Experience

PAGANELLI CONSTRUCTION CORP

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Engineer

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Valhalla, New York, United States • Wrote, brokered, and executed subcontract agreements, including those for pressure injection grouting and installation of wells • Tracked contract work completed in the field: reported monthly quantities to the Owner’s engineering inspector and settled disputes; submitted monthly billing applications to accounting for processing • Tracked work tickets for extra work performed outside of the contracts’ original scope as well as for standby time: helped accounting update burdened labor… Show more • Wrote, brokered, and executed subcontract agreements, including those for pressure injection grouting and installation of wells • Tracked contract work completed in the field: reported monthly quantities to the Owner’s engineering inspector and settled disputes; submitted monthly billing applications to accounting for processing • Tracked work tickets for extra work performed outside of the contracts’ original scope as well as for standby time: helped accounting update burdened labor rate sheets; prepared billing packages totaling in excess of four million dollars, acting as the contractor’s representative to negotiate the package amounts with the inspector’s project manager • Served as a point of contact between the General Contractor and subcontractors/suppliers • Wrote/reviewed the following: change orders; letters for claims and delays; RFIs; nonconformances • Managed the submittal schedule for the projects, ensuring that required plans, shop drawings, product submittals, calculations, etc. met specification requirements and were accepted by engineering • Drafted field sketches • Developed incident investigation reports requested by the Owner • Authored work plans and safe work plans required to be approved before work could proceed in the field for the following: access roads, C&S cable trough, catwalk platforms, chain-link fencing/gates, concrete testing and placement, conduit, crane mat placement, dewatering, duct bank, dust control, elevated trough foundations, erosion controls, formwork, guide rail, hydraulic bracing, injection grouting, loading/unloading materials, material storage areas, monitoring/pumping wells, precast concrete structures, rebar placement, retaining walls, scaffolding, slope protection, soil sampling, structural excavation and backfill, test pits, track crossings, tree clearing/trimming, tree protection, waterproofing • Procured materials • Prepared cost estimates • Hired employees and arranged layoffs Show less



Gemma Power Systems, LLC

• United States
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Civil Superintendent/Field Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Oxford, Connecticut - Towantic Energy Center Mr. Holtz oversaw & tracked the progress of earthworks during construction of a road from the Waterbury-Oxford Airport to the Towantic jobsite, which involved the following: blasting & hoe ramming bedrock; mass excavations/fills; installing utilities under/alongside the road; ensuring proper sediment mitigation measures were installed. From late 2016 to substantial completion, he worked as the Assistant Civil Superintendent to oversee all civil works completed for the 805 megawatt natural… Show more Mr. Holtz oversaw & tracked the progress of earthworks during construction of a road from the Waterbury-Oxford Airport to the Towantic jobsite, which involved the following: blasting & hoe ramming bedrock; mass excavations/fills; installing utilities under/alongside the road; ensuring proper sediment mitigation measures were installed. From late 2016 to substantial completion, he worked as the Assistant Civil Superintendent to oversee all civil works completed for the 805 megawatt natural gas-fueled combined-cycle Towantic Energy Center. Assistant Civil Superintendent job responsibilities: directed & monitored progress of work in the field; wrote DFRs that were praised by Gemma’s vice president; tracking & analysis resulting in a cost reduction of over $225,000 for subcontracted concrete placement; obtained excavation permits; coordinated co-activity between work crews for the installation of piping, conduit, cathodic protection, grounding wires, heat tracing, & roadway lighting; managed the contractor hired to provide general survey services; ensured that punchlist items were prioritized & addressed; ensured delivered items were located & turned over to work crews; developed 3 week look ahead schedules; prepared cost estimates; when the lead civil superintendent was absent, provided primary oversight for all civil work. Civil Field Engineer job responsibilities: created takeoffs for concrete embeds & worked with procurement to ensure these embeds were fabricated & delivered; obtained price quotes & generated requisitions for equipment, tools, & consumables; worked with the field engineering manager to ensure work was carried out in accordance with design requirements; drafted field sketches used to construct various civil works; scheduled/participated in the inspections of sub-grades prepared for major foundations; wrote RFIs; estimated concrete/grout volumes required at various work fronts; tracked quantities & provided progress updates to project controls. Show less



Bechtel Mining & Metals

• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Construction Engineer III

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2013

  Kitimat, British Columbia Field Engineer — Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) During 2013, Mr. William Holtz's primary responsibility was inspecting/approving work being performed by the mass earthworks contractor across the project site. Prior to releasing work areas for concrete placement, ensured that sub-grade soils were: free of deleterious materials/conditions, prepared to specified elevations, sufficiently compacted to meet density requirements. Also served as the principal field engineer for the Powered… Show more Field Engineer — Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) During 2013, Mr. William Holtz's primary responsibility was inspecting/approving work being performed by the mass earthworks contractor across the project site. Prior to releasing work areas for concrete placement, ensured that sub-grade soils were: free of deleterious materials/conditions, prepared to specified elevations, sufficiently compacted to meet density requirements. Also served as the principal field engineer for the Powered Doors contract. Throughout 2011 and 2012, served as the principal field engineer for the following: construction of the Recognition & Recreation Facility; rough grading & soil improvement for the Anode Baking Furnace; construction of laydown yards; CPT subsurface investigation supporting the design of bridge foundations; underground utility locates required prior to installation of a storm water drainage system; fencing & gate installations; and the General Services contract. Also provided support for building of the KMP Construction Village and the bridges that spanned the creek between this construction camp and the jobsite. General job responsibilities included the following: writing the scope of work for contracts/work task orders; participating in pre-bid, work kickoff, and weekly progress review meetings with contractors; obtaining excavation permits and notices; processing permits for work to be performed near underground and overhead electrical lines; organizing/leading mandatory coordination meetings with the client for Brownfield work; reviewing and coding contractor document submittals; processing requests for information, field change documents, and nonconformance reports; monitoring, inspecting, and documenting the quality of work performed by contractors; performing walk downs to check installed quantities; preparing quantity and cost estimates; reviewing contractor change notice requests; checking contractor turnover packages for completeness.

