Lynn McNeese
Hickory
Summary
Senior engineering and environmental technician with many years of roadway and structure experience. Responsible for performing testing on soils, foundations, concrete, and asphalt. Geoprobe operator experience with auger and direct push method. Soil logging, groundwater sampling, monitor well installation, and field project management. Knowledgeable in ASTM, AASHTO and NCDOT standards and specifications
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Control Inspector
Central Southern Construction
Little Switzerland
11.2025 - 12.2025
- Inspected construction materials for quality and compliance with specifications.
Construction Inspector
Basis Partners
Colorado Springs
05.2025 - 10.2025
- Construction inspector on overlay, preservation construction in El Paso County.
- Inspector on FDR, slurry, and asphalt paving on roads.
- Inspected construction sites for compliance with safety regulations and standards.
Grading Inspector
Southwest Geotechnical
11.2024 - 02.2025
- Grading Inspector on waste storage basin cell for Republic Services at Beatty facility Nevada.
- Nuclear density testing on the soils used to construct new cell for waste disposal.
Senior Technician
Catawba Valley Engineering Testing
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Senior technician on Shelby County Courthouse.
- Aggregate pier installation observed 1000 aggregate piers installed for foundation of 4 storied structure.
Construction Inspector
WSP
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Construction Inspector for I-95 & I-16 GDOT.
Construction Inspector
Gannett & Fleming
08.2020 - 10.2023
- Construction Inspector for FHWA Blue Ridge Parkway Project.
- Construction Inspector for City of Morganton NC Greenway Project Flora and Fauna Trail.
Construction Inspector
S&ME, Inc.
11.2020 - 07.2020
- Pavement Condition Survey for NC Secondary Roads.
- Rated conditions of Secondary Roads for NCDOT.
- Construction Inspector at CLT Airport worked on Taxi way rebar inspection, material testing on sub grade.
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
03.2018 - 04.2020
- Construction Inspector working for NCDOT on replacement Bridge 46 Old Fort Sugar Hill Road.
- Roadway Inspector on Interstate 40 asphalt paving, concrete patching.
- Construction Inspector on roadway crack filling operations in Burke, McDowell, and Rutherford counties.
Roadway Inspector
Michael Baker International
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Roadway Inspector Michael Baker Greensboro Western Urban Loop concrete pavement, storm water drainage structures, asphalt paving, and barrier wall installation.
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Construction Inspector working for NCDOT completed construction plans replacement of two (2) bridges on Hughes Gap Road in Mitchell County.
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
12.2014 - 11.2015
- Construction Inspector on Design Build Project 4 Bridges, 2 Culverts responsible for construction and demolition of existing bridge and roadway.
- Project details include structure inspections bridges, culverts, pipe installation, material testing, Grading, Pile driving, Caisson installation, Traffic control, Erosion control, Sign installation, Pavement marking, daily Project Reports, and Materials Received Reports.
Senior Engineering Technician
ESP Associates
Charlotte
04.2014 - 12.2014
- Worked on mass grading projects.
- Performed density testing on soils using drive tube, sand cone and nuclear gauge.
- Performed concrete testing on footings, caissons, and slabs on grade.
- Performed foundation inspections using DCP and hand augers.
- Proof rolling soil and aggregate sub grade.
Construction Inspector
NCDOT
10.2012 - 01.2014
- Performed inspection and material acceptance testing on resurfacing projects I-40 Exit 126 lane widening and bridge construction for Bridge 49 on NC 16 over I-40.
- Performed erosion control inspections, tested concrete for slope protection, bridge deck, etc.
- Inspected MSE walls and performed density on the bridge approach slabs.
- Assisted the lead inspector with surveying on the bridge.
- Collected material weight tickets and conducted various roadway tests to ensure materials met specifications and were placed according to specifications.
- Took field measurements of various completed items and made calculations to determine contract pay quantities.
- Construction Engineering and Inspection Limited Services Agreement Statewide, Division 12.
Senior Engineering Technician
ECS Carolinas
Conover
08.2008 - 02.2012
- Worked on various sized projects from $250 thousand to $10 million.
