Mark R. Rhodes CM

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Seattle, WA. *****

775-***-****: acxa8f@r.postjobfree.com

Years of Experience

28+

Key Qualifications:

Mark Rhodes is experienced in the implementation of state-of-the-art mining and tunneling methodologies, Soft Ground SEM, Hard Rock Drill & Blast, shotcrete for initial and final lining, ground support and pre-support measures, cut-and-cover and water proofing with a focus on mining, shaft, slopes, and large diameter rail and water tunnels. He has held responsible positions as SEM Tunnel Superintendent, Blasting Superintendent and Blasting Consultant, Lead Quality Engineer, Chief Inspector, and Tunneling Advisor. Mr. Rhodes has solid, hands-on mining experience and has worked in numerous mines and held various supervisory positions in both Mining and Civil Tunneling. He has also worked on high-profile infrastructure tunnel projects nationwide, including the Atlanta West Area CSO, Atlanta GA, Heartland Corridor, Welch WV and LIRR Eastside Access Project NYC, NY. Mr. Rhodes is very experienced (28 years) in drill & blast techniques, ground support installation, and wet as well as dry shotcrete installation. During this time Mr. Rhodes has been able to cultivate diverse and unique skill sets, which include a working knowledge of railroad operations, project management, third party contract management, Design Build and construction by third-party contract. Mr. Rhodes has extensive experience in all phases of high value complex projects, from initial scope identification, capital program planning, funding identification, design, procurement, environmental compliance, construction methods, project reporting, estimating and project closeout. Mr. Rhodes has consistently achieved outstanding results in difficult regulatory environments exceeding client expectations. He has extensive shaft & tunnel development field experience; including construction, inspections, and construction close out. He has co-authored tunnel safety manuals, written Blasting Safety and Orientation presentations. Mr. Rhodes has Co-authored a paper for NAT on varying blast parameters for close in blasting on sensitive structures including 100 year old historic structures within 100 feet of excavation & site specific safety handbooks.

Certifications, Training and Memberships

Trained in Shotcrete techniques by Christian Lovely

Wyoming Gassy Mines Blaster in Charge

Wyoming Gassy Mines Mine Foreman

Wyoming Gassy Mines Examiner

Illinois Construction Mine Foreman

MSHA Surface and Underground Trainer

OSHA Trainer

CHST approved Candidate

ISEE Blaster training and membership

Mine Rescue Trained

Experience Record

SEM/NATM

Shotcrete (wet & dry) initial lining & ground support

Shotcrete / Concrete final lining

Drill & Blast, Surface and Underground

Tunnel Boring Machines - TBM

Construction Management Inspection

Project Management - Construction and Development

Waterproofing installation and testing

Relevant past project experience includes:

Water/Sewer

Anacostia River Tunnel Design Build, DC Water clean rivers project District of Columbia (Gall Ziedler Consultants 2014 – Present) M. Rhodes is the Tunnel Construction Senior Superintendent for the Inner Shaft Connecting Tunnel (ISCT) a 29 foot diameter, soft ground, Sequential Excavation Tunnel (SEM) tunnel to connect 2 - 95 foot deep shafts. The tunnel was excavated through a P/A clay formation using canopy tube and shotcrete as initial and permanent lining.

West Area CSO Storage Tunnel and Pumping Station, City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Atlanta Georgia (Delon Hampton 2004-2007) Combined sewer overflow project, which included four construction shafts 40 feet in diameter, 100 to 175 feet deep, one intake shaft 20 feet in diameter, 100 feet deep, one overflow shaft 20 feet in diameter, 100 feet deep, and one pump station shaft 75 feet in diameter, 125 feet deep. The support measures included initial support with ringsteel and lagging as well as sheet piles and the permanent lining with cast-in-place concrete (CIP) as well as Shotcrete. Several thousand feet of drill & blast starter and tail tunnels, overflow and connector tunnels excavation. Ten miles of 27-foot diameter TBM tunnel. Mr. Rhodes served as Chief Inspector overseeing a team of 14 inspectors recording the daily quantity and quality of excavation, including monitoring of the lining and grouting, verification of contract compliance, and documentation with shift reports. Mr. Rhodes was tasked with compiling records for weekly progress reports, assured compliance of blasting requirements for City, State, and Federal regulations. Supported the public outreach in an unofficial Public Relations Liaison position for city of Atlanta to communities during blasting operations. Compiled and maintained blast data, assisted the Resident Engineer with daily and weekly progress reports, and oversaw drill & blast operations within 75 feet of I-75/85 S.

