My background in Project Checking, 3D Modeling, Drafting, QC Inspection/Testing, Production Labor, & Steel Shop means I catch Reinforcing, Dimensional, & Hardware conflicts before they reach the formwork.
THE ADVANTAGE
I started my career in August 2019 & have specialized in bridging the gap between the shop floor & the design office to ensure drawings are 'pour-ready' before production.
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I transitioned from Quality Control Inspection into Drafting to prevent production errors at the source. But soon realized that the source is even earlier in the design process. So now I work with the Architect, Engineer, Modeler, Manager, Owner, & Supplier.
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Now Precast & GFRC Design LLC is a Colorado-based specialist providing Precast Detailing Services for Precast Producers nationwide since July 2025.
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Keep reading for more specifics on Patrick Christensen's Precast Industry Experience.
THE JOURNEY
Patrick Christensen's Precast Industry Experience at
Precast & GFRC Design LLC
(Start July 2025)
Recent Projects:
Executed professional checking for Mission-Critical (Data Center) Total Precast project.​
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Executed professional checking for large-scale (7-story) Hollowcore hospitality project.
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Various consulting on specific issues such as tolerances, Mix-Design, relocating a production facility to a different state, etc...
Patrick Christensen's Precast Industry Experience at
FDG Inc
(Start March 2023)
Drafter, Modeler, & Checker.
Precast, GFRC Cladding, Industrial, & Architectural projects for: Walters & Wolf, Coreslab Structures, Clark Pacific, Willis Construction, Wells Concrete, etc...
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I did 40%-to-70% of the Modeling & Drafting on the projects for Clark Pacific & Wells Concrete.
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3D Revit Modeling: Pieces, Connections, Reinforcing, Lifting, & Hardware.
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2D Drafting/Checking: Elevations, Floor-Plans, Shape/Connection Details, Piece Tickets, & Production Details. Using Revit & AutoCAD.
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Trained two of their Drafters.
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Redid/finished the work of other Drafters after they were fired.
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Covered extra Revit Modeling while other Modeler was on PTO.
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Explained Wells Concrete's Reinforcing & Lifting standards to Engineers. Explained their annotation, detailing, naming standards to Drafters & Checkers. Explained their Revit Families & how to use EDGE^R to Modelers.
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Lots of Multi-Pour Match-Cast Column Covers & Spandrels. Both Precast with Thin-Brick, & GFRC Cladding. Where the panels need poured in stages; rotated 90 degrees, then the next part is poured. Also Reinforced & drew Radius Sandwich Wall Panels, & Sandwich Wall Panels with diagonal reveals going both ways.
Patrick Christensen's Precast Industry Experience at
Wells Concrete
(Start August 2019)
Project Checker, Drafter, Architectural Pre-Pour Quality Control Inspector, Quality Control Technician, Steel Shop Laborer, & Production Laborer.
Rose through the ranks during the transition from Rocky Mountain Prestress to new Brighton Plant during Covid (45-to-70 hours/week):
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Handled hands-on Pre-Pour QC inspection for their PCI AA Certification, 2D Drafting, & Piece Ticket Checking for Total Precast structures. Specialized in verifying reinforcing, hardware, & dimensional accuracy to ensure shop-floor success.
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While at the Rocky Mountain Prestress location: Lots of Mild-Reinforced Wall Panels with Thin-Brick, & all of the pieces to build the new Plant in Brighton.
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While at the Wells Concrete Brighton Location: Lots of Architectural Prestressed Sandwich Wall Panels, Load-Bearing Spandrels, Walls with Thin-Brick.