I started construction career back in high school where we built a house each school year. This is when i decided that I enjoyed the building process. Since then I always worked in the construction industry. This has allowed me to work on all aspects of the building process from residential and commercial projects. These years of working in the field made it an easy transition into the building inspection/ plan reviewer position that I currently hold. During my time as an inspector I have strived to educate myself in the building codes and obtain multiple certifications including my Minnesota Building Official Certification and attend many types of training.
Here at Midwest Inspections I preform the commercial plan reviews and assist with any building code related questions on commercial and residential building projects. I also assist with the field inspections when need be.
My daily duties include all types of building inspections in the field ranging from the initial footing and foundation inspections, all types of framing components along with energy inspections as well as all types of required inspections required by the IBC. When each project comes to a close I preform the final inspection to ensure all life safety aspects are complete and functioning as well as all accessibility requirements have been met before issuing the final Certificate of Occupancy. Along with the daily field inspections I also preform multiple plan reviews each week as well as assisting the plan reviewers with projects they are working on currently and giving them feedback on current projects during the construction process. In the office I strive to help out with any customers along with meeting with numerous architects and contractors to discuss different building and design components.
During my time at Olaf Anderson I worked on numerous commercial building and remodeling projects along with multiple apartment remodels and new construction. Supervising projects and crews on work sites and communicating with owners and sub-contractors daily.
Extensive work supervising crews with all aspects of concrete formwork and flat work. During this time I was able to work in many different municipalities in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. This allowed me to work with many different field inspectors and inspection departments.
Building Inspections
Structural and non structural framing components
Inspection reporting and archiving
Building Plan Reviews
Blueprint reading
Firestopping Inspections
Building codes and regulations
Ability to work with others/ people skills
Code Adoption Process
Certified Building Official State of Minnesota
Certified Residential Building Inspector
Certified Residential Plans Examiner
Certified Commercial Building Inspector
Certified Commercial Plans Examiner
Certified Building Inspector
Certified Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector
Certified Accessibility Inspector/ Plans Examiner
Blanchard Management Essentials Course
Attended Fire Protection/ Firestopping Course at 3M
Numerous ICC Training Seminars