Dylon Thompson
Grand Junction,USA
Summary
Midstream Utility Inspector | Amine/Plant Operator | Project Superintendent
Driven and results-oriented professional with over 10 years of experience in midstream utilities, pipeline systems, and industrial construction. Proven ability to lead teams, manage projects, and ensure safe, efficient operations across a variety of complex environments.
Well-versed in midstream facility operations, including amine plant systems, compressor operations, and pipeline construction. Additional experience includes railroad construction, fuel storage facilities, and airport aviation fuel infrastructure.
Highly skilled in reading and interpreting P&IDs, isometric drawings, schematics, and blueprints, with a strong ability to plan, schedule, and execute work in alignment with project scope and deadlines. Recognized for dependable performance, strong work ethic, and a commitment to safety, quality, and productivity.
Effective communicator and leader with experience mentoring crews, coordinating jobsite activities, and maintaining operational efficiency. Adaptable and quick to learn, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and tackling new challenges.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Superintendent
Kinley Construction
Arlington, TX
12.2024 - Current
- Build, Service, and maintain midstream terminals, hydrant fueling facilities, bulk storage facilities, diesel fueling platforms, industrial, sewer, waste water, water transmission lines and environmental waste systems and reciprocating equipment associated with PEMB’s and other related industrial systems.
- Reading prints, schematic drawings and P&ID’s, following them accordingly to the scope of work and scheduling work to meet deadlines.
- Direct all field personnel on assigned projects to achieve completion of the projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contracts.
- Manage and occasionally self-perform labor.
- Manage scheduling of sub-contractors.
- Develop, track, and manage 3 week look ahead schedules.
- Assist Project Manager to develop, track and manage job-based CPM schedule.
- Manage any inspections required to maintain schedule.
- Order materials in cooperation with Project Manager to maintain schedule.
- Interact with clients on-site to ensure their needs are being met.
- Manage job site safety.
- Maintain clean and organized job sites.
- Manage time card submission. Time cards are due to the Project Manager every Monday.
- In charge of daily reports of work being performed and safely and crews hours reported. Making sure crew members are staying consistent in project development.
- Making punch list items and stuff that needs to be completed or was not completed. Scheduling work and doing call outs for hydro tests, pneumatic test, cathodic protection, and more.
- Run equipment like excavators, loaders, skid steers, forklifts, scissor lifts, and man lifts. Making sure equipment is getting inspected prior to use everyday.
Project Superintendent
Cherokee Enterprises, Inc.
Medley, FL
09.2023 - Current
- I’m a site supervisor of new construction, maintenance, the installation of tank replacements, repairs and upgrades. Also the installation and repairs of loading racks, pump stations, hydrant and filtration systems and installation of fire protection and cathodic protection systems.
- Site supervisor when building, Servicing, and maintaining midstream terminals, hydrant fueling facilities, bulk storage facilities, and environmental waste systems
- We install new developing jet fuel & hydrant piping systems. Tank decommissioning and fueling equipment.
- I’m in charge of all daily tasks and running crews as big as 30 plus people and any third party workers.
- We do pneumatic tests, hydro test, and all of the holiday testing to meet contractor or QC requirements.
- Build, Service, and maintain midstream terminals, hydrant fueling facilities, bulk storage facilities, diesel fueling platforms, industrial and environmental waste systems.
- Direct all field personnel on assigned projects to achieve completion of the projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contracts.
- Manage and occasionally self-perform labor.
- Manage scheduling of sub-contractors.
- Develop, track, and manage 3 week look ahead schedules.
- Assist Project Manager to develop, track and manage job-based CPM schedule.
- Manage any inspections required to maintain schedule.
- Order materials in cooperation with Project Manager to maintain schedule.
- Interact with clients on-site to ensure their needs are being met.
- Manage job site safety.
- Maintain clean and organized job sites.
- Manage time card submission. Time cards are due to the Project Manager every Monday.
- Reading schematics drawing, blueprints, and P&ID’s. Meeting the scoop of work requirements according to detail. Making punch list items and tasks
- Do all daily reports
Project Superintendent
Kinley Construction
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Build, Service, and maintain midstream terminals, hydrant fueling facilities, bulk storage facilities, diesel fueling platforms, industrial, sewer, waste water, water transmission lines and environmental waste systems and reciprocating equipment associated with PEMB’s and other related industrial systems.
- Reading prints, schematic drawings and P&ID’s, following them accordingly to the scope of work and scheduling work to meet deadlines.
- Direct all field personnel on assigned projects to achieve completion of the projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contracts.
- Manage and occasionally self-perform labor.
- Manage scheduling of sub-contractors.
- Develop, track, and manage 3 week look ahead schedules.
- Assist Project Manager to develop, track and manage job-based CPM schedule.
- Manage any inspections required to maintain schedule.
- Order materials in cooperation with Project Manager to maintain schedule.
- Interact with clients on-site to ensure their needs are being met.
- Manage job site safety.
- Maintain clean and organized job sites.
- Manage time card submission. Time cards are due to the Project Manager every Monday.
- In charge of daily reports of work being performed and safely and crews hours reported. Making sure crew members are staying consistent in project development.
