Gez Tesfaye
Brockton MA ****2
PROFILE
A Graduate Civil engineer working in both residential, commercial construction projects and topography land surveying projects as a field engineer and Instrument operator in UK and USA, performing construction layouts, preliminary as-built, control, topography, boundary, ALTA surveys for projects, working alongside architects, engineers, supers and foremen and subcontractors.
Skills and Experience include:
- Perform construction stakeout and associated preliminary topographic survey, boundary,
ALTA and construction surveys for public and private clients.
- Operate and maintain various surveying instruments to measure and verify elevations, angles
and distances.
- Perform mathematical calculations to establish and locate reference points, property corners,
vertical and horizontal reference points, and line staking for projects.
- Interpret maps, plats, 2D and 3D blueprints.
- Clean, check and adjust survey instruments to assure accuracy of measurements.
- Oversee surveying activities in the absence of survey party chief.
- Working Experience on Reinforced Concrete structures, steel frame and
Masonry Structures, Ground work, drainage.
- Use of modern construction instruments, total station (conventional and robotic), Carlson
data collector and GPS, levels.
- Downloading and uploading data collector files.
- Different techniques of layout methods for external and internal elements.
- Setting up profiles for Drainage/road.
- Use of Coordinates.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit Architecture 2D/3D modeling and detailing,
Microsoft word and Excel Programs.
Other Structural, surveying and engineering programs under training are :-
Carlson civil suite with AutoCAD, Sap2000, SAFE
EMPLOYMENT
Feldman Land surveyors, Boston, MA June 2015 – To date
-Duties include but not limited Carrying out a range of surveying assignments and assist the survey party chief as directed to conduct land surveys of roads, buildings sites, boundaries and topography. Staking out utilities, curbs and pavements edges, existing conditions, horizontal and vertical controls, construction layouts, benchmarks, Invert levels, traverse control points. Responsibilities also include setting up and operating survey equipment, including data collector, level, and GPS as well as performing all aspects of stakeout and location surveys using applicable survey equipment.
Site Engineer, UK 2010 – May 2015
-Project Engineer working for Zak Engineering services. Responsible for Cladding (with a minimum tolerance in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification). The job requires careful layout in order to install and assemble the components in position.
Construction Company, Canton, MA Sept 2008 – Dec 2009
-Project Engineer, Working for Sunrise Erectors, work shop drawing on Revit Architecture 2D and 3D design.
Construction Companies, London, UK 1997 – 2008
-Freelance Site Engineer, performing construction layout for various construction companies in both residential and commercial construction projects. Working as a limited company. Duties and responsibilities include, Supervising of ongoing construction and inspection of completed works, Perform line and grade work for building layout and control as required, laying out foundations, Assist in the preparation of daily construction reports, Review all work as it is being placed to be sure it is accurate within accepted tolerances, Assist superintendent with layout, as directed, that information is conveyed to involved parties, Assist superintendent with site logistics and cleanup to present a professional image to the public, Ensure that all delivery slips are collected daily and that all deliveries are accompanied by a testing certificate as required, Record daily work quantities,
LICENSE
Valid USA driving license
EDUCATION
BEng(Hon's)Civil Engineering
1994 - 1997
BTEC national Diploma in construction 1992 - 1994
Advanced AutoCAD 2D and 3D design 1995 - 1999