Construction Management Superintendent & Safety

Thomas Machen

Superintendent Construction Manager QSP #84937 QCSI #4096

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Professional Summary

Senior superintendent and construction manager with extensive experience leading civil construction, environmental remediation, utility support, vegetation management, demolition and dismantling, and heavy equipment operations for commercial, state, federal, Caltrans, PG&E, USACE, NAVFAC, DOE, and National Park Service clients. Recognized for managing large union and non-union craft workforces, overseeing safety-sensitive field operations, coordinating labor relations, supporting proposal and estimating efforts, managing regulatory permits, and delivering complex field work in remote and high-compliance environments.

Core Qualifications

• Civil construction and Caltrans field operations

• Environmental remediation, demolition, dismantling, and hazardous waste field work

• Stormwater compliance, SWPPP management, QSP, QCSI, and QISI inspection experience

• PG&E utility support, vegetation management, traffic control coordination, and remote access work

• Union and non-union craft workforce planning, staffing, training, and labor relations

• Heavy equipment operation, excavation, backfill, grading, trenching, retaining wall, culvert, and utility pole support work

• Safety leadership, OSHA compliance, HAZWOPER supervision, incident prevention, and subcontractor oversight

• Project scheduling, cost estimating, proposal support, procurement, permitting, and client coordination

Professional Experience

Superintendent Wylatti Resource Management Willits, CA February 2026 to June 2026

• Serve as Superintendent for a Northern California civil construction contractor supporting active Caltrans and environmental access projects.

• Manage several Caltrans plant management projects in Calpella, Fort Ross, Sea Ranch, and Gualala.

• Support a Caltrans Highway 1 slide repair project in Westport involving installation of an approximately 400-foot retaining wall.

• Coordinate Caltrans culvert and drain inlet replacement work at multiple Humboldt County locations.

• Support culvert restoration projects near Philo and Navarro to improve access for spawning fish. Superintendent / Equipment Operator Engineering/Remediation Resources Group Martinez, CA December 2025 to February 2026

• Served as Superintendent and Heavy Equipment Operator for a woman-owned minority contractor providing engineering and remediation services to federal, state, local, and commercial clients throughout the United States.

• Performed backfill operations for previously excavated burn pits for the National Park Service at Sequoia National Park.

Project Manager / Equipment Operator Wildfire Services Group Windsor, CA June 2024 to June 2025

• Managed defensible space, fire hardening, and hazardous wildfire fuel reduction projects for residential owners, local fire departments, insurance companies, and federal agencies.

• Mapped and flagged client-designated work boundaries before field execution.

• Operated equipment and performed ground labor to remove underbrush and dead or dying trees from target work areas.

• Oversaw contract labor across multiple project sites and ensured field work aligned with client scope and site requirements.

General Manager Donahoo Inc. Ukiah, CA June 2021 to February 2024

• Managed civil services and traffic control operations supporting PG&E and subcontracted line contractors under a Master Service Agreement.

• Coordinated remote access work that allowed crews to pre-dig holes for utility poles and anchors, install poles and anchors, and support areas inaccessible to standard PG&E or line contractor equipment.

• Processed client work requests into internal work orders, obtained Underground Service Alert clearance, and maintained the daily civil work schedule.

• Served as Safety Manager and managed SWPPP permit responsibilities as a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Inspector for two grinding yards.

• Managed county environmental permits for waste oil generated by servicing a fleet of 60 vehicles, 12 pieces of heavy equipment, and 8 DOT-regulated transport trucks.

• Supported workforce and operational planning during a reduction in force after PG&E pulled subcontracted work back internally.

Construction Manager Aptim Federal Services Concord, CA September 2019 to June 2021

• Returned to Aptim as Construction Manager to qualify the California Contractor’s License for the company’s Federal Environmental and Decommissioning Business Unit.

• Supported Aptim Federal Services LLC CSLB #998880.

• Served as Construction Manager for the Hunter’s Point Shipyard Parcel C remedial cleanup for NAVFAC San Diego.

• Managed re-excavation of former storm drain lines, soil sampling and analysis, material placement, and disposal coordination for material that did not meet analytical requirements. Operations Manager Wilhelm LLC Santa Rosa, CA September 2019 to March 2020

• Help establish structure, organization, and repeatable processes for a fast-growing vegetation management company supporting PG&E.

