News releases on the hiring of John Devine and Gordian Ulrich by Equipment Corporation of America. Published in Quarter 2 2015 of Pile Driver Magazine.

1. ▼▼ AGGREGATE TECHNOLOGIES HIRES GREG MAJOR
Aggregate Technologies has hired Greg Major, a 30-year veteran
of the piling and concrete cutting industry. Major has worked on
numerous pile cutting and crushing projects throughout the world
in his impressive career, and adds a vast amount of knowledge and
experience to the team.
Major was hired to expand Aggregate Technologies’ pile cut-
ting, crushing and concrete cutting operations in North America
and globally. Aggregate Technologies’ patented Pile Cutting
Machine (PCM), with its one man and one machine concept, is
the safest and most efficient way to cut concrete, steel and timber
piles. The patented machine and process has revolutionized the pile
cutting industry. What would normally take multiple people and
multiple pieces of equipment – along with the risk of injuries – has
been revolutionized. This process can now be done with one man
in a climate-controlled cab performing all of the operations – this
includes holding the pile, cutting the pile and laying the cut piece to
the side for disposal.
Due to the success of the machine and innovative process,
Aggregate Technologies currently has four machines. With the
addition of Greg Major, the company is planning to expand and
add additional machines to the fleet to meet the demands of the
market.
▼▼ NICK OWEIS, P.E. OF ELLIS AND ASSOCIATES
RECEIVES AWARD
Nick Oweis received a First Coast
Manufacturers Association’s
(FCMA) Crane Award in recog-
nition of his contributions to the
success and longevity of Ellis &
Associates, Inc. (E&A) during his
19 years of service. The FCMA
Crane Awards annual banquet
was held at the University of
North Florida Adam W. Herbert
University Center, in Jacksonville,
Fla. on March 6.
Oweis, a partner in the firm, is E&A’s chief engineer, director
of construction materials testing (CMT) services and is also direc-
tor of building inspections through the City of Jacksonville Private
Provider Program. Oweis assumed the role of chief engineer and
director of CMT services in 2003 and previously served as the
geotechnical engineering manager from 2000 to 2003 and senior
project engineer from 1996 to 2000. He is a licensed professional
engineer in Florida, Georgia and Alabama and he is a certified
building inspection engineer.
“Since he joined the firm in 1996, he’s been asked to take on
numerous technical and management roles throughout the com-
pany and has excelled each and every time. I’m very proud to have
Nick as a partner, as a senior manager and as a friend,” said E&A’s
president, Greg A. Edmonds, P.E.
▼▼ GRL ENGINEERS, INC. OPENS ITS 10TH
BRANCH OFFICE
GRL Engineers, Inc. has announced the March 16 opening of its
10th branch office, in the Houston metropolitan area.
“We will be opening this office to better serve the needs of
our growing client base in Texas,” said Pat Hannigan, president of
GRL.
The office will be staffed by Brandon Phetteplace and man-
aged by Camilo Alvarez, who together will bring more than 22
years of experience in dynamic testing and quality assurance meth-
ods for deep foundations to the Texas market. Both men hold mas-
ter level certificates on the PDCA/PDI Dynamic Measurement
and Analysis Proficiency Test.
Alvarez, who has a MS in civil engineering from Case Western
Reserve University, is a registered professional engineer in multiple
states. He will manage the Texas office in addition to the Colorado
and California offices. Phetteplace has a BS in civil engineering
from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and a
BS in physics from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
As all other GRL offices, the Texas office will provide dynam-
ic testing services (PDA) on driven pile foundations as well as other
testing services. The office will also provide wave equation analysis,
SPT Hammer and Becker Drill calibration, and other specialty
services and analyses.
Phetteplace may be reached at bphetteplace@grlengineers.com
or 832-389-1156.
▼▼ NEW HIRES AT EQUIPMENT CORPORATION OF
AMERICA
Gordian Ulrich, engineering sales manager
Equipment Corporation of America
(ECA) has hired Gordian Ulrich as
engineering sales manager. He will
be responsible for BAUER technical
applications and advancement of its
available technology in the Eastern
United States and Canada.
Ulrichgraduatedfromtheglob-
ally renowned Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (Fredericiana) in
Germany. He studied geotechni-
cal engineering while working at
his father’s consulting company. In 2007, he joined BAUER
Maschinen Germany. Over the next seven years he travelled world-
wide for BAUER, doing start-ups, providing training and consult-
ing for customers and salespeople. Ulrich and his family moved to
Canada to work for ECA following the arrival of their first child.
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2. PDCA MEMBER NEWS
“Gordian has an exceptional handle on BAUER machin-
ery and will bring that expertise to ECA customers,” said ECA’s
executive vice president, Ben Dutton. “His technical background
and field experience will enhance equipment applications for our
diverse BAUER product line.”
John Devine, Midwest regional sales manager
ECA has named John Devine
Midwest regional sales man-
ager. He will manage all of
the firm’s product lines in
Western Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota.
Devine has 25 years of
construction equipment sales
experience in his coverage area.
His specialties include sales management, branch management
and territory and product line expansion in both distribution and
manufacturing.
“We look forward to John’s contribution to ECA due to his
wealth of experience in the manufacturing and distribution of
construction equipment,” said Dutton. “His local knowledge and
reputation will complement the ECA brand.”
Devine graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a
Bachelor of Science in business administration. He enjoys hunt-
ing, recreational sports and home improvement projects in his
spare time.
▼▼ PDCA INTERN AND COOPERATIVE STUDENT
PROGRAMS
PDCA developed the promotion of a Student Summer Intern
and Cooperative Program for PDCA members. There is no
time like the present to bring this important PDCA program
back to the attention of our members – summer is just around
the corner and students at both the undergraduate and gradu-
ate levels are looking for summer employment.
Members of PDCA have had great success employing coop
students and/or summer interns that are enrolled in schools of
building construction, construction management and engineer-
ing at college undergraduate and graduate levels. This program
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PDCA established this program in 2014 to help facilitate
the placement of students with PDCA member companies.
With the recent formation of the PDCA/USUCGER Joint
Council, the intern program now has direct access to advertise
company openings through the 120 colleges and universities
that are USUCGER members, which will help not only pro-
mote the program, but also facilitate a greater chance of stu-
dent participation.
The benefit to the PDCA member comes in the form of
a willing and hardworking student who wants to learn more
about and work in the driven pile industry; quality and reliable
summer employment that can be very economical for the level
of work performed; experienced candidates available for full-
time employment upon graduation; and more college students
familiar with and inclined to promote driven piles once active
in the deep foundations industry.
The benefit to the student comes in the form of practical
knowledge of the foundation industry, specifically driven piles,
which he/she can utilize when performing or designing foun-
dations – this is a benefit to both interns and pile drivers. For
coop students the program also provides a convenient way for
finding companies willing to provide a real world working place
and professional support for gaining not only practical knowl-
edge but also college credit hours
PDCA has a USUCGER form available that companies
can fill out to identify available intern positions during the
summer and/or fall of 2015. The form will include all necessary
information about the position to allow interested students
to contact the supporting company. The information will be
posted on the USUCGER website developed exclusively for
the PDCA/USUCGER collaborative program. PDCA is still
working with USUCGER to develop details of the coop pro-
gram. Visit piledrivers.org for more information.
The intern and coop programs will help PDCA and
USUCGER establish the connection between student and
company. Company and student can then negotiate a short-
term employer/employee agreement that is satisfactory to both.
PDCA and USUCGER will only act as facilitators and will not
participate in any aspect of the hiring process – this is strictly
between employer and employee. t
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