SUMMARY:

Construction Materials Quality Control Professional. Experienced in both the public and private sectors. Proven success in testing and managing the testing of aggregates, concrete and soils. Worked with green products such as: crushed concrete base course, conphalt, rap, fly ash, silica fume, and cob rock.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Principle Technical Expert for Lafarge SW Aggregates to resolve customer concerns.
Mediated all material performance complaints from July 2007 forward.
Successfully negotiated 5 disputes, saved $ 1.16 million in potential liability, 2008.

Developed and Implemented Control Systems for Lafarge SW Aggregates.
Integrated Operations processed with Quality Assurance/Quality Control processed.
Utilized Statistical Process Control to predict and drive product quality. Reduced product non-conformance and variability from 76% to 94.3%, 2007-2009.

Identified and Managed Risk for Lafarge SW Aggregates.
Conducted geological reserve analysis optimizing total reserves on a plant by plant basis.
Identified geological transitions and implemented alternative mining plan that increased critical reserves 40% at Placitas, New Mexico Plant, 2009.

Drove Business Performance for Lafarge SW Aggregates.
Optimized Customer Mix Designs and increased product performance, significantly reducing waste in the production process.
Drove $250,000 per year Operational and Materials Performance improvements, 2009.

EXPERIENCE:

Lafarge North America: Aggregates, Concrete, and Asphalt, 2000 2009
Western United States

Materials Performance Manager: Southwest U.S. Aggregates, 2007 2009
Managed Aggregate Quality Control in Arizona and New Mexico: 4 start up plants in Arizona, 3 established plants and 2 recycle plants in New Mexico. Reported to GM SW Aggregates. Supervised 6 employees. Introduced statistical process control into the quality control function.

Senior Quality Control Technician: Eastern Missouri Aggregates, 2003-2007 and 2000 2002

Directed aggregate quality control for 5 plants in Eastern Missouri. Assessed risk in making aggregate for projects. Supervised 2 subordinates. Eliminated product redundancy, reduced operation overhead and increased production output. Resolved customer complaints.

Quality Control Manager: Eastern Missouri Ready Mixed Concrete, 2002 -2003

Established the internal quality control and valuation testing for 5 Lafarge Ready Mixed Concrete Plants. Supervised 4 to 6 employees. Designed concrete mixes per engineering specifications.

Missouri Department of Transportation - 1992 -2000
St. Louis Metro District Materials Division

Senior Material Technician Laboratory Testing, 1994 2000

72.9% of all lignite and lightweight tests on concrete aggregate were completed in the same working day as received.
26.6% of the lignite and lightweight tests were completed within 24 hours of receipt
80.4% of plasticity index determinations on base aggregates were completed within 24 hours of receipt.
Increased volume of soil samples classified in 1995 over 1994 by 730% (168 vs. 23). Increased volume of soil samples classified in 1995 over 1993 by 560% (168 vs. 30).

Intermediate Materials TechnicianReady Mixed Concrete Inspection, 1992 1994

Determined materials scale weights in concrete mixtures. Monitored batching procedures. Accepted or rejected Contractors concrete for use in MODOT Projects.

Intermediate Materials Technician Aggregate Inspection, 1992 1994

At Contractors Quarries, obtained a representative sample for each product from each shot and physically tested it for conformance to specifications. Accepted or rejected the Contractors products for use in MODOT projects.

Triangle Materials Testing & Consulting Division of Lafarge 1990 1991
Construction Materials

Quality Control TechnicianAggregate and Ready Mixed Inspection, 1990 1991

GEOLOGY AND PROCESS:

Geology: Siliceous Gravels in Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, and New Mexico. Limestone and Dolomite in Missouri. Granite and Rhyolite in Arizona and Missouri. Basalt in New Mexico.

Process: Knowledgeable in the production of Construction Aggregates from Geology through processes through quality. Experienced in both surface and underground mining. Experienced in Ready Mixed Concrete from mix-design through in situ testing in a hardened state.

EDUCATION:

Graduate Level Certification Concrete Construction Management Sequence
Concrete Construction Resource Unit, School of Civil Engineering,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois. 2004

MA History. 1976
BS ED Comprehensive Social Sciences. 1975
BS Political Science 1973
Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield Missouri.

AWARDS AND OFFICES:
Portland Cement Association Ninth Biannual Bridge AwardsCreve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
CompetitionBridge 2004
American Concrete InstitutePresident of Missouri Chapter2004