1. Robert Buckles
NACE #28243
Paint Estimator/Project Manager/Consultant/Superintendent/QA
2808 Norman St. / Pasadena, TX. 77506 / (337) 309-5479 / robertblossom1@gmail.com
PROFILE
Accomplished Paint/Blast Superintendent/Estimator with 30 + years of hands-on experience in painting
and blasting. Proficient in the translation of an idea from concept to finished product. Inquisitive and
highly motivated individual with strong management and organizational skills. Adept at troubleshooting
and process optimization. A team player who is considered an excellent supervisor and a motivator of
employees.
Project Management  Troubleshooting  Vendor negotiations
Delegation of task  Planning and Development  Cost control
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QUALIFICATIONS
 Estimating(Budget, Hard Dollar, T & M)
 Project Management (Invoicing, purchasing, specification writing, Inspection,
supervision, bid letters, maintain client relations, surveys, cost tracking,
maintain budget, conflict resolution)
 Computer literate (Word, excel, power point)
 Supervision of Crews
 Blasting and Painting
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mobley Industrial Services
Project Estimator
 Analyze blueprints, specifications, proposals and other documentation to prepare time,
cost and labor estimates for various sandblasting and painting projects.
 Confer with Customers and approved outside vendors.
 Set up Job walks
 Take-offs to determine square footage of project to be painted.
 Confer with engineering or other individuals for information that will help to develop an
accurate and competitive estimate for customer.
 Create Job folders. Estimating / quantity takeoffs

2.  Create project proposals/Estimates
Integrated Energy Services, Abbeville, LA. (337) 643-133
Coatings Project Manager (Land and Offshore)
 Estimates and Surveys
 Purchasing
 Logistics and Transportation
 Procedure Writing
 Hiring/Firing
 Inspection of projects
 Cost Management and Control
 Client Relations
 Sales
QCP, Youngsville, LA 2013-2014 (337) 857-6000
Paint and Blast superintendent (Offshore and Land)
 Supervision of blasting and painting on Energy XXI Platform GI22L Production platform.
 Cost tracking
 Client relations
Allison Offshore Services, Lafayette, LA 2012-2013
Project Manager/Consultant/Superintendent
 Manage projects for Onshore/Offshore oil and gas facilities.
 Regularly manage crews of 15 – 45 men through all phases of Painting and Blasting.
 Survey prospective jobs and provide written bid on work required by client.
 Assess scope of projects and provide written reports of estimated costs.
 Work closely with shop personnel to ensure accuracy and efficiency during project development.
 Proper screening personnel before hiring craftsman’s positions.
 Track down all man hours’ work offshore and on land per job to submit to pay roll.
 Invoice customers per job completions and weekly basis.
 Pre-job inspections on offshore platforms and land projects with a written detail list of projects to
be conducted for approval.
 Supply crews with equipment and supplies as needed throughout the job completion.
 Frequently consulted with engineering personnel at client companies and over the phone.
 Resolve any issues on painting and blasting projects to the satisfaction of all parties.

3. CENTURY TECHNICAL SERVICES (CTS)
Cut Off, LA.
Project Manager/Coatings Inspector
 Managed painting and blasting projects in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico as a consultant for Chevron
Corporation.
 Manage AFE’s for various projects on fixed leg platforms as well as floaters.
 I am in charge of maintaining safe work practices in accordance with coast Guard. MMS, state,
federal and Chevron regulations and policies.
 I implement and maintain safety meetings; keeping men current with worldwide safety issues. I
identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment or work practices. I maintain safety records and
report regularly to my superiors.
 I maintain daily work records capturing a comprehensive look at the work performed by the
contractor that day. I track square footage blasted and painted. Material used and amount. Blast
media used and amount. Degree of blast profile (anchor point) Thickness of coating Sprayed (wet
and dry readings.) I take soluble salts readings and document. I am responsible for making sure
that the contractor is providing Chevron with a quality paint job as specified in their contract.
 I am responsible for maintaining a safe and productive paint team.
 I work closely with the contractors’ project managers in keeping a qualified team in the field and
for the dismissal of those who do not work safe and are a disruptive influence to the rest of the
crew.
 I attend Chevron SimOps meetings and keep platform as well as my supervisor informed of
progress and any issues that may arise during the project.
 I lobby for more work in the field and am often rewarded with more money for continued work
through my efforts.
 I keep Monthly records tracking labor costs, transportation costs, and labor hours.
 I maintain a completion sheet that gives an overview of the work to be done the estimated costs
and the actual costs of each item; including rust severity, location, if rigging is required so on and
so forth.
 I maintain a paint and media inventory sheet. I write two weekly inspectors reports and turn into
Chevron. I meet with Chevron paint east coordinator once a week.
 I do daily safety audits and turn in weekly. I put all my records daily onto the Chevron O-Drive
for the Chevron paint team to go over.
 I meet quarterly with The Chevron East and West paint coordinators for the Gulf of Mexico
discussing work schedules and policy changes if any.

