Full, part time or term contract work in civil engineering
Professional Experience
Project Manager/Senior Civil Engineer, Salary:
McKee Carson, Consulting Engineers, Landscape Architects and Planners. Project Management responsibilities include responses to RFP, proposal writing and contract negotiation, critical path scheduling, setting of internal and external milestones and deadlines, billing reviews and budget tracking, full responsibility for project budget and timeline performance. Often, serve as point contact person with client/owner and initiate communications with municipal reviewing agencies to assist preliminary and final plan review and to facilitate approvals in a proactive process.
Technical design responsibilities include conceptual site planning and design development, full construction documentation and preparation of Road Design plan and profiles with Microstation and GeoPak, Grading and Utility plans, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control plans and calculations for many large, mid and small institutional, commercial and residential development projects utilizing both Microstation and AutoCAD. Projects have included water pipeline distribution network modeling using WaterCAD and EPANet and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of floodplain and open channel river systems using HEC-RAS.
Provided civil engineering consulting services for several LEED projects/feasibility studies. Led firm as one of the first in Virginia to begin using rainwater harvesting as a stormwater management tool. From May to July 2009, I assisted Center for Watershed Protection and Va. DCR to write the specification and spreadsheet design tool for the State Stormwater Management Handbook and BMP Clearinghouse. Sharing and dissemination to design professionals at workshops and conferences. Charlottesville, Virginia. Feb 2006 to present.
Graduate Research Assistant,
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia. Assisted Professor Teresa B. Culver to build a large highly technical computer model, an adaptation of the original Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF), in order to model water quality in a watershed with an impaired receiving stream and develop an optimized total maximum daily load (TMDL) allocation solution to bring the steam into compliance. Various pollutant loads across the watershed to be modeled, included both point and non-point sources. Specifically, an attempt to estimate or quantify the inherent uncertainty that exists in pollutant loads were modeled with the use of Latin Hypercube sampling, a random number generation sampling technique. Genetic algorithms were then used, in conjunction with HSPF, to create optimized allocation solutions that compared the trade-offs between a specified optimal pollutant reduction allocation scenario to an associated level of water quality compliance, reported in terms of reliability. In other words, the program would find the minimum required total pollutant reduction with the maximum water quality improvement, meeting required in-stream water quality standards and preventing future violations. Charlottesville, Virginia. 2004 to 2006.
Research Associate/Intern,
ECO Associate, EPA funded research on non-point source pollution in a community based outreach program in a Non-profit organization. Developed Lifestyle Assessment spreadsheet tool to estimate individual nutrient pollution contributions and water use consumption. Assisted Executive Director in community meetings, presentations and educational outreach efforts. Arlington, Virginia. 2004.
Project Manager/Water Resources Engineer;
Peace Corps Cameroon, Designed 3 development projects, including the construction of one new school in a village that previously had no access to a formal education system, and the construction of two new drinking water wells. Served as key contact and liaison between local government authorities, funding sources, local skilled and unskilled employees and village community leaders. Trained citizens in project management and leadership skills. Organized and provided educational outreach seminars and theater performances to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. Mora, Cameroon, Africa. 2001 to 2003.
Civil Engineering Intern;
R.I. Department of Transportation, Engineering Inspector for roadway and two temporary bridge construction projects. Served under Resident Engineer. Conducted asphalt and aggregate testing in State Lab. Providence, Rhode Island. May to August 1996 to 1998.
Registrations Registered Professional Engineer
Commonwealth of Virginia, (No. 43683)
Professional Affiliations President, American Society of Civil Engineers, Blue Ridge Branch. Oct 2009 to present.
Board of Directors, American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia Section. Oct 2009 to present.
President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers, Blue Ridge Branch. Jun 2008 to Oct 2009
Vice President, American Society of Civil Engineers, Blue Ridge Branch. Jun 2007 to Jun 2008.
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers. 1996 to present.
Education
Additional Training
Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia. Environmental Systems Analysis, Groundwater, Aquatic Chemistry, Green Engineering and Sustainability, Construction and Project Management, Risk Management and Analysis. Charlottesville, Virginia. 2004 to 2006. GPA: 3.7
Graduate Program, Water Resources Engineering, School of Engineering, Tufts University, Water supply concepts and Hydrology design methods to estimate reservoir safe yields utilizing environmental statistics and streamflow correlation techniques and computer models. Calibration and validation of non-linear watershed models, surface water quality modeling, fate and transport in ponds and large water body resources including effects of nutrients and sediments from potential dredging. Medford, MA. 2003-2004. GPA: 3.7
Graduate Program, Public Policy, University of Oregon, Public Policy, Management and Analysis; Environmental Justice. Eugene, Oregon. May to Dec 2000. GPA: 4.0
Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont. Burlington, Vermont. 1999.
Construction and Professional Services Manaual (CPSM) by Dept. of General Services Bureau of Capital Outlay Management (BCOM), Virginia; 15 hrs, April 2009.
Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Neighborhood Development, City of Charlottesville, Virginia; 20 hrs, April 2009.
Peace Corps Training, Cameroon, intensive French training and local engineering and technician practices. Bafia, Cameroon. Feb 2001 to May 2001.
Teaching
and Presentations
2010 ASCE International Annual LID, Redefining Water in the City Conference. Will present published technical paper on how to use rainwater harvesting as a stormwater BMP. San Francisco, California. April 2010.
Center for Watershed Protection, Invited to present 1.5 hour workshop session on how to use and design specific stormwater BMP to an estimated 75 design professionals. Rooftop to Bay Workshop. Staunton, Virginia. March 2010.
Rivanna River Basin Commission, Provided 1 hour mini-workshop to 40+ professionals presenting new Virginia Stormwater Management BMP specification. Oct. 2009.
University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Invited to presented to road design techniques to Landscape Architecture class (2008 and 2009). Presented surveying techniques and use to Site and Systems Architecture class (2009). Charlottesville, Virginia.
University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Lecturer for Geotechnical Engineering Lab, Surveying and Engineering Economics. Designed and directed soil labs weekly for 32 students; created tests, graded reports. Charlottesville, Virginia. 2004 to 2006.
Civic and Volunteer Activities Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC), Design Marathon Volunteered one day to act as an “Engineering Expert Consultant†working with many teams to create site designs for several Non-profits. 2008.
Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC), Meade Park Site design, Volunteered time to develop one of two site plans, shaped by neighborhood feedback for City. 2007.
Computers 4 kids, Volunteered to Mentor one middle school student for 6 months. 2005.
Awards Graduate Research Scholarship at University of Virginia, Civil Engineering Dept. 2004.
Graduate Teaching Assistance funding at University of Virginia, Civil Engineering Dept. 2004.
GTA CE Department Award for teaching excellence at UVa. 2006.
GTA SEAS School wide Award for teaching excellence at UVa. 2006.
British High Commission Grant Awarded for school construction, Peace Corps. 2002.
British High Commission Grant Awarded for HIV/AIDS seminar, Peace Corps. 2001.
Peace Corps Appointment to Water/Sanitation/Health Steering Committee Feb 2002.
Peace Corps Certificate of Appreciation for two training presentations, Peace Corps, 2002.
Va. DCR, (September 2009) Draft Virginia DCR Stormwater Design Specficiation No. 6, Rainwater Harvesting Version 1.5, This specification was produced in collaboration with David Hirschman of the Center for Watershed Protection and Tom Schueler of The Chesapeake Stormwater Network (currently under public commenting review period).
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