Richard (Jerry) Baxter

Experience

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  Severn Trent

  Mar 1999 - Apr 2001

  Water/ Waste Water Treatment Operator

  •Control equipment and monitor processes that remove or destroy harmful materials, chemicals, and microorganisms from wastewater.•Run tests to make sure that the processes are working correctly.•Keep records of water quality and other indicators.•Operate and maintain the pumps and motors that move water and wastewater through filtration systems.•Monitor the indicators at their plants and make adjustments as necessary.•Read meters and gauges to make sure that plant equipment is working properly.•Take samples and run tests to determine the quality of the water being produced.•Adjust the amount of chemicals, such as chlorine and fluorine, being added to the water. Show less

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  Pate Engineering Inc

  May 2001 - Nov 2003

  Construction Inspector

  • Ensured contractors performed an abundance of duties that included water wells construction, demolition, site preparation, earth moving, building construction, utility installation, paving, blasting and coatings of piping and structures.

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  Jones and Carter Engineering

  Aug 2004 - Apr 2006

  Construction Inspector

  • Ensured contractors performed an abundance of duties that included water wells construction, demolition, site preparation, earth moving, building construction, utility installation, paving, blasting and coatings of piping and structures.

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  Lennar Homes

  Apr 2006 - Oct 2007

  Project Manager

  • Planed, organized, and managed the largest development site in my division.• Managed all phases of construction of residential concrete slabs, sidewalks, and driveways.

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  Harvey | Harvey-Cleary Builders

  Nov 2007 - Jan 2010

  Superintendent

  • Completed base building development of 497,677 s.f. 37 story luxury high rise apartment tower in downtown Houston.• Implemented company safety policies, preparing schedules, procuring materials, verifying inspections, corresponding with owners/architects/building officials, obtaining necessary permits, ordering of materials, verifying inspections, scheduling, and total site coordination of all subcontractors and employees.

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  Brian Smith Construction Inspection (BSCI)

  Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

  Engineer Inspector

  • Inspection of contractor placement of street pavement, water mains, and placement of 8” to 96” storm and sanitary sewer mains for the City of Houston.

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  Standard Constructors

  May 2011 - Mar 2012

  Quality Control

  • Inspect installation on Dow Chemical’s Project Falcon under ACI and ASCE specifications of underground piping, concrete placement, drainage, and foundations for above ground structures. Foundations include tank ring walls, pipe rack supports, cooling tower, pumps, cell building, and large sumps. Measurement tolerances were very crucial because structures were built offsite.

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  Jaco Roofing & Construction, Inc.

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2013

  Project / Safety Coordinator

  • Coordinate all subcontractor activities on installation of siding and roofing on Cell Building and all out-building for Dow Chemical Project.• Ensure all employees are in compliance with OSHA standards on company projects.

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  City of Houston

  Aug 2013 - May 2017

  Quality Control Inspector

  • Inspect construction activity of contractors installing traffic signal equipment including controller, power service, electrical wiring, conduit (boring and open cut), WIMAX, deep pole foundations, and overhead structures. All work inspected per City of Houston and TXDOT specifications. • Input daily work performed, pay items, personal onsite, and equipment on job site. • Maintain as-built drawings and red line drawings.• Training of all new employees in department.• Initiated and developed excel spread sheet that incorporated city documents that saved hundreds of employee man hours per year. Show less

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  CITY OF GALVESTON

  May 2017 - now

  Inspection of 20,000sf Admin. Building with 10,000sf Warehouse and contractor placement of street pavement, water mains, and placement of storm and sanitary sewer mains for the City of Galveston

  • Construction Supervisor

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Quality Assurance Inspector

    May 2017 - Dec 2019