4. ACADIAN CONTRACTORS, INC
Abbeville, Louisiana - 2008- Jan/2009’
Painter, Yard
 Paint zincs, epoxies and finish coats on New and refurbished offshore piping and equipment.
PERFORMANCE ENERGY
Houma, Louisiana - 2008
Foreman/Offshore Blaster-Painter-Rigger
 Push crews on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
 Manage work progress, material usage and project time.
 Order material and supplies
 Supervise all phases of paint process.
 Make sure all employees adhere to all safe work practices and are versed in safety procedures.
ROCLAN SERVICE AND SUPPLY
Duson, Louisiana 2007 -2008
Foreman / Blasting and Painting division ( Yard )
 Set up work plans, manage projects time and material usage.
 Set work schedules
 Order materials
 Insure quality of Blast and Coating application.
 Hire Paint Personnel
 Paint and blast when needed.
BIS SALAMIS 2007
Broussard, Louisiana
Blaster / Painter/Relief Foreman
 Rigging and spider work for underneath Helideck of Chevron EB-160
 Tool hard rust and 2-coat with Primer and Intermediate coat.
 Rig up and Blast and Paint underneath cellar deck on Chevron EB-159
 Keep up on timesheets and material usage
 Conduct safety meetings and JSA meetings
 Generate JSA’s for different Job Tasks

5.  Meet and go over work with paint inspector
RBG USA LTD. (Rig Blast) 2006-2007
Stafford, Texas
Rope Access Technician
 Worked on the semi-submersible (The Noble Clyde Beaudreaux) Spot tooling and painting using
rope access technique.
 Worked on the semi-submersible BP Atlantis on the labeling crew.
 Blasted and painted on the SPAR BP Holstein using the rope access technique.
 Night supervisor on the SPAR BP Holstein on a ground blast and paint crew.
ROCLAN SERVICE & SUPPLY
Duson, La
Paint/Blast Superintendent
2006
 In charge of a 10 man crew on a TOTAL platform off the coast of Alabama.
 I coordinated work between painters, scaffoldbuilders, crane operators, and other companies
working on the platform that might affect my project.
 Maintained equipment.
 Ordered all supplies and equipment for the project coordinating with the supply company the
dock and the boat for delivery.
 Responsible for the safety of my crew, worked closely with a safety rep and the platform in
conforming to all MMS regulations in conjunction with TOTAL’s safety procedures as well as
Roclans.
 Supervised work being performed ensuring safe, quality work.
 Responsible for crew changes.
 Performed safety audits and employee evaluations periodically.
 Kept records of work performed and logged all hours worked for each phase of the project.
 Supervised the building of scaffolding and the cable rigging
 Ultimately responsible for employee adherence to the rules and regulations of the company and
all agencies involved in offshore work including the coast guard.

