Construction Project

Experience Summary

Construction inspection and supervision activities in major public works

construction including Water & Sewer Projects, highway construction, bridge

construction, commercial, residential and school construction. I have

worked as an independent special inspector, doing welding, masonry,

concrete and post tension inspections for several southern California

laboratories and have worked with Caltrans on several projects, including

the SR 111 Expressway in El Centro, the SR 7 new highway construction in

Calexico and modernization work on the SR 78 project in San Marcos, CA. I

was Chief Inspector on the All American Canal Lining Project, just west of

Yuma, Az.

Years of Experience: 20

Education

Bachelor of Arts, History, University of California, San Diego.

Primary Experience:

2006 - 2010 Parsons Water Infrastructure, El Centro, CA

Chief Inspector

Responsible for supervision of 4 Senior Construction Inspectors and 4

materials testing technicians. Scheduling of inspection duties of civil

elements of the work including earthwork, groundwater monitoring,

dewatering, canal prism trimming, concrete lining, sheet pile driving and

surveying. I reported to the QA/QC manager for the concrete-lining of the

All American Canal located in Imperial County California. Estimated

project constructed value of $208 million. The project includes

approximately 30 million cubic yards of excavation, construction of 23

miles of 50 foot wide concrete-lined canal; and associated dewatering,

transitions, metering facilities, maintenance road and drainage, and

wetlands mitigation construction. Provided extensive pre-planning;

coordination of major equipment procurement & fabrication with excavation

requirements, and interaction with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.

Border Patrol, and the San Diego County Water Authority and Caltrans as

required to ensure no disruption in the supply of 3.1 million acre-feet of

water per year; and minimal disruption of hydroelectric power production,

during construction.

2001 - 2006. Geotechnics, Inc., El Centro, CA

Supervising Technician/Special Inspector

Geotechnical materials construction testing in the field and laboratory,

special inspection on concrete, post tension, welding and masonry and

supervision of 6 engineering technicians. Public works inspection on water

and sewer line installation, geotechnical investigations including logging

soil borings and test pits. Batch plant inspections were also part of my

responsibility on both concrete and asphalt projects. Caltrans projects

included the SR 111 and SR 7 new road construction in El Centro and

Calexico.

1998 - 2000 County of Imperial Public Works Department (Engineering

Design), El Centro, CA

Civil Engineering Technician

Drafting road improvement plans using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop,

calculating volumes for landfills, grading projects, preparing bid

documents for public works projects, including street, bridge and utility

construction, construction inspection, surveying, traffic counts and right

of way issues. Major projects included the Brandt Road Bridge and the

Gateway Infrastructure Project at the Calexico East port of entry.

1994 - 1998 Opterra, Inc., San Diego, CA

Engineering Technician

Drafting geotechnical plans using AutoCAD and MicroStation, field and

laboratory testing of soils, residential and commercial inspections for

construction defect projects, surveying, concrete coring, manometer

surveys, logging soil borings and test pits.

1990 - 1994 Converse Consultants, San Diego, CA

Engineering Technician

Drafting geotechnical and environmental plans using AutoCAD, field and

laboratory geotechnical testing and surveying, groundwater monitoring well

installation, inclinometer installation. Major projects included the

Badlands Landfill in Riverside County and the SR 56 project in Del Mar.

Certifications

-ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector

-ICC Soils Special Inspector

-ICC Post Tension Special Inspector

-OSHA 30 hour safety certified

-Registered Construction Inspector, ACIA #6004 - Public Works.

-Army Corps of Engineers CQM for contractors certification

-Army Corps of Engineers EM 385-1-1 40 hour safety certification

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