Alec Dawson

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Estimator and Project Manager @ TRINITY GRADING, INCORPORATED
Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, US
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San Diego, California, United States, United States
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As a Project Engineer (defacto project manager) at Bali Construction Inc., I am responsible for managing and delivering site utility projects as a subcontractor, ranging from $100K to $1.8M in value. I have successfully completed five projects and assisted in nine more, exceeding the bid project margins and meeting the client expectations. I have also prepared and won nine bids, totaling $1.8M, using PlanSwift and B2W Estimate software.I am a Senior Civil Engineer with 13 years of experience and a Chartered Professional Engineer credential. I have a strong background in designing large civil transportation projects, such as highways, bridges, and railways, and interfacing with contractors on design/build projects. I have also provided construction phase support and project engineering services for various public and private clients. I am passionate about delivering high-quality and cost-effective solutions that enhance the infrastructure and mobility of the communities.

Alec Dawson's Current Company Details
TRINITY GRADING, INCORPORATED

Trinity Grading, Incorporated

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Estimator and Project Manager
Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, US
Employees:
25
Alec Dawson Work Experience Details
  • Trinity Grading, Incorporated
    Estimator And Project Manager
    Trinity Grading, Incorporated
    Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Ca, Us
  • Trinity Grading, Incorporated
    Estimator / Project Manager
    Trinity Grading, Incorporated May 2024 - Present
    Temecula, Ca, Us
  • Bali Construction Inc.
    Project Manager / Project Engineer
    Bali Construction Inc. Nov 2021 - Feb 2024
    South El Monte, California, Us
    Project Management• Project Manager for 5 projects totaling $805K dollars (range: $100K to $218K).• Assistant Project Manager for 9 projects totaling $6.2 million dollars (range: $173K to $1.8M). • All projects managed met or exceeded their bid project margins.• Reviewed and negotiated contracts that resulted in favorable contract terms.• Identified and managed budgetary and scheduling risks.• Negotiated favorable schedule-of-values for progress billing and negotiated deductive changes.• Issued subcontracts, master subcontractor agreements, and work orders to subcontractors.• Developed, updated, and communicated project schedules with clients.• Provided cost-to-complete projects to the head of operations as required.• Provided field staff with production / budget benchmarks.• Managed invoicing of the projects on a monthly basis.• Successfully negotiated additive and deductive change orders.• Successfully closed out projects Project Engineering• Project Engineer for 20 projects totaling $12.3M dollars (range: $172K to $1.7M).• Performed precise buy-out level material take offs and issued purchase orders to material suppliers.• Developed detailed submittals for client approval of selected materials based off of detailed reviews of the plans and specifications.• Successfully interfaced with clients and design engineers to resolve difficult technical problems.• Provided design alternative suggestions to the design teams to resolve unresolved design issues.• Estimated and negotiated numerous lump sum change orders that increased the total contract value by 40% on average.• Issued RFI’s to document issues potentially impacting the successful delivery of our scope of work.• Conducted site visits as necessary to meet with clients, collect necessary field data, document issues, and interface with our field staff.
  • Bali Construction Inc.
    Construction Estimator
    Bali Construction Inc. Nov 2021 - Feb 2024
    South El Monte, California, Us
    Estimator:• Responsible for preparing bid proposals for site utility projects as a subcontractor.• Successfully bid and won nine (9) projects totaling $1.8M dollars (range: $71K to $662K dollars).• Successful bid more than 30% of all projects bid.• All projects successfully bid were completed with higher-than-expected profit margins.• Performed detailed takeoffs using PlanSwfit and developed cost proposals using B2W Estimate• Detailed review of RFP’s to accurately capture scope / project specific requirements.• Interfaced with clients pre-bid and during the bid to optimize the bids and provide best value.• Enthusiastically attended available business development / client interfacing opportunities including general contractor open houses, industry events, and pre-construction site visits. Successfully established new and profitable relationships with new and valued clients.• Performed detailed review of contracts and successfully negotiated favorable contracts to include nuanced changes and comprehensive lists of contract exclusions.• Procured and compared quotes from trusted material suppliers, subcontractors, and ancillary service providers to provide the most competitive pricing possible.• Navigated and adhered to all public contracting requirements.
