Joseph diehl

Jdiehl82@gmail.com

5120 Harney Road. Taneytown, MD 21787

443-244-5299

 

 

Objectives

"Seeking a challenging career with a progressive organization to utilize my skills, abilities and education that will allow for my professional growth within the company."

Education

Littlestown High school/ Carroll Community College

2007 - Diploma

2013 - Earned 15 semester credits in General education classes

Experience

State of Maryland

| 5111 Buckeystown Pike. Frederick, MD 

Transportation engineer technician III                12/24/2011-present

Currently working as a Permit Inspector working in District 7 (Howard, Frederick and Carroll Counties).  Below is a detailed description of my job duties as the Permit Inspector.  Review, comment, and have plans revised to ensure they meet SHA standards and specifications, guidelines and utility policy.  Plans vary from water, sewer, electric (underground and aerial), communication lines (underground and aerial), gas and fiber optic utility installations.  Specific design details are commented on concerning how the utilities are installed (open cut or directional bore method), where the lines are located in relation to the roadway, how the lines cross, research type of right of way on each roadway, steel plate and temporary patching specifications, backfill of utility trenches and pavement restoration details.  Also need to determine if the utility is in a location called right of way through highway as that means denied access controls have been purchased and the utility owner would have to go through the resource sharing process with the Statewide Utility Engineer.  Location of the utility is important as we need to address ADA issues also; poles cannot be placed in existing sidewalks and need to be located in a manner that allows ADA compliant sidewalks to be installed in the future.  While reviewing the plans I am also looking to ensure existing curb and gutter, sidewalks and entrances are being upgraded if they are not currently ADA compliant; these upgrades need to be outlined in the utility permit as conditions or we have difficulty getting the necessary work done.  I have to coordinate with and ensure I have approval from the ADA Office before the permit can be issued.  If any trees are being removed from our right of way I need to make sure our Landscape Operations and Environmental Compliance Offices have reviewed and approved the plans; including making sure they have a permit from DNR to remove the trees and what trees need to be planted as a condition.  Another important aspect of my job is to make sure the proposed utility work is coordinated with active and proposed maintenance and construction projects.  I also need to determine if the work will affect existing signal loops, street lighting and communication lines.  Once I determine if the utility plans meet all standards and specifications, then I can assign a utility permit number to it and process the permit electronically, which includes determining what conditions, special provisions and work restrictions need to be placed in the permit.  Aerial crossings that are located on interstate or multi lane road ways can only be done early Sunday mornings with State Police present.  Work zone traffic control standards and certified traffic control managers need to be reviewed and approved before the permit can be issued.  I process the utility permits from the time they come in until the time the permit is signed, including printing them to be signed by the Assistant District Engineer – Project Development or the District Utility Engineer in his absence. 

Follow up on the utility permits are required in many instances when the utility owner calls to see where their permit is in the process, why it is on hold and has not been issued, questioning specific conditions that are placed in the permit and where their permit is.  If the permit has been issued and the utility owner has not received it, I scan and email the utility permit to the utility owner.  I also meet with the utility owners while they are in the design phase to review all the above concerns and make sure they are addressed before they send in the utility permit package.  Once the permits are issued the utility owner is responsible to call in and get an authorization number.  At that time I have to determine if they have had preconstruction meetings on the utility permit and who the traffic control manager is with 24 hour phone numbers before I can issue the authorization number which gives them permission to begin working within SHA right of way under the Utility Permit.

I am also responsible for reviewing plans and issuing permits for residential, district office, retrofit sidewalk and gateway signs.  Typical plan details I am reviewing during those reviews are as follows:  what work is being done, checking sight distance to ensure the driveway is located in a safe location and the work being done will not obstruct sight distance after it is done, entrance radii, looking at the grading details, ensuring the proposed work will not create ponding problems on existing roadways,  determine if the work will be a future maintenance problems, guardrail installation, ensure all work is being installed per SHA standards, specifications and guidelines.  I need to ensure I obtain approvals from all necessary offices such as Access Permits, Highway Hydraulics, ADA, Maintenance, Environmental Compliance, Landscape Operations, and Highway Design Offices.  For residential permits we have to coordinate with the local government agency to determine how many homes are to be installed, make sure the entrance location we are showing on our plans matches the entrance location the County approved and to make sure all other county requirements, such as driveway spacing have been approved.  Once this has been done we either approve their building permit or put it on hold at the County depending on the outcome of the review.

