James C.

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Project Manager at Diverse Solutions Engineering (PE, PMP) @ Diverse Solutions Engineering, L.P.
James C.'s Location
Texas City, Texas, United States, United States
About James C.

Texas Professional Engineer, PMP, with engineering experience in planning, operations, maintenance and project management in the chemical & utility industries. Business-oriented, self-starter able to coordinate multiple assignments with excellent oral/written communication, team-building, process safety and project management (staged gate) skills.

James C.'s Current Company Details
Diverse Solutions Engineering, L.P.

Diverse Solutions Engineering, L.P.

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Project Manager at Diverse Solutions Engineering (PE, PMP)
James C. Work Experience Details
  • Diverse Solutions Engineering, L.P.
    Senior Project Manager
    Diverse Solutions Engineering, L.P. Sep 2022 - Present
    United States
    Provide Project Management services to Client. Perform FEL1/2/3/Execute phase documentation packages. Present project funding requests to Senior Management for approval. Monitor & Control project scope, schedule & budget for each project.
  • Magnum Engineering & Controls
    Project Manager
    Magnum Engineering & Controls Feb 2020 - Sep 2022
    Cpchem Cedar Bayou Plant, Baytown, Tx
    Project completed ahead of schedule and within budget guidelines. Planned, developed scope, scheduled, budgeted & optimized construction work plans to install various IEC projects. IEC projects include installation of cathodic protection systems, radar level devices, flow meters, metering pumps, Electrical PLC upgrades, PCVs and substation buss upgrades.
  • Magnum Engineering & Controls
    Project Manager
    Magnum Engineering & Controls May 2019 - Dec 2019
    Cpchem Cedar Bayou Plant, Baytown, Tx
    Project completed ahead of schedule and within budget guidelines. Planned, developed scope, scheduled, budgeted & optimized construction work plans to install Cathodic Protection Recommendations from Cathodic Protection Annual Survey. Installation of cathodic protection monitoring ports in 86 tanks throughout plant and one (1) new 200 ft. deep well anode bed.
  • Audubon Companies
    Project / Construction Manager
    Audubon Companies Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
    Texas City, Tx, Usa
    Project Manager responsible for $14.32MM Waste Water Management Project. Picked up this project at the end of Detail Design. Managed the completion of the detailed design packages, prepared bid packages, analyzed bid packages, selected contractors, and managed all construction with plant battery limits. Responsible for evaluating quotes and creating purchase requisitions in SAP for contractors. Provided budget reporting and management to INEOS Management. Project completed on schedule and within 6% of budget.Selected as Construction Manager for $68.8MM Boiler Construction Project. Project scope is to design, procure, construct and commission 3 new 250,000 lb/hr boilers (420 psig & 650degF). Assisted with design & document reviews, logistics scheduling, and contractor selection process for FEL3 gate. Provided technical support for water treatment & boiler scope development and contractor bid assessment. Developed detailed tie-point list with consideration for implementation strategy for bringing up 3 new 250 klb/hr boilers while the maintaining the styrene unit’s online status.
  • Bei Engineers
    Project Engineer
    Bei Engineers Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
    Houston, Tx Area
    Project Engineer with responsibility for managing multiple projects through a gated process. Projects were located among 3 plant sites (2 PVC and 1 chlor-alkali plant). Project responsibility includes scope justification & development, HESS compliance, cost estimating, schedule development & tracking, equipment & service requisitions, monthly capital/expense tracking/reporting, construction oversight and project closure. Provide scheduling, oversight & technical assistance for plant capital projects under construction during 20-day TPO (total plant outage).Projects include rebuild Marley 6 cell cross-flow cooling tower (including equipment replacement) from wooden to vinyl ester FRP structural members, repair foundation & rebuild Baker-Perkins S-36 pusher centrifuge, modify 3 caustic polishing filter’s piping from 3” to 4” SS piping, repair FRP lining in caustic vent scrubber, install new 1,000 ton York chilled water unit, repair foundation & replace 1,600 gallon chilled brine tank, replace 17,000 gallon, 750 gpm treated brine filtration tank, rebuild 8 stage, 1,000 hp, Model 29M8 Elliott chlorine compressor, replace caustic heaving damage to cell room paving & buss bar trenches, replace sulfuric acid drying tower sump & piping to sulfuric acid storage tank sump, reroute cooling water discharge from inter/after coolers for 8 stage, 1,000 hp, Model 29M8 Elliott chlorine compressor, construct replacement condensate storage tank (60’ dia. x 31’ high) including replacement isolation valves & level instruments.
  • Furnamite Technical Solutions
    Site Coordinator / Project Manager
