Professional Engineer with over 19 years of success overseeing all phases of multimillion-dollar planning, design, construction, water well and delivery systems, oil and gas pipeline evaluation and regulation, value engineering, construction and management projects.  These projects include projects for State, Federal and Tribal governments and private-sector clients. Experience includes managing crews of between 50 and 220 employees in highway/bridge improvements, dam facilities, water well and delivery system design, quality control and quality assurance, commercial and residential building, facility management , occupational inspection, health and safety.  I have performed environmental health and safety comprehensive inspections, managed environmental control and cleanup projects, developed and implemented 401 and 404 permitting and review, wetland delineation and mitigation, designed and constructed erosion and sediment control plans, asbestos abatements, HAZWOPER initiatives, OSHA inspections, dam design/build projects, water pipeline design and construction projects and a variety of other construction/demolition projects, backed by strong credentials and a proven history of providing quality engineering, construction and management services and finished products.  I have performed comprehensive environmental health and safety audits throughout the phases of Oil and Gas E&P, including drilling, completions, productions and construction.  I have a strong background and ability in the management of people and can work well independently or with others.  Maintained a strong background in engineering and surveying, which includes GPS and conventional surveying in boundary, location, vertical and horizontal locates for identification and design.

 

 

— Good Social and Communication

— Infrastructure Improvement Projects

— Dam Project Engineer/Manager

— WQTC Certification exp. 2004

— Dam Safety Management

— CAD Management

— Site Safety/OSHA Compliance

— QA/QC/Field Engineering

— Change Order Management

— Transportation Design

— Water Conveyance Design

— Budgeting & Cost Controls

— Bidding/Estimating/Proposals

— Subcontractor/Crew Supervision

— Management of Survey Team

 

 

— Survey and Design

— Oil and Gas Calculation Training

— Management of Safety Team

— Management of BIA         Transportation and Irrigation

— Construction Project Management

— General Contracting and Construction

— Design/Build Process

— Infrared Certified/Energy Auditor

— Water Delivery Pipeline Design and Construction

— Water Well Design and Construction Oversight

— Water Conveyance (Open Channel Design

 

— Comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety Inspection and Auditing

— 404 Permitting and Review

— Wetland delineation and Mitigation Design and Implementation

— Comprehensive EHS auditing

— SPCC

— NPDES

— NSPS and NESHAP

— NORM Management

— Waste Management

— PSM and PHA

 

 

R&R Services, Inc. - (Casper, WY) – EHS Manager                 Dates:  (November 2014/Present)

Develop and Implement Corporate EHS Policies and Procedures.  Manage EHS Field Representatives.  Develop and Implement EHS training and consulting programs.  Manage Environmental, Safety and Health program for approximately 150 employees with successful incident rate improvement.  Administration of operations and employees.

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy - COI (Casper, WY) – Sr. EHS Representative/Construction Foreman               Dates:  (March. 2013 to October 2014)

              Implement corporate and district EHS initiatives and goals.  Provide training to district staff, contractors and service providers in all environmental and safety regulatory requirements.  Work closely with state, federal and local regulators in planning, completion and remediation of environmental spills and releases with drilling and operations.  Oversee Waste Management for the Rockies District.  Investigate all safety and environmental incidents that occur on Chesapeake locations for completion, operational and remedial activities in the Rockies District.  Perform investigations and root cause analysis (RCA) on incidents and work closely with contractors for corrective actions on each incident and to initiate and closeout all RCA reports.  Develop and implement emergency management processes for office and field environments.  Aiding in directing and implementing Air Quality Compliance and Permitting for the Rockies District. Conducted 100 % of the training sessions for OSHA critical awareness topics to Chesapeake personnel, including but not limited to: Health and Bloodborne Pathogens, LOTO, Fire Protection, Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E), Trench and Excavation, H2S, Walking and Working Surfaces, Fall Protection, Confined Space QI, Hot Work QI and PPE.  Conducted monthly and bi-monthly environmental and safety training sessions with contractors and vendors to discuss trending and awareness topics.  Conducted Smith Systems drivers training for all Rockies Chesapeake personnel.  Also provided First Aid/CPR and AED training to all employees.

 

Carried out the construction goals for facilities, including: Assisting in design of facilities in the Powder River Basin and supervised the construction of oil and gas facilities, pipelines and repair operations. Generally supervise multiple crews of construction and roustabout contractors that perform construction and repair of: flow lines, gathering lines, tanks, electrical infrastructure and facilities. Worked closely with Field Services (Civil Construction) and Production Superintendent and Foreman.

 

Accomplishments:Successfully developed and implemented procedures and policies to decrease incident rates with our contractors and continued to maintain low incident rates internally with our staff, zero (0) TRIR for 5 years.  Implemented and carried out a weekly awareness announcement to all employees, contractors and vendors to increase awareness and reduce incidents.  Successful in decreasing motor vehicle incidents by 90%.  Successful in implementing programs and work committees to reduce environmental releases by over 60% and the amount of fluid spilled by over 75%.

