Michael Beard Email & Phone Number

Union City, Nj, Us

Greater New York City Area

MTA – Penn Station Access Infrastructure Project● Performed construction inspection for drainage ditch construction, installation of RCP, Manholes, Catch Basins, and Drywells along Amtrak property.● Inspection on track demo/construction including the installation of new running rails, concrete ties, and trackbed along Amtrak property.MTA Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority – Bronx Whitestone Bridge● Assisted in reviewing, recording, and filing project records related to construction progress including shop-drawings, submittals, pay estimates, and daily reports at the Bronx Whitestone Bridge.● Electrical and Civil Inspection - Performed construction inspections at the Bronx Whitestone Bridgeincluding the installation of a new navigational lighting system and various concrete repairs. Assured that materials and workmanship in each activity was in line with the requirements of the approved drawings and specifications.

Greater New York City Area

- Lead Inspector on implementing Backup Power System for Critical Infrastructure around PATH including Substations and Maintenance Repair Facilities. Contract included installing Manual Transfer Switches and modification of existing electrical, civil and structural infrastructure to allow generators to power electrical systems.- Supervised safety setup and coordination for high pressure work environments including live tracks for trains and live runways.- EIC (Engineer in Charge) - Person designated to supervise and monitor the work of a group of employees, establish train coordination, and to provide employees on track protection.- Lead Inspector on implementing Sump Pumps for PATH Elevators. Contract included excavating concrete, installing drainage pipe, and replacing components of elevator cab.- Lead Inspector on the replacement and upgrade of the Hackensack River Bridge deck and rails job. Contract includes replacement if running rails, timbers, third rail, walkways gratings, and concrete ties.- Inspector for Replacement of In-Ground Lifts at PATH train car facility. Work included the removal of the existing in-ground lifts and the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of four new in-ground lifts.- Inspector on replacement of PATH switching station from existing 650V DC Switchgear to 750V DC Switchgear.

Journal Square

• Assisted with Signal Designing for PATH Trains• Contributed on design of a solution for operations monitoring of critical structure (Air Safety, Gov. Regulations, IncreasedEfficiency)• Contributed on project to find alternative source of power for a Port Authority facility• Spliced Fiber for Communications• Implementation of Acid Management System for Hurricane Sandy• Assisted with Gauge measurements of Railroad• Learned about programming PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controller) using ladder logic• Learned about HMI Integration and Data Acquisition• Assisted on eliminating life risk by orderly shut down of high voltage circuits by using kirk keys