Cover Letter
Thursday, July 09, 2021
Dear Reader,
Summary:
I have a gift of increasing efficiency through appropriate staff management and use of strategic technology. Registered California & Florida General Contractor. VDC certificated by Stanford University, California.
Objective:
I would like to leverage my management expertise, innovative solutions, and construction proficiencies for you. Experienced high end single family, Assisted living, data center, apartments, hospitality, military, solar, museum, seismic and most recently large complex Intel semiconductor fabrication factory projects. Semiconductor represents the most complex type of construction found today. {Two Billion dollars in sixteen months} Lessons learned and experience can be applied to your projects.
Narrative:
Approximately 2 billion dollars is spent renovating factories within 16 months. The projects involve around a thousand people. Although scope remains confidential, the statistics are impressive. These multibillion-dollar projects, require state of the art management & technology. Critical success factors are: cooperation of field & office personnel and adherence to plans, specs and schedule, with ROI metrics.
Owners, general and trade contractors remain pressured by unskilled labor, compressed schedules, and tighter budgets. Owners award projects to those who can leverage new methods in order to maintain their margins. I would like to share my learning’s with you.
My expertise preserves margins by combining legacy process with new design, construction technologies & practice. I have construction knowledge of the semiconductor ecosystem and trade contractor environment combined with experience in base build, conversions, and tool installation design and construction criteria.
Sincerely,
Gregory S. Robinson
CV
Overview:
Technically proficient turnaround expert applying strategic technology to construction. Visionary leader.
• Registered Florida and California General Contractor
• Stanford University VDC certification (Virtual Design and Construction)
• Industry leader, evangelist and technical solutions expert applying appropriate technologies to real world “in the field” construction exigencies
• Experienced Owners Representative on multibillion dollar projects
• Highly skilled implementer of optimum, innovative cost efficient technical management solutions
• Fully understand the human element of construction services and ROI relationship to labor use
• Five years Intel semiconductor construction experience, WWID 11455238
Highlights:
- Sr Leader, member of executive teams
- Construction management services on commercial, government & military & semiconductor process projects valued over 5 billion dollars
- “In field” project management and quality construction supervision of high profile construction projects
- Hire & manage engineering, construction and subcontractor teams.
- Autodesk University founder & Top rated presenter, product and technical expert who effected Autodesk product functionality
- Technical solutions for Data exchange i.e. estimation, resource allocation, scheduling, information technology systems & integration, web technologies, etc.
Owner Rep Fremont, California, United States
Lam Research / PMCS Group Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
Overall representative tasked with representing the interests of the owner throughout the duration of the semiconductor tool construction project. This particular project consists of a clean room with associated sub-fab, central utilities building, bulk gas yard and ancillary services as required. VDC / BIM project execution with facilities management digital assets provided at completion.
Lucrosol See Below 2015 - 2022
Intel-Israel 2014 to June 2015
Owners Rep. Revised project execution program including BIM, Laser Scanning, Survey specifications. Authored VDC strategy to lower equipment installation cost. Evolved program initiatives by implementing very detailed innovations for specific activities for Intel plants in Israel. Evolved offsite prefabrication, supply chain scheduling, and on-site labor reductions. Created plan to detail Israel factory shop drawings using detailers in Arizona and Ireland. Informed, educated, and trained staff. Responsible for team success.
Intel Arizona-Hensel Phelps, General Contractor, Denver Colorado 2012 to 2014
Facilitated successful construction project(s) known as BaseBuild/LOD/Tool Install. Resolved previous programs shortcomings. Implemented construction process for Intel semiconductor plant. Although exact scope is and remains confidential, the statistics are impressive. Two billion dollar project, twenty coordinators, fifty trades, hundreds of 3D detailers (shop drawing level of detail models), seventeen hundred and eighty files updated frequently. Surmounted technical challenges found in few construction projects on the planet. Processes utilized metrology, point cloud conversion to 3D models, AutoLISP & C#.NET programming. Saved owner over 800 million dollars.
LucroSol, Inc., General Contractor, San Francisco, California 2007 to 2012
Design, build, renovate, construct and develop implementing traditional and non-traditional construction techniques. Skilled at applying high tech solutions in construction services for commercial, industrial and “impossible” projects. Implemented “green” technology, recycled materials, and energy efficiency. Provided VDC, IPD, & BIM technologies to optimize all business efficiencies. Provided structural steel & project management on Marine Special Forces headquarters, Navy Seal accommodations, Seabee museum, Camp LeJune Solar, and VA Assisted Living facilities.
Education: University of California, Berkeley – Computer and programming courses
University of Nevada, Reno – Computer and programming courses
Stanford University - VDC certification program
Registered General Contractor; GCG 1513354, State of Florida, and 927912, State of California
Details:
Linkedin Linkedin Profile
Personal Timeline: Chronological summary personal
Professional Timeline: Chronological summary professional
Stanford CIFE Certificate in VDC, BIM, IPD
Trade Skills Architectural: One example of high end residential I personally preformed
Trade Skills Millwork One example of millwork I personally preformed
Trade Skill Stonework One example of stonework I personally preformed
Structural Retrofit Design & Construction My first high risk seismic retrofit on a working hospital, My design, my execution.
Projects Executed as GC in California & North Carolina
Semiconductor project information
- Tool Install Scope
- Semiconductor, laser scan to surfaces
- Semiconductor Mesh
- Semiconductor laser scanning
- Semiconductor metrics
- Semiconductor Metrology
File Name Checker software
JavaScript & Canvas HTML5 Canvas element
Polar Area Chart Key Indicators example
MultiChart Key Indicators example
Typical Interview
Opening Statement:
Team, you will not find a more committed candidate.
