Instrument and controls technician working new/old construction and maintenance work.

1. VIRGIL STEVE SMITH
55 N. Lake Drive
Converse, LA 71419
Ph: 318/461/2720
virgil_smith@bellsouth.net
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OBJECTIVE: To secure a position where extensive experience, knowledge, and developed
skills can be fully realized. TWIC, PASSPORT, SAFETYCOUNCIL CARD
TRADE SKILLS: Forman- 2.5 yrs
Instrument Tech and Electrician - 20 years
EXPERIENCE:
04/15-present IE Specialist – Marathon, Texas City, TX
T/A preparation work
INST. & CONTROLS TECH
02/15-04/15 Excel USA = Valero, Chalmette, LA
Crude T/A
INST. & CONTROLS TECH
01/15-02/15 Triad Electric & Controls – CF Industries,Claremore, OK.
Plant upgrade outage.Commissioning and start up.
INST. TECH
01/14-11/14 Triad Electric & Controls - Marathon Refinery, Citgo Refinery, KPAQ Papermill,
ExxonMobil Refinery, and Valero Refinery
INST. TECH – PROMOTED TO INST. LEAD
03/13-12/13 NorAm Drilling Land Rig Houson,TX
RIG I/E TECHNICIAN
Responsible for instrumentation/electrical NOV global 1500 land rig.
04/12-06/12 S.W.& B.- Hodge, LA- Paper mill outage.
ELECTRICIAN/LEADMAN
Terminations MCC, (contr.& pwr.) Startup and Commissioning support
01/11-05/11 SHAW GROUP- Metropolis, Ill Uranium Ore Plant UF6
ELECTRICAL FOREMAN
6 man crew capital projects
10/10-12/10 SAULSBERRY CONSTRUCTION-Mansfield, LA Gas pumping station
ELECTRICIAN
Conduit,Wire, Grounding, and Terrminations
08/10-10/10 SHAW GROUP-Fulton AR AEP Power plant
ELECTRICIAN
Duct bank and grounding grid

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05/10-07/10 SW&B- Juliette, GA - Power plant limestone expansion
ELECTRICIAN
MCC terminations, Loop check, startup and commissioning
02/10-04/10 IES- Waxahachie, TX - Fiberglass insulation plant
ELECTRICIAN
Terminations and start up. Owens Corning shut down
09/09-12/09 SHAW GROUP-Dickerson, MD - Scrubber upgrade at power plant.
ELECTRICIAN – Terminating and start up.
04/09-06/09 KBR - Texas Eastman-Longview, TX - Refinery
ELECTRICIAN
Rack room cutovers,terminations, start-up.
01/09-03/09 HIGDON CONSTRUCTION- Celina, TX Compressor station
LEADMAN/ ELECTRICIAN
MCC/Substation stress cone terminations & start-up.
10/07-01/09 DAVIS INT./IES – WeyhauserPaper Mill power house Campti, LA
LEADMAN / ELECTRICIAN
MCC Room terminations, commissioning & start up.
05/07-10/07 PCI ELECTRIC – Cleco Pwr Plant upgrade Mansfield, LA
ELECTRICIAN
Conduit, cable tray, terminations
08/06-12/06 AUSTIN ELECTRIC – IP Mansfield, LA
ELECTRICIAN
Paper mill capital projects. Conduit, wire, tray, & terminations.
06/05-08/06 PRIMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES – North LA
Financial Analyst Self employed business
01/01-05/05 IBEW 0194 – Shreveport, LA new construction various jobs
ELECTRICIAN
05/00-01/01 KELLOGG-BROWN AND ROOT- I.P. - Mansfield, LA
INSTR. TECH
Maintenance of 2 Kraft liner paper machines.
01/00-05/00 WATKINS ENG. AND CONSTRUCTION - Holnan Cement - Mansfield, TX
I/E TECH / FOREMAN
Loop check, calibrations, and commissioning. Promoted to night Foreman.
11/99-01/00 PCE CONSTRUCTORS - Simons Westinghouse Co-Gen plant - Chouteu, OK
ELECTRICIAN
Conduit, tray, wire and terminations.
01/99-11/99 MMR GROUP - Proctor and Gamble paper mill - Cape Girardeau, MO
LEADMAN / ELECTRICIAN
MCC and field terminations, loop check and start up support.

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11/98-01/99 MMR GROUP - LG&E power plant - Louisville, KY
ELECTRICAL FOREMAN
20 man crew, installation of all grounding,mcc gear, conduit, wire and terminations.
Loop check, commissioning, and start up.
06/98-11/98 MMR GROUP - Air Liquide - Burlington, WI
ELECTRICAL FOREMAN
30 man crew, layout and installation of all grounding,cable tray, conduit,
gear terminations, loop check and start up.
02/98-06/98 MMR GROUP - Bayer Aspirin plant - Baytown, TX
JOURNEYMAN / FOREMAN
15 man crew, installation of all conduit, lights, tray, mccs,
panels, transformers, wire and termination. Check out and start up.
12/97-02/98 EPIC GROUP - B. and R. shipyard - Channelview, TX
ELECTRICIAN – Offshore Platform
MCC terminations, install distribution panels, transformers, and disconnects.
09/97-12/97 MMR GROUP - B. and R. shipyard - Channelview, TX
ELECTRICIAN – Offshore Platform
PLC terminations, check out and startup support.
07/97-09/97 MMR GROUP – New Iberia ship yard – New Iberia, LA
ELECTRICIAN – Offshore Platform
Lighting, cable tray and instruments.
04/97-07/97 MMR GROUP - Air Liquide - Dallas, TX
ELECTRICIAN
Installation of conduit, cable tray, plc termination, and start up support.
03/97-04/97 MMR GROUP - L.G. & E Power plant - Louisville, KY
ELECTRICIAN
PLC terminations.
01/97-03/97 MMR GROUP - LCRA Power Plant - LaGrang, TX
ELECTRICIAN / LEADMAN
DCS upgrade, control room demo and re-install of mcc gear.
termination of same, field terminations, fiber optic splicing, loop check and start up
11/96-01/97 TRIAD ELECTRIC - Motorola Clean Room - Austin, TX
ELECTRICIAN
EMT conduit for lighting and fire alarm systems and terminations of same.
07/96-10/96 MMR GROUP - LCRA Power Plant - La Grange, TX
ELECTRICIAN
DCS upgrade, conduit,wire, terminations, cable tray, instruments, fiber optic
splicing, motor terminations, loop check and startup support.
06/96-07/96 TRIAD ELECTRIC - Motorola Clean Room - Austin,TX
LEADMAN / ELECTRICIAN
Layout/install large conduit for cooling water plant, mcc room layout and
installation of transformers and switchgear.

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03/96-06/96 MMR GROUP - Elk Corp Shingles plant. - Ennis, TX
ELECTRICIAN
Small and large conduit,motor terminations and instrument terms.
11/95-03/96 MMR GROUP - Martco Plywood Mill - Chopin, LA
ELECTRICIAN
Layout and installation of lighting conduit, wire and termination.
Motors,transformers, j-boxes and mcc gear terminations.
03/95-11/95 RUST INTERNATIONAL - I.P. Mansfield # 3 PM - Mansfield, LA
ELECTRICAL TOP HELPER
Lighting conduit and wire. Termination of lights and recepts.
EDUCATION Converse High School, Converse, LA 1981 Graduate
REFRENCES UPON REQUEST. Virgil Steve Smith