- Making punch list items and stuff that needs to be completed or was not completed. Scheduling work and doing call outs for hydro tests, pneumatic test, cathodic protection, and more.
- Run equipment like excavators, loaders, skid steers, forklifts, scissor lifts, and man lifts. Making sure equipment is getting inspected prior to use everyday.
Utility Inspector
Alpha Service’s
TX
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Midstream utility Inspector managing Halcon and Anadorko resources on new mechanical and civil construction. Building SWD facilities, tank battery locations, separator stations, fuel storage tanks, pipelines and other facilities.
- Doing daily reports and overseeing the contractors making sure prints, schematics drawings, P&ID’s are being followed to specifications. Also making sure safety procedures are being followed correctly and work is being performed efficiently and on time accordingly to schedule. Example (pneumatic tests, hydro tests, x-ray, cathodic protection, and etc)
- Communication to upper management on work being performed and scheduling to make work efficient
- Making punch list items and stuff that needs to completed or was missed or not done yet
- Helping pumpers with maintenance on facilities, shut downs, start ups, and any other additional work.
- Safe plant operation by planning, scheduling, and performing work, monitoring and adjusting operating parameters.
- Monitoring amine gas in the operation of process equipment to blend, separate, and move natural gas and associated product; start, stop, and regulate pumps, compressors, and fans; turn valves and switches to regulate temperature, pressures, flow rates, and flow direction.
- Make appropriate adjustments to dials, switches, valves, and levers in the control system to regulate and coordinate process variables (flow, temperature, pressure, vacuum, and chemicals) as specified; monitor controls to regulate temperature, pressure rate of flow, and tank levels according to process schedules; adjust control instruments, boilers, and dampers on burners in fired heaters to maintain specified firing conditions; communicate adjustments and changes to other operators and supervisors.
- Inspect equipment, including heaters, treating units, lines, and pumps; inspect safety equipment as appropriate; communicate concerns and issues to supervisors and other departments.
- Assist in preventive maintenance checks on running gear, making minor repairs when indicated.
- Lubricate and clean equipment; determine repairs for scheduling; perform designated repairs and maintenance of equipment; adjust and maintain supplies of chemical additives that protect and clean process equipment.
Superintendent/Compressor & Plant Operator
Northwestern Air Services / CCI Services
Wink, TX
10.2017 - 04.2019
- In charge of job site activities, doing new civil and mechanical construction. Running flow lines, utility work, separator stations, pipelines, tie ins and shut downs. I manage crew projects and making sure work is being performed correctly. Job site safety making sure projects are properly done correctly with efficiency.
- Reading prints, P&ID’s and schematic drawings to make sure work is being performed accordingly.
- Doing daily reports of work being completed, and scheduling work activities accordingly.
- We build refinery plants, separator stations, tank batteries, compressor stations, bulk storage facilities, main lines as well as pipelines.
- Run equipment like excavators, loaders, skid steers, forklifts, scissor lifts, man lifts and making sure equipment is getting inspected prior to use everyday
- Making punch list items and stuff that needs to completed or was missed.
- Compressor Operator
- Running Compressor units and booster to help with the flow of product to pipeline or offload tanks. Also running compressors units to drilling rigs to help with mud loss.
- Doing daily inspections on equipment. Checking oil, checking valves, checking leaks, watching temps and any other maintenance needed performed to keep equipment running properly.
- Doing daily inspections, and logs on each equipment to help with preventive maintenance
- Safe plant operation by planning, scheduling, and performing work, monitoring and adjusting operating parameters.
- Monitoring in the operation of process equipment to blend, separate, and move natural gas and associated product; start, stop, and regulate pumps, compressors, and fans; turn valves and switches to regulate temperature, pressures, flow rates, and flow direction.
- Make appropriate adjustments to dials, switches, valves, and levers in the control system to regulate and coordinate process variables (flow, temperature, pressure, vacuum, and chemicals) as specified; monitor controls to regulate temperature, pressure rate of flow, and tank levels according to process schedules; adjust control instruments, boilers, and dampers on burners in fired heaters to maintain specified firing conditions; communicate adjustments and changes to other operators and supervisors.
- Inspect equipment, including heaters, treating units, lines, and pumps; inspect safety equipment as appropriate; communicate concerns and issues to supervisors and other departments.
- Assist in preventive maintenance checks on running gear, making minor repairs when indicated.
- Lubricate and clean equipment; determine repairs for scheduling; perform designated repairs and maintenance of equipment; adjust and maintain supplies of chemical additives that protect and clean process equipment.
General Foreman/Project Superintendent/Plant Operator
DACK Field Services
Fruita, CO
03.2015 - 08.2017
- In charge of running crews efficiently and making sure jobs at hand are getting performed properly and safely.
- Safe plant operation by planning, scheduling, and performing work, monitoring and adjusting operating parameters.
- Monitoring in the operation of process equipment to blend, separate, and move natural gas and associated product; start, stop, and regulate pumps, compressors, and fans; turn valves and switches to regulate temperature, pressures, flow rates, and flow direction.
