Charles Bass Urban, PE., RPLS. Residence and Office: 2534 Violet St Pasadena, Texas 77503 Phone (281) 487-2829 / (281) 487-2251 Fax (281) 487-3017 President and Owner San Jacinto Engineering, Inc. Trans-State Industries, Inc. Trans-State Oil and Gas of America, Inc. (Merged into Trans-State Industries Inc. in 1985) Mailing Address P.O. Box 1093 Deer Park, Texas 77536-1093 Insured and Bondable BI/PD, GL, WC, E&O

Occupational Experience
 

(1) Aug-1996 to Present	San Jacinto Engineering, Inc. Pasadena, Texas Research, Development, Consulting, Engineering Position: Owner, General Manager, and President/C.E.O. Labor: Open Shop Duties: Company Owner with total liability and responsibility for numerous engineering, construction and development projects. (A list of projects is available for review by contacting C.B. Urban) (Forms 254 and 255 are available)
(2) Jun-1971 to Present	Trans-State Industries, Inc. / Deer Park, Austin and Pasadena, Texas Research, Development, Consulting, Engineering, Construction - Presently Acidified Food Processing Company, Golden Retriever Breeder Position: Owner, General Manager, and President / C.E.O. Labor: Open Shop Duties: Company Owner with total liability and responsibility for numerous engineering, construction and development projects. (A list of projects is available for review by contacting C.B. Urban)  (Forms 254 and 255 are available)
(3) Mar-1977 to Jan-1986	Trans-State Oil & Gas Of America, Inc. / Deer Park and Abilene, Texas Exploration, Development, Contract Drilling, Leasehold operations. Merged into Trans-State Industries, Inc. in 1986. Position: Owner, General Manager, and President / C.E.O. Labor: Open shop Duties: Company owner with total liability and responsibility for development, drilling and leasehold operations in West Texas.  (A list of projects is available for review by contacting C.B. Urban)
(4) Jan-1971 to Jun-1971	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Mobay Chemical Co., Baytown, Texas Construction of $92,000,000 TDI, TDA Process Unit. Position: Customer's Project Representative with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Open Shop Duties: Blaw-Knox representative during last 6 months of project, to oversee general contractor (Brown and Root). Reason For Leaving: To start my own engineering and construction firm.
(5) Feb-1969 to Jan 1971	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Shell Oil & Refining Co., Deer Park, Texas Construction of $85,000,000 Distillation Unit Position: Field Project Manager with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities Labor: Union Duties: Perform all Field Management and Engineering functions including scheduling, cost-control and construction supervision. Reason for leaving: Project completed: transferred to Mobay Chemical Co.
(6) Sep-1968 to Feb-1969	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Shell Chemical Co., Deer Park, Texas Construction of $6,000,000 HIPA Unit. Position: Project Superintendent with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Plan, supervise, schedule and cost-control all construction. Reported to Blow-Knox Manager of Construction at company's home office. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to Shell Oil job (see #4).
(7) Dec-1968 to Feb-1988	C.B. Urban Aviation Co. / Houston and Austin, Texas Airplane rental and flight instruction for single-engine land and seaplanes.
(8) Jan-1968 to Sep-1968	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Cook Paint & Varnish, Milpitas, California Construction of $16,000,000 paint and resin plant. Position: Project Superintendent with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to Fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Manage, supervise, schedule and cost-control all construction. Reported to Blaw-Knox Manager of Construction at company's home office. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to Texas (see #5).
(9) Mar-1967 to Jan-1968	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Bunge Corporation, Destrihan, Louisiana Construction of $10,000,000 Oil Extraction Unit. Position: Project Superintendent with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Manage, supervise, schedule and cost-control all construction. Reported to Blaw-Knox Manager of Construction at company's home office. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to California (see #7).
(10) Jul-1966 to Mar-1967	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Ashland Oil & Refining Co., Canton, Ohio Construction of $6,000,000 Sulphur Extraction Unit. Position: Project Superintendent with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Supervise, plan, schedule and cost-control all construction. Reported to Blaw-Knox Manager of Construction at company's home office. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to Louisiana (see #8).
(11) Jan-1966 to Jul-1966	Blaw-Knox (Dravo*) / Standard Oil of California, Richmond, California Construction of $2,000,000 Roto-cell complex. Position: Project Superintendent with salary, expenses, bonus. Authority: Full authority to fulfill responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Supervise, plan, schedule and cost-control all construction. Reported to Blaw-Knox Manager of Construction at company's home office. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to Ohio (see #9). .
