To do the project quickly, correctly, and as efficiently as possible.
Tom Traviss
Cell (503)267-1231
tctraviss[at]aol.com
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Over 30 years of field surveying/inspection/construction industry
• Including 5 years inspection and soils testing with Alaska D.O.T.
• Possess 25 years surveying in the field, includes 5 years experience in the office
• Adept at working autonomously, including collaboration efforts with peers and groups.
• Excel at multi-tasking, evaluating and prioritizing workloads.
• Proven ability to quickly analyze situations, implement creative problem-solving skills and provide effective solutions.
• Outstanding diplomacy in client, and co-worker relations.
• Familiar with AutoCad/Softdesk, Word, GPS, GIS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MANAGEMENT/TRAINING/QUALITY CONTROL
• Effectively trained field personnel in the operation of theodolites, data collection systems, and taught basic field practices to new employees. Transfer and processing of field data, file management, keep daily logs and reports.
• Supervisory experience includes ‘Survey coordinator’, ‘Party Chief’, Lead soils Tech and setup and operation of survey departments.
• Quality control feedback/solutions. Plan checks, Extensive experience in the field, and
Strong organizational skills.
COMMUNICATIONS
• Ability to provide rapid high quality technical support and problem solving to clients, Surveyors, Contractors, and engineers
• Strong interpersonal communication skills: liaison with contractor, contractor personnel and upper management.
Tom Traviss, P.L.S.-Utah
E-mail: tctraviss[at]aol.com
SPECIAL TRAINING
Management: communicate with engineers and contractors for outline of work to be performed. Provide information needed for a productive and accurate days work. Resolve boundaries, interpret and create points for construction, check plans, interpret deeds and maps. Create exhibits for contractors, engineers, and developers from surveys on AutoCAD. Create bid proposals for jobs.
Technical courses include University of California, Riverside extension, ‘GPS Certification’ series of nine classes, ‘Operating Engineers’, union surveying school, vendor products (maintenance, operations, and usage of instruments and data collection systems). I have taken AutoCad version 6, 14 and 2000 classes.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Survey Crew Chief/Coordinator Tait and Associates 2000-2005 & 2006-2008
Coordinated and prepared daily survey. Crew Chiefs must be AutoCAD competent. Checked plans, generate points, maintain client and public relations, complete daily required paperwork. Additional duties included new employee training and evaluation. Extensive construction inspection
Surveys included horizontal and vertical control, construction layout of buildings and roads industrial, and mechanical layout, ALTA’s, boundary, research, GPS, field and office, to completed drawings and exhibits. AutoCad and Softdesk competent.
Survey Manager /Office & field C & V Consulting 2005-2006
Set up survey department, wrote proposals, coordinated and prepared daily surveys, perform field surveys, check plans, generate points, process data on AutoCad for ALTA’s, topo’s and boundaries. Gather field data, rotate and translate drawings, plot title reports.
Crew Chief/Coordinator Land Tech Engineering 1996-2000
Worked with GPS, processing information and creating exhibit drawings for cellular tower sites. Coordinate survey and client requests, document contractor activity. I performed construction staking of highways, bridges, buildings, industrial, and mechanical layout.
Crew Chief INCA Engineering 1991-1995
Chief for two and three man crews. Trained and assessed skill level of new survey personnel. Performed Photogrammetric control, horizontal and vertical control, GPS, route, construction, hydro surveys, as-builts, and ALTA’s.
Crew Chief Trahan Consulting 1988-1991
Chief for three man crews, boundary, subdivision construction surveying, GPS, the early years.
Surveyor/Soils Testing Tech, State of Alaska, Dept of Transportation & P.F.,1975-1986
8 years at Chainman, Instrumentman, Party Chief, 5 years Soils Tech, Grade Inspector, and Truck scales operator, Highway and bridge layout. Transits, chains, and tension springs.
EDUCATION & LICENSES
L.S. State of Utah L.S.I.T.-2001
GPS Certification program-UC Riverside extension
Southern Oregon College, 1974-1975
AutoCAD release 6 thru 2006
California ‘Operating Engineers’ Apprentice program , 1991-1993
Sokkia, Leica, TDS and Carlson Data collection systems and GPS
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