Edman Paul Kiffe
Port Neches,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Proficient in overseeing contractors installing mechanical, electrical equipment, infrastructure and civil keeping all work in strict compliance with applicable codes and standards. Observant and detail-oriented in identifying and correcting work problems. Good time management and multitasking abilities useful in fast-paced environments with numerous safety hazards and dynamic project needs. Looking for a place to call home and not a stepping stone.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
E & I Turnaround Planner
Clark Industrial
09.2022 - Current
- Work with operations, mechanics and technicians to locate, troubleshoot, and come to resolution for electrical and instrumentation failures
- Use coordination and planning skill's to achieve results according to schedule.
- Work with plant stores and buyers to procure necessary parts and equipment to make repairs.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to area management, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving to support teamwork.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Project Mechanical Supervisor
Gulfspan Industrial
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Monitored and motivated employees, tracking and documenting activities, correcting problems and implementing improvement plans to boost quality of mechanical work.
- Assessed employee work and improved performance with coaching and practical approaches.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Reported on work progress to manager and incorporated feedback to maintain tight schedules.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders and all subcontractors to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
Project Manager
NPSG Global
Kennesaw, GA.
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Identified, reviewed and applied safety and site policies and procedures, while adhering to industry, company and client standards and protocols in work place.
- Maintained open communication by utilizing in person and teams to presenting regular updates on project status to client and cooperate project management. Updated daily logs with progress, schedule, manpower and personnel time information.
- Continually reevaluate whether project is meeting applicable standards and engage in problem solving with other Managers and personnel
- Modeled management and organizational skills and multi-tasked and prioritized in deadline-driven environment.
- Reported weekly to regional project management on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing to meet schedules.
- Provided accurate, detailed quantity take-offs from project drawings and technical specifications while verifying quality and quantity of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Provided management and training for internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
- Worked with team of 10-12 professionals focused on meeting civil, structural, mechanical, electrical project needs for execution and commissioning
- Assisted in level-loading project capacity and made proactive decisions around process improvements to development cycle.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
Pipe General Foreman
S&B Engineers And Constructors Ltd.
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Read and interpreted blueprints, sketches and specifications to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials
- Identified quality issues and brought to job foreman to be resolved
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment
- Inspected and testing pipe systems through NDE and Hydro Testing in order to verify safety and reliability
- Accurately read, understood, and carried out written and verbal instructions
- Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in neat and orderly condition
- Managed team of six Pipe Foreman, each with crews of 8-10 personnel
- Reviewed schedules and suggested key improvements to develop leaner and more cost-effective construction processes
- Carefully inspected work site to determine presence of any obstructions, unsafe conditions and crew errors
- Trained workers in proper methods, equipment operation and safety procedures
- Oversaw daily operations at site, keeping team production moving at optimal pace
- Directed projects according to schedule and quality demands
- Communicated with stakeholders on job milestones
- Operated heavy equipment on as needed basis
Project Controls Manager
Sun Industrial Group LLC.
Lake Charles, LA
03.2018 - 04.2019
- To attract, assemble and manage high quality Project controls team
- To promote Project Controls Capability to clients
- To set overall directions and manage development of Project Controls systems
- To routinely report on cost, schedule and resource trends and forecasts on all projects
- To provide governance and corporate support for Project Controls function within Projects
- Ensure Project Controls team provides consistent, accurate management and reporting of services and capital cost, schedule and resourcing on projects
- Ensure Project Controls team provides timely trend information and variance reports to Project Managers and helps to develop recovery plans on cost and schedule within agreed timeframes
- Ensure Project Controls teams supports Project teams on managing claims for variations and extensions and assists in resolutions of contract disputes
- Identify and implement best practices, procedure and tools and systems for project controls
- Manage selection and / or development of project controls tools
- Manage rollout of corporate initiatives with respect to project controls
- Ensure feedback of cost and schedule actuals to estimating and business development for improvement of corporate estimating data
- Ensure relevant lesson learn output is communicated and reviewed
- Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
- Provide HSE, technical leadership and guidance to all staff within group
- Determine necessary discipline training requirements and arrange for appropriate training
- Provide input to project budgets for bids in consultation with Manager of Project Services
- Collaborated with Safety Director, Project Managers, QA/QC,CFO and CEO to ensure that projects are focused, safe and reliable resource for clients
- Partnered successfully with all departments to produce cost effective estimates for all clients
- Worked directly with Site Managers, Planners, Scheduler, Quality Control, Project Controls, Safety Director, Clients and Vendors to achieve accurate and on schedule Bid Proposals and Change Orders
- Ensured proper and cost-effective handling of all materials and equipment
- Identified special circumstances and constraints in order to develop effective alternatives or solutions
Project Controls Manager
Brown & Root Industrial Services
Diamondhead, MS.
