Micheal McGlaun

Chienere Turnaround

01/06/25 - 02/03/25 |06/16/25 – 07/25/25

• · Daily safety/start-up meeting before shift start-up. Fill out JSA followed by crane & rigging inspection. Escorting crane through unit to set up at designated locations.
• Removing exchangers with an extractor, calling distances via radio or hand signals.
• Removed butterfly valves with actuators using chain-falls to center and level the load.
• Filter Boxes swap out for new material, flying enclosed skid pans to safely lower them from elevated services.
• Led team in rigging operations, optimizing workflows and enhancing efficiency.
• Exceeded client expectations by consistently delivering high-quality results, fostering strong relationships and repeat business.
• Ensured accurate load positioning with precise use of crane signals, preventing damage to materials or equipment on site.
• Working at heights and in confined spaces without difficulty.

• Reviewing morning start-up JSA with the team, orchestrating walk-downs of the area. Drawing blueprints for the client to elaborate on how we will bull-rig the equipment or pipe in the designated areas.
• Choosing the correct rated setup of rigging tackle, such as shackles, wire ropes, cables, rollers, chain-falls, come-alongs.
• Executing techniques like load drifting, skidding, or using winches and block systems to move loads horizontally.
• Directs and signals to crane operators and other team members to ensure the lift is executed safely and efficiently. Maintain all safety procedures and protocols to prevent accidents during lifting operations.
• Cleans, maintains, and performs minor repairs on rigging equipment, tools, and the work area to ensure they are in good condition.
• Calculating load weights, identifying the center of gravity, and understanding weight distribution.

• Conduct JSA's / Work permits with operations to plan the crews work scope through each day.
• Used appropriate safety measures and encouraged other team members to do same in effort to avoid job site injuries as well as push production equivalent to man hours per task.
• Hoisting metal components into place, safely operating cranes using hand signals / radios for communication.
• Reviewed work plans and blueprints / ISO's to ascertain all requirements for project.
• Maneuvered and positioned support structures before and after pouring concrete, often manipulating iron by cutting, welding, or bending.
• Fabricating steel base plates from scratch metal to configure columns, beams, and supports.
• Erected structural steel and iron frameworks for reactors, exchangers, columns, buildings and other structures.
• Landing skid vessels to precise coordinates and conducting layouts on foundation.
• Attached loads using slings, chains, shackles, hooks, cables and spreader bars. Assist lift plans following operations approval documents for all critical lifts.
• Worked at heights and in confined spaces without difficulty or hesitation.
• Utilized situational critical thinking skills to resolve and identify technical issues with equipment, eliminating injuries through pre-emptive risk management.
• Bull-rigging pipes & valves to navigate through congested areas safely and precise without damaging any live units.

• Building modules for chevron & Exxon project in Plaquemine, LA
• Bull-rigging using chain-falls and come-a-longs to place 1”-48” pipe inside module.
• Cutting with torch beveling / grinding pipe to iso specs.
• Installing plugs on pipe / whip checks / nylon straps & operating hydro pump to the hydro tree. Installing high pressure gauge at the high point of the line package. Establishing barricade before pressuring up and clearing the area for any bystanders.

• Fiberbond- Installing Fiberbond Pipe & maintenance for offshore platforms. Fiberbond is an alternative to stainless steels, copper-nickel pipe, other alloys and other reinforced and non-reinforced plastics at temperatures up to 121 Celsius and pressure up to 290psig (20.0 bar). Reading ISO’s & P&ID’s to navigate line packages on where to perform work. Racking and rigging pipe to been flown in congested areas, communicating using hand signals or calling distances in via radio with the crane operator. Grinding fiberboard pipe to remove paint before beveling pipe. Understand chemical awareness/hazards while handling two part epoxy hardener with putty to tack & joint two pipes together. Mixing resin following formulas with filament string like material for a hot pass around the weld. Give time for the pipe to cure depending on weather conditions, then start applying 7-9 sequence of fiberglass wrap/mesh over the entire weld. Add activator with resin using measuring cups then roll each sheet on individually until all air pockets are out of the fiberglass wrap. Paint the pipe for your final completion step. Installing ware pads/line stoppers/ground wires with adhesive to prevent pipe damage on supports.

