John Bowman

Experience

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  Sanders Construction Services

  Oct 2006 - May 2007

  Construction Blaster

  - Effectively measured, primed, loaded, stemmed and tied in blast holes on various construction sites across Las Vegas Valley- Maintained federal and state eligibility requirements for the use of explosives and onsite safety and heavy equipment operation - Mine safety and health administration qualified. - Onsite English / Spanish translator for work crews

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  ELM Locating and Utilities

  Jan 2007 - May 2014

  Gas and Power Technician

  - Inspected predefined construction areas, determining the presence and path of underground utilities, using utility maps and locating sensors to confirm. - Ensured construction areas were safely marked according to the specifications by the Public Utilities Commission. - Trained several new hires, ensuring they were educated in safety protocol, proper locating techniques, use of locating technology, and organizing work flow. - Used field surveying techniques along with locating equipment, shovels, rods for probing and other measuring instruments to determine proper course of unseen utilities.- Maintained excellent production rates, while keeping superior standards in quality control, increasing local office revenues.- Built excellent relationships with contractors, ensuring their jobs sites were safe, and correctly marked- Certified in other gas services such as: High Pressure Gas Safety Site Inspector and Two Point Gas Turnoff- Excellent leadership skills - Used fluency in Spanish working with construction personnel- OSHA 30 hour Certified Show less

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  Bureau of Reclamation

  Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern Engineer

  - Managed and carried out the redesign project of long throated flumes for irrigation canals along the Colorado River- Analyzed more effective ways for existing flumes to calculate volume and flow rates which determine water rights/usage reported to federal agencies. - Used computer Skills, such as Microsoft excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and AutoCAD and Win-flume to aid in the design analysis and presentation.- Field audited communication sites, and real time telemetry sites.- Worked with senior engineers/managers to ensure project timeline would be met after my allotted internship was over.- Gave formal presentation on project overview to senior level executives and other stakeholders.- Completed training: Fissa plus Privacy and Records Management, PII and Inappropriate use of government IT equipment training, 2011 Discrimination and Whistleblowing in the Workplace (No FEAR Act), BOR Ethics Guide, and NSC Defensive Driving II. Show less

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  Southland Industries

  May 2014 - Jun 2017

  Project Engineer
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  Ei Companies

  Jun 2017 - May 2018

  Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer
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  Norman S. Wright Mechanical Equipment Corporation

  May 2018 - now

  Sales Application Engineer