BERNARD JONES

P O BOX ****** · New Orleans LA ***87 · (o) 504-***-**** · (c) 718-***-**** (h) 985-***-****

· OBJECTIVE

Commercial, Industrial, and City Improvement Construction.

Field of Construction Consulting, Management, and Quality Control

· EXPERIENCE

§ Soil Laboratory:

New Orleans District Corps of Engineers, Responsible for Sieve, Density, Liquid Limit, Proportional Limit and Unconfined Compression Analysis, Standard and Modified Optimum Moisture Content.

§ Structural:

Designed Roof Trusses, Concrete Columns and steel Columns for Industrial Building. Steel Beams and Concrete Floor Slabs for buildings. Checked Drawings and designed Wind Bracing for Industrial buildings with Anchor Bolts. Columns were designed with Base Plates. Deep Shallow Foundations, Piles with concrete Pile Caps.

§ Construction:

Inspecting and overseeing the construction of Box Culverts and Flood Control Pipe placement. Responsible for the improvement of inner streets, Highway Roads and Flood Control Drainage. Developed Bid Packages, Construction Project Specifications and Review Bonding documents. Prepared Materials Take-Offs and Cost Analysis for the projects before and at completion. Quality Control Manager on Commercial projects. Inspected Concrete Columns, Beams and Structural connections. Responsible for submitting reports to the owner’s for the Construction operations. Project Engineer for the Erection of Precast Concrete Building and Deep Foundation. Construction for Chemical Plant and Closure of Slurry Pond in Accordance with the Department of Environmental Quality Specifications. Designing foundations for Chemical Plant incinerator, System Tanks, and Buildings. Reviewed Construction Plans and specification for compliance with the Southern Building Code and National Fire Prevention Association. Project Engineer for construction of Sphere Tanks.

§ Project Engineer:

Bill Dirschl 1997 – present

Reviewed Construction documents (Plans and Specifications) for Buildings that housed computer equipment. Coordinated contractors installations and construction of facility (excess of $15.0 million). Inspected and coordinate Electrical Building Automation System (BAS), Sprinkler System, Smoke System FM-200 Halone System and Smoke Purge System, Installation of Elevator car system inside building. Recommendations for field design revisions. Steel casing installation below rail road tracks by hammering Jack and Bore systems, Resurfacing roadways (Concrete and Asphalt). Computer software for management, Lotus, Word Perfect and Microsoft XL. Reviewed and approved monthly invoices submitted by contractors. Chiller System with radiator and 3000 kw Back-Up Generator system. Electric Switch Gear system installation with mobile generator connection system. Reviewed Bonding documents for commercial projects in excess of 15 million dollars.

§ Staff Engineer/Building Plan Examiner:

Anthony Emukah, 1994 – 1997

Reviewing Construction documents, approved Plans & Specifications for compliance with city, state, and federal regulations (Southern Building Code and ADA). Site visits to insure construction are in accordance with construction documents. Reviewed preliminary cost estimated(s) and approved final estimate(s). Reviewed and approved contractor(s) monthly invoices. Light Construction (Residential Homes), heavy construction Multi-Purpose Centers, Churches, Apartments and commercial renovations were among the various projects.

§ Project Engineer:

Emanual J. Brown, 1992 – 1994

Structural Design Engineer in the area of Waste Treatment Plants Design. Sludge Clarifier and Reservoirs Tanks. Installation of large concrete and steel piping (60” (sixty inches) to 18” (eighteen inches)). Highway Roads and Deep Foundation design with piles (Structural “H” & Wood) and Precast Casons types. Cost analysis and material recommendation for each project, with project Construction Specifications. Cost estimate before construction of Waste Treatment Plant facilities with piping and highways. Prepared cost analysis before bidding process for construction.

§ Project Engineer:

Jack Seybold, 1989 – 1992

Structural Design engineer for Space Shuttle Test Strands. Deep Foundation for numerous equipment used as support to the testing operations. Drainage design, Roadways and Field investigation. Report of Recommendations to assure quality and safety of existing structures (Buildings, Test Strands, Flood Control, Foundation). Designed Blast Proof Building that housed computer equipment in excess of $10,000,000.00 in value. Developed drawings and specifications for renovations of Test Strands for Solid Rocket Buster facilities. Prepared cost analysis for each project before bidding.

§ Project Engineer:

Jim Haddon, 1988 – 1989

Designing deep and shallow foundations for plant facility equipment. Writing specifications and BID Evaluation for Construction Projects. Structural Steel Design for Chemical Plant Equipment. Overseeing Design and Construction Operation for Plant facility foundations. Supervising Construction of Two Story Laboratory Building with mechanical and electrical devices. Overseeing closure of ponds in accordance to DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) coordinated Geotechnical Testing of Construction. Installation of drainage piping for plant site. Reviewed Bonding requirements for construction projects in excess of two million dollars.

§ Field Project Engineer:

Malcom Sayes, 1986 – 1988

Overseer in Construction of Outfall Structure for Waste Water Treatment Plant. Levee Construction of Sloped Concrete Paving with Concrete Pipe Placement. (72” (seventy two inches) to 18” (eighteen inches) in diameter. Highway road construction with Steel Casing placed beneath ground surface by hand tunneling and Jack and Bore Operation. Construction Invoicing and Progress reporting by the use of a Lotus Program. Coordinated Geotechnical Testing of Construction materials. Reviewed Bonding documents before construction with bidding process.

§ Q.C. Branch Manager:

Samuel Rowe, 1983 – 1986

Writing Specifications and Bid Evaluation for commercial and city construction projects. Geotechnical Testing of construction materials and soil. Foundation investigation with analysis and construction recommendation. Field investigation of Structural Steel Connections (Bolts & Welds Welding) by X-Ray and visual. Removal of asbestos from existing buildings. Supervising laboratory testing of all materials. Negotiating contracts and responsible for invoicing owner’s for services rendered. Projects: Parking Lots, (8) Eight Stories, City Jails, Hospitals, Civic Centers, University Buildings, Schools and Roadways.

§ Construction Inspector:

Raymond Newman, 1981 – 1983

Placement of Flood Control Concrete Pipe and Concrete Poured in-place Culverts. Writing of Specifications for Road Construction and Pipe Placement. Reviewed Bids and prepared Invoices for Construction Project. Cost Analysis before and after projects were completed. Responsible for submitting recommendations and construction reports to owners. Structural Analysis for University of Alabama in Birmingham for buildings over 75 years of age. Reviewed Bonding documentation for construction projects

§ Jr. Structural Engineer:

Les Flemings, 1980 – 1981

Deep Structural Foundations (Piles & Pile Caps) and Structural Steel Design for Pulp and Paper Mills. Checked detail drawing and design calculations by other Engineers. Designed Bracing for Industrial Building and Composite Beams and Girder Members. Field Inspection of Construction and Safety operations. Cost estimating for projects after completion of design.

§ Prairie View A&M University of Texas Civil Engineering, B.S. 1980

§ University of Alabama in Birmingham Graduate Studies 1982- 1984

§ University of New Orleans Civil Engineering, Graduate Master's Studies +30 2009

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