  • Transformation & Travel
    Sabbatical
    Transformation & Travel Oct 2013 - Nov 2021
    ● Transformed (and continue to transform) my outlook on life by attending Landmark's life coaching, training, and development courses. Committed to living a life that is enlivened, fulfilling, and committed to helping people.● Transformed my physical well being through an aggressive exercise program resulting in 109+ lbs of body fat lost, significantly increased physical strength, endurance, and athleticism. Routinely do bootcamp classes, hike long distances, and occasionally multi-day backpacking trips, indoor rock climbing, and yoga sessions. ● Spearheaded a community based initiative committed to helping the homeless by increasing the visibility of their personal perspectives and stories. The project built a website for the homeless to share their photographic narratives, and then solicits homeless people to upload these photographic narratives to the website. Held several photographic workshops at a homeless shelter. The project has been supported by PATH (homeless shelter), Museum of Photographic Arts and the San Diego Art Institute.● Studying Positive Psychology through books and online courses.● Traveling the world: Cuba, Argentina, and Uruguay, Mexico (CDMX, Chiapas, Baja California), Lake Tahoe (by motorcycle)● Learned (framing) carpentry by building artist live/work lofts, art gallery, and a performance stage for Space 4 Art (non-profit).● Home improvement projects: Designed and built a large pergola to cover the lanai next to my backyard pool, built an outdoor kitchen, built a flag stone patio / landscaping for front yard.
  • Wsp In Australia & New Zealand
    Senior Civil Engineer / Civil Design Management / Proposal Management
    Wsp In Australia & New Zealand Sep 2010 - Oct 2013
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    Senior Civil Engineer / Civil Design Lead responsible for the civil design management, civil design, civil design checking, and construction phase support for the urban / suburban passenger rail network in Sydney Australia. Highlights include:● Project Management / Administration of On-Call Staffing Contracts worth $200K in design fees.● Led a multi-disciplinary team of over 20 engineers for the civil design (earthworks, civil containment routes, drainage, hydrology, survey requirements) component of $17 million dollar design project for a $340 million dollar, 3.2 kilometer brownfield passenger railway improvement project that included railway tunnel.● Led a multi-disciplinary team to do the strategic optioneering for the $8.3 billion dollar, 23 kilometer (including 16 kilometers of tunnel) Northwest Rail Link project. Options analyses were presented in to the parliamentary cabinet in a confidential report.● Led the earthworks design of 0.6 kilometer of $344 million dollar, brownfield railway improvement , Glenfield Junction Alliance (Design / Build style delivery) project. The railway embankments and access roads are located adjacent to a river and in a flood plain. ● Technical design or design checking for a number railway station improvement projects.● Mentored recent graduates in technical design and professional development.Proposal Manager of number of proposals ranging from ~$100K contracts (won 3 projects) to $2 million contracts to improve Sydney's passenger rail network. Proposal contributor to pursuing large scale (150+ kilometer) rail projects to support mining projects for global mining clients.
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa)
    Senior Civil Engineer
    Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa) Jul 2006 - Sep 2010
    New York, Ny, Us
