Soils & Concrete Technician Resume Example QC Southwest Inc

SOILS & CONCRETE TECHNICIAN

Professional Summary

Objective Obtain employment, where by talents can be used for the benefit of the company and continue to obtain certifications.

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Work History

Soils & Concrete Technician01/2007 to 10/2013
QC Southwest Inc – Henderson, NV

Collected soil samples for lab testing of materials from job site and any import materials brought on the site.
Performed concrete testing and sampling of concrete placed for footings, slab on grade, curb & gutter, and sidewalk placed on job sites.
Observed placement and compaction of native, import, and Type II Base placed for utility trench backfill, site grading of building pads, parking lots and backfill around structures and footing.
Communicated with the Contractor, Building Officials and Engineers of all work performed on the job site.
Communicated with the Engineer of Record of all proposed changes in plans and work onsite
Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.
Ensured proper installations through accurate reading of blueprints.
Ensured proper installations through accurate reading of blueprints.
Followed standards and procedures to maintain safe work environment.

Soils & Concrete Technician03/2001 to 01/2007
CTE – Henderson, NV

Responsibilities included observation of mass grading, placement of native and import fill materials on these various projects.
Performed in place density test on building pads, utility trenches and PCC paving area.
Performed concrete testing, inspections and sampling of concrete placed for footings, slab on grade, stem walls, elevated stabs, PCC paving areas, sidewalks, curb & gutter and V gutter.
Performed masonry inspections, testing and sampling of grout, mortar and made masonry prisms.
Inspected the placement of the rebar and the masonry block.
Communicated with the Contractor , Building Officials and the Engineer of all work performed on each jobsite.
Communicated operational issues and changes to supervisor on regular basis.
Communicated operational issues and changes to supervisor on regular basis.
Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.

Lab Manager03/1994 to 03/2001
CTE – Corona, CA

Responsibilities included performing the following lab test proctors, gradations, 200 wash, liquid/plastic limits, swell tests, consolidation test, asphalt extraction, rice, marshal, flow & stability.
Recorded results and performed lab reports for clients.
Performed equipment calibrations and kept records for CCRL and AMRL.
Performed concrete compression testing on concrete, mortar, grout, masonry prisms, flex beams, and drilled cores.
Recorded test results and kept log of all break results.
Prepared reports of the lab results for the contractor and the Building Officials.
Responsibilities included observation of mass grading, performing in place density test and sand core density test for various Army Corp of Engineers projects.
Ran on site testing lab to perform proctors, sieve analysis, ply/pi, 200 wash, asphalt marshal, rice, unit weight, and concrete compression tests on grout, mortar, concrete cylinders, and flex beams.
Performed concrete testing, inspections and sampling of concrete, light weight concrete , Mortar and grout.
Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
Accurately read, understood, and carried out written instructions.
Ensured proper installations through accurate reading of blueprints.
Installed, aligned, and balanced new equipment.

Assistant CQC01/1992 to 01/1994
United Inspection & Testing – Moreno Valley, CA

Assisted CQC in reviewing submittals to make sure they met the Army Corp of Engineers specifications.
Inspected all of the materials that were brought on to the jobsite to make sure materials met the specs and matched the submittals.
Observed mass grading and performed in-place density testing and sand cone density test of cut and fill areas.
Kept an ongoing plot plan of all density tests performed on site and kept inspection logs for each jobsite.
Performed concrete testing and sampling that include slump, air meter, and concrete temperature, making cylinders and monitoring the placement of concrete.
Inspected the placement of reinforcing steel for concrete and masonry to insure the placements were as per plans and specs.
Provided detailed inspection reports of all rebar placement to ensure correct size and dimensions as per plans.
Performed masonry inspection on the placement of rebar, testing and sampling of grout, mortar, prisms, and block as per ASTM standards.
Kept detailed written inspection rep.

Soils & Concrete Technician01/1990 to 01/1992
American Engineering – Apple Valley, CA

Responsible for performing the following soils lab test gradations: plastic/liquid limits, direct shear, consolidations, swell tests, 200 wash, fineness modules, proctors , soil cement mix designs, hydrometer soil specific gravity, aggregate specific gravity, aggregate unit weight aggregate absorption, asphalt marshals, unit weight asphalt , Extraction, theoretical max (rice), oil content, flow and stability.
Recorded results and performed calculations for the lab manager.
performed concrete compression lab tests on concrete, light weight Concrete and masonry block.
Logged samples in log book to keep Track of all samples that were brought into the lab.
Put samples into Cure tanks to be stored until samples were ready to test.
Recorded Break results that were turned into the lab manager.
Performed mass grading and in place density testing of fill placement For building pads, parking lots, and utility trench backfill.
Collected s.

Education

High School Diploma: 1977South Granville High School- Hwy. 56 Creedmoore , N, C.

Wheeled Vehicle Reoair1978Aberdeen Proving Grounds US Army- Aberdeen, MDTraining for Wheeled Vehicle Repair for the North Carolina National Guard.

Accomplishments

HAZMAT 80 HOUR RSO TRAINING Professional Memberships ACI Inspector's Signature Joseph Mark Hart.

Certifications

ACI Concrete Tech Grade 1 OSHA 10 Hour NAQTC Fork Lift Operator 80 hour Hazmat RSO Training

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