civil/geotechnical field technician (Wilmington area)
Date: 2012-12-18, 4:31PM abp3r3@r.postjobfree.com
Nicholas Elkert
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abp3r3@r.postjobfree.com
Experience:
Knight Consulting Engineers, Wiliston, VT
Senior lab & field technician, extensive concrete and soils testing
2006-2012
Griswold Readdy Mix Concrete Company, Wiliston, VT
Lab & field technician, ready mix, precast structuress, block and sakcrete production
2003-2006
Concrete Placements, Wilmington, NC
Concrete finisher, form to finish residential and small commercial construction
2001-2003
Experienced efforts include:
Concrete~ Lab and field testing of concrete placements commercial and residential, mix designs and exploratory mix designs for private companies, grain size analysis, compression testing of concrete specimens in all forms, investigation of concrete strength and finish deficiencies, NPCA projects, aggregate specific gravity, fractured face, LA abrasion, initial set, floor flatness, and finishing investigation.
* Experience with previous and self consolidating concretes.
Soils~ Atterburg limits, hydrometers, grain size, permeability, soil density determination in lab and field, design of soil/cement mixtures, soil classification, sulfate soundness, compressive strength of aggregates, rock anchor pull testing, soil anchor pull testing, California Bearing Ratio, wear testing of materials, proof rolling, organic content
Asphalt~ In place density and placement monitoring, specific gravity, extraction
* Experience with pervious bituminous concrete
Additional testing experience~ vapor emissions, RH meter, Swiss Hammer, Windsor Probe, calibration of scales, air meters; type A and B, skidmore calibration and use, fireproofing, reinforcing steel, column plumb and torque, puddle welding, shear studs, layout, seismic activity monitoring, PH testing
Certifications:
Nuclear Density Gauge Certified
Electrical Safety Certified
American Concrete Institute Certified
Windsor Probe Certified
Microsoft A+ Certified
Notable Project:
University of Vermont Medical
VELCO Substations
Multiple US/Canada Border Stations
Vermont State Projects
Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Burlington International Airport
VT National Guard Base
Middlebury College
Winooski River Walk
VT. Yankee Nuclear Plant
References:
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