Chris Parfitt
Edmonton, AB
T6E – 2K6
Telephone: 780-***-**** E-mail: *******@********.**
Objective
To utilize the skills learned in the Civil Engineering Program in a working environment
Education
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2009 – Present
Graduating April 2013 from the Civil Engineering Program
Majoring in Water Resources, Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
Minoring in Estimating
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, AB 2005 – 2007
Completed Civil Engineering Technology Co-op Degree
Graduated on the Dean’s Honor List
Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, AB 2003 – 2005
Completed Pre-Veterinarian University Transfer program
Honours in Math and Physics
F.H Collins High School, Whitehorse, YK 1995
Grade 12 Diploma with honours in Advanced Calculus and Advanced
Placement Math
Employment
Construction Inspector, City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB Summers 2010 - 2012
Inspected 118 Ave Streetscape Renewal Program
Co-ordinated tests for concrete, asphalt and soil compaction
Supervised contractors and sub-contractors
Responsible for daily progress reports, quantity reports and progress payments
Resident Inspector, Associated Engineering, Edmonton, AB 2008 – 2009
Inspector for the Town of Stony Plain
Used survey equipment: GPS, Total Stations, Eye Levels
Supervised contractors and sub-contractors
Managed progress payments and tracked quantities throughout jobs
Jr Project Manager/ Base Foreman, Skookum Asphalt Ltd, Whitehorse, YK 2006 – 2007
Foreman for a three to six man crew
Co-ordinate with sub-contractors and inspectors
Prepared and surveyed sub-structures for paving
Surveyed in underground pipes and manholes
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Labourer, Parks and Recreation Department, Rocky Mountain House, AB 2004 – 2005
Built and upgraded playgrounds
Used various heavy equipment (e.g.: skid steer, backhoe, front end loader)
Inspected trail ways and cut down danger trees
Maintained public parks and local campgrounds
Labourer, Mid-Arctic Enterprises, Whitehorse, YK 2002 – 2003
Repaired decks, roofs, garages and fences
Washed, scraped and painted houses
Expanded customer base, made invoices and collected payments
Special Skills
Proficient with Excel, Microsoft Word, AutoCAD, internet programs and various
databases
Excellent mathematical, analytical and problem solving skills
Competent using various heavy equipment e.g. skid steer, backhoe, gravel trucks,
front end loaders
Licenses and Certificates
St. John’s Emergency First Aid Certificate 2010
WHMIS 2010
Advanced Open water SSI scuba diver 2000
Interests and Activities
Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
Assignment marker for Civ E 270 – Mechanics for Deformable Bodies
Play indoor and outdoor Soccer in two Edmonton City league
Volunteer at the Edmonton Humane Society
Volunteered to help set-up for the NAIT open house
Competed in the NAIT bridge building competition
Awarded the Enbridge Northern Student Entrance Award 2005
Played for the Medicine Hat Ogres rugby club
Judged for the Medicine Hat 2004 Science Fair Grades 4-12
Treasurer for the Science and Engineering Undergraduates Society of Medicine Hat
References upon Request