6. C.W.T. Services Inc
Duson, La.
Paint/Blast Inspector 2006
 Managed project for TOTAL overseeing painting and blasting on the waterline of VK-823.
 Ordered all paint/thinners and grit for the project.
 Inspected all work performed by the painters and blasters.
 Insure all safety standards and job specifications are being followed.
 Keep cost records and time records for project and workers.
RBG USA INC.
Stafford, TX.
Supervisor/Blaster-Painter 2005-2006
 Tooled, painted and fiber bonded a waste pipe on one platform. Blasted and painted mud pits on
another platform offshore for D-Core off the coast of California.
 Put together tools and equipment. Hired crew, rigged and began blasting and painting on a
satellite platform for apache.
 Helped inspect crews working on a jack up rig for global Santa-Fe. Crews were descaling pre-
load tanks. Other crews were tooling and painting in tanks and on different locations on the rig.
Also inspected a rigging and blast/paint job on the counter-lever.
 Supervised the completion of the sub-structure of the heli-deck on the drill ship C.R.Lugis.
 Supervisor on the drill rig DD1 for Global Santa-Fe. Was in charge of pressure washing the
R.O.V. room. Refitting and locking down with stud bolts the floor of the riser bay. Pressure
washing the riser bay. Responsible for containment and extraction of all water and waste.
 Used a Kinjet pressure washing system.
 Kept detailed records of work performed, hours worked; safety audits and employee evaluations.
Rolan Offshore services
Duson, La.
Supervisor/Blaster-Painter 2005
 Started Out as a relief foreman on a workboat .We blasted and painted platforms for Remington
oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico.
 Set up rigging, maintained equipment, supervised the crew. Blasted and painted.

7. Was promoted to foreman and got my own crew and boat. Finished off two Remington Jobs and then one
apache job.
Rolan Offshore services
Duson, La.
Supervisor/Blaster-Painter 2005
 Started Out as a relief foreman on a workboat .We blasted and painted platforms for Remington
oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico.
 Set up rigging, maintained equipment, supervised the crew. Blasted and painted.
 Was promoted to foreman and got my own crew and boat. Finished off two Remington Jobs and
then one apache job.
Shaw Global Offshore
Delcrombe, La.
Supervisor/blast-paint 2005
 Ran three man crew on a boat going from platform to platform for apache repainting heli-decks.
 Responsible for keeping track of work progress and hours worked. Order supplies and crew
change.
P.B.C.
Vinton, La
Blaster/painter 2004-2005
 Blasted and painted a 220ft tank for citgo.
 Operated a track Man-Lift
Salamis offshore
Broussard, La
Blaster-Painter/spider hand 2004
 Blast and paint heli-pads for Hunt petroleum.
IMC Industries
Sulpher, La
Painter/boilermaker 2004
 Tool pipe and valves, prime and paint. Put valves together during shutdown at the Basell plant in
Westlake, La.

8. Shaw Global Offshore
Delcrombe, La.
Blast and paint/spider-hand 2003-2004
 Blast and paint on a waterline for Dominion energy.
 Blasted and painted a waterline on a Unocal platform
 Blasted and painted 13 heli-decks for Unocal.
Shaw Global
Beaumont, TX
Blaster/Painter 2003
 Built scaffolding, hung containment, blasted, painted and fireproofed a frame for glycol tanks.
Steamatic of SWLA
Lake Charles, La
Painter 2003
 Gutted and rebuilt wind and water damaged homes and businesses.
David Papania
Lake Charles, La
Painter/constr. 2002-2003
 Remolded Mr. Papania’s home and painted inside and out.
 Painted inside and out on his guesthouse.
 Gutted and remolded his cash checking business.
 Painted his restaurant inside.
 Pressure washed the siding on two of his rental homes.
 Painted two of his rental homes on the inside.
North American Van lines
Lincoln, Nebraska
Loader/Delivery 2002

9.  Wrapped up and boxed households. Loaded on truck and delivered cross-country. Unloaded truck
into new home.
Puglia Engineering
Tacoma, WA.
Blaster/Painter 2001
 Blast and painted forestry service trucks.
 Blast and painted car carrying ships.
 Blast and painted ocean going containers.
 Blast and painted several misc. farm equipment.
Pioneer Industries
Tacoma, WA
Blaster-Painter 2000-2001
 Blasted and painted Alaskan fishing trawlers.
Moditec Marine
Tacoma, WA
Laminator/Blaster-Painter 1999-2000
 Built 30’ rollover rescue boats for the coast guard in Astoria, Oregon.
 Blasted and painted 40-60’ coast guard boats.
 Sanded and painted 60’ Yacht.
Todd Pacific Shipyard
Harbor Island, WA
Painter 1997-1999
 Tooled and painted on three different Washington State Super Ferries.
 Was shop painter for my last 6 months at Todd’s painting pipe, valves, and miscellaneous
equipment for carnival cruise line.
 Blasted and painted a couple of A.O.E. ships for the Navy.

