RICHARD R. RUTTAN
*-**** ** ***. ** Calgary, Alberta T2T 0T9
Phone 403-***-****
e-mail:**********@*******.***
ELECTRICIAN
Profile: Thirty years of industrial, commercial, institutional and residential construction and maintenance. Strengths include reading blueprints/schematics, installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of electrical equipment, welcome supervisory positions.
PERSONAL DATA
Place of Birth: North Bay, Ontario
Citizenship: Canadian
Driver License: Class O5
Marital Status: Single
EDUCATION
Grade twelve, Academic
Specialized Training
Electrical Construction (Journeyman Inter-provincial, Canada)
Industrial Electrical (Journeyman Inter-provincial, Canada)
General Journeyman Electrician (State of Oregon)
Electronic Technology
Programmable Logic Controllers
Safety Codes Officer (Electrical Inspection)
High Voltage Splicing and Terminating
Electrical Estimating
Basic Welding
Leadership in Safety Excellence
Fire Alarm Technology
Better Supervision
Seminars
Balancing (rotating equipment)
Pre-planning + Team building
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
Introductory Labour Relations
Maritime Economic Integration
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2010 Electrician
March 2011 Prairie Electric and Controls Calgary, Alberta
• We installed the Honeywell designed building management system on a new fifty story mixed use high rise in downtown Calgary. Included in the work was the installation of the Honeywell components of motorized valves, damper motors, temperature sensors, relays, control boards, interconnection of boilers, HVAC equipment, standby emergency generators, gas sensing equipment, variable speed drives and associated conduit, boxes and cables.
August 2009 Supervisor
March 2010 ESS Support Services Escravos, Nigeria
Working in the position of supervisor, my duties are to direct a local work force in the daily activities of facility infrastructure maintenance . This includes electrical generation, water supply and distribution, waste water management. Parts sourcing and CMMS administration using the MEX system.
October, 2007 Electrician
July, 2009 ABB-Raffin, Calgary, Alberta
Working in the position of electrician we are installing conduit, wire, cable tray, high voltage cables, power switchgear, and completing terminations on various systems for oil and gas projects. We are using 3M high voltage cold shrink termination kits ranging from 5kv to 25kv. These installations are being done on re-locatable structures to be used in the Alberta, Canada oil sands mining and development projects.
July 2006 Electrical Supervisor
September, 2007 CCC Group San Antonio, Texas USA
Working in Jamaica, West Indies, my duties are to supervise the local workforce installing electrical equipment and cables associated with the operation of an alumina processing plant. Included is the installation and termination of 13.8 kilovolt primary source cables. Hi-potential resistance NDT, splicing, and stress cone terminations using Raychem products. General lighting , power, motor control and instrumentation wiring using cable tray and conduit raceway systems.
September 2005 Electrical Foreman
January 2006 PCL Intracon Power
My duties are to direct a team of electricians and apprentices in the areas of Quality Control, Temporary power and Small Projects. This includes the documentation of activities associated with Quality Control, Extras, Time Sheets, Material Orders, Allocating men to outside inspectors, Organizing daily activities and ensuring the timely completion of tasks.
January 2003 Electrical Supervisor
July 2005 SNC Lavalin International Inc.
PCCP manufacturing plant Sarir, Libya
Supervise a multinational crew of maintenance trades people consisting of electricians, welding technicians, generator operators and laborers.
Conduct inspections on new installations and modifications of existing equipment
Plan and schedule preventative maintenance tasks and document completion
Order spare parts
Attend and participate in daily production meetings
Conduct safety meetings
Sept. 2001 Electrical Supervisor
Nov. 2002 Al-Hashedi for Trading and Contracting
Sana’a, Yemen
Supervise an international crew of electricians, helpers and laborers in the installation of electrical equipment and systems for oil field and production facilities.
Liaison between client company and management
Prepare as built drawings
NOV 2000 Electrician
June 2001 BECHTEL CORP.
Yuba City, California
Install tray and cabling systems for 500MW co-gen facility
Terminate cables in mcc and dcs cabinets
Train apprentices in proper installation techniques
Work with engineer on commissioning and troubleshooting installation
Jan2000- Electrician
Aug 2000 Merick Contractors Ltd. Calgary, Alberta
Install electrical conduit and wiring in commercial buildings.
July1999- Electrician
Dec 1999 Aarvak Services Limited, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Install the electrical wiring for two Stewart and Stevens turbine compressors at Totals’ Canadon Alfa gas processing plant in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Install 5kv switchgear in existing gas processing facility
Install teck cable for 125v DC controls
Preventative maintenance and cleaning
July 1998 – Electrical Foreman
June 1999 MCL Contracting, Calgary, Alberta (AB)
Install and commission building management system at Foothills Hospital in Calgary.
Installation of electrical systems in the expansion/renovation of the Tom Baker Cancer center.
October 1997 - Electrician
July 1998 Syndicated Technologies Ltd, Medicine Hat, AB
Install and maintain electrical equipment associated with the oil and gas industry.
1. Dehydrators.
2. Chemical injector pumps.
3. Inlet header facilities.
4. Water injection plants
5. Gas compression and refrigeration plants.
6. Tank farms.
7. Fire detection systems.
Duties included the installation and commissioning of the MCC’S, PLC’S and DCS systems.
June 1993 - Electrician
October 1997 Carter Electric Ltd, Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS)
Install and maintain electrical systems for a local brewing company.
Installation of rigid steel conduit and fittings, pulling and terminating wires in plc’s.
Equipment installation and maintenance.
April 1992 - Electrician
March 1993 Halifax Dartmouth Industries Ltd, Halifax, NS
Install fire detection and bilge sensing equipment on the icebreaking ship CCGS Louis St. Laurent.
October 1989 - Project Superintendent (Electrical)
April 1992 Portland Electric’s Ltd, Dartmouth, NS
Supervise and coordinate work force installing electrical equipment on new construction projects.
November 1988 - Electrician/Welder
October 1989 National Construction Ltd, Liverpool, NS
Install electrical equipment in a pulp and paper mill expansion which included welding.
June 1988 - Electrician
October 1988 Sutherland Shultz, Kitchener, Ontario
Install electrical equipment in a hospital.
January 1987 - Electrician
August 1987 Commonwealth Construction, Hamilton, Ontario
Install electrical equipment in a steel manufacturing plant.
June 1986 - Electrician
December 1986 Delta Electric, Dartmouth, NS
Install electrical equipment in an aircraft engine manufacturing plant.