Dr. REIN PUNTSO

**** ***** *** **** ***** Ogden, Utah 84414

801-***-**** (h) 801-***-**** (c) mbfhue@r.postjobfree.com

MANEGER-ENGINEER

Results-focused professional with a demonstrated record of improving product quality while decreasing overall costs. Specialize in conducting scientific and field research on new additives and potential new mix designs. Knowledge of all inspection procedures, industry best practices, and government regulations. Strategic thinker who works well with employees at all levels and effectively communicates complex concepts to ensure understanding and follow-through.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Quality Assurance/Improvement Inspection Procedures Testing Plans Field Inspection

Best Practices Process Management Mathematical Calculations Technical Drawings

Problem Solving Reporting & Documentation Project Management Data Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CMT Engineering Laboratories Salt Lake City, Utah 2010-2010

Construction Materials Engineer

Researched new concrete mix designs with a focus on increasing quality. Provided subject matter expertise for construction materials: gravities, soil, asphalt and concrete testing quality and performance. Provided microscopic research of air void systems in concrete. Analyzed tested results and made conclusions. Managed new concrete mix design project. Communicated with a wide range of laborers.

HARPER PRECAST Salt Lake City, Utah 2009-2010

Quality Control Inspector

Led inspection efforts for concrete production of noise walls, posts, MSE panels, barriers, and other structures, ensuring the highest quality as well as compliance with strict industry/government standards. Tested concrete in the field and lab settings. Inspected production for evidence of faulty construction, mixing, and specifications. Read technical drawings and calculated concrete needs for production. Communicated with a wide range of laborers, ensuring understanding in a multi-language environment focused on rapid product delivery.

Major Contributions:

Identified mistakes in both technical drawings of MSE panels/barriers and work implementation, providing corrective actions that improved production.

Proactively tested concrete and determined ways to enhance quality of the concrete mix.

Established a more efficient method of planning and executing daily plant production as well as more efficient inspection techniques, increasing both quality and quantity of materials produced.

STAKER PARSONS COMPANIES Salt Lake City, Utah 2007-2009

Quality Control Technician

Provided subject matter expertise for concrete quality, testing, and performance. Conducted daily field tests on concrete and initiated laboratory experiments on broken cylinders, cement components, and new technologies. Researched new mix designs with a focus on increasing quality.

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Major Contributions:

Initiated research that resulted in a new air producing polymer that strengthened concrete mix design while reducing the cost of polymer 8 times.

Spearheaded research that resulted a new superplasticizer 30-30 that strengthened concrete mix 17% to 22% and reduced the cost of superplasticizer in concrete 10% to 15%.

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH / CONSULTING Lithuania & Germany 2000-2006

Owner / General Manager

Major Contributions:

Developed new European technology using fly-ash cement and superplasticizers in concrete, reducing cement content in mix by 15% to 25% to lower total concrete cost 5% to 10%.

Researched, wrote, and published 3 technical manuals for using acrylic polymer P-11 in concrete systems, facilitating the establishment of a new system for repairing cracked and broken concrete that saved 50% to 70% compared to replacement costs with similar quality.

Improved concrete durability 20% to 30% and strength 50% to 100% by initiating research on new components/additives and recommending better quality mix designs.

Analyzed the composition of polishing stones and developed a new composite for making polishing stones for industrial use consisting of regular cement, carbon or regular sand, and acryl-polymer. New technology could save as much as 50% off prices of polishing stones.

Defended and published Scientific Work of PhD: “Influence of concrete additives to concrete quality, using fly-ash in cement systems.” Published 8 scientific articles annually based on personal laboratory and field research, including Russian and Estonian scientific journals.

Career Note: Additional employment includes Laborer with Dean Murray Construction, Selling Manager with Elastra Kattematerjali, Technical Director with A.U.M.A., and Senior Scientist / Manager of Study Laboratory with Tallinn Technical University. Full details available on request.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Concrete Technology Tallinn Technical University 1985

Master of Arts in Building Materials Tallinn Technical University 1980

Teaching License: Building Materials 1982 ~ ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I 2007

PCI, Quality Control Personnel Certification, Level 1 2009 ~ Concrete CCT/ACI (UDOT) 2009

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English, Estonian, Russian, Finnish, and Serbo-Croatian

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