To whom it may concern:
I am very interested to discuss possible opportunities within your organization. I think my background and
experiences enable me to quickly adapt and help any construction corporation. My resume is enclosed for
your review.
Of particular note for you and your members of your team as you consider my skills are my strong
accomplishments in combining the latest in GPS technology with old school conventional stake-out.
Additionally, my twenty plus years in the construction business, I have worked as a laborer, to grade
f oreman, pipe foreman, concrete foreman, to senior foreman, safety man, asst -supt. to superintendent
and now hold the rank of senior supt.
Thank you for your attention to these materials. I look forward to exploring my future with company.
Very Truly Yours,
JOSEPH W. SOMERVILLE
Joseph W. Somerville
23945 McIntosh Road. Hollywood, Maryland. 20636
Home 301-***-**** Cell 240-***-****
Overview of Qualifications
At present, I work for as a Project Supt. For Innovative Technical Solution, Inc. (ITSI), A Wholly owned
subsidiary of Gilbane Building Company. The project is located at Westover Air Reserve Base in
Chicopee, Massachusetts. We are repairing and replacing damaged concrete panels, from fourteen
inches thick to eighteen inches thick, total concrete poured to present is 6000 cubic yards and I kept a
running log as to be able to tell where every yard was placed. My duties are to oversee and coordinate
all project related work and I am required to be on site at all times physical work is being performed. I
personally inspect and sign-off on all formwork, ironwork, grade and compaction with an independent
soil tester before any concrete can be placed. I started with ITSI . in April, 2011. Before that I worked
for the Lane Construction Company for twenty-four years . I started with the Lane Co. as a pipe
foreman, than Grade foreman along with being a carpenter foreman. I was promoted to senior
foreman than asst. superintendent and later superintendent and lastly senior superintendent.
Career Highlights
W as site superintendent and safety man on Maryland rt. 237 road widen job.
Site superintendent for the excavation for the fourth runway at Dulles airport.
Site superintendent for excavation and paving of the fifth runway at Atlanta, GA
Site superintendent and safety man for numerous taxiway and partial runway work.
Site superintendent and safety man at the Pennsylvania ave. re-hab. Job.
Excavation supt. for metro line to Redskins stadium.
OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 trained and certified.
EXPERIENCE
Lane Construction Corp.
Maryland 237 road widen site supt. and safety man in charge of all the field operations from the
excavation to cut and fills to fine grading and overseeing paving operation.
DULLES airport, Dulles VA –site supt. and safety man in charge of demo and repaving taxiway shoulders
and resetting edge lights.
DULLES airport, Dulles VA –site supt. in charge of all excavation and grading and drainage pipe and E&S
work for the fourth runway.
HARFORD-JACKSON airport, Atlanta GA site supt. in charge of grading and the lighting system for the
new fifth runway in Atlanta GA.
W HITE House/ Pennsylvania Ave. rehab project. site supt. and safety man on the rehabbing of
Pennsylvania Ave. in front of white house. Removed old concrete barrier and steel bollards and placed
granite pavers along colored hot mix and installed new guard stations with retractable steel bollard
system.
DULLES airport, Dulles VA –asst. supt. and safety man in charge of demo and replacing concrete panels
on their runway between Friday afternoon and put back in production on Sunday by 1:00 fully cured and
at full strength.
LARGO Greenline. Largo MD –asst. supt. in charge of excavation for the metro line between central ave.
and Redskins stadium and complete back fill and regarding of area.
DULLES airport, Dulles VA –site supt. in charge of building new hold apron and replacing old edge lights
and some taxiway pavement.
NATIONAL airport, Washington DC –site supt. in charge of complete demo of all areas around old tower
and terminals. Installed new jet fuel line on a night shift where we went from one end of the airport to the
other.
GLENMOUNT Metro line, Glenmount MD –site supt. in charge of excavation and general site grading for
the metro structure and their maintenance yard.
NATIONAL airport, Washington DC –site supt. and safety man in charge of demo of old taxiways and
paving them on a night shift.
RICHMOND Floodway project, Richmond VA –excavated and backfilled floodwalls that Lane co. were
inslaling along the james river that flow along the low streets of Richmond.
COLLEGE PARK, Metro Green Line, College Park MD –site supt. in charge of the excavating the metro
line in that area. Twin lakes in the new College Park recreational park in which the barrow went for
backfill. Installed all of the drainage pipe for the entire station.
I-270 Road widen and bridge building project, Gaithersburg, MD –setup f oreman for paving crew. Set
steel forms and installed rebar and mesh and lay-out joints for the cutting crew to cut the concrete.
I-83 road widen and bridge building project, Baltimore MD –Carpenter foreman installing steel forms for
medium and curb barriers. Demo several bridges that cross I-83 interstate.
Route 235 road widen project, Hollywood MD –pipe foreman installing drainage pipe along Rt 235 and
excavate several storm water ponds that are still in service today.
SKILLS
Fine grade operator GPS trained
Carpenter foreman Survey trained
Pipe layer Precast concrete wall installer
Concrete saw operator Blue print literate
References
Ken Prince –Project Manger (Lane Construction) ---703-***-****
James Hewie –Project Manger (Lane Construction) ---703-***-****
Farid Hamad –Area VP (Lane Construction) ---703-***-****
Jerry Brown -- Project Manger (Lane Construction) ---703-***-****