• Flowstrong Yellow Box screw pipe- Yellowbox pipe ranges from 2” to 24” in diameter and can withstand operating pressures from 32 to 210 barg (3,000 PSI). Completed 10 miles in Snyder, Texas for Kendric Morgan ranging from 6” / 10”/ 12” pipe. Completed 4 mile natural gas line for Apache near Denver City, Texas. This project was completed a month and half early before deadline, the client sent out recommendation letters congratulating us on our our work ethic how we performed a safe succesful environment for our peers. Work scope: Conduct safety meetings daily with client and roustabout pipeline companies addressing goals / safety recogintion what to watch for while installing screw pipe. Apply teflon to prevent any debris from getting on the pipe thread before doping up the treads. Operate chain tongs in series with pipeline crew to establish a parallel jointing sequence. Operate power tong equipment after minimum jointing is secured to prevent cross-threading. Communicate with side boom & excavators operators on how to perform work safely while lowering pipe in trench.

• Downstrong Redbox pipe- Redbox tubing and casing is available in sizes ranging from 2” to 24” in diameter and can withstand operating pressures from up to 206 barg (3,000 PSI) and well depths as great as 10,000ft. Redbox pipe is used in downhole operations with work-over drilling rigs. Apply dope on treads for each pipe using chain tongs to begin jointing process, finish with the power tong to confirm seal of each joint.

• Downstrong Bluebox pipe- Bluebox casing and tubing utilize a wind pattern which greatly amplifies the tensile capacity of the pipe allowing it to easy meet the demanding requirements of downhole services. The nexus view inner liner provides enhanced chemical resistance and a higher operating temperature range. Allowing bluebox to be used in wells as deep as 10,000 ft and temperatures as high as 100 Celsius while injecting hydrochloric acid solution. Apply dope on treads for each pipe then use chain tongs to begin jointing process, finish with power tong to confirm seal on each joint,

• Waivstrong Pipe- oil & gas pipes and fittings range from 2” to 36” diameter and can withstand pressures up to 70 barg. Waivstrong is an ideal pipe system for wide range of applications in both underground and above ground installations.

• Exxon turnaround meg unit completing start up for the petro-plastic plant.

• Reviewing JSA & assessing all job hazards that could possibly happen during the job with the crew before even starting.

• Some jobs required using chainfalls & straps to line up the bolts/ valves/blinds/gaskets to reinstalling pipe to finish the job task.

• Torquing with QC’s to establish a line is complete.

• Working on oxygen lines using Tyvek hazmat suits to avoid any debri or lint that can possibly expose the line causing an arc flask. Using denatured alcohol with clean microfiber rags to assure it would pass QC when they black lighted each line we worked on.

• Standard forklift & manlift use was also used on this job to help move equipment or reach areas that weren't reachable without a scaffold.

• Daily inspections, workplace site area evaluations. Equipment inspections, critical risk assessments, hot work permits, hazard recognition.

• Job Activities: Checking oil/coolant/hydraulic levels on TDX-130 drilling rig.

• Tripping in & out with trimming pipe, connecting/welding casing. Mixing mud/concrete/gravel pack/sand/bentonite hole plug.

• Swabbing & bailing wells assisting geologist with Geo-Physics graphing wells, extraction solids inside water well for turbidity and water clarity.

• Wiring and installing water well pump.

• Power washing daily keep equipment organized and clean (Housekeeping)

• Core drilling for samples same process mixing mud tripping in/ out pipe.

• Fabricate or rebuild cooling towers, basic carpentry (i.e., drilling, impacting, cutting, and bolting), installing drift eliminators, and water filtration, rigging for cranes, and working on elevated platforms.
• Interpret ISO’s, schematics, and drawing structures to man-lift
• Millwright oil changes, balancing drive shafts and pitch on fan blades
• Daily start up’s JSA hazard recognition, hot work/confined space permits, assisting getting a crew of 5-6 guys going every morning with work task.

Daily equipment inspections followed by JSA every morning completing maintenance around entire GCGV Exxon Project, Portland, Texas.

• Operating 10K Boom Forklifts rigging and setting (4-30ft) concrete barriers using Kenco tong grappler lifts. Assisting crane movements with crane matts.

• Operating Loader moving base material, reclaimed asphalt to reconstruct & maintain site roads. De mucking and assisting skid steer to clean mud off roads during heavy rain. Using loader with fork attachment to flip heavy concrete coverts in the upright position to prevent metal on metal collisions. Offloading/loading 10-30’ railroad ties. Loading dirt into ADT’s or dump truck/trailers to be sent to spoil area.

• Operating Skid Steer to do land excavation. Load dirt, cement or bull-rock as well as unload or transfer to the excavated area. Measure the amount to be excavated and how deep. Follow the coordinators or foreman instructions before taking actions, back-blading pads to level off soil, sloping off entrances building speed bumps or ramps with asphalt for heavy equipment entrances.

