Tucker Payton
Summary
Construction professional with experience in quality assurance, inspections, and plan review. Experienced in reading construction drawings, coordinating with contractors and inspectors, and ensuring compliance with project requirements. Known for being dependable, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively with project teams and customers.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Field Engineer
Heycon
Charlotte
04.2026 - Current
- Oversee all quality control and inspection documentation, ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, and applicable codes.
- Schedule, tracked, and facilitated county, third party, and special inspections
- Conducted field inspections, documented deficiencies, and worked with project teams to implement corrective actions.
- Review plans, specifications, construction documents utilize them to assist in perpetration and management of request for information (RFI’s)
- Collaborate with project managers, county inspectors, and third party’s to resolve field issues and keep project on schedule
Engineering Technician
Engineering Consulting Services, ECS
Charlotte
05.2025 - 04.2026
- Performed comprehensive field evaluations and observations for earthwork, foundations, retaining walls, CMU installations, roadways, and stormwater systems, validating compliance with ASTM standards and project specifications.
- Review construction plans and drawings to verify that field work aligns with project requirements and geotechnical recommendations.
- Prepare detailed reports for principal engineers to review and deliver to our clients.
- Served as the lead engineering technician on a $100M+ 400-unit apartment complex, managing all field inspections.
- Train and supervise new hires to ensure readiness for certifications, and successful execution of field inspections.
Education
Associate of Science -
Gaston College
Dallas, North Carolina, NC 08.2025 - 05.2027
High School Diploma -
South Point, High School
Belmont 01-2025
Skills
- Materials testing
- Proficient in SolidWorks
- Field evaluations
- Construction documentation
- Report preparation
- Team collaboration
- Training and supervision
- SharePoint
- Procore
- ASTM specifications
Timeline
Field Engineer
Heycon
04.2026 - Current
Associate of Science -
Gaston College
08.2025 - 05.2027
Engineering Technician
Engineering Consulting Services, ECS
05.2025 - 04.2026
High School Diploma -
South Point, High School