Christopher Rue Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

• Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Terminal Trains 1-5
• Developed the loop program which included providing all the test equipment & documentation to perform a successful loop check out
• Assembled a team to rapidly produce work packages in order to keep ahead the available work fronts & system turn over. Collectively the team produced over 19,667 loop folders
• Identified scope gap and created new turn over system, field designed interconnecting cable tray & layout out for GE compressor control rooms, ordered the material, over saw construction & site acceptance testing.
• Worked with automation team to produce loop readiness reports – that pulled data from Cable status database & instrument completions database

Reston, Virginia, US

Reston, Virginia, US

• Cingular/AT&T Project
• Coordinated sub-contractors to build 3 raw land cell sites, upgraded 120 cell sites, and decommissioned 50 cell site structures.
• Review design drawings, prepare material requisitions
• Attended walk down meeting with sub-contractors and identified insufficient construction & reviewed close out packages for cell sites.
• manage sub-contractor’s safety and production
• Tested T-1 circuits and helped manage the close out the of testing program

• Kitimat Modernization Project Rio Tinto Alcan
• In charge of sub-contractor quality and over site of the installation of the 25 kV distribution system Switchgear, Transformers, & Cabling
• Reviewed electrical HV, MV and LV SLD, Protection and Metering drawings, & Substation Layouts and Vendor Print review of Cables and Equipment
• Package field engineer for ABB Series Compensation- Over saw and reported Equipment Installation status and work to go
• Responsible for providing field designs and resolutions to allow work to continue when there were design conflicts
• Monitored the work & documentation to support turn over pre-commissioning & start-up

• TransCanada Gulf Coast Project
• In charge of E & I inspections, electrical sub-contractor quality, & assist in driving resolution of field engineering issues
• Actively looked for alternative solutions to improve constructability resulting in 300K+ cost & schedule savings
• Co-ordinated & removed barriers between two prime contractors to reduce interference
• In charge of coordinating & inspection of field service building contractor. Over site and reporting ground up construction.
• Inspection & verification of concrete piers installs

• Motiva CEP Project
• In charge of day to day activities of six technician teams responsible for loop checking
• Responsible for reporting constructions issues to other disciplines to remove barriers during loop check process and progress system turnovers to close out the project
• Responsible for loop check quantity reporting

• ConocoPhillips -Coker and Refinery Expansion (CORE Project)
• Experience in module yard programs; Assisted & Witnessed instrumentation installation, trouble shooting, testing & turn over prior to module shipment (Oct-Dec)
• Developed I&C Installations & Test Plans to bridge SWPPs and Conoco Phillip specifications
• Set up loop check program with required test equipment & loop folders (2500 loops,5220 I/O), and assisted in managing M&TE program for the site (3 Units)
• Developed material take offs to verify material then produced requisitions for purchasing
• Developed scope of work for telecommunications sub contract, and over saw installation fiber optic/CCTV/ & alarm system

• Sabine Pass LNG- Regasification Unit Expansion
• Managed and Coordinated Fire & Gas sub-contractor and telecommunication sub-contractor
• Worked closely with direct craft to verify installation correctness of field instruments, tubing, junction boxes, and instrument cable.
• Instrumental in creating a divisions of responsibility matrix for the I&C, Fire & Gas, & Telecommunication, and tank subcontractor
• Responsible pre-commissioning testing of field instruments distributed control system and Safety Instrument System
• Coordinated between direct craft construction and small pre-commissioning loop checking team to resolve installation problemsPlanned, tracked, and reported loop checking loop checking progress

• Shell Scotford Upgrader
• Developed work packages for sub-contractor and installation walk downs
• Daily reporting of sub-contractor activities regarding electrical and instrumentation
• Attended client meetings to report progress and coordinate E&I activities

• Tengizchevroil - Second Generation Project
• Participated and conducted safety tool box talks.
• Heat trace testing coordination-helped manage and track sub-contractor testing progress, attend daily meetings and reported results to client.
• Reviewed and distribute heat trace isometric drawings for testing.
• Managed small craft team for motor rotation checking and fixing deficient work items.
• Planned, prepared, and managed testing of no-load motor run. Identified and rectify insufficient installation to follow design specifications.

Bellevue, WA, US

• Aided RF Engineers with cellular site design, network performance monitoring, and optimization on the RF side of the T-mobile GSM network cellular sites.
• Performed GSM network drive testing.
• Developed Excel VBA macro forms to automate before and after performance reports of cellular sites for the Houston market.