Richard Dicky Pou
800 Dalton Ave. #175
Pittsfield, MA. 01201
760-259-5066
Poubear396[at]yahoo.com
Objective
To use my multi skills as an NCCO certified overhead and hydraulic crane operator, ironworker, master rigger, bull rigger, windmill tech, fabricator, pipe fitter, millwright, boom truck and equipment operators to help your company to finish the job in a timely and safe matter.

Qualifications
NCCCO overhead and hydraulic crane operator certified , fix and swing cab crane operator, boom truck operator
Equipment Operated: Overhead bridge, Gantry, Jib, and Monorail cranes up to 475 tons. Manitowoc 4100 and 7755, Tadanto 500RT, TexRex RT335 & 880, Boom trucks up to 40 ton, Grove RT. 35T, 70T, 90T, 120T crane, Northwest 80 Dragline, Broderson 20T, International 4700 boon truck, Pettibone RT 30T, Link Belt RT 35T and 85 ton, Lorain RT 40T, Bucket Truck, JLG Lift to 128, Scissor Lift to 42, Bobcat skid steer w/all attachments, Dozer up to D5, Excavators, Backhoes, Telehandler forklifts up to 90, D3 pipe layer dozer, forklifts to 25,000 lbs., Wheel loader, Skid loaders, Knuckler boom loaders,
Class A ironworker, nuclear certified master rigger, bull rigger, windmill tech., boilermaker, millwright, pipe fitter
Have TWIC card, Unescorted Nuclear power plant clearance, open water survival, 10 Hour CAL OSHA training, BAT training, OSCAR training, HIT training, Occupation Safety Councils of America, CPR training, rigging certificated, MSHA experience miner certificated (overhead crane, boom truck, forklift operator, ironworker/rigger, and fabricator), fire watch, safety train, confine space, H2S, ammonia and respiratory protection, environmental awareness, hydraulic oil system maintainer, first aid train, main lift, multiple heavy equipment train and certified, computer train, energy management, rappelling and certified underwater diver.
Resourceful, energetic, multi-tasking, very dependable and results-oriented.
Mechanical Structural, metal fabrication, equipment installation, job safety analysis (JSA), blue print reading and analysis

Relevant Experience

PEM, Inc, Anderson, SC February 08, 2010 April 1, 2010
Brunswick Nuclear Plant
Overhead 188 ton gantry crane operator and large 30, 45, 70 ton Grove hydraulic cranes
Pull and replace a number of values and pumps
Remove 363,537 Lbs. GE generator coil and reinstalled
Remove and reinstalled shield wall weighing 152,000 Lbs.
Remove and reinstalled exciter weighing 56,500 Lbs.
Remove and reinstalled dog house weighing 16,000 Lbs.
Remove and reinstalled exciter rotor weighing 5,934 Lbs.
Remove and reinstalled end bells weighing 27,500 Lbs.
Flip housing, bearing, and values




Burkhartler Rigging, Columbus, MS January 04, 2010 January 16, 2010
ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill
Large hydraulic crane operator
Ran a Manitowoc 7755 crane, Tadanto 85 ton, Linkbelt 90 ton
Set equipment

PEM, Inc, Anderson, SC September 21, 2009 November 14, 2009
Waterford Nuclear Power Plant
Overhead gantry crane operator and rigger
Ran a 35/200 ton dual hook overhead gantry crane
Pull and Replace turbine (weight 240,300 lbs.) and a number of shells up 124,300 lbs.
Pull and replace a number of values and pumps

CLP, Reno. NV. August 18, 2009- August 28, 2009
Spectra Energy
Rigger/Pipefitter
Fitted values and fabricated pipe

DZ Atlantic, Palo Verde, AZ. March 23, 2009-April 24, 2009
Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant
Rigger/ Bull Rigger/Pipefitter
Remove values and reinstalled
Remove heavy pipe and reinstalled

ProEnergy Services, Sedalia, MO Feb. 2, 2009-March 22, 2009
Evangeline Power Plant
Overhead gantry crane operator
Ran a Radio control 40 ton dual hook overhead gantry crane
Remove 39 ton Westinghouse generator coil and reinstalled
Remove IP,HP,LP and generator coil and reinstalled

