Project Manager Construction
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Rufus (Sonny) A. Ballard, Jr.
Project Manager
Construction Manager
Beaumont, TX 77706
abidbw@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications
Experienced in the industrial construction fields of oil refining,
chemical, and power plants. Career responsibilities included following
duties:
Owner Representative - administered project for reporting status, cost,
schedule and projections to owners and clients.
Site Manager - performed constructability reviews with Engineering on EPC
type projects. Established project staffing, scheduling, cost-tracking,
subcontracts, procurement, and execution controls for capital projects and
turnarounds.
Project Manager - oversee multiple projects during maintenance,
construction and/or turnaround phase from "kick-off" through start-up and
commissioning. Responsible for Safety, quality, production, schedule and
budget.
Construction Manager - oversee single projects during maintenance,
construction and/or turnarounds.
Construction Consultant - Provided recommendations to reduce project
schedules and budgets and to improve safety.
Career History
Nov. 2009 to present Atlantic Methanol Production Malabo,
West Africa
Maintenance Procedures Writer - Updating and creating all required
procedures for the Maintenance Department of the largest Methanol Plant in
the world.
June 2008 to August 2009 Fluor Enterprises Sugar Land, TX
Site Manager - Managed the construction of 123 pipe rack modules at the
DII facility in Lake Charles, LA for the TOTAL Deep Conversion Project in
Port Arthur, TX.
Area Manager - Managing HCU/LEU construction operations on $900M EPCM
capital project at Valero in Norco, LA until project was cancelled in
February 2009 due to economics.
Site Manger - Managed "Coke Drum Replacement" project at Valero in
Wilmington, CA until it was postponed to 2010 due to economics.
2007 - 2008 Project Services, Inc. Tomball, Texas
Operations Manager - Hired to manage multiple projects on gas plants in
Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas. Responsible for establishing
operations procedures and to standardize Company operations. PSI is a
small construction company formed in February, 2007.
1998 - 2007 AES Terneuzen Engineering The Netherlands
Owner Representative / Site Manager - Established and administered Project
Controls. Prepared and coordinated contracts with construction companies
from Germany, Belgium, France, England and Italy on a 630 MW gas-fired,
combined cycle cogeneration facility, a $650 million AES Elsta Power Plant
in Terneuzen, The Netherlands. Prepared the Maintenance program covering
routine maintenance and turnarounds and managed it with ASK, dv out of
Brussels, Belgium.
1996 - 1998 S & B Engineers and Constructors, LTD Houston, Texas
Construction Manager - Successfully completed a $156 million dollar project
for Chevron, USA in Cedar Bayou, Texas. Transferred to Baton Rouge,
Louisiana to work with S & B's "sister company" (Process Services, Inc.) to
perform constructability during the engineering of a MDI unit for Rubicon,
Inc., a subsidiary of ICI America.
1994 - 1996 Gulf States, Inc. Houston, Texas
Construction Manager - Served in the Houston Division Office managing
construction and turnaround projects in the surrounding Houston area. At
the request of the owner, Jim Linford, I opened an office in the Beaumont,
Texas area and managed all operations, from sales to execution to
commissioning.
1992 - 1994 Temple Associates, Inc. Dibol, Texas
Senior Project Manager - Managed construction and turnaround projects at
Mobil in Beaumont, Texas, at Star Enterprise and Chevron, USA in Port
Arthur, Texas and at Conoco in Lake Charles, Louisiania.
1989 - 1992 Interstate Industrial Constructors, Inc. Arcola, Texas
Operations Manager - Primarily responsible for Business Development,
organizing and managing new projects, as well as turnarounds.
1983 - 1989 The Mundy Companies Port Arthur, Texas
Project Manager - Oversee multi-million dollar contracts at the Chevron,
USA facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Managed all aspects of business
pertaining to a General Maintenance Contract with manpower between 50 to
800 employees (at intervals). Managed all operations from routine
maintenance to emergency and scheduled shutdowns on major units.
1981 - 1983 Coastal Construction, Inc. Nederland, Texas
Construction Manager - Managed operations of numerous construction and
turnaround projects at Fina, Texaco, Gulf Oil, and Arco Polymars in Port
Arthur, Texas.
1979 - 1981 Suits Rig Corporation Fairview, Oklahoma
Project Manager - Managed and supervised the production and manufacturing
of 19 land-drilling rigs (12,000 ft. capacity).
1975 - 1979 Percell and Lowder, Inc. Houston, Texas
Project Manager - Managed production and operations of construction and
maintenance of oil drilling equipment and operation platforms from
Brownsville, Texas to Belle Chase, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
1968 - 1975 Pipefitters Local # 195 Beaumont, Texas
Apprentice to Superintendent - Served 5 years apprenticeship to earn
journeyman's status. Worked for numerous contractors as supervisor ranging
from foreman to superintendent on construction and turnaround projects.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES
Estimating (Civil/Structural/Piping/Mechanical)
Business Development (EPC/Turnarounds/Maintenance)
HR Department Manager
RFQ Preparations (Civil/Structural/Piping/Mechanical/Vessel
Fabrication)
Subcontract Preparations (Civil/Structural/Piping/Mechanical/etc.)
Industrial Trades Instructor (Pipe Fabrication/Welding/Blueprints)
Fabricator / Welder (Piping/Structural)
Constructability Reviews (Civil/Structural/Piping)
Drafting (Piping / Structural)
Maintenance Planning (Routine)
Turnaround / Shutdown Planning
Heavy Haul / Logistics Planning
Materials / Equipment Requisitioning
Heavy Lift Plans
Procedure Writer (Maintenance/Construction)
Offshore Fabrication / Installation (Specific Components)
Home Builder (Custom Homes)
Education
1975. Beaumont Area Pipefitters and Apprenticeship Local # 195
1964. Hamshire-Fannett High School
Passport Expiration: 6Oct2018
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