Field Engineering Director at Evans Contractor Group

Started layout with a Leica Total Station at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville NC. The 250 million dollar project includes a helicopter hanger, parking garage and 3 other buildings. Our part should be done in 1 year and 3 months!

Currently laying out a 12 story cast in place apartment complex in Greenville SC. I'm using a spectra robotic gun for the layout using targets mounted on surrounding buildings for my control implementing the resection process. Information is gathered from the Architectural, Structural and Shop drawings and inserted into my data collector using cogo and Cad. Currently laying out columns, edge forms, imbeds, beams, elevators etc.

Layout of buildings etc. using a total station and data collector. Manually inserting information off the structural and architectural drawings into a data collector or importing a cad file. Setting an elevation above mean sea level. As-built slabs,walls, structures, anchor bolts etc. import points into cad, draw and save as dfx,cad, or PDF file. Train personal on total station, data collector and auto-cad operations.

Layout of concrete structures using a robotic total station and data collector. Information was gathered thru structural, architectural and electronic drawings and loaded into a data collector.

Traveled from FOB to FOB with a construction team training the National Afghan Army on carpentry, plumbing, electrical, heavy equipment and surveying. My part of the team was training construction layout and surveying. I had one employee under me who helped me train the Afghan soldiers on 2 tape measuring, differential leveling, topographic survey, as-built construction,concrete calculations,coordinate system etc. We taught this in a a classroom environment and then went out in the field for hands on exercises. Each trade had their own interpreter. I also was nominated by the team to write a daily and weekly report on all the trades progress. This was then forwarded on to the client. This was a contract job.

I was responsible for the layout and elevations for many projects in a two mile radius on GE property in Greenville. Using an electronic drawing with Carlson software, I would Input the information into a TDS data collector. I would then go out into the field with a total station and mark key points with a hub and tack. This included buildings, railroad tracks, utilities, train turntable, pads, anchor bolts, piles, etc. Precision was key for the 100 or so special machined plates that were installed in the main concrete structure of test stand 7. The positioning of these plates would be crucial in testing one of the biggest turbines in GE history. These stainless steel plates range from 1x1 square feet to 6x6 square feet weighing hundreds of pounds. All the pieces fit together like a glove.

Design B-huts, Sea-huts etc and go out in the field and make sure they are built according to our design.

CH2MHILL, Afghanistan Inspected the construction of a C-130 hanger, helicopter hanger, tarmac and concrete runway at Bagram Airfield. I was responsible for interpreting blueprint drawings to insurethe project was built according to the specifications. I left Bagram in December 2009, Irelocated to Kandahar to assist with the shortage of surveyors and was responsible forperforming as-built, topo's and construction layout at 17 different camps. Data gatheredat each site would then be transferred to Auto-Cad to make a map of the camp that includedcontours highlighting the flow of water, which was used by engineers to design theappropriate sized log camp that would fit into the area. A log camp consists of tents forour troops, eating facilities, laundry, showers etc. I would then lay out the finaldesign when completed by the engineers. I finished that contract at the end of Dec 2010and went back to Afghanistan in Dec, 2011 to Fob Sharana/Bagram as a constructioninspector and back up Auto-Cad designer. As an inspector I would go from Fob to Fob witha member of the Army and do construction inspections on B-huts, Sea-Huts and otherstructures to make sure they were built accordingly to the drawings and then write areport afterwards. As a Cad designer I would draw blueprints in Auto-Cad which would betaken out in the field for construction. · I was named employee of the month for detailed report writing for Bagram Airfield,which was used as a template to be followed by the other QA/QC employees. · I have worked at 25 different Fobs and Cobs as of date here in Afghanistan.

Performed layout for 30 superintendents and up to 6 commercial projects simultaneouslyusing a Total Station for projects ranging from $10 to $60 million. Electronicallydownloaded from Autocad and manually input information obtained from the blueprints(Architectural and Shop drawings) into the data collector, and marked key points in theground with a hub and tack. Radial lined a building from one point. Troubleshoot issues.· In one instance, my company opted to outsource the 120 anchor bolts for one of theprojects. The subcontractor set 30 or 25% of the anchor bolts in the wrong position by upto 4 inches. I was called in to troubleshoot and had recorded each of the positions intomy data collector and also marked the position on the drawings. It was decided to havethe steel company adjust the base plate for most of the anchor bolts and the steel fitperfectly allowing the project to finish on time.· One of the projects used a modern design that had a moving feel to it by extensivelyusing radiuses. Many of the radius points were in the middle of the nearby highway andpresented a unique challenge. Not only was the exterior on a radius, but so were theinterior walls and ceilings. I was able to layout this building through advancedsurveying techniques. · One of the subcontractors decided it better that his company layout a curtain wall theywere installing for us, but soon found the window panels were 1 inch too high and out ofsquare. I immediately placed a control line and bench mark on all floors enabling thesubcontractor to perform his work accurately.

Laid out high-end residential buildings and commercial buildings for contractors. Datapoints were entered into a data collector from the AutoCAD drawing provided by thecontractor. With the information in hand, I would set an elevation above mean sea level. Layout the area to be grubbed and then layout the footings, anchor bolts, retaining andperimeter walls for the project. I would also supervise the project to insure thecontractor did not encounter any problems with the work I performed.

Performed layout for up to 10 superintendents simultaneously using a Total Station. Established the finished floor benchmark for each project, manually input informationobtained from the blueprints into data collector, and marked key points in the ground witha hub and tack. Placed cut and fill stakes so that graders were able to bring site up tothe appropriate subgrade elevation. Performed training regarding laying out a building.· I was the first field engineer to radial line a building from one point, which not onlyallowed me to complete my work efficiently, but also significantly increased the accuracyof my work through the use of this technique.

Responsible for laying out the footings, concrete slabs, interior walls, parking lot,etc. Set elevations for entire project. Read and Interpreted Blue Prints and Spec Book.Hired local carpenters, laborers, and subcontractors. Maintained payroll and dailyjournal. Calculated and ordered construction materials.

Provided building advice to customers based on their home project need. Ordered varioustypes of construction material including doors, shingles, skylights, etc for homeownersand contractors. Designed cabinet and deck schematics on computer.

Managed the construction of concrete test track, parking lot and underground building.Supervised up to 6 employees of various trades and subcontractors. Hired and firedpersonnel and subcontractors. Maintained daily journal, ordered materials and maintainedpayroll. · I was able to use the information in my daily journal as well as pictures to win acourt case brought by a disgruntled employee.

Managed the construction of commercial 5-story buildings and supervised up to 55employees of various trades and subcontractors. Maintained daily journal and providedprogress reports to management on a weekly basis. Acted as a liaison between client andmanagement in troubleshooting problems as they arose.· I was responsible for purchasing materials for the project. Accuracy was extremelyimportant since the lead-time needed for the material to arrive in time for use inaddition to the shipping costs could not only delay the project but also cause the projectto run over budget. I was able to meet all my deadlines within budget· Managing projects in the Cayman Islands was especially challenging resulting from thevarious dialects not to mention the various methods of building from each of the overeight different countries represented on the site. Listening as well as clearlycommunicating were key to the success in achieving deadlines with minimal mistakes.· I successfully set benchmarks and performed the layout of all projects that fell undermy responsibility. One of the projects was a $10 million addition to an existing buildingthat required extreme precision during the layout process in order to not only tie theexisting building on the upper floors into the newly constructed addition but to maintainthe esthetic beauty of the building by streamlining the exterior finish of the additionwith the existing building..