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Justin McCartney

Justin McCartney

New Eagle,PA

Summary

Oil and gas professional with safety and integrity being number one

Seasoned Lead Equipment Operator known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in operational safety, maintenance protocols, and precision handling. Excel in leadership, communication, and problem-solving, ensuring smooth operation on every project.

Skilled heavy equipment operator proficient in operating excavator,dozer, clearing equipment, skid steer, backhoe, off-road forklift/ telehandler, various attachments. Off-Road trucks and tracked buggies /dump trucks, Safely, usually in sensitive areas and around men and women on the ground

Earned diploma from state of Pennsylvania for certified natural gas facility construction and maintenance technician.

Safeland, osha 10, competent person, and various veriforce oqs.

Safety award from rice energy in 2015 for helping a co-worker in need.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2002
2002
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead Equipment Operator

Bluestar USA Pipeline
Cuddy, PA
07.2018 - Current

Lead operator performing pipeline construction operations with safety and environmental excellence at the forefront.

Operated and maintained a company vehicle with fuel card.

Inspected all equipment and rigging constantly to ensure proper working order and compliance.

Performed daily equipment checklists, fueled and greased equipment as needed. Constant communication through GroupMe app with management and mechanics to make sure equipment was at peak performance.

All aspects of pipeline construction from equipment moving, building right of way and access roads, installing ecds, unloading pipe stringing pipe, bending, handling pipe for welders, ditching, lowering in, tie ins, Padding and backfill all the way to final restoration.

Spearheaded sensitive hotline, stream/ wetland, road crossing and mainline excavations.

Used high dollar equipment to dig safe and compliant ditches for steel high pressure oil and gas and poly water transfer pipelines.

Operated equipment safely and efficiently many times outside of the box such as underneath of power lines or on rough terrain using winch operations.

Used equipment to install and maintain environmental controls.

Excavations had to be safe for access for welding, inspection and breaker and drain installation.

Utilized vacuwerks attachment to unload /load pipe and string pipe on right of way while maintaining absolute safe operations.

Safety leader that led many safety/tailgate meetings and set the example by a "do the right thing" motto.

Was part of many amazing teams that completed well over 20 pipeline projects for equitrans /eqt. All jobs were completed as safely and environmentally sound as possible and on time.

As a company we had many years with zero incidents, and received multiple safety awards from equitrans /eqt.

I was part of BlueStar USA Pipeline's safety committee and received safety awards.

Very experienced in working with gas company personnel /operations while working inside and outside of facilities.

Unloaded and loaded pipe and materials with safety,care, and quality always.

Also, while not busy with pipe jobs, I assisted with operating equipment on our clearing crews by using rotabec excavator attachments to process lumber and run treetops into chipper. Also used stump grinder and mulcher for clearing right of ways.

Used RotoBec equipped excavators to install timber mat Bridges over stream crossings.

Current safety training for Eqt and and People's Gas.

Lead Equipment Operator

Lineal Industries
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
06.2016 - 07.2018

Heavy equipment operator involved with all aspects of pipeline construction. Specializing in safe excavations for mainline and tie-ins. As always, safety and environmental compliance in the forefront.

Was part of many new lay projects but also lead ditch hand on long wall panels performing work for TransCanada exposing approximately 5000 ft of in service assets or hotlines per season, to mitigate the risk of damage because of long wall mining.

Completed work for Rice Energy, People's gas and Trans-Canada/Columbia Gas

Heavy Equipment Operator

Various pipeline, construction companies and proje
Pa, oh, wv, Pennsylvania
10.2014 - 06.2016

All aspects of Pipeline construction from start to finish.

Supervisor of oil and gas production facility cons

Advanced Oilfield Services
Claysville, Pennsylvania
10.2009 - 09.2014

Started as a roustabout performing such tasks as cutting and threading screw pipe 1 in to 4-in for installation on gpus, tank batteries and other production equipment.

As always, safety was number one and we performed jsas daily or for any change in conditions or tasks

Performed work for many gas companies such as Range Resources, Eqt, Antero, and Chesapeake just to name a few. Was involved in all aspects of wellpad facility /production equipment installation. Eventually moved on to become Pusher or truck boss/ Foreman. I built pads, set gpus, tanks, build containments lots and lots of plumbing, screw pipe, welded, and flange connections.

Quickly moved into equipment operator roll handling pipe and materials and ditching for underground piping.

Later on became salary supervisor and handled clients such as Rice Energy, Williams, and Noble energy

Was in charge of multiple trucks, labor hands and welders, delegated tasks to build and complete well pad and station facilities start to finish.

I worked closely with company men to make parts lists and procure material and to ensure that the job was done safely and on time.

Used Microsoft word and Excel to complete job tickets.

Education

Diploma From The State Of Pennsylvania - Natural Gas Facility Construction And M Technician

Western Area Career And Technology Center
07.2008 - 08.2008

Somerset Area High School
Somerset, Pa

Skills

Safety leader with knowledge of lockout/ tagout procedures, have mechanical aptitude and am very familiar with the risks and dangers of working around high pressure facilities

Also familiar with reading gauges and recording pressures associated with gas, nitrogen, and hydro testing to commission our facilities

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Lead Equipment Operator

Bluestar USA Pipeline
07.2018 - Current

Lead Equipment Operator

Lineal Industries
06.2016 - 07.2018

Heavy Equipment Operator

Various pipeline, construction companies and proje
10.2014 - 06.2016

Supervisor of oil and gas production facility cons

Advanced Oilfield Services
10.2009 - 09.2014

Diploma From The State Of Pennsylvania - Natural Gas Facility Construction And M Technician

Western Area Career And Technology Center
07.2008 - 08.2008

Somerset Area High School
Justin McCartney