Kedron Keels
Dime Box,TX
Summary
Experienced with managing work site operations and leading teams to success. Utilizes effective communication and coordination to ensure project goals are met. Track record of maintaining safety standards and fostering teamwork.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Foreman
Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions
11.2023 - 11.2025
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and quality standards.
- Coordinated work schedules and resource allocation to optimize productivity and efficiency.
- Trained and mentored junior staff in operational procedures and safety practices.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced workflow efficiency and reduced downtime.
- Build trailers suitable for the transport.
- Insure loads were delivered safely and in a timely manner.
Crane and Rigging Supervisor
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Oversee all heavy lifts, assist getting equipment to location to be set, work with QC to ensure orientation and location are correct. Coordinate moving of cranes to different areas of the unit to assist various contractors with crane support.
- Ascend/Chocolate Bayou
Crane and Rigging Superintendent and Sales
TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C. (Western Division)
01.2012 - 01.2023
- Make sure all cranes are properly set up, write lift plans, inspect rigging, oversee heavy lifts, assure equipment is brought to location and set to match schedule. Provide a safe work environment for our employees and surrounding contractors.
Sales/Supervision
Turner Equipment Division
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Go out and recruit new customers. Supervise turnarounds and oversee heavy lifts.
Field Superintendent
BASF
01.2017 - 01.2017
- Oversee the jobsite, including all crafts. Ensure lift plans are correct and all lifts are completed safely. Hold safety meetings in absence of the site manager.
Crane and Rigging Superintendent
Celanese Fairway Project / Methanol Unit, Pasadena, Texas
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Oversee all heavy lifts, assist getting equipment to location to be set, work with QC to ensure orientation and location are correct. Coordinate moving of cranes to different areas of the unit to assist various contractors with crane support.
Crane and Rigging General Foreman
Burns & McDonnell Oneok Hydrocarbon, LP – Mont Belvieu, Texas
01.2013 - 01.2014
- MB 2 and MB 3 NGL Fractionation Plant Project, steel erection and equipment setting. EP Splitter steel erection, equipment and mechanical. Assist with all lifts and in bringing equipment to location to be set.
Crane and Rigging Foreman
Samsung Engineering, Chlorine #7 Project, Dow Chemical – Freeport, Texas
01.2012 - 01.2012
- Assist in coordinating cranes, place craftsman where they are needed to make lifts for various contractors.
Rigger / Truck Driver
TNT Crane and Rigging – Houston, Texas
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Hauled counterweights, assisted building cranes, and rigged on cranes. Jack and Skate jobs and worked with gantries.
Lead Installer
American Overhead Doors – Brenham, Texas
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Install commercial garage doors, work with small cranes loading and unloading heavy doors, and used forklift to unload and set doors.
Truck Driver, Hydraulic Trailer Operator
Emmert International – Danbury, Texas
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Assist with loading, hauling, and offloading large items such as vessels, exchangers, and other large pieces of equipment with the assistance of large cranes and gantry jacks.
Education
High School -
Dime Box High School
Dime Box, TX01.1993
Skills
- Crew leadership
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Effective communication
- Forklift certified
Certification
- NCCER Rigging certified plus
- Turner small and large hydraulic crane certified
- Turner crane practical exam certified
- Forklift certified
- Voice Of Leadership Training
Total Years of Experience
21
Years With Turner
11.5
Start Date
April 02, 2012
Timeline
Foreman
Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions
11.2023 - 11.2025
Crane and Rigging Supervisor
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C
01.2021 - 01.2023
Sales/Supervision
Turner Equipment Division
01.2017 - 01.2021
Field Superintendent
BASF
01.2017 - 01.2017
Crane and Rigging Superintendent
Celanese Fairway Project / Methanol Unit, Pasadena, Texas
01.2015 - 01.2016
Crane and Rigging General Foreman
Burns & McDonnell Oneok Hydrocarbon, LP – Mont Belvieu, Texas
01.2013 - 01.2014
Crane and Rigging Superintendent and Sales
TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C. (Western Division)
01.2012 - 01.2023
Crane and Rigging Foreman
Samsung Engineering, Chlorine #7 Project, Dow Chemical – Freeport, Texas
01.2012 - 01.2012
Rigger / Truck Driver
TNT Crane and Rigging – Houston, Texas
01.2010 - 01.2012
Lead Installer
American Overhead Doors – Brenham, Texas
01.2005 - 01.2010
Truck Driver, Hydraulic Trailer Operator
Emmert International – Danbury, Texas
01.2000 - 01.2005
High School -
Dime Box High School