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O. Rodger Vignery, Jr.



 


Objective

·         To provide “Excellence in Quality” to all our clients

 

Qualifications

·         Has performed in the following capacities; Shop Layout Leadman, Estimator, Estimating Manager, Sales and Contract Administrator, Project Manager, Purchasing Manager, ASME Manager, and General Manager.  In addition, has written quality assurance programs, qualified thirty-two (32) shops for ASME Code Stamps and wrote weld procedures and tested welders for qualification to ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1 and specialty welding codes and performed field inspection of process, pressure piping installations.  State certified instructor for Boiler License Continuing Education.

 

Technical Skills

·         Experienced in the fabrication of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, AWWA Tanks, API Tanks, process vessels, custom steel fabrications, process piping, pressure piping and large weldments fabricated from carbon and alloy steels.  Estimated piping support systems, piping and equipment installations for power generation projects, pulp and paper and petrol-chemicals.

 

Education

·         Apprenticeship and  Journeyman Classes, Boilermakers and Plumbers and Steamfitters

·         Business Management., Portland State University

·         ISO 9000, American Electronic Association

·         Quality Management Training, US Army Corps of Engineers

·         Tracking Systems, Boeing Corporation

·         Hartford Steam Boiler  classes ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

·         Project Manager Training – Boeing Corporation

·         Project Manager Training- Temp•Control Mechanical Corporation

 

Organizations:

·         Associate Member, ASME (American Society to Mechanical Engineers)

·         Member, ASPE (American Society of Professional Estimators)

·         Member and Past President, Oregon Boiler & Pressure Vessel Association (Three Terms)

·         Member, AWS (American Welding Society)

·         Member, Northwest Steel Fabricators Association


Boards

·         Board Member, State Of Oregon, Board of Boiler Rules (1st Term)

·         Chairman, State Of Oregon, Board of Boiler Rules (2nd Term)

·         Board Member, Governor’s/Legislatures Task Force for Consolidation of Boards and Commissions

·         Chairman, ASME B31.5 Advisory Task Force

·         Chairman, ASME B31.3 Advisory Task Force

·         Chairman, State of Oregon Building Codes Compliance Committee

 

 

Project Management, Quality Assurance or Estimated For Industry Groups such as:

·         Chevron/Texaco

·         Chevron Asphalt

·         Kinder Morgan

·         Shell Oil

·         ST Services

·         Stone & Webster

·         Portland General Electric Co

·         PG&E

·         Bechtel Corporation

·         Northwest Natural Gas Company

·         Precision Cast parts Corporation

·         EPPIC

·         SP Newsprint

·         Boise Cascade Corporation

·         Georgia Pacific Corporation

·         Intel Corporation

·         Hoffman Construction

·         Anderson Construction

·         Baugh Construction

·         Oregon Steel Mills

·         Cascade Steel Rolling Mills

·         Hercules Inc

·         US Corps of Engineers Projects

·         Commercial Structural Steel Projects

·         Department of Defense

 

Tom Lindberg

Object:  To provide “Excellence in Quality” to all our clients.

 

Work experience

2002-present  

Tom Lindberg, Consulting

·        Consultant , Specializing in Labor Relations, Energy, Legislative lobbying, and Public Relations

·        Instructor, Chemeketa Community College TED Center

Building Codes, Boiler CEU courses, Basic Boiler Safety courses

·        Member, Oregon State Electrical and Elevator Board

·        Member, North Portland Business Ass’n

1998 – 2002

 International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 701  Portland , Oregon     

Business Representative

·        Negotiation and administration of private and public sector collective bargaining agreements in Oregon and SW Washington.

·        Legislative liaison and lobbyist.

·        Writing collective bargaining agreements from inception to final.

·        Member of Northwest Oregon Labor Council 1996-2003

·        Chairman and member, Oregon State Board of Boiler Rules 1991-1999

·        Member, Oregon State Electrical and Elevator Board, 2002-

·        Member, Oregon State Building Codes Interim task force,1998,2000

·        Board member, IUOE Local 701, 1995-2002

 

1983-1998

Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center  Portland, OR  Operating Engineer

·        Operation of steam, air conditioning, and atmosphere control equipment, computerized and analog, for a major health care facility.

·        Operation of electrical systems and subsystems

·        Implementation and administration of HEMS (Hospital Equipment Management System), a preventative maintenance and inventory control system.

·        Limited Maintenance Electrical License #4246LME (current)

·        Board Member IUOE Local 87, 1985-1993

Mitten’s Burner Service, Inc.   Portland, OR  Steamfitter, Burner Technician

·        Installation and repair of fuel burning equipment for private and public sector customers, Including:

·        Eugene School District 4J

·        Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals- (Rhodia, Chipman Chemical)

·        Monsanto, Eugene

·        Willamette Industries, Albany

 

Spokane Steel Foundry, Inc.  Spokane, WA

Laborer, Equipment Operator

·        Operated loaders, cherry pickers, Wheelabrators, and kilns

 

1968-1977                                          US Navy, Submarine Service  MM1/SS

 

Education

1967                           Walla Walla High School Walla Walla, Wa

1968-1977                         US Navy Schools

§     Machinist Mate A school

§     US Navy Nuclear Power School

§     Submarine School

§     Damage Control School

§     4245- Atmosphere Control Tech School

§     4246- Diesel Engine School

§     Oxygen Generator School

§     Various other service oriented schools

1977-1978                         Spokane Community College      Spokane, WA

·        Basic under graduate courses

1979-1982                         Portland State University              Portland OR

·        Undergraduate courses, History emphasis

1982- present

·        Numerous employer sponsored technical training courses

·        George Meany Labor Studies Center

·        Bacharach, Honeywell, Garrett-Callahan, Webster Burner Tech Courses

 

 

 

 

 

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