PEM, Inc, Anderson, SC September 22, 2008 -October 25, 2008
Roberson Nuclear Power Plant
Overhead gantry crane operator and rigger
Ran a 145 ton dual hook overhead gantry crane
Rigged and remove 144.6 ton generator coil and reinstalled

PEM, Inc, Anderson, SC April 23, 2008- May.22, 2008
Roberson Coal Power Plant
Overhead gantry crane operator and rigger
Ran a 75 ton dual hook overhead gantry crane
Remove IP,HP,LP and generator coil and reinstalled
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator






BARTLETT NUCLEAR, Inc., Plymouth, Ma March 10, 2008- April 21, 2008
Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant
Crane Operator/ rigger
Remove and replace 11 heat exchangers and manifolds replacement in containment, built and remove a manual 2 ton overhead crane system
Qualifications
Unescorted access pass in containment
Overhead radio control floor operated cranes
Master rigger
Monorail and Jib floor operated cranes
Heavy equipment operator
TIC, Bakersfield, CA Dec. 2007-March 2008
Torrance ExxonMobil Plant
Boilermaker foreman, pipefitter, equipment operator and rigger
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator
Man lift operator

PEM, Inc, Anderson, SC Oct. 2007- Dec.2007
Roxboro Power Plant
Overhead gantry crane operator and rigger
Ran a Radio Control 75 ton dual hook overhead gantry crane
Train and certified with other overhead crane
Remove IP,HP,LP and generator coil and reinstalled
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator

Proserv, Inc Clewiston, Fl Oct. 2007-Oct. 2007
US Sugar Plant
Ironworker, rigger and equipment operator
Ran a 20 ton Cherry picker
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator
Man lift operator

Barnhart, Inc Sept. 2007-Oct. 2007
Windmills
Ironworker and rigger
Install windmill GE generator and gear box with braking systems
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator
Assemble hub, head cone and three 120 blades
Assemble windmill and torque bolts from ground to head to blades
Fill oil and coolant and check connections

CCC Group Aug 2007- Sept.2007
Peabody Coal Mine
Ironworker, fabricator, pipefitter, rigger and MSHA Certificate
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator
Man lift operator





Newmech, Inc Minneapolis, MN. June 2007-Aug 2007
Watertown ethanol Plant
Ironworker, rigger and installation of plant equipment
Man lift operator
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator


QCI/ GENERAL ELECTRIC, Wilmington, NC Aug. 2006-June.2007
Kennecott Copper and Gold Mine and Romaland GE Power Plant
Foreman, ironworker, rigger and overhead crane operator
Run a crew 13 Ironworker rigging , connecting steel and fabrication
Finish Foreman training and up to date CPR and first aid training
Ran a 125 ton dual hook overhead crane w/remote control over 1200 hours
Train and certified other overhead crane operators for QCI
Extend boom forklift and standard forklift operator
Man lift operator

UNITED STATES GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION Chicago, IL. June 2005-Aug.2006
Ironworker, rigger, bull rigger, millwright, pipe fitter, overhead crane operator, boom truck operator and MSHA Certificate
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Check out crane, set rigging, and fill out lift tickets for all lifts
Ran a 55 ton single hook overhead crane w/remote control over 800 hours.
Design and fabrication of steel projects
Bull rig pipe into place for welders
Pipefitter
Multiple equipment operator
Ran a boom truck crane over 250 hours
Ran a cherry deck crane over 350 hours
Extend boom forklift, standard forklift operator, man lift operator,

BUCHANAN CONTRACTING, Great Falls, MT. May 2005-June 2005
INTERNATIONAL MALTING COMPANY (The largest malting plant of its kind)
Leadsman, Ironworker, rigger, overhead crane operator, and, fabrication
Design, fabrication, installation of steel projects
Fabrication of transition from hopper to conveyers back to hoppers, then installed the transition
Figure lift tickets over 10,000 lbs. And did all the rigging for the heavy lifts
Ran a 35 ton single hook overhead crane w/remote control over 250 hours.
Worked with job site Engineer, did field drawings and fabrications of drawings
Man lift operator

TURNER INDUSTRIES, Baton Rouge, LA. Feb 2005-May 2005
CONCO / PHILLIPS PLANT, BILLINGS MT.
Ironworker, bull rigger
Started as an Ironworker building pipe racks, my crew hung the most steel per day out of 200 ironworkers
Moved to bull rigging (all other crews was let go) 3 of us bull rigged enough pipe to keep the entire welder crew busy. Our crew hung more pipes per day then the other 3 crews did combine.