 

Zwiebel EHS for Energy (Casper, WY) – Rockies District EHS Manager              Dates:  (Feb. 2012 to March 2013)

              Developed and implemented Rockies District Inspection and Audit Protocol and related parameters; worked closely with Casper Chesapeake Field office in the implementation of the inspection process and regulatory inclusion and administration; worked with Zwiebel EHS staff throughout the US in inspecting Chesapeake’s Salt Water Disposal Wells.  Perform environmental, health and safety audits at many Chesapeake’s drilling, production, completions and construction sites.  Conducted training sessions for OSHA critical awareness topics to Chesapeake personnel, including but not limited to: Health and Bloodborne Pathogens, LOTO, Fire Protection, Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E), Trench and Excavation, H2S, Walking and Working Surfaces, Fall Protection and PPE.

 

Accomplishments:Successfully completed Chesapeake Energy’s Salt Water Disposal Well Inspection Initiative; Successful in the development and implementation of the Chesapeake Energy’s Rockies inspection protocol and processes.  Successfully carried out training programs and decreased the incident rate and TRIR by 15%.

 

ENCO Enterprises, LLC (Riverton, WY) – Owner, President                Dates:  (Aug. 2007 to 2012)

              Performed engineering design, construction management, general contracting, surveying, QA/QC and other professional consulting services;  Developed construction management procedures for the Shoshone Tribe; Represented Tribe on their behalf for quality assurance, quality control and code compliance; Worked with State, Federal and Local governments in aiding the Tribes in management of Tribal Water Resources.

 

Accomplishments:Designed and constructed addition to the Shoshone Rose Casino: performed Architecture, Civil, Mechanical, Drainage and Roadway design.  Planned and designed the 7D irrigation pipeline facility.

 

Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes (Ft. Washakie, WY) – TWE/Director of Engineering                          Dates:  (1996-2000, 2006-2007)

Performed engineering design, construction management, general contracting, surveying, QA/QC and management of water resources program; Oversaw and managed between 5 and 17 individuals in the field of water conveyance design, dam design and construction, water management and field operations, water rights, materials testing, budgeting, scheduling, development of water code and regulations; designated as the Wind River Safety Officer for the S&A Tribes; placed in charge of overseeing the Environmental Protection of rivers, streams and wetlands; performed delineation, design, construction and mitigation of wetlands; worked with Oil and Gas Commission in the oversight of drilling and production operations on the Wind River Reservation, including the analysis and inspection of pipelines in the Mexican Flat Area; Worked with Land Use Committee in the development, land use, right or way and easement for oil and gas, construction, roadway and home site development.  Experience included many field investigations, meetings and presentation on exploration, drilling and production operations and comprehensive EHS inspections and OSHA awareness training and QA/QC on projects.

 

Accomplishments:Successfully completed the design and construction of $10 million Washakie Dam Rehabilitation;               Developed and completed Wind River Irrigation Rehabilitation Priority List (Est. $70 million)               and completed approximately 25% of the design and construction of those projects.  Successfully managed full water resources, engineering program; successfully completed the design and development of many evaporation ponds, reserve pits, water conveyance systems, reservoirs, dams, roads, 404 wetlands disturbance projects.                           

 

BIA (RMRO and Wind River) – Supervisory Civil Engineer                   Dates:  (1999-2006)

Performed Duties with Tribal Water Engineers Office through 2000;

Managed Wind River Irrigation Project (1999-2000); Managed full water resources and irrigation staff; managed irrigation project extending over 500,000 acres and over 500 miles of ditches and canals; provided assistance and oversight of Wind River Facilities Program; Was the Wind River Safety Officer, working closely with state, county and local safety management team, especially during Y2K; Worked with Natural Resource Department with the Review, Implementation and Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations on the Wind River Reservation, including monitoring production, well location and to make sure all necessary permitting was in place; Designed and oversaw delivery pipeline construction and leak prevention through wetland areas in the Mexican Flat Area.  Acted on Behalf of the Superintendent on his absence, managing all agency staff and approving official; was records management and coordinator for Wind River during the gathering of records for the Cobell vs. United States case.

 

Managed Wind River Transportation (2000-2002, 2003-2006) - Oversaw and managed force account work on transportation projects on the Wind River Reservation, including planning, right of way, preliminary design, design, construction and management, quality control and quality assurance, surveying, budgeting, scheduling and other services; Managed full force account crew of between 20 and 30 employees.  Worked closely with the Realty Department with Right of Ways, Easements, Construction Permitting and Land Use development.  Directed and managed the health, safety and environmental program.  Investigated and reported on all incidents.

