Civil Engineer

Eric Gonzalez

Mr. Eric Gonzalez has * years of experience in providing

project and office engineering services for public and

private clients. He has been responsible for researching as-

built documents, constructability reviews, processing RFIs

and submittals, evaluating change order merits, preparing

fair cost estimates for change orders, negotiating change

orders, change order preparation and processing, resolving

field issues, preparing minutes of meetings, resolution of

final punchlist issues, project closeout, document control,

and coordination among contractors, Architects-Engineers,

and owners. He is detailed-oriented, quality-focused, and

possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills

and is well versed in developing partnerships and

coordinating with team members, and building positive

rapport with clients, architects-engineers, inspectors and

contractors while maintaining focus on staying within

budget and on-schedule.

City of El Monte Safe Route to School Project, El Monte, CA

Project Engineer, Nov 2014 - Present, $800K

Eric was responsible for managing this project starting

from design phase through its bid and award and

construction phases. Eric's responsibilities included

coordinating and participating in constructability reviews,

preparing bid package, preparing front-end documents and

addenda, and preparing the phasing plan. In the

construction phase of the project, Eric was responsible for

daily contract administration, reviewing and responding to

administrative submittals and RFI's, coordinating with the

design-engineer to respond to the technical submittals and

RFI's, coordinating with the design engineer and the

contractor, coordinating with the permitting agencies,

processing contractor's requests for payment, preparing

fair cost estimates for change orders, and participate in

change order negotiation. His duties also included

preparing change orders and their supporting documents,

investigating and resolving field unforeseen issues,

preparing as-built drawings, and all other contract

administrative work.

MLK Hospital ICU Renovation Project, Los Angeles, CA

Project Engineer, Jan 2014 - Nov 2014, $50M

As the Project Engineer, Eric assisted the Project Manager

with managing the construction of an ICU unit in MLK

Hospital. His responsibilities included reviewing

contractor's Change Order Proposals (COPs) for merit,

identifying exactly what has changed from the original

contract document as well as the time/cost impact of the

change, preparing fair cost estimate, negotiating change

orders, and documenting record of negotiations/

justification for the change. Eric also ensured the

completeness of contractor's submittals prior to submitting

them to the Architect, reviewed contractors monthly

schedule updates and fragnet schedules, and prepared

meeting minutes.

Los Angeles Community College District Building Program,

Los Angeles, CA

Project Engineer, July 2013 - Jan 2014, $250M

Eric served as Project Engineer at East LA College for

LACCD. He coordinated the scope of work with the Architect,

prepared extra service agreements for the architect,

interviewed new A/E firms to take over the project,

evaluated contractor's proposal, and oversaw the

construction with the inspection of records. His work

included field identification of non-compliance items,

preparing the scope of change order work and issuing

directive to the contractor for the remedy, and coordinated

with the inspector for inspection and approval of the

repaired work. Eric managed all daily construction

activities associated with the construction such as

processing RFC's and submittals, reviewing contractor's and

architect's requests for payments, and reviewing

contractor's weekly and monthly schedule updates. He also

reviewed change orders to ensure they comply with DSA

standards prior to their submission to DSA for final

approval.

City of El Monte Sanitary Sewer Improvement Plan, El Monte,

CA

Field Engineer May 2013 - July 2013, $10M

Eric served as Field Engineer assisting a general

contractor in a wide range of issues related to

construction of residential homes. In this role, he

obtained permits, performed construction site surveys,

prepared quantity take-offs and associated cost estimates.

Eric also processed submittals and shop drawings, prepared

request for information (RFI), evaluated the responses to

the RFI's, ordered materials and field equipment, prepared

as-built record drawings, processed requests for change

orders, and coordinated with the clients as well as

subcontractors.

CDBG ADA Ramp & Sidewalk Improvement Project, Monte, CA

Field Engineer, March 2013 - May 2013, $850K

Eric's responsibilities for this project included

resolution of field issues, assisting in preparation of

project baseline schedule, monitoring field progress

compared to the baseline schedule, and assisting in

ordering material. He also performed construction site

surveys, prepared quantity take-offs for change orders,

called suppliers to get pricing, communicated with the

design architect to get responses to RFI's, and prepared as-

built record drawings. Eric reviewed the pre-design,

design, and bid & award documents for completeness.

El Monte Gregg's Industries Facility Demolition, El Monte,

CA

Project Engineer, Jan 2013 - March 2013, $200K

Eric served as Project Engineer for the El Monte Demolition

Project. In this role, he was responsible for preparing and

processing change orders, processed RFIs and submittals,

preparing meeting minutes, and document control. He also

prepared project schedules using primavera P6 for utilities

work to coordinate with other ongoing construction work,

performed field measurements for the completed scope of

work, prepared daily field reports, prepared weekly and

monthly progress status reports., developed alternative

solutions to resolve unforeseen site conditions, and

monitored field activities.

El Monte Gibson Mariposa Park Project, El Monte, CA

Project Engineer, March 2010 - Dec 2012, $560K

Eric assisted the Project Manager during design and

construction of Gibson Mariposa Park Project. In this role,

he assisted in preparation and execution of project work

plans, identified resources to complete the assignments,

and performed quantity take-offs. He also supervised

laborers and sub-contractors, maintained an effective

construction safety and security program, and assisted the

Project Manager in managing project budget. He was also

responsible for coordinating with the design engineer and

the contractor, coordinating with permitting agencies,

processing submittals, processing contractor's requests for

payment, preparing fair cost estimates for change orders,

and participating in change order negotiation.

AIMCS, El Monte, CA

Civil Engineer Intern May 2007 - March 2010

Eric assisted with report preparation, and project file

organization. Assisted professional engineers on major

construction projects by drafting survey results of site

grading plans. Eric worked with the contractor, architect,

and consultants to resolve field construction related

issues. Processed contractor pay requests, and tracked

RFI's, change orders, submittals, and maintained project

files, and confirmed contractor's maintenance of record

drawings prior to the monthly progress payments to the

Contractor.

7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

School Facilities

General Civil Work

K-12 Schools

Demolition

Roadways

Tunneling

Parking Structures

Street Improvements

Underground Utilities

Residential Developments

EDUCATION

B.S. Civil Engineering, Cal State University of Los Angeles, 2012

COMPUTER SKILLS

Primavera P6

Contract Manager

MicroStation, Inroads, AutoCAD, ECTS, SAP2000, SMARTS, WinEst

Microsoft Office Suite

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