World Class Service From Seasoned Professionals-Serving the Middle Georgia Area

We have been serving our Clients with Construction Services Since 1948 and With Engineering Services Since 1982

John K. Marshall pledges: Quality, Prompt, Economical and Efficient service to our clients.

We have completed over 3400 projects in Georgia and across the United States.

We are proud to serve the Commercial, Industrial, Government, Financial, Legal and Residential Sectors with a full range of Civil Engineering and Construction Services.

Many of our Clients are Fortune 500 companies

Engineering and Construction for Sustainability

Since our  beginnings in 1948,  Marshall has played a major role in the construction of: Luxury Residences, Public Libraries, Hospitals, Churches, Roads, Dams, Bridges, Airports, Waste Treatment Facilities, Industrial Facilities and Public Use Facilities........In 1985 Marshall began to offer Civil Engineering Services to Local and State Government Agencies, Institutions,Contractors, Developers, Builders, The Manufactured Housing Industry, Electric Co-operatives, Commercial Banks, Lawyers and Individuals to include: Site Planning, Detailed Analysis and Design, Hydrology, Construction Management, Procurement, Construction Monitoring, Construction Inspection, Foundation Analysis and Design, Project Management and Structural Design and Evaluation Services and Heavy Rigging Design and Planning

 

 

Banks
Road Design and Construction
Waste Management Facilities
Luxury Homes
Historic Preservation
Hydrology
Rigging and Structural Analysis
Project Structural Review
John K. Marshall, the owner, is a member of NSPE
Capt. John K. Marshall, P.E.
1095 Dovie Drive, N.E.
Townsend, GA 31331
jkmarshall@jk-marshall.com
(912) 832-4574

Executive Summary
To: continue to serve a world-class organization  in a leadership role and utilize my years of business, design, construction and management experience to create a dynamic  team and provide leadership as needed to: push projects to completion, develop new business, maintain old business, train and develop new employees and  promote employee retention and to lead the initiative to provide an interesting and challenging work environment for myself and for others in my areas of responsibility; work to set and achieve  goals for controlled,  challenging growth for the firm into the 21st century by providing leadership and vision for sustainable world growth, while at the same time satisfying the organization’s immediate operational needs and achieving new position in our ever changing political, economic and social environment.
 
 
A Summary of qualifications
I offer the skills developed during a highly successful career  in Business,  Civil Engineering, Construction and Outdoor Recreation tempered with Civic and Environmental Responsibility  spanning  more than 31 years post graduate experience with a life total of over 42 years of engineering, business, construction,  construction  management  and craftsman experience.  Areas of construction, design and management include: combined cycle power, fossil power,  nuclear power, mining, refinery and chemical, dams, highways, bridges, airports,  hotels, restaurants, industrial facilities, commercial facilities, subdivisions, shopping centers, churches,  hospitals,  golf courses, marinas, sanitary sewer infrastructure and   treatment facilities,  water treatment facilities, planning and zoning and  manufactured housing, real estate development and property management, FEMA Public Assistance, boat captain and fishing guide. 

Areas of Expertise
Strategic Planning, General Contracting, Design Office Management, Craft and Subcontractor supervision, Business Development,  Critical Path Analysis, Project Management, Project Engineering, Resident Engineering, Construction Management, Contract Management, Federal Grant Preparation,  Managing for Field Profits,  Code Compliance, Building Inspection, Residential and Commercial Building Design, Site Planning and Design, Client Interface,  Contracts, Subcontracts, Downturn Survival, Construction Inspection, Construction Surveying, Boundary Surveying, Mapping, Hydrology, Heavy Rigging, Structural Design, Structural Erection,  Concrete Placement, Design and Construction of Sanitary Sewer Facilities,  Estimating, Expert Testimony, Construction Coordination, Aviation Lighting, Skilled draftsman, Skilled Carpenter in rough and finish carpentry, Skilled Surveyor, Instrument Man, Skilled Construction Layout Man, Private Aircraft Piloting: single engine; land and sea. Sailboat Handling: open water certification.  US Coast Guard OUPV Captain’s License near coastal with towing endorsement. Salmon, Halibut and Trout fishing guide.



Professional experience

Nov 10th  2007 to Present:
During this period I have been on Sabbatical in
Eatonton Georgia and Shell man Bluff Georgia. During this period I have been performing and or supervising  the required maintenance on my many rental properties and on my two residences necessitated by nearly 3 years on the road doing Emergency Response and Recovery for FEMA and my stint as Fishing Guide in Alaska.

