Joshua Tedrick

Heavy Equipment & Underground Utility Specialist

742 Daylilly Dr. Bayfield, CO 81122

515-520-9145    jktedrick@gmail.com

Summary

 

●        Over sixteen  years of Construction Management

●        Billing, material purchasing and tracking, product research, bidding, budgeting,

●        Customer and public relations

●        Employee managing, development,  and education

●        Excellent coordination, verbal communication, delegation, and educating leadership skills

●        Equipment operation of most underground utility  construction and landscape machinery and tools

●        Expert in directional drilling and locating operations

●        Subsurface and open trench installation and management of:                                                                             Water, Wastewater, Electric, Gas, Telecommunication Lines, Conduit(s) ,Duct Banks

 

Experience

 

Heavy Equipment Operator

Aerotek (Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, Rio Algom Mine Grants, NM)

Oct 2014 – Present Employer Grants, NM

●        Operation, daily inspection, and maintenance of the following pieces of heavy equipment:

740 Off Road Haul Truck, 740 John Deere Dozer, Komatsu Dozer, 345 CAT Excavator,                                      336E CAT Excavator, 490 Komatsu Excavator, CAT Mega Corp Water Wagon (scraper), Fuel Truck,

Link-Belt Excavator

●        Grading, fill, and haul-off for environmental services at an out of service Uranium mine

●        Demolition and disposal of man-made structures including offices, shops, and plant processing buildings, pump houses, water tower, water tanks, haul roads, scale house and bridge for the transportation and process of Uranium production from mining operations

 

Heavy Equipment Operator

Aerotek (Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, Blackfoot Bridge Mine Cap)

July 2014 – October 2014 Soda Springs, ID

●        Operation, daily inspection and maintenance of the following pieces of heavy equipment:

315D CAT Excavator, 320D CAT Excavator, 336E CAT Excavator, 345 CAT Excavator, 950H Loader

279C CAT Skid Steer, CS56 CAT Vibratory Compactor

●        Prepared sub grade on a 3:1 or 2:1 for placement of bentonite liners and geocomposite fabrics

●        Excavated anchor, v ditch and trenches for drainage laterals to accommodate 6”-12” ID Perforated/HDPE

●        Individual responsible for assuring installation of drainage pipe products, bedding and fill materials 

 

Heavy Equipment Operator

Site Utility Systems

January 2014 – April 2014 Phoenix, AZ

●        Operate John Deere 350/470 Excavator, Backhoe, John Deere High Lift 624 Loader

●        Excavation for wet and dry utility installation for large land developments

●        Adhere to all OSHA and Company safety policies and practices

●        Daily inspections of equipment and job site 

 

Directional Drill Foreman

PDI Construction: a division of Paramount Designs, Inc.

July 2012 – April 2013         Phoenix, AZ

●        Directional Drill Crew Management, operation, safety and education

●        Pre-Construction strategy and Job Readiness Assessment

●        Project site contact for customer, public, and contractor relations and communication

●        Trained new hires and continued education for company employees

●        Installation of underground conduit and utilities for S.R.P. and A.P.S. Electric companies

●        Retrofitting, new and replacement wire projects

●        Rapid mobilization, replacement and job completion
 

Supervisor, Irrigation Trouble Tech

Desert Classic Landscaping LLC

May 2009 – December 2012  Phoenix, AZ

●        Supervisor of Maintenance and Construction crews/irrigation Trouble Technician

●        Trained and supervised staff in safety and "Standard Maintenance Practices" such as: 
Trim cycles with proper tree, hedge and turf trimming/fertilization and irrigation

●        Property Management Companies, Small H.O.A.'s, Master Planned Community Properties

●        Complete irrigation and irrigation control systems:
Installations, Replacements, Programming, Troubleshooting, Scheduling, Maintenance

