Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign September 1998 – May 2003
Specialization in Structural Engineering and Construction Management
University of Birmingham, Birmingham England August 2000 – June 2001
Study Abroad for the Academic Year
Skills
IBC MicroStation Microsoft Excel
ASCE 07 RAM Structural Systems Microsoft Word
ACI WoodWorks
AISC EnerCalc
NDS RetainPro
Experience
Bulla Smith Design Engineering; Charlotte, NC February 2005 – October 2008
Staff Structural Engineer
Lead design engineer on residential, military structural projects involving masonry, steel and wood structural materials; conducted code research and worked with other civil and structural engineers, architects and project managers throughout the building design and construction.
Staff design engineer on residential, educational, military projects, assisted by designing specialty structural members
Performed design calculations, quantity take-offs, cost estimations, and wrote construction specifications on numerous projects involving steel, concrete, wood, masonry
Reviewed shop drawings for structural wood, structural steel, post-tensioned concrete, masonry, wood and steel truss, reinforced concrete, and foundation plans
Performed site visits to ensure construction followed the structural design plans, reviewed rebar placement, shear wall construction, foundation construction, structural steel placement, communicated issues with construction manager and architect
Inspected and surveyed existing buildings for renovations, determining the structural strength of existing wood and masonry buildings.
Drafted full structural construction plans and section cut designs drawings for new construction, additions and renovations.
American Engineering Testing; Rochester, MN April 2004 – November 2004
Construction Inspector
Storm Sewer Construction Inspector: ROC52 Highway Construction Project, worked with different construction crews throughout the project
Inspected drainage construction and materials throughout the whole project, working with Quality Control/Quality Assurance Engineers.
Confirmed construction followed design specifications
Tested base materials throughout construction to confirm they followed specification
Applied engineering expertise to correct problems during construction
Olmsted Medical Center; Rochester, MN November 2004 – March 2005
Medical Research Assistant
Assisted Research Physicians and RN’s in gathering patient medical data for use in different medical research projects.
Communicated with patients to gain permission to use their medical information
Organized all gathered test data, and ensured all permission forms were filled out correctly
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Army Corp of Engineers; Champaign, IL June 2002 – May 2003
Contract Consultant from the University of Illinois Civil Engineering Department
Composed paper on the engineering properties of wood rehabilitated with FRP, working with lead test engineers and lab technicians for test design and analysis accuracy
Composed and edited a 200+ page technical paper for test of CFRP to rehabilitate R/C structure, working with editors throughout the writing
Analyzed engineering properties of FRP on masonry bricks and structural wood samples
Helped lab technicians run tension, compression and bending tests of FRP on wood and masonry samples
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