10. AKWA Shipyard
Tacoma, WA
Blaster-Painter 1995-1997
 Blasted and painted state ferries.
 Blasted and painted fishing trawlers.
 Blasted and painted cruise lines.
 Blasted and painted tugboats.
 Blasted and painted barges.
 Blasted and painted Navy ships.
Northcoast Yachts
Tacoma, WA
Laminator-Painter 1994-1995
 Helped build and outfit the 132’ kutintash sailing yacht.
 Helped build and paint three 80’ yachts.
Inlet Salmon
Seward, AK.
Blaster-Painter 1993-1994
 Involved in remodeling a barge into a salmon and crab processing ship.
 Blasted and painted an old Navy Y.O boat.
Alalaskan Seafoods
Dutch
Harbor, AK
Trans-vacuum operator. Crab pitcher/Butcher line leadman.
 Ran a large vacuum that sucked salmon from small boats to the larger ships.
 Would empty crab hold by hand into a net called a brailer basket, which in turn was lifted by
crane to the processing ship.
 Ran the line that would butcher the crab then send to the packagers.

11. Anderson Dewatering
Fife, WA
Well drillers Helper 1991-1992
 Assisted in all phases of construction site Dewatering.
Maphet Well Drilling
Prineville, Oregon
Well Drillers Helper 1989-1991
 Assisted in all phases of water well drilling.
Container Storage
Tacoma, WA
Blaster-Painter 1987-1989
 Blast and Paint Ocean going containers for Maresk, Sealand and several smaller container
companies.
 Load and unload tractor-trailers.

12. MILITARY EXPERIENCE
U.S. Army
Ft. Gordon, GA
1980-1981
 Data telecommunications operator {72G10}
 Ran messages intercepted by the U.S. through computers that would decipher them than re-
encrypt them and then relay them back to the pentagon.
 Honorably Discharged.
EDUCATION
 Tacoma comm.college Tacoma, WA. Studied algebra, biology and writing.
 Clover park comm.college Tacoma, WA. Received my G.E.D.
 Stadium High school. Tacoma, WA. Took required classes.
 Jason Lee Jr. High school. Tacoma, WA. Took required classes.
 Wetzel elementary. Baumholder, Germany. Took required classes.
TRAINING
 Dupont Laporte plant Safety Orientation 7-30-15
 Respirator Fit Test Exp: 3/16’
 19 Basic Plus Exp: 3/16’
 19CVO Exp:6/16’
 19LHR Exp:6/16
 19SSV 06/65
 NABSDISA Exp: 3/17’
 19Mobley 3/20’
 TWIC Exp:5/02/20
 NACE #28243

13. REFERENCES
Victor Ramirez
Estimating manager Mobley Industrial Services
(832) 628-5159
T.R. Loxterman
Scaffolding Estimator/Project Manager Mobley Industrial Services
(281) 898-3274
Steve Crowe.
Level 3 Coatings Inspector/ Manager for Brock Services
832-725-6311
Louis Brunet
Offshore Construction Superintendent for Allison offshore Services
337-517-7701
Roy Sauseda Sr.
Offshore Paint Superintendent for Allison Offshore Services
561-267-5280
Willie Lewis
Lead Coatings Inspector for CTS/Project manager
504-234-7504
Joe Mire
Foreman & Level 2 Coatings Inspector for BIS Salamis
337-577-1403
Bennie Thigpen
Level 1 Coatings Inspector for CTS/Project Manager
985-516—9750
Richard Roper Owner CTS
504-400-0068