b'RESUME\nJames R. Blount\nRECM\nRenewable Energy Construction Management\nPost Office Box 613\nBlossom, Texas 75416\nOffice: 903-982-5672\nCell: 903-517-6417\njblount@blountcm.com\nwww.blountcm.com\nSUMMARY:\nSeasoned construction professional with over twenty five years construction management\nexperience in wind energy, gas fired power generation and co-generation. Strong leadership\nexperience in site safety, construction supervisory, quality control, technical support, system\nprocedures, procurement and materials control. Staying within budget and meeting schedule\ndeadlines in critical path work is a strong part of my expertise. Responsibilities have included\ninvoice verification, constructability review, field engineering and major component\nmodifications. Established professional skill and experience in mediation/liaison techniques.\nProven abilities in staff hiring, training, supervision and decision authorization. Dedicated to\njobs responsibilities with respect for operational boundaries and successful working ethics.\nEDUCATION:\nEast Texas State University\nOSHA Construction Safety & Health\nCPR/First Aid\nEXPERIENCE:\nComEd 2014\nConstruction Manager\nBourbonnais, IL\nResponsibilities included overseeing the construction of a substation and updating of a\nswitchyard, including overseeing the construction of a drainage system, earthwork, concrete\nplacement of spread footers, piers and foundations, placement of rock for finished surface of yard\nand the installation of the structural steel.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blount Construction and Development 2013 to 2014\nParis, Texas\nOwner and General Manager\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Apex Wind 2012 to 2013\nCanadian Hills Wind Project\nCalumet, OK \xe2\x80\x93 (73) Repower 2.1 and (63) MHI 2.4 Construction Manager\nResponsibilities included all phases of foundation installation, the construction of site access\nroads and the erecting of (73) Repower 2. and (63) Mitsubishi 2.4 wind turbines. Responsibilities\nalso included safety, organizing QA/QC files, overseeing the receiving of turbine components,\nconstructible of drawing\xe2\x80\x99s and specification, composing spread sheets for the project reports,\nreporting progress and issues to upper management and insuring that the schedule was met. I was\nalso responsible for resolving daily issues between project owner, contractor and land owners.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\x0cEon Renewable & Climate 2011 to 2012 Pioneer\nTrail Wind Project\nPaxton, IL \xe2\x80\x93 (48) GE 1.6 MW\nSite Construction Manager\nI had the responsible for overseeing all phases of construction for EON\xe2\x80\x99s Pioneer Trail Wind\nProject. This included assuring the project safety plan was being followed by all site personal.\nMonitoring of project budget/schedule, contractor direction/management, environmental issues,\ncontract documentation, change orders, issues with contractor, subcontractor and landowners and\nreporting progress and issues to upper management.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edison Mission Group 2010 to 2011\nLaredo Ridge Wind Project\nPetersburg, NE (54) GE 1.5 MW\nSite Construction Manager\nI was responsible for construction quality of 54, GE 1.5 MW wind turbines on behalf of the\nproject owner. Provided daily and weekly reporting to upper management, resolution of\nconstruction issues between contractor, subcontractors, turbine supplier and landowners, review\nof change orders and environmental concerns. Led and enforced safety standards for the project\nsite. Chaired daily meetings to ensure schedule and issues were met and that required reporting\nby the contractor was being performed. Monitored all phases of construction work was done per\ndrawings, specification and state and local codes.\nThe construction of the Laredo Ridge Project was completed ahead of schedule, under budget and\nplaced into commercial operation two months ahead of schedule.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Renewable Energy Systems 2009 to 2010\nHarvest Wind Energy Project\nRoosevelt, WA (43) Siemens 2.3 MW\nSite Supervisor\nResponsible for overseeing the construction daily actives and overseeing/insuring QA/QC\ninspections were preformed, during the construction of a 43 Siemens 2.3 MW wind project.\nDuties included assuring the layout and construction of site roads and turbine foundations,\nexcavation, mud mats, forms, re-bar, imbeds and placement of concrete for the turbine base\nsections, monitoring delivery of materials, installation of turbine equipment and electrical\nportions of the project. Provided daily reporting and tracking of all site activities, progress issues\ndevelopment to upper management and updating of project logs, disposition of contractor\nrequests for information and change orders.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Renewable Energy Systems 2008 to 2009\nSouth Trent Wind Farm\nSweetwater, Texas (44) Siemens 2.3 MW\nFoundations Manager\nProvided management and direction for the layout and construction of site roads and turbine\nfoundations for 44 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbine project. Responsible for the daily reporting\nand tracking of all civil activities, maintained project logs, and disposed contractor requests for\ninformation.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Horizon Wind Energy 2006 to 2008\nLone Star Wind Farm\nAbilene, Texas (100) Mitsubishi & (100) GE\nCivil Field Engineer\nLone Star Wind Farm Phase 1 & 2, ( Mesquite Wind Farm, and Post Oak Wind Farm)\nResponsible for representing Horizon Wind Energy in the construction of 200 wind turbines at\nthe Mesquite and Post Oak projects. Duties included overseeing of construction of site roads,\nturbine foundations, and turbine erection. Supervised contractor and subcontractors in the\ninstallation of the underground collection system including trenching, placement of ground, and\nmedium voltage cables, bedding, backfill operations and cable terminations and testing.\nPOWER GENERATION PROJECTS:\nCalpine Corporation 2000 to 2006\nSix Projects\n\nCivil/Structural Field Engineer\n\n\x0cSiemens-Westinghouse 1999 to 2000\nTwo Projects\n\nConstruction Manager\n\nWestinghouse 1998 to 1999\nOne Project\n\nConstruction Manager\n\nIndustry Service Corporation 1997 to 1198\nOne Project\n\nCivil/Structural Manager\n\nFlorida Power and Light 1991 to 1993\nOne Project\n\nCivil/Structural Field Engineer\n\nHawker Siddley Power Engineering 1989 to 1991\nTwo Projects\n\nConstruction Site Manager'