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Foundational Information 

  • Paul J. McKee IV

    • BIM/VDC Intern 

    • 5925 Carnegie Blvd. Suite 230                                     Charlotte, NC 28209

    • Main: (704) 817-1740

    • Direct: (314) 249-9118

    • Email: pmckee@robinsmorton.com

  • Robins & Morton

    • 5925 Carnegie Blvd. Suite 230                                     Charlotte, NC 28209

    • (704) 817-1740

  • Ryan Roberts  

  • Overview of Company

    • Commercial Construction Company

    • Around 1,000+ employees

    • $1,250,000,000 in work for 2016

    • Founded in 1946, Robins & Morton is a privately held construction company that consistently ranks among the 100 largest U.S. builders in Engineering News-Record Magazine and one of the best companies to work for in America. Robins & Morton has specialized in healthcare construction for more than half of their 71-year history. Robins & Morton had $1.08 billion in revenue for completed construction projects in 2016. The company built more than 3.1 million square feet with 87 percent of its work in healthcare projects across 18 states. 

Wix.com. "Stock Photo.” 2015. JPEG File.

End of Internship Report

Contents:

  1. General Information

  2. Relationship of Work Experience to CSM Curriculum

  3. Problem and Solution

  4. Ethical Situation

 

 

 

 

1. General Info

 

Internship Duration: 5/8/17 – 8/18/17

Total Hours Worked: 584

 

For my internship during the summer of 2017 I had the unique opportunity to work as a BIM/VDC Intern for Robins & Morton out of their Charlotte office. I was assigned to several jobs over the course of the summer, but spent a majority of my time on the coordination effort of Carolinas HealthCare System North East Bedtower Expansion. But I also got the unique privilege of working on many other hospitals, one being the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital where we used laser scanners to determine floor flatness on all concrete pours. Another project took me up to Cherokee, North Carolina. We had already built and completed the Cherokee Indian Hospital in 2016 but were now tasked with helping the pre-construction efforts of laser scanning the exterior of the old building in order to fabricate an accurate revit model for the architects to use in the design and coordination of the renovation. In addition to those projects I also got to assist in the MEPFP coordination on a new Medical Office Building (MOB) at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. While my assignment this summer wasn't exactly had in mind in terms of an internship, it did turn out to be my most beneficial experience. In my many years of experience and internships in the filed of construction I have barely scratched the surface of what technology is being used. This summer opened my eyes to the future of the industry and gave me experience that not many will have.      

 

2. Relationship of Work Experience to CSM Curriculum

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3. Problem and Solution: explained below

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Problem:

Step One: Signals a Problem Exsisted

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Step Two: Problem Assumptions 

 

WHAT-

WHERE- 

WHEN-

WHO-

TO WHAT EXTENT –

Step Three: Interpreting Assumptions 

 

               Facts-

               Assumptions-

               Expressions of Frustration-

               Expressions of Blame-

               “Knee-jerk Solution"- 

 

Step Four: Problem Stated With Facts Only

 

Step Five: How to Eliminate the Problem in the Future

 

Step Six: Alternate Solutions

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Step Seven: Ranking Alternates 

 

Alternate 2:

Alternate 3:

Alternate 1:

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Step Eight & Nine: Problem Solution 

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4. Ethical Situation: explained below

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McKee, Paul. "CHS NE Modernization Tower.” 2017. JPEG File.

McKee, Paul. "R&M Charlotte Office.” 2017. JPEG File.

McKee, Paul. "MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital.” 2017. JPEG File.

McKee, Paul. "Cherokee Indian Hospital.” 2017. JPEG File.

McKee, Paul. "Cherokee Indian Hospital.” 2016. JPEG File.

Weekly Reports 

  • Week Ending 5/12/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Company and job orientation, got new computer set up for BIM/VDC. Worked with modeling a house from scratch in Revit in order to refresh skills with the software.

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  • Week Ending 5/19/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Continued working with Revit. Modeled a small commercial buildings with structure and all systems. Pulled this model into Navisworks and worked to learn software.

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  • Week Ending 5/26/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Spent week in Charleston at our MUSC job for various training classes, Drone Awareness and 4D Scheduling. We also were able to laser scan recent concrete pours. 

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  • Week Ending 6/2/17 – 32 hours worked

    • Was assigned to clean up our Navis model of CHS NE Tower. Updated clash search sets and created new tests to evaluate effectiveness of subcontractor coordination. Grouped all clashes in order to clean up and better understand where issues were occurring. 

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  • Week Ending 6/9/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Total Station training class with Leica on CHS NE Tower site. Continued cleaning up clashed in Navis model. Continued Revit skills improvement. 

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  • Week Ending 6/16/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.

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  • Week Ending 6/23/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.

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  • Week Ending 6/30/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting. Jumped into Mayo Clinic coordination meetings to help get coordination process with subs back on track. 

 

  • Week Ending 7/7/17 – 32 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting. Went to the old Cherokee Indian Hospital Building in Cherokee, NC. Laser scanned the building exterior in order to create a Revit model for the Architect to use in the precon/design of the renovation. 

 

  • Week Ending 7/14/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting. Attended Intern Summit in Jacksonville, FL. 

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  • Week Ending 7/21/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.Worked on BIM/VDC closeout for two smaller renovations at CHS NE. 

 

  • Week Ending 7/28/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.Worked on BIM/VDC closeout for two smaller renovations at CHS NE. 

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  • Week Ending 8/4/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.

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  • Week Ending 8/11/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.

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  • Week Ending 8/18/17 – 40 hours worked

    • Pulled in updated MEP coordination models to overall Navis model. Appended new models into overall. Updated all clash sets and regrouped clashed for weekly coordination meeting.

The Clemson University Department of Construction Science and Management Internship Portfolio for Paul J. McKee IV

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