Cover sheet
John J. Scurek
CSP · CHST
| Hazards: | Marginal · Critical · Catastrophic |
|---|---|
| Controls: | Field-proven safety leadership · Team building · Integrity development |
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Drawn byJohn J. Scurek
SheetSection A–A: Load Path
Rev0
DateOct 21, 2026
Certification sealCSP-27384 · Verify with BCSP (opens in a new tab)Certified since 12/23/2014CHST-C2289 · Verify with BCSP (opens in a new tab)Certified since 02/16/2011
BEDROCK: THIS WE'LL DEFEND
EL +70 to +56
S-1 Cap 2025–present
- 2025–present: Contractor Safety and Security Manager (CSSM) on HART CCGS (City Center Guideway and Stations, Honolulu) for a publicly traded U.S. heavy civil contractor. Current role.
EL +56 to 0
S-2 Column above grade 2020–2025
- 2020–2025: A multi-year, multi-billion-dollar project involving 30 miles of bridges, tunnels, guideways and grade crossings in a challenging environment.
EL +43.3 · Aug–Sep 2024ATSSA California Flagger, Traffic Control Technician and Traffic Control Supervisor, Aug–Sep 2024.
EL +21 · 6/17/2022PTSCTP: FTA Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program
EL +11 · 6/2020–6/2022FTA transit safety courses, 2020–2022
EL 0 to −30
S-3 Topsoil 2017–2020
- 2017–2020: Tappan Zee / Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, Hudson River, New York. Safety lead on a $3.98 billion design-build replacement for ENR's No. 2 U.S. contractor: twin cable-stayed spans, 3.1 miles, eight 419-ft towers, the largest bridge project in state history. Full safety, administrative and security staff. Spans opened 2017 and 2018; old-bridge demolition 2019.
EL −8 · 2019Professional Development Chair, ASSP Construction Practice Specialty, 2019–2023
EL −30 to −143
S-4 Dense fill 2006–2017: Remediation to heavy civil construction. Less dirt, more concrete and tunnels.
- 2016–2017: Safety lead, I-40 White River Bridge, Prairie County, Arkansas. A 1.2-mile, 18-span, six-lane steel girder replacement on drilled shafts, built beside live interstate traffic. Preconstruction planning through mobilization and river piers.
- 2015–2016: East End Crossing (Lewis and Clark Bridge), Ohio River, Louisville–Southern Indiana. Owner's representative on a 2,500-ft cable-stayed main span with twin 300-ft towers, a 1,680-ft tunnel and 7 miles of new interstate approaches.
EL −123 to −1432006–2008: Refinery environmental oversight: air-sparge installation, plume monitoring, wetland construction, tank demolition and cleanups, Perth Amboy, NJ.
EL −103 to −1232008–2009: Ventron/Velsicol Superfund site mercury remediation, Wood-Ridge, NJ.
EL −30 to −612014–2017: American Red Cross volunteer instructor, First Aid/CPR/AED and CPR for the Professional Rescuer; more than 50 classes taught.
EL −53 to −1032010–2015: Onondaga Lake Superfund dredging and capping, Syracuse, NY.
EL −38 · 20162016: Safety director, Gowanus Canal Superfund remediation, Brooklyn, NY.
EL −43 · 1/2/20161/2/2016: Promoted to Corporate Safety Manager.
EL −48 · 20152015: Safety director, former refinery and terminal remediation, Bayonne, NJ.
EL −53 · 12/23/2014CSP, Certified Safety Professional, CSP-27384Verify with BCSP (opens in a new tab)
EL −55 · 11/6/2014ASP, Associate Safety Professional
EL −55 · Late 2014Late 2014: Barrier wall construction, Cold Lake, AB.
EL −60 · 5/15/2014AAS, Occupational Safety and Health
EL −68 · 20132013: Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, largest of its kind in the U.S., El Segundo, CA.
EL −61 · Apr 2014April 2014: American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor and CPR for the Professional Rescuer Instructor.
EL −81 · 3/16/2012OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer
EL −92 · 2/16/2011CHST, Construction Health and Safety Technician, CHST-C2289Verify with BCSP (opens in a new tab)
EL −143 to −243
S-5 Deep soil 1990–2006
Impacted soil 2002–2005: remediation
2002 to 2005: remediation work. Contaminated ground, cleaned up right.
- General environmental remediation work with a specialty environmental remediation firm.
Excavation & residential build 1998–2002
1998 to 2002: part owner of a residential outfit building decks, spas and pools in exotic materials, and self-run excavation: dump truck, backhoe, Class A. Every talk with an operator about a trench comes from having sat in that seat.
- Part owner of a residential construction firm specializing in exotic-material decks, spas and swimming pools.
- Self-employed excavation; owner-operator of a dump truck and backhoe; Class A CDL
Timber cribbing / formwork 1990–1998
Eight years as a carpenter and technician, 1990 to 1998. Built the forms before ever inspecting one.
- Carpenter and technician.
EL −153 to −1732003–2005: Environmental remediation and earthwork.
EL −181 · 4/1/200240-hour HAZWOPER
EL −203.3 · 20002000: First OSHA course, Excavation Competent Person.
EL −208 · 19991999: First dump truck and trailer, and a 1976 Ford 555 backhoe.
EL −243 to −333
S-6 Bedrock U.S. Army, active duty 1987–1990 · U.S. Army Reserve 1990–1995
- Started as an 11B Infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, "Strike Force," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
- Air assault infantry. Move by helicopter, seize the ground, hold it. Air Assault qualified.
- Army Reserve Drill Sergeant, 78th Division (Training) "Lightning," 1990–95. Drill Sergeant course completed, badge earned, turning civilians into soldiers.
- Final rank: E-5, Sergeant (SGT).
THIS WE'LL DEFEND
EL −268 · 19931993: Journeyman carpenter.
EL −288 · 19911991: Apprentice carpenter.
EL −298 · 19901990: Carpentry and construction program, Union County Vocational-Technical School, Scotch Plains, NJ.
Insignia: U.S. Army (public domain).
General Notes
- Nobody gets hurt to save the schedule.
- If you can't explain the hazard to the crew in plain words, you don't understand it yet.
- Check the ground before you trust what's built on it.
- Standards are taught, then checked. Not assumed.
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