Division Engineer
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
North Charleston, Sc
• Led a technical staff consisting of a Sr Engineer, 3 Sr Techs, 4 Inspectors, a Propane-Air Plant Supervisor, and a Clerical Assistant in the performance of natural gas pipeline/propane-air plant engineering design, procurement, planning, construction, testing, commissioning, regulatory compliance, safety, and operations & maintenance activities.• Managed the installation of over 250 miles of natural gas pipelines, as well as the installation, modification, and retirement of more than 100 system and customer natural gas regulating stations. Combined with other system expansion and improvement projects, total capital expenditures exceeded $80 million. • Operated and managed 2 Propane-Air Peak Shaving Facilities, which had an overall inventory of 2.5M gallons of propane. Equipment included 3 water-bath vaporizers, multi-stage air compressors, regulators, pneumatic shut-off valves, pressure relief valves, electronic gas leak detection, flame detection, and truck loading/unloading stations. • Managed the bidding, selection and performance of contractors for activities such as pipeline installation and repair, engineering, surveying, easement acquisition, leak survey, line locating, underwater surveys, boiler repair, valve maintenance, and environmental remediation.