- Make appropriate adjustments to dials, switches, valves, and levers in the control system to regulate and coordinate process variables (flow, temperature, pressure, vacuum, and chemicals) as specified; monitor controls to regulate temperature, pressure rate of flow, and tank levels according to process schedules; adjust control instruments, boilers, and dampers on burners in fired heaters to maintain specified firing conditions; communicate adjustments and changes to other operators and supervisors.
- Inspect equipment, including heaters, treating units, lines, and pumps; inspect safety equipment as appropriate; communicate concerns and issues to supervisors and other departments.
- Assist in preventive maintenance checks on running gear, making minor repairs when indicated.
- Lubricate and clean equipment; determine repairs for scheduling; perform designated repairs and maintenance of equipment; adjust and maintain supplies of chemical additives that protect and clean process equipment.
- Making sure daily reports and filled out and doing time sheets for the crew
- New construction and maintenance on oil and gas well locations and transfer plants.
- Followed safety protocols procedures.
- Responsible for reporting crew hours and daily work tickets.
- Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
- Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
- Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.
- Bolt together pump and engine parts.
- Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
Floorhand/Motorman/Derrickhand
H&P Helmerich & Payne
Tulsa, OK
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Set and bolt crown blocks to posts at tops of derricks.
- Repair pumps, mud tanks, boilers systems and related equipment.
- Guide lengths of pipe into and out of elevators.
- String cables through pulleys and blocks.
- Steady pipes during connection to or disconnection from drill or casing strings.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.
- Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
- Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
- Supply equipment to rig floors as requested, and provide assistance to roughnecks.
- Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand. Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.
- Education General Studies
Education
General studies - Construction Project Management
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO05.2013
High School Diploma -
Grand Junction High School
Grand Junction, CO05.2012
Skills
Construction & Field Operations
Construction management
Underground utilities installation
Pipe fitting & installation
Metal building erection
Blueprint & schematic reading
Renovation & handyman work
Heavy Equipment & Driving
Heavy equipment operation (backhoe, skid steer, front loader, forklift, excavator and more)
Commercial driving & driver safety
Equipment loading/unloading
Mechanical & Maintenance
Mechanical troubleshooting & repair
Industrial equipment maintenance
Compressor maintenance & repair
Facilities & industrial maintenance
Project & Operations Management
Project management & scheduling
Cost control & budgeting
Production & progress tracking
Project reporting & documentation
Safety & Compliance
Workplace health & safety (EHS)
OSHA / DOT regulatory compliance
PPE implementation & safety procedures
Environmental compliance
Technical & Software
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
SCADA systems
ProCore & project management software
GIS & basic computer systems
Leadership & Communication
Team leadership & staff training
Stakeholder & customer communication
Conflict resolution & mentoring
Interpersonal & active listening skills
Certification
- H2s Present
- CPR/First Aid October 2030
- OSHA 10 March 2028
- OSHA 30 March 2028
- Driver's License
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction
- DOT Physical Certification
- NCCER Certification
- Confined Space Certification
- Aerial Lift Certification
- Certified Welding Inspector
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- TWIC Card
- Scissor Lift Certification
- Forklift Certification
Languages
English
Additional Information
- Job Completion list ( not everything )
- Current project: Crude oil Station - Underground utilities (Kenly, Utah)- full scope involvement including overseeing self performed pipeline crews
- Project: $23M Water Pump Station – Kinley – Ground-up build including foundation, mechanical & yard piping
- $10M Tampa Bay Expansion- Jet fuel lines, vault installation, hydrant installs utility coordination, expansion scope
- Fort Myers Expansion- Jet fuel lines, vault installation, hydrant installs utility coordination, expansion scope
- $81M Airport Expansion – Cherokee (Florida & Washington DC) – Jet fuel lines, vault insulation, hydrant installs, utility coordination, expansion scope
- $25M (Denver Airport A Concourse Expansion) Jet fuel lines, utility coordination, expansion scope
- BNSF Tank Renovation- Minnesota tank renovation and turn around. Empty 2M diesel tank, rehab lines, patch and repair tank. Coating inspection, checking mill thickness. Turn back over.
- H2s Plant- Above and Underground pipe, poly pipe, foundations, and building plant from ground up. Taking H2s and Turing into sulfur blocks.
- Compressor/Separator Stations- Built over 30+ compressor and separator stations for anadarko.
- 7-mile Pipeline / 36” Main – Alpha Services for Anadarko – Oil & gas facility work
Timeline
Project Superintendent
Kinley Construction
12.2024 - Current
Project Superintendent
Cherokee Enterprises, Inc.
09.2023 - Current
Project Superintendent
Kinley Construction
09.2021 - 09.2023
Utility Inspector
Alpha Service’s
04.2019 - 07.2021
Superintendent/Compressor & Plant Operator
Northwestern Air Services / CCI Services
10.2017 - 04.2019
General Foreman/Project Superintendent/Plant Operator
DACK Field Services
03.2015 - 08.2017
Floorhand/Motorman/Derrickhand
H&P Helmerich & Payne
08.2014 - 03.2015
General studies - Construction Project Management
Adams State University
High School Diploma -
Grand Junction High School