I am responsible for inspection on Utility, Residential, District Office, Gateway Signs and Commercial Permits.  I hold preconstruction meetings with all permit holders, when needed, before work can start within SHA right of way.  At these meetings I review the permit conditions, work zone hours and traffic control standards, materials clearance procedures and permit plans with them to ensure they know SHA processes, standards and specifications that must be followed for the work to be done.  I ensure all materials that are to be used on these permits have been reviewed and approved through the materials clearance process before it is installed.   I am responsible for initiation of lane closure permits on EOR’s to be approved by our District Traffic Office. Has the authority to remove contractors, developers, utility owners from the right of way when they are working out of compliance with the permit.  Responsible for emergency situations such as gas and water main leaks following through to ensure the SHA roadway is not compromised. 

I am responsible to interpret plans and detail drawings accurately to inspect the necessary work.  I inspect the quality and progress of their work to ensure it meets all standards including the work zone traffic control, grading, elevations, sub base, shoring trenches, curb and gutter, radii, pavement, sidewalks, sidewalk ramps, guardrail, temporary traffic barrier, crash cushions, overhead sign structures, line striping, signs, sediment and erosion controls; this includes checking all tickets for materials to be used to ensure it is what was specified in the permit.  I am responsible to be on site when pavement cores are taken so that I can take possession of the cores and get them to the SHA lab for testing.  As the work is being done I am responsible to make necessary decisions and modifications needed to the plans as the field conditions dictate using proper SHA standards, specifications, policies and guidelines.  I make sure that sediment is not leaving the job site and the workers are safely performing the work (example not getting in trenches that are too deep without trench boxes).  I make sure they are placing the proper backfill material and compact it in accordance with our specifications.  Projects I inspect range from a 10’ wide residential entrance, acceleration/deceleration lanes, to relocated roadways depending on what the permit calls for them to construct.  During my inspection I am dealing with home owners, contractors, utility owners, sub contractors, developers, municipal employees, SHA Managers (all levels including the District Engineer and other Department Managers), SHA Area Engineers and SHA Project Engineers in Maintenance and Construction.  I coordinate between State, County, City, Towns, Private Citizens and Developers; this coordination is crucial to getting the projects completed.      

Also assists the District Utility Engineer (DUE) and Assistant DUE with utility relocation designs and inspects the utility relocations for all SHA projects in District 7 to ensure the utilities are relocated out of the way of the SHA Contractor.  I performed detailed reviews of the SHA project plans to determine what utilities may be in conflict and where test pits needed to be taken to determine the conflict. 

I have also reviewed commercial access plans; looking at all aspects of what was proposed to determine if they met SHA standards and specifications.  I reviewed plans before the access permit was issued to determine if there were any constructability issues.  I also reviewed the plans commenting on the existing and proposed utility facilities.

I assist the Assistant District Utility Engineer and District Utility Engineer processing the Miss Utility Tracking System tickets that have to be processed in four hours.  I look at the tickets to determine if there is work within SHA right of way and determine if the tickets need to be forwarded to OOTS, District 7 Maintenance, Office of Maintenance Communications and HISD.  I review the street light inventory and HISD inventory to see if I need to forward the ticket to them. 

State of Maryland| 5111 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD

Facility maintenance Technician 12/20/2006-12/14/2011

Performs routine maintenance work on bridges, buildings, bulkheads, highways, park and ride facilities, ramps, roads, and all other areas located within SHA right of way.  Patch and repair roadway surfaces, grading ditches, installation of storm drain pipes and culverts.  Set up work zone traffic control, including lane closures, flagging operations, shoulder work operations and roadway detours according to the MUTCD.  Supervised the inmate crew while they mowed, weed wacked, pick up trash and debris on roadways, SHA right-of-way and service yards.  Certified Level 3 Operator on maintenance equipment.  On call 24 hours for snow removal and emergency situations. State certified on the loader, bucket truck, tractor mower, excavator (grad-all), fork lift, and dump truck.

Acting TET III - Contract Supervisor for 3 months in 2 week rotation periods.  I supervised and inspected contractors for hand mowing, tractor mowing, tree trimming and pesticides measured and calculated quantities and pay items.  Also inspected guardrail damage locating with a gps unit to obtain coordinates and match up with accident reports to determine cost responsibility.  Entered into computer data base and sent to District 7 Maintenance to have it repaired.

Skills

·         My computer skills include programs such as microsoft word, excel, access, auto CADD, outlook, internet, mtrack, Miss Utility Ticket Tracking System, EROS for lane closures.

·         Erosion and Sediment Control Certification yellow and green card, Hot Mix Asphalt Certified, Pavement Marking Ceritified, flagger certification, Temporary Traffic Control Manager Certification, Pesticide Applicator License Certification, DNR Roadside Tree Expert.

·         Successfully completed construction math and introduction to plan reading.

·         Im currently enrolled in the ETDP class of 2016 and will be attending college course's to improve my ability in inspection and leadership within SHA.

·         Completed 15 credits in college courses

·         Certified operator on excavator, Dump truck, loader, fork lift, and bucket truck

 

Joseph Diehl