Sept. 27 to Nov 10th 2007:
For this period I toured and fished my way from Ketchikan Alaska to Georgia.  I fished in British Columbia, Alberta, Montana and Wyoming and Arkansas.  .

Boat Captain - Fishing Guide:
End of May 2007 to Sept 26, 200
Yes Bay Lodge, Yes Bay Alaska:
During this period I served as a Boat Captain  and Fishing Guide at the Yes Bay Wilderness Fishing Lodge. I was responsible for the safe operation of a 20 foot Olympic fishing boat      and the successful guiding of two guests each trip: fishing primarily for Salmon, Halibut and Trout.  I guided 79 trips in all types of weather and sea conditions.  All trips were seaward of the Colreg Demarcation line for that area. My logbooks clearly show a 97% success ratio for the trips that I guided.  I received a letter of commendation from one guest for the safe return to port of our vessel after safely captaining the boat through an unexpected gale that drove the waves to 12 feet  with the wind clocked at 70 knots. I was asked to return for the next season by the lodge owner and operator: Kevin Hack.

Professional Engineer/Team Leader/Public Assistance Coordinator
June 27 2006 to Mid May 2007
For Federal Emergency Management Agency and NISTAC:
After completing my assignment as Branch Field Manager, I was re-assigned to Biloxi, MS in the role of Public Assistance Coordinator. In this role I managed 27 Project Officers and 1 deputy PAC in the preparation of Project Worksheets and acted as coordinator between the applicant, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and FEMA. My deputy and I were responsible for manpower planning, issue resolution, project productivity and the general day to day operations of writing over 340 grants to 21 applicants totaling approximately 97 million dollars. I was also responsible for preparation of reports to FEMA HQ in Washington, resolution of Congressional Inquiries and reports to the Public Information Officer for release to the press. The applicants served include: Schools in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, MS, Hospitals in Hancock and Harrison Counties, MS, Hancock County, The City of Bay St.  Louis, The City of Waveland, Hancock County Port and Harbor, Hancock County Water and Sewer District. Then, from January 2007 until May 4 2007 I served as the Relocations lead for the entire disaster. 

Public Assistance Coordinator
June 27 2006 to Mid May 2007 continued
My primary responsibility was the leadership required to relocate approximately 800 million dollars worth of public facilities.

Branch Field Manager:
September 19, 2005- June 25, 2006
For Federal Emergency Management Agency and NISTAC:
At the beginning of this assignment I was given the role of Super PAC which involved coordinating the efforts of 7 PACs involved in 19 counties providing Public Assistance for hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Mississippi.  In January of 2006 I was made the Branch 2 Field Manager and my territory grew to 21 counties; responsible for managing the efforts of 10  PACs, 56 project officers, 2 Building Assessment teams, 1 reports team, 1 hazard mitigation officer and 2 insurance specialists.  Duties included: long range personnel planning, Branch workload completion forecasts, supervision, project worksheet review, obligation of funds, program implementation, Division coordination, daily management of personnel issues and administration. Volume of work managed: 3100 projects totaling $350 million plus.

Owner: Professional Engineer/General Contractor
June 1 2005- September 19, 2005
John K. Marshall Construction and Engineering:
During this time I returned to actively run this business and Marshall Properties

Professional Engineer/Team Leader/Project Officer/Public Assistance Coordinator:
October 18, 2004- June 1, 2005
For Federal Emergency Management Agency and NISTAC:
In this period I served as a project officer for FEMA as an employee and as a Contractor For FEMA through NISTAC on Disasters 1554 , tropical storm Ivan in the City of Atlanta, Georgia and Disasters 1545 and 1561 in Martin County Florida. My primary duties were client interface and  preparation of Project Worksheets which provide the scope and costs of emergency and permanent infrastructure projects resulting from the devastation of the storm. These work sheets are the basis by which FEMA managers formulate relief grants to public entities that have applied for public assistance from the Federal Government. The position requires individual resourcefulness, excellent communication skills, strong production skills and nearly infinite patience with the client or applicant.

