Jerry McDonald
EDUCATION
B.S., Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, 1965
Graduate of Construction Management Program, Texas A&M University, 1990
Graduate of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Training, 1994
Graduate of numerous management, contract administration, safety and construction management courses
REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer – Mississippi
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
November 2005 – Present – Serves as on-site supervisor for 105 Debris QA’s in sector 2A of the New Orleans District. This sector includes all areas in Orleans Parish, south of I-10 and includes the lower 9th Ward.
October 2003 – August 1979 – Area Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District: Vidalia Area Office: Vidalia, Louisiana
Responsible for planning, organizing, coordination, permitting and directing the construction and maintenance of the Corps of Engineers’ activities within Northeast Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi. These consist of levees, drainage structures, pumping plants, dikes, and channel improvements on the Mississippi, Ouachita, Tensas, Black, Red and Lower Pearl Rivers
Manage an annual budget of $25-$30 million
Supervise four civil engineers, twenty technicians and quality assurance personnel and four administrative personnel
May 1972 to August 1979- Assistant Area Engineer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District: Degray Resident Office: Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Responsible for accomplishing and supervising all functions of the office. Engineering for the construction of a large multi-purpose hydroelectric dam and reservoir with a $55 million budge. This included contract administration for the construction of a powerhouse, dam and dike, regulating dam, recreation facilities and relocation of utilities.
October 1967 to October 1970 – Office Engineer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District: Degray Resident Office: Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Served as Office Engineer assisting the Chief of the Office Engineering Section in the Performance of the duties described above.
February 1965 to October 1967 – Trainee Engineer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Performed engineering duties in each element of the Vicksburg District to obtain knowledge of the functions of these areas.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Administrative Contracting Officer
Contracting Officer Representative
Army Acquisition Corps
Numerous Performance and Achievement Awards