DARRELL D PILGRAM JR
West Monroe
Summary
I have worked in the construction industry for 12 years. Experience in new pipeline construction, compressor station, weld pad construction, and meter/regulator station construction. Also, I have been involved in solar, and wind farm construction. I really enjoy this industry and have good team building skills. I have learned a lot in 12 years and am eager to learn more and always open to new experiences. I am a team player and learned early on you are only as good as the team around you. I am proud to always lead the way with safety and quality being the keys to success. I want to make a difference and always bring something to the table and will always give 110%.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Superintendent
Plaas Inc
Sioux City, IA
11.2023 - Current
- Over seen a Fluid Quip Engineered Clean Sugar Facility addition on to a Green Plains ethanol refinery
- Managed crews doing upgrades and maintenance work at POET ethanol refinery
- Also assisted in construction upgrades at Tyson, AGP, NuGen, Wells, White River Nutrition, and multiple other process facilities
- Constructed management meetings and over seen multiple crews while putting safety and Quality at the highest point of priority
- Resolved conflicts efficiently among team members, fostering a positive work environment that contributed to successful outcomes.
- Reviewed design specifications critically for accuracy, identifying potential issues before they escalated into costly delays or rework situations.
Project Foreman
WOOD Group
PA, OH, WV, VA, KS
05.2018 - Current
- Organized and ran front end crew, completed and performed tie ins, did all mechanical installations and bolt up, consistently performed lowering in process, and assisted and performed hydro testing
- Also, recently I have been doing collection lines and ground grid excavation, have experience in setting up PCS buildings, installing thermal back-fill, assisting pulling and installing cables on solar and wind sites
- Good with handling time, progress reports and completing tasks in a safe and timely manner
Superintendent, General Foreman
DDS Companies
NY, PA
05.2021 - 11.2023
- Project Foreman for 24" steel replacement pipeline project RG&E and 12" steel replacement project for UGI
- Superintendent for new flex steel pipe job for NFG
- Performed leadership, daily reporting, subcontractor oversight, and crew management for the duration of projects
- Completed daily time, progress reports, and tickets for charging items
- QA/QC work and weld mapping are also completed
Supervisor
Midway Energy Services
PA, OH, WV
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Supervised new construction of compressor stations, weld pads, pipeline, and meter stations
- Over seen all bolt up, torquing, and thread pipe installations
- Assisted and completed QA-QC work, redlines, weld mapping, etc
Crew Pusher
Midway Energy Services
PA, OH, WV
03.2014 - 06.2016
- Performed bolt up applications, concrete construction, threading pipe, setting vessels and equipment, running equipment such as man-lift, track-hoe, forklift, skid-steer
Welder Helper
Midway Energy Services
OH, PA
04.2012 - 03.2014
- Pipe fitting
- Beveling pipe, reading prints and getting pups and fittings prepared for welder, grinding and brushing, using hand torch, and structural welding
Education
GED -
Tioga High School
Tioga, LA01.2010
Associate of Arts - Welding
Welding School
Tulsa, OK11.2011
Skills
- Project milestones
- Troubleshooting expert
- Company safety policies
- Pipefitting
- Front end foreman
- Effective at multi-tasking and communication
- Manpower recruiting
- Bolt up
- Project site supervision
- Hydro testing
- Project documentation
- Lowering in and tie ins
- Subcontractor management
- Concrete construction
- Subcontractor oversight
- Certified on shore crane rigger
- New construction of facilities
- Strong team player
- Weld pad construction
- Solar Farm Construction
- Wind Farm construction
- Relationship building and management
- Quality assurance
- Public speaking
- Blueprint interpretation
- Material procurement
- Permit acquisition
- Community engagement
- Multi-project coordination
- OSHA compliance
- Employee motivation
Certification
- OSHA 10
- OSHA 30
- PEC Safe land
- First Aid, CPR, and AED certified
- Operator card for track-hoe, backhoe, skid-steer, and dozer
- On-shore crane rigger
- Forklift operator
- Man-lift operator
- Hydro Testing
- Bolt up and torquing
Timeline
Superintendent
Plaas Inc
11.2023 - Current
Superintendent, General Foreman
DDS Companies
05.2021 - 11.2023
Project Foreman
WOOD Group
05.2018 - Current
Supervisor
Midway Energy Services
06.2016 - 05.2018
Crew Pusher
Midway Energy Services
03.2014 - 06.2016
Welder Helper
Midway Energy Services
04.2012 - 03.2014
Associate of Arts - Welding
Welding School
GED -
Tioga High School
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