    Senior Civil Engineer responsible for preliminary engineering and detailed design for the $3.2 billion dollar Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Program (AWVSRP). ● Construction Staging / Work Zone Traffic Control / Utility Relocation design for the Holgate Street to King Street Viaduct Replacement / Interchange project. The purpose of the project was to replace the southern 1.1 mile portion of the viaduct prior to the construction of the bored tunnel. The project sits at the doorstep of a major container terminal, the U.S. Coast Guard, a major intermodal railroad yard, and the two major sporting stadiums. Briefed the Port of Seattle and the City of Seattle (weekly basis) on how the project would maintain traffic and minimize impacts to all stakeholders.● Civil Lead for the Lenora Street to Battery Street Tunnel Planning Study (Earthquake Upgrade Project): purpose was to determine whether it was prudent to continue the 0.25 mile Lenora Street to Battery Street Tunnel Earthquake Upgrade Project in light of ongoing program developments. The study team demonstrated that several alternatives for this segment were reasonable and feasible, but somewhat tied to the outcome of the central waterfront decision that was yet to be made. Outcome: A decision to shelve the project at 60% design.● Civil engineer for responsible for geometric studies and construction staging for the Elevated Structures Team. Assisted in the proof of concept of 9 elevated structure alternatives, including suspension bridges, cable stay bridges, segmental bridges, steel bridges, precast bridges, and a side-by-side precast structure.Civil engineer responsible for the design and documentation to demolish 15 commercial structures, site preparation, and utility trench design for the realignment of SR-522 through downtown Bothell, Washington.
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa)
    Civil Engineer (Highway Design / Transportation Planning)
    Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa) May 2004 - Jul 2006
    New York, Ny, Us
    Civil Engineer that performed geometric design of roads / highways and planning level cost estimates. Projects include:● ACE Funding Plan, Riverside County Transportation Commission: Estimated capital costs for 22 potential grade separation projects (public safety / transportation efficiency) in Riverside County. These estimates were part of a study to program capital costs and prioritize projects via cost-benefit analysis. The total cost estimate for all 22 grade separation projects including construction, programming, engineering design and right-of-way acquisition in excess of $1 billion. ● State Route 241 Foothill Transportation Corridor South, Corridior Design Management Group: Performed the preliminary design of two access roads including horizontal/vertical controls and grading, and amended drawings. Designed the abutment grading for Chiquita Woods Wildlife Crossing and Conservancy Wildlife Crossing (two bridges). The Corridor Design Management Group (CDMG) joint venture, is responsible for design and program management services for the planning, design and construction of the 28-mile Foothill Transportation Corridor, 15 miles of which were in the environmental document/preliminary engineering stage. ● State Route 57/Lambert Road Interchange, California Department of Transportation: Assisted in the development of the highway geometrics for a planning level project study report. This study included the identification and development of a broad range of improvement alternatives, a screening evaluation and detailed study of several options in a Caltrans project study report/project development study.
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa)
    Civil Engineer (Bridge / Structural Engineering)
    Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa) May 2002 - Jul 2006
    New York, Ny, Us
    Performed engineering designs and quantity / cost estimates for the design of reinforced / prestressed concrete bridges.● Fairview Interchange, Costa Mesa: Responsible for the design of the bridge widening / retrofit, construction plans, and quantity / cost estimates. The project expanded Fairview Road over I-405.● State Route 22 Freeway Widening & Retrofit (Design-Build), OCTA: Prepared engineering drawings / calculations for the Newland St bridges. Performed independent check calculations for the Newhope St bridges, Euclid St bridge, and City Dr bridge.● Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement, Port of Long Beach: Responsible for the preliminary engineering of Ramp E. The ramp alignment includes two horizontal curves and is supported on six single columns.● CenterLine Light Rail, OCTA: Responsible for the preliminary engineering 2.7 miles of elevated structure and 4 aerial stations, studies, drawings, and capital cost estimates. The CenterLine is 8.2 miles long.● Eastside Light Rail, LAMTA: Responsible for the seismic design and analysis the US101 Underpass. The 1,091ft structure is part of a new LRT system in downtown LA.