Blake Taylor
4045 County Road 350 Nacogdoches ,TX
Summary
Coordinator & Supervisor with experience in many different areas of industrial construction. Currently in the role of Completions Coordinator Site Lead on a multi-billion dollar project. Committed to doing the job safely, correctly, and in a timely manner the first time every time. Able to build relationships with employers, employees, and clients while keeping a high standard of work. Driven to make positive choices to help create a safer/stronger work environment for myself and those around me.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Specialist Completions - Site Lead
Kellogg, Brown & Root, KBR
Aransas Pass, TX
07.2023 - Current
- Leading meetings to align team, discuss areas of concern & track progress on modular completion activities.
- Reviewing and uploading Internal Test Reports (ITR's) uploading into Co-Console Database.
- Multiple forms of Data Entry.
- Reviewing and evaluating documents such as an RFI, QSR, NCR, QCR, & Punch List Logs
- Ensuring modules are completed and turned over on time according to client deadlines.
- Working closely with the subcontractors, engineering team, and client to keep the project on track and to mitigate any issues involving completion activities.
Completions & Project Coordinator Pipe-Stationary
Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR)
Channelview, TX
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Night Shift Lead Coordinator
- Commissioning, start-up, and plant operations activities such as equipment checkout, inspections for proper installation, review of correct design.
- Used multiple data bases to track progress and performance such as Smart Completions, Co-Console, Sharepoint, and SAP.
- Working with Vendors and Subcontractors to meet deadlines and schedule services to ensure proper start-up and alignment.
- Handling materials incoming and outgoing throughout the construction/start-up process.
- Coordinating operations and projects including direction of craft, and start-up activities sch as flushing, chemical cleaning, air-blows, steam-blows, and performance testing. Doing so in an efficient, but safe manner, while keeping cost and profitability in mind.
- Working with the client at the site, devising new plans to problems encountered.
- Planning, scheduling, conduction work, making independent evaluations, selection, and adaptation of procedures, and criteria all while keeping the company’s integrity, safety record, and trust held to the highest standard
- Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel.
Pipe Foreman
Universal Plant Services (UPS)
Pasadena, TX
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Completed demo and repairs to a exchanger that had some tubes blown out, installed plugs in damaged tubes and reinstated the exchanger to working order.
- Fabricated serval piping systems to in-ground sumps, and sump pumps.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Monitored project progress to enforce adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
- Implemented onsite safety protocols and procedures and properly trained team members on prevention measures.
- Read and interpreted specifications, P&ID's and Isometric drawings for job.
Pipe General Foreman
Integrated Services (INSERV)
Mount Enterprise, TX
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Made repairs inside boiler that steamdrum header cap had failed and caused production shutdown for the client.
- Inspected worksites to survey for potential hazards or safety concerns.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Prepared and planned worksites to help jobs run smoothly.
- Read and interpreted specifications, P&ID's and Isometric drawings for job.
- Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
- Modified piping systems with task-specific tools to complete preventive maintenance.
- Inspected installed systems using hydrostatic testing or pressure gauges.
Pipefitter
Ohmstede Industrial Services
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Demolition of piping and piping systems, flare lines, structural material, then reinstalling in a safe and proficient manner.
- Working with precise pump piping, underground piping, fabricating strategic pipe spools for complete accuracy, hydro testing, critical lift support with rigger/operator, and successful unit start ups.
Pipefitter
F&L United
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Commissioning and start up procedures including hydro testing, lube flushes, borescopes, steam blows, pipe pigging/cleaning, and full turnover walk downs for clients to ensure everything is in the correct standards for operation.
- Working with the clients and their specific procedures and guidelines to make the job successful, safe, and accurate.
- Helping work through obstacles to keep a steady and productive work flow.
Pipefitter
SWAT Turnaround Services
10.2019 - 01.2021
- Installed piping and instrumentation around tanks and vessels according to the blueprints and models while overcoming various obstacles while working together with the crew.
- Replaced catalytic cyclone piping while the unit was on emergency standby in an efficient time.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
Pipefitter
Par-Fab Companies
02.2018 - 05.2020
- Demo of full heater tubing and components to do quality reinstallation and fabrication of the retubing and the equipment directly affected.
- Precisely setting instruments for normal operation according to clients specifications and standards.
- Hydro testing and safe start up with on time results.
Pipefitter
Refractory Construction Services
06.2017 - 08.2019
- Unit and boiler de-con as well as retubing the superheat equipment.
- Installed dutchman and football repairs to the water wall while not compromising the surrounding tubes.
- Hydro testing and mud drum repairs.
- Identifying signs of potential problems with boilers and pressure vessels, such as tube leakage, scaling, pitting, metals discoloration and refractory failures.
Pipefitter
Dilling Company
07.2017 - 11.2019
- Building and erecting a nitrogen unit using blueprint and computer programs to make all piping systems accurate and to the standards of the client.
- Installing piping to vessels, drums, equipment, pumps, pipe racks, pipelines and existing units at exact coordinates to ensure proper operational function.
- Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Managed movement of materials and equipment to different job sites.
Pipefitter
Fluor Daniel’s
09.2017 - 04.2019
- Installing steam pipe for a new unit by running pipe from boiler room along pipe rack with multiple expansion loops and steam traps while troubleshooting pipe routes with supervision.
- Reading blueprints to make spools as required by management.
- Food grade stainless piping fabrication and installation.
Skills
- Bluebeam Revu 20 Extreme
- Co-Console
- Smart Completions
- Documentum
- SPF Web Portal
- Time Management
- SAP
- Navisworks Freedom
- Universal Plant Viewer
- Microsoft Office Programs (Excel, Word, etc)
- P&ID/Isometric drawing reading proficiency
- Hazard Elimination
- Team Leadership
- Construction Operations
- Pressure Testing (Hydro/Pneumatic)
- Fabrication of pipe and piping systems
- Various power tools/equipment
- Full understanding of rules and guidelines, regulations, and safety
- Borescope camera operations
- PSSR walkdowns
- Commissioning and Start ups
- Piping Specifications
- OSHA Compliance
Certification
NCCER Pipefitter - Welding - Basic Plus - HASC Certifications - TWIC - Shell Startup Trained - OSHA 10 - CPR
Timeline
Principal Specialist Completions - Site Lead
Kellogg, Brown & Root, KBR
07.2023 - Current
Completions & Project Coordinator Pipe-Stationary
Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR)
08.2022 - 07.2023
Pipe General Foreman
Integrated Services (INSERV)
06.2022 - 07.2022
Pipe Foreman
Universal Plant Services (UPS)
05.2022 - 06.2022
Pipefitter
F&L United
08.2020 - 12.2021
Pipefitter
SWAT Turnaround Services
10.2019 - 01.2021
Pipefitter
Ohmstede Industrial Services
09.2018 - 05.2022
Pipefitter
Par-Fab Companies
02.2018 - 05.2020
Pipefitter
Fluor Daniel’s
09.2017 - 04.2019
Pipefitter
Dilling Company
07.2017 - 11.2019
Pipefitter
Refractory Construction Services
06.2017 - 08.2019
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