 

Wind River Safety Officer (2000-2002, 2003-2006) – Was assigned the duties of the Wind River Safety Officer.  Oversaw emergency management system for the Wind River Reservation and was the incident commander during spills, releases, dam safety, flooding, evacuation and cleanups.  Worked closely with the Realty department in the negotiation of leases, surveys, civil designs and environmental health and safety issues in the field.  Developed and implemented EAP’s.

 

Regional Design Engineer (2002-2003) – Managed full design department in Billings, BIA Rocky Mountain Regional Office, which included full design and surveying staff of 10 employees; Assisted Construction in planning and oversight of construction projects throughout Rocky Mountain Region; Estimated and inventoried over $17 million worth of road projects on an annual basis; Placed on several Regional committees, including: Reorganization of the budgeting system, P.L. 93-638 evaluation and negotiation committee; Acted on behalf of the Regional Transportation Director in his absence, overseeing and managing over 200 employees, including; 7 reservation construction crews, 6 civil engineers, and many others.

 

Rocky Mountain Regional Safety Committee (2002-2003) – Was instrumental in the development and management of the regional safety, health and environmental program.  Investigated and reported incidents throughout the BIA-Rocky Mountain Region.  Developed regional EAP’s for regional environmental, health and safety programs.  Trained all field personnel in OSHA awareness topics and safe work practices for OSHA 1910 and 1926.

 

Accomplishments:Successfully designed, constructed and managed over $40 million worth of transportation and irrigation projects; Received award from Bruce Babbot for outstanding directing and coordinating on records management for Cobell case; Received several awards and honors for outstanding performance and management; Reprogrammed Regional Maintenance Program; Managed facility and transportation for Rocky Boy’s Reservation program;

Acted on behalf of the Wind River Agency, in the absence of a Mining Engineer, for regulation and field operations oversight.

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (Laramie, WY) – BS in Architectural Engineering, 1996

 

CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE (Riverton, WY) – Associates of Science, 1993

 

RIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL (Riverton, WY) – Diploma, 1990

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS LICENSE (WYOMING) – P.E. 9638

 

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS LICENSE (WYOMING MUNICIPALITIES) – 1995

 

OSHA HAZWOPER Training and Certification – 2013

 

OSHA 10 – 1997, updated 2012

 

OSHA 30 – 1998, updated 2012

 

NFPA 70E – 2012

 

NREP (National Registry of Environmental Professionals) CESCO (Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer) - 2012

 

INTERNATION CODE COUNCIL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING INSPECTOR #53916443 (ICC) – 2007

 

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (Construction Estimating Institute) – 2009

 

EMBANKMENT DAM DESIGN CERTIFICATION (University of Florida) – 1999

 

DEWATERING SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION (University of Florida) – 1999

 

NAIHC (Minneapolis, MN) - May, 2010

 

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION (University of Madison, Wisconsin) – 2004

 

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS (Rapid City, SD) – September, 2010

 

ICDBG NOFA TRAINING (Denver, CO) – September, 2010

 

NATIVE AMERICAN NEEDS OUTREACH (Denver, CO) – December, 2010

 

NAIHC Law Symposium (Las Vegas, NV) – December, 2010

 

HUD IHP/APR Training (New Orleans, LA) – February, 2011

 

Oil and Gas Hydraulic Calculation Training (Online) -                May 2011

 

Medic First Aid/CPR/AED Level 1 Instructor – August 5, 2013

 

Optical Gas Imaging – Infrared Training Center - 10/30/2013

 

IADC – Rig Pass – 4/30/2013

 

NORM Surveyor – 03/2013

 

 

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #25 TRUSTEES – 2004 to 2012; Chairman (2007-2008, 2009 – 2010)

 

NSAE (National Society of Architectural Engineers)

 

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)

 

BPOE (Elks Lodge, Riverton)

 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

 

Sportsman for Wildlife Foundation

 

National Rifle Association (NRA)

 

International Code Council (ICC) – 2007 to present

 

Certified Infrared – May 2010 to present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Zwiebel, Owner, Zwiebel EHS for Energy, White Haven, PA (570) 991-1982

 

Sandy Andrew, Operations Manager, Chesapeake – Casper, WY (307)253-7452

 

Paul Tucker, Construction Superintendent, Chesapeake – Casper, WY (505)486-9999

 

BJ Jackson, Production Foreman, Chesapeake – Casper, WY (307)262-0338

 

Will Herbold, Devon Senior Safety Coordinator, Riverton, WY (307)871-9565

 

Shawn Murray, Owner, Northern Supply and Services, Lander, WY (307)850-4324

 

Personal References

 

Dr. Jason Howard, Riverton, WY (307)857-0780

 

Terry Snyder, Superintendent, School District #25, 307-851-5026

 

Sean McGuire, EHS Air Representative, Chesapeake – Casper (307)631-9049