    Furnamite Technical Solutions Sep 2013 - Apr 2015
    Chevron Phillips Plastics Plant, Pasadena, Tx
    Project Lead to migrate from AutoCAD 2007 2D CAD platform to AutoCAD 2014 & CADWorx 2014 3D modeling platform for the Civil/Structural/Piping Designers. Prepared budget & scope to purchase, install, setup software, train personnel, and establish new workflows for CADWorx 2014 3D modeling.Managed staff of Project Engineers, Civil/Structural/Piping Designers and CAD personnel located at the CPChem-PPC site. Coordinated project & design hand-offs from plant site personnel to Home Office personnel as required per work priorities & schedule. Monitored Safety Council requirements and renewals for staff. Review & approval of all time sheets to assure resources are correctly billed to appropriate SAP-WBS elements.Selected as Team Member for “Small Project” portion of Sinclair Group (consultant) process & workflow. Objective is to create well defined work processes with specific deliverables & receivables tied to steps in the work flows.Developed and implemented multiple productivity improvements for the Designers/CAD:Initiated “Check” procedure for the Designers. Utilized the Corporate Check procedures at the client site since there were no CPChem Standards to reference.Developed & implemented a Microsoft Project/Excel based designer work schedule (design estimate spreadsheet forms are consolidated, using MS Excel, and data is imported into MS Project) showing durations & start/finish dates for each requested design assignment.Created a deliverable-based, estimating tool to assist Designers in producing accurate Preliminary Design Estimates.Productivity metrics for budget (man-hours), schedule (delivery targets) and quality (design bust) of project design assignments were reported on a bi-weekly basis.Project design tracking tool was developed to assist in man-power allocation to meet the site’s priority requirements. Held weekly staff meetings to discuss this week’s progress and next week’s priorities.
  • Englobal
    Site Coordinator / Project Manager
    Englobal Mar 2011 - Aug 2013
    Chevron Phillips Plastics Plant, Pasadena, Tx
    Developed and implemented productivity monitoring for the Project Engineers that included Milestone reporting (to gauge project progress) and productivity metrics for budget (man-hours), schedule (delivery targets) and quality (change orders) of projects. Prepared bi-weekly reports in conjunction with the Designer/CAD productivity data. All project metrics were aligned with CPChem’s CPDEP Staged Gate process for project management to provide uniformity.Project Manager for several projects, including implementation of 2009 PHA recommendations to modify/install PSV remediations (~15 per polyethylene unit) for 2 units as defined by PSM group, reconfiguration of site flare system after the shutdown and demo of the two polypropylene units, and other assignments for assistance where requested.
  • Memc Pasadena, Inc.
    Inspections Supervisor
    Memc Pasadena, Inc. Apr 2008 - Aug 2010
    Pasadena Plant
    Supervised & administered all plant fixed equipment inspections. Inspectors (API-510 & API-570), Technicians (MT, PT, UT & VT) and CAD (AutoCAD 2008/FlexCAD) personnel report to this position. Duties included oversight of circuitization and gathering baseline data for piping inspections, review of vessel inspections, development of inspection ISO drawings, writing inspection procedures and developing filing systems for plant equipment & inspections files.Wrote procedures & supervised the PSV and welding inspections for code compliance. Reviewed P&IDs for accuracy and created red-lines for the CAD group. Technical support for Reliability Engineering Department. Problem resolution and support for a fleet of 76 DOT trailers to transport raw material to plant. Assisted Project Managers with API inspection related work scope and performed vendor QA/QC visits (one visit to was to Beijing,China) to verify equipment matched specifications. Deployment Team Member to develop work flows and deploy SAP PM Module. Created PPMs and Task Lists to manage API (510 & 570), PSV and ASME (B31.3) regulatory inspection requirements.
  • Englobal
    Project Manager
    Englobal Feb 2006 - Apr 2008
    Nalco Chemicals, Freeport, Tx
    Managed small capital projects ($50k to $2MM) through the scope development, project engineering, construction, budget, schedule, material procurement and documentation phases. Projects were analyzed for alternative solutions and effective use of project funds.Projects include process improvements to increase batch size of oxyalkylation process, install three new storage tanks with containment/pumps/piping/pig system, design/install security cameras to monitor tank truck loading to facilitate unattended loading of trailers, install recirculation piping for four resin tanks to improve operational capabilities for mixing/blending, repair PO header weld degredation, install a replacement IPA distillation unit, analyze requirements & implement project to change a process pump from a centrifugal to gear pump, add a vacuum system to new reactor to resin-enable the process, and assist with Nal-Met installation project.Process ‘Engineering Service Requests’ in accordance with established PSM & MOC procedures and guidelines.Coordinate and process Standard Service Agreements for vendors doing work on Nalco premises.Develop and review P&IDs for current projects.
