To find a company that can take advantage of my vast experience...I have been involved in this trade for over 40 years and will never think of quitting...
Walter Baker
1417 Bar Harbour Rd.
Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: 630-585-1540 - Cell: 630-546-6301
Email: wlbgjb[at]comcast.net
Experience: 40 years - Present Position, Jadco Research and Engineering
July, 1997 – August , 2009 Operations Manager/Senior Estimator of Structural Steel, Precast, Rebar , Concrete ………..,General Superintendent / Pre-Construction Manager.
1966 - 1969 Washburn Trade School, Chicago, IL. - Welding and Blueprint Certification, Osha and Safety Classes.[Updated annually}
1966 - 1982 Ironworker's Union Local #1 and # 393
Estimator / Safety Officer / Superintendent / Ironworker
During this thirty-six year period, I have worked as a Field Superintendent, and Ironworker in the Chicago area. I was exposed to a wide variety of projects, some of which are outlined below. Occasionally working for General Contractors as Pre-Construction Consultant & Field Superintendent on special projects.
1982 - 1997 Genesis Construction Consultants, Inc.
Genesis II Construction, Inc. - Company President, Pre-Construction Consultant, Operations Manager.
I have 42` years experience. Operations Manager, Senior Estimator, And Pre-construction through actually erecting the steel and pre-cast, as well as forming and pouring the concrete through punch list. I have owned and operated a Structural steel Fabricating shop. Fabricating everything from 3 ton beams and columns to as small as handrails. I did everything from estimating through Including actually detailing, ordering material, shop drawings, and finally sometimes on larger jobs, overseeing the erection…Many Precast Concrete projects of all sizes, both as a erector and General Contractor…I started at the bottom and worked my way up. Really enjoy planning, preconstruction and estimating…
Project Highlights:
1. Point O'Hare Office Complex (Rosemont, IL): 12-story structural steel office building with 5 story pre-cast parking garage. underground tank, 2700 ton structural steel. 2840 ton rebar
2. Generate cost estimates 346 ft. widening to 4 lanes, rebar, bulb tees, structural steel.
3. Responsibilities include: scheduling, coordination of manpower, deliveries and materials, cost analysis, pre-construction service
1. Project Manager, Structural steel, Precast concrete, and cast-in-place concrete projects.
2. Responsibilities included: Pre-construction, Scheduling, Estimating, Budgeting, Field Project Management, Erection Superintendent, etc.
1. Multiple Bridges, including: I-88 & Eola Rd. (Aurora, IL), Rt. 45 & I-55 (Summit, IL), 25th Ave. Over Burlington Rail Switching Yard. (Chicago Area), Rt. 21 over Rail Road Tracks (Chicago Area), Rt. 59 over Irving Park Rd. to Golf Rd. (NW Chicago Suburbs), Rt 30 over the Fox River (SW Chicago Suburbs), Metro Rail Bride Widening Project (5 Bridges, Chicago Area)
2. Fermilab (Batavia, IL): Pre-cast/cast-in-place research buildings and underground particle accelerator. 3600 tons of rebar and 218 40-ton pre-cast tunnel pannels. 920 ton structural steel.
3.Copley Hospital (Aurora, IL): 4200 tons of rebar and 1800 of structural steel, 4. La Grange Community Hospital (La Grange, IL): 2400 tons of rebar,1100 tons structural steel.
5. Water Treatment Plant (Brookfield, IL): Plant and Reservoir, 1400 tons of rebar,.
6. Water Reservoirs (Bellville, IL): 2 water reservoirs utilizing 3800 tons of rebar total concrete.
7.Numerous other projects of all types.
. Many, many, more,,,the list goes on and on.
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