Construction Manager

Charles K. Thrasher ***** Pinto Road SW Cumberland, Maryland 21502

301-***-**** 301-***-**** ************@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Transportation Engineering Technician (Roadway Construction / Bridge Inspector)

United States Navy Veteran Aviation Hydraulics Mechanic Honorable Discharge

Skills and Education

Courses Completed and Certifications Previously Held:

American Traffic Saftey Service Assciation Intermediate/ Advanced Course

West Virginia Dept of Highways HMA, Soils and Aggregate Certification

Maryland State Highway Admin. (MSHA) Basic Leveling & Surveying Course

Federal Publications (Practical Guide to the Davis Bacon Act)

Microsoft Word & Excel Intermediate Course

State of Maryland Sediment & Erosion (Green Card Training)

MSHA Construction Inspection Division (Math I Training)

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Level I Certification

Federal Highway Admin. Guardrail Training

American Traffic Safety Services Association Registered Flagger

Heavy Equipment Operator

Commercial Diver

Troxlar Nuclear Gauge

Ability to Perform Field Calculations such as: HMA, Emulsified Asphalt (Tac), Concrete, Aggregate, etc…

Work History

JLD Construction Cumberland, Maryland

Shop Foreman 04/2009 to Present

Order / inventory supplies and materials, track and report inventory shrinkage, check source of supply, delegate

work, mechanically fix, maintain and adjust various tools used by crews, payroll, estimate various field projects,

read blue prints, schematics, topographical, profile, shop drawing plans; scheduled compaction testing

Bel-Air Excavation Fort Myers, Florida

Operator / Foreman 03/2007 to 11/2008

Made field decisions in a timely manner, read blue prints, schematics, topographical, profile, shop drawing

plans; scheduled compaction testing with the Florida Department of Transportation; designed haul roads,

documented fill and cut, kept daily records; operated loaders, dozers, trucks, graded site, shot grade, calculated

cubic yardage.

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Charles K. Thrasher 14106 Pinto Road SW Cumberland, Maryland 21502

301-***-**** 301-***-**** ************@*****.***

HydroRock Fort Myers, Florida

Operator / Foreman 01/2006 to 03/2007

Coordinated with other contractors to keep project in phase; read plans, acquired needed permits, and kept

records to document all work performed, insured safety of public, crews, and other on-site contractors; shot

grade; calculated offset and layout for trenching machine; prepared sites for future underground utilities, storm

drainpipe and drainage structures; designed and built haul roads; back-filled trench with dozers.

DN Higgins Key West, Florida

Foreman / Pipe Layer 05/2003 to 12/2005

Calculated percentage of fall for new sewer lines, read plans, scheduled compaction tests per Florida Aqueduct

Authority, kept daily records, assisted with estimates; kept as-builds up to date; shot grade, adjusted laser level

daily, laid pipe above and below sea level, built lift stations, set manholes, back-filled with loader and

excavator.

Transportation Engineering Technician

KCI Technologies 04/2001 to 11/2001-Harrisburg,Pennsylvania

Assigned to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for I-81 widening from Chambersburg to

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; documented work performed by prime and sub-contractors; read plans, verified all

work, calculated pay quantities, prepared daily reports; field lab procedures including one step, moisture

density, compaction, air and slump for concrete; oversaw earthwork and storm drain placement, shot grade,

supervised removal of unsuitable materials and placement of suitable materials, inspected under-drain

operation; consulted with Maintenance of Traffic (M.O.T.) manager to agree on lane closures as per work

performed.

WBCM Consulting Engineers 2000 to 2001-Baltimore MD.

Assigned to Maryland State Highway Administration for construction of Canal Parkway in Cumberland;

interfaced with CSX Railroad Construction Division concerning track placement; verified all work; oversaw

earthwork, grading, fill and removal of materials, pile driving, concrete and asphalt placement and drainage.

Robert Balter Design 1999-Owings Mills,MD

Assigned to the Maryland State Highway Administration District 3 for area wide remedial bridge repair of the

American Legion Bridge (I-495); completed all documents for all work; oversaw gunite operation of drainage

seals, replaced bearing pads.

Constellation Design Group 1999-Timonium,MD.

Assigned to Maryland State Highway District 6; corresponded with Maryland State and Washington County

Police due to blasting operations proximity to I-81; tested soil, aggregate and concrete for curbs and gutters;

prepared blast sheets for I-81 in Washington County.

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Charles K. Thrasher 14106 Pinto Road SW Cumberland, Maryland 21502

301-***-**** 301-***-**** ************@*****.***

RK&K Consulting Engineers 1996 to 1999-Baltimore,MD.

Assigned to WestVirginia Department of Transportation to oversee paving operations of Route 340 in

Charlestown, West Virginia; prepared daily logs and payroll compliance reports, assured all work performed by

prime sub-contractors complied with Federal and WVDOT specifications; calculated yield of tack and asphalt;

transferred to Maryland State Highway Administration District 3 for widening and rerouting of Route 355 in

Germantown, Maryland; supervised earthwork, temporary traffic patterns, drainage and signage, thermoplastic,

M.O.T. and guardrail; calculated yield for hot mix asphalt and track application.

INDAM Engineers 1994 to1995 EllicotCityMD.

Assigned to MDSHA District 6 oversaw M.O.T.,Milling,Paving as well as calculated yield for Tack

application.Kept daily records.Oversaw Thermoplastic striping. Supervised guardrail and end treatment

placement

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