Brian Hoyt
Arlington,TX
Summary
Demonstrated operations leadership and personnel management strengths. Dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. High-achieving, proactive leader with diplomatic and persuasive communication style.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Manager
Alpha Testing – Transitioned to UES
01.2021 - Current
- Total office personnel of 120 employees and annual revenue of more than $20MM
- Service area extending to west half of DFW metroplex, southwards to Temple, Texas, west Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
- Active role in service line committee to facilitate integration and standardization of more than 20 national acquired companies' engineering technologies and best practices.
- Support business development team and host technical presentations to clients.
- Contract execution and/or review within corporate delegation of authority.
- Continue responsibilities as geotechnical department manager while also having direct oversight of CMT department – responsible for entire office operation.
- Notable Achievements:
- Facilitate integration of local branch of recently acquired engineering firm (Riner Engineering).
- Hire and train senior engineer to oversee report reviews and organically grow another PM over 5 years to facilitate reviews.
- Transitioned senior and mid-level staff to train new staff.
- Mentor three PMs with geology or other degrees to attain civil engineering degrees.
Geotechnical Department Manager, Associate Principal
Alpha Testing
01.2013 - 01.2021
- Grew department from self to team of eight project managers with 12 field, laboratory and administrative support personnel.
- Grew department revenue from less than $1.5MM originating from corporate office to more than $7MM combined from legacy clients and organic growth.
- Senior engineering and CMT review/support.
- Technical mentorship to geotechnical and CMT staff.
- Invoicing of geotechnical projects and track revenue on accrual basis.
- Review vendor invoices.
- Negotiate discounted subcontractor drilling rates.
- Contract review for senior management approval
- Write and review proposals.
- Primary agent of awareness for anticipating and reducing company liability.
- Support business development team and host technical presentations for clients
- Notable Achievements:
- Reorganized and built administrative team serving both geotechnical and CMT departments
- Designed and created proprietary boring log and PVR analysis software. Program was written in-house by geotechnical personnel and subsequently used across all offices.
- Consistently top-ranked department in all of company for employee satisfaction based on energage* survey results.
- Improved/streamlined geotechnical report formatting and standard language.
- Designed/implemented operations work-flow and digitized operations to maximize efficiency.
- Navigated COVID challenges, adapt remote working and subsequent surge in business.
- Gained equity stake in business.
Geotechnical Project Engineer
Alpha Testing
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Managed geotechnical projects from startup through completed written report.
- Wrote proposals and reports for all project levels/types.
- Managed drilling department schedule as needed (up to 8 rigs and crews).
- Field logging.
- Lab testing as needed (mostly Atterberg and UC tests).
- Notable Achievements:
- Designed, programmed and implemented gINT logs for all company offices (total switch from Geosytem)
- Created consolidation test spreadsheet for laboratory.
- 2011-2012 Remotely led San Antonio office engineering department (proposals, projects and laboratory) during transition between office managers. Simultaneously managed north Texas project load.
- 2011-2012 Traveled to San Antonio on bi-weekly basis to perform business development functions (won two new clients and multiple projects).
- Provided vital support to new San Antonio office manager from 2012 to 2013.
Field Engineer, Intern
Hayward Baker (now known as Keller)
05.2008 - 08.2008
- Supervised and monitored deep dry soil-cement mixing to stabilize pump-house levee wall.
- Reviewed and edited volume output graphs for presentation to Army CORPS.
- Supervised geotechnical core sampling of soil-crete columns.
- Obtained internship through professor referral.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
University of Texas At Arlington
Fort Worth, TX01.2019
Master of Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX01.2008
Skills
- Communications
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Leadership
- Operations
- Staff Training and Development
- Staff Management
- Vendor Management
- Strong technical skills
- Business Development
Technical Proficiencies
Deep and shallow foundations including ACIP and ram aggregate piers.
Pavement design using AASHTO 1993 or ACI.
Pavement rehabilitation/overlays
Retaining walls and global stability analysis.
TCEQ type dams and levees.
Expansive soils mitigation and settlement analysis.
Forensic and seepage studies.
Existing fill evaluation.
Industries most typically engaged in: Mixed Use, Commercial, Retail, Apartments, Medical, Higher ED, Independent School Districts, Pavement/Streets, Multi-Story, Residential Development (Large), Municipal, Warehouse.
Professional Engineering Registrations
- Texas (115748)
- Oklahoma (28805)
- Louisiana (40157)
- Arkansas (21077)
Timeline
Regional Manager
Alpha Testing – Transitioned to UES
01.2021 - Current
Geotechnical Department Manager, Associate Principal
Alpha Testing
01.2013 - 01.2021
Geotechnical Project Engineer
Alpha Testing
01.2009 - 01.2013
Field Engineer, Intern
Hayward Baker (now known as Keller)
05.2008 - 08.2008
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
University of Texas At Arlington
Master of Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering
University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Texas At Austin
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