Greg Reader

Background

About Greg Reader

Greg Reader has over 20 years of quality control experience in the construction and hot mix asphalt industry. He spent over three years as a quality control technician on City, State, and Federal projects including PCC and HMA projects. He spent three years as a technical services specialist – Hot Mix for Vulcan Materials Company in Southern California. Greg was responsible for testing all plant production and shipping materials in every phase of operation and shipment along with all mix designs and forensic investigations. Greg Reader became the Manager of Technical Services for Vulcan Materials Company regional laboratory and held that position for 3 years. In this role he worked with the aggregate, concrete, and hot mix asphalt production facilities in testing, reporting, and analysis review for all products produced. He is responsible for the design and shipment of custom materials. He is responsible for the training, growth, and development of the resident quality control technicians at the hot mix asphalt facilities. Certifications/Education NCAT Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Course NCAT Advanced Mix Design Course – (WMA, RAP, RAS) NCAT Superpave Mix Design Course NAPA Emerald Eco-Label EPD Program Administrator Caltrans JTCP (Joint Training and Certification Program) Instructor Intelligent Compaction Workshop - Transtec Group ACI (Field Grade, Base Testing, Aggregates) Caltrans Certified Series 100, 200, 300 University of California Tech Transfer – Asphalt Pavement Design and Construction Asphalt Institute Asphalt Binder Technician Series Asphalt Institute – Asphalt Mix Designs using RAP and RAS Asphalt Institute – Baileys Method Participant of the California RAP/RAS Sub Task Group (Rock Products) Participant of the Caltrans RAP in RHMA-G Sub Task Group Participant of the Caltrans Hamburg Working Group Participant of the Caltrans Section 39 Task Group Participant of the Caltrans QC/QA Task Group Daily Responsibilities Review Specifications and make recommendations prior to projects Manage Production plant Quality Control Technicians Job Site visits / Investigate Materials and Project Complaints Manage projects from a QC perspective Manage Quality related activities pertaining to production of materials Review all test data for all production plants Work with the Sales team for project submittals, product recommendations