BRIAN AUSTIN,
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EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
BROWARD COMMUITY COLLEGE
CIVIL ENGINEERING SURVAY & DRAFTING
COLLEGE OF OCEANEERING
UNDERWATER N.D.T. LEVEL 2 INSPECTOR
UNDERWATER
EVALUATION & REPAIR OF STRUCTURE
CERTIFICATES: U.S. ARMY CORP. OF ENGINEERS
CONSTRUCTION CQC
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
EM 385-1-1 Safety
FEMA
HSEEP Trainer
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
HAZ-MAT AWARENESS
HAZ-MAT
OPERATIONS
BASIC SEARCH &
RESCUE
INLAND WATER
SEARCH & RESCUE
SEARCH MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RECOVERY
I & II
CRISIS COMMAND
INTERMEDIATE
INCIDENT COMMAND ICS 300
ADVANCED INCIDENT
COMMAN ICS-400
FLORIDA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN DESIGN
BRIDGE & FOUNDATION Inspection
PREPARATION OF
THE FINAL ESTIMATE
PREPARATION OF SUPPLEMENTALAGREEMENT
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION/CLAIMS ANALYSIS
U.S. NAVY
Civil ENGINEERING AID
SEABEE CONST. MANAGEMENT, I & II
SEABEE CONST. DIVER FIRST CLASS
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Austin is a diversified civil engineer and commercial diver, with over
20 years of experience specializing in the Construction, Demolition,
Alteration, Maintenance, and Inspection of Heavy Civil & Marine related
projects, including piers, jetties, pipelines, bridges, dams, outfalls,
waterways, channels, beaches and canals throughout the world.
US ARMY CORP. ENGINEERS
Tampa, Fla.
QA Engineer Oversee QA services on civil works projects assigned which may
include, but not limited to, construction inspection of dams, levees,
beaches, embankments, breams and dikes; cut-off walls, reservoirs, canals,
roadways, earthwork, project ancillary features, temporary construction
facilities, and other general govt. construction
FEMA / DHS
Wash. DC
Plans Division Deputy for Plans Integration and as a subject matter expert
on federal emergency management authorities, frameworks, programs, plans
and processes, as well as joint operational planning with the Department of
Defense (DOD) and the interagency community in the Defense Command and U.S.
Northern Command.
BP -Oil Spill
Planning Section / Resource Unit Leader
NOL La.
Responsible for maintaining the day-to-day status of all tactical resources
and personnel on the incident the Deepwater Horizon MC252 Oil-Spill (2230
crew 47 Skimmers 77 Barge 660 Response Boats ) as well as Dept. from State,
Fed and USCG
GROUNDFORCE, LLC / BLACKWATER
Tryon NC
Responsible for Crisis / Risk Management Operations, including
policymaking, procedure implementation. Personnel supervision, technical
review of bid documents, preparation of project proposals, client interface
and project management, preparation of monthly pay estimates and resolution
field conflicts.
Major Projects included:
Project Manager: FEMA Debris & Wreckage Removal Project for City
of Coral Spring, Fl
Project Manager: FEMA Public Assistance Coordinator for Hurricane
Wilma Bwd County Fl
Project Manager: FEMA / USACE UNDERWATER -EVALUATION Hurricane
Katrina, La
Project Manager: DOD Conducted Coastal Counter-Terrorism
Operations Port of Princes Haiti
Project Manager: 9/11WTC Disaster, Debris & Wreckage Removal
Project, N.Y, and City.
Project Manager: Responsible for EOD operation on the Niger
River, Republic of Nigeria, Africa
Project Manager: Dept. of Homeland Security Ports and Ship
Inspection
Project Manager: DOD Conducted Coastal Counter-Terrorism & EOD
Operations, Iraqi
WEEKS MARINE, INC
Cranford, New Jersey
Responsible for the day-to-day operations, including project management,
procedure implementation, personnel supervision, client interface,
subcontractor coordination, and the resolution of field conflicts for
dredging and marine related construction projects throughout the U.S. for
the Army Corp. of Engineers
Major Projects include:
Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration
Project, Panama City, Fl.
Project Manager: World Trade Center Disaster, wreckage removal
Project, N.Y, City.
Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration Project,
Strathmere N.J.
Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration Project,
Oregon Inland, N.C.
BEAN STUYVESANT, LLC (BOSKALIS) 1997-1999
New Orleans, Louisiana Responsible for the day-to-day operations,
including project management, procedure implementation, personnel
supervision, client interface, subcontractor coordination, and the
resolution of field conflicts for dredging and marine related construction
projects throughout the U.S. for the Army Corp. of Engineers
Major Projects include:
Asst. Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration
Project Bald Head Inland, N.C.
Safety Manager: Dredging & Placing for Sea Turtle
Habitat / Beach Project Oak Inland, N.C.
CQC System Manager: Dredging of the Shipping Channel in Kings Bay,
Georgia
Asst. Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration
Project in Fernandina, Florida
Asst. Project Manager: Dredging & Placing for Beach Restoration
Project in Juno Beach, Florida
Project Superintendent: Dredging of the Shipping Channel in
Pascagoula, Mississippi
PAWA COMPLEX INT'L
Miami, Florida
Responsible for coordination and supervision of construction management
projects, including procedure implementation, personnel supervision,
technical review of bid documents, preparation of project proposals, client
interface, subcontractor coordination, project management, and resolution
of field conflicts. Major Projects include:
Project Engineer: For the Construction of the Port of St. Marc,
St. Marc, Haiti
Project Engineer: For the Dredging of (500kl) up the Niger River,
Republic of Nigeria, Africa
Project Engineer: Construction of the African Cultural Center and
Library, Ft Laud. FL
STATE of N.C. DOT
Statesville, North Carolina
Underwater Bridge Inspector, administration, management and supervision as
well as preformed underwater inspection and repair of all state bridges in
(41) counties of Western North Carolina. For the FHWA /NBIS program.
UNDERWATER CONSULTANTS CORP. Pompano Beach, Florida
Project Manager / Superintendent: Responsible for the day to day
operations, including policymaking, procedure implementation. Personnel
supervision, technical review of bed documents, preparation of project
proposals, client interface, subcontractor coordination, and project
management, preparation of monthly pay estimates and resolution field
conflicts.
Major Projects included: Hydrographic & Topographic Surveys of the
Niger River, Nigeria/ PTF.
Construction of water and sewer
pipeline project / City of Miramar
Construction Rehab of twin
(96"RCP) offshore outfall pipes / MDWS
Underwater Bridge Inspection
Florida Turnpike Southern System
Underwater Bridge Inspection for
FDOT
District wide Scour Evaluation
for FDOT
T.L. JAMES and Company.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Field Engineer: Responsible for project Layout, Hydrographic & land side
surveying for
capital and maintenance dredging, environmental remediation dredging, and
beach nourishment work. Working fleet of dredges includes Backhoe,
Clamshell, Cutter Suction, and Trailing Suction Hopper Dredges. A state of
the art Drilling and Blasting Barge, Split Hull Scows, Hopper Barges,
Boosters, Tugboats, and Survey Vessels round out the growing fleet of
support and attendant plant.
POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH & JERNIGAN/ PBS&J INC. 1988-86 Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida: Construction Manager / Diving Inspector: Managed and provided
technical and contractual direction to contractors developed scopes of work
and negotiated contracts change orders, and claims for the
Construction of wharfs, bridges, docks piers, bulkheads, trestles,
cofferdams, seawalls, decks, and temporary flotation devices, On County,
State and Fed., projects
HDR ENGINEERING 1986-84
Tampa, Florida
Construction Manager / Diving Inspector: Responsible for Quality Control,
during wreckage removal and demolition of the Old Skyway Bridge, and
construction of the New Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Florida
UNDERWATER ENINEERING CORP. 1984-80
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Diving/Piledriving Superintendent: Responsible for project layout and
supervising marine construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of
piers, jetties, pipelines, bridges, outfalls, and offshore platforms as
well as demolition projects throughout the U.S. and Caribbean.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 SEABEES
Jacksonville, Florida Naval
Underwater Construction-Team One SEABEES Little Creek, VA
Chief Petty Officer / Diving Supervisor: Responsible for supervising
fifteen divers in the readiness and repair of portable surface supplied
diving systems. Specializing in heavy construction and salvage operations
in all weather conditions throughout the world.