Ed Smith

Experience

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  BE&K Engineering

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Iron Foreman.

  Foreman. Responsibilities included managing a crew of 12 ironworkers erecting structural steel.

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  Kamtech, Inc.

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Combination Pipe Welder/Fitter

  Combination Pipe Welder/Fitter. Duties consisted of welding and fitting of carbon and stainless steel piping.

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  Kamtech, Inc

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1997

  Combination Pipe Welder/Fitter

  Combination Pipe Welder/Fitter. Duties consisted of welding and fitting of carbon and stainless steel piping.

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  Kamtech, Inc

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Oversaw and directed the installation of 36,000 feet of pipe in 15 weeks for Number 1 and Number 2 paper machines. Oversaw a crew of 16 welders and fitters installing carbon and stainless steel piping.

  • Piping General Foreman.

    Jan 1999 - Jan 1999

  • Piping Foreman

    Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
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  Kamtech, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Field Piping General Foreman

  Oversaw the fabrication and installation of combined cycle units, as well as steam turbine piping, and two 7FA simple cycle generating units’ underground and aboveground piping.

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  Black & Veatch

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Piping General Forman

  Calhoun Power Plant, Florida Power & Light Energy, Oxford, Alabama2002Piping General Foreman. Black & Veatch. Oversaw the fabrication and installation of aboveground/underground pipe, as well as interconnect piping on the 7FA turbine 3 on 1 units.

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  Black & Veatch

  Jan 2003 - now

  Responsible to manage and coordinate all construction contractor activities for compliance with the master schedule. Manage site access coordination. Implement the project construction execution plan. Supervises and mentors all discipline superintendents and facilitators to lead the execution of the construction subcontractor work. Monitor and report to Field Project Manager and Client on construction productivity and schedule performance. Establish and direct subcontractor schedule recovery plans as required. Show less AEP JBR Rebuilt. Conesville, Ohio2012-2013Construction Manager. Responsible to manage and coordinate all construction contractor activities for compliance with the master schedule. Manage site access coordination. Implement the project construction execution plan. Supervises and mentors all discipline superintendents and facilitators to lead the execution of the construction subcontractor work. Monitor and report to Field Project Manager and Client on construction productivity and schedule performance. Establish and direct subcontractor schedule recovery plans as required.The Conesville project consisted of the demo of the existing internals to 1wet flue gas scrubber stainless steel Gas Bubbling Reactors (JBR) and erection of all internal components and stiffing of the JBR shell. Show less Construction Manager. Responsible to manage and coordinate all construction contractor activities for compliance with the master schedule. Manage site access coordination. Implement the project construction execution plan. Supervises and mentors all discipline superintendents and facilitators to lead the execution of the construction subcontractor work. Monitor and report to Field Project Manager and Client on construction productivity and schedule performance. Establish and direct subcontractor schedule recovery plans as required.The Clifty Creek project consisted of the erection of 2 wet flue gas scrubber’s stainless steel Gas Bubbling Reactors (JBR’s) and all internal components and platforms. Also a New Waste Water Treatment Facility which included the erection of all tanks, buildings, piping, setting of equipment, alignments and start up of the plant facility. Show less Construction Manager. Responsible to manage and coordinate all construction contractor activities for compliance with the master schedule. Manage site access coordination. Implement the project construction execution plan. Supervises and mentors all discipline superintendents and facilitators to lead the execution of the construction subcontractor work. Monitor and report to Field Project Manager and Client on construction productivity and schedule performance. Establish and direct subcontractor schedule recovery plans as required.Whelan Energy Center Unit 2(WEC 2) is a coal-fired electric generating facility, along with associated transmission and interconnection facilities, located on the site of the existing plant. When finished the plant will produce no less than 220 net megawatts (220 MW) using conventional sub-critical, pulverized coal boiler technology. Show less Mechanical Superintendent. Responsible was to oversee all the Mechanical contractors and their sub-contractors in the installation of the Balanced Draft Conversion (BDC) of the four Stuart Units and the Flue Gas Desulfization . The retrofit addition of the following list of major equipment; four Chiyoda CT-121 wet flue gas scrubbers, limestone and gypsum handling equipment , eight new ID fans and eight new Booster fans . The installation of all above and underground piping. As well as the mechanical equipment. Monitor and report productive and schedule performance, direct schedule recovery plans as required to the Mechanical contractors and their subcontractors. Stuart is comprised of four 600MW coal fired B&W boilers. Killen consists of a single 600MW coal fired B&W boiler. The Stuart AQC project includes the Balanced Draft Conversion (BDC) of the four Stuart Units and the Flue Gas Desulfization (FGD) Project. Show less Piping Superintendent. Black & Veatch. Responsibilities include overseeing the installation of the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) piping as well as the under and aboveground pipe, and the hydro of the HRSG and other piping. Also responsible for the installation of two pipe lines (10” and 24”) over a mile long from one operating plant to another, the setting of other equipment, fielding planning and scheduling, and the insulation and removal of the chemical clean and steam blow piping. Show less

  • Construction Manager

    Mar 2002 - now

  • Construction Manager

    Mar 2008 - now

  • Construction Manager

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Construction Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Construction Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Mechanical Superintendent

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Piping Superintendent 4

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Piping Superintendent

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2004