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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