George Protz

3112 E. Santa Fe Ln 

Gilbert, Az. 85297

602 418-7118

Fields of Special Competence

·Construction management, plant operation/maintenance, QA/QC Management and inspection with over 34 yrs experience.

§    Troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, design and operation electrical and electronic control systems, SCADA systems, associated panel design, instrumentation and electrical. Interpreted maintenance and repair information, procedures, system drawings, repair, maintenance and operation of pumps, valves, variable frequency drives, instrumentation, radios, power monitoring equipment, back-up power generators, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), chlorine systems, ultra violet disinfections systems switch gear-motor control centers and all equipment associated with water/ wastewater plants and pump stations. Understand NFPA 70 E for compliance with arc flash.

§    Proficient in inspections and document control for construction to include civil (concrete & earth work), mechanical and electrical disciplines.

§    Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, Windows, Modicon and Allen Bradley PLC’s.

§    Develop short and long range work plans, including resource requirements, budget estimates and various required reports.

 

Employment Highlights

RES Americas July 2014- Dec 2015

Quality Manager

·Border Winds Wind Farm Project Rolla, ND – Quality Manager, responsible for all aspects of electrical, civil, mechanical, structural installation per specifications and plans for turbine construction of a Vestas150MW wind farm. Wrote site inspection test plans, ensured all appropriate testing was conducted per site QA/QC plan and all test forms were complete for turnover packages to the client associated with all disciplines. Submitted required Non Conformance Reports, Deviation Reports, Deficiency Reports and other reports required by the site QA/ QC site quality program.

Jacobs Engineering April 2006-April 2014

QA/QC Lead Electrical Inspector

·Freeport McMoran Copper Mine Morenci – QA/QC inspections for 0ver 1.5 billion dollar expansion. Inspected all aspects for electrical installation, including duct banks, conduit runs, cable trays, wire pulling, equipment installation, panel installation, system testing and system start-up, also inspected other disciplines to include Civil, Mechanical, Structural and other site needs per Specifications and plans. Wrote site inspection test plans, witnessed all appropriate testing per site QA/QC plan and ensured all test forms were complete for turnover packages to the client. Submitted required Non Conformance Reports, Deviation Reports, Deficiency Reports and other reports required by the site QA/ QC site quality program.

Site Lead

·Shell Albian Oil Sands - Review P&ID’s, Site Plan Drawings and General Arrangement Drawings to collected information to do site walk-downs to verify equipment tag data at an oil sands processing plant for use in the SAP program for maintenance tracking. In charge of coordinating daily crew safety briefs and safe work procedures associated with the mining operations at Jack Pine Mine.

·Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation – Reviewed Instrument Data Sheets and compared to the P&ID’s and for technical accuracy. Conducted bid analysis for data from manufactures/suppliers to ensure compliance with bid specifications. 

Client Rep.

·Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant - Worked as construction inspector/owner represenitive during construction phase of the construction of a 17MGD wastewater plant, monitoring contractors for correct installation per specifications and contract documents. Coordinated with contractors and local utility groups to inspect the installation of underground utilities and piping, inspected backfills, concrete quality and all civil, mechanical and electrical aspect of the project. Monitored job site for safety and work practices in compliance with OSHA standards and other local standards.

 

·City of Phoenix - Instrumentation and Control Services, City of Phoenix:  Technical Support.  The purpose of the project is to enforce the City’s Process Control System Standards to assure flawless installation of instrumentation and control equipment during construction at the plant. Under the project, construction installation inspections, commissioning testing, and calibrations of I&C systems, I&C Standards Development, provide support to design consultants and construction contractors to ensure that they are complying with the City’s Process Control Standards, review shop drawings for content and compliance with City standards, performing commissioning, troubleshooting, redlining and developing record drawings.

 

EMA Inc. Phoenix, Arizona / San Diego California,  March 2000-March 2006

Construction Manager/Senior Control Systems Engineer

Senior Control System Engineer designing SCADA systems for large water systems, assisted in writing and reviewing system construction specifications, specifying parts to be used, and estimate job costs.

