Shotcrete Training Information

I have been in construction since 1960.  During these 40+ years, I have done repair work on most of the dams on the Spokane, Snake and Columbia Rivers, Built commercial and residential pools in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California and Nevada.  My experience expands in both wet and dry shotcrete.

2010 – 2011

• Trained 5 nozzlemen for Dry Shotcrete – tunnel job inSeattle
• Trained 7 nozzlemen for dry Shotcrete – tunnel job inSeattle
• Trained 9 nozzlemen for wet Shotcrete – tunnel job inVancouverBC
• Certified 3 nozzlemen ACI wet Shotcrete in Pleasant View,Tennessee
• Trained 5 nozzlemen for wet Shotcrete inNew York,NY
• Trained 5 nozzlemen for dry Shotcrete inJuno,Alaskaand consulted on Gold Mine (shot 1300 cubic yards)
• Trained nozzlemen dry Shotcrete inBuffalo, NYACI certified 11 nozzlemen – vertical and overhead wet Shotcrete inSalt Lake City,UT
• ACI certified 5 nozzlemen – dryShotcrete Minden,Nebraska
• Trained crew for overhead dry Shotcrete inSpokane,WA
• ACI certified 2 nozzlemen – wet Shotcrete inTroutdale,Oregon
• Consulted for dry Shotcrete at Rainbow Dam inGrants Falls,Montana
• ACI certified 7 Nozzelmen – vertical and overhead inIdaho Falls,Idaho
• Consulted at Cougar Dam – dry Shotcrete inEugene,Oregon

 2006-2009

• Trained crew to shoot dry shotcrete in wine cellar,NapaCalifornia.
• Trained crews to place grand-crete,DallasTexas–RaleighNorth Carolina. -Twin fallsIdaho-Fairfield Iowa- Anchorage Alaska – Palo Verde Nuclear Power Pant Phoenix, Arizona
• Train crew to repair bridge with Dry shotcrete district of Columbia Washington D.C.
• Train 3 crewsVancouverCanadain wet shotcrete – place shotcrete 12” thick on multi story office/apartment Buildings
• Consultant and train crews for Obayashi Corp – Beach Hill Project,SeattleWashington(Light Rail Tunnel)
• Consultant for design of new water reservoir city ofNorth BendWashington
• Consultant Roker Point phase 1 cannel crossing Great Exuma Bahamas(2^nd boat basin) job starting 2008
• Troubleshoot gunite job at coal mine,BirminghamAlabama
• Train crew to place and finish shotcrete using panels for $3,000,000.00 house, Houston Texas 

2004 – 2005

• Trained Department of Transportation crew inJacksonville,Florida
• Certify Nozzleman for overhead highway tunnel repair,VancouverCanada
• Consultant for Gun Operator and Nozzleman on new water system, 30 diameter X 600 deep excavation, Vancouver Canada
• Certify Nozzleman for rock stabilization atLakeOutletstructure.  Corp of Engineering,PortlandDist,Mt. St. HelensWashington
• Train Nozzleman to shoot rock-scape Structure,BoiseID, Cincinnatie OH, and Austin TX.
• Design special nozzle and train crew to fill cloth tubs with soil to build class rooms, EleutheraBahamas
• Work with engineers in design and over-see shotcrete startup.  Certify shotcrete crew; 16 high X 2500 long X 6 thick, Exumas Bahamas