Construction Quality Control
Resume:
RONALD J. McQUAIN
SPRING TEXAS 77373
Tel: 281-***-**** (m)
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a position as a Manager or Supervisor within the Construction
Field, with an opportunity for advancement, based on experience and job
performance.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Past employed with Craig & Heidt, Construction, a Civil Constructor
involving Earthwork, Paving, and Drainage within the Houston Texas area.
Also deployed through out Texas and conducted Airport and Runway
rehabilitation under strict supervision of Texas Department of
Transportation Aviation Branch. Safety Precautions involved in every aspect
of construction through out job. Earthwork and paving construction within
Chemical, and Fuel Refinery Plants. Detailed daily job reports and progress
notes recorded daily.
Previously worked for Chase Construction, Houston, TX, a commercial
concrete and utility construction company. Very knowledgeable with the
interpretation of Construction Plans, and use of laser survey equipment to
determine grade and or elevations. Duties within include site layout,
excavation and placement of Storm Drainage Systems both with plastic
corrugated and reinforced concrete pipe. Sanitary sewage, and Domestic
Water Line installation. Also responsible for site preparation for concrete
placement, and concrete pours. Operates all heavy equipment associated with
earth moving and grading operations.
Also included, worked for Precision Concrete, Houston, Texas, As a
Construction cost Estimator and conducting detailed site visits to ensure
set budgets was maintained, time lines are met, and material readily
available through local suppliers and vendors, performed quality control
and quality control inspection of job sites.
Very knowledgeable with computers, which includes Micro-Soft Office Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint. As a part of daily operations, word documents, power
point slide presentations, and excel spread sheets were used to record
daily progress.
Completed twenty-four (24+) years of active duty military service with the
U.S. Army: Engineers. Conducted and overseen numerous construction missions
through-out career, and through out the world, both peace time and in
conflict. Construction knowledge included: Earth Moving Equipment
operating, and maintenance, Carpenter Skills, Personnel and Equipment
Management, Concrete placement, estimating and General Drafting. To include
maintaining discipline, attention to detail, demanding high proficiencies
and achieving worthy results.
WORK HISTORY
Dec 2009 - Feb 2010 Swift Transportation, OTR
Houston, Texas
Duties Included
o Safety Operation of Tractor & Trailer
o Adhered to Company Polices, Federal, and DOT
Regulations
o Delivered and Received Loads at Destination
Locates
o Provide status with On-Board Computer
o Navigated and Selected Routes to new
Destinations
Sept 2008 - Oct 2004 Craig & Heidt Civil Construction
Houston, Texas
Site /
Underground Construction Superintendent
Duties Included:
o Numerous site upgrades within Houston area
Chemical and Petroleum Plants
o Interrupting and understanding Constr. Plans
o Heavy Constr. Equipment Operations
o Supervising work crews
o Preparing detailed Daily Project / Progress
Reports
o Asphalt preparation and placement
o Supervising Sub Contractors
Sept 2004 - May 2002 Chase Construction
Houston, Texas
Concrete / Utility
Construction Supervisor
Duties
Included:
o Installation of Storm Sewage Systems
o Sanitary Sewers, and Domestic Waters lines
o Conduct Cut / Fill Operations
o Interrupting and understanding Constr. Plans
o Heavy Constr. Equipment Operations
o Supervising work crews
o Preparing detailed Daily Project / Progress
Reports
o Concrete preparation and placement
May 2002 - January 2001 Precision Concrete, LLC
Houston, Texas
Concrete Construction
Estimator / Project Manger
Duties Included:
o Construction Estimates based on Construction
Drawings
o Visited General Contractors to obtain plans for
bidding purposes
o Preparing "Detailed" Job-Bid proposals
describing exact contents of Construction
Drawings.
o Established keen relations with local vendors
to ensure quantity and quality of construction
materials were available, to include price
o Performed Quality Control / Quantity Assurance
inspection to ensure established budgets and
time line were met.
December 2000 - Nov. 1976 U.S. Army, Engineers (Combat and
Construction)
Through Out
United States, and Over-Seas Locations
Duties Included:
o Personnel Management / Instructor
o Preparing Reports / Evaluations
o Construction Manager / Estimator / Inspector
o Heavy Equipment Operator / Maintenance
o Maintaining and Setting the Standards
EDUCATION
MILITARY:
o United States Army Battle Staff Academy, Fort McCoy, WI
(Comparable to Masters Degree Program, Executive Level
Leadership,
Management/Administration/Communications/Military Science)
o United States Army Sergeants Major Academy First Sergeant Course, Fort
Bliss, TX
(Senior Management/Administration/Operations)
o United States Army Advance Engineer Noncommissioned Officers Course,
Fort Leonard-wood, MO
(Comparable to a Bachelors of Science Degree, Senior Level
Leadership, Management,
Administration, Communications)
o United States Army Basic Engineer Noncommissioned Officers Course,
Fort Leonard-wood, MO
(Comparable to an Associates Degree, Basic Level Leadership,
Management,
& Communications)
o Equal Opportunity / Consideration of Others Course
o Held a SECRET Clearance for Department of Defense Materials.
o Attended and presented annual training and refresher training on many
subjects to include Safety Awareness and Customer Service.
CIVILIAN:
o Received certification for "Trench" safety awareness according to OSHA
regulation
o High school graduate with two years of mechanical drawing (drafting),
and two years of
"Warehousing" through West Virginia Tri County Vocational
School.
o Graduate of a 40 hour Emergency Prepare Course through FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency)
o Received diploma for completion of correspondence courses through FEMA,
courses completed include: Hazmat Recognition, and Building for the
Earthquakes of Tomorrow
o Classes completed Pikes Peak College: include - introduction to
Computers, Micro Soft Office, DOS, Intro to Access Data-Base, and Algebra
101. Classes completed through Troy State University included - Personnel
Management, and Small Business Accounting.
o Completed Course Study in a Technical Engineering Transition Course
through the Department of the Air force, Extension Course Institute
o Currently holds a Class-"A", Commercial Drivers License (CDL) for the
state of Texas with tanker, air brake, and combination vehicle
endorsements.
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