Kolton Ripa
Cave Creek
Summary
Experienced and driven Senior Party Chief, that achieved a CAD Technician position in the office. Once in the office Kolton became a hybrid survey manager utilizing his expertise in the field to oversee project survey specifications.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CAD Technician/Survey Manager
Kiewit
03.2024 - Current
- Kolton is responsible for calculating Bridges, barrier, guardrail, storm drainpipe, storm drain catch basins, 3D modeld
- Kolton performs quality control checks on calculated data provided by designers, engineers and other Cad techs before data is sent out to the field.
- Ensured a smooth handover process to construction teams by providing comprehensive drawing packages, complete with detailed notes and instructions for accurate interpretation.
- Trained junior employees on Trimble Business Center and company design standards.
- Became a hybrid field coordinator, and used his expertise in the field with job specific procedures.
- Conducted quality control checks on fieldwork to maintain high standards of accuracy and precision.
- Enhanced project efficiency by implementing advanced surveying technology and techniques.
Project Party Chief
NXB GEO
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Kolton was responsible for the safe and accurate layout using Carlson survey equipment for multiple projects belonging to the Idaho Transportation Department and other contractors.
- Kolton was also tasked with setting up new projects, finding control using corner records, calculating bearings and distance, localizing and giving the information to sub-contractors, and calculating alignments utilizing Carlson survey equipment.
- Improved project efficiency by coordinating with field crews and managing daily survey activities.
Project Party Chief
Kiewit
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: Northwest Extension $340.8 million | Southwest Extension, $1.0 Billion
- Responsible for safe and accurate construction layout using Trimble GPS and robotic survey equipment.
- Documentation of work performed, coordination with the operations groups, maintenance of survey equipment and vehicle.
Survey Technician II/Drone pilot
MAZ-Facebook data center
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: $800 million
- Kolton was responsible for safe and accurate construction layout using Trimble GPS and robotic survey equipment.
- Kolton was also responsible for setting up new projects within Blount contracting and flying the drone for topographical data.
- Calculating line work, creating models using Trimble Business Center, loading machine control files and troubleshooting machine control boxes.
- $800 million
Project Party Chief
Tucson 63- United States Army Corp of Engineers
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: $1.3 billion
- Kolton was responsible for safe, accurate construction layout using Trimble GPS and robotic survey equipment.
- Kolton also began learning to calculate alignments using Trimble Business Center.
- Documentation of work performed coordination with the operations groups and maintenance of the survey equipment and vehicle.
- $1.3 billion
Junior Party Chief
Loop 202 Greenfield Construction
02.2017 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: $1.0 Billion
- Safe, timely and accurate layout using Trimble GPS and robotic survey equipment.
- Kolton was tasked to layout bridge, substructure and super structure.
- Also including civil work including curb and gutter, bifurcated barrier, Storm drain and striping.
- Documentation of work performed, coordination with the operations groups, maintenance of the survey equipment and vehicle.
- $1.0 Billion
Survey Technician
Kiewit-Capital Rail Constructors
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Dulles Corridor Metro Project Phase 2, PKGA-$1.5 billion
- Safe and accurate construction layout using Trimble GPS, robotic and digital levels, setting and checking rail location using the GEDO track measurement system.
Education
High School Diploma -
Rangely High School
Rangely, CO05-2013
Skills
- Trimble Survey Equipment
- Trimble Business Center
- Trimble Earthworks machine control
- Trimble GCS machine control
- Construction standards
- Detail-oriented
- Package preparation
- Layout design
- File management
- Project management
Certification
Drone Pilot, Part 107
Timeline
CAD Technician/Survey Manager
Kiewit
03.2024 - Current
Project Party Chief
NXB GEO
12.2023 - 03.2024
Project Party Chief
Kiewit
09.2022 - 12.2023
Survey Technician II/Drone pilot
MAZ-Facebook data center
06.2021 - 08.2022
Project Party Chief
Tucson 63- United States Army Corp of Engineers
10.2019 - 05.2021
Junior Party Chief
Loop 202 Greenfield Construction
02.2017 - 10.2019
Survey Technician
Kiewit-Capital Rail Constructors
01.2015 - 02.2017
High School Diploma -
Rangely High School