Clinton Kjar

 

Skills

Construction:               Safety Conscious. OSHA 30 Hour Safety Trained. Construction Management, Interpreting and Understanding Plans, Managing Crews Effectively. Scheduling, Estimating. MSHA Safety Trained. American Concrete Institute: Field Technician Level I, WAQTC: Sampling, Reduction and Density Testing.

Computer:               Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Heavyjob, Viewpoint, SureTrak, Timberline, Revit, AutoCAD, On-Screen Takeoff, Field use of Trimble GPS Rover.

Business:               Customer Service, Presentations, Public Speaking, Sales & Marketing.

Language:               French, Conversational Oral and Written.

Strengths:               Hard-working, Reliable, Punctual. I am adept at balancing effective business management with human service, values, and ethics.

Experience

Construction Inspector, Estimator, Marketing, Raba Kistner Infrastructure, Inc. 02/2011 – Present

o         Produced Quality Control cost estimates for contractors bidding roadway projects, communicated with estimators, reviewed project requirements and specifications.

o         Managed inspectors and worked as a point of contact for contractors.

o         Provided Pre-PCCP Quality Control Point inspections for Provo River Constructors on the I-15 CORE Utah County Corridor Expansion.

o         Scheduled control point inspections for PCCP placements project wide.

o         Inspected and tested Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, communicated with Paving Superintendents to assure high quality concrete was placed on site.

o         Worked closely with MSE wall foreman and crew to assure quality workmanship and installation according to plans and specifications.

 

Field Engineer, W.W. Clyde & Co. 12/2006 – 11/2010

o         Worked with project managers in planning and scheduling of projects.

o         Coordinated, scheduled, and planned work with subcontractors on our projects.

o         Managed work on, water treatment plant, power plant, road projects and residential subdivisions.

o         Prepared Mechanical and Civil work packages, planned work to match budgets and procured materials essential to the work. Participated in the generation of project communications, RFI’s, Submittals, Work Change Price Requests, Redline/As-Built Drawings and Letters.

o         Received a Safe Supervisor award for the year of 2009 while working on the Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant.

o         Monitored equipment maintenance schedules to assure proper service of company equipment.

Intern, W.W. Clyde & Co. 5-12/2006

o         Assisted project manager with construction documents on large construction projects.

o         Developed relationships with subcontractors by communicating with them in the bid process.

o         Developed a working knowledge of the entire construction process.   

 

Carpenter Apprentice, Shad S. Burraston Custom Railings, 5-8/2005

o         Developed an eye for quality craftsmanship and increased efficiency by quickly performing tasks essential to the completion of each project.

 

Assistant Project Manager, Jody Riggs Construction, 4-10/2004

o         Managed quality issues and related tasks effectively, monitored construction of custom home projects.

o         Facilitated communication between sub-contractors and General Contractor.

 

Electrical Apprentice, Custom Electric, Ephraim Utah, 4/2001 – 4/2003

o         Developed strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to identify problems.

o         Diagnosed causes for problems and determined corrective actions.

 

Volunteer Representative, Bordeaux France, 7/1999 – 4/2001

o         Developed communication, teaching, and office skills.

o         Managed and allocated a fleet of 10 vehicles and 65 apartments.

o         Assisted with humanitarian aid.

Education

 

B.S. Degree 2006, Construction Management, Brigham Young University

o         Business Management, Minor

o         Cumulative GPA 3.24/4.0

o         A.A. Degree, Building Construction, Snow College

o         Cumulative GPA 3.46/4.0