International Construction Supervisor Iraq Reconstruction:
May 24 2003- November 2003
For Bechtel International Systems, Incorporated:
In this period I was employed by Bechtel and seconded to Paul Bremer’s Coalition Provisional Authority in the Ministry of Transportation where I served as a logistician working in communications, implementation of Fragment Orders for the use of military resources in the effort to open Baghdad International Airport for which I received a commendation from the U.S. Air Force and served as an International Construction Supervisor  and acting Project Manager at Baghdad International Airport  for Bechtel with the primary focus of the work being the repairs to terminal C, runway and ramp improvements, VSAT communication installation, PABX installation, ATC building refurbishment, Fire Station  refurbishment, Main Substation Generation Upgrades, Civilian Runway Lighting Substation design and construction all done under hostile conditions and under fire.

Owner:Professional Engineer/General Contractor
December 1998- to present
John K. Marshall Construction and Engineering: performing as general contractor and engineer of record on civil and land development projects for Fortune 500 Clients and other owners in Georgia and South Carolina. My client list includes: Nestle' USA , Horton Industries, Lloyd Miller and Associates, J. E. Smith and Associates, Citi Corp., The Inspection Connection,  Bibb Bank and Trust, Associated Estates Realty Corp., Curly's Waste Disposal, Georgia Military College, Lake Oconee Lutheran Church, St. James Episcopal Church, Turk Dairies. W. G. Yates and Sons Construction Company, Stan Tech Engineers,  
Exchange Bank, Perky Cap Manufacturing, Liberty Chapel, Durham Bridge Construction,
Housemaster, Sound Foundations, Putnam County, City of Eatonton, Putnam Development Authority, Weyerhaeuser, Ingles, Gregory Bridge, Scott Bridge, Keck and Wood, Gro Tec, Oconee Area Planning and Development Commission, Harry Moses Construction, Hill Construction.
Haband, Jaco Airfield Construction

Structural Steel Erection Superintendent/Engineer: 
Meizhou Wan Power Project- China
September 1998 - Dec 1998.
For Bechtel Power Corporation: Initially, on this temporary assignment, I served as the boiler steel erection and rigging superintendent leading the steel erection kick off and then assumed     the  duties of area engineer, leading 12 Chinese engineers in all disciplines involved in power plant construction for 3 months until permanent personnel could reach the project.


Lead Civil Superintendent/Concrete/Structural Steel/Earthwork/Cross Country Pipeline:
  Dabhol  Power Project- India
November 1996 - July 1998
For Bechtel Power Corporation
: I was responsible for Civil Construction, Structural Steel erection, rigging, and Architectural finishes  in the Power Block, Cross Country Pipeline and Cooling Water Intake Area  for a 2000 megawatt combined cycle power plant in India; managing Bechtel superintendents, direct hire craft and multiple subcontractors.

Project Manager:

April 1996 - November1996
For Jaco Electric, Inc.: I managed Multiple Aviation Lighting and Nav-aid Projects in the US. I was responsible for the profitable, simultaneous post bid  management of up to 15 projects in the USA; beginning with the pre-construction meeting and ending with the final punch list , start up and turn over to the owner or to EPC contractors such as Raytheon.


Professional Engineer/Resident Engineer:
Atlanta -Hartsfield International Airport                                                           
 
August 1995 - April 1996
For a
Bechtel Corporation and Williams Russell and Johnson and Delon Hampton joint venture;  Aviation Consulting Engineers:  As a resident engineer in this fast moving and highly volatile political arena I was successfully responsible for the implementation, enforcement and fulfillment of aviation related contracts to include: taxi way and runway construction, facility construction, runway and taxi way lighting and exterior graphics.

Professional Engineer Project Engineer:
                                                                      
September1994 - August 1995

For Keck and Wood, Inc.: While at Keck and Wood I was the designer, team leader and engineer of record on  the design and construction of public works projects throughout the State of Georgia. Projects designed and construction supervised included: roads, storm drainage, sanitary sewers, pumping stations, major highway intersections,  hydrology management in major drainage basins,  gas transmission lines and mapping of municipal infrastructure working as a pioneer in the use and development of GIS mapping technology.

President:Professional Engineer/General Contractor
1982 - 1996
For Marshall Company Inc.:
 I Founded and ran this small construction, engineering and surveying company  for eleven years completing over 1450 projects in Georgia and across the United States.  Responsible for profit and loss, budgeting, contract negotiations, and overall strategic direction. During this time we were hard dollar contractors on multiple projects, which included waste treatment facilities, roads, bridges, culverts, hospitals, public works, infrastructure, sanitary sewers, storm drains, restaurants, convenience stores, shopping centers, motels and residences. Also,  we were the engineers of record and land surveyor of record  for similar projects.

