Erin Vitale
Erin is a construction professional with experience as a project engineer, scheduling engineer, and estimator. She brings real-world insight to her on-campus and online classes as one of Alfred State’s industry experts. Erin says the best part of her job is the students: “I like getting to know them and it makes me super happy when they get jobs they’re excited about. If I can have any impact on them, and maybe they’re more successful because of something they learned in one of my classes, I’m happy about that.”
Education
2003 Certified Professional Constructor Stanford University M.S., Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering andManagement University of California, Riverside B.S., Economics Minor: Philosophy 1992-1993 California State University, Chico Undergraduate Civil Engineering coursework.
Teaching Overview
Civil 6214, 7213, 7223 - Department Chair
Professional Experience
1998- 2010 Vitale Contractors, Inc. Piffard, NY
Vice President
Major equipment purchase and staff decisions, project engineering during the summer, insurance audits, delinquent accounts and liens, writing subcontracts.
1996-2000 Ciminelli-Cowper Co., Inc. Buffalo, NY
Chief Scheduler/Estimator
Create and monitor bid schedules and construction schedules for a majority of the company's projects on-going in the field.
Assist in marketing our services with Master Activity Schedules and Preliminary Construction Schedules.
Project Engineer for Canterbury Woods, Senior Living Community in Amherst, New York. Duties included project schedule, subcontractor coordination, change order negotiation, and material procurement.
- 1994-1996 Kiewit Construction Group, Underground District
Engineer
Schedule Engineer on the Green Line Subway Expansion in Washington, DC responsible for project CPM and monthly project pay estimates. Produced detailed back up for claims preparation for Disputes Review Board.
Estimator at the home office in Omaha, Nebraska performing estimating and take-off for large tunneling projects throughout North America.