Billings, Montana, United States
I am a deep foundations project manager currently under the employ of Kiewit. I am interested in building new business relationships that will allow me to utilize what I have learned to the mutual advantage of my career and the contractor. My hands-on experience includes: - Planning and executing heavy lifts - Barge and crane work - Tremie pouring deep shafts - Installation of drilled shaft permanent casings - Installation of conventional drilled shafts - Rock socket excavation utilizing conventional, air tool, and reverse circulation methods - Installation of belled shafts - Installation of continuous flight auger (CFA) shafts - Installation of drilled earth retention including secant piles and tangent piles using conventional kelly drilling and segmental casing and CFA methods. - Installation of sheet piling and cofferdams - Installation of micropiles, aggregate piers, helical piles, and various other foundation techniques. - Installation of soldier pile and lagging earth retention. - Installation of tieback anchors. - Installation of soil nail and shotcrete earth retention. - Managing manpower and site logistics for deep foundation and structures applications. - Estimating and developing proposals for varying scales of deep foundations, earth retention, and ground improvement projects. - Managing cost, schedule, safety, quality, and production on varying scales of deep foundations and structures projects. I have managed and supervised deep foundations projects from coast to coast and am familiar with varying subsurface conditions across the country.
Superintendent: Midwest Division – Chicago, IL - Convention Center & Hotel – Cleveland: Orchestrate Apple and CSL tests on large diameter drill shafts - Fox Ford Lincoln – Chicago: 71 – 30”-48”dia belled and straight shafts using temporary casing - University of Chicago Residence Hall – 195 – 30”-78”dia belled and straight shafts using temporary casing - 360 N. Michigan – Chicago: 16 – 30”-48”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - IL DOT 25th Ave. Grade Separation: 23 – 48”-54”dia straight shafts using temporary casing - Webster Square Condominiums – Chicago: 23 – 30”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - United Center East Addition – Chicago: 70 – 30”-42”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - Continental Towers – Rolling Meadows: 23 – 48”-60”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - IL DOT Taylor St. Bridge over Interstate 94: 16 – 42”dia shafts with 36”dia rock sockets under slurry - 833 N. Clark – Chicago: 60 – 30”-84”dia belled shafts using temporary and permanent casing - Whole Foods – Chicago: 160 - 30”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - O’Hare CONRAC – Chicago: 312 – 24”-48”dia auger cast shafts, 8 – 48”dia shafts to rock under slurry - 2293 N. Milwaukee – Chicago: 62 – 30”-42”dia belled shafts using temporary casing - Northlink Roosevelt Station – Seattle: Supervised slurry wall repairs - Minor League Ballpark – Rosemont: 109 – 30”-48”dia belled shafts using temporary casing Superintendent: Eastern Division – Philadelphia, PA - Tappan Zee Bridge – New York: 8 – 48”dia shafts with 42”dia rock sockets under water using air tools Superintendent: Southwest Division – Phoenix, AZ - NM DOT I-25 Bridge over Rte. 14 – Santa Fe: 11 – 42”-60”dia straight shafts using permanent casing - NM DOT U.S. 60 Bridge – Socorro: 11: 42”-60”dia straight shafts using permanent casing - Freeport-McMoran Smelter Expansion – Globe, AZ: 100 – 24”-30”dia straight shafts - University of AZHealth Sciences Building – Tucson:18 – 60”-84”dia straight shafts
Project Manager/Superintendent: Midwest Division – Chicago, IL - Estimating of large scale, deep foundations projects using a variety of estimating and design software - Creation of drilled shaft installation procedures, including the selection of equipment - Coordination with State DOTs to develop preliminary foundation designs geared towards drilled shaft installation - Worked with design consultants for the purpose of developing Contractor based designs of secant pile wall and permanent casing type earth retention for large scale, deep foundation projects - Arkansas DOT I-40 over the White River – Hazen, AR: 55 – 96” dia., 22 – 120” dia., and 12 – 144” dia. permanently cased drilled shafts ranging from 50’ to 182’ in depth installed using vibratory hammer methods as well as conventional drilling using polymer and bentonite slurry. - Jefferson Barracks Tunnel – St. Louis, MO: 78 – 1500mm Secant Piles of varying soil and rock depths forming a 180’ dia. earth retention system used for tunnel boring machine access, 9 – 66”-78” dia shafts with 48” and 66” sockets ranging in depth between 135’ and 165’ installed using conventional methods under natural slurry as well as reverse circulation hammer tooling methods for rock excavation. - SPC “Google” – Clarksville, TN: Dynamic design build project with shafts ranging from 30”-54” dia. to varying depths based on pinnacle rock formations. Shafts installed using conventional methods under support of temporary scoped casing and full length sectional casing.
- 18 – 144” dia., permanently cased, shafts with 138” dia. rock sockets ranging from 60’ to 130’ in overall depth - 6 – 96” dia., permanently cased, shafts with 90” dia. rock sockets ranging from 40’ to 50’ in overall depth - Directed the assembly and disassembly of cranes, the loading of cranes and other heavy equipment to and from barges, and other marine and large scale foundation based work under the direction and mentoring of senior marine/foundation superintendents. - Assisted senior marine/foundation superintendent in organizing drilling operations, in placing drilled shaft rebar cages, and in Tremie pouring 12’ and 8’ diameter drilled shafts - Led pile driving crews under the mentoring of senior marine/foundation superintendent in cofferdam installation, 12’ and 8’ diameter drilled shaft installation, heavy marine lifts, and other marine and foundation related activities - Managed routine barge logistics by coordinating with Walsh activity foreman and ironworker subcontractor superintendent and foreman - Administered engineering related tasks pertaining to foundation and marine construction including production forecasting based on rock composition, material procurement, critical lift engineering, and design of temporary structures. - Coordinated with third party design engineers for the purpose of drilled shaft interior cage support, drilled shaft rebar cage pick plans, crane and barge analysis, and other marine construction engineering tasks
Project Engineer (Midwest Heavy Highway Division): Metra U.P. North Line Reconstruction - Coordinated with Walsh Equipment Operations Group and other local rental agencies to mobilize, maintain, repair, and inspect all onsite equipment - Procured utility dig tickets and field markings through coordination with local and railroad utility locating services - Supervised subcontractor work for the removal and installation of fencing and for clearing and grubbing - Assisted in Ravenswood Metra Station pre-construction efforts including the procurement of MEP subcontractors and MEP design coordination - Collaborated with regional materials suppliers and the owner for the procurement, inspection, and certification of all material deliveries - Developed daily and three week schedules - Participated in various field engineering activities for Walsh Construction self performed work