Thomas 'Thad' Spears
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Credentials
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Primavera 101
WestPro LLCNov, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
Primavera P6 Fundamentals
OracleSep, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
NIMS-Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100 for School
FEMAJun, 2014- Sep, 2024 -
National Incident Management System (NIMS)-Introduction
FEMAJun, 2014- Sep, 2024 -
Six Sigma - White Belt, Yellow Belt
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Experience
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Elite Turnaround Specialists
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lead Planner / Junior Scheduler
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Jul 2016 - Present
Job Locations:• Dow – Deer Park, TX (December 2020 – March 2021)• Valero – Norco, LA (June – July 2020)• American Styrenics – St. James, LA (January – February 2020)• Eastman – Longview, TX (November 2017 – November 2020)• Dow – Deer Park & Texas City, TX (October 2018 – December 2018)• ETS Corporate – La Porte, TX (June – August 2018)• BP- Whiting, Indiana (August – November 2017)• Ascend Performance Materials – Chocolate Bayou, TX (November 2016 – June 2017)• Valero – Port Arthur, Texas (September – November 2016)• Sinclair – Rawlings, Wyoming (July- August 2016)Current Responsibilities:o Lead or assist turnaround planning. Equipment includes towers, exchangers, tanks, piping, & valves.o Monitor job progress and cost during the execution phase to report to client & management.o Assist supervision with management of resources and coordination of work.o Assist office staff with technology hardware & software issues.o Provide support with maintenance of the schedule. (Updating, building, etc.)Past Responsibilities:o Assisted Quality Control with package production, updating, and flange-mapping.o Provided job plan details to assist with estimating costs and developing job proposals.o Liaison between employer and client regarding client database management.o Completed take-offs and equipment estimates with ETS estimating division.o Maintained inventory of job equipment and coordinated equipment return efforts with vendors.o Assisted affiliate, Elite Piping & Civil, with job estimates for structural steel, piping, & materials.o Streamlined planning workbook.o Developed company template for tracking change & delay orders.o Updated work schedule using P6 & built additional jobs in sand box. o Utilized P6 to create & provide Look-Aheads to field supervision. o Constructed job WBS, created activities for jobs, tied logic, and loaded resources for schedule. Show less
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Junior Planner / Scheduler
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2016
- Processed & maintained FCOs for multiple units.- Assisted lead planner with package production and maintenance.- Assisted lead planner with walking-down Additional Work Request (AWR) jobs.- Developed new FCO-cost tracking tool (spreadsheet).
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Junior Planner/Scheduler
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
Processed & maintained Extra Work Requests (EWRs), Field Change Orders (FCOs), and Equipment Deficiency Reports (EDRs).•Managed the transition of Step-Outs into the P6 software.•Assisted in organizing Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs).•Compiled work packages from the client to develop worklists.•Updated schedule on a daily basis using P6 to provide 36-Hour Look Aheads to foremen.
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Texas City I.S.D
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Principal
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Jul 2007 - Jun 2016
Personnel: Screened, interviewed, and recommended candidates Provided training and professional development to employees Assigned duties to personnel Performed annual appraisals for faculty members Daily Operations: Ensured materials were available to teachers Inspected the campus for pest control and property repairs Maintained property inventory Developed and maintained duty calendars for all teams and individuals Monitored teacher lessons Participated in monthly meetings with departments to review instructional processes Participated in weekly meetings with curriculum teams to review cross-curriculum processes Provided support and facilitation for integration of technology into the instructional process Project Leads: Planned and supervised campus registration (600-800 students in 3 days) Planned, scheduled, and developed procedures for summer-school program. Maintained personnel for and supervision of tutorial program Implemented campus recycling initiative Created teacher/classroom lunch schedules Implemented technological integration for Advanced-Placement program Trained new employees on Employee Handbook, CHAMPs, and appraisals Data Analysis and Review: Reviewed data from assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses of students Correlated student performance with attendance, discipline, etc. Collaborated with language arts, history, and special education departments to improve the performance of students Met with department members to discuss student performance Communication documents: 2015: Revised and Edited the Texas City High School Course Handbook. 2014-15: Authored publications to inform parents and students of requirements for graduation eligibility and prom attendance requirements 2008-14: Edited Student-Parent Handbook for campus. 2008-14: Collaborated with others to update the Student Code of Conduct 2008-13: Designed the student organizer Authored “call outs”, mass emails, and mass letters to keep parents informed Show less
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President
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
o 2012-2014: TMSA President o 2011: Elected to Board of Directors for TMSA o Contact for acquiring facilitators for the 2012 annual middle school conference o 2008-2014: Assistant Manager of Exhibit hall during the annual conference o 2012-2014: TMSA President o 2011: Elected to Board of Directors for TMSA o Contact for acquiring facilitators for the 2012 annual middle school conference o 2008-2014: Assistant Manager of Exhibit hall during the annual conference
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Texas City I.S.D.
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teacher/Coach
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Jul 2002 - Jun 2007
7th-8th Grade English & Speech Teacher Head Track Coach Head Freshmen Football Coach 2005 & 2006 Scout Team Coordinator 2005 & 2006 7th-8th Grade English & Speech Teacher Head Track Coach Head Freshmen Football Coach 2005 & 2006 Scout Team Coordinator 2005 & 2006
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Teacher/Coach
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Jul 1999 - Jun 2002
9th - 12th English & Speech Teacher Head Varsity Track Coach 9th - 12th English & Speech Teacher Head Varsity Track Coach
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Education
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2003 - 2007
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Master's degree, Educational Management -
1994 - 1999
McNeese State University
Bachelor's degree, Secondary English Education
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