ROBERT A. STEVENS
6627 Branchwater Way
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
(916) 726-0571 • (916) 300 2033
Telecomstevens[at]aol.com
Objective:
Construction Manager/Project Inspector
Experience:
PROJECT LEAD TECHNICAL ADVISOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL USA
• Current assignment is Project Lead Technical Advisor for Quality Assurance for the construction of ThyssenKrupp’s new 4.5 billion dollar steel rolling mill and river terminal in Mt. Vernon Alabama.
• Key Responsibilities include:
• Defines the overall Quality Program (including development of Project Quality Plan, Quality procedures, etc.) that relate to the delivery and quality of the project.
• Creates, staffs and administers project Quality Assurance plans consistent with contract requirements
• Plans, schedules and oversees all requirements included in Project Quality Plans to assure compliance
• Participates in Project review meetings; provides updates on status relating to QA/QC tasks and compliance with project quality requirements
• Gives direction to QA/QC personnel in accordance with Quality Plans and procedures
• Advises the Project Manager/Director relative to quality assurance requirements, project performance and any quality issues
• Establishes and implements the quality assurance and improvement strategies for the project
• Manages any required project QA/QC personnel to ensure that tasks, responsibilities, and authorities of the Quality Assurance organization are satisfied
• Assists and qualifying and monitoring performance of project sub-suppliers
• Interfaces directly with project Quality Assurance Director.
• Assesses and reports to management on overall project performance and quality of deliverables.
SENIOR CONSTRUCTION AND MECHANICAL INSPECTOR
URS Corp., Sacramento, CA Aug. 2008 to Sept. 2009
• My current assignment is The Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Organic Upgrades Project. My duties include inspection of all phases of construction including Lead Mechanical Inspector and systems Commissioning Agent. Additional responsibilities include submittal package review, deficient work notification to the contractor and owner, RFI review, appraisal of notice of potential claim and contractor pay estimate review and approval.
SENIOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR
URS Corp., Sacramento, CA Aug. 2006 to Aug, 2008
• Senior Construction Inspector for URS Corporation. My duties included overseeing emergency levee erosion repair, setback levee construction and mitigation plantings projects along the Sacramento and Bear Rivers in Northern California on behalf of The State of California Department of Water Resources. Provided contract administration support and authored the final construction report for emergency levee erosion repairs, setback levee construction and mitigation plantings along the Sacramento and Bear Rivers.
CONSULTANT ASSISTANT STRUCTURES REP.
Caltrans Feb. 2006 to Aug. 2006
• This assignment included overseeing bridge and road widening projects, rest area renovation and major highway retaining wall systems of pilings, rock anchors and shotcrete construction for Caltrans in the Crescent City California area.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
The Zahn Group, San Francisco, CA Mar. 2005 to Feb. 2006
• Senior Construction Manager providing Construction Management services on various public projects.
1. Butte County Courthouse Expansion
2. City of Fairfield Public Buildings Renovation Projects.
CONSULTANT PROJECT INSPECTOR
Division of the State Architect’s, State of California Jan. 2002 to Mar. 2005
(Short term consulting engagements)
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector at Los Rios Community Collage District performing roofing and waterproofing inspections at various educational facilities.
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector Foothills High School modernization project.
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector at Del Oro High School on new construction.
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector at McClatchy High School Renovation. Performing electrical, architectural, structural and fire alarm system testing and approved contractors pay applications.
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector at Rosemont High School performing ADA compliance and curtain wall testing.
• Assistant DSA Project Inspector for Twelve Bridges Elementary School in Lincoln CA. Performed inspections on all phases of construction.
SENIOR STRUCTURAL STEEL INSPECTOR
Blackburn Consulting, Auburn, CA Apr. 2000 - Feb. 2002
• Construction Management of Schools and Hospitals including assistant DSA Project Inspector duties for Del Oro High School
• Heavy structural steel/welding and bolting inspection and nondestructive testing on mid rise steel frame structures
CONSULTANT CALTRANS BRIDGE INSPECTOR
Law Engineering/MACTEC, San Francisco, CA Dec. 2000 – Apr. 2000
(Short term consulting engagement)
• Inspected and supervised contractor quality control on San Francisco Bay Area bridges, including New Carquinez, New Oakland Bay Bridge.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Cingular Wireless North Market, San Francisco Bay Area, CA Oct. 1999 - Dec. 2000
• Managed design and construction of wireless Communication Facilities and Switching Systems
• Directed the activities of engineers, contractors and vendors
• Oversaw facility design, layout, construction, testing and final acceptance for owner.
KEY ACCOUNT PROJECT MANAGER / Network Deployment Manager
Ericsson Inc., Birmingham and Huntsville, AL July, 1997 - Oct. 1999
• Overall managerial responsibility for 200-person team of engineers and construction contractors for design and construction of cellular phone transmitters and switching systems.
Ericsson Inc., Seattle and Spokane, WA
• Overall managerial responsibility for 160-person team of technical staff for cellular system conversion and upgrading of 320 separate sites and switching systems.
