Pamela Ortega
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
14 years of experience in heavy civil. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Has been apart of 5 successful projects from project inception to project completion. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer
Skanska Civil USA West
12.2019 - 05.2021
- Manages all Project documents on Procore and Prolog
- Responsible signing up all Project personel into the Airport Badging Program, I-15 Express Lanes Project -$400 mil, Successfully Closed Out 15 mile Highway Project
- Responsible for all Metal Beam Guardrail on the I-15 Express Lanes Project
- Scheduled inspectors and techs for next day work activities
Office Engineer
Skanska Civil USA West
04.2018 - 05.2021
- I-15 Express Lanes Project -$400 mil, Provided document control services to a high-profile $472 million Caltrans and Federal Highway Administration Design Build project
- Trained and managed permissions for over 485 Procore users
- Assured all RFIs were red lined by respective engineer
- Performed inspections and prepared documents for contract work.
- Reviewed construction project design submittals for accuracy.
- Aided project manager.
- Acted as liaison between external agencies, consultants and property owners.
- Interacted with subject matter experts to develop training material and tools for personnel.
- Developed work plans for various personnel roles based on strengths and talents.
Field Engineer
Skanska
Los Angeles, CA
01.2022 - Current
- Field Engineer for C-12 Taxilane Relocation Project. $10million dollar pavement project. Pavement project inside the AOA at LAX.
- Duties include but are not limited managing crews, maintaining a safe work culture, beating schedules, managing cost, and procurement.
- Coordinating between American Airlines, LAWA and all subcontractors.
- Identified any key changes to project that could affect cost, completion date and customer relationship.
- Observed construction methods and installations, inspection and testing processes to maintain consistent progress.
- Provided review of design modifications and requests for clarification.
- Served as liaison between site engineering team and field to coordinate work in accordance with design and construction documents.
- Promoted positive customer support training experience once project was completed.
- Prepared documentation that would be used in requests for proposal.
- Managed budget, scheduling, quality assurance, safety compliance and coordination of construction trades and contractors.
- Monitored construction methods and installations, inspection and testing processes.
Quality Control Engineer
Skanska
Los Angeles, USA
09.2020 - 01.2022
- In day to day construction activities
- Supports QC inspector's with project documents
- Works closely with Skanska Construction team to assure construction schedule is met.
- Directed technical and administrative staff involved in quality control tasks.
- Built strong rapport with team members, management and clients to facilitate efficiency and productivity.
- Escalated concerns about project and process quality, referring discovered issues to engineering manager for correction.
- Reviewed and validated quality requirements for manufacturing planning, supplier purchase orders and engineering specifications to meet contract compliance regulations.
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Partnered with senior management to analyze issues and find appropriate solutions.
- Demonstrated product and quality expertise in product inspections.
- Reported on non-compliance issues and other negative factors discovered during production.
Office Engineer
OCTA, Raymond Ave Grade Separation, Berg & Associates
09.2014 - 04.2018
- Perform cursory review of Submittals
- Participates in monthly project safety walk-through
- Supplements field monitoring activities as needed
- Performs multiple tasks in team environment
Project Controls Analyst
Berg & Associates
10.2012 - 09.2014
- Track Realignment at Ocean Blvd and Pier F Ave Support Tracks, Port of Long Beach, Processed Monthly Progress Payments for a $41 million rail improvement project
- Managed and tracked Extra Work Bills, Submittals, RFI’s and Change Orders
- Assisted field inspectors with accurately reporting monthly bid item field quantities
- Monitored and inventoried deliveries of Materials on Hand for advance, partial payment
- Recommended to the Resident Engineer the appropriate deductions to make on the monthly progress payments
Document Control Manager
SANBAG Riverside Ave Grade Separation, Berg & Associates
09.2010 - 10.2012
- Performed document control for high profile federally funded project of the demolition and reconstruction of an interchange,
- Filed project documents, and managed email correspondence
- Reviewed, estimated and processed extra work tickets
- Processed Submittal and RFI packages
- Performed clerical duties
- Developed and executed system implementation plans to permit integration of users and documentation for company mergers.
- Worked with internal staff to process documents and sent for closing.
- Performed document reproduction, printing documents from electronic sources such as email attachments, PDF files and cloud storage.
- Managed training courses, setup and maintenance for document control systems.
- Released and updated drawings and specifications.
- Assisted with document troubleshooting and recovery of corrupt documents and files.
Education
Construction Management Certificate -
University of California Riverside Extenstion Center
BA - Political Science
University of California Riverside
01.2003 - 01.2008
High School Diploma - undefined
Pomona High School
Skills
Construction management
Project management proficiency
Relationship building
Quality assurance
Standards and compliance
Procedural documentation
Proficiency in Procore
Proficiency in Prolog
Proficiency in Bluebeam
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Certification
OSHA 30 hour Construction Safety and Health
Dodger Baseball
I've traveled to over 10 ball parks in 4 different states and one country to watch the Dodgers.
Timeline
OSHA 30 hour Construction Safety and Health
02-2022
Field Engineer
Skanska
01.2022 - Current
Quality Control Engineer
Skanska
09.2020 - 01.2022
Quality Assurance Engineer
Skanska Civil USA West
12.2019 - 05.2021
Office Engineer
Skanska Civil USA West
04.2018 - 05.2021
Office Engineer
OCTA, Raymond Ave Grade Separation, Berg & Associates
09.2014 - 04.2018
Project Controls Analyst
Berg & Associates
10.2012 - 09.2014
Document Control Manager
SANBAG Riverside Ave Grade Separation, Berg & Associates
09.2010 - 10.2012
BA - Political Science
University of California Riverside
01.2003 - 01.2008
Construction Management Certificate -
University of California Riverside Extenstion Center
High School Diploma - undefined
Pomona High School