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EXPERIENCE

Veterans Affairs Medical Center SLC

Carpenter Supervisor (Construction Foreman) 2010 to 2013

Provided on-site supervision of a very important remodel of the Surgical Suite at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City. The space consisted of 6 Operating Rooms as well as the Clean Core storage area and other space which supports the Operating Rooms. Over the course of the 3 year project the existing space was completely gutted. The project was constructed in 2 phases as to allow continuing surgeries as needed for our Veterans. The Engineering Dept. at the VA made the decision to utilize the VA’s Purchase & Hire program (P&H) to build this project. P&H allows the VA to hire construction crews on a temporary basis in order to complete certain projects. Our crew consisted of Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, and HVAC personnel. Duties as the P&H Supervisor were typical of a commercial construction superintendent and were:

·         Leading subs, suppliers, and P&H crew in the full range of field engineering and construction activities.

·         Monitoring quality of work performed by the P&H crew as well as subcontractor workmanship.

·         Reading and interpreting the plans & specifications. This includes finding the mistakes in the plans and specifications and then working with subcontractors and/or suppliers to create solutions as to why the vague or incorrect plans and specs should not result in a change order. If change order was justified, participate in the process by giving clarification to Construction Control Rep. and Contracting officials. This could include providing field measurements, pointing out irregularities in the plans and specifications and having first hand information of site conditions.

·         Conducting quantity take-offs from plans and specifications and ordering project materials and scheduling deliveries of materials. This was important due to a lack of storage space at the VA.

·         Work with subcontractors and suppliers to accommodate their proposed work schedules.

·         Performing daily job-site surveillance to protect VA property, personnel, materials, tools, and offices.

·         Scheduling and conducting weekly construction meetings with customer, subs, and suppliers.

·         Keeping and recording P&H man-hours and reporting time cards to the time keeper on a weekly basis.

·         Keeping daily logs of project activities and crew, subcontractor, and supplier activities.

·         Working on and submitting red line As-Built drawings and specifications.

·         Applying practical knowledge learned from years in the industry.

·         Confidence to make decisions in the field which will allow the project to continue but will not create major changes of the plans and specs. Examples of these types of decisions are changing the swing on a door. Relocating duct work so to create better use of space above ceiling. Moving a sink to create better drainage. Changing the orientation of troffer lights.

·         Supervised the demolition and installation of new and existing Medical Gases. These included O, N, C02, Nitrous Oxide, Medical Air, Medical Vacuum, and Waste Anesthesia Gas.

Hoffman Construction Co.

CSA Engineer (Project Engineer, Project Administrator)    2005 to 2007

Worked on completion of the Micron facility In Lehi, Utah. Duties surrounded the Civil, Structural, and Architectural areas of the project. Duties as the CSA Engineer were consistent with typical Project Engineer and/or Assistant Project Manager duties within the construction industry and were:

 

·         Performed all aspects of a Project Engineer within Civil, Structural, & Architectural disciplines. Managed all subcontractor submittals, shop drawings, RFI’s, O&M’s and kept and maintained each log.

·         Coordinated required City inspections for each Hoffman subcontractor. Walked with Lehi City Inspectors on all inspections.

·         Kept inspection log and worked with subs and suppliers on completion of deficient items.

·         Because of prior clean room experience, I worked very closely with the Hoffman clean room superintendent and Architect to ensure an “install it once” clean room ceiling grid and raised metal floor.

·         Assisted the CSA Manager with subcontract management.

·         Managed and maintained an SOR log of over 3800 punch list items.

·         Conducted critical CSA workgroup meeting to coordinate workload and resolve issues. Attendees were Superintendents, Project Manager, Owners Representatives, Engineers, Architects, and Schedulers as well as anyone else who needed to attend.

·         Walking jobsite and conducting inspections with subcontractors to ensure proper construction is occurring per plans and specifications.

·         Worked closely with the structural engineers and owners representatives to value engineer solutions.

 

DawTech

Assistant Project Manager (Project Engineer, Project Administrator)  1997 to 2005

Provided onsite management of Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) installations for a large Daw Technologies client who is a supplier to Intel. Intel manufacturing facilities include Fabs  D1D, D1C, RB1 (Hillsboro, OR) and Fab 24, (Leixlip, Ireland) AMHS installations are for Intel’s 300-mm technology and include stockers and inter bay clean way systems.

·         Staffing projects with appropriate labor force utilizing both union and non-union labor.

·         Mobilize and demobilize project.

·         Coordinate project start-up with client and Intel personnel, including submission and Intel approval of Job Hazard Analysis, Installation procedures, Fall prevention/protection plans, Open floor hazard plans, and use of daily safety Pre-Task planning worksheets.

·         Train the Daw onsite labor forces to Intel’s extremely high safety standards and instill Intel's “culture of safety” into crews.

·         Coordinate material deliveries with client and work with other trades inside of Fab on a daily basis to create an uncluttered workspace.

·         Daily update of client schedule coupled with pre-planning for following day’s activities.

·         Train labor force as to proper clean room protocols and standards.

·         Weekly tracking of man-hours and materials and managing project costs accordingly.

 

Eric Jensen Construction – Owned small residential framing & construction business. 1991 – 1998

Deer Valley Resort – Part time ski instructor. 1988 to present.

 

EDUCATION

 

B.S. Brigham Young University – Construction Management 1997

 

OTHER

 

·         Desert Storm Veteran. Utah Army National Guard. 5 point veteran preference.

·         MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Windows, Oracle, Visual Manufacturing, P3, ProLog.

 

INTERESTS

 

·         Skiing, Hunting, Traveling, Disneyland, Prime Rib Buffets, Coaching Youth Football, Assisting High School Wrestling Team.

 

REFERENCES

Lorin Granger        801-635-3953                                                Scott Fawson           801-574-8271

Todd Southwick    801-898-3262                                                Bill Hair                   801-960-7796