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Christopher Riley

Kansas City,MO

Summary

Personable individual who communicates openly and effectively with all involved, from construction site workers to company CEOs. Successfully sees projects through from initial planning stages to completion.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Control Inspector & Shipping

Coreslab Structures
Kansas City, KS
09.2023 - Current
  • Quality inspects in detail the entire production from beginning to end for various infrastructure products.
  • Reading of job plans. Perform a dimensional check on the product. Work with production to correct deficiencies.
  • Perform concrete tests (ACI Certified) within KDOT, MoDOT, and Railroad concrete specs. Generate reports and legible records.
  • Perform checks on all raw material components and their locations that are placed in the product. Work with production employees to correct deficiencies prior to casting.
  • Perform post-production checks to make sure all products are cast per specs and labeled correctly before they are shipped to the job site.
  • Examine dry finished processes on the product for compliance with specifications, such as sandblast, water wash, etc. Prepare and distribute deficiency or rejection reports when appropriate. Conduct other quality and material tests as required, such as rock, sand, etc.
  • Perform the concrete cylinder compression test.
  • Well-versed in the production of bridge beams, deck panels, box beams, pile caps, box culverts, back walls, wing walls, etc.
  • Contact on-site contractors to schedule the shipment of the product. Gather necessary information, such as dates, the order of bridge spans to be placed, and the orientation of the pieces loaded on the trucks.
  • Create a load list with all pertinent information and send it over to trucking companies to schedule deliveries accordingly for the customer.
  • Visually inspect the product being placed into the construction of the bridge and roadways on-site.

Senior Engineering Technician

City of Kansas City KC Water
Kansas City, MO
09.2005 - 09.2023
  • Project manager of the $3.75 million restoration contract for KC Water.
  • Inspect and obtain measurements for various locations needing restoration after damage caused by major and minor water main breaks, or service valve repairs. Oversee the restoration process of city streets and private property.
  • Inspect pipe and valve repairs made by KC Water and KC Water's participating contractors to ensure repairs are fully completed before the start of scheduling final restoration.
  • Knowledgeable of and following KCPW SR-1 guidelines.
  • Supervisor of six employees, ranging from Engineering Technician to Engineering Technician Lead.
  • Manage, transfer, and close 311 Action Center cases accordingly after making contact with citizens in need.
  • Supervise and oversee KC Water's employee light-duty program, which consists of painting fire hydrants throughout the city while working within all employees' injury restrictions.
  • Manage the delivery of safety devices to Pipeline, Wastewater, and Stormwater repair crews. Inspect traffic control to ensure it is following ATSSA traffic control guidelines safely.
  • Experienced user of the Hansen Infor system.

Education

Diploma -

Center Senior High School
05-2000

Skills

  • Project management
  • Local municipality projects
  • Technical plan execution
  • Construction surveying
  • Complex problem solver
  • Highly accurate
  • Advanced critical thinking
  • Fast learner
  • Strong decision maker
  • Dependable

Certification

  • ACI Concrete Certified
  • MWEA Class A Collection Systems Operator
  • NASSCO certified
  • PACP Pipeline Assessment
  • MACP Manhole Assessment
  • LACP Lateral Assessment
  • ATSSA Traffic control Supervisor

Accomplishments

  • MCIB Concrete Technology Course
  • Field design, construction and inspection of ADA compliant curb ramps
  • Advanced Customer Services
  • Excavation safety
  • Project Management
  • Supervised project production efforts to ensure projects were completed to company standards, on time and within budget constraints.

Timeline

Quality Control Inspector & Shipping

Coreslab Structures
09.2023 - Current

Senior Engineering Technician

City of Kansas City KC Water
09.2005 - 09.2023

Diploma -

Center Senior High School