GREGORY J SAMSON

**** ****** **** ***

Minneapolis, MN 55447-2738

763-***-****

acwbpv@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in the civil or manufacturing engineering, or construction industries, as well as estimating, project management, and quality control or supervision.

JOB HISTORY/DUTIES

Engineering Technician

Diverse Engineering Services Kandiyohi, MN

Months of Experience: 168

Various engineering services for multiple employers on contract basis. Some would include:

Electric Machine- expedite & inspect fabrication & welding of steel storage tank (11,500 gal.)

NSP (Excel Energy)- survey, map, inspect construction of substations and utilities over 5 state area

RCM Associates (SEH)- Survey & Construction inspection of commercial & residential building and utility projects in St. Cloud, Waite Park, Sauk Rapids, Howard Lake

John Oliver Associates-Survey, Inspection of construction projects in Elk River, Anoka, and Metro area

Midwest Land Surveyors- Construction Management of Commercial & residential building and utility projects

L & M Radiator- drafting of heavy equipment cooling systems

Relco Unisystems- drafting of dairy process systems and building renovations

Range Photo, Inc.- drafting of Mesabi Iron Range map project, Photographic reproduction & printing

Dacon Engineering- contract survey & inspection duties at various construction sites.

Nova Environmental Services- perform building & facility

inspections, assess replacement needs & calculate costs over loan term, establish accounts to preserve & replace equity, prepare Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac style reports & photographs as required to verify needs and interests.

Various Insurance, Mortgage, Banking, Investment, and financial organizations- perform inspections of properties to determine and verify stated interests & code validity,

Quality Control

Northern Metal Products, Inc. St. Cloud, MN

Inspection of Manufacturing processes and products to verify product standards. Use GD&T, calipers, micrometers, CMM, gages, pins, and other measuring devices to ensure accuracy

Grede Foundry & Engel Metallurgical - St. Cloud, MN

Perform Metallurgical Laboratory duties to include spectrometer element analysis, LECO Carbon tests,

Microscopic analysis & photography, hardness testing, tensile strength

Project Mgr/Production Coordinator

SpecSys, Inc. Granite Falls, MN

Review customer prints & specifications, verify specifications and tolerances. Determine In-house capabilities, obtain outsource estimates. Assign job orders to various departments, obtain contracts with outsource entities, maintaining budget restrictions. Oversee fabrication, welding, machining, painting & assembly. Perform drafting & policy changes, as needed, to perform engineering changes. Maintain project histories and plan archives. Act as liaison for customer, production, engineering, and final user.

Building Official, Inspector, Permit Technician

Cities of St. Cloud & Willmar Willmar, St. Cloud, MN

City of Willmar- Building inspection of commercial and residential projects, rental code inspections, zoning code inspection and enforcement, plan review & archive (Internship)

City of St. Cloud- plan review of residential projects, work with various engineers, architects, governmental operations to issue permits, determine code applications, maintain and archive plans, inspections to determine permit applications

Surveyor, Lab Tech, Project Mgr.

West Central Testing & Surveying (DBI) Prinsburg, MN

Months of Experience: 34

Survey & assist design of construction of highway, school, golf course, and various projects across Minnesota & South Dakota. Perform soils, concrete, and bituminous testing. Oversee & document sub-contractor operations.

Installation of sanitary & storm sewer, water systems, roads, curb & gutter, electric, phone & cable systems, grading for landscape & drainage

Project Mgr / Estimator

Northern Waterproofing/Specialty Cont. Hibbing, MN

Months of Experience: 24

Estimate, review & manage construction projects across the upper Midwest. Would include several schools, universities, hospitals, malls, and retail operations, as we as some residential projects. I oversaw as many as 22 simultaneous projects from 1K to over 1M, some would include:

The Fargo Dome

Mall of America

St. Luke’s, St. Mary's, Duluth Hospitals

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis & Duluth Campuses

St. Scholastica, Bemidji State University

several Minnesota Main Street projects(business renovation)

small cities projects

school district projects

Sr. Engineer

Hydro Pro, Inc.

