Ricardo A. Rivera III
Victoria,Texas
Summary
Seasoned Construction professional with exceptional leadership and project management skills. Competent in team, budget and schedule oversight. Develops scopes, checks field activities and updates clients.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Civil Superintendent
Zachry Industrial
10.2023 - Current
- Improved project efficiency by streamlining communication between contractors and engineers.
- Reduced costs for construction materials, negotiating with suppliers and monitoring inventory levels.
- Managed daily operations, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to safety regulations.
- Coordinated with design teams to ensure accurate implementation of project plans and specifications.
- Supervised team of construction workers, providing guidance and mentoring for skill development.
Civil Superintendent
S&B Engineers
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Coordinated with project engineers and office engineers on specific material needs
- Organized and daily excavation, backfilling, and road maintenance
- Coordinated labor and equipment resources ensuring all jobs were completed accurately, efficiently and in quality manner
- Analyzed problems and anticipated project needs
- Managed daily operations, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to safety regulations.
- Coordinated with design teams to ensure accurate implementation of project plans and specifications.
Equipment Operator/Dirt Foreman
Zachry Group
01.2019 - 03.2023
- Manage the work to ensure that it is completed in compliance with and conforms to quality control
- Provide guidance in resolving construction problems encountered
- Responsible for schedule and quality of work and daily reporting of progress.
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
Remedial Construction Services
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Veteran operator skilled in Topcon and Tremble Gps, Slope grading, Road construction, and landfill cells
- Assigned projects and tasks for a crew of 23 based on strengths and specialties
- Accurately provided status information on the progress of the project to project manager
- Responsible for the daily construction operations and forward progress of Waste Water Treatment System EQ Basin Project.
Equipment Operator
Slack & Co.
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Site clearing, soil stabilization, building pads, parking lots/driveways with equipment including leveling grounds using backhoes, track hoes, bulldozers, skid steer, smooth and pad foot rollers as well as forklifts and wheel loaders
- Maintained equipment including oil checks and changes, repairs, grease machines, tire check, window check
- Accurately graded and tracked slopes
- Set and read grade stakes for construction of parking lots, roads, and sediment ponds.
Equipment Operator/Truck Driver
Gulf Coast Lease Service
10.2010 - 09.2015
- Built drilling rig locations and pipelines for production equipment including leveling grounds using backhoes, track hoes, bulldozers, skid steer, road graders, smooth and pad foot rollers as well as forklifts and wheel loaders
- Maintained equipment including oil checks and changes, repairs, grease machines, tire check, window check
- Made sure all operating equipment passed inspections for safety
- Maintained DOT logbook
- Transported deliveries of heavy haul loads and heavy equipment throughout greater Texas area.
Equipment Operator
South Texas Utilities
02.2007 - 10.2010
- Crew Leader – led field operations for crew to get job done safely in a timely manner
- Responsible for placing telephone and fiber optics cable in residential and commercial locations with the ability to follow blueprints, schematics and floor plans for installs
- Equipment used: backhoes and mini excavators.
Apprentice Electrician
Cornerstone Electric
06.2006 - 02.2007
- Took on opportunity to learn system design, installation and code responsibility
- Assisted in running residential wire
- Installed fixtures and conduit boxes as well as receptacles and lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, etc...
Skills
- Structural analysis
- Site coordination
- Concrete construction
- Construction supervision
Certification
- Osha 10
- Osha 30
- Osha 40 Hazwoper
- Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement
- TWIC
- Basic Plus
Timeline
Civil Superintendent
Zachry Industrial
10.2023 - Current
Civil Superintendent
S&B Engineers
03.2023 - 10.2023
Equipment Operator/Dirt Foreman
Zachry Group
01.2019 - 03.2023
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
Remedial Construction Services
01.2016 - 01.2019
Equipment Operator
Slack & Co.
10.2015 - 06.2016
Equipment Operator/Truck Driver
Gulf Coast Lease Service
10.2010 - 09.2015
Equipment Operator
South Texas Utilities
02.2007 - 10.2010
Apprentice Electrician
Cornerstone Electric
06.2006 - 02.2007
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