JOSEPH K. VARKEY
*** * ******* ***, ********, MT 59330
Phone: 516-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***
Objective
A Civil Engineering Technician seeking a position that can utilize my
expertise in construction and maintenance of highways, bridges and
buildings with nearly thirty years of experience in the field of civil
engineering.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MONTANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (MDT)- Joined on 01 July 2014 at
Glendive District construction division as Civil Engineering Technician
(Full time-PMT) working till date.
Working as as a crew member of Team headed by Kevin Baisch, Engineer
Project Manager.
Inspected road construction works including stationing, recording progress
on site manager software, ensuring works being carried out as per contract
provision, survey using GPS, Geopak and Micro station, recording traffic
safety arrangements, recording quantity of cold milling, PMS overlay &
material testing, chips seal, road marking paints, sign boards / posts,
guard rails and material testing at Different Roads in Eastern Montana
which includes Inter State Highway I-94, Glendive-Sidney (Montana 16)and
Baker- Miles city (US 12).Attended numerous conferences/seminars and
certification classes such as Site manager software, WAQTC nuclear gauge,
embankment, in situ density, Aggregate,concrete etc.
Govt of India (Border Roads Organization) - a premier road construction
agency under Ministry of Transportation . Started in December 1984 and
have been progressively promoted in rank until October 2013. The post held
with duration and brief description of work done are as follows:
i) Assistant Engineer (Civil) Mar 2013
- Oct 2013
. Worked as Assistant Director (Planning) in the office of Director
General Border Roads in New Delhi, India
. Assisted director for effective planning of road, building and
bridge projects in a cost effective and timely manner.
. Worked as Administrative cum Security Officer in the Head Quarter
of DGBR, New Delhi.
ii) Junior Engineer (Civil) Feb
2000 - Feb 2013
. Inspected the construction of multiple hundred mile long road
projects and numerous bridges.
. Performed office works containing planning, estimating,
budgeting, documentation, etc.
. Contract oversight on various road works as well as
accommodation works.
. Supervised tunnel lining and maintenance works in Kashmir,
India.
iii) Superintendent (Buildings & Roads)
Mar 1988 - Jan 2000
. Contract oversight for the construction of roads with flexible and
rigid pavement.
. Supervised a labor force of over a hundred during construction of
cross drainage structures and road formation.
. Frequent quality control checks with laboratory and field tests of
materials and structures.
. Works planning, documentation and reporting of progress of works.
(iv) Overseer
Dec 1984 - Feb 1988
. Supervised road maintenance works including Labor oversight for
construction of roads in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
. Supervised the construction of building works including residential
and commercial houses.
. Conducted survey works namely chain, compass, plain table,
levelling etc. and prepared estimates based on survey data
SPECIAL SKILLS
. Knowledge on preparation of estimates, contract documents,
recording progress in computer software
. Ability to inspect construction work as per specification and
quality control.
. Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and while
under pressure.
. Ability to communicate effectively and work together
collectively as part of a team.
. Knowledge of civil engineering material testing.
. Knowledge of survey works using GPS, Robert and Micro station.
EDUCATION
. 3 year Degree in Civil Engineering (Associate Degree) (1983)
Board of Technical Education Kerala, India
. High School Diploma, Kerala, India (1980)
CERTIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
. Western Alliance Qualification Technician Certification(WAQTC)
concrete certification - for testing of concrete - May 2015
. WAQTC Embankment certification - for in situ density and soil
testing - Mar 2015
. WAQTC Aggregate certification - for testing material sample - Feb
2015
. Nuclear Gauge operation certification for density test - Aug
2014.
. Attended seminar on EEO & Labor compliance held at Dawson
Community College.
. Attended site manager course for recording progress of work
done by contractor, held at Helena, MT during July 2014.
. Attended training course on New Employee orientation, safety and
security awareness, computer usage held at MDT office, Glendive, MT
during July 2014.
. Received Chief Engineers Merit Certificates during years 1990,
1996, 2003 and 2010
. Received Director General Border Roads (India) Commendation Card
in 2012.