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Alaska, United States

• Leads various ranges of construction oversight, administration, quality assurance, documentation, and reporting for civil projects in the Northwest and Alaska.
• Field level inspection and oversite includes the following but not limited to:
• Construction conformance with the contract documents
• Onsite inspection of infrastructure and utilities
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) inspection
• Grading and slope stabilization

Wasilla, AK

• Provide small business and residential maintenance; to veterans, their families and the local community, fostering a "pay it forward" involvement.
• Transformed 500 square feet of commercial property used for residential purposes in to a modern and thriving cosmetology business ran by a veteran and their family, which in-turn provided 25 free haircuts to community.
• Respond to emergency house calls during natural disasters and seasonal transitions causing malfunctions with basic services; lending awareness and support for those less fortunate.
• Supported a small business in the community by clearing and landscaping 0.5 acre of land, expanding much needed area for parking storage and ascetics, which led to dozens of families both veteran and non-veteran.
• Assist veterans acclimate during stressful and overwhelming transitional periods generating donations to local charities and non-profits.

Salcha, Alaska

• Coordinate actions on major legacy projects, develop local policies and procedures, oversee infrastructure upgrades, manage safety, security and contractor services; provide technical services on specialized electronic.
• Increased profitability by 25%, re-purposing 57K lbs of legacy product through change and requirement management, acquiring over 40K square feet of underutilized infrastructure and eliminating $1.5M in estimated.

Wasilla, Alaska

• Oversee medium and large-scale construction projects ensuring compliance, safety, and training. Manage personnel, equipment, and programs specific to each operation and or job. Capture data and build reports.
• Coordinated and facilitated a contract for phase 1 of the $82.6 million Valdez Boat Harbor expansion project, supervising 30 personnel, and ensuring the safe application, transportation and use of over 500,000lbs of.
• Commercially transported 550,000 tons of contracted equipment valued over $4 million across 30,000 miles of Alaskan roads without incident
• Led the $2 million glitter gulch rockfall mitigation contract, supervising 60 personnel hand scaling and trim blasting across 4 miles of the Parks Highway, validated approximately 16,000-man hours
• Designed and constructed $200K in facilities for Hungate Farms $750K infrastructure expansion project, providing modern amenities for personnel and livestock.
• Managed the development of Exit Marines $150K upgrade to land and facilities in Seward Alaska, that provided valuable services to marine vessels operated commercially and privately.

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Contractor for Britsh Petrolium (BP), Affiliate of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC).Operators Technician, working for the Artic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) an affiliate of BP, initiated nearly 800 technical permitted maintenance operations on oil producing wells and support facilities. The periodic and routine maintenance included the service.

Seward, Alaska

• Commercial & Residential construction developing projects in Seward Alaska;
• Cook Inlet Region Inc, (CIRI), and Kenai Fjord Tours (KFT) building of the Wilderness Lodge on Fox Island.
• Vender office for the Seavey Ididaride sled dog team in downtown Seward.
• Initiated the construction of Shoreside Petroleum’s 8-million-gallon fuel expansion project.

United States, Europe, Middle East, & Asia

• Weapon systems champion and team-leader providing advanced operational and technical support to operations across the globe exceeding objectives and driving consecutive success rates
• Directly supported the successfully outcomes in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) from strategic Areas of Operations (AOR’s) across Europe, the Middle East and Asia
• Collaborated with 35 coalition forces under NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) that facilitated the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in the Middle East
• Managed phase-based operations, supervising and building precision teams from over 250+ joint and coalition personnel across 10 functional specialties
• Led a new generation of leadership initiatives that transformed subject matter experts and supervisors into diverse multi-functional leaders which reduced man-power substantially
• Quality Assurance Inspector, policing operations across several functions surpassing squadron performance and compliance goals

• Developed residential and commercial properties, specializing in small business's improvements that boasted modern appearance and functionality.
• Led 15 projects that inspired new business and fostered community interests..

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Currently pursuing

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Munitions Systems/Ordinance Technology

Certificate And Licence, Professional Truck Driving And Heavy Equipment

Activities and Societies: Over the road and construction applicationsConstruction training in Heavy Equipment, Trucking, and Mobile Crane.