Equipment Operator Heavy

Thomas J. Cornell

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AREAS OF EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

My comprehensive experience has been gained in a variety of drilling, earth moving, and construction projects, which required acquired skills. Beginning as heavy equipment operator and advancing to site superintendent has provided me with knowledge of the equipment, manpower, and know-how necessary to complete complicated projects in the allotted time. Following is a listing of my specific areas of expertise in various fields;

DRILLING Kelly -blast holes

Deep -water wells

Pre-split -slopes

Shooting -sequential timer

Seismograph -decibel meter

Magazine storage

EARTH MOVING Pans -rock, sand, swamp, coal

Dozers

Dragline

Loaders

Trucks -50 ton and over

CLEARING Logging

Chipping

Burn pit

Stump grinding

Stump mulch processing

PAVING Grading -Rough and fine

Base -Cr#6 and dense graded aggregate

Curb -curb and gutter

Sidewalk -handicapped construction

PIPE Storm water management -18 to 72 in. C.M.P

Sewage

Electrical conduit -various sizes and lengths

Caissons

Sign bases

Pole bases -illumination testing

SEDIMENT CONTROL

Army Corp of Engineers specifications

State and County specifications

Rip Rap

Gabio

CAREER HISTORY

Quality Reclamation Services, LLC

Project Manager

January 2006 – 2009

Responsible for take- off, estimates and bidding for local projects and implementing contracts from ground breaking through completion.

Summit Ridge Development, LLC

Regional Site Manager

September 2004 – November 2005

Responsible for all site construction and completion of at least eight projects in the Western Pennsylvania area.

Brentzel Contracting, Inc., Irwin, PA

Site Superintendent

June 2001 – September 2004

Supervised the construction of residential developments from all phases, clearing and sediment control through sub grade of roadways.

Russell Standard Corporation, Bridgeville, PA

Site Foreman

Supervised the installation of 8000ft. of sanitary pipe and manholes in Connellsville, PA. Storm drain inlet installation, fine grade road base, geotextile installation, installed various types of aggregate sub-base and fine grad for paving on privately owned housing developments in and around the Pittsburgh area. Milling, paving and curb removal for Township road projects.

Stout Group Limited, Washington, PA

Site Superintendant

Comprehensive experience in the construction industry includes site preparation for various facilities including large retail developments, athletic facility, railway access construction, golf courses, and highways

Scope of Responsibilities

On-site supervision and coordination of all aspects of preliminary site preparation including clearing, providing access roads, storm drains, catch basins, gas and water lines, preliminary and final elevations and grading. Scheduled personnel and equipment to assure on time project completion.

Construction Highlights

Supervised construction of a free draining slope, 97 feet in elevation and with a 1.3:1 angle of repose, consisting of 38,000 tons of R-3, R-4, and R-5 Rip Rap. Supervised seven acre landfill consisting of three 2:1 slopes and one 3:1 slope.

Atlas Services Corporation, Eighty Four, PA

Ryan Eastern Deerfield Beach, FL

Wadsworth Golf Construction, Chicago, IL

Heavy Equipment Operator

Operated pans, dozers, dragline, loaders and trucks needed to move rock, sand, and swampland necessary for the construction of golf courses.

**Certified Mine Safety and Health Administration Instructor

Cherry Hill Construction, Jessup, MD

Cunningham Excavation, Grantsville, MD

Advanced Excavation, Grantsville, MD

Project Superintendent

Supervised construction Mass Transit Administration project. Supervised and operated earth moving equipment for county roads and housing developments.

Driggs Corporation, Capitol Heights, MD

Luzerne Coal Corporation, East Millsboro, PA

Heavy Equipment Operator

Operated all types of heavy equipment necessary to extract seams of coal; handled explosives to drill and blast rock to expose coal seams; assisted in loading coal onto barges.

Cornell Drilling Company, Uniontown, PA

Driller

Operated a drilling rig to drill blast holes for highway construction and water wells.

Certifications

OSHA Certified – Construction, safety and health

OSHA Certified – Standard Excavation-soil identification- hazard identification

MSHA Certified – Part 48 Instructor

US DOL Certified – First Aid

US DOL Certified – Positioning Products and Lasers

References available upon request

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