Experience Overview: Has more than 20 years direct experience in quality control supervision and management on federally funded heavy rail transit construction projects. Personally performed and directed a variety of inspections and testing operations for civil, architectural, electrical, and mechanical construction. Supervised field and factory testing programs, and reviewed inspection reports for soils, mass concrete and reinforcing steel placement and structural steel fabrications and erection activities. Experience working with standards governed by: American Railroad and Maintenance of Way Engineering Association (AREMA) American Standards and Testing Association (ASTM) American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) American Association of State Highway Department Officials of Transportation (AASHTO) American Waterworks Association (AWWA) Various State and Toll Highway Specifications.
Experience includes: shop drawing review; quality control program development compliant with the Quality Program Requirements of the Federal Transportation Administration; nonconforming conditions programs (NCR), with control and tracking logs; welding procedure review and acceptance; experience with multiple welding codes, soils testing and concrete testing and inspection programs.
Quality Assurance Program experience includes; development and administration of quality assurance programs conforming to the Quality Program Requirements of the Federal Transportation Administration; Liaison with contractors for the development of qualified supplier and contractor quality programs
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
STV Inc2008 - Current Chicago, ILPosition: Senior Inspector Project: Red Line Howard Station Reconstruction Project Brown Line Tie Replacement Program Tran Systems, Incorporated2006 2008 Kansas City MO Position: Project Manager Project: Logan Hill Capacity Improvement Project 2007
F. H. Paschen Tectonics, INC2005 - 2006 CHICAGO, IL Position: QC Manager Project: Brown Line Rehabilitation
Reyes Construction LLC2004 2005 Markham, IL Position: QA Manager Project: Red Line Rehabilitation Project
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission2001 - 2003 Wood bridge, VA Position: Transit Construction Project Manager Mc Donough Associates1998 - 2001 Chicago, ILPosition: CM
Construction Projects Various Observer
Kenny Construction Company1995 1998 Chicago, ILPosition: CMO Quality Office Project: Green Line Reconstruction and Improvement Project Engineer
Parsons Transportation Group1988 1994 Chicago, IL Position: CM Quality Control Project: Southwest Transit Project Manager
Education: BACHELOR OF SCIENCENorthland College BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONAshland, WI
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMAbex Corporation
40 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Course Chicago Construction Council
10 Hour OSHA Construction Safety CourseChicago Construction Council
Confined Space Attendant General IndustryIMS Environmental Services, Inc. Certified Level I Concrete Technician Illinois DOT Certified Pavement InspectorIllinois DOT Quality Auditor TrainingASQ Chicago Nuclear Testing Equipment (soils) Troxler Laboratories, Inc.
Welding InspectionAWS
Quality Control Experience and Responsibilities: Review and understanding of plans, specifications, and shop drawings of project Development of test and inspection plans for soil, concrete and structural steel Estimating the cost of subcontracted quality control services Perform manufacturers plant capability studies and quality systems evaluations Review and authorize requests for payment of Contractors monthly pay requests Attend weekly construction progress meetings Report to the Owner contractor quality related issues Coordinate field quality control tests and inspections with production to document the achievement of quality requirements Supervise independent testing laboratory technicians, and construction management consultants Monitor active construction contracts for compliance Determine the cost of non compliant quality related issues Evaluate costs of Change Orders Wrote daily inspection reports to document contractor and subcontractor Work efforts, and quality control testing. QA Experience and Responsibilities: Assisted subcontractors and suppliers in the development of quality assurance programs compliant with the Client and Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) requirements Worked with subcontractors and suppliers in development of quality programs that met client and Federal Transportation Administrations quality program requirements Audited supplier and field quality records for compliance with contract requirements, and quality program specifications and requirements. Audited contractors submitted quality records for conformance with contract specifications and requirements Reviewed quality control documentation submitted by subcontractors and suppliers to verify quality requirements are achieved and documented. Communicated quality related issues with the construction managers quality assurance staff. Audited contractor records to confirm compliance with established inspection and testing requirements and test frequencies were maintained
Scope of Work Value (Millions) Red Line Howard Station Reconstruction Project Construction of new $66 Chicago Transit Authority transit station and renewal of existing station
Brown Line Tie Renewal ProjectReplacement of Timber Ties $25 Chicago Transit Authorityon elevated structure
Logan Hill Capacity Improvement Project 2007 Construction of new track bed $20 BNSF Railroad Company20 miles long, with 16 bridges
Brown Line Rehabilitation and Expansion Project Reconstruction of Belmont and $120 Chicago Transit AuthorityFullerton stations
Red Line Rehabilitation Project Reconstruction of existing track- $150 Chicago Transit Authoritybed and four stations
Millennium Park Development Project Design and Construction of$200 Chicago Park DistrictElevated park structure
I-55 Bridge Rehabilitation and Reconstruction ProjectDemolition and reconstruction $150 Illinois Department of Transportationof a two mile long eight lane bridge
Deer Field Plaza Reconstruction ProjectReconstruction of existing toll plaza $15 Illinois Toll Highway Authority
Green Line Reconstruction and Improvement project Reconstruction of 20 miles of elevated $300 Chicago Transit AuthorityTransit bridge structure, including lead paint removal
Southwest Transit Project New construction of 9.9 mile Elevated $650 $625Chicago Department of BridgesTransit Guideway, nine handicapped accessible stations, nine power substations, one maintenance facility and two mile test track and storage yard
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