·Worked as construction manager during construction phase of the job monitoring contractors for correct installation per the specifications. Coordinated with other contractors and local utility groups to inspect the installation of underground utilities. Inspected backfills, concrete and asphalt paving, ensuring the work conformed to client or city standards. Monitored job site for safety and work practices in compliance with OSHA standards. Involvement in permit issuances and right of way planning. Conducted monthly progress meetings with San Diego city staff to convey construction project progress for CIP project and potential opportunities in cost savings. Conducted progress meetings with contractors to ensure any construction issues were address immediately and to stay informed of potential scheduling or time issues that could result in delays. Maintained logs and schedules for the project.

·Designed SCADA control system for 60 pump stations, 140 remote pressure and flow locations; to include site surveys and site layout and construction installation drawings and construction cost estimates. Scope of the work was to upgrade remote control panels and electrical system for site monitoring and pump control. Updated site drawings in AutoCad to reflect design changes. Started and commissioned all sites.

·Designed Remote control panels, estimated construction costs. Randomly monitored panel construction for quality at the contractor’s facility. Conducted factory acceptance test.

TAVA TECHNOLOGIES, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1998-March 2000      

Service Manager

Managed a control systems group; responsible for bidding, designing, building, and installing integrated systems for clients to automate and update systems to operate automatically in Industrial and manufacturing facilities and Water/wastewater,, SCADA, and other associated systems.

§    Troubleshoot and repair electronic, electric, and other automatic digital and analog controlled instruments and high-voltage electric equipment.

§    Install, maintain, and repair remote telemetry systems including programmable logic controllers, modems, and associated wirings.

§    Calibrate process control instrumentation and perform scheduled maintenance.

§    Operate and maintain personnel computers and write software program changes used for system monitoring and report generation.

§    Review and evaluate electronic, electric, and computer specifications for facility construction projects.

§    Review and submit budgets for annual divisional operations.

 

CITY OF CHANDLER, Arizona,  April 1991-Febuary 1998                                                               

Instrumentation Engineer

Responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of electric, electronic and other automatic digital and analog controlled equipment used in water production, treatment, distribution, and waste water pumping, collection, and treatment facilities. Duties entail troubleshooting and diagnosing integrated circuits, printed circuit boards as well as chemical and telemeter equipment.

§    Calibrate all process control instrumentation and perform scheduled maintenance at remote pump sites and water treatment plants.

§    Install, maintain, and repair remote telemetry systems including microprocessor based control units, modems, and associated wirings.

§    Troubleshoot and repair electronics, electric and other automatic digital and analog controlled instruments and high voltage electric equipment.

§    Diagnosed and troubleshoot single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic networks.

§    Designed and managed a construction project and contractors to upgrade a remote telemetry system, (30) reservoir pump sites to a PLC based RCP SCADA system.

SCOTT CONTAINER PRODUCTS, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1989-March 1991

Responsible for Building, installing and testing electronic controls for automated production equipment.

■      Wired, tested, troubleshot, and repaired electronic components in manufacturing.

■        Assembled and wired container production equipment.

■       Redesigned inspection equipment electrical circuits, significantly improving      automated container packing functions and product accountability.                       

 

UNITED STATES NAVY, July 1979-March 1989

Interior Communication Electrician (E-6)

As work center supervisor managed Interior Communication staff in maintenance and repair of complexes electrical systems used in the control of an U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine.

▪   Interface with shipyard and contractor representatives, coordinating activities, and providing technical support during troubleshooting and repair of electronic circuits and equipment during new construction of a new trident submarine.

▪    Repaired analog and digital circuits associated with control functions of hydraulic and pneumatic operated valves utilized in vital ship control functions.

▪    Operated and repaired vital equipment required operating a submarine.

▪   Responsible for writing and administering lesson plans for training divisional personnel on various vital atmosphere monitoring and ship control systems.