Career Overview
Construction inspector with construction survey background. Project coordination, reporting and documentation for the purpose of ensuring projects meet plan specifications
Professional Experience
Engineering Inspector
Broward County Water and Wastewater Services Engineering Division
July 2017 to Present
Construction inspection for new Water and Wastewater installation for Capital Projects.
Inspection of wet taps and pressure testing of new water and sewer force mains per AWWA standards.
Inspection of Hillsboro Pines Neighborhood water and sewer connections for City Septic Tank elimination project for 100 plus residential homes.
Conduct exfiltration and infiltration (lamping) of newly installed gravity sewer mains.
Supervise chlorination and bacteriological sampling of new water mains per Health Department of Health.
Conduct Final inspection walk through with Engineer of Record and Contractor prior to release of water meters.
Inspect final road restoration per Broward County standards.
Reports generated to track daily field progress along with Preconstruction meeting notes and products used prior to construction.
Monthly inspection file review of Current and Closed Projects (loaded into FORTIS).
Review contractor’s pay request per purchase order.
Engineering Assistant I
City of Miami Beach Public Works Dept.
June 2015 to June 2017
Produces engineering and survey drawings Public Works Projects and/or GIS Data and Maps.
City seawall inspection, location and right of way determination.
Supervise fire line and Water main installation with pressure test per AWWA.
Conducted field inspections verifying Right-of-Way compliance as well as Right-of-Way deficiencies.
Citywide Benchmark maintenance, survey and line grade locations for neighborhood improvement.
GPS location of citywide utilities for GIS database. As built data verification.
Seawall GIS data updates and Cad (Carlson 2016) drafting of sketches and field surveys.
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Party Chief
Leiter Perez & Associates – Miami, FL
August 2013 to May 2015
Department of Transportation, DTM surveying for future resurfacing.
North Miami Beach sewer atlas database survey.
Construction building layout, ALTA Surveying. Instruments used Topcon 3003w & TDS Ranger. Topcon Hiper Ga GPS with Topcon ES105.
Professional Experience (cont’d)
Party Chief
F.R. Aleman – Miami, FL
May 2013 to August 2013
D.O.T., DTM surveying for future resurfacing. City of Opa Locka Utilities inventory.
DOT control point monumentation. Instruments used are Leica 502 GPS and Carlson Explorer II data collector.
Surveying Assistant/Instrument man
Dragados USA – Davie, FL
December 2102 to February 2013
Survey layout for I-595 expressway improvement and expansion project.
Assisted in layout of pedestal and footers for roadway gates and barrier walls.
Surcharge settlement done daily to monitor settlement.
GPS and total station data collection for quantities and billing purposes.
Instruments used were Trimble M3 total station and Topcon level. TSC2 data collector with R6 rover.
Crew Chief & Crew Coordinator
JBM DATASYSTEM, LLC. – Coral Gables, FL
November 2012 to March 2007
Crew Coordination for team project completion.
Field data collection via GPS and robotic total stations.
Coordinate Precon meetings with clients, and agencies to verify all codes and specifications were being met.
QAQC survey crew data location and update plans for final submittal.
Instruments used were CU controller and Trimble 5600 robotic total station. TSCE and TSC1 controller with Trimble Topcon total station.
Construction Inspector/Cadd Technician
SRS ENGINEERING, INC. – Miami, Florida
March 2005 to November 2007
Assist in construction compliance with specifications and codes.
Reading, interpreting plans and specifications and making sure all construction meets construction standards.
Coordination of meetings between municipality, contractor and various agencies.
AutoCAD drafting experience and previous earthwork, asphalt, and nuclear certification for FDOT.
CTQP Troxler Certification & Asphalt Paving Level I
Education
Florida Atlantic University
August 2018
Miami Dade College
August 1995 - August 1998
AA Degree
Skills
Microsoft Word & Excel
Carlson Survey Cadd
Trimble Survey
Topcon Hiper 2
NIMS Certification
Certifications
FEMA NIMS IS100, IS200, IS700
FEMA Disaster Management Certification 317 & 343
CSI Certified Stormwater Inspector
References
Brian Bellino, City Surveyor Manager
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Anobb Hyacinthe, MSEM
Florida Department of Transportation Turnpike Enterprise
301 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL
Collie Smith, Survey Manager
Leiter Perez & Associates
520 NW 165th St. Rd.