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Create, reviewed and digitally archived detailed job plans
- Assigned and reviewed project planning/scheduling for fabrication, installation, and repair of industrial facilities and process systems
- Ensuring correct materials are purchased through research in client P-Codes prior to purchasing
- Verified all tools, materials and equipment received on schedule for projects and are correct per client p-code and engineering specifications
- Determined project schedule, which included sequence of all craft activities
- Avoided construction delays by efficiently following up with vendors for material delivery and client that schedule hasn't changed due to production needs
- Supported construction management in coordinating emergency/reactive work on all facility and mechanical equipment systems
- Reviewed plans and engineering specifications during design of pre-construction
- Accurately read, understood, and carried out written instructions
- Worked with construction administration, design, engineering consultants and client to plan field activities on schedule
- Estimated quantities and cost of materials, equipment and labor to determine project feasibility
Lead Mechanical Planner
Brown & Root Industrial Services
02.2014 - 09.2017
- Planned & Scheduled mechanical, electrical, civil phases of Capital/T&M projects, from walk through to PSSR
- Developed over 250 Job Plan presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation, execution and process improvement
- Collaborated in improvement of planning, budgeting, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to other planning team members
- Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed
- Collaborated with Client, Safety, QA/QC, I&E, Structural, Civil and Mechanical departments to execute safe, cost effective, quality and on time projects
- Specified system components and directed product modifications to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
- Interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for new product development
- Surveyed potential project sites before design, checking for space restrictions, mechanical feasibility and manufacturers guidelines
Mechanical General Foreman
Brown & Root Industrial Services
01.2013 - 02.2014
- Determined schedules and assignments of work activities for 24-32-member team, considering work priority, availability of equipment and skill of personnel.
- Reviewed scope of work, blueprints, and material specs during pre-construction through commissioning
- Diagnosed mechanical failures to determine and delegate corrective actions.
- Facilitated weekly production and operations contractor meetings, which enabled stronger communication and ability to resolve critical issues
- Conducted safety meetings with mechanical construction personnel
- Provide foreman with 3 week look ahead and 1 week frozen schedule for projects to be executed
- Verified materials for weeks 1 and 2 are correct and onsite prior to execution week
- Prepared regular interval progress reports on all active projects and PM work
- Conducted routine quality audits to ensure that work was progressing per specifications and initiated corrective actions
- Supported client production and maintenance in emergency repair/reactive work on restoration of mechanical systems
- Determined schedules and assignments of work activities for 32-member team, considering work priority, availability of equipment and skill of personnel.
Education
OSHA 30 - Occupational Health And Safety
University of California
San Diego, CA12.2020
Primavera P6 - Information Technology
On Point Industrial Services
Nassau, Houston, Tx.08.2019
NCCER Certified Leadership - Organizational Leadership
Pelican Chapter Associated Builders And Contractors, Training Center
Baton Rouge, LA08.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Quality Control And Safety Technologies
Pelican Chapter Associated Builders And Contractors, Training Center
Baton Rouge, LACertificate of Completion - A/C & Refrigeration
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX1996
Some College (No Degree) - Industrial Construction Technology
Associated Builders & Contractors, Greater Michigan Chapter Dba Greater Michigan Construction Academy
Midland, MICertificate of Completion - Pipe Fabrication and Pump Restoration
Flour Daniel Multi- Mech. Craft Training
1990
Skills
- Adept in change order and management of change implementation
- Proficient in Blueprint/Ortho/ISO/Schematic Reading
- Excellent customer/client relations
- Contract review
- Excellent written/verbal communication
- Time Management/Organization
- Adaptability/Flexible
- Decision-making/Critical Thinking/Problem solving
- Negotiation/Conflict resolution
- Self-Starter-Strong work ethic, professionalism
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
Additional Information
SAP Word Onenote
Meridian Powerpoint
Excel Outlook
Timeline
E & I Turnaround Planner
Clark Industrial
09.2022 - Current
Project Mechanical Supervisor
Gulfspan Industrial
02.2022 - 09.2022
Project Manager
NPSG Global
12.2020 - 11.2021
Pipe General Foreman
S&B Engineers And Constructors Ltd.
09.2019 - 08.2020
Project Controls Manager
Sun Industrial Group LLC.
03.2018 - 04.2019
Project Controls Manager
Brown & Root Industrial Services
09.2017 - 03.2018
Lead Mechanical Planner
Brown & Root Industrial Services
02.2014 - 09.2017
Mechanical General Foreman
Brown & Root Industrial Services
01.2013 - 02.2014
OSHA 30 - Occupational Health And Safety
University of California
Primavera P6 - Information Technology
On Point Industrial Services
NCCER Certified Leadership - Organizational Leadership
Pelican Chapter Associated Builders And Contractors, Training Center
Some College (No Degree) - Quality Control And Safety Technologies
Pelican Chapter Associated Builders And Contractors, Training Center
Certificate of Completion - A/C & Refrigeration
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Some College (No Degree) - Industrial Construction Technology
Associated Builders & Contractors, Greater Michigan Chapter Dba Greater Michigan Construction Academy
Certificate of Completion - Pipe Fabrication and Pump Restoration
Flour Daniel Multi- Mech. Craft Training
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