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Shawn Copes

Grenada,MS

Summary

Determined individual with a background spent gathering field data using GPS and conventional methods. A safety-conscious Survey Crew Chief offering exceptional communication, instrument and vehicle operation and data assessments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Survey Party Chief

Universal Pegasus International
12.2022 - Current
  • Worked as two man crew on ExxonMobil's 36" Beaumont Connector Pipeline on as-built
  • Covered two tie-in crews, sometimes three
  • Rolled over to Preliminary Surveying on BOP to High Island project locating pipelines and performing 300' swath throughout entirety of project.
  • Worked as two man crew locating and shooting property corners

Crew Chief

UniversalPegasus International
09.2021 - Current
  • Trained all team members on key roles to maintain flexibility.
  • Supervised crew in daily inspections, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on survey equipment.
  • Managed team according to company standards and compliance requirements.
  • Maintained safety by implementing effective procedures regarding hazardous actions, materials and equipment.
  • Planned daily activities to accomplish team objectives while adhering to high quality standards.
  • Maintained inventory systems, survey data systems and documented survey maintenance and services in electronic systems.
  • Worked as two or three man crew in staking right-of-way, and gathering GPS coordinates on triple lay pipeline for ExxonMobil B2 and B3 project.
  • Shot triple lay pipe 12 inch, 8 inch, and 10 inch as one and two man crew covering two and three tie-in crews
  • shot 36" pipe as one and two man crew covering two and three tie-in crews
  • Completed preliminary survey on two man crew running GPS equipment as well as conventional Nikon Total Station

Instrument Operator/Survey Crew Chief

LW Survey
06.2018 - 09.2021
  • Midkiff, TX – Sweetwater, TX – Abilene, TX – Odessa/Midland, TX – Big Lake, TX – Alice, TARGA GRAND PRIX / TARGA PEMBROOK / ETC GREY OAK / WHITEWATER MIDSTREAM WHISTLER)
  • Worked on two man crew as instrument operator on Targa Grand Prix project completing construction staking through Spread 2 and 3
  • Worked on two man crew as instrument operator on Spread 2 and 3 shooting mainline, tie-ins, road bores, sandbags
  • Worked two man crew on Targa Pembrook as instrument operator completing 20 mile preliminary survey
  • Worked with two man crew as instrument operator, completing pipe tally, mainline survey, above ground survey, road bores, tie-ins, and final clean-up on Targa Pembrook 12” pipeline
  • Promoted to crew chief in July 2019 on two man crew to complete preliminary survey of Whitewater Midstream Whister project running Trimble R-10 as a rover and trimble R-8 as base head
  • Learned to proficiently troubleshoot equipment through survey styles
  • Learned to skillfully create new survey styles to run RTK-INFILL
  • Trained to locate foreign pipelines using RD-8000 and Metrotech equipment, through NCCER LINE LOCATION
  • Profiled roads, railroad tracks.
  • Worked as Instrument Operator on the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project from November, 2020 - March, 2021 gathering GPS coordinated on mainline sections.
  • Worked as Survey Crew Chief on the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project form June, 2021 - September, 2021 following tie-in crews

Survey Crew Chief

Lake Superior Consulting
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Lake Superior Consulting – Harrison, MI – Tomah, WI – Superior, WI – Salisbury, MO – St. Louis, MO – Alton, IL
  • Worked as two man crew performing preliminary survey
  • Staked TWS, CL, drill sites, and all crossings
  • Used total station (Trimble S7) to perform preliminary survey
  • Used robotic total station (Trimble S7, SX10) to stake helical piling at Husky Refinery Company / Check heights & positions of foundation bolts / Stake foundation corners

Instrument operator

ETC, DAPL
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Apache (Alpine Midstream)
  • Worked on two man crew in construction staking and as-built surveys on 30”, 20”, 16”, and 12” gas pipelines and dual 6” poly lines, while using several different AFE numbers on a daily basis
  • Shot above ground fabrication on header sites, manifolds, bypasses, siphons, etc
  • Worked on three man crew as instrument operator in construction staking using Survey Pro software with Trimble GNSS R-8's
  • Worked with four man crew covering two mainline crews
  • Shot tie-ins and drain tile repairs when requested.

Education

Associates Degree -

Holmes Community College, Grenada, MS
Grenada
2018

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Crew Scheduling
  • Goal setting and accomplishing
  • Work well with others
  • Ground Crew Coordination
  • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
  • Construction Surveying
  • Safety Procedures
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Training Junior Team Members

Timeline

Survey Party Chief

Universal Pegasus International
12.2022 - Current

Crew Chief

UniversalPegasus International
09.2021 - Current

Survey Crew Chief

Lake Superior Consulting
01.2020 - 09.2020

Instrument Operator/Survey Crew Chief

LW Survey
06.2018 - 09.2021

Instrument operator

ETC, DAPL
01.2016 - 01.2018

Associates Degree -

Holmes Community College, Grenada, MS

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