John Schaefer, P.Eng., ph. 519-***-****, abnyy0@r.postjobfree.com

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St. Thomas, Ontario

N5R 6K5

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

EPCM Solutions

Dear Sir/Madam:

Re: Project Manager - Bridge Construction - R1977

Please accept this letter and attached resume as my application for the captioned position.

I have been a licensed professional engineer and have worked in the civil engineering field

primarily in bridge engineering for 22 years including 13 years with the Ministry of

Transportation. During my time with MTO I had the privilege of working with many very

talented bridge engineers and thus was able to gain a wealth of experience in all aspects of

bridge engineering, construction, and management. This includes ‘hands on’ design and

preparation of contract documents for numerous bridge projects, as well as procurement and

management of consultant assignments.

One of the challenges I faced whilst working in the Bahamas was leading the government's

project team in negotiations with the China Harbour Engineering Company. Although faced

with cultural differences, communication issues, and changes in project scope I was able to

play a major role in bringing both sides together in the signing of a $40M contract to design

and build an international cargo port and bridge.

The confidence I have developed in dealing with engineering problems and more specifically

those related to bridges has come through being exposed to numerous and varied problems in

the public and private sectors as well as in an international setting, and thus I feel I would be a

valuable asset in a bridge construction environment. I would be happy to further elaborate on

my experience and knowledge as it pertains to this position in a formal interview and can be

reached at 519-***-****. Thank you for considering my application.

Sincerely,

John Schaefer, P. Eng.

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CAREER EXPERIENCE

Senior Engineer, Engineered Management Systems Inc., Port Credit ON Aug 12 Present

Carried out biennial inspections and made recommendations for maintenance and further investigations

for bridge inventories in; Chatham-Kent, City of St Thomas, Guelph, Region of Peel, and City of

Vaughan.

Area Eng., Gov. of The Bahamas, Public Works Dept., Abaco Apr 00 May 05, Aug 08 Aug 12

Reviewed a close-up inspection report for the 18 span pre-stressed concrete girder East Bridge to

Paradise Island built in 1967 and provided recommendations for acquiring additional information from

the consultant, as well as a more balanced strategy for managing the structure. The 3 centre spans

consisted of cantilevered girders with suspended corbels supporting the drop in centre span.

Designed, prepared contract documents, and carried out contract administration for numerous projects

including:

New sidewalk projects in Central and North Abaco.

Sunshine Park seawall/dock in Hope Town involving replacement of timber seawall with vinyl

sheet pile wall with concrete cap and tie backs.

Great Abaco Highway bypass road, a new 2.6km road around Marsh Harbour, Abaco's main city.

Re-construction of docks in Coopers Town, Abaco, Current Island and Jeans Bay, Eleuthra with

concrete deck slab on composite fibre-glass/concrete pile bents.

Numerous summer repair projects for Abaco schools (13 schools in total).

Represented the Public Works Department at public meetings, local council meetings, and government

heads meetings. Frequently liaised and prepared briefing notes & reports for the Minister of Works

& Transport, the Prime Minister, and other Ministers and senior government officials concerning

technical matters involving Abaco infrastructure.

Managed the Abaco Area office including, control of office budget, management of staff and equipment,

carrying out annual employee reviews and making recommendations for promotion or disciplinary action.

Provided oversight of building control activities for the area and reviewed building permit applications

when engineering review was warranted.

Directed and enforced the re-location of illegal squatters within a proposed road R.O.W.

Assessed hurricane damage and recommended repairs to government infrastructure and private homes

after the passing of major storms including Floyd (1999), Francis & Jean (2004) and Irene (2011).

Administered construction contracts and coordinated material delivery for the construction of over

200 low-cost houses throughout Abaco, including direction of a construction trades team sent by the

government of Barbados to assist in the relief effort.

Carried out periodic monitoring of the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthra which was severely damaged

in the "perfect storm" of October 1991. During the storm the 35m span pre-stressed 'T' girder bridge was

severely damaged and moved 2m to the side at one end resulting in 4 of the original 7 girders being

ineffective and the bridge being reduced to single lane traffic.

Carried out structural evaluation of a timber bridge at Princess Cays, South Eleuthra and made

recommendations for repairs and safe load posting.

John Schaefer, P.Eng., ph. 519-***-****, abnyy0@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Struct. Eng., Min. of Transp., Southwest Reg., London Jan 95 - Oct 99, May 05 - Jul 08

Provided structural expertise and representation as part of the Windsor Border Initiatives Implementation

Group on numerous projects in Windsor area including; Windsor-Essex Parkway, Windsor-Detroit truck

ferry facility improvements, Howard Ave. Grade Separation, & Manning Rd./County Rd. 22 I.C.

Provided structural expertise and representation on Total Project Management assignments, &

municipal projects where MTO structures are involved.

Prepared terms of reference for structural portion of TPM consultant assignments, reviewed and rated

consultant proposals. Reviewed and commented on consultant submissions. Administered structural

consultant retainer assignment as well as consultant assignments for numerous bridge rehabilitation

projects.

Coordinated the resolution of numerous problems during the construction of a major

mechanical/electrical/structural rehabilitation of a twin leaf bascule bridge in Port Dover.