  • Englobal
    Designer / Technical Writer
    Englobal Aug 2005 - Feb 2006
    Chevron Technology Ventures, Houston, Tx
    Created and updated P&IDs using AutoCAD 2006 for R&D design work for hydrogen production research facility.Provided Technical writing to compile the Operations & Maintenance Manual for the Chino Purified Hydrogen Generator Facility AC Transit Hydrogen Facility. Technical writing included content verification through process control review discussions with resident PhDs and checking P&IDs & electrical drawings for accuracy and consistency with the written documentation and field installation.
  • Cherished Properties
    Commercial / Residential Realtor
    Cherished Properties Dec 2004 - Aug 2005
    Texas City, Tx
    Structure and present commercial investment proposals for investors. Prepared financial estimates to demonstrate the income value of commercial property. Prepared competitive market analysis on commercial/residential properties.Prepared contracts, show, list, negotiate and sell commercial/residential property.
  • Montandon Company Realtors
    Commercial Realtor
    Montandon Company Realtors Apr 2003 - Dec 2004
    Houston, Tx
    Structure and present commercial investment proposals for investors. Prepared financial estimates to demonstrate the income value of commercial property. Prepared competitive market analysis on commercial/residential properties.Prepared contracts, show, list, negotiate and sell commercial/residential property.
  • Reliant Energy
    Consulting Engineer
    Reliant Energy Feb 1999 - Aug 2002
    Houston, Tx
    Utilized Energy Derivatives for conversion of regulated corporate models to a deregulated model. This stressed the concepts of Calls, Puts, Straddles and other means to structure strategies to support energy trading.Project Manager/Software Architect for $4MM OPS software development initiative to develop an optimized, market-based, generating unit maintenance scheduling system. Led joint application development (JAD) sessions to define project requirements and developed the outage schedule optimization mathematical and procedural models.Prepared consolidated 1, 3 & 10 year budget forecast reports for Departmental Senior Management ($200+MM Budget). Database Administrator for the departmental budget planning process. Implemented processes to streamline and reduce redundant departmental tasks. Developed and maintained financial spreadsheet models for Executive Management.Coordinated inter-departmental communications concerning maintenance outage schedules and negotiated differing plant’s needs to obtain group consensus. Process provided effective maintenance and shutdown scheduling of a 59 electric generating unit system through prioritization and optimization of individual unit needs to meet system demands.Developed and implemented computer based Heat Rate Performance Monitoring & Turbine Stage Pressure and Condenser Cleanliness Test programs to monitor and improve component operational efficiency.
  • Houston Lighting & Power Company
    Staff Engineer
    Houston Lighting & Power Company Dec 1978 - Feb 1999
    Houston, Tx
    Designed piping, electrical, and control system components for a condenser cooling water bromination process for biological organism control. Design and installation cost was ½ the amounts submitted by outside sources.Startup Engineer for Ross Hill Controls variable frequency drive for two 6000 hp, 830,000 cfm forced draft fans. Coordinated startup activities and corrected design deficiencies for the variable frequency drives. This was a $900M project to enable efficient low load operation of a super-critical steam generating unit.Prepared and presented technical paper for the Plant Design & Operating Committee. Paper described events that lead to the catastrophic failure of a 3700 hp motor for a 547,000 cfm forced draft fan. A maintenance description and failure analysis were performed and outlined. Paper was presented at a conference of southwestern utility company delegates.Designed Square-D programmable control system to replace a timer/relay control system on a 900-gallon per minute water demineralization system. This was a $75M project to improve efficiency and reduce control system maintenance. I developed all of the control logic and produced AutoCAD drawings to support the project.Project Lead for Boiler Feed Pump Turbine Exhaust Surface Condenser ($100M project). Specified project scope for replacement of corroded carbon steel members with stainless steel material. Inspected the vendor’s shop for quality assurance during fabrication. Coordinated project activities during removal and installation phases.Designed a 750,000 gallon wastewater containment system. This was a $1.3MM project to alleviate operational deficiencies and ensure environmental compliance with governmental regulations.

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James C. attended Texas A&m University, San Jacinto College.

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