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Jacksonville, Texas, United States

Ada, Ok

Oversite of the construction engineering program for the Chickasaw Nation including the pre-construction design phases and ongoing support throughout the construction of the project. Provide engineering insight through the initiating, planning, and executing phases of all capital improvement projects. Reviews, verifies, and approves project drawings and specifications. Guide and provide expert technical direction to the architectural and engineering firms during the project design phase. Provide technical direction to the field when responding the technical complications or emergencies.

Responsible for overseeing construction program for the Chickasaw Nation (7,648 square miles of south central Oklahoma), including oversight of engineering and utility construction projects from inception to completion.Oversaw $150 million WinStar World Casino Expansion, a 325,000 sq. ft. structure adding 4,000 casino games.Oversaw $75 million Riverwind Casino Project, a 220,000 sq. ft. gaming facility adding 2,300 casino games. Completed 14 month project on time and within budget.Oversaw $10 million Newcastle Expansion, a 25,000 sq. ft. facility adding 600 casino games. Completed six month project on time and under budget.Manages project planning process, approves project budgets and timelines, and directs teams in the initiation, planning, and execution of all capital projects.Reviews, verifies, and approves all project requisitions and is responsible for managing ~$100 million annual corporate construction budget.Directs operation of the Heavy Equipment Division in the performance of earthwork projects, totaling 12 major pieces of equipment ($3.5 million in equipment) and 8 heavy equipment operators – saving the Division ~$2 million annually.Instituted Primavera Contract Manager and Primavera P6 Scheduler, project tracking software and management reporting tool used to efficiently manage and track multiple projects.Introduced department standard operating procedures that significantly streamlined operations and increased productivity.

Irving, Tx

Directed teams to initiate, plan, and execute major and/or large complex capital improvement projects, facilities and equipment maintenance issues, major operation transitions, engineering, utilities, equipment and facility standardization, re-engineering, and environmental remediation projects from inception to completion.• Lead project planning and budgeting process for major engineering projects. • Established and approved project budgets and was accountable for budget decisions and project timelines.• Review, verify, and approve all invoices and contractor applications for payment and was responsible for budget, allocation, and directing payment.• Sought out for expert technical direction to the field when responding to technical complications or emergencies.

Richardson, Tx

Responsible for managing all complex technical engineering and construction projects of mission critical telecommunication data facilites, including site selection and planning, design build firm selection, schematics and design, material selection, procurement of mechanical and electrical equipment, quality control, timeline, budgeting, and third-party commissioning.• Managed construction of 21 mission critical telecommunications facility construction projects totaling 1.3 million sq. ft. of new technical space at a budget of $467 million; under budget by 5%.• Supervised seven Project Managers and ten field Construction Supervisors.• Developed and implemented a Design Build process system, enabling project completion time to be reduced by more than six months.• Developed a prototype design for a network information center utilizing a modular architecture design to eliminate the inconsistent technical switch sites, resulting in increased consistency as well as greater reliability, survivability, maintainability, flexibility, and expandability; leading to bottom line savings.• Spearheaded the development of a more detailed commissioning requirement checklist to include all electrical and mechanical equipment, systems, operational functions, and alarms resulting in a significant reduction in telecom interruption of service.• Devised a Disaster Matrix Rating System and revalued projects with the real estate group, resulting in improved site selections and a lower risk factor reducing the risk of future network outages.• Established a Site Master Planning procedure to create more efficient use of the site reducing future property purchases.• Created a Design Criteria Log enabling a 15 percent reduction in the engineering phases of the design process.• Spearheaded the implementation of a cooling system, which reduced personnel maintenance, which increased the bottom line by 10 percent.

Responsible for test & start-up activities for various energy plants and associated equipment, including electrical and mechanical inspection/testing.Lee County Resource Recovery Project, on-site Electrical and I&C Engineer, coordinating the construction of a 40 MW municipal waste to energy plant. Resolved technical engineering design issues on site and issued supplemental design information directly to contractors – avoiding delays and reducing the schedule 30 days.Brush Co-generation Project, 40 mw gas turbine, 40 mw heat recovery boiler & turbine, and process steam to 17 acre greenhouse, electrical & mechanical Testing & Startup.Supervision of startup services of multiple power generation facilities. Develop documentation and training programs required for the operation of power generating and industrial facilities. Perform efficiency tests. Startup of industrial, chemical, and power generation facilities. Perform equipment / system checkout, initial startup, and operational testing. Budget and project scheduling responsibility ranging up to $15M.Coordination of vendors, construction crews, and sub-contractor activities. Project liaison with client's Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations departments.MECHANICAL: Equipment installation inspection and system verification of piping systems, mechanical equipment, HVAC systems, and system controls. Pre-operational testing. Supervision of initial operation and recording of base line data. Training of the client's operation and maintenance staff.ELECTRICAL: Checkout and initial testing of switchyards, high, medium, and low voltage switchgear, DC systems, computers, annunciators, boiler coordinated control and burner management systems, turbine supervisory control systems, UPS systems, and programmable controllers. Testing of cables and equipment, control and interlock, circuit logic, and checkout of motors & motor control equipment.

Terrell, Tx

Responsible for operations management of a medical waste incineration complex, including controlled air incinerator and associated air pollution control equipment.• Oversaw policy/procedure development and administration, oversight of transportation function, OSHA and environmental compliance, and documentation and certification testing of equipment.• Developed and implemented numerous site safety plans and procedures to comply with the current OSHA regulations, satisfying state compliance requirements.• Maintain site records and verify compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Texas Water Commission, the Texas Department of Health, and the Texas Air Control Board.• Implemented operator training and certification which boosted employee moral and reduced absenteeism.• Wrote and implemented numerous site safety plans and procidures to comply with the current OSHA regulations, Wrote the Exposure Control Plan (Protection Against Bloodborne Pathogens), Lockout/Tagout Program, Confined Space Entry Progran, Leas Protection Program, Respirator Program, Emergency Management Plan, RECRA Contingency Plan, Cadmiun Protection Plan , and Hazardous Communications Program (HAZWOPER) for the facility.• Implemented a new fly ash treatment process which changed the waste classification to non-hazardous; resulting in a waste disposal cost reduction of 50%.

Richardson, Tx

Oversight of all facility maintenance and construction, including management of a 245,000 sq. ft. Technology Center; including a mission critical oil and gas exploration data center and financial data center, research and development laboritories and support complex, and five additional properties.• Provided technical consulting for construction of a 550,000 sq. ft., 26-story corporate headquarters and data center.• Instituted and oversaw outsourcing of facility operations and maintenance, resulting in 8% bottom line savings.• Implemented the engineering and buildout of the 3rd floor including a computer room.• Coordinated successful construction of a 77,000 sq. ft., 2-story data services storage building featuring extremely strict electrical, security, and fire protection requirements.• Designed and supervised construction of the chilled water piping system resulting in increased reliability, flexibility, and maintainability of the system pumps and chillers.• Managed design changes to the electrical and mechanical data center facilities, including the replacement of the Cray super computer for the processing of scientific data, and the installation of an Amdahl mainframe computer in the data center, a new platform used to process business applications. All work was performed without a single interruption of data services.

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