(12) Aug-1963 to Dec-1966	DuPont Construction / Sabine River Works, Orange, Texas Construction of various multi-million dollar chemical plants for the DuPont Company. Position: Engineer and Night Construction Supervisor. Authority: Delegated authority to fulfill Responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Supervise, Plan, schedule, coordinate and cost-control construction work. Reported to Division Manager. Reason for leaving: Opportunity for career advancement (see #10) ..
(13) Jan-1963 to Aug-1963	DuPont Construction / Beaumont Works, Beaumont, Texas Position: Engineer Authority: Delegated authority to fulfill Responsibilities. Labor: Union Duties: Plan, schedule, coordinate; supervise and cost-control construction work. Reported to Division Manager. Reason for leaving: Project completed; transferred to Orange (see #11). .
(14) Sep-1962 to Dec-1962	Brown and Root / Houston, Texas Layout and engineering of Colonial 36" pipeline from Houston to New York. Position: Surveyor Duties: Preliminary layout, inspection and as-built survey of pipeline. Reported to division layout Supervisor. Labor: Open Shop Reason for leaving: Opportunity for career advancement (see #12). .
(15) Jun-1961 to Sep-1962	Rhodes Flying Service / Shallowater, Texas Commercial and agricultural flying. Position: Pilot Duties: Crop dusting, commercial flying and flight instruction. Part-time and seasonal work while I was in school. Reported to owner. Reason for leaving: This job helped me meet school expenses; upon graduation, I continued my career field in engineering and construction (see #13). .
(16) Jun-1961 to Sep-1961	C.L. Browning Construction Co. / San Antonio, Texas Construction of Aero Space Medical Center at Brooks AFB, San Antonio, Texas Position: Company Engineer Duties: Layout, form design and construction supervision. Reported to Project Superintendent. Reason for leaving: Job completed; returned to school. .
(17) Sep-1960 to Sep-1961	Urban & Son Drilling Co. / Abilene, Texas Oil and Gas Operator and Drilling Contractor. Position: Co-owner Duties: Tool pusher Reason for leaving: Returned to school to work on engineering degree. .
(18) Jun-1960 to Sep-1960	Industrial Flying Service / Abilene, Texas Commercial and agricultural flying Position: Pilot Duties: Commercial flying and flight instruction. Reason for leaving: Returned to school to work on engineering degree. .
(19) Sep-1959 to Feb-1960	C.L. Browning Construction Co. / San Antonio, Texas Construction of N & H Missile Bases, Abilene, Texas.  Position: Layout Engineer Duties: Layout, form design and construction supervision. Reported to Project Superintendent. Reason for leaving: Returned to school to work on engineering degree. .
(20) Jun-1959 to Sep-1959	Austin Bridge Co. / Abilene, Texas Construction of highways and bridges at Dyess Air Force Base. Position: Layout Engineer Duties: Layout, form design and construction supervision. Reported to District Superintendent. Reason for leaving: Job completed. .
(21) Jun-1959 to Sep-1959	Texas Highway Department / Ballinger, Texas Construction of highways and bridges. Position: Party Chief Duties: Layout, construction inspection of Colorado River bridge at Ballinger, Texas. Reported to Resident Engineer. Reason for leaving: Summer job; returned to school. .
(22) 1957 to 1958	E.B. Yates Engineering Co. / Abilene, Texas KAPART Housing area, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas. Position: Party Chief Duties: Well locations, Land surveys and layout work. Reported to owner. Reason for leaving: Job Completed; returned to school. .
(23) 1956 Part-time Job to meet school expenses	C.L. Browning Construction Co. / San Antonio, Texas Construction of Ordinance Area, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas. Position: Layout Engineer Duties: Layout, form design and construction supervision. Reported to Project Superintendent Reason for leaving: Job completed; returned to school.
(24) 1954-1955 Part-time Job to meet school expenses	W.E. Click Surveyors / Abilene, Texas Licensed and Bonded Texas State Land Surveyor.  Position: Instrumentman and Party Chief Duties: Layout for Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas; land surveys and well locations in West Texas. Reason for leaving: Company went out of business; returned to school.
(25) Jun-1953 Sep-1953	W.A. Rogers Company / Houston, Texas Oilfield salvage work. Position: Burner and Rigger Duties: Salvage work Reason for leaving: Summer employment; returned to school.
(26) Jun-1952 Jun-1953	Robert M, Atkinson Engineering Co. / Houston, Texas Subdivision layout and land Surveys. Position: Chainman and Instrumentman Duties: Surveyor's Aide Reason for leaving: Part-time employment while going to school.
(27) 1949-1952 Part-time job while in school	Texas Real Estate and Development Co. / Deer Park, Texas Developer and builder. Position: Chainman and Laborer Duties: Owner's helper; reported to Andrew Urban.  * White Consolidated Industries gained control of Blaw-Knox in 1971. Blaw-Knox operations and assets eventually became part of Dravo.

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