 After
completing three years at the Carolina Bays Parkway at Myrtle Beach, Jamie
Hampton has transferred to the Cooper River project in Charleston. All this
moving around in the southern states suits him just fine. The Canadian native
has worked in lots of cold locations, and is delighted to be in a warm climate.
Jamie's father worked on two large hydroelectric projects in Canada, "both
in the boonies," as Jamie puts it. Boonie work seemed to run in the
family, as Jamie worked in Canada for PCL for ten years. He surveyed on
Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories, working with Terry Poole. "I
maxed it out," Jamie says of his five-year career as a surveyor. He
was tired of being cold all of the time and decided to become an engineer
in 1993. Jamie graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1997
with a B.S. degree in civil engineering.
Ironically, Jamie's first assignment for PCL after finishing college was
in Tar Sands in Northern Alberta. This successful project is now extracting
approximately 10,000 barrels of oil a day. Jamie went on to work various
types of construction, such as gold mines, radar sites and hydroelectric
plants. After coming to work for Flatiron Structures three years ago, Jamie
worked as a design coordinator on the Carolina Bays Parkway and really enjoyed
it. "It was an extremely well run project," says Jamie. "I
really enjoyed being a part of the team."
At Cooper River since January 2002, Jamie is now working as a construction
engineer. His primary responsibilities are designing and implementing the
falsework, lifting beams, and temporary struts and ties for the cable-stayed
bridge. He's also working on design coordination for the design-build project.
Jamie is enjoying Charleston's history, and its friendly atmosphere. "It's
like living in a small town in the middle of a city. This is a very nice
place to live." And, he might add - it's warm. |