Name : Randy
Industry Type : Mechanical Contractors
City & State : Old Town, ME
Job Title Construction Manager
Relocation Preferences :
Objective : March 31, 2010
To: Human Resource Director

Over the years of working in the heavy industrial construction industry I have realized the true importance of Safety and Quality. A successful project is always determined by how good a Safety and Quality program has been enforced throughout.
In my 36 year career in the business I have worked my way through Education, the Trades into Management of Quality and Project. I have written several Quality Control Manuals as well as many procedures related to safety and different disciplines in mechanical, pressure vessels, boilers and fuel and gas lines. As Project Manager in Wisconsin I was responsible for an entire project constructing a jet fuel storage facility. Shell Oil supplied guidelines for construction and commissioning and I was responsible for all aspects of the project as sole representative for the company. I was responsible for Safety, Quality, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and all documentation for start up and commissioning. I assembled all turn over packages.
As Quality Assurance Manager in Terre Haute, Indiana, I was responsible for all activities for the entire project. I reviewed all procedures from excavation to final turnover of the facility. This included all procedures for gas blows and steam blows for commissioning of GE 7FAs and D-11 GE steam turbine.
I have been involved in writing and qualifying hundreds of welding procedures to API, ASME and AWS standards for many companies.
As a Quality & Safety Engineer for Siemans Westinghouse, I worked in the field overseeing construction of gas fired power plants. I also performed duties as Site Auditor for several projects under construction reviewing all aspects of the projects including Safety, Quality, Procurement, Document Control, etc.
I have worked as a consultant for The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessels as a Welding Educator.
In closing, my background is diversified having worked for many years as a pipe fitter, ironworker and boiler maker. I have always felt very comfortable working in the field. I truly enjoy working as a Project Manager understanding all of the skill sets involved with producing a safe and reliable product.

Thank You for your consideration,
Randy Thibodeau
Resume :  

RANDY THIBODEAU
22 Fourth Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-2468
Randy_Thibodeau[at]yahoo.com

Professional Summary
Thirty-six years experience in the Construction Industry and Field of Education with both hands-on and supervisory roles in certified welding, quality control, welder training at the secondary and post secondary level, non-destructive and destructive testing, metallurgy, heat treatment, welding code and construction management including cost, scheduling, and personnel management responsibilities. Experienced in civil, mechanical & electrical quality assurance aspects of construction.


Professional Experience
Construction Manager; Wood Group Heavy Industrial Turbine Services, Humble, TX (2006-2009)
Managed construction projects for Wood Group. Most recent project: managed a rebuild on turbine and generator at Veolia Pinellas Waste-to-Energy Plant in St. Petersburg, FL

Project Manager; Mustang Engineering / Wood Group; Greenville, SC (2006-2009)
Supported numerous estimate efforts based upon experience with pulp & paper and power projects. Provided value engineering and estimate validation for project estimates prior to approval.

Project Manager; Mustang Engineering / Wood Group; Huntsman Chemical Plant Project; Port Arthur, TX (2006-2009)
Project manager on the Huntsman Chemical plant rebuild in Port Arthur, Texas. Monitored the scope, schedule and cost of this major chemical plant post-fire rebuild project on behalf of the insurance companies. Served as post-construction consultant.

Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering (2003-2006)
Project manager for construction of new jet fuel storage tanks for Shell Oil at the Milwaukee International Airport. Sole representative for Burns & McDonnell assuming safety, civil, mechanical & electrical duties for the entire project. Also Assistant Project Manager on a $150 million clean fuels project at Sinclair Oil Refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Mechanical Manager; Mirant Corporation (2001-2003)
Mechanical Manager constructing a combined-cycle 520 megawatt power plant. Duties included supervising construction and punch-list activities during the project. Also responsible for all ASME, AWS and ANSI standards for the entire project.

Engineer; Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (2001)
Oversaw gas turbine, steam turbine and BOP of simple and combined cycle power plants. Also involved with site audits of turn-key SW projects.

Manager of Quality; Duke Energy (1999-2001)
Quality control manager during construction of a 520-megawatt natural gas-fired, combined-cycle plant in Veazie, ME. Responsibilities included upgrading QC manual, wrote and edited welding procedure specifications including post weld heat treatment, qualified welders for both AWS and ASME codes, maintained all weld maps and travelers, maintained all records for all inspections performed including VT, MT, RT, UT, PT and metallographic, trained welders as technicians for orbital welding using Magnatech equipment, maintained welder continuity log. Primarily responsible for erection & construction of ABB HRSGs & assembly of GE frame 7FA combustion turbines. Worked with Hartford Steam & Boiler AI to meet necessary code requirements.

