Keagan FortierBaker Concrete Construction

Internship - Summer 2016

• 4th Year Civil Engineering Major at Michigan Tech• Beaverton, Michigan• Competitive Paintball (Class AA) for Tech

Michigan Tech

Beaverton

The Great White North

Low Avg. HighTemp -20° 60° 96°

With wind-chill: As low as -40°

(1800 miles North)

Pasts Internships:

Spicer Group Inc.:• Paving and roadway project inspection• Pipework inspection• Aggregate & Soil Erosion evaluation

Nowak & Fraus Engineers:• Concrete flatwork project• Material Testing & Documentation• Surveying

Pontiac, Michigan

Saginaw, Michigan

Summer 2014

Summer 2015

Goals:• Pinpoint interest within construction industry• Decide on graduate school• Make a positive impact & give back

Internship Outline

Challenges:• Language barrier• Physically demanding work• Learning AutoCAD & drawing 3D• Learning design procedure

Responsibilities:• Formwork fabrication carpentry in the Yard• Using PowerPoint and AutoCAD in the Engineering dept.• Various onsite tasks

My Project!

The Yard – Baker’s Backbone

Safety• Incident Injury Free training• The safety “wake-up call”Quality• Form and function• Strength of design• Waste reduction

Production• Efficiency and industrial technique• Mass production practice• Grit and focus

Engineering Dept. – AutoCAD

Each level is about ~25,000sfand 500 yds of concrete!

Panorama’s 82nd floor formwork • Cleaning structural files• Placing formwork• Drawing sectional views

Cleaning file… Placing Formwork

Drawing sections

Flying Form Panel Boom• Understanding purpose and idea• Considerations and constraints• Concept sketches and math• Strength and utility of design

Engineering Dept. – Design Project

Engineering Dept. – Design Project• Picking a design• Learning AutoCAD 3D• Combining opinions efficiently

Seeing sunrise at 4600ft

Visiting job sites - Panorama

Working with the Layout crew at Panorama

Layout crew• Control lines• Shear wall and column offsets• Formwork positioning

Visiting job sites – Solitaire

Above: Touring thetransfer level

Ongoing work on the top deck

Visiting job sites – Biscayne Beach Club

Above: Completing the 300ft decorative ribbon at the top of the penthouse suite

• Seeing a finished product

• Understanding formwork design

Visiting job sites – All Aboard Florida Rail Project

`Shoring inside one of the Cores on-siteA crane resting under a Pier

`• Challenges of a large site layout• Seeing a rail project for the first time

Working on site – Pouring Concrete

Pouring the 8th level garage at Biscayne Beach

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Pouring around 240ydson Panorama’s 46th floor!

• Safety, Quality & Production• “Seeing inside” a slab• Chute, Floats, Come-along, etc.

Training / Certifications

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• Rigging / Crane signaling• Cargo Securement• OSHA Nail Gun Safety presentation• OSHA 10 Const. Industry Training

Caring about communities

Internship Takeaways

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Planning my future• Graduate school for Civil Eng. Structural Design• Pinpointing construction as the industry I want to work in

Dynamics of an ongoing project• Logistics and materials• Synergy between departments• Overcoming challenges by utilizing resources

Personal growth: Learning what makes a “better” engineer• Flexibility – experience in multiple perspectives• Initiative – taking advantage of opportunity• Critical thinking – i.e. predictive modeling

Thank You!

Interns: Matt Beauchamp, Manny Wheaton, Nicolette Somers, Joey Valentino, Mike Dunton, Jahza Klochko, Jake Hess, Luis Uriostegui, Sean Klapperich, Aaron Luurtsema, Ryan Patton, Adam Duffin, Alex Vento, etc.

Mark Meholovich – Talent Coordinator

Jennifer Santana – Talent Coordinator

Michael Hernandez – Eng. Mngr.Bryce Roberts – Form Design Eng.Bruce Hayda – Form Design Eng.

Lee James - Form Design Eng.Thomas Engel

Gregory Myers John Hook – Head Mechanic

Craig Toreky – Assistant MechanicDeborah DavisWillie Crockett

DavidJose DeLosSantos

Ricardo LameriaKevin RowswellDamian Wilcox

Sam Henderson – Safety Mngr.

Neal Card – Yard SupervisorKenny Figueroa – Yard ForemanRamon Valdes – Yard SafetyTori Bunnell – ForemanTerrell Stephens – Forklift Op.Fidel Nunez-GutierrezThomas EngelAlberto Hechavarria-QuintanaRaymond FigueroaMaurice HardawaySteven KopeManuel PintoDavid GutierrezTomas AvilaKeyro AcostaJay