Frederick H. Held III, BS

*** ****** **** **.

St. Charles, MO

Cell 314-***-****

aca9ak@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Field Project Engineer position at a company where

my extensive knowledge, experience, accomplishments and proficiency will

contribute to our success and provide an opportunity for growth.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Engineering skills:

. Project Manager for 15 years of geotechnical exploration, design,

consulting, construction observation, materials testing, and quality

control/assurance;

. Projects included many residential, commercial, and industrial buildings

and developments;

. Projects also included seed and fertilizer facilities, municipal roads

and bridges, churches, schools, hospitals, transmission towers, water

lines, earth dams, office/warehouse facilities;

. Duties included client development, proposal estimating and preparation,

contract preparation and execution, coordination of drilling and site

reconnaissance, laboratory testing, performing design calculations, and

preparing exploration and design reports;

. Extensive field experience in down-hole pier observations for drilled

piers and auger cast piles, Pile Integrity Testing for auger cast piles,

and site soil resistivity testing;

. Performed Refraction Microtremor (ReMi) testing and prepared reports for

establishing seismic site classifications for the International Building

Code (IBC) design requirements;

. Construction Services Manager for several projects such as a new

hospital, a new cement plant, and a cement plant expansion;

. Performed piezometric cone penetration testing and reports for wind

turbine sites;

. Pavement evaluations and remediation plans with budgets for truck

distribution centers.

Laboratory skills:

. Managed laboratory for American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

(A2LA) for Construction Material Testing (CMT);

. Performed ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) equipment

calibrations, proficiency tests, reports and correspondence to maintain

A2LA for CMT;

. Preparation of samples using extraction, centrifugation, filtration, and

precipitation;

. Performed moisture, Atterberg limits, unconfined compression, triaxial

cu, sieve and hydrometer analysis, consolidation, organic content tests,

and Proctor curves;

. Manual-visual soil identification, physical properties, geological rock

classification;

. Experienced with use of pH meter, analytical balance, autoclave, furnace,

micrometer, etc.;

. Experienced in data processing, calculations, statistical analysis,

interpretation and presentation.

Computer skills:

. Designed, built and maintained computer network, software and user

support for company;

. Instrument specific software for data processing;

. Protocol and data summary preparation;

. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Primavera, PowerPoint, Outlook,

Access, SharePoint, Internet Explorer, Timberline, AutoCAD, SAP and

various engineering analysis, design and presentation software;

. Graduate teacher for computers classes at University of Missouri-Rolla; 3

weekly computer laboratories and one weekly lecture.

Personal skills:

. Highly motivated, proactive, able to multi-task and conduct experiments

independently;

. Well organized, discipline, detail and goal oriented;

. Have positive attitude, respectful, team oriented and quick learner;

. Versatile and adaptable;

. Share results and lessons within a diverse work team;

. Communicate effectively with a full range of people from the basic to the

highly technical;

. Excellent verbal and oral communication and technical writing skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Terracon Consultants, Inc., St. Louis, MO 12/2007 -

12/2010

Sr. Project Manager

. Performed laboratory tests for geotechnical engineering analysis and

reports;

. Utilized piezometric cone penetration testing and computer analysis;

. Installed piezometric monitoring and testing systems in the field;

. Prepared buffers, solutions and reagents;

. pH measurement;

. Prepared scope of services, proposals and contracts for geotechnical

explorations;

. Coordinated drilling companies and subcontractors;

. Performed calculations, analysis and prepared exploration reports with

CAD drawings;

. Invoiced subcontractors, clients and maintained working relationships;

Professional Service Industries, Inc., St. Louis, MO 02/2001

- 10/2007

Project Engineer/Laboratory Manager/Project & Special Project Manager

. Managed office laboratory to maintain A2LA for CMT;

. Responsible for laboratory equipment calibrations, proficiency tests,

reports and correspondence to maintain A2LA for CMT;

. Developed chemical solvent extraction methods for prepared asphaltic

concrete samples;

. Performed chemical durability tests of aggregates at different

concentrations;

. Performed laboratory tests for geotechnical engineering analysis and

reports;

. Managed construction site laboratory and office;

. Used computer controlled equipment to perform strength and consolidation

testing;

. Coordinated drilling companies and excavators for geotechnical

explorations;

. Performed calculations, analysis and prepared exploration reports with

CAD drawings;

. Performed refraction microtremor and pile integrity testing and analysis.

SCI Engineering, Inc., St. Charles, MO 05/1994 -

11/2000

Geotechnical Engineer

. Performed laboratory tests for geotechnical engineering analysis and

reports;

. Performed calculations and analysis for reports;

. Prepared subsurface exploration reports with CAD drawings and boring

logs;

. Coordinated drilling companies and excavators for geotechnical

explorations;

. Designed, built and maintained computer network including software and

user support.

EDUCATION

Graduate Courses for Master of Science, Civil Engineering Sept

1992 - May 1994 University of Missouri-Rolla

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering May 1992

University of Missouri-Rolla

REFERENCES

Kevin C. Miller, P.E. Professional Service Industries, Inc. Chief Engineer

Phone Number: 314-***-****

Email Address: aca9ak@r.postjobfree.com

Dennis Boll, P.E. Geotechnology, Inc. Senior Project Engineer

Phone Number: 314-***-****

Email Address: aca9ak@r.postjobfree.com

T. Mike McMillen, P.E. Gateway Geotechnical, LLC President

Phone Number: 636-***-****

Email Address: aca9ak@r.postjobfree.com

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