David A. Sweeney

12901 Orchard Crossing Lane

Knoxville, TN  37934

Cell: 865-386-4532

Email:  davesweeney44@yahoo.com

 

 

Professional Experience

 

A highly skilled Planning professional experienced and knowledgeable in the areas of management planning consultant with over 20 years experience in the Government and private Industry sector. My interpersonal skills have allowed for the ability to consult, mentor, interface, direct and establish a contributing role within groups of diverse individuals from a variety of professional work disciplines. I’m an excellent team player with great communication skills.

 

Experience

 

Bechtel Power                                                                                                3/2013-Present

Field Engineer Mechanical                                                                                    

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Spring City, TN

 

Reviews design change documents for completeness, adequacy, and constructability. Reviews Master Equipment or Component List, Bill of Materials, Vendor Drawings, and other data that directs or supports the Work Order Planning Process. Communicates with design engineering to resolve issues. Prepares or directs preparation of field bulk material purchase requisitions, Including estimating the quantities and material takeoffs for field purchases for permanent and temporary materials. Communicates with procurement to prioritize, expedite material deliveries to the site. Executes field take offs from Issued For Construction drawings, provides input to the quantity tracking applications. Verifies materials, equipment, to ensure all installation will meet all contract, design, and code requirements. Assemble and verify Work Order Packages include required records, drawings, data sheets, etc. to fully document installation and pre- testing activities and to maintain systems configuration. Maybe called upon to participate in Constructability walk downs. Assists construction supervision in planning construction methods and procedures. Coordinates engineering or construction problems with superintendents. Efficient in Maximo, Word, Excel, and Outlook

 

 

Talascend

Bechtel Power                                                                                              1/2012-2/2013

Mechanical Field Engineer                                                                                   

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant

Homestead, FL

 

Reviews design change documents for completeness, adequacy, and constructability. Reviews Master Equipment or Component List, Bill of Materials, Vendor Drawings, and other data that directs or supports the Work Order Planning Process. Communicates with design engineering to resolve issues. Prepares or directs preparation of field bulk material purchase requisitions, Including estimating the quantities and material takeoffs for field purchases for permanent and temporary materials. Communicates with procurement to prioritize, expedite material deliveries to the site. Executes field take offs from Issued For Construction drawings, provides input to the quantity tracking applications. Verifies materials, equipment, to ensure all installation will meet all contract, design, and code requirements. Assemble and verify Work Order Packages include required records, drawings, data sheets, etc. to fully document installation and pre- testing activities and to maintain systems configuration. Participate in Constructability walk downs. Assists construction supervision in planning construction methods and procedures. Coordinates engineering or construction problems with superintendents. Efficient in Maximo,Word, Excel, and Outlook

 

 

Bechtel Power                                                                                                 3/2011-9/2011

Field Engineer Mechanical                                                                                    

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Spring City, TN

 

Reviews design change documents for completeness, adequacy, and constructability. Reviews Master Equipment or Component List, Bill of Materials, Vendor Drawings, and other data that directs or supports the Work Order Planning Process. Communicates with design engineering to resolve issues. Prepares or directs preparation of field bulk material purchase requisitions, Including estimating the quantities and material takeoffs for field purchases for permanent and temporary materials. Communicates with procurement to prioritize, expedite material deliveries to the site. Executes field take offs from Issued For Construction drawings, provides input to the quantity tracking applications. Verifies materials, equipment, to ensure all installation will meet all contract, design, and code requirements. Assemble and verify Work Order Packages include required records, drawings, data sheets, etc. to fully document installation and pre- testing activities and to maintain systems configuration. Maybe called upon to participate in Constructability walk downs. Assists construction supervision in planning construction methods and procedures. Coordinates engineering or construction problems with superintendents. Efficient in Maximo,Word, Excel, and Outlook

 

 

Oak Ridge National Lab                                                                                                  5/2010-2/2011

Const. Coordinator

Oakridge, TN

 

Facility Engineer for the Vent and Purge Operation for the Ch and Rh Tru waste over packs that are sent to TWPC.

Responsible for developing work packages for execution of work in support of the Miscellaneous Facilities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Provide detail steps for completing work that integrate Quality, Health and Safety, Radiological, and Environmental Protection requirements. Waste disposition projects have buildings that supported radiological and nuclear material development and processing.

·         Developing Work Instructions

·         Negotiating work and safety controls with Functional Managers

·         Reviewing Engineering Drawings to determine work processes

·         Assembling Work Packages for approval

·         Providing Training on approved work packages

·         Facilitates team planning meetings and leads multi-disciplined teams in conduct of walk downs and hazard analysis reviews. May be required to lead teams in the analysis of hazards relating to Maintance, and D&D activities and identify appropriate actions to implement controls based on results of the analysis performed.

 

 

Diehard Site Utilities                                                                                                   3/2009-5/2010

Site Utility Consultant/Supervisor                                                                     

Somerville, OH 

                                                                                                      

·         Provided planning consulting support along with periodic Supervision of on-site utilities for all commercial construction and maintenance work. 

• Mentored personnel in the understanding and ability to read blue prints of prospected building and ground layouts.
• Planned and provided the layout of job steps and sequences, and monitored the implementation through completion of each project. 

 

• Ensured of all job costs were estimated and tracked, this included all craft personnel and required materials. 
• Additionally established a planning process for the repairs and preventive maintenance of all Equipment (rubber tire/track hoes, skid /Track loaders and dozers). 

