SUE field operations mgr, Utility locating trainer, Technical writer
Resume:
Jeff Ambrose Mitchell
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
**** ** ******* ******* ******* SERVICES; Helena, Montana Field Operations Manager - Subsurface Utility Engineering Manage the field operations of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) projects in Montana, Wyoming, California, Utah, Idaho, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Connecticut. RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversee the completion of all necessary information gathering and utility mapping in accordance with ASCE 38-02, and UMS company policy. Conduct utility prints/records research with utility owners; schedule transportation and lodging for field crew. Schedule and supervise meetings with utility and One Call representatives, as well as property owners. Communicate the SUE process and particulars of the individual project at utility kick-off meetings and any other opportunities with DOT personnel, utility owners, and property owners. Ensure that the project remains within budget, and that all project related paperwork is returned to office.
Perform the majority of electronic locating (pipe & cable locators, ground penetrating radar, magnetometers, RFID, etc.). This includes telephone, fiber optics, electric power, cable TV, natural gas, petroleum, traffic systems, water, and steam pipes. Create field sketches of all located and surveyed utilities. Log all drainage structures as per flow line; pipe size, material, connectivity, owner, and condition. Photograph all pipe features and use visual line-ups, sizes, material, and fluid flow, as well as electronic and acoustic methods to verify drainage connections. Ensure that all drainage log sheets, drainage connection sheets, digital photographs, and other related information is collected and returned to office.
Supervise surveyors in logging the position of all buried and aerial utilities, including pipes, cables, and appurtenances. Assist surveyor in use of RTK, Total Station, and SPAR 300 -3D surveying methods.
Responsible for all company vehicles, locating equipment, surveying equipment, computers, tools and supplies, company credit cards, gas cards, and lodging and expense receipts.
Responsible for all safety issues related to the project. Schedule traffic control contractors when necessary. Train and supervise field personnel in confined space entry procedures for telephone and drainage manholes, as well as proper safety precautions working with electrical power (transformers, vaults, J-boxes, switch gears) and natural gas pipes (meters, farm taps, regulator stations, and cathodic protection stations, etc.).
Perform all necessary work related to the Phase II SUE process of vacuum test holes: schedule traffic control contractors, and work directly with the vacuum truck crew on each test hole. Log all uncovered utility lines as per material, size, type, and owner. Document all exposed utilities with photographs, field sketch positions, and proper PK markings for the surveyor. Work with railroad personnel in various states on dig permits for vacuum trucks, scheduling flaggers, and in keeping our railroad safety compliance up to date. 2002 to 2004 ELM LOCATING: Missoula, Montana
Salt Lake Manager – One Call Locating Contracting firm Managed 35 technicians in providing utility locating contracts for CenturyLink and Questar Gas Company. Control daily One Call ticket load, and schedule employees to cover all tickets within the 48 hour limitation. Responsible for the procurement and scheduling of maintenance and repair for all company vehicles, computers, and locating equipment. Ensure that utility prints/records software is updated each month.
Train new technicians in utility locating, computer software operation, reading utility prints, company policies, and safety procedures in telephone manhole confined space entry.
Inspect all utility damages and gather any pertinent information. Meet with utility representatives, lawyers, and excavation contractors to assess the liability of utility damages, and determine fault. Meet weekly with the utility representatives to assess whether our performance was meeting their standards. Meet regularly with the regional manager of ELM and other city managers to analyze budgets, review quality control auditing, and consider new programs. Assist regional manager in negotiating new contracts with utility owners. 1999 to 2002 ELM LOCATING: Missoula, Montana
Locate Technician – Contracting Utility Locating firm Responsible for completing all One Call tickets received for Tooele County, Utah. Locate all gas lines within the excavator’s dig request, and within the legal time allowed. Document all locates with sketches and digital photos. Meet with excavators at all Meet Ticket requests to receive detailed locate information. 1998 to 1999 STAKE CENTER LOCATING: Salt Lake City, Utah Locate Technician - Contract Utility Locating Firm Locate all telephone lines within the excavator’s dig request, and within the legal time allowed. Document all locates. Meet with excavators at all Meet Ticket requests to receive detailed locate information.