• Worked with internal area managers, client vegetation project managers, and data managers to track and report daily personnel, equipment, and tree count data. General Manager Hudspeth & Associates, Inc. Walnut Creek, CA January 2019 to July 2019

• Recruited to establish and build a Bay Area regional office for a Denver-based construction company.

• Supported regional startup planning, client development, staffing structure, and operational organization.

IT Corporation / IT Group / Shaw Group / CB&I / Aptim Federal Services

Concord, CA August 1994 to December 2018

Progressed from Foreman/Equipment Operator to Construction Manager, Operations Resource Manager, Western Operations Manager, Western Operations Resource Manager, Director of Construction Craft Management, Labor Relations Manager, and Office Director while remaining with the same operating organization through multiple acquisitions.

Director, Construction Craft Management Aptim Federal Services, LLC Concord, CA September 2004 to December 2018

• Oversaw approximately 500 union craft and 300 non-union hourly craft employees nationwide across domestic United States and Pacific Islands field operations.

• Managed an annual budget of approximately $1.3 million covering training, medical surveillance, career development, hourly personnel, and management staff.

• Coordinated with business lines and functional groups to staff field construction projects with qualified hourly labor.

• Supported proposal and bid efforts by providing labor planning, staffing strategy, and craft resource input.

• Organized national recruiting and facilitated hiring for new field employees.

• Managed a staff that included 82 to 225 UXO technicians, including former military EOD personnel and former U.S. Navy diver-qualified personnel supporting underwater UXO services.

• Continued through company acquisitions from IT Group to Shaw Group, CB&I, and Aptim Federal Services.

Labor Relations Manager Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC Eureka, CA December 2013 to December 2018

• Served as liaison between PG&E, subcontractors, and the Building Construction Trades Council of Eureka, CA for the $240 million Humboldt Bay Power Plant demolition and dismantling contract.

• Negotiated and implemented a General Presidents’ Project Maintenance Agreement to support utilization of union labor for contract execution. Office Director Aptim Federal Services, LLC Concord, CA March 2010 to December 2017

• Managed daily operations for a 160,000-square-foot office space housing 165 technical, professional, and administrative staff and a 45,000-square-foot warehouse.

• Served as liaison between the company and property owner.

• Orchestrated multiple staff moves and consolidation efforts to reduce the office footprint.

• Coordinated with the property owner and contractors during tenant improvements and relocated staff, equipment, furniture, and materials into a 35,000-square-foot footprint. Labor Relations Manager CB&I Federal Services, LLC / Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Aiken, SC August 2012 to October 2013

• Managed labor relations for construction of the $4.8 billion Mixed Oxide Fuel Facility for the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site.

• Implemented a Project Labor Agreement signed with the Augusta Building Trades Council and signatory to 13 local trade unions.

• Supported use of approximately 500 union craft tradesmen for construction of the MOX facility. Western Operations Resource Manager Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Concord, CA May 2002 to September 2004

• Oversaw hourly craft labor within the Western Region from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Islands.

• Coordinated staffing needs with multiple business units.

• Worked with estimating personnel to establish labor assumptions in geographic areas where work was being bid.

Western Operations Manager IT Group / Shaw Group Concord, CA July 2000 to March 2002

• Oversaw approximately 500 hourly craft labor employees within the Western Region, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Islands.

• Coordinated with business lines and internal groups to properly staff field projects.

• Served as liaison with labor unions and Native American TERO organizations.

• Worked with estimating, cost, and scheduling teams to support optimal project execution. Operations Resource Manager IT Corporation / IT Group Concord, CA October 1998 to July 2000

• Coordinated, tracked, and scheduled craft labor personnel supporting project sites across the Western United States and Pacific Islands.

• Managed approximately 500 hourly craft labor employees across the Rocky Mountain States to the Pacific Islands.

• Supported labor planning, proposal preparation, project cost estimating, and plan review for Department of Defense, Department of Energy, commercial, solid waste, consulting, and ventures business lines.

• Managed fixed warehouse operations on the West Coast, including Irvine and Concord, CA, and Anchorage, AK.

