James Kenneth Menard

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Kaplan, La. *0548

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Objective

Seeking employment with stable company with chance for advancement.

Qualifications

Honest, hardworking, and ambitious. I have 35 years of Electrical Experience. I have worked at different locations throughout the United States and Overseas and am willing to relocate. My ability to take the initiative with strong communication has been instrumental in seeing any job through to a successful completion. I have relevant experience in the design and operation of onshore and offshore electrical systems for the oil and gas industry, possessing a strong knowledge of Electrical Codes, E & P Industry Specifications, NEC Electrical Codes, National Fire Protection association standards.

Education

Kaplan High School

New Iberia Vocational & Technical College

Red Cross Certified First Aide Training

Fire Fighting Seminar

16V92 Detroit Diesel Allison Duel Fuel Seminar

T-2 Certification

British Petroleum DWP offshore indoctrination

Total Safety Offshore water survival

Supervisor Certification

Relevant Experience

Jan. 2009 – Present Grand isle Shipyard - Project Manager/ Inspector

. Cost and Estimating

Cost and Estimating, Support and development of projects, manage project deliverable schedules. Clarify design and specification issues with the design team. Monitoring quality of installation and verifying class of equipment to area classifications. Providing documentation of completion of Punch Lists, NCR’s and SCF’s.

Oct. – Dec. 2008 Logic Controls – Project Manager/ Inspector

. Cost and Estimating for Nexen Oil & Gas

Cost and Estimating for Nexen Oil & Gas – Platform remodification, Hurricane Ike Recovery. Worked with the electrical

Team to develop inspection and test procedures and monitored throughout the project.

Feb. – Oct. 2008 On and Offshore Quality Controls – I & E Inspector

. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Meter Upgrade on different Oil Companies Facilities.

After purchase of Columbia Gulf Pipeline by Tennessee Gas went to different Oil Company platforms, changed out all sales gas meters, instrumentation, and all electrical systems that were incoherent with systems. Tested all systems and signed off on paperwork that was affiliated with upgrade of metering system.

2007 – 2008 Kestrel Engineering – Chief Inspector

. ANR Pipeline – Generation and Electrical Upgrade

Generator and Electrical Upgrade, transformers, main switch, UPS, Fuel Gas Systems. Installation of turbine gas compressor. Prepare and execute project schedules and obligations. Maintain close contract relationship with client. Signed off on all parts of project after completion.

2006 – 2007 JKM Services LLC – Facilities Inspector and Consulting

. Monitored all piping, electrical, excavation, and drilling on facility upgrade.

Signed off on all parts of project after completion.

2006 Wilcrest Services – Facilities Inspector and Consulting

. Monitored all piping, electrical, excavation, and drilling on facility upgrade.

Signed off on all parts of project after completion.

2006 T.E.S.T. International – Inspector/ Consultant

. Upgrade of Solar compressors on 5 Platforms in Angola, Africa

Upgraded all Solar Turbines to PLC to control room. Pre commissioned, commissioned, signed off on all components of compressors after completion of all tests.

2005 W.P.S. – I & E Project Manager

. Fabrication of Solar Gas Compressors

Monitoring of contractors on I & E of installation of all electrical and instrument systems that were installed on compressors. Pre commissioned all systems, commissioned then pre ran solars for clients.

2004 – 2005 Deep Water Specialist Inc. – Inspection/Consultant

. Commissioning of Mad Dog and Thunder Horse for British Petroleum

Review of all commissioning procedures, of all motors, instruments, fire and gas systems. Signed off and monitored on all parts of the platforms that I commissioned.

2001 - 2003 Epic Group – Project Manager/Superintendent

. Planning and Fabrication of 4-4 Pile Platforms

Laid out all cable trays and tubing trays, installation of all cable and tubing trays. Installed all cables and tubings to panels, motors, instruments, junction boxes. All high voltage cables were run to MCC. All control cables and instrument cables were run to PLC. Termination of all wiring in accordance with the Project specifications. Pre commissioned all motors and end devices, calibrations or all instruments. Commissioning of entire structure.

1998 – 2000 Preferred Electric – Project Superintendent

. Upgrade of Gas refinery plants in Destrehan and Bogalusa, Louisiana

Plant remodification from manual to PLC products.

1992 – 1997 T.E.S.T. International – Electrical Superintendent/Engineer

Sonatrack for Bechtel – Algeria, Africa

.Upgrade of 76 acre refinery

Upgrade consisted of building (2) reboilers, upgrade of (6) LNG trains. Building of new PLC control room. Construction of new bridge into Mediterranean Sea for loading ships with LNG production. All power cables reterminated into MCC buildings. All control cables from reboilers, MCC building, all offsite instrument and train instruments to PLC control room. All terminating was then performed on power and instrument cables. Check out and commissioning began. Successful completion. Facility back into production.

1989 – 1992 Seco Industries – Electrical Superintendent/Facilities Inspector

Mobil OSO Project - Nigeria, Africa:

.Construction of (2) 8 pile platforms .Construction of (7) 4 pile platforms .Construction of (4) bridges

(2) 8 pile platforms delivered to Nigeria split in half, upon arrival were set in individual pieces. Tie ins were constructed in Nigeria. All cable tray and cable on opposite side of split were then constructed and tied into MCC building. 4 pile set in between (2) 8 piles. Bridges were then connected from 4 pile to 8 pile platforms. Another 4 pile platform then set on opposite side of production platform. Additional bridge connection from production platform to living quarter/control room platform. All interconnect cables were then brought from compressor 8 pile to production 8 pile across bridge to control room. The remaining 4 piles were then set and satellite communication were set between control room and 4 pile platform. All power cables were terminated; all instrument cables and tubing were connected into panels, PLC panels terminated to control room. Testing and commissioning began.

References Available upon request.

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