1992 to 1998 STS INC.: Salt Lake City, Utah
Locate Technician - Contract Utility Locating Firm Locate all telephone lines within the excavator’s dig request, and within the legal time allowed. Document all locates. Meet with excavators at all Meet Ticket requests to receive detailed locate information.
SKILLS:
* Proficient in the technologies of utility locating equipment, the effect of distortions of electromagnetic fields, the effects of frequency selection, and the circuit principles of EMF locating instruments.
* Proficient in the underground utility technologies including: carrier system communications (DSL, T-1, coaxial); cathodic protection (galvanic anode & impressed current); plus OPGW, CEVs, RTUs, etc.
* 10 years of experience with Ground Penetrating Radar, including two training classes on GPR by Sensors and Software
* Extremely proficient with the knowledge of underground utility plant layouts and connections, as well as antiquated utility systems.
* Ten years of experience in coordinating the survey of traced buried utilities, using RTK, Total Robotic Station, and SPAR 300 (3D) surveys. FREELANCE WRITING:
* Author of various magazine articles over the last 30 years; including topics such as LOCATING FIBER OPTIC CABLE: A PHYSICS QUESTION THAT WENT AROUND THE WORLD, published in Damage Prevention Professional magazine; Spring 2015
* Co-author of LOCATING BURIED UTILITIES: A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH; The first textbook on utility locating; published by Infrastructure Resources; September 2015.
Includes extreme details on the history, operation and features of the utility industry including telephone, electric power, fiber optics, traffic systems
(including ATMS), water, natural gas, petroleum, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, irrigation, and steam pipes.
* Author of the book: INTRODUCTION TO LOCATING BURIED UTILITIES; published 2009; Amazon.com (now out of print)
* Author of Ebook: COMPLETING A CIRCUIT: THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF A PIPE AND CABLE LOCATOR; UTILITYLOCATINGHQ.COM; published 2014 (now out of print)
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Conduct Utility coordination on State Road 77 (Utah); 1999. Gather all information necessary to determine which utilities would be in conflict of the upcoming project (utility mapping). Work with utility owners to assess the costs of utility replacement, relocations, and betterments. Assist in compiling a final cost estimate of utility work for the client (Wadsworth General Contractors). Performed the majority of field work on the mile-long SR 510 (Lacey, Washington) project for Puget Sound Energy. This was a complete 3D utility mapping project including all cables and pipes, with extensive use of GPR, two vacuum trucks, and multiple traffic control crews. All work had to be performed at night to avoid disrupting traffic. This project reduced construction bids by 10%, contractor labor and equipment requirements by another 50%, and a 30% decrease in construction time. There were no change orders, damages, or utility disruptions. This project was awarded the in London, England; spring 2016.
* Participant in the ongoing experimental use of the SPAR 300 (Optimal Imaging) in 3D utility modeling of buried utilities in combination with a Trimble RTK unit; Columbia River Crossing project (Washington/Oregon) 2012- 2014
* Developer of the training course TULE PROGRAM on utility locating centered on specific written principles from the CGA, NULCA, RD, the FCC, and previously unwritten principles of locating geophysics; 2014
* Devised the procedure and supervised the mapping of abandoned delivery elevator rooms (from the 1930's) which were located underneath the streets and sidewalks; South Dakota; 2011
* Demonstrated the feasibility of electronically locating abandoned RCP steam pipes (with inserted dielectric fiber optic cables) for the KC LIVE project in Missouri; 2005
* Located out the Bell System A-B cables (World War II era) across the entire Bonneville Salt Flats (42 miles) for a new parallel fiber cable installation; Utah; 1997
Member: CGA Data Committee
* References Available Upon Request *
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