• Construction Engineer II

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) Helped manage the site wide subsurface investigation: coordinated between Bechtel geotechnical design engineers and the contractor/subcontractors hired to conduct the investigation to ensure that the quality and quantity of subsurface data being gathered met project needs; monitored work performed to ensure it was carried out in accordance with project specifications; ensured that boreholes were sampled and tested in accordance with guidelines… Show more Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) Helped manage the site wide subsurface investigation: coordinated between Bechtel geotechnical design engineers and the contractor/subcontractors hired to conduct the investigation to ensure that the quality and quantity of subsurface data being gathered met project needs; monitored work performed to ensure it was carried out in accordance with project specifications; ensured that boreholes were sampled and tested in accordance with guidelines specified by engineering; communicated requirements to the contractor regarding the frequency and duration of seismic CPT and pore pressure dissipation tests; developed/provided construction details for piezometer installations, including depth intervals to be screened, protective casing to be used, and minimum requirements regarding filter pack and bentonite seal thicknesses. Helped plan and organize the Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) field investigation required by the client for Greenfield areas within the KMP site: researched the topic of ARD; read client ARD procedures; defined the scope of work for the ARD testing contractor; reviewed the contractor's work plan; provided direction to the contractor during their field investigation; reviewed/accepted the submitted investigation report; summarized the report's findings to the client. Additional job responsibilities included the following: conducting morning safety meetings with contractors; writing detailed daily field reports summarizing work completed and problems encountered in the field; coordinating with site surveyors to ensure that offset and as-built testing locations were captured; assisting with the creation and maintenance of the subsurface investigation schedule; interfacing with project personnel and contractor representatives to help resolve payment issues.



Bechtel Power Corporation

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geologist II

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Frederick, Maryland Continued work in support of the Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 project: authored subsection entitled Geophysical Exploration for Possible Dissolution Features and rewrote subsection entitled Site Geologic Hazards for the project's Combined Construction and Operating License Application; originated responses to several items identified by the South Florida Water Management District during their first completeness review of the Site Certification Application; originated a calculation entitled… Show more Continued work in support of the Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 project: authored subsection entitled Geophysical Exploration for Possible Dissolution Features and rewrote subsection entitled Site Geologic Hazards for the project's Combined Construction and Operating License Application; originated responses to several items identified by the South Florida Water Management District during their first completeness review of the Site Certification Application; originated a calculation entitled Determination of the Potential for Preferential Flow Zones; traveled to the site in February 2010 to provide oversight of the quarterly operations and maintenance event conducted on observation wells previously installed for the site long-term groundwater data collection program. In October through December 2009 and again in May through June 2010, supported Bechtel Mining & Metals as the onsite representative for all geotechnical work completed for the Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) in British Columbia. While managing the site-wide subsurface investigation, developed a spreadsheet-based evaluation tool in which drilling production rates within specific soil strata at the site were used to model the amount of time required to complete a borehole given a specific sampling strategy. This evaluation tool was crucial to creating a feasible schedule and budget for additional boreholes drilled at the jobsite. Additional job responsibilities included the following: served as the site representative for the first two weeks of the Ivanpah 1 Solar Power project subsurface investigation; served as originator and checker for numerous updates to the Water Level Trends and Hydraulic Gradients calculation for the Exelon Victoria County Station project; reviewed and identified errors in several geophysical reports related to airborne, terrestrial, and marine investigations, including reports for the Australia Pacific LNG project in Queensland and the Wheatstone LNG Plant in Western Australia.

• Geologist I

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2009

  Frederick, Maryland Worked for the Geology and Hydrogeology Groups within Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering Services (G&HES) on a number of next generation nuclear power projects. General job responsibilities included the following: acted as a data, reference, and text verifier for multiple Environmental Report (ER) and Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) sections; wrote and revised calculations; gathered needed reference materials; prepared pertinent licensing documents; originated engineering error… Show more Worked for the Geology and Hydrogeology Groups within Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering Services (G&HES) on a number of next generation nuclear power projects. General job responsibilities included the following: acted as a data, reference, and text verifier for multiple Environmental Report (ER) and Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) sections; wrote and revised calculations; gathered needed reference materials; prepared pertinent licensing documents; originated engineering error reports. Specific works completed include the following: drafted the FSAR geologic cross-sections for three of the nuclear project sites; wrote FSAR sections for the physiography/geomorphology, geologic history, and stratigraphy underlying the South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 (STP) site area; originated calculations that converted sonic logs to shear wave velocity for the STP and the Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 projects. Completed fieldwork for nuclear projects. Regularly sent out to measure and record water levels at proposed nuclear sites located across the country. Served as technical coordinator for the Turkey Point subsurface investigation during drilling periods 7 and 8. Later, returned to the Turkey Point site and monitored the contractor performing a geophysical investigation to determine the potential for subsurface dissolution features. In March 2009, presented the findings of the geophysical investigation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Helped G&HES develop technical expertise in the area of Geologic Carbon Sequestration by completing an engineering study and a technical bulletin on the topic. Subsequently presented a synthesis of these materials at an April 2008 AEG meeting and at the 2008 G&HES Workshop. Also supported the G&HES Geotechnical Group by overseeing fieldwork for fossil projects: served as the Bechtel onsite representative/technical coordinator for boreholes drilled in support of the Catoctin Power Project and the Powerton AQCS subsurface investigation.


The University of Akron
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Student Assistant

  • 2002 - 2004