Owner; Weldpro, Inc. (1990-Present)
Owner of a consulting firm that specializes in all aspects of welding and construction for industry.
Welding Consultant, HESS Oil USVI
Responsibilities included writing and qualifying over forty welding procedure specifications ranging from basic P-1 to P1 material to P-45 and filler metals from F-3 to F-45. Trained seventy-five welders for the gas tungsten arc welding process, designed and wrote curriculum for all courses offered, worked as technical assistant on several heater re-tube turnarounds assisting welders with joining 9% Cr to stainless steel using NiCrFe-3, presented several seminars on welding codes & nomenclature to the welders & supervisors.
Welding Consultant; HESS Oil Inspection Dept.; Technical Welding Laboratory
Presented seminars for visual inspection and welding defects and discontinuities.
Welding Consultant; Bowater Paper Co, Fort James Paper Corp, Lincoln Pulp & Paper, Eastern Paper, Champion International Corp., Bangor Hydro Electric Co, Georgia Pacific, Construction and Maintenance Corp, Industrial Maintenance Corp, Pitt Des Moines Co., Steel Pro Pressure Vessels and Trans Tech Co.
Assisted these companies with basic metallurgy for the welders, welding safety and welder upgrades including AWS national welding certification.
Welding Consultant; Hussey Seating Co.
Wrote training guide for oxy-acetylene safety and safety in welding.
Welding Consultant; National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Presented code and welding seminars at Maine Maritime Academy for industry in conjunction with the State of Maine Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation.

Department Chairperson & Welding Instructor; Eastern Maine Technical College; Bangor, ME (1986-1997)
Responsibilities included writing over two hundred lesson plans, creating two-year associate degrees in applied science with majors in pipe fitting and welding, teaching metallurgy and all GTAW welding courses including carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum plate, pipe and tubing, Chairman of Industry Advisory Craft Committee held annually. Responsible for department activities including supervision of five welding instructors, job placement of graduates, ordering of all consumables which included 12,000 feet of pipe in various wall and size, 2.5 ton of stick electrode, over 300 various gas cylinders and consumables for all welding equipment, OAW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, PAW, etc. Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, 1991.

Adult Education Welding Instructor and Substitute Teacher; Northern Penobscot Tech Region III (1985)
Designed curriculum and taught basic shielded metal arc welding for Adult Education Welding Class. Acted as a Substitute Teacher in the Welding, Automotive and Computer Technology classes.

Journeyman Ironworker Welder, Pipe Fitter Welder, Boilermaker Mechanic & Welder, Foreman (1973-1986)
Began welding career as an apprentice in the ironworker trade learning how to read blueprints, tie rebar, erect steel, fabricate and weld. Moved to the next level as a pipe welder and boilermaker welder performing many x-ray welds on boiler tubes and a large amount of hot tube and high-pressure piping ranging from 40 psi to 3000 psi. Worked on many large projects installing paper machines and BOP piping at SD Warren, Fraser Paper, Lincoln Pulp & Paper, Eastern Fine Paper, and Champion Paper. Employed by Paul Lawrence Co, Northeast Construction, Consolidated Constructors and Builders; Irving Buchanan; and Cianbro Corp., Foster Wheeler, Willette Welding and Great Northern Paper Company.


Education
The Saxon Group, Inc.; Veazie, ME; OSHA 30-Hour Training Course in Construction Safety & Health, 2000
Elite Inspection Service; Portland, ME; SNT-TC-1A Level II MT & PT, 1999
Hobart Institute; Troy, OH; Preparation for AWS (CWI/CWE) Welding Inspector/Educator Examination, 1998
Maine Maritime Academy; Castine, ME; Boiler & Pressure Vessel Seminar, 1989-1998
Materials Engineering Institute; Materials Park, OH; Welding Inspection & Quality Control, 1997
University of Southern Maine; Gorham, ME (Enrolled in BA Program, Vocational Education, 1986-1996)
Quality Assurance Laboratories; South Portland, ME; Level II Course MT & PT, 1989
Hobart Institute; Troy, OH; Welding Educator Course, 1986
Department of Educational & Cultural Services Division of Certification; Augusta, ME; Professional Teacher 7-12 Metal Fabrication, 1985
Ironworker Apprenticeship Local #496; Southern Maine Vocational Institute; South Portland, Maine; Journeyman 1973-1975


Additional Training
Construction management, level-one supervision, safety, surveying, welding, estimating, planning, P-3 and Open Plan schedules.



Certifications
American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector #98091321
American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator #9812018E
American Welding Society National Structural Welding Certification D1-SM-F4-P-A-L, SNMT-TC-1A Level II, Dye Penetrant & Magnetic Particle
Dual Citizenship - USA, Canada

Professional Memberships
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Welding Society
Society of Non Destructive Testing
International Society of Welding Educators

References:
Bobby Bidwell. Electrical Manager, Rust Engineering (865) 719-7407
Jimmy Parker, Vice President Construction, Fluor (931) 676-7370
Lawrence Davis, Chief Estimator, Mustang Engineering (864) 940-7527



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