Vali Jo Hansen Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Project Engineer, Field InspectorMaline Creek CSO BP 051 & 052 Local Storage Facility (Chain of Rocks Dr to Church Dr)• Perform as a part of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) construction management team• Assist the client with multiple aspects of construction services • Assist in reviews of Requests for Information (RFI), writing of Requests for Proposals (RFP) and reviews of Requests for Extras (RFE)• Perform as the Owner’s agent to conduct tests and special inspections in accordance with the contract documents to ensure the related structures are meeting the associated building codes• Reviewed and inspected project quality control processes and adherence to the requirements and specifications• Assisted in the examination of field design changes, project differing site conditions and change orders• Developed and maintained systems to monitor placement and performance of concrete placed on project site, as well as managed other on-site material testing and samplingLambert-St. Louis International AirportProject Manager• Provided coordination of shop drawing and submittal reviews as well as field design changes and project differing site conditions• Collaborated with the Contractor and Client to develop alternate work phasing to minimize impacts• Conducted weekly progress meetings to coordinate construction activities• Oversaw project cost accounting, and processed owner and subcontractor billings• Assisted managers in staff development and overall project coordination• Maintained a safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules and regulationsProject Engineer, Field Inspector• Performed as part of a team to provide the client with multiple aspects of construction management servicesMissouri River Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Secondary Treatment ExpansionProject Engineer• Perform as a part of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) construction management team

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Performed design, review and report preparation for items including but not limited to Temporary Soil Retention Systems, Temporary Shoring and Jacking, Timber Cribbing, Temporary Protective Shield Systems, Steel Cofferdams, Demolition Staging and Sequencing Plans and Erection Staging and Sequencing Plans.• Assist the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Mines Division) in the monitoring of the structural changes in a single story elementary school due to the occurrence of mine subsidence.• Team leader for inspection of a 1,990 ft long bridge over the Mississippi River for the Illinois Department of Transportation.• Design and prepare plans and specifications for bridge projects for local and state agencies.

Greater St. Louis Area

The New I-64 Highway Reconstruction Project• Involved in The New I-64 Project as a part of Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) consulting management team. Perform daily as an inspector and observed the contractor’s work to monitor the projects’ compliance with the contract documents.• Actively involved in the budget and cost control through invoice review.• Determined if the contractor's construction activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design plans, specifications, and contractual requirements.• Oversee on-site material testing and sampling to ensure material adheres to contract specifications.• Provide engineering support with: examination of field design changes, and project differing site conditions/ change orders.• Reviewed and inspected project quality control processes and adherence to the requirements and specifications.Missouri Department of Transportation CEI• Performed as an inspector on the Safer Roads Initiative and observed contractor's work to monitor the projects compliance with contract documents, specifications.Terminal Railroad Association On-call• Performed visual inspections on over a dozen railroad system bridges utilizing equipment and adapted rock climbing techniques.• Documented inspection results, produced summary reports, and cataloged photographs illustrating deficiencies found.Metro Cross-County Light Rail Expansion• Oversaw construction on a project for a small portion of a two-mile light rail project that consisted of the construction of two tunnels, six bridges, cast-in-place retaining walls, storm sewer drainage, electrical/mechanical/plumbing infrastructure, parking lots, asphalt and concrete roadway construction, and the connection to the existing light rail system in a highly developed urban area.• Provided engineering support with: examination of request for information inquiries, and project differing site conditions/claims/disputes/ change orders.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Lead inspection teams, prepared reports and made maintenance recommendations for several bridges including highway and railroad structures.• Identified and investigated structural deficiencies on several structures, including moveable spans.• Prepared plans and specifications for miscellaneous repairs and a deck overlay.• Assessed condition of existing structure and oversaw demolition for a bridge replacement project

Columbus, Ohio Area, & Nationwide

• Performed specialized examinations on bridges, towers, buildings and other structure types, utilizing adapted rock climbing techniques.• Produced detailed physical condition reports including repair recommendations.• Utilized both destructive and non-destructive testing techniques to evaluate and test a wide range of structural building materials including reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, masonry, steel and timber.• Trained personnel in bridge climbing techniques.

Bachelors, Civil/Structural Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Concrete Canoe

Associates, Architectural Construction