Career Highlights:
v Renovation of the
v Construction Inspector of the 30 million dollar Bridge over
v Renovation of the 6 million dollar project; Bridge over Red River between Hosston, Louisiana and Plain Dealing, Louisiana
v Training Specialist for the district, training and teaching 300 plus engineering and maintenance employees
v Manager of the upstart Shreveport/Bossier Intelligent Transportation Systems;
v Upper level Manger over Streets and Drainage of Louisiana State highways in Caddo Parish
Experience:
1979-2001
Construction Inspector, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)
Provided quality control inspections in the construction of roads and bridges by checking and interpreting plans, sampling and testing materials incorporated into construction projects and approving the horizontal and vertical layout of jobsite; Documented daily activities and approved monthly payments for worked performed by contractors.
2001-2006
District Training Specialist, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)
Administered and facilitated study courses to 300 plus employees. Taught maintenance and construction courses; performed hands on field evaluations to employees seeking state certification in various fields. Revised and developed new study courses as technology changed or as directed by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC)
2006-2008
District 4 ITS Supervisor,
Helped implement the start of the Traffic Management Center in Bossier City, Louisiana; hired a team of qualified employees as computer station operators to monitor interstate traffic incidents/accidents, report to law enforcement and emergency entities while simultaneously posting warning messages to motorists on Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) via computers; Provided traffic statistics through PP presentations for statewide traffic incident management teams.
2008-Present
Caddo Parish Maintenance Specialist, Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)
Currently managing a team of 32 employees who provide building and grounds maintenance and maintenance of the state roadway infrastructure; currently acting as District Railroad Coordinator, facilitating RR crossing upgrades between LADOTD and Railroad companies for seven parishes; public relations representative for the parish of Caddo, dealing with complaints from motorists, property owners and movie industry requests
Education:
v State Certifications in Portland Cement Concrete Structures; Portland Cement Concrete Pavements; Base Course, Excavation and Embankment of Soils, Asphaltic Concrete Pavements and Courses completed in Asphaltic Concrete Plant Production through the DOTD Structured Training Program,
v Certification in Teaching and Learning; Louisiana State University 2006
v Associate of Arts in Business;
v Bachelor of Science in Finance;
Skills:
Managerial skills broad from quality control testing of construction materials and inspection of construction projects to use of computers and all Microsoft applications; good organizational skills, presentation skills, interpersonal and intrapersonal abilities and productive at conflict and problem solving; 5 years experience in adult teaching and learning, study course development and facilitation.
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