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Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Supervising a construction materials and geotechnical testing laboratory. Project managing active construction jobs for QA/QC quality testing of soil, concrete, and aggregate. Leading a team of four in scheduling, performing, and reporting lab testing. Perform concrete mix designs, as well as cement modified base mix designs for road reclamation projects. Performing equipment calibrations, implementing an internal Quality Management System, and maintaining accreditation with AASHTO, CCRL, and… Show more Supervising a construction materials and geotechnical testing laboratory. Project managing active construction jobs for QA/QC quality testing of soil, concrete, and aggregate. Leading a team of four in scheduling, performing, and reporting lab testing. Perform concrete mix designs, as well as cement modified base mix designs for road reclamation projects. Performing equipment calibrations, implementing an internal Quality Management System, and maintaining accreditation with AASHTO, CCRL, and COE. Laboratory projects of interest: I-26 Widening in Chapin, SC; open pit gold mine in Kershaw, SC; I-20 Widening in Lexington, SC; SC-277 NB Bridge over I-77 in Columbia, SC. Show less

Columbia, South Carolina

Special Inspector for Chapter 17 of the IBC, performing daily field inspections of reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry, and earthwork placement. Oversaw a variety of construction sites in commercial and industrial construction. Field projects of interest: The replacement taxiway pavement at the Columbia Metro Airport; Institute of Innovation for Richland School District 2; many developments of the University of South Carolina campus, with new student housing projects such as The Station at… Show more Special Inspector for Chapter 17 of the IBC, performing daily field inspections of reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry, and earthwork placement. Oversaw a variety of construction sites in commercial and industrial construction. Field projects of interest: The replacement taxiway pavement at the Columbia Metro Airport; Institute of Innovation for Richland School District 2; many developments of the University of South Carolina campus, with new student housing projects such as The Station at Five Points and 650 Lincoln Street, as well as several USC football facility upgrades. Show less

Performed inspections daily on commercial and industrial construction sites, while also performing the laboratory duties of concrete and soils testing. Prepared for and maintained the laboratory AASHTO accreditation. Field project of interest: The Planetarium expansion of the South Carolina State Museum.

Basic concrete and soils observation and testing on commercial and industrial construction sites. Field project of interest: The Bridgestone ORR Plant, a 1.5 million square manufacturing plant that makes large tires for mining equipment.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Geotechnical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering, 4.0 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; USC GeoWall Team 2023

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering

Left University of Maine after 4 semesters due to recession related financial difficulties, later transferring to the University of South.

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture

Transferred after 2 semesters to enter a civil engineering program