Dennis Miller
27650 Sowles Rd
Galt, CA 95632
Education
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo BS Fruit Science, emphasis in Viticulture (1996-2000)
San Joaquin Delta College General Education (1994-1996)

Certificates
ACI Concrete Laboratory Testing Technician Grade II
- Concrete Laboratory Testing Technician Grade I
- Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I
- Aggregate Testing Technician Level I
NICET Level II Soils, Asphalt, & Concrete
CALTRANS Test Methods : 105, 106, 125, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 214, 216, 217,
221, 226, 227, 229, 231, 375, 504, 518, 521, 523, 524, 531, 533,
539, 540, 543, 556, 557
Certified Nuclear Gauge Operator
Competent Person Trenching & Excavation EUCA


Employment
Employer:Blackburn Consulting
Job Title:Materials Technician / Construction Inspector
Dates:6/09 11/09
Duties/Experience: Roadway Concrete and Asphalt Testing and Inspection
Projects:
Route I-80 Truckee River Canyon Project (Caltrans) Consultant for Caltrans. Testing and inspection replacement of I-80, including soils compaction, aggregate placement, concrete and HMA placement. Primarily performed materials testing as QA for project, also filled in as inspector as needed. Daily tests consisted of concrete beam fabrication and breaking, aggregate testing, and soil/aggregate compaction testing using nuclear gauge. Contractor Granite.


Employer:RMA Group
Job Title:Materials Technician / Construction Inspector
Dates:5/09 6/09
Duties/Experience: Roadway Concrete and Asphalt Testing and Inspection
Projects:
Route 680 Freemont, CA (Caltrans) Testing and Inspection of Rapid Set Concrete placement on Highway 680. Perform aggregate and concrete compression tests on site prior to opening roadway to traffic. Contractor - RE Serrano.
Route I-80 Colfax, CA (Caltrans) Sampling Hot Mix Asphalt per Caltrans specifications on I-80. Contractor - Granite.
Route I-80 Fairfield, CA (Caltrans) Testing and Inspection of Rapid Set Concrete placement on Highway 80. Perform aggregate testing and concrete compression tests on site prior to opening roadway to traffic. Contractor - CC Meyers.












Employer:Mountain Cascade Inc.
Job Title:Quality Control Manager/Project Coordinator
Dates:8/07 12/08
Duties/Experience: Freeport Pipeline Facilities Project, Segment 1 ($50 million)
Main responsibilities include coordinating all QC testing and inspection and provide accurate documentation of the test and inspection results. Inspections and testing included soils compaction, aggregate base placement and compaction, asphalt concrete placement, soil/cement placement, concrete placement, structural concrete reinforcement inspection, welding inspection, pipe placement inspection for 84 water pipe.
Review all tests to ensure that work is satisfactorily performed to the contract documents, and implement changes as needed.
Project Management support: submittals, RFIs, weekly scheduling, materials procurement, etc.


Employer:Wallace Kuhl & Associates, Stockton, CA
Job Title:Regional Laboratory Manager
Dates:10/03 8/07
Duties/Experience:
Main duties included managing the Stockton laboratory for engineering-construction testing company.
Trained field and laboratory technicians in all aspects of testing, including Nuclear gauge use, soil, concrete, asphalt and grout sampling, soil identification, aggregate acceptance testing, cylinder compression testing, rebar tensile and bend tests.
Observations included trench excavation, pipe placement, and performed backfill density testing. Have also observed and tested CLSM placement for backfill.
Performed nuclear gauge density/moisture tests for all stages of construction, including subgrade compaction, placement of aggregate base material, and asphalt placement.
Performed concrete trial batches, which included slump, temperature, density, air content testing, fabrication of test cylinders, shrinkage testing, and compressive strength testing.
Welding coupon bend test inspections.
Certified lab for AMRL, CCRL, DSA, and Caltrans certifications.


Employer:ACI
Job Title:ACI Supplemental Field Instructor/Examiner
Dates:3/07 Present
Duties/Experience:
Duties consist of instructing and testing of ACI field technicians.
Tests include: Sampling, temperature, slump, density, air content, and fabrication of concrete test specimens, per ASTM test methods.