Lemay Redundant Force Main, Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) St Louis Missouri (SAK 2013-2014): Two construction shafts and the 11 -foot-wide, 3,200-foot-long Lemay redundant force main tunnel beneath the River Des Peres in south St. Louis. The tunnel will give MSD the capability to inspect the original force main tunnel, which was built in the 1960s. Mr Rhodes was trainer and foreman for drill and blast operations of two construction shafts,100-150 foot deep, as well as the starter and tail tunnels.

Railroad/Transit

Northgate Link, Sound Transit Light Rail Seattle Washington (Gall Zeidler Consultants 2016): SEM Senior Superintendent for Cross passage excavation. Excavating cross passages in sandy, silty soils using freezing for ground improvement as well as both wet and dry shotcrete, grouted spiles and pocket excavation.

St Louis Metro Skinker Station and Tunnel St Louis Missouri (Gall Ziedler Consultants 2014): Inspection of the Station and tunnel for leak remediation. Mr. Rhodes was key member of inspection team, identifying and recording construction deficiencies for litigation support and remediation design.

Bergenline Avenue Station Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) North Bergen New Jersey (Gall Ziedler Consultants 2014): Leak inspection and remediation design for the Light Rail Station. Mr. Rhodes was Lead Inspector for the inspection, documentation and remediation design on this project for Twenty First Century Rail.

East Side Access Project, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction, New York, New York, United States (Hatch-Mott Macdonald 2009 to 2012): East Side Access (ESA) is one of the most complex, ongoing transportation projects in the United States. The project will connect the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Main and Port Washington lines in Queens to a new LIRR terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal (GCT) in Manhattan. SEM - frozen ground multiple drift excavation, Drill and Blast, Shielded TBM and Hard Rock Unshielded TBMs were used in various ground conditions consisting of soft fill, schist, schistose gneiss, gneiss, granofels, amphibolite and pegmatite. Mr. Rhodes was Lead Quality Engineer in charge of supervising the inspection staff during all phases of excavation and installation of structures including shotcrete as initial lining and final lining and waterproofing system. In addition, he provided blasting consulting services on site. As well as dealing with local state and federal regulating agencies.

Heartland Corridor Project, Norfolk Southern Railway, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky (Jacobs Associates 2007-2008) The Heartland Corridor Project was a capacity improvement project that involved enlarging the height of the tunnels. Mr. Rhodes was the Chief Inspector and oversaw the inspection of 13 tunnels over a 400-mile span. Included core drilling, structural grouting, removal of existing tunnel line, and shotcrete replacement of liner. Duties included but were not limited to consulting with design and CM team to handle issues with possible methane gas in tunnel areas due to coal seams in overburden resulting in substantial savings. Duties also included collecting progress statistics and updating and monitoring daily reports and logs on contract progress of structural grouting, ground support, and shotcrete placement.

BNSF Capacity Improvement Project Independence Missouri (Jacobs Associates 2008) Rail Project outside of Kansas City MO. Mr. Rhodes provided consulting services for the drill & blast technique and was tasked with protecting rail from any fly rock that may damage the rail. He worked closely with the blasting contractor and reviewed and approved blast designs and explosive placements during excavation.

