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

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.
• 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’.
• 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.

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