Experience

Directional Services, Inc.

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • 2019 - Present

  Direct AP, AR, Safety and training for Natural Gas Operations Division. Direct AP, AR, Safety and training for Natural Gas Operations Division.



MasTec Utility Services

• United States
• Construction
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Construction Manager/UGE

  • Mar 2017 - May 2019

  Schedule, coordinate, and advise crews with installation of underground power distribution systems for Duke Energy. Track production utilizing Excel spreadsheets and generate reports using Word. Perform daily DynaQ inspections to aid management in direction of training. Maintain customer relations by being a positive point of contact who supports their efforts. Train field personnel on contract line items, billing and how to gear daily operations to capture maximum revenue. Assist training department with HDD internship program as subject matter expert creating Power Point training aids in various aspects of daily HDD operations. Assist Mastec gas operations in transition to acquire future gas customers. Show less



Distribution Construction, LLC, a PowerTeam Services Company

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AREA SUPERINTENDENT/ WILMINGTON REGIONAL MANAGER

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

  Supervise sole area contractor operations, administration, training and inventory for Wilmington PNG to include all natural gas construction in New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen Counties. Lead and direct Field Supervisors, Office Admin. Staff, OQ training department and material inventory personnel maintaining all natural gas distribution construction services. Created and maintained Excel Spread sheets for performance tracking, assisting scheduling operations personnel and maintaining precise inventory to accommodate work rushes and emergencies. Oversee payroll processing and invoicing to account for checks and balances and to ensure nobody went without a paycheck. Created PDF, Word, Excel documents to aid training department in getting staff up to speed with current OSHA 29CFR1910, NCDOT, and DOL standards and OQ requirements. Created Power Point presentations with Audio and Visual References to keep the guys engaged and on track during training sessions when downtime warranted. Show less

• FIELD SUPERVISOR

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Schedule, coordinate, and advise pipeline crews in a production oriented atmosphere while maintaining safety, and quality. Track production utilizing Excel spreadsheets and generate reports using Word. Generate project asbuilts using PDF to produce legible and clear documentation of traceability and tie down points for GIS mapping. Maintain customer relations by being a positive point of contact who supports their efforts and model myself and my personnel as leaders in the natural gas pipeline field. Train field personnel on contract line items, billing and how to gear daily operations to capture maximum revenue. Show less

• Steel Crew Foreman

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Supervise pipeline crew tasked with installation of steel natural gas pipeline and high pressure regulator stations throughout East and Southeast PNG zones. Assist TDW in tapping and bypass operations up to 1200 psi. Assist in startup operation for PNG east zone fabrication shop fabricating, assembling, and testing high pressure stations and meter sets. Perform high pressure hydrostatic/nitrogen pressure testing of PNG facilities and drying operations.

• Plastic Services and Main Foreman

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Supervise pipeline crew in installation of Polyethylene natural gas distribution lines from ½” service piping to 8” mains. Ensure work scheduled was carried out in a safe, revenue based atmosphere while maintaining high quality and accurate billing. Operate machinery such as HDD drills, backhoes, trackhoes, and posess class A CDL for transportation of equipment.

• HDD Operator/ Locator

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Began utilities career working with HDD crew installing natural gas pipeline with 24X40 utilizing beginning series of Digitrak Mark Series locating equipment. After 18 months move to a HDD 60 rock drill and finished in 2004 as crew foreman of American Augers DD140 performing river and interstate crossings utilizing reclaimers and rock drilling tooling.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Parachute Rigger/ Heavy Delivery

  • Feb 1996 - Jan 2000

  Completed 4 year enlistment with Honorable discharge from United States Army where I was assigned to TEXCOM test directorate at Pope AFB/ Ft. Bragg. My duties were to assist in testing of Air/ Parachute delivery of heavy equipment and armament for SOP manuals. I received 2 Army Achievement Medals for my efforts in rigging and certifying Army Special Forces equipment utilized for Delta operations. Completed 4 year enlistment with Honorable discharge from United States Army where I was assigned to TEXCOM test directorate at Pope AFB/ Ft. Bragg. My duties were to assist in testing of Air/ Parachute delivery of heavy equipment and armament for SOP manuals. I received 2 Army Achievement Medals for my efforts in rigging and certifying Army Special Forces equipment utilized for Delta operations.