●        Project layout, site preparation, site safety

●        Grade, trench, backhoe, skid steer, curbing operations, material deliveries/storage
commercial construction management on projects such as:
A.S.U's College School of Nursing Downtown Phoenix,  Phoenix Agave Library in Northern Phoenix
Irrigation, Turf, and Trees at  A.S.U.’s Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ

 

Drill Foreman

Blue Communications

January 2007 – December 2008 Phoenix, AZ

●        Managed directional drill crew as crew foreman

●        Equipment operations, utility locating, vacuum operations, excavating, and site restoration

●        Equipment maintenance and repair

●        Communicated and coordinated with staff, government and customer inspectors, and Blue Stake
 

Machine Operator

Xenia Rural Water

January 2005 – January 2006 Bouton, IA

●        Equipment operation of excavators, backhoes, directional drills, and locators

●        Equipment transportation

●        Assisted in installation of water mains across the state of Iowa for rural water services. 

●        Installed pipe from 4" to 24" in diameter, set water valves, flushes, and hydrants

 

Area Superintendent

VW Dig Commercial

January 2004 – January 2005 Phoenix, AZ

●        Supervised and inspected installations of dry utilities for Commercial and Residential Projects
Project Estimating, material purchasing, tracking and shipping, Human Resources, project budgeting, Change Orders, employee and customer document tracking

●        Head of Special Projects

●        Research and Development, set new “Standards and Practices”  for new projects and positions

●        Implemented proper on-site employee training

●        Handled all customer inspections from Preconstruction to Final Walk Through Inspection   

Vice President of Operations

Midwest Cable Inc. /Tedrick Underground Inc.

January 1997 – January 2003 (6 years 1 month) United States

●        Supervised Aerial and Underground crews, Techs, Splicers, and Installers for complete installation of CATV, telephone, and fiber optic systems

●        Managed employee crews consisting of three to six employees

●        Material purchasing, stocking, tracking, and shipping

●        Gained extensive, on the job knowledge of directional drilling, Mud Mixing Systems, and drilling techniques in many different soil, sediment, and rock types

●        Operated and maintained many types of equipment including:                                                                                     Directional drills, vibratory plows, trenchers, excavators, dozers, skid steers, grade tractors,                     pneumatic line assists, hand assist winches, figure-eight machines

●        CATV and fiber optic splicing, testing and troubleshooting

 

 

Certifications and Training

OSHA 10 Hour                                                             OSHA Confined Space Equipment Operation                          OSHA Competent Person                                          SRP Hold Tag Certified

IMSA Roadway Traffic Control Safety                    IMSA Roadway Lighting Specialist Level 1

OSHA 30 Hour                                                              United Rentals Excavation Awareness Program

MSHA 2021

 

 

Education

South Hamilton High School         Jewell, IA    Class of 1999                                             

National Honor Society

 

Previous Employer Contact Information

 

 

PDI Construction             (602)258-7544         

5001 West Watkins St.                                            Phoenix, AZ 85043

 

Desert Classic Landscaping LLC             (602)323-9696

2160 E Van Buren St.                                                           Phoenix, AZ

Blue Communications Inc.             (623)463-1318

14175 W. Indian School Rd.                                            Goodyear, AZ  

 

Xenia Rural Water             (515)676-2117

23998 141^st                                                                               Bouton, IA                                              

Midwest Cable Inc.             (515)231-9443

Out of Business (Owners Personal Phone)                   Story City, IA                                               

 

References

 

 

William Stall     12yr relationship               (520)251-7414

Journeyman Lineman     JFS Construction                        Phoenix, AZ

 

Walt Powell     2yr relationship               (602)803-4331

Superintendent     PDI Construction                      Phoenix, AZ

 

Scott Murray     6yr relationship              (480)310-0149

Co-Owner                           Desert Classic Landscaping     Phoenix, AZ

 

Michael Weber    8yr relationship              (480)452-9688

Division Manager          Team Fishel                    Phoenix, AZ

 

Ken Hamilton     16yr relationship              (515)291-8636

Branch/Sales Mgr.            Ditch Witch Iowa            Slater, IA