1. BLAIR LAWSON hoopdogjr@gmail.com
Saskatoon, SK 780-318-6020
Profile
I am a highly motivated foreman, QA QC, industrial insulator, welder, and excavator operator with
over 13 years in the oil and gas sector.
Work Experience
Foreman/Equipment Operator, McCaw Environmental Protection March 2016-Aug 2016
! Location: Edmonton
! Drove materials to and from work sites at various locations in Edmonton with usually a
four man crew
! QA QC
! Drove Bob cat (skid steer) on day-to-day basis or as needed
! Managed allocation of manpower and machinery as required
! Dealt with clients to create job scope analysis which was mainly installing silt fence and
storm drain protection products
! Created and held daily tool box and safety meetings
! Seasonal position Mon-Fri 8-9 hrs/day
Journeyman Insulator, Northern Jan 2016-March 2016
! Location: Cold Lake Air Weapons Range
! Accrued extensive hours insulating pipe
Lead Hand/Journeyman Insulator, True Line Insulation Nov 2015-Jan 2016
! Location: Grande Prairie
! Accrued extensive hours insulating pipe
Ticketed Excavator Operator, Coval Construction July 2015-Nov 2015
! Location: Saskatoon, SK
! Fine grading, trenching, laying water and sewer, back-filling, loading trucks, road
building, use of other equipment such as tractor, loader, skid steer. building of
residential cul-de-sacs, and extensive hours in and out rigging and laying pipe.
JM Insulator, Aecon April 2015-June 2015
! Location: Queen Elizabeth Power Station Saskatoon, local 119 permit, night shift
! Accrued extensive hours insulating pipe
Foreman, Kandrea Oct 2014-March 2015
! Location: Foster Creek, Cold Lake Air Weapons Range
! Daily foreman operations, training of foremen and other employees, dealing with
operators, consultants, clients, safety, ordering and staging of materials and equipment,
progress reports, QA QC, estimating working under air in confined spaces
Foreman, JM Insulator, Northern Aug 2014-Oct 2014
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! Location: A.O.C. Hanging Stone, Fort McMurray
! Daily foreman operations, dealing with operators, consultants, clients, safety, ordering
and staging of materials and equipment, progress reports, QA QC, training of new
employees, etc.
Foreman, QA QC, JM Insulator, Tri West Insulation Sept 2013-June 2014
! Location: Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, Pads, and F phase
! Daily foreman operations, dealing with operators, consultants, clients, safety, ordering
and staging of materials and equipment, progress reports, QA QC, training of new
employees, etc.
QA QC, Silverline Insulation March 2013-Sept 2013
! Location: Meg Energy, Christina Lake
! QC and walk-down finished work, working with and selling to clients, daily progress
reports, QC test packs
Foreman, Pannels and Pipes Jan 2013-March 2013
! Location: CNRL Horizon, Fort McMurray
! Night shift, overseeing daily operations, obtaining permits, QC finished work, progress
reports, etc.
Foreman, Albrico Kaefer Feb 2012-Jan 2013
! Location: Grand Prairie / Fort Nelson
! Overseeing daily foreman operations, progress reports, night shift, obtaining, ordering,
and staging of men and materials, working with and for operations, clients, safety, and
consultants, etc.
Journeyman / Foreman, Silvertech Insulation April 2010-Jan 2012
! Location: Sexsmith and surrounding areas
! Estimating jobs, estimating materials, and ordering materials
! Oversee every aspect of job from start to finish, from working on tools to training, QA
and QC, walking down and selling to clients, operators, etc.
! Proven ability to read blueprints and drawings
! Lease work involving working long hours including long distance driving and travel
1st
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year Insulator, Thomas Insulation 2008-2010
! Location: Firebag, Foster Creek, Jack Fish 1 and 2, CNRL Horizon
! Accrued extensive hours insulating
Driller, Tunnel Boring Operator, Welder, Equipment Operator, Feb 2003-Sep 2008
Calgary Tunneling and Horizontal Auguring
! Location: Calgary AB
! Operated tunnel boring machines, guided boring, pipe ramming, pipe jacking, horizontal
auguring including excavators Hitachi 300 up to John Deere 800 [over 5000 hrs], heavy
duty forklift, backhoe, and Pettibone [over 3000 hrs each] for transporting,
loading/unloading trailers with large diameter pipe and tunneling and drilling equipment
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! Accrued extensive hours welding large diameter pipe and fabricating with heavy steel
! Accrued Additional journeyman hours in rigging and obtained Excavator Operator Ticket
from Tom Yost School for Operators accruing over 1500 hrs on excavators