SHANNON LEONARD
Southern California
Cell 310-***-****
E mail *********@***.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A top notch field professional with outstanding credentials
and proven results. Confident and reliable on the job presence consistently focused on
safety, efficiency and productivity. Over two decades of valuable field experience and an
eye for detail make me the right choice for any project, large or small.
Free to travel extensively.
QUALIFICATIONS
Interpret and enforce Standard Specs for Public Works Construction, Green Book,
NPDES, SWPPP Requirements, Traffic Control W.A.T.C.H. Manual, ADA and OSHA
Standards. Read and interpret blueprints. Documentation, citation and report writing.
Computer literate.
EDUCATION
Graduate Building Inspection Technology (B.I.T.), Butte College, 1992.
CALOSHA Construction Safety for Managers and Supervisors
40 Hour. University of California, San Diego Extension, certified.
P.O.S.T. Penal Code 832, Powers of Arrest/Right of Entry, certified,
State of California Code Enforcement Officer.
OSHA Job Site Safety 8 hour, certified.
OSHA Confined Spaces, certified.
EMPLOYMENT
Senior Public Works Inspector City of Buena Park contracted.
Inspection of City paving project, include surface grinding to full removals and
replacement, with rubberized finish. Off site work for new housing development with utility
placement, remove and replace City sidewalk, curb and gutter, catch basin and
miscellaneous paving work. Extensive traffic control issues in heavy industrial area.
Trenchless PVC sewer line rehab. 2014
Senior Public Works Inspector City of Santa Monica
As the Senior Public Works Construction Inspector for the City of Santa Monica I oversaw
most projects in the Public right of way including but not limited to; alley construction,
compaction issues, mainline utilities sidewalk, curb, gutter, driveway construction,
rubberized asphalt. In addition my daily duties also included resolving right of way
violations, encroachment violations, work without permits, trip and fall accidents, illegal
signs, weed abatement, outdoor dining, illegal discharge etc. Working closely with other
City departments as well as general public. 2005 2011
Construction Inspector, Los Angeles County Sanitation District, contracted.
Inspection of various Los Angeles County Department of Sanitation projects including;
Inspector of record for 4,000 ft. of 114" existing RCP rehab, with PVC T Lock liner and
SPR Spiral Liner. Removals, surface prep, liner installation, steel reinforcement and
pressure grout. 2003 2005
Construction Inspector Mill Valley Street Rehabilitation, contracted.
and St. Mary’s Road Rehab Town of Moraga:
Oversaw complete removals and replacement of several City streets (AC Paving), Curb &
Gutter, Flood Control structures, new Storm Drain, etc. Environmentally sensitive projects
with strict SWPPP & NPDES requirements as well as complex traffic control issues. 2002
2003
Senior Construction Inspector
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works contracted
Inspection of various projects large and small within the public right of way, including
reinforced concrete construction, structures. Mainline utilities. Streets, curb & gutter,
sidewalk, catch basins. Coordinate specialty testing as required. Enforce traffic control
plans & procedures per the WATCH Manual and CAL/OSHA Safety Standards, SWPPP
regulations. Some major projects include; UCLA, mainline storm drain project (108” RCP),
Pepperdine University, upper campus addition, Pierce College one mile double box
culvert, Ballona Creek Inlet Structure, City of Santa MonicaKenter Canyon storm drain
restoration. 1994 2001
*Specialty work includes; Coffer dams, sheet piles, reinforced concrete in a marine
environment, directional boring, soils stabilization.