Construction Manager IT Corporation Novato, CA March 1995 to October 1998

• Managed field activities for the $29 million Hamilton Army Airfield Total Environmental Restoration Contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District.

• Oversaw excavation, handling, treatment, and disposal of approximately 180,000 cubic yards of contaminated soils, including TPH, lead, PCB, TCE, DCE, PNA, vinyl chloride, diesel, and jet fuel impacts.

• Supervised between two and more than 100 craft personnel across multiple shifts while achieving more than 350,000 man-hours without a lost-time or recordable accident.

• Developed subcontractor statements of work, reviewed bid proposals, procured subcontractors and materials, and supervised subcontractor work on site.

• Constructed a wastewater holding and containment area with 147 20,000-gallon frac tanks.

• Constructed a wastewater treatment system and treated and discharged 800,000 gallons of collected water into the sewage system.

Site Manager IT Corporation San Francisco, CA May 1996 to July 1996

• Served as acting Site Manager for the Presidio of San Francisco while concurrently supporting the Hamilton Army Airfield site.

• Managed field activities involving 100,000 cubic yards of excavation and fuel line removal and restoration.

• Coordinated craft labor, equipment, and subcontractors during excavation, soil management, and disposal activities.

Foreman / Equipment Operator IT Corporation Martinez and Oroville, CA August 1994 to June 1995

• Supervised night-shift excavation operations for 25 craft personnel at Hamilton Army Airfield.

• Directed excavation, segregation, and stockpiling of contaminated soils.

• Constructed soil staging and stockpile areas and cleaned and video-logged 5,000 linear feet of storm drain system.

• Supervised 24-hour shift construction of a Class A landfill cell in Oroville, California, including berm construction, clay liner placement, 40-mil HDPE liner installation, contaminated soil placement, capping, and vegetative cover placement.

Construction Superintendent ALLPRO Corporation Martinez, CA April 1993 to August 1994 Superintendent / Heavy Equipment Operator Envirodyne Corporation Martinez, CA September 1991 to April 1993

Maintenance Mechanic Asti Winery Cloverdale, CA March 1990 to September 1991 Driller / Roughneck Multiple Employers Big Geysers Geothermal Field, Sonoma and Lake Counties, CA 1978 to 1990

• Worked all drilling rig positions for Loffland Brothers, Brinkerhoff Signal, Northern California Power Agency, and Dresser Magcobar.

• Supported geothermal drilling operations in the Big Geysers field. Awards and Client Commendations

• Project Team recipient, IT Quarterly Safety Award, 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 1998.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contractor Safety and Health Award for February 1995 through March 1996.

• IT Corporation Quality Control Award for work performed on GSA Phase II Sale Area, Hamilton Army Airfield.

Licenses, Memberships, and Security Clearance

• California General Engineering A, C-21 Demolition, and Hazardous Waste Certificate (inactive).

• Nevada General Engineering A (inactive).

• Utah D-100 General Engineering (inactive).

• Previously held Secret-level security clearance with the Department of State, Washington, D.C. (2010 to 2013).

• IBEW Local 1245, Member #8565665.

Training and Certifications

• TWIC Card expires March 2030.

• Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP #84937), 2026 to 2028.

• Qualified Construction Stormwater Inspector (QCSI #4096), 2026 to 2029.

• CWT California Qualified SWPPP Practitioner prerequisite training, 2026.

• California Hazardous Waste Generator for Caltrans and general construction, 2026.

• CPR / First Aid, 2026 to 2028.

• Asbestos Awareness Training, 2026.

• 8-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher, 2025 to 2026.

• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER, 1991.

• 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety, 2021.

• 8-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Supervisor, 1993, 2003, and 2025.

• Excavation Safety Competent Person.

• Qualified Industrial Stormwater Inspector, 2022.

• Health and Safety Program Management for Project Managers and Supervisors, 2003.

• Shaw Safety Leadership Series: Tools for Targeting Zero, Best Practices, Incident Investigation and Workers’ Compensation, Subcontractor Prequalification, and Root Cause Analysis.

• EPM Manager Training, 2007.

• Department of Labor Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Series Programs subject matter expert training, 1999 through 2017.

• Entry Supervisor, 1995.

• Competent Person: Drilling Oversight, 2006.

• OSHA Disaster Site Worker, 2006.

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