● Interstate 10 Widening, CALTRANS: Performed bridge design/check calculations for widening/retrofit of: the Cypress Ave, Church St, and I-10/SR-38 SEP. I-10 was widened in the city of Redlands.● SR-210 Segment 11, CALTRANS: Performed bridge independent check calculations: 27th St , Cajon Left (widening/retrofit), and Cajon Right (widening/retrofit). Project is a new highway corridor in San Bernardino. ● Sierra Highway, CALTRANS: Performed seismic analyses to widen and structurally retrofit two bridges over the Metrolink railroad.● Cantu-Galleano Ranch Rd, CALTRANS: Performed design calculations and cost / quantity estimates. Cantu-Galleano Ranch Rd is a new interchange crossing I-15. ● Fairfax Ave OC / SR-178, CALTRANS: Performed the seismic analysis calculations for the type selection of the Fairfax Ave spanning over SR-178.
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa)
    Civil Engineer (Bridge / Structural Engineering)
    Parsons Brinckerhoff In The Usa (Now Wsp Usa) Oct 2001 - May 2002
    New York, Ny, Us
    Bridge Engineer in the San Bernardino office, that performed engineering calculations and quantity take-off / marginal estimates for the final design of reinforced concrete and post-tensioned concrete bridges in Southern California. Projects Include: ● Date Palm Drive Overhead (Widen / Seismic Retrofit), (Cathedral City): Performed independent design check calculations, marginal estimate and quantity take-offs for the bridge spanning the railroad. The fast-track project to widen the bridge over two Union Pacific railroad tracks included the construction of two collision walls, the relocation of a number of utilities, and the seismic retrofit of the existing bridge structure.● Route 210 Segment 11 (CALTRANS): Performed quantity take-off / marginal estimates California Street Undercrossing (L/R) and State Street Undercrossing (L/R) single-span cast-in-place prestressed concrete box girder bridges. Project involved final PS&E for Phases I and 2 of a new highway corridor from the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line to I-215 in San Bernardino. Project includes construction of a new 0.8 mile (1.3 kilometer) eight-lane freeway, numerous undercrossings, direct connector ramps at the Route 30/Interstate 215 interchange, extensive modifications to existing streets and drainage systems, and bridges in a highly seismic site. ● 14th Street/Wilson Creek Crossing, (SANBAG): Performed the marginal estimate and quantity take-offs for a two-span reinforced concrete slab bridge. The project involves the realignment of 14th Street in the vicinity of I-10/Live Oak Canyon interchange in Yucaipa. A new bridge will be constructed over Wilson Creek as part of the 14th Street realignment.
  • Morse Diesel International (Now Amec)
    Project Engineer
    Morse Diesel International (Now Amec) 1999 - 2000
    Responsible for the overall cost control and close-out analysis of the $50 million Haas Pavilion Basketball Arena (U.C. Berkeley Campus). Audited, tracked and processed $6 million in change orders, performed monthly budget analyses, maintained the project budget database, and kept detailed financial logs and spreadsheets. Morse Diesel International, Inc. (part of AMEC) was the General Contractor charged with the Haas Pavilion $50 million reconstruction of the previous gymnasium. The arena's seating capacity increased from 6,000 to 12,100, qualifying it as a site for NCAA basketball tournaments. The building's 250,000 square feet, superimposed on about a third of the original 1931 structure, also includes classrooms, offices for coaches and staff members, locker rooms and training areas.

Alec Dawson Skills

Transportation Engineering Civil Engineering Highways Road Drainage Traffic Engineering Bridge Microstation Earthworks Rail Structural Engineering Transportation Planning Highway Design Concrete Feasibility Studies Project Management Project Planning Engineering Contract Management Cost Control Public Transport Construction Management Management Project Estimation Reinforced Concrete Project Engineering Proposal Writing Design Management Photography Fine Art Photography Carpentry Construction Cost Control Bridge Design Highway Geometric Design Roadway Design Light Rail Rail Transport Civil Engineering Design Engineering Design Project Control Microsoft Project Project Coordination Project Bidding Project Management Body Of Knowledge Proposal Management Proposal Support Proposal Coordination

Alec Dawson Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Civil Engineering
  • Landmark
    Landmark
    And Development
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
    Project Management Courses

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