Following graduation from high school in Arlington, Va. , I served in the U.S. Army and attended the University of Maryland/European Div. and the Univ. of Southern Miss. at Gulfport.
I began my career with a large steel fabricator in Northern Va., Atlas Machine & Iron Works. .... At Atlas, I rapidly became involved detailing bldgs., bridges and misc. metalwork and soon was promoted to the estimating and sales department.
I posess a complete knowledge of steel detailing; familiarity of all metals and welding methods; excellent ability to understand architects and engineers conceptual/design drawings; hands-on knowledge of shop fabrication time studies; a working knowledge of MS windows/office (word, excel, powerpoint, publisher, etc.) Graphic arts and fine photography are additional attributes..
1996 - Present...Sales/Estimator MARLYN STEEL FABRICATING
....I handled all quotations from initial material take off to the final bid. Additionally, I negotiated and closed all contracts and change orders.
1993-1996...General Operations Manager MT. ALPHA CORPORATION
....This position required that I handle all estimates, purchasing, cost control, drafting or sub-contracting of drawing requirements, invoicing and coordination with clients.
1990 -1993...Custom Steel Fabricators and Adams fabricated
steel and Self Employed / Estimator & Draftsman
.... In a depressed steel market during the early 90’s I was able to remain employed with several small fabricators.
1984 -1989...Manager / Specialty Metals Division ORLEANS MATERIALS & EQUIP. CO.
....In this position, I was required to handle all aspects of a project from take off through invoicing and purchasing of specialty items, shop drawings and when time permitted, in-house preparation of shop drawings.
1. Forty (40) long ton container crane for the Baltimore Port Authority. Worked as a consultant for Impsa International configuring the machinery and engine houses and all the miscellaneous metals required for their completion which included insulated roof and wall panels, moveable floor hatches, equipment mounts, etc.
2. Three Hundred (300) tons of fabricated steel tubular trusses for the Federal Triangle Bldg. in Washington, D.C. for Harmon Contract. This included dead load supports for mounting the stone panels on the five (5) story bldg.
3. Structural steel welded trusses for the Baltimore Convention Center expansion of 1996. Trusses varied in size averaging 14’ tall and 35’ long weighing up to 18 tons all constructed with full-open welds and 100% inspection.
4. Third tier columns and spandrel beams and girts for the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
5. Various bridge projects in Va., Md., La. and Ms. DOT. Projects ranged from widening of existing structures to complete new bridges and lift spans.
6. Flood gates for the Corps of Engineers/New Orleans for Mississippi River Flood Control and the Old River Locks and Dam.
7. The main lighting gondola and camera platforms in the Louisiana Superdome.
8. Eighty (80) ft. tall structural steel sculpture with a stainless steel skin and an internal piping system for continuous water fall from top of structure. City of New Orleans.
9. Aluminum accommodation ladders for Lykes Bros. shipping in New Orleans. These ladders were ‘feathering’ type with adjustable treads to compensate for height of ship above dock.
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