- Provided density testing of soils using various techniques including drive tube method, nuclear density gauge, and sand cone method.
- Provided proof rolling and subtract inspections providing cost effective solutions for mitigating weak sub grade problems encountered during grading.
- Concrete testing included concrete slump, air content tests and unit weight determination.
- Provided concrete batch plant inspections and batching design mix.
- Provided foundation testing using dynamic cone penetrometer and visual method inspecting steel reinforcing.
- Observed structural masonry reinforcement placement.
Senior Environmental Technician
Excel Civil and Environmental Engineering Associates
Gastonia
10.2000 - 08.2008
- Served as geoprobe drill operator, performing underground storage tank closures, environmental site assessments and investigations, and remedial system installation and maintenance.
- Performed subsurface investigations and corrective action plans for LUST sites.
- Provided field supervision of soil borings and monitor well installation and injection drilling.
- Collated daily field reports, calibrated equipment, and prepared samples for the lab.
- Performed groundwater samples using low flow methods and soil sampling using lab methods.
Senior Engineering Technician
Tierra, Inc.
09.1999 - 10.2000
- Performed roadway inspections for SCDOT projects.
- Responsibilities included daily field reports, soil and concrete testing, and concrete batch plant inspections (monitoring mix designs during batch process).
- Performed proper lab sampling for aggregates and soils.
- Performed soil density testing with nuclear gauge and speedy moisture method.
- Performed concrete testing for slump, air content, and unit weight.
- SCDOT.
Engineering Technician
S&ME Charlotte
Charlotte
- Responsibilities included daily field reports, soil and concrete testing, and concrete batch inspections (monitoring mix designs during batch process).
- Performed proper lab sampling for aggregates and soils.
- Performed soil density testing with drive tube, sand cone method, and nuclear density gauge.
Education
B.A. - Earth Science
University of North Carolina Charlotte
01.1985
Skills
- Quality assurance
- Material testing
- Compliance inspections
- Construction documentation
- Density testing
- Project management
Certification
- Intro to Asphalt Pavements
- NCDOT QMS Roadway Technician
- NCDOT ABC Sampling Technician (Pending)
- NCDOT Borrow Pit Sampling Technician (Pending)
- NCDOT Conventional Density Testing Technician
- NCDOT Concrete Field Technician
- ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1
- Level 2 Erosion & Sediment Control
- International Code Council (ICC) Soils Special Inspector
- Troxler Nuclear Safety Course
- OSHA 10-Hour
General Qualifications
Senior engineering and environmental technician with many years of roadway and structure experience. Responsible for performing testing on soils, foundations, concrete, and asphalt. Geoprobe operator experience with auger and direct push method. Soil logging, groundwater sampling, monitor well installation, and field project management. Knowledgeable in ASTM, AASHTO and NCDOT standards and specifications.
Timeline
Quality Control Inspector
Central Southern Construction
11.2025 - 12.2025
Construction Inspector
Basis Partners
05.2025 - 10.2025
Grading Inspector
Southwest Geotechnical
11.2024 - 02.2025
Senior Technician
Catawba Valley Engineering Testing
02.2024 - 11.2024
Construction Inspector
WSP
10.2023 - 02.2024
Construction Inspector
S&ME, Inc.
11.2020 - 07.2020
Construction Inspector
Gannett & Fleming
08.2020 - 10.2023
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
03.2018 - 04.2020
Roadway Inspector
Michael Baker International
08.2017 - 03.2018
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
02.2017 - 08.2017
Construction Inspector
Michael Baker International
12.2014 - 11.2015
Senior Engineering Technician
ESP Associates
04.2014 - 12.2014
Construction Inspector
NCDOT
10.2012 - 01.2014
Senior Engineering Technician
ECS Carolinas
08.2008 - 02.2012
Senior Environmental Technician
Excel Civil and Environmental Engineering Associates
10.2000 - 08.2008
Senior Engineering Technician
Tierra, Inc.
09.1999 - 10.2000
Engineering Technician
S&ME Charlotte
B.A. - Earth Science
University of North Carolina Charlotte