PROJECT MANAGER
SpectraSite Communications Inc., Sacramento, CA March 1996 - July, 1997
• Coordinated site acquisition, zoning, R.F. engineering and construction
• Initial contact and liaison with Federal Agencies including FCC and FAA
• Contractor evaluation and selection
• Full project responsibility for management of project design and construction of wireless (cellular) communications facilities throughout the entire lower 48 states
• Facilities included buildings, towers, and antennas
• Managed design and layout for trunked radio system facilities
• Directed the activities of surveyors, architects, vendors and contractors
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Phoenix Testing Laboratories Inc., Fresno, CA Dec., 1995 - March, 1996
• Operations Manager for consulting engineering, construction materials, testing and inspection company
• Supervised 12 inspectors on commercial projects such as high-rise buildings, bridges, schools, hospitals and wireless communications facilities
• Direct supervision of office staff, mid-line managers, engineers for support operations including project estimating and writing of proposals for new contracts
PROJECT MANAGER
Armitage & Associates Inc., Wilton, CA Sept., 1993 – Dec., 1995
• Oversaw and managed project design and construction of wireless communications facilities
• Coordinated activities of site acquisition, zoning, RF engineering, network engineering and operations teams
• Performed contractor evaluation and selection
• Coordinated all functions associated with facility layout, design and construction of numerous enhanced base transceiver system facilities as part of the development and construction of digital wireless integrated communications systems.
DEPARTMENT MANAGER
Matriscope Engineering Laboratory Inc., West Sacramento, CA 1991 - 1993
• Managed Structural Steel Inspection and Non-destructive Testing Department for a 15-person project consulting company
• Performed Senior Level structural steel inspection and consulting, for state and Federal Government agencies including, U.S. Bureau of Reclamination, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Supervised testing and inspection staff on a variety of projects including scientific research facilities, commercial high-rise buildings, bridges, schools and hospitals
• Supervised testing and inspection staff on commercial high rise buildings, bridges, schools and hospitals
• Performed visual inspection and non-destructive testing
• Performed investigation and restoration inspection and Design of Welding Procedures for the repair of failed spillway gates at Folsom Dam, California. Failure of these welds had put at risk the down stream cities of Sacramento and Rancho Cordova.
• Designed welds and wrote welding procedures specifications for work in excess of $50 million.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Sumitomo Construction Inc., South San Francisco, CA 1990 - 1991
• Directed project planning and scheduling of subcontractors and supervised new construction activities on $43 million high-rise jail.
• Project was completed on time and within budget
SENIOR CONSULTANT - SENIOR LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER
Kleinfelder Inc., Sacramento, CA 1986 - 1990
• Consulted on the project design, development review and technical resolution of questions relative to structural steel welding inspection and nondestructive testing
• Administrator Corporate level NDT Level III operations
• Oversaw Kleinfelder’s loss prevention program for structural steel, welding inspection and non-destructive testing. Evaluated each of their 25 office operations and performance through a formal office review process
• Voting member of Kleinfelder’s materials senior technical advisory committee for corporate oversight and policy making
• Designed, prepared and presented company-wide training seminars
DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL, City and Port Authority of San Diego
City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency
• Managed complete inspection for on site, steel fabrication of the San Diego Convention Center and The San Jose Convention Center.
• Directed fabrication inspection three-year project as the company’s resident inspector at Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea for the construction of the $150 million San Diego Convention Center, $100 million San Jose Convention Center and the San Francisco Marriott Hotel
• Performed project visual welding inspection and non-destructive testing on fabrication and construction of commercial high-rise buildings, schools, hospitals, bridges and public sporting events arenas
• Supervised and trained a staff of 15 inspectors and technicians. Was made Deputy Official for both San Diego and San Jose Building Departments.
SENIOR STRUCTURAL INSPECTOR
Hales Testing Laboratories Inc., Hayward, CA 1981 - 1983
• Provided project fabrication and construction inspection of commercial high-rise buildings schools bridges and hospitals, including assignment as Resident Inspector in Korea
SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
Wismer & Becker/Atkinson Inc., Sacramento, CA 1979 - 1981
• Supervised quality issues on the $500 million West Side Water Flood Project for SOHIO Alaska Petroleum Co. Prudhoe Bay Alaska
FORENSIC INSPECTION
• Guest Inspector.
• Reviewed and analyzed weld failures resulting from the Northridge Earthquake of 1994
CERTIFICATIONS:
• Certification, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT),
NDT Level III (by examination)
• Certification, AWS Certified Welding Inspector
• Certification, ICC/ICBO Certified Building Inspector
• Certification, ICC/ICBO Certified Special Inspector:
o Structural Steel
o Welding
o Bolting Inspection
• State of California, Department of Education Teaching Credentials for:
o Welding Technology
o Nondestructive Testing Technology
Education:
• Course Developer, Welding and Nondestructive Testing and Welding Technology
Wilrick Institute of Technology, Sacramento, CA
• Instructor, Welding and Nondestructive testing and Welding Technology
Wilrick Institute of Technology, Sacramento, CA
• Certificate in Nondestructive Testing
Seals Technological Training, Oakland, CA - 12 mo / 800 instruction hours
• Certificate, Radiation Safety for Isotope Radiography
Ammersham/Techops Corp., Boston, MA, 40 hours of instruction
• USN Leadership Training, U.S. Navy
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