To be a part of a successful company that will grow as my career grows
REID A. KERN
14612 Highland Circle
Little Elm, Texas 75068
reidkern15[at]yahoo.com
PHONE (218) 590-7968
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a career with a Civil Construction Company that specializes in infrastructure construction where my extensive Civil Engineering and Construction experience will add value to the company.
SKILLS AND TRAINING
 AUTOCAD
 MICROSOFT OFFICE
 CONSTRUCTION
 CONCRETE/CEMENT/POST TENSION
 SURVEYING
 CPR Certified
 FIRST AID CERTIFIED and CONFINED SPACE TRAINED
 POST TENSION INSTITUE I CERTIFIED
 FORK LIFT CERTIFIED
EXPERIENCE
MAY 2008 – NOVEMBER 2008 VSL Grand Prairie, TX
Foreman/Leadman
 Follow a strict 24/7 safety culture.
 Responsible for installation and repair of mono-strand system.
 Daily Timesheets.
 Daily and weekly reports.
 Install multi strand post tension cables.
 Manage 2 – 5 person crews.
 Worked off blue print drawings to properly place reinforcement bar to spec.
 Facilitate tool box safety meetings daily.
 Extracted rebar to place post tension then replace rebar according to specs.
 Install and repair mono strand post tension.
 Repair concrete and replace any reinforcement bar where needed
AUGUST 2007 – APRIL 2008 ME GLOBAL Duluth, MN Utility worker and Crane Operator
 Responsible for operating 25 ton overhead crane.
 Responsible for moving 20ton molds onto pouring floor via overhead crane and assist in the pouring procedure.
 Final inspection of molds before steel gets poured into them.
 Daily preventive maintenance on forklifts and cranes.
 Maintain safe work environment with team.
 Place raw steel into furnace to be melted for mold pours
 Most molds were parts for industrial mining equipment
MAY 2004 – JULY ’07 Nels Nelson & Son Construction Duluth, MN
Journeyman Cement Finisher
 Worked off of blueprints to calculate reinforcement steel, and concrete for bid proposals
 Set all forms for sidewalk, curb and gutters.
 Poured all curb and gutter, sidewalk and pavement.
 Finished concrete.
 Did all grade work and placement of reinforcement steel
 Measured the jobs to get proper materials.
APRIL 2000 – NOVEMBER 2004 Hovland Masonry Duluth, MN
Journeyman Cement Finisher
 Set construction lines.
 Set grade stakes.
 Formed and poured concrete for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, slabs, and commercial floors.
 Did all excavation work for placement of concrete.
 Stamped and colored concrete driveways, sidewalks, patios and commercial floors.
 Made decorative retaining walls with various products and materials.
 Placed all reinforcement steel in slabs and other concrete structures.
 Calculated amount of concrete, reinforcement bar and limestone to submit estimates.
 Set-up pouring curbs and gutters.
 Asphalt driveways and patching to meet up with concrete aprons
 Did all aspects of pouring concrete from construction lines, grade work installing reinforcement bar and finishing concrete
 Repair bridges and other concrete structures.
1999-2000 RLK Engineering Duluth, MN
Survey Technician
 Worked with AUTOCAD and created blueprints.
 Did topographical surveys with the use of total station.
 Staked out construction sites.
 Laid out land plots for preconstruction.
 Set property corners.
 Surveyed various land plots and staked out construction sites.
 Put in grade stakes for various projects.
1996 – 1997 Keystone Phoenix, AZ
Operator
• Specialized in building keystone retaining walls.
• Operated excavator, front end loader, and skid steer.
• Did all grade work and back fill.
• Coordinated staffing and workload through entire project.
EDUCATION
1997-1999 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
ï® A.A.S., Civil Engineering.
ï® Graduated with Honors.
1993-1994 East Duluth High School Duluth, MN
1989-1993 American School -Aberdeen (ASA) Aberdeen, Scotland
ACTIVITIES/HONORS
 Honors in Civil Engineering Duluth, MN
 Dundee Tigers Ice Hockey Competitive Team Dundee, Scotland
o On Dundee Tigers Team for Three years- traveled in Europe, Ireland, Scotland
 Team Captain of East Duluth High School Ice Hockey Team 1993-1994. Duluth, MN
 Varsity Basketball Team Scotland
 Varsity Soccer Team Scotland
 Varsity Volleyball Team Scotland
 Volunteer at Duluth Air Show Duluth, MN
 Volunteer at Kernz & Company Events Duluth, MN
INTERESTS
My interests are my family, playing Ice Hockey, Softball, Hunting and Fishing. I enjoyed traveling in Scotland, Ireland, England, Western Europe and Australia.
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