Cooler, Emergency Generator, PDC building, Vent Blower Silencer, Pipe Rack, VRU Coolers, Free Water Knockout, and the Water Injection Slab.

Installed 1, 70025 cubic yards of concrete and 3000,000 pounds of rebar in the caissons installed the underground grounding grid and duct bank for the LACT 13 addition.

•Superintendent (2013-2014), Phillips 66, Kiewit Infrastructure Group

Layout and excavation required installing concrete foundations for a new water treatment facility. Completed pipe rack work, storm water pond modifications, underground piping, wall installations and truck unloading facilities.

•Superintendent (2012-2013), Newmont Phoenix Copper Leach Project, Newmont Mining TIC was general contractor for a grassroots SX/EW at the existing NMC Phoenix Gold Mine. Major Scope of Work - Heap Leach Area, Raffinate/PLS, Solvent Extraction, Tank Farm, Electro winning, Reagent Prep Area, Site/Water & Process Utility & Air/Oxygen Utility.

•General Foreman (2011-2012), Tioga Gas Plant Expansion Civil, Hess Corporation, Tioga, ND TIC was the general contractor for the early civil work on a 130 MMSCFD gas processing facility. Scope of work was to convert an existing lean oil absorption plant into a cryogenic gas processing plant and expand inlet capacity from 120MMSCFD to 250MMSCFD of natural gas with a liquids content of 13 gallons per Mcf. Expand NGL production from 6,300 BBL/d to approximately 60,000 BBL/d with separate ethane recovery. Liquids content is 50% ethane, 25% Propane, 12.5% butane & 12.5% natural gasoline.

Flare Relocation phase to facilitate a future expansion to the HESS Tioga Gas Plant. A new flare system was installed and commissioned to allow for the decommissioning and removal of the existing flare system. The new system includes a new stack structure comprised of a Main Plant Flare, Cryogenic Flare and an Acid Gas Flare. Also required is a main flare Sump Drum collecting existing underground plant flare lines, 3 new KO Drums, one for each of the previously described services along with all of the required interconnecting piping and their associated steel pipe racks and foundation installation. The phase of work is to convert a 120 MMSCFD lean oil plant to a nominal 250 MMSCFD cryogenic turbo-expander plant designed for ethane recovery but capable of ethane rejection.

•Foreman (2009-2010), Culbertson LMS 100 Project, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, TIC was contracted by Basin Electric Power Cooperative to install a GE Aero LMS 100, 100 MW Simple Cycle Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Generator on a Green Field site near Culbertson, Montana. The turbine generator and associated modules were provided by GE with TIC installing all modules and all associated piping, electrical, civil, mechanical, structural, and instrumentation systems to the LMS 100. TIC also built a 130,000+ sqft. Commercial office building with finished office space, instrument repair shop, and a large maintenance area complete with a 15-ton overhead crane.

•Foreman (2009), TransCanada Phase I North Dakota & South Dakota Pump Stations, TransCanada. Construct nine pump stations, five throughout North Dakota and four throughout South Dakota, on a 30” Crude Oil pipeline starting in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada and stretching to Patoka, Illinois. The project comprised of installing seven - 4000 HP horizontal centrifugal pumps and 31 - 5000 HP horizontal centrifugal pumps, including all civil, concrete, electrical, instrumentation, insulation, and pump station piping, as well as three pig launchers and receivers. TIC fabricated the large bore pipe for all nine stations in a shop facility in Fargo, ND, while small bore pipe.

•Foreman (2007-2008), Black Thunder Highlight TD and Loadout Project

TIC was contracted by Thunder Basin Coal Company to construct a Truck Dump, Crushing Facility, 2-mile-long 72” Conveyor, Silo Head House, and Train Load Out System. This consisted of installing and aligning a Crusher, Feeder, Sampling System, Drive Station, Take-Up Tower, and 4 Weigh Bins. TIC placed over 10,000 cubic yards of concrete, erected over 1,200 tons of structural steel, 1,800 linear feet of 13.5’ diameter tube gallery, 4 miles of 72” belting, installed over 10,000 linear feet of underground pipe, 6,000 linear feet of above ground pipe, 240,000 linear feet of cable, 37,000 linear feet of cable tray, and 28,000 terminations.

•Carpenter Foreman (2006-2007), Buffalo Lake Energy Center Ethanol.

The plant built can produce fuel-grade ethanol using corn as the feedstock. TIC was contracted to do general site work that consisted of grading, excavation, fill dirt, fill gravel, compacting, trenching, erosion control, site roads and parking area, truck staging area, storm drainage ditches, culverts, sump pits and storm water pond to contain 4.3-acre feet of water. Plant utilities consisted of installing waste heat recovery boilers, cooling tower package, refrigeration units, compressed air system, and fire protection systems. TIC provided all electrical equipment, switchgear, distribution panels, motor starters, wiring and connections, trays, conduit, fittings, local panels, and fixtures. The buildings that TIC was contracted to build were conventional, pre-engineered metal buildings that will consist of many offices with vinyl floor tile and suspended acoustical ceilings, installed concrete, truck and rail load out, and ventilation systems, pumps, heat exchangers, pipe racks and piping. Erected large field fabricated tanks, provided all piping systems, and supplementary steel supports and brackets for equipment, and tested all tanks and mechanical systems.

Achievements:

•NCCER Trainer and Test Proctor

•Craft Trainee Civil Level 2

•Carpenter Craft Foreman

•Rigging Supervisor

•Rigging Certified Written

•Rigging Fundamentals Certified Written

•Reinforcing Ironworking Certified Written

•Reinforcing Iron Working Certified Plus

•ICTP Instructor

•Assessment Coordinator

•Concrete Finisher Certified Plus

•Concrete Finisher Certified Written

•Industrial Ironworker Certified Written

•Industrial Ironworker Certified Plus

•Industrial Carpentry Certified Written

•Industrial Carpentry Certified Plus

•NCCER Certificate

•Forklift – Vertical Mast – Pneumatic Tire

•Forklift – Telescopic Boom

•QA/QC Academy

•Field management Academy 1 & 2

•OSHA 10

Qualifications –

•Bachelor of Business in Construction Management- South University-4 years

•NACE (Working on Certification)

•NCCER-Certified Trainer

•Army of Corps of Engineer

•Linked-in

•Oil pro

Skills and Competencies

•SAP Programs: (Costing/Equipment/Purchasing)

•P6 Scheduling,

•Army Corp of Engineer CQM Certificate

•10 / 30 OSHA

•MSHA

•Blue Beam

•Auto CAD

•NCCER Instructor (Certified Plus: Carpentry IV, Concrete Finishing, Structural Steel, Rigging and Survey)

•Excel, Microsoft Word Programs

•CPR / First Aid

•TWIC Card

Experience Equipment: Excavator any size, Backhoe, Skid steer, Tele boom Forklift and Straight mast and Wheeled Loader any size

Personal Interests

Computers: Created Estimating - Excel Spreadsheet for Concrete Division to Streamline Bids. Traveling: Experience new cultures and environments that I have put in work place to further my skills in leadership.

References

Jo Grisolio QA/QC Manager 307-***-****

Mike Burris-QA/QC Inspector-USA-307-***-****

Jodi MacDormand Accountant 603-***-****



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