Christopher Gale

Experience

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  Maryland State Highway Administration

  Aug 1986 - Dec 2018

  Direct up to 25 team members to coordinate delivery of QA services at precast, prestressed and ready mixed concrete plants and at heavy civil transportation construction projects.Partner with vendors, project personnel and internal customers to achieve mutually beneficialoutcomes for all parties.Direct research initiatives, equipment procurements and specification revisions to upgrade teamcapabilities.Monitor team productivity to ensure budgets are met and goals maintained.Improved quality for the agency and increased profitability for an industry partner by assisting avendor to reduce an internal discard rate from above 30% to below 5%Reduced OT expenditure 50% in one year by implementing Alternate Work Schedules for eligibleteam membersReduced unnecessary vehicle trips 13% by implementing electronic data management for fieldpersonnel Show less

  • Assistant Division Chief - Concrete Technology Field Operations

    Nov 2006 - Dec 2018

  • Assistant Agreements Coordinator

    Dec 2000 - Nov 2006

  • Materials Inspector/Laboratory Technician

    Aug 1986 - Dec 2000
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  Gannett Fleming

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  Consultant to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Project DevelopmentAccomplished technical writer, editor and draftsperson. • Developed usage policy for precast/prestressed concrete pavement for both pavement repair and new construction and revised the PennDOT Publication 242, Pavement Policy Manual, accordingly. • Finalized the precast/prestressed concrete pavement construction specification for incorporation into PennDOT Publication 408, Highway Construction Specifications. • Developed new standard drawings for precast/prestressed pavement along with appropriate notes, sketches, and layouts. Show less

  • Materials Manager

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Consultant

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019
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  Durham Cross Farm

  Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

  Full-Time Farmer

  Transitioned from 29 years as part-time farmer to full-time.

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  Oldcastle Infrastructure

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Quality Control Coordinator

  Provide technical support to production specialists to ensure delivery of high quality products to customers and continuous improvement of materials and processes to improve unit costs and productivity.

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  Durham Cross Farm

  Dec 2021 - now

  Re-Retired and Full-Time Farmer (Again)