Mike Tovar

Experience

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  Pacific Gas and Electric Company

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

  Electrical Engineer

  Electrical design of hydroelectric powerhouses and distribution substations

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  CH2M HILL Australia

  Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

  Electrical Constr Mgr

  Served as the electrical construction manager for a AU$300 million, 70Million Liter/Day water recycling design-build project. Managed a team of six electrical engineers during construction. Responsibilities included coordinating electrical power connections with the local utility for an onsite 33kV substation built by CH2M HILL and its JV partner, managing the commissioning planning for the electrical power system and managed the startup team, tracked and managed the schedule of major MCC and switchgear deliveries from the manufacturing sites to ensure ontime delivery of long lead time major electrical equipment, procured portable standby power generators and VFD's during the commissioning phases of the project to protect the plant against unacceptable power or process system outages. Show less

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  CH2M HILL

  Dec 2008 - Dec 2011

  Sr. Proj Mgr/Constr Mgr

  Oversaw construction of a US$14 million automationcontrol systems upgrade and emissions monitoring upgrade of two central generation facilities that burn onsite generated methane gas to produce power and process steam and hot water. Responsibilities included change order negotiations, schedule monitoring, weekly progress reviews, RFI administration, and progress payments evals.During this same time period, also served as the electrical and I&C resident engineer for a US$200 Million Secondary Activated Sludge Treatment process construction project. Responsible for electrical and control systems commissioning planning, overseeing electrical system startup and commissioning, change order development and negotiations, submittal review, RFI administration, and coordinating the activities of four electrical and instrumentation construction inspectors. Show less

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  CH2M

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2015

  As part of a program management team for the City of Fresno's $429 million water resources program, served as the program's project manager of the new $160 million (est.) 80mgd Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (SESWTF). This SESWTF design was completed in July of 2015. This project is anticipated to begin construction in December of 2015. The SESWTF water treatment features includes flocculation and sedimentation, ozonation, filtration, dewatering, treated water reservoirs, booster pump stations, and back up generation. Show less Resident Engineer of a $130 million construction project at two waste water grit facilities in New York City. Project consists of full building renovation and installation of new process equipment for raw wastewater solids screenings and grit removal. Leading an onsite team of construction engineers and inspectors, while coordinating with office professional staff of schedulers, cost estimators, and document controls specialists. Responsible for quality control, change order negotiation, construction scheduling and resource coordination, coordination with client's plant operations organization, and construction contract administration of four separate prime contractors performing work on two sites simultaneously. Both sites must continue operation while under construction. Show less

  • Sr. Project Manager

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Sr Project Manager/Resident Engineer

    Feb 2012 - Feb 2014
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  CH2M (now Jacobs)

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2018

  Sr. Project Manager

  Served as the project manager for the City of Los Angeles, leading a program management team to oversee the implementation of a $88 million Distributed Control System (DCS) replacement program at the City's four wastewater treatment facilities and associated collections systems. Responsible for the contract administration of a multi-year design-build contract including the review and approval of: field verification tasks; hardware and software design development and human-machine interface control graphics; equipment procurement; coordination of planned field construction activities with affected City Operations and Maintenance stakeholders; change order and schedule management; testing oversight; and contractor progress monitoring. Show less