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Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project

-Examine all product to ensure compliance to the product drawing specifications-Certify all product meets company standards before shipment -Conduct concrete sample testing of both light-weight and normal concrete-Concrete test include spread, air content %, unit weight, and compressive strengths, as well as sieve analysis and moisture content of aggregates-Communicate with production and dry finish supervisors to increase quality-Oversee repair of unacceptable product to assure it meets engineering's specs

-Worked at Fort Totten concrete plant, which has a central mix plant as well as a dry batch plant; averaged 1,500 cu. yd. a day with 45 mixer trucks drivers-Worked at Bladensburg plant which includes a central mix concrete plant, asphalt plant and aggregate yard-Operated both Central Mix and Dry batch ready mix concrete plants using Command Alkon operating system-Operated all yard equipment including skid steer, fork lift, wheel loader, excavator, mixer truck, and dump truck-Worked with order taking center and central dispatch working on tracking and scheduling system, start times for drivers, and truck organization-Worked with plant maintenance on belt system, bin/hopper upkeep, greasing all plant fittings, filling oil wells, keeping concrete re-claimer operational, and all other plant maintenance-Worked with concrete quality control checking mix designs, temperature, slump checks, and aggregate moisture tests