Nashwauk, MN

Engineering & design of high pressure cleaning systems. Calculate component pressures and volumes, and find products to fulfill needs. Determine in-house manufacturing capabilities, and obtain outsource estimates. Design tooling for manufacture. Perform technical resource duties for sales professionals. Maintain budget requirements. Perform requirements for UL & CSA testing & certification of products

Process Engineer

Hibbing Electronics

Hibbing, MN

Verify customer prints and specifications, determine manufacturing process, obtain required tooling and outsourced items. Design process manuals, verify and draft engineering changes. Work as liaison between customer and production services. Maintain production, safety, & quality control records.

Perform testing of PC boards, power supplies, and display mechanisms, and repair to component level as needed

Engineering Technician

Hibbing Taconite Co.

Hibbing, MN

Months of Experience: 48

Worked in various departments throughout the mining operation, including laborer, mechanic, carpenter, utilities operator, but mainly mine engineering. Worked with staff geologist to perform drilling & testing of soils compatible for dam construction, worked with forester to perform environmental testing of surrounding streams, creeks, etc. Performed surveys & mapping of mine operations & water reclaim projects. Perform testing of soils, aggregates, and filtering materials; calculate quantity available for dam construction.

Warehouseman

Ziegler Inc. Buhl, MN

Shipping & receiving, stock and place orders for shipping, Inventory and order parts for stock, customer relations, operate heavy equipment

Driver Salesman

Zinsmaster Baking Co.

Hibbing, MN

Months of Experience: 84

Started as Fleet mechanic, for about 6 months I repaired their fleet vehicles. Moved to Route Sales as a Utility Driver, and later as a route salesman. Performed wholesale sales of bakery goods, perform route duties & maintain budget and ordering principles. My route went from being considered for elimination, to 1st or 2nd in sales weekly through my efforts. I was later asked by company officials to help reclaim lost company contacts in other sales areas, and managed to retain & reclaim a significant amount of business for the company. Negotiate health, safety, and wage & benefit packages for fellow drivers & employees.

Ironworker

Northern States Steel Builders

Duluth, MN

Months of Experience: 12

Construction of Power Plants, Wafer board plants, smaller commercial operations. Erection of foundations, piers, structural steel and sheeting, cutting and welding as needed

Labor, Drill Shovel & mechanic helper, oiler

Mahoning Ore & Steel Co.

Hibbing, MN, MN

Months of Experience: 6

worked in various positions at a natural ore operation, both in plant & mining operations. Some would include car-loader, drill helper, mechanic helper, shovel oiler.

EDUCATION

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science

Major: Industrial Technology

Bemidji State University, MN

Courses: Manufacturing, Construction Mgt

Major: Certified Building Official

North Hennepin Community College, MN

Courses: Building Construction Sciences

Major: Certification- Highway & Bridge Const.

MN/DOT, MN

Courses: Aggregate, bituminous, concrete design & testing, bridge

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/ADDITIONAL TRAINING

MN Certified Building Official – Minnesota Department of Administration

Permit Technician - International Conference of Building Officials MN

Construction Technician – MN/DOT level 2 design & testing of aggregates, concrete, bituminous, bridge

Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma Certifications- Manufacturers Alliance of Minnesota

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Drafting, manual or CAD, AutoCAD, Solidworks, various engineering (civil/mechanical) drafting programs

Design, surveying, inspection of both civil and mechanical projects

Calculation and verification of materials to maintain stresses due to tensile, shear, dead weight, snow and wind loads. Verify fasteners and weldments as required. Familiar with building codes, OSHA, MSHA, and construction standards.

Design and testing of materials by accepted standards, NDT & Destructive testing, nuclear, metallurgical, microscopic analysis, spectrometry, carbon testing (LECO), hardness, tensile strength.

Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma Process Skills to fine tune manufacturing processes, establish process manuals

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