• Operating 2K/4K Water Truck to control dust visibility around site, assisting street sweepers on public roads to clean mud during heavy rains. Washing all site equipment using back sprayer hose. Filling water barricades around site.

• Watering seed plots in irrigation ditches with side cannons.

• Operating Backhoe to excavate trenches, sloping walls and loading trucks. Following instructions from superiors if there are underground water pipes, electrical or cable systems to take in consider while digging. Working around these obstacles to avoid line strikes or potential harm.

• Operating Vibratory Rollers / Pneumatic Rollers controlling levers and steering the roller in a back & forth motions compacting asphalt to complete pads or using pneumatic rollers to compress other soils removing moisture from underneath.

• Operates Motor Grader to spread and level dirt, gravel, and stone. Grading specifications in construction and maintenance of earthwork structures, such as highways, lease roads, streets.
• Drive grader and moves levers to regulate height and angle of grader blade, lower scarified that loosens packed soil to permit grading, and to tilt front wheels of grader when making sharp turns.

• Feels lever and listens to sound of engine to determine depth of cut.

• Operate Excavator in the rigging up and down of location equipment. Observing hand signals, grade stakes or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.

• Become familiar with machine capabilities, limitations and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.

• Operate machinery to perform activities such as excavations, backfilling, trenching, ditching, slope work, erosion control, clearing, fine grading and final clean up.

• Excavate for various underground utilities at various depths.

• Maintaining water transfer operations to ensure water is pumped from the water source to the holding tanks assisting blender during frac operations.

• Monitors diesel pumps, water flow bpm and water levels of the tanks.

• Communication with consultants throughout each stage ensuring they are receiving the right amount of water as well as assisting frac employees and mixing acid water.

• Working as a team with other operators during rig up or rig down procedures of pump swap outs.

• Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints/iso’s.
• Work involves use of hand and power tools, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles including crane assist and working as rigger to fly up parts.
• Assist in testing assembled vessels and searching for leaks. Bolt up gaskets/blinds then install valves/plates/covers to torque them to correct specs.
• Hydrotesting using tree’s with PTI to see if welds and pipes hold pressure for at least 10 minutes with water or diesel.
• Trained to work around Hydrofluoric Acid (ALKY UNIT) SLC Chevron

• Daily safety/start-up meeting before shift start-up. Fill out JSA, Daily Start-up and Tool inventory documents.
• Transfer chemicals using 4k-10k forklift: 34% Hydrogen Peroxide, 25% Caustic Soda, Ferric Chloride, Poly Aluminum Chloride (depending on location) and mix Hi-Rate Polymer
• Test water parameters periodically to meet customer required specifications: Oxidation Reduction Potential, Iron, Turbidity, Total Soluble Solids, Chlorides, Total Dissolved Soluble, ATP (bacteria) Testing, Sulfates, etc. Most test results in parts per million.
• Manage chemical pumps (A2’s / LMI’s) through shift to make sure entire site is running smooth with no problems with the water, as well as separation.
• Log all testing data onto daily reporting documentation for customer reports.
• Operate/Lead site with 2-3 employees under my command. Dictate daily tasks and duties of the location to successfully meet customers water parameters.
• • Daily site inventory: Chemicals, testing consumables, Conex boxes, paper work, A-2 and LMI chemical pump supplies and PPE supplies.
• • Swap out water transfer pumps due to malfunctions or failure.
• • Coordinate with site supervisor and customer consultant to meet customer demands of the site and water parameters.
• Rig-up mobile sites, example: set up tanks, frack hoses, source and water transfer pumps, chemicals, chemical pump cabinet and testing lab trailer following site rig-up schematics/blue print.
• Install diffusers and aerators in post-treat pits per customer request.
• Weekly trainings on company SOP’s, PPE and safety protocols

• Fabricate or rebuild cooling towers, basic carpentry, installing drift eliminators, and water filtration, rigging for cranes, working on elevated platforms, and operating heavy machinery.

• Fabricate or rebuild cooling towers, basic carpentry, installing drift eliminators, and water filtration, rigging for cranes, and working on elevated platforms.

• Tugboat restoration, build tow using slings, winches, ratchets and wire, splicing lines, oxidizing/painting, housekeeping, and cooking.
• Firefighting and water survival training.
• Following captain’s orders regarding anything he may need while working or docked. Setting up navigation lights & calling distances while in motion on barges.