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Senior Construction Manager
Education Background and Training
OSHA 40 –HOUR Hazardous Waste Training and Yearly Updates
The Art of Project Management Seminar, 1991
Work Experience
* Senior Construction Manager, URS Construction Services, Houston TX; 2000 to 2008
* Senior Project Superintendent, Four Seasons Environmental, Greensboro, NC; 1997 to 2000
* Operations Supervisor, IT Corporation, Houston, TX; 1992 to 1997
* Site Superintendent, TRW Environmental Services, Houston TX; 1991 to 1992
* Supervisor / Operator, ENSR Constructors, Houston TX; 1989 to 1991
* Supervisor / Operator, Rollins Environmental Field Services, Chaddsford, PA 1985 to 1989
* Heavy Equipment Operator, John Kraak Excavating and Trucking Inc.; 1968 to 1985
I have 40 years on site experience, primarily at hazardous waste sites. I have a broad experience in dirt work, hazardous waste removal, and knowledge of heavy equipment. I have worked in most of the Gulf Coast Refineries, and have worked on several Superfund sites, including sludge stabilization; drum removal, demolition, and UST removals. I have been involved with projects from the estimate through completion of the project. I have managed projects, tracked costs, been accountable for budget, scheduling, quality of work, and safety.
Related Work Experience
URS Corp Projects:
* Boston, MA - SC3- Safety Operations Supervisor – I oversaw certain portions of a Conoco /Phillips Project; including, mixing soils, excavation up to and around condominiums and an apartment building, removing contaminated soil, replacing the soil, sprinkler systems, electrical, sidewalks, parking lot, and plants, etc.. (Managed Subcontractors)
* Westlake, LA- Managed an EDC cleanup on the West Ditch Project for a major chemical company. This was a Level B project with a crew of more than 50 men on site. (Managed Subcontractors)
* Orange, TX- Capped a 24-acre sanitary landfill for a paper mill. I managed from 10 to 40 people on site. (This was self performed fixed price project.)
* Pasadena, TX- I managed a 20-acre landfill cap. The job entailed rebuilding cells to hold water to be treated onsite. We capped cells as they came available. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
* FEMA, Baton Rouge LA, (through URS Corp.) – After Hurricane Lily I worked as debris monitor for. I inspected areas where trucks were loaded with debris, as well as the landfill where debris was disposed of.
* Texas Eastman Chemical Co., Longview, TX- I managed construction of a hazardous waste cell. This included soil removal and placement, and liner installation; two liners primary and a secondary. Leak tests were performed on both liners. I oversaw subcontractors who installed electricity, a leachate collection system, pumps, and instrumentation.
* Gulf Coast Waste Authority, Texas City, TX- I managed a crew of 10 to 30 men on a project that involved constructing three new waste cells, and capping ten existing waste cells. We installed leachate piping and oversaw subcontractors installing electrical and instrumentation to operate the leachate system. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
Four Seasons Environmental:
* North Sanitary Landfill, Dayton Ohio- I managed a crew of 20 men at a 105-acre landfill. The project consisted of removing, staging, sampling hazardous water drums, and soil to 26' depth, and disposing of waste accordingly. Extensive air monitoring was required, as homes were located on every side of the site. (This was a self performed project.)
* Fultz Landfill Cap, PRP Group, Byesville, Ohio- I managed 14 men on 21-acre landfill cap and 16-acre borrow area. The Area consisted of tree removal and disposal, removing and relocating 5,000 cubic yards of waste, reshaping landfill, placing 6" sand layer, GCL, 40 mil LLDPE liner, geocomposite a 2' clay liner, a gas vent system, and leachate collection system were also installed and 6" of topsoil.
(This was a self performed fixed price project.)
IT Corporation:
* Fina, Port Arthur, TX; Bioremediation Project- I was Site Manager for installation of French Drain. I ordered supplies and equipment, supervised crew, and operated excavator digging the French Drain.
(This was a self performed fixed price project.)
* Tennessee Gas Company, Meter Station Remediation, Tennessee and Virginia- I was crew leader for PCB, PAH, BETEX, and Mercury assessment and remediation of 78 meter stations.
(This was a self performed project.)
* Phillips Puerto Rican Core, Puerto Rico- I was Site Manager during removal of approximately 4,200 cubic yards of waste. I managed the site and operated the equipment 50% of the time to relieve the operator.
(This was a self performed fixed price project)
* Phohl Brothers Landfill, PRP Group, Cheektowaga, NY- I was Site Superintendent over 150-acre landfill to remove approximately 10,000 buried drums. I supervised 20-man crew in drum removal, over packing drums hazcatting waste, shredding of drums, and waste consolidation for disposal. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
* Exxon Plastics, Mont Belleview, TX-Pond Closure- Supervisor /Operator- Mixed approximately 1,600 cubic yards of lime sulfide sludge's in place and loaded for offsite disposal. The pond was backfilled and regraded. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
TRW Environmental:
* ENRON, Manvel, TX- Oxidation Pond Closure- Project Superintendent-in place stabilization of 10,000 cubic yards of chromium-contaminated sludges and placed 3' clay cap over area once stabilized.
(This was a self performed fixed price project.)
ENSR:
* Continental Airlines, Hobby Airport, Houston, TX- UST Removal- 11 tanks ranging in sizes from 3,000-gallons to 30,000-gallons were removed. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
* French Ltd.- Superfund Site, Crosby, TX- Site Manager responsible for devising a plan for remediation of the wetland area. The plan included the transfer of sludge from one side of 15' high sheet pile wall to the lagoon on the inside of the sheet pile wall. This was accomplished by loading watertight dump trucks, which dumped into watertight transfer box that was buried. A clam bucket transferred the sludge to a slide that was placed against the sheet pile wall and extended into the lagoon. A 2" PVC water line was attached to the slide and a steady flow of water kept the sludge's flowing into the lagoon. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
Rollins Field Services:
* Bros Superfund Site, US Army Corp of Engineers, Bridgeport, NJ- Supervisor / Operator of demolition of 100 tanks ranging in size from 5,000 gallon to 1,000,000 gallon. Four buildings and various concrete pads were also demolished. (This was self performed fixed price project.)
* Koppers, Atlanta, Georgia- Supervisor / Operator in charge of 10 men working inside a warehouse dumping 17,000 drums of Arsenic Trioxide in R-O-B'S and mixing with cement kiln dust for disposal. Large heavy equipment was used. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
* Lancaster IU Landfill, Honeybrook, PA- Operations Supervisor for 10 acre landfill that involved installation 2' clay cap, a 60 mil PVC Liner, with 4" pvc drainpipe, 12" sand layer, geotextile filter fabric, 18" of cover, and 6" of topsoil. Area was hydro seeded. We also placed 2,000-linear feet of Gabion Baskets filled with 4" stones for erosion control in diversion channels. (This was a self performed fixed price project.)
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