RON VALENTINE
(321)504-4548/ (321)684-1366 cell
rvalentine1958[at]yahoo.com
Structural/Bridge Superintendent

EDUCATION:
Florida Atlantic University- Boca Raton, FL
Attended: 1996-
Courses: Civil engineering structural design, civil engineering fundamentals, engineering blueprint and plan design, foundations of engineering structural steel.

Palm Beach Community College- Lake Worth, FL


CERTIFICATIONS:
State certified MOT. supervisor, certified OSHA mass excavation safety, certified OSHA scaffolding (light to 50k), OSHA certified crane safety training, certified national crane safety and rigging, Watson Bowman Jennie Joint, Watson Bowman Jot Elastomerits Joints, safety drop line in rigging , welding, equipment hazard, CPR and emergency triage, confined space training, demolition and safety training, concrete testing and US
Coast Guard water safety program.



WORK EXPERIENCE:

GLR Consulting Group- Heavy highway/bridge contractor. 3-10-06-
Project Superintendent
Projects in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and New Jersey-DOT union Projects
DELAWARE RIVER US COAST GUARD-Project $3.4 million

Port of Jacksonville, North Carolina-Rebuild and install seawalls/sheet pile new inlets dirt/gravel $165 million
Southeast Division/structural estimator heavy highway/bridge/superintendent
5590 State Rd 7, Coconut Creek Parkway, Florida
Structure Superintendent refurbish/rebuild (8 bridges), Sawgrass Expressway, Coral Springs, FL
Structure Superintendent to (4 bridges), new installation type 6 astro beams, pier caps and bridge deck
$67 million project. Palmetto Parkway


Superior Construction Company
Project Superintendent
April, 2005 to March, 2006
2000 Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island FL (321) 863-6793 FDOT
Super Structure Superintendent-Job sites: St. Johns River-$2 million project new bridge.
SR 520 and Banana River-$25 million project. New structural bridge/pier caps/footers/seal slabs
US Coast Guard/Kennedy Space Center/US Navel project/State of Florida joint venture

Hubbard Construction Company
Bridge Superintendent-March 2000 to April 2005
Indian Road, West Palm Beach FL (561)272-8882
Bridge Foreman-Job sites: South Florida Turnpike Project (5 bridges) $28 million demolition and rehab new bridges
Bridge Forman/Structural Superintendent of Bascule Bridge, North Carolina
Delray Beach Project (10 bridges) from Congress Ave. North to Lake Worth Rd.-$57 million project, I-95 from 6th Ave. South to Southern Blvd.
Bridge-$68 million project and Northlake Blvd. Reliever bridge-$4 million project
All were demolitions of old bridges, installation of new bridges sheet pile, concrete pile and concrete barrier walls sound walls.

Butler Construction-Northeast Division-1995 to 2000
Concrete bridge superintendent
3841 Mayor Road, Jacksonville FL
Concrete Foreman-Bascule bridge rehabilitation. Structural steel repair, bridge decks,
North Fork, Virgina bridge rebuild-Louisanna, Mississipi and Florida.
JOB SITE EXPERIENCE
Sub/Super structure Foreman- Coordinate and confer with DOT, county and state inspectors regarding quality and specifications of bridges. Survey layouts, structural problems, environmental codes, problem shooting and overall progression of site work.

Bridge Super Structure- Demolition on existing concrete structures. Form and build caps, columns, footers, end bents and wing walls. Coordinate ironworkers for placement of steel. Coordinate for beam set (including crane pads, beam set and MOT). Set up safety drop lines. Coordinate SIP firms (install jacks and edge forms). Set up and install Bidwell. Set up pump trucks, order concrete for bridge deck and approach slabs.

Bridge Sub Structure-Coordinate removal of fill for footers. Set up trench boxes and dewatering. Install silt barriers. Install forms and set steel. Pour footers. Build Columns. Build K520 scaffolding or friction collars. Build pier caps and pedestal. Placement of steel and pour concrete.

Demolition-Coordinate Bridge for optimum drop. Removal of concrete and iron set up MOT and highway patrol.
Wall Division-Build gravity walls, cantilever walls, MSC walls and RE walls. Install precast coping, leveling pads and cast in place.
Management-Train employees to their fullest potential for optimum productivity. Staff meetings, quality control purchasing (including steel weekly) safety and budget meetings. Read metric or US standard plans, concrete and miscellaneous hardware, payroll, employee evaluations, daily and bi-weekly reports.

Primary Responsibilities:
* Reports to Project Manager or Project Director.
* Assist in Schedule Development.
* Preparation of Daily Field Reports and Daily Safety Reports.
* Field coordination of subcontractors.
* Coordination of logistics.
* Chair weekly subcontractor meetings.
* Review minutes from weekly subcontractor meetings.
* Responsible for Quality Control.
* Responsible for all fields operations.
* Scheduling trades, short term. (e.g. two week look ahead)
* Maintain Site Security.
* Assist in Scope development and review of trade scopes.
* Field office set up and dismantlement.


Bascule bridge rehabilitation, bridge deck overlays, computerized traffic control, debris removal, drainage, fencing, grading, grassing, seeding and sodding, guardrail, intelligent transportation systems, intermediate bridges, landscaping, major bridge-bascule spans, major bridge-bridges of conventional construction which are over a water opening of 1,000 feet or more, major bridge-cast in place/ post-tensioned/super-structure, major bridge-concrete segmental construction, major bridge-multi-level roadways, major bridge-steel truss construction, minor bridges, Portland cement concrete, R&R intermediate bridges, R&R major bridge-bridges of conventional construction which are over a water opening of 1,000 feet or more, R&R major bridge-concrete segmental construction, R&R major bridge-steel truss construction, R&R minor bridge, roadway signing and traffic signal.

* All field related reporting. (DEP, township)
* Supervision of laborers.
* Primary enforcement of KCG corporate safety policy.
* Documentation of action items, punch list, subs on notice,
Logs and other field related documentation.
* Maintain site communication and harmony.
* Coordinate and track township and municipal inspections.
* Identify, schedule and track specialty and third party
Inspections.
* Attend and liaise with third party safety inspections.
* Supervise, train and mentor subordinates.
* Coordinate manpower, deliveries, containers and trash removal.