Lancaster, California, United States
Accomplished Building Inspector with over 20 years of providing direction on numerous commercial, industrial and residential property projects for local government and private sector contracts, ensuring top quality work and outstanding customer service. Strong and decisive leader with excellent analytical, organizational, team building and planning skills with an uncompromising focus on industry safety standards and bottom-line profit improvement. Experienced working in many phases of construction while turning under-producing individuals into teams that work efficiently and exceed all expectations. Dedicated leader possessing several professional licenses and certifications who inspires employee loyalty by consistently demonstrating a committed work ethic while delivering all projects on time and under budget. I look forward to meeting you! Chris Minghelli • 661-802-3687 • [email protected]
Conduct building inspections for residential, commercial, and industrial projects to verify compliance with approved plans, adopted codes, local amendments, and applicable construction standards. Review field conditions related to building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, grading, accessibility, and life-safety requirements. Responsibilities include performing site inspections, documenting corrections, communicating code requirements to contractors and property owners, reviewing permit-related work, supporting code compliance, and helping ensure safe and code-compliant construction.
▪ Observation, scheduling and accurately documenting all required inspections and testing; perform all such testing consistent with guidelines and proper standard of care. ▪ Performed continuous and periodic public works construction inspections using basic skills and procedures, tools, materials required for quality assurance. ▪ Perform inspections for Socal Gas on multiple projects ranging from high-pressure transmission lines, local distribution systems and receiver stations. ▪ Inspection of high voltage solar generating stations that feed directly to state power grid. ▪ Performed Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing inspection according to approved construction documents. ▪ Inspect Rebar and embedment; ensure clearance according to specifications and plans. ▪ Inspection of the Internal Inline process and ensuring that it is done safely and in compliance with gas standards. ▪ Verify nailing schedule, anchors, connectors, framing member’s diaphragms, drag struts, sill plate, and structural panel grades. Etc. ▪ Verified and inspected that the forms, concrete, pre-stressing tendon protection, tendon placement, and tendon stressing complies with plans and specifications. ▪ Verified wall schedules according Department of Defense security protocols. ▪ Investigated construction material failures for root cause. ▪ Provide inspection reports daily and final to building official, engineer and architect. ▪ Project site at military installation and building code required is unified facilities code/international building code ▪ Able to read plans, specs and technical specifications. ▪ Perform material sampling and testing- Slump cone, Thermometer, Air meter, Test cinders, beam molds, calibrated rams, torque wrenches, Rods, etc. Per ASTM standards. ▪ Inspected Structural slabs, grade beams, shotcrete/gunite, footings, tilt-up, piles, caissons, forms, High load wood framing. Current Projects: SCG Receiver Station, EDF Valentine Solar, Big Sky Transmission Station
▪ Observation, scheduling and accurately documenting all required inspections and testing; perform all such testing consistent with guidelines and proper standard of care. ▪ Performed continuous and periodic public works construction inspections using basic skills and procedures, tools, materials required for quality assurance. ▪ Perform inspections on fire protection systems including automatic sprinklers, alarms, penetrations through fire walls and barriers, and fire suppression systems. ▪ Inspection of mechanical systems including cooling tower, heat exchange systems, boiler systems, air handling units dehumidifying units and crac units . ▪ Performed Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing inspection according to approved construction documents. ▪ Inspect Rebar and embedment; ensure clearance according to specifications and plans. ▪ Verify nailing schedule, anchors, connectors, framing member’s diaphragms, drag struts, sill plate, and structural panel grades. Etc. ▪ Verified and inspected that the forms, concrete, pre-stressing tendon protection, tendon placement, and tendon stressing complies with plans and specifications. ▪ Verified wall schedules according Department of Defense security protocols. ▪ Investigated construction material failures for root cause. ▪ Provide inspection reports daily and final to building official, engineer and architect. ▪ Project site at military installation and building code required is unified facilities code/international building code ▪ Able to read plans, specs and technical specifications. ▪ Perform material sampling and testing- Slump cone, Thermometer, Air meter, Test cinders, beam molds, calibrated rams, torque wrenches, Rods, etc. Per ASTM standards. ▪ Inspected Structural slabs, grade beams, shotcrete/gunite, footings, tilt-up, piles, caissons, forms, High load steel stud framing. Current Projects: Northrup Grumman manufacture Expansion at plant 42 Air Force base
▪ Observation, scheduling and accurately documenting all required inspections and testing; perform all such testing consistent with guidelines and proper standard of care. ▪ Performed inspection according to Greenbook Standard plans. ▪ Inspected precast concrete pipe for sewer and storm drain construction. ▪ Inspected curb, gutter, manhole and street construction according greenbook standard plans. ▪ Performed continuous and periodic public works construction inspections using basic skills and procedures, tools, materials required for quality assurance. ▪ Evaluated supplies, products and relevant methods and applications by means of MTR’s- material testing reports and WPS- welding procedure specifications. ▪ Verified and inspected construction was installed per approved construction documents and Specifications. ▪ Performed Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing inspection according to approved construction documents. ▪ Inspected and verified sewer, storm drain, street pavement and curb-gutter according to green book. ▪ Verified contractor payment requests match construction work installed. Verified contractor legal requirements to perform work. ▪ Performed labor compliance audits. ▪ Verify nailing schedule, anchors, connectors, framing member’s diaphragms, drag struts, sill plate, and structural panel grades. Etc. ▪ Verified LADOT traffic patterns and permits. ▪ Verified and inspected that the forms, concrete, pre-stressing tendon protection, tendon placement, and tendon stressing complies with plans and specifications ▪ Verification that materials and work conform to project documents and governing building codes. ▪ Investigated construction material failures examining for root cause. ▪ Provide inspection reports daily and final to building official, engineer and architect. ▪ Current Projects Inspected: 6th Street Viaduct Bridge Replacement, South District Sewer Maintenance Yard.
▪ Observation, scheduling and accurately documenting all required inspections and testing; perform all such testing consistent with guidelines and proper standard of care. ▪ Performed continuous and periodic public works construction inspections using basic skills and procedures, tools, materials required for quality assurance. ▪ Perform inspections on fire protection systems including automatic sprinklers, alarms, penetrations through fire walls and barriers, and fire suppression systems. ▪ Inspection of mechanical systems including cooling tower, heat exchange systems, boiler systems, air handling units dehumidifying units and crac units. ▪ Inspect Rebar and embedment; ensure clearance according to specifications and plans. ▪ Verify nailing schedule, anchors, connectors, framing member’s diaphragms, drag struts, sill plate, and structural panel grades. Etc. ▪ Verified and inspected that the forms, concrete, pre-stressing tendon protection, tendon placement, and tendon stressing complies with plans and specifications. ▪ Verified wall schedules according Department of Defense security protocols. ▪ Investigated construction material failures for root cause. ▪ Provide inspection reports daily and final to building official, engineer and architect. ▪ Able to read plans, specs and technical specifications. ▪ Perform material sampling and testing- Slump cone, Thermometer, Air meter, Test cinders, beam molds, calibrated rams, torque wrenches, Rods, etc. Per ASTM standards. ▪ Inspected Structural slabs, grade beams, shotcrete/gunite, footings, tilt-up, piles, caissons, forms, High load wood framing. ▪ Sprayed Fireproofing- Verified condition of substrates, thickness, density, bond strength, and finish condition of both fiber/cementations and intumescent materials. Current Projects: Northrup Grumman manufacture Expansion, Elysian Reservoir improvement project, Hyperion Treatment Plant, Metropolis Phase 2A, Ocean wide Phase I.