Countless hours reviewing construction documents on servers, walking work areas after hours and weekends
An owners perspective vs trade or subcontractor perspective.
How will this benefit Intel vs trade contractor
Dedication to improve processes.
Quality improvement papers, help videos, automation, metrics on new processes
About me:
https://lucrosol.com/node/11 GSR_Personal_Timeline 02/28/2021 - 14:29
https://lucrosol.com/node/12 GSR_Professional_Timeline 02/28/2021 - 15:05
https://lucrosol.com/node/37 Greg with Martin Fisher, Roberto Arbulu, John Kunz, Stanford University CIFE
Strengths:
- Knowing Intel BIM space intimately
- VDC/BIM Domain expert
- Application of appropriate technology to problem at hand.
Weaknesses.
- Given I am blessed with reasonably accurate intuition, not listening is not a positive experience.
- Think quite fast, and must constantly stay aware of others to understanding before I continue.
- Name recall, need to write down names.
Intel Accomplishments:
• Batch processing and building of functional area federated models (cmd / powershell)
• AutoLISP program to identify scans near your route
• Visual studio C Sharp program to copy laser scans to encrypted disks for doc control (ran on Intel shared drives, as .exe) This exponentially reduced time to provide laser scans to trades. C:\Users\Greg\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ScanInfo10
• Visual studio C Sharp ARX Program to sum line lengths from surfaces (ran locally in AutoCAD as .arx)
• C:\Users\Greg\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SurfacesTOOPlines
a. Ref: University Mechanical not providing quantities (centerlines) in their (3d surface exports ) models
b. Note: Kean Walmsley of Autodesk Research provided critical code snippit
• Implemented “Lunch & Learn”, to date Brycon, Jacks, Big J, DSI, B&D, IMCOR
• Took control of TFS PFA installation process failure and was instrumental in driving issues to solution
• Provided process and educated / instructed staff on Intel site control and transformation processes for CH2M Hill design, Hoffman, all Trade contractors, M&W, Westlake surveyors, Ming Surveyors, and Intel Engineering Layout data, then created master site control files for entire Intel Project
• Spearheaded use of Attributes in blocks permitting users to locate information in 3D space within the Navis viewer, using Find, Selection Tree and Quick Properties
• Created Popouts as Attributes for F12, 22, 32, bridge, 42, 28, & 28A
• Created process to track attributed Clash point blocks – AKA Ninja Stars
• Created Survey point attributes blocks
• Created Scanner file symbol solution, together with Faro SDK C# .NET software solution to crawl network drives for daily Laser Scan positions and names
• Create Hyperlink solution for Scanner location files
• Create Tool POC creation solution to populate Tool blocks with POC Attributes (name and location)
• Solved Fab 12 Hidden POC (flipped C bit) problem
• Deduced Harder Cadworx extended Entity POC data extraction method
• Created Batch Process to build functional area federated models automatically
• Created and distributed process to derive geometry from laser scan files, i.e. Document object, ASCPOINT.LSP, and pipefit to AutoCAD ad Navis
• Created and distributed process to being 3D model information from AutoCAD into Laser Scan 3D point information
• Created CUBED DMZ program to automate Joel Beckhams cubed DMZ idea
• Converting survey control into VRML 3D file format permits any user to place their design into a laser scan. The Laser scan represents the as-built 3D field condition of the factory as the time of the scan.
• Create 2D plan from laser scans. Effectively utilizing mediocre phase based laser scans requires post processing. Here is one method referred to as “Slicing”. The resulting data is quite a bit easier to 1) work with, 2) utilize within a design environment, 3) visualize, 4) preform constructability reports.
• Trade contractors are more efficient following previous utility routing vs starting from no routing at all. Access to previous Tool Install routing using FBX file format provides trade contractors a much better starting point and should prove to save days of time per tool.
• Authored, and implemented Project Execution Plans pre Intel, and for P1272, P1274
• Influenced BIM & CAD standards (REF: Thompson, Justin D) for P1272 & 1274
• Wrote paper for Israel trades on Revit procedure for transforming to site coordinate system, i.e. Project base point/Survey base point.
• Wrote master plan incorporating solutions to past lessons learned and best production processes to date
Trade Support and Help
Help Movies/video tutorials produced: 71
Improvement papers Written: 31
Goals:
Reduce use of complex software to coordinate construction. Programmatically automate the process of Issue for fabrication, shop drawings, layout, and as-builting using metrology devices and specific software.
Reference Data:
https://lucrosol.com/node/34 Generalized points successful VDC requires today
https://lucrosol.com/node/44 Video on Ideas
https://lucrosol.com/node/45 File name Metrics P1272 Chandler AZ TI/LOD
https://lucrosol.com/node/50 Solution to misnamed files
https://lucrosol.com/node/48 Laser scanning value, or who's making money.
https://lucrosol.com/node/53 Mesh vs Scan points, Mesh navigation
https://lucrosol.com/node/86 look at last video, example of culling & mesh from pts for routing.
https://lucrosol.com/node/29 Offsite utility fabrication metrology
Question: How do you convince people to change?
Present proposed solution or process to be beneficial to them personally, soft social pressure, rewards, optimistic determination (Wikipedia Link)
And if they steadfastly refuse to comply or acquiesce?
Work around them or just don’t provide them another contract
Acceptance reply
Thank you for believing in my ability to provide measurable value to the team. As this and other Intel construction initiatives develop, I strive to elevate Intel’s ability to go from schematic design to as-built in record time, reduced costs, using less manpower.
Rejected reply
Though disappointed, I remain hopeful an appropriate position for me will come to fruition. Thank you for taking the time to interview me, should the selected candidate fall out for any reason please reconsider my application.