Suncor Energy                                                                                                                9/2008 – 3/2009

Metapower Canada, LLC                                                                            

Process Safety Information Specialist

Fort McMurray, Canada

 

·         Review of plant drawings and documentation to determine the need for additional information.

·         Develop plans for accessing physical plant information based on information needs and a data collection methodology. 5

·         Records walk down information on necessary forms.

·         Updates documents and drawings based on information obtained from plant walk downs.

·         Works with plant document organization to incorporate upgraded information in the formal plant systems.

·         Coordinates with the Operating organization to gain plant access for plant walk downs.

·         Provides weekly progress report to Management. 

·         Participate in the evaluation of process information quality and the development of strategies to upgrade the information.

 

Maintenance Planning Consultant                                                                                    4/2008 – 9/2008

 

·         Duties include Walkdown and Planning of scheduled Maintenance Activities within the Plant Maintenance Module of SAP R/3 for both Weekly and Outage Maintenance Work Activities.

·         Assisted Planner for Millennium Upgrader Plant, Secondary side. 

·         In the T-6 Week Scheduling development of weekly schedules using the GWOS (General Work Order Scheduler) module of SAP.

·         Assisted with the indoctrination and training of new personnel with respects to SAP Training.             

 

 

Diehard Site Utilities, LLC                                                                                                  1/2007 – 4/2008

Site Utility Consultant/Supervisor                                                                     

Somerville, OH  

                                                                                                     

·         Provided planning consulting support along with periodic Supervision of on-site utilities for all commercial construction and maintenance work. 

• Mentored personnel in the understanding and ability to read blue prints of prospected building and ground layouts.
• Planned and provided the layout of job steps and sequences, and monitored the implementation through completion of each project. 
• Ensured of all job costs were estimated and tracked, this included all craft personnel and required materials. 
• Additionally established a planning process for the repairs and preventive maintenance of all Equipment (rubber tire/track hoes, skid loaders and dozers). 

L & L Carriers, Inc.                                                                                                         3/2006 –12/2006

Planning Consultant/Supervisor                                                                             

West Chester, Ohio 

 

• Provided consulting work for the planning of Commercial and Residential Demolition, along with coordination of the required utilities (Electric, gas, etc.) for shutdown and startup.
• Evaluated and planned for the required “Engineered Fill” for areas excavated along with determining proper compaction, slope and finish grade.
• Additionally provided Supervisory support of personnel for planning.

 

Allgeier & Son, Inc.                                                                                                                4/2005 – 3/2006

Heavy Equipment Planning Consultant                                                                  

Cincinnati, Ohio             

       

• Consulted with the planning and logistics for the preparation of proposed new facility sites for commercial buildings and parking lots.

• Planned all activities for the clearing of land and grubbing as required to support new facilities. 
• Planned and detail scheduled for the demolition of commercial and residential buildings with the applicable community organizations. 
• Provided detailed planning for the installation of underground retention basins, storm/sanitary sewers and drywells. 
• Read blue prints and evaluated grade stakes for excavation work.  

 

 

Brock & Sons, Inc.                                                                                                                8/2003 – 4/2005

Site Utility Planning Consultant                                                                              

Fairfield, Ohio                           

 

• Planned Foreman on Joint Trench Operations on site utilities for residential and commercial jobs.
• Responsible for the planning Installation of gas main and services, mainline electric, telephone and cable for Cincinnati Gas & Electric.
• Read and evaluated blue prints for requirements of prospected building and grounds. 
• Layout of the job sequence and implement to the completion of the project. 
• Kept track of all job costs including laborers and pipe layers time and all material. 

 

 

T.S. Garnett Excavation                                                                                                  9/1998 – 7/2003

Site Utility Consulting Planner/Supervisor                                                            

Hamilton, Ohio        

                   

• Consulted and providing detailed planning for the installation, repair and demolition of all site utilities (water lines, septic systems and sewer lines). 
• Planned materials and logistics for the stocking of consumables and supplies for use on jobs in company utility vehicles and storage facilities for emergency situations. 
• Provided planning and assisted with the on-call for water pipe leaks, sewer lines and other miscellaneous emergency services.
• Licensed and bonded sewer and water verifier for the city of Cincinnati. 

Fluor Daniel Fernald                                                                                             10/1994 – 8/1998

Maintenance Planner/Supervisor                                                                        

Ross, Ohio        

     

• Planned, developed detailed work packages and scheduled maintenance activities. 
• Ordered, expedited materials, equipment and services for maintenance and outages work. 
• Utilized maintenance software such as AWP, Lotus Notes and CMMS for estimation of projects. 
• Evaluated maintenance work packages to determine resources verses requirements and schedules of planned work packages. 
• Assisted with the required tabletop reviews of procedures in support of the Pilot Vitrification facility.
• Developed the daily and weekly long-term schedules of executable work. 
• Provided the backfilling of Supervisory duties when called upon for the multiple crafts in the maintenance department for existing buildings and grounds.  Responsibilities included ensuring all craftsman were trained and in compliance with DOE standards.

                          

 

 

 

 

Education                                                                                   

 

East Central High School                                                                     

Graduated 1987 St. Leon, Indiana

 

 

SAP, Maximo, CMMS,              Primavera 3, Primavera 6                                                                     

Bechtel Planner Qualification Card

Journeyman Pipefitter-1991 ( Local 59 Cincinnati, Ohio)

Pipefitter apprentice Program-1987 

R.S. Means Planning Institute – 1996             

ORNL – Training records provided upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

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