Mining

Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture, Barrick Goldstrike Golconda Nevada (DMC 2012-2013): The Turquoise Ridge Mine is an underground mine near Winnemucca, Nevada and is operated by the Barrick Goldstrike, Newmont Gold Joint venture. Mr Rhodes was project manager for a mining contractor during deep development of the lower mine area. Mr. Rhodes was tasked with the drill and blast excavation and support through numerous techniques, including ground support with wet shotcrete, rock bolts and wire mesh.

Ventilation Shaft # 24 Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) Little America, Wyoming (DMC 2003-2004): This project included a 800 foot deep, 21 foot diameter shaft for ventilation improvement of a Trona mine. Mr. Rhodes served as Mine Foremen and Blaster in Charge. Oversaw set up through completion of the project.

Meikle and Rodeo Mine Production and Ventilation Shafts, Barrick Goldstrike Elko Nevada (DMC 1995-2003): Multiple shaft and slope set up and development for an underground Gold mine. Included drilling, blasting, excavating, and lining a 1400-foot by 21-foot diameter shaft for gold mine production. The operations also included permanent lining and steel set installation for four compartments; deepening the same shaft to 1750 feet while in production two years later; steel liner installation and commission shaft; drive 3,600 feet of decline, 30-foot by 36-foot for haulage in very soft ground (SEM type) conditions using roadheader for excavation and Shotcrete as initial and final support. Develop an underground shop and office area 60-foot by 1200-foot by 40-foot, including bridge crane and fire door installation and commissioning; excavate and line ore passes and storage bins across several mine levels; excavate and develop Crusher station 80-foot by 200-foot by 80-foot including setup and commissioning of 200 TPH crusher. Mr. Rhodes started in the position of a Lead-Man and was during the project promoted as Foreman/Walker. Mr. Rhodes was directly involved in the placement of over 8,000 cubic yards of shotcrete using wet as well as dry shotcrete, plain as well as fiber reinforced. Mr. Rhodes was trained by Shotcrete Technologies’ Christian Lovely.

Murray and West Generator Mines, Anglo Gold USA Elko Nevada (Anglo Gold 1994-1995): Underground gold mine in northeastern Nevada. Mr. Rhodes was supervisor and trainer for drill and blast crew as well as shotcrete crew. The project included wet as well as dry shotcrete application for initial ground support as well as for structural purposed for refuge chambers.

Tower Rock Stone, Scott City Missouri. (Luhr Brothers 1991-1993) Drill and Blast in a surface limestone quarry in southern Missouri.

Mid Continent Resources Coal Mine, Redstone Colorado (Mid Continent 1987-1991) Underground coal mine Leadman in one of the gassiest mines in production at the time.

Technical Papers and Publications

Varying blast parameters for close in blasting on sensitive structures, NAT Conference (June, 2012) (with Lawrence Weller, Mark Rhodes) including a study on the impacts to historic structures in Manhattan NY.

Recommendations

Mark has demonstrated a high degree of technical expertise related to all facets of underground construction and is especially knowledgeable concerning drill and shoot operations… Mark provided a valuable link between the engineering staff and the inspection staff with his wealth of practical experience… He consistently demonstrated excellent leadership and management skills during his period on the East Side Access. He was responsible for managing a team of over 40 inspectors. I would not hesitate to recommend Mark for a senior position IN ANY Construction Management/Resident Inspection organization…”

Andy Thompson V.P. Hatch Mott Macdonald

I have found Mark to be of very high character and integrity as evidenced by his enthusiastic work ethic and positive attitude toward construction safety. He is highly knowledgeable and competent with OSHA (29 CFR 1926) and BATF (27 CFR Part 555) regulations. Mr. Rhodes is a credit to the underground construction industry and I look forward to working with him on a future project

Randall C. Divito, P.E Hatch Mott Macdonald

worked diligently and performed his duties well. He was often required to work 6 days per week with an abundant amount of overtime..”

Michael J. Robinson, P.E. JJG

Resident Construction Manager

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