Inspected and made recommendations for maintenance or rehabilitation on all bridges within area of

responsibility including Kitchener-Waterloo Expressway and Highway 401 through Cambridge.

Project manager for the twinning of a multi-span variable depth steel girder bridge carrying hwy 8

over the Grand River. New bridge was designed to complement the existing bridge.

Assisted the Bridge Office with review of Municipal applications to the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural

Infrastructure Fund, and made recommendations for appropriate responses to applicants.

Carried out a review of screed calculations during construction of the new Highway 401 - Townline

Road Underpass in Cambridge, as a result of excessive girder haunch depths. The review resulted in a

Bridge Office investigation into the inappropriate use of long time multipliers referred to in the

Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code Commentary.

Identified structures within the 1997 & 98 highway transfers to lower tier governments and determined

associated 1 - 5 year needs. Prepared post transfer responses to funding concerns raised by lower tiers,

and held meetings with same to resolve contentious issues.

Contributed to the drafting of NSSPs and changes to the Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications

as part of the End Result Specifications Task Force Subgroup on Structures.

Assisted Section Head in bridge management activities and made recommendations for structure

rehabilitation/replacement and setting priorities for projects on the multi-year capital program,

represented the Structural Section at various meetings.

Carried out structure rehabilitation/replacement designs and prepared contract documentation, oversaw

drawing production and carried out overall project management including:

• Ontario's first steel free concrete bridge deck at Hwy 401 - Kent County Rd 10 Underpass.

• Rehabilitation, with preservation of heritage features, of a 1935 3-span cantilever through truss,

on Hwy 21 (now County Rd 21) over the Thames River. Included structural evaluation.

• Rehabilitation and conversion to semi-continuous for live load of a 3 span steel girder overhead

at Hwy 401 and CNR (site 5-49 E&W). Note during construction of this project an emergency

assessment of the bridge was made due to a heavy truck collision with a temporary concrete

barrier and the existing bridge barriers. Recommendations were provided to allow Hwy 401 to

be re-opened the same day.

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Assoc. Research Eng, Min. of Transportation, Bridge Office, St. Catharines Oct 99 Mar 00

Carried out research for and co-authored "Guidelines for the Design of Snowmobile Bridges in

Ontario".

Derived experimental dynamic load allowance from live load test data on Hogg's Hollow

Bridge, Highway 401 Collectors.

Structural Engineer, Ministry of Transportation, NWR, Thunder Bay May 90 Jan 95

Reviewed and approved false work designs, concrete and steel girder erection drawings, steel

fabrication drawings, and other contractor submissions.

Carried out hydrology studies for numerous bridge and culvert replacement projects.

Designed and prepared contract documents for a skewed steel box girder bridge at Hwy 557 over

Cataract river which included a 2 span bailey detour bridge.

Designed and prepared contract documents for a steel girder bridge with transverse laminated timber

deck at Squaw Bay Rd over Portage Creek. Project included the structural evaluation of the existing

timber truss bridge.

Designed and prepared contract documents for the rehabilitation of a 90m through-truss carrying hwy

17 over Goulais River which included replacement of spherical bearings. Note bearing replacement

later scratched from project.

Designed and prepared contract documents for an HESPCSP at hwy 588 and Little White River

tributary.

Designed and oversaw repair of auxiliary transportation structures (eg. salt sheds, sand domes and

highmast lighting deep foundations). Carried out investigation and prepared report to satisfy the

Ministry of Labour on required repairs to reinstate salt sheds at the Wawa and White River patrol

yards.

Performed numerous structural evaluations and made recommendations for safe load postings.

Eng-in-Training, Ontario North Eng. Corp. (now Cook Eng.), Thunder Bay May 88 May 90

Checked structural evaluation calculations to determine whether 3 span post-tensioned voided slab

bridges could receive overlay and asphalt wear surface. Hwy 61 at Rosslyn Rd overpass and CPR

overhead.

Designed two steel bridges with composite concrete decks in the cities of Kenora and Thunder Bay.

Participated in the detailed inspection of 6 highway timber bridges for the Ministry of Transportation.

Participated in performing deck condition surveys on four Hwy. 17 bridges in the City of Kenora.

Inspected and carried out structural evaluation of over 100 bridges on resource access roads and

determined safe load postings for the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Assisted with the close up inspection and checked structural evaluation calculations for Main St bridge in

Thunder Bay, a 500m long bridge spanning a large rail yard. The 3 main spans comprised cantilever steel

plate girders with a drop in centre span.

John Schaefer, P.Eng., ph. 519-***-****, abnyy0@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Civil Eng. Degree Lakehead University Thunder Bay Ontario 1988

Diploma in Civil Eng. Technology Southern Alberta Inst. of Tech. Calgary Alberta 1979

Successfully completed CWB Modules required for certification as a Welding Engineer

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Licensed with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario since December 1990.

Licensed in the State of Michigan to practice Structural Engineering since May 2007.

REFERENCES

John Canton, C. Eng., FICE, Director Public Works, Government of the Bahamas, ph. 242-***-****

Wade Young, P.Eng., Head Struct. Section, Western Reg., Min. of Transportation, ph. 519-***-****

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