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Chad Radke

Campo,CA

Summary

Experienced Site Manager proficient in managing wind farm operations with exceptional team supervision, project coordination and analytical problem-solving skills. Optimizes resource use to achieve challenging targets. Diplomatic in resolving disputes and coordinating diverse teams.

Overview

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Work History

Site Supervisor

GE Renewable Energy
, CA
  • Prepare and email weekly reports
  • Prepare and email monthly reports
  • Attend weekly safety meetings for GE
  • Attend monthly report calls with GE and Avangrid
  • Communicate with crew importance of safety
  • Communicate with Avangrid on site issues
  • Make sure all personal onsite receive site orientation from GE and Avangrid
  • Approve vendor invoices
  • Approve monthly MALS for site
  • Perform quality check of wind turbines
  • Attend finance calls
  • Approve timecards and credit card expense reports
  • Debrief time and parts in Oracle
  • Utilize Maximo
  • Complete all training requirements by due date

BOP Site Supervisor

EON Energy Services/RWE Energy Services
Snyder, TX
  • Prepare and email weekly reports
  • Prepare and email monthly reports
  • Attend weekly safety meetings for EES/RWE ES
  • Attend monthly report calls with GE and LCE/Orsted
  • Submit credit card expense report for site
  • Communicate with crew importance of safety
  • Communicate with LCE/Orsted on site issues
  • Make sure all personal onsite receive site orientation from EES/RWE and LCE/Orsted
  • Communicate with landowners on any questions or concerns
  • Outsource contractor for weed abatement and pest control
  • Outsource contractor for road maintenance and repair
  • Approve vendor invoices
  • Approve monthly MALS for site
  • Perform monthly inspection of Met towers
  • Perform quality check of wind turbines
  • Perform quality check on Substation and control house

Site Manager

Upwind Solutions Inc
Palm Springs, CA
  • Hire technicians for site
  • Prepare and email weekly metrics report
  • Prepare and email monthly and annual reports
  • Attend weekly safety meetings
  • Attend conference calls with finance department
  • Approve service reports and timecards
  • Approve credit card purchases for crews on site
  • Communicate with crew importance of safety
  • Communicate with customer on site issues
  • Develop semi-annual and annual maintenance schedule
  • Advise technicians on troubleshooting G.E turbines
  • Make sure all crew members receive site orientation
  • Perform maintenance on wind turbines
  • Attend weekly safety meetings with customer
  • Help maintain inventory for site
  • Compile parts usage spreadsheet for monthly report
  • Keep track of tooling certifications and calibrations along with QA/QC Leader
  • Troubleshoot 12 volt to 690-volt three phase electrical components

Site Lead

Palm Springs, CA
  • Brought site turbine availability from 70% on January 1, 2011, to availability of 97.74%
  • Develop plan of the day utilizing up to 20 men at site start up to currently utilizing 7-man crew
  • Prepare and email plan of the day and end of the day reports
  • Streamline maintenance procedures into user-friendly document for technicians
  • Develop semi-annual and annual maintenance schedule
  • Develop and maintain inventory of parts for site
  • Compile parts usage spreadsheet for monthly report
  • Created and maintained weekly on call schedule
  • Formulated call out schedule with PMC
  • Assisted PMC with NRO guidelines and procedures
  • Advise technicians on troubleshooting G.E 1.5s turbines
  • Kept track of tooling certifications and calibrations until site had QA coordinator
  • Performed safety meetings until site had Safety coordinator
  • Made sure all crew members received site orientation from Shell
  • Make sure all crew members understood importance of Shell's 12 lifesaving rules
  • Troubleshoot 12 volt to 575-volt three phase electrical components
  • Perform maintenance on wind turbines
  • Perform quality check of wind turbines

Education

High School Diploma -

Galva-Holstein High School
Holstein, IA
05.1989

Skills

  • Health and Safety Regulations
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Contract Terms Interpretation
  • Business Management Principles
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluations
  • Team Leadership
  • Technical Proficiency
  • P&L Oversight
  • Scheduling and Coordinating
  • Quality Standards
  • Inventory Management

Certification

Microsoft Excel - CPR/First Aid certified - Various Internet browsers - OSHA 10&30-hour class - Various specialty programs for wind turbines, - NFPA 70 E Trained converters, PLC's and Scada systems - GWO Certified - Crane rigging G.E. 1.5 school SEG converter training

Timeline

Site Supervisor

GE Renewable Energy

BOP Site Supervisor

EON Energy Services/RWE Energy Services

Site Manager

Upwind Solutions Inc

Site Lead

High School Diploma -

Galva-Holstein High School
Microsoft Excel - CPR/First Aid certified - Various Internet browsers - OSHA 10&30-hour class - Various specialty programs for wind turbines, - NFPA 70 E Trained converters, PLC's and Scada systems - GWO Certified - Crane rigging G.E. 1.5 school SEG converter training
Chad Radke