Portraits: To Those Who Get the Job Done!

Portraits: To Those Who Get the Job Done!

Stan checks the floor elevation in the southeast corner of the pit as Vince lowers the back blade to take a little more soil from the edge.

“Ske” consults the plans as his crew will soon layout an elevator pit in the center of the construction site.

Liz, the only female laborer on the site. She wears many hats as well as keep the guys on their toes.

The Superintendents: (Right) Max, General Superintendent and (Left) Jack,  Assistant General Superintendent.

As  Dwain, the front loader operator compacts the soil, Roger climbs a few nelson nails to check the concrete seal around
the anchor rod bearing plate.

Brian, the master grout mixer is preparing a new batch of grout to be pressured pumped into an anchor rod hole. To the left, Jeff refers to his checkoff list.

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José stands on the platform of a snorkel lift as he applies a waterproofing epoxy to a soldier pile.

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Brian is at the wheel of material handling forklift.

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Liz takes her turn at driving the water truck.

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Safety coordinators Sean (center), and Derrick (waving) touch base with assistant general superintendent John “Jack” Kay. In the background
(sitting at the left) checks his notes on the line his team is running for auxiliary power for the soon to be installed man lifts.

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Russell pulls electrical wire, which will be connected to a panel inside the portable electrical gearbox cabinet.

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Rudy screws a rebar coupler to a reinforcing bar which is used to anchor the isolator base plates. Each base plate gets fourteen (14) bars.

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Dennis E. Park, MA
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨

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