SOUTH STAR, Houma, LA June 2004-Feb.2005
BP THUNDER HORSE (The worlds largest floating oil and gas platform)
Leadsman/rigger and overhead crane operator
Rigger, hydro pressure tester, and hydraulic oil scrubber and pressure tester
Fix all self sealing hydraulic doors that has not worked in two years
Ran a 175 ton dual hook overhead crane w/remote control over 1250 hours.
Rigged all lifts coming on board and around the platform for Green Energy Company



ANTILL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, Houma, LA May 2004-June 2004
Rigger/Equipment Operator
Responsible for pulling gas line pipe off the barges and laying the pipe in the canal
Rigged the off loading of the pipe from delivery barge to the lay barge daily
Hydro tested all gas line piping
Ran the jet barge and jetted the gas line underground underwater to the engineered depth
Operated a long reach excavator for over 500 hours


LAMPCRAFT, INC, Colorado Springs, CO. April 2002-June 2004
Installation Manger
Hired, trained and supervised construction workers and sub-contractors
Designed, built, spec and custom homes, strip mall, office spaces, metal building and airplane hangers
Maintained strict safety standards and procedures
Heavy rigging and equipment operation

JASON, INC, Cocoa, FL May 1995-April 2002
VP
Hired, trained and supervised construction workers and sub-contractors
Secured all required permits approvals
Designed, built, spec and custom homes, strip mall, office spaces, metal building, warehouses, docks, piers, and airplane hangers
Repair all sizes and shapes of hurricane damage buildings
Maintained strict safety standards and procedures
Ran a 50 ton cherry picker over 2400 hours.
Computed cost estimates and negotiated with companies to obtain contracts


JLC CONSTRUCTION, Ft. Lauderdale, FL July 1988-May 1994
Foreman/Equipment Operator
Hired, trained and supervised construction workers and sub-contractors
Secured all required permits approvals
Ran a 50 ton cherry picker and 65 ton Grove over 2750 hours.
Designed and built strip malls, office spaces, metal building, warehouses, docks, piers, and airplane hangers
Did all heavy rigging and equipment operation
Did turnaround work for Peoples Gas and Florida Power



GULF STATES INDUSTRIES, Flagstaff, AZ June 1981-July 1988
Supervisor
Hired, trained and supervised construction workers and sub-contractors in 5 states
Coordinated employees, equipment and materials on several projects simultaneously
Secured all required permits approvals


PEARSON BRIDGE AND PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, Baton Rouge, LA May 1972-June 1988
Rigger, ironworker, equipment operator, pipe fitter
Worked summers and holidays while I was going to school full time
Built Westinghouse windmill generators 120 high for 4 months one summer and 3 months the next summer
Lattice frame, one piece head and 60 blades
Operated all types of heavy equipment
Ran a 65 ton Northwest and 100 ton Lima crawler crane over 1250 hours.
Ran a side boom D3 dozer installing gas pipeline
Learn to read blueprints, every aspect of building bridges, rigging, iron working, pile driving, pipefitting, and laying pipe in the swamp, over the water, under the water and underground


Education
3 ½ years of Petroleum/ Chemical engineering
1974-1976 Northeast Mississippi Junior College
1976-1977 Mississippi State University

Other Experience
I worked between 35 to 40, one to four week turn-a-rounds over the past 30 years. Exxon, BP, Union Carbine, Florida Power and Light, Florida Power, Peoples Gas, NASA and 15 different offshore rigs as an ironworker, rigger bull rigger, fabrication and equipment operator. References Available Upon Request