• Employers

Our apprenticeship programs are conducted jointly by Operating Engineers Local Union #3 and union employers covering Northern California. The state registers our apprenticeship programs, working with forward-looking businesses across California to develop the skilled workforce of the future. Our Trust Fund provides funding to the JAC to cover the substantial costs of training apprentice surveyors and inspectors—funds that are derived from our employer training fund contributions. The JAC is responsible for designing and managing the classroom educational programs, placing apprentices with contractors for required on-the-job training, and supervising the successful training and advancement of apprentices through our four- and five-year apprenticeship programs.

Lois Blackwell, Administrator

Trustees And JAC Members

INSPECTOR APPRENTICESHIP JAC MEMBERS

Covering the 46 counties of Northern California, the Technical Engineers Apprenticeship is board-directed by a joint committee of labor and management representatives. The Northern California Construction Inspectors Apprenticeship program is sponsored by the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 and the Council of Engineer and Laboratory Employers.

REPRESENTING MANAGEMENT

Mike Zell, Co-Chair, RMA Group 

Ed King, Inspection Services, Inc.

Cliff Lowe, Consolidated Engineering Laboratories

David Chippero, Testing Engineers

REPRESENTING LABOR / OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3

Dan Reding, Co-Chair, Business Manager

Justin Diston, Vice President

Michael Strunk, Special Representative

Thomas Caraisco, Senior Business Representative

John Rector, District Representative

SURVEYOR APPRENTICESHIP JAC MEMBERS

Covering the 46 counties of Northern California, the Technical Engineers Apprenticeship is board-directed by a joint committee of labor and management representatives.  The Northern California Surveyors Apprenticeship program is sponsored by the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 and the California and Nevada Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Association.

REPRESENTING MANAGEMENT

Michael Aha, Co-Chair, Meridian Technical Services, Inc.

Gene Frickert, F3 Land Surveying

Joe Thompson, Kier & Wright

Matthew Stringer, Mark Thomas

Patrick Rei, Kister, Savio & Rei

David Stanton, HMH Engineers

REPRESENTING LABOR / OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3

Dan Reding, Co-Chair, Business Manager

Steve Ingersoll, President

Justin Diston, Vice President

Bruce Noel, Recording-Corresponding Secretary

Adam Gibson, Business Representative

John Rector, District Representative