Rick Brower
Sturgeon County Alberta, T8T0C8
Home Ph. 780-***-****
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VITAL STATISTICS:
Date of Birth: May 10, 1962 Health: Excellent Nationality: Canadian
CAREER POSITION AND FUTURE OBJECTIVES:
-Sr. Project Manager / Project Manager with over 28 years of industrial construction experience.
- Construction , Turn Around, Start-up & Commissioning Sr. Manager with a desire to work internationally or domestically on Industrial construction projects of all varieties.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
2010 Nov - 2011 Aug Sr. Project Manager for Aecon Industrial West at CO-OP Refinery Revamps and 2011 TA project Regina, Sask
2008 April – 2010 Sept Sr. Project Manager for Aecon Industrial at Shell Scotford 2010 TA planning and execution General contractor for 2010 TA (HMU) and (SRU) Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
2007 June – 2008 March Sr. Project Manager for Aecon Industrial Edmonton North 40 tank farm project Kinder Morgan
2006 July – May 2007 Site Project Manager for Aecon Industrial on the Nexen site at Long Lake Project ( Hydro testing, lube oil flushing, vessel and exchanger final inspection and close for the entire steam block) Fort McMurray Alta.
2005 Nov - 2006 June Project Manager for Aecon Industrial at Suncor on the U&O pipe rack Project Fort McMurray Alta
2005 April –2005 October Project Manager for Aecon Industrial at Suncor on P-1 Turn Around Scope Plant 52 Fort McMurray Alta
2003 July- 2005 March General Piping Superintendent for Kellog Brown and Root UE-1 Project at Syncrude Oil Sands site, Fort McMurray, Alberta Envrio Plants 21 & 25
2003 April-2003 June Shut down Coordinator working directly for Suncor at the Suncor Oil Sands site, Fort McMurray, Alberta.
2003 Jan- 2003 March Fluor Mechanical, Structural, Piping General Superintendent at Albiansands (fire rebuild project) Shut down, Fort McMurray,
Alberta.
2002 Mar-2003 Jan Fluor Pre commissioning Manager at Shell Athabasca Oil Sands Project Shell Scotford Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.
2001 Dec-2002 Feb Fluor Commissioning Manager at Washington County generation Project Marrietta Ohio USA
2001 Oct-2001 Nov Fluor General Superintendent at Shell Athabasca Oil Sands Project, Water Treatment Facility, Shell Scotford, Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.
2001 Feb-2001 Sept Fluor Piping Superintendent at MCC Project North tank farm Suncor, Fort McMurray Alberta North Tank Farm Project
2000-2001 UMA Mechanical and Piping General Superintendent on Bay Side Co generation Project Bay Side Power-Saint John, New Brunswick
* Coordinate and direct all piping activities thru commissioning and start up.
1999-2000 Site Construction General Superintendent for Black & Veach/Spantec (joint venture) NOVA Chemicals - Joffre, Alberta Co generation Project
BVS Start-up & Commissioning Craft Superintendent
* Coordinate and direct all craft in construction activities
* Coordinate and direct all craft in commissioning activities
1998-1999 Site Construction Project Manager for Spantec Constructors Ltd. NOVA Chemicals-Joffre, Alberta Ethylene E-111 Project
* Underground cooling water & fire water piping installation
* Coordinate and direct all craft and subcontractors
1998 Site Construction General Superintendent for Spantec Constructors Ltd. Suncor Energy Inc.-Fort McMurray, Alberta Fresh Amine Project
* Upgrading Plant 8
1997 General Foreman for Spantec Constructors Ltd. Syncrude Canada Ltd.- Fort McMurray, AB. North Mine Development Project
* Installation of Cyclo Feeder Rejects tower and associated piping in processing facility
Piping Foreman for Melloy & Associates Suncor Energy Inc.- Fort McMurray, AB
* Responsible for all Instrumentation on Shutdown on Plants 6, 7,8&10
Piping General Foreman for H.M.W., Fletcher Sound Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Lloydminister, AB
* Installation of steam injection piping modules and tie-ins to existing wells
1996-1997 Piping Superintendent for Reid’s Welding Esso Resources Canada Ltd.,- Cold Lake, AB. Alberta Coke Distribution Facility
* Installation of steam modules
* Hydro-testing and commissioning
Piping Superintendent for HJB Fabrication Suncor Energy inc.- Module Yard, Edmonton, AB., Burnt Lake Project
* Module erection and pipe installation in modules
1989-1995 Pipe fitter/Foreman for Tanner Ecco Energy - Whitecourt, AB Cogeneration Facility
Superintendent for Newland Contractors on various projects
Pipe fitter/Foreman for Catalytic Syncrude Canada Ltd., Fort McMurray, AB. North Mine Operations-Tarsands
Pipe fitter/Foreman for Catalytic Syncrude Canada Ltd., Extraction Plant
Pipe fitter/Rigger for Catalytic
Syncrude Canada Ltd.- Fort McMurray, AB, Pilot Cyclo Feeder project.
Pipe fitter/Foreman for Lockerbie & Hole Alpac Pulp Mill, Athabasca, AB.
Pipe fitter General Foreman for Bechtel Husky Upgrader, Lloydminister, AB/SK.
Pipe fitter/Foreman for Bechtel Husky Upgrader, Lloydminister, AB/SK
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and CERTIFICATIONS
1980-1984 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)-Edmonton, AB
Alberta Steam fitter Ticket
Alberta and Inter provincial Gas fitting tickets
Alberta and Inter provincial Plumbing tickets
1980 Queen Elizabeth Composite High School
High School Diploma
Training and Certifications:
~Management Matters 360 course
~ Lift Platform Operation Course
~ Fiber glass Reinforced Pipe (FRP)
~ Gas Detection Devices
~WHMIS
~ St.. John’s Ambulance First Aid
~ Leadership for Safety Excellence
~C.S.T.S.
~ Drug and Alcohol Awareness- Supervisor Training
~ Better Supervision
~ CODC Training Saskatchewan
~ Excell ( intermediate)
~ Accesss data base ( user level )
~ Employer Performance review training
~ Primavera
References available upon request.