Owner:Managing Partner
September 1995 - Present

Marshall Properties: Partner in Marshall Properties: Owners  of residential rental properties and commercial real estate.  In this partnership, I am responsible for long range planning, lease negotiation, tenant approval, project planning and construction oversight.


Heavy Rigging Experience 1977 - 1985:

After graduating from College, I worked for Bechtel Power Corporation for four years as a rigging engineer, civil field engineer,  and construction surveyor in Nuclear and Fossil Power Construction.  As a rigging engineer I performed the rigging calculations, rigging procedures and drawings for a nuclear reactor lift, several generator stators, several steam turbines,  a standby diesel generator of 250T, placement of a cherry picker on the
Auxiliary building roof of a nuclear power plant, performed the rigging concepts for some of the rigging for the Three Mile Island Decontamination Project, main transformers at a nuclear power plant,  a steam generator at a nuclear power plant with lifts ranging from 15,000 lbs to 2,000,000 lbs.
I joined Stauffer Chemical  in 1981 to serve as a plant engineer in mining and refining in Green River, Wyoming. While at Stauffer Chemical I routinely designed lifting and rigging apparatus at the refinery for moving and lifting kilns, removing sections of structural steel, cable trolley systems for moving loads above the plant yard.
 I joined Horton Industries in 1983, serving as a project engineer and project manager in real estate development. In addition, during this time, I was  the engineer of record for Horton's pioneering modular division. While with Horton I integrated the use of lifting straps built in to the framing of the housing modules into Horton’s module factory, designed collapsible spreader bars that could be broken down for shipment with the modules and designed hoist and lifting systems throughout the plant.

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology, 
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 1977
Georgia Military Institute, Milledgeville Georgia  Leadership Diploma, 1975

Continuing Education Course: The Engineer as Expert Witness
Continuing Education Course: Strategic Business Writing Workshop
AGCA Seminars related to safety, field profits and contractor  management
Seminar: Survival in The Construction Business
Real Estate License Course
Southern  Building Code Congress International Building Inspector Course
Bechtel Safety Leadership Workshop
Phase One Environmental Assessment Certification Course
Nations Bank Community Small Business Program

Continuing Education Course: Construction Project Administration and Claims avoidance.
Continuing Education: How to Develop Management and Leadership 
Skills for the New Engineer
Continuing Education: Entrepreneurial Skills Seminar Series
Public Assistance Operations I and II Emergency Management Institute,
Federal Emergency Management Agency Cost Estimating Format Class
Chapman’s School Of  Seamanship Captain’s Course:
Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vehicle Course/Towing Endorsement
Private Pilot License Course

Specialized Training
, Skills
, Registration, Professional Affiliations
Registered Engineer, State of Georgia (active); Wyoming, Mississippi (Inactive)
Georgia Real Estate Sales person  
Registered Southern Building Code Congress International Building Inspector
Private Pilot single engine land and sea ratings 400 hours total time
Merchant Marine OUPV Captain’s License

Computer Skills
Auto Cad
C and G Software and Coordinate Geometry,
Windows, DOS, word, works, excel
HYDRO CAD storm water modeling system
United States Corps of Engineers HEC River Analysis System
Basic
FORTRAN
Web site development

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Foreign Language
I have a construction workplace knowledge of: Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, French Arabic and Spanish and learn to communicate quickly in a multi-national work environment.

Heavy Equipment Operated
60 Ton Crane/Dragline, Rubber Tired Back Hoe, Track Hoe, Self Loading Pan,  D7 Dozer, 75 Ton Per Hour Rock Crusher and Screens, Motor Grader,  Asphalt Distributor, Roller Compactor, Concrete Batch Plants, 20 Ton Fork Lift, Complex Airplane Single Engine Land and Sea. Motor vessel to 36 feet.

Military Back Ground
I served 10 years in the Army National Guard from 1971 until 1981. I was trained in the Construction Engineers as a powder man and quarry machine operator. Initially, I worked in a road construction unit.  I attended the National Guard Officer's Candidate School:  Georgia Military Institute in Milledgeville Georgia during the same period that I was attending Georgia Tech.  I was commissioned a second lieutenant and served as a  Maintenance Platoon Leader and as a Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, leading a rifle platoon and mortar platoon. I resigned my commission when multiple relocations during  my career made it impractical to attend the required weekend drills and summer camps.

 

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