Engineer Construction

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January 30, 2014

RICHARD ONOCHIE

**********@***.***, 916-***-****

Objective: Use my extensive engineering and construction management background to provide

quality supervision and administration of projects that meets the need of clients

Education: Howard University, Washington D.C., May 1991, Master of Engineering (Civil)

University Of Benin, Benin, Nigeria, June 1982, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

License: Professional Engineering license (P.E. Civil) 1994, State of California

Experience: Construction Area Manager, California Dept of Transportation, 1998 to present

>construction chief on several complex transportation projects

>supervise resident engineers, inspectors, testers, and office engineers

>involved in claims resolution and settlement, responsible for district partnering

>staff projects and provide training in specifications, safety, and field operations

>coordinate offices, attend meetings

Resident Engineer, California Dept of Transportation, 1994 to 1998

>contract administration of several transportation projects, enforce specifications

>responsible for making proper payments to contractor, prepare monthly estimates

>process design changes, review claims and submittals, write claims reports

>coordinate offices involved in construction, set up field meetings to discuss projects

Assistant Resident Engineer, California Dept of Transportation, 1991 to 1994

>responsible for monitoring contractors field operations, enforce contract documents

>write daily diaries, prepare quantities, initiate and monitor field changes

>coordinate field test, take samples, record test data

>rotation through Planning, Design, Traffic, Materials, and Surveys

Construction Inspector, Century Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986 to 1991

>inspected construction of highways and bridges with Maryland Dept of Transportation

>write diaries, prepare estimates, perform materials sampling and testing

Highway Engineer, Federal Ministry of Works, Lagos, Nigeria, 1982 to 1986

>monitor projects, process monthly payments to contractors

>enforce specifications, monitor work progress, and process field changes

>rotation through Planning, Design, Traffic, Materials, and Maintenance

Teaching: Taught Partnering (Conflict Resolution technique) to inspectors and contractors. Also

Experience taught several safety classes to field employees

Additional: Attended several management training with Caltrans. Also attended Resident Engineers’

Training academy, storm water training, materials sampling and testing, field office administration

Computer: Use of IBM, Mac, Words, Excel, Lotus, Outlook, CPM software, Power point

Activities: Involved in community service and church administration, operated small family business

References: Available on request