OBJECTIVE
•Seeking an entry-level Geotechnical (Civil) Engineer position with emphasis on geotechnical and structural engineering and an interest in structural foundation, civil forensic/failure analysis and rehabilitation, earthquake, wind, and hurricane engineering combined with the desire to use instrumentation and monitoring technologies for civil earthworks.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
•Communication Skills – Clear and concise oral and written communication, provide valuable feedback, active listening
•Research Skills – Laboratory experience in geotechnical engineering (soil mechanics), gathered, tested, and logged samples of soil, slope stability analysis, familiar with AASHTO and ASTM testing methods, investigated, compared and evaluated geotechnical design calculations, seismic slope stability and lateral earth pressures for earthen levees and their foundations, solve problems, analytical, and detail-oriented
•Technical Skills – Studied and applied advance structural analysis and finite element analysis (FEA) to course assignments and final projects
•Leadership Skills – Decision making, led by example, professional demeanor
•Organization and Planning Skills – Executed and completed course projects within scheduled deadlines, meticulous and detailed in document preparation
•Results Oriented – Motivated self starter, strong work ethic, team player, quick learner, reliable, accountable, dedicated, tenacious, conscientious
•Computer Skills – ANSYS, Autodesk Revit, FORTRAN, JAVA, C++, COBOL, Windows OS, Mac OS X Leopard, Microsoft Office, email, MATLAB, Mathematica, KaleidaGraph
EDUCATION
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
M.S., Civil Engineering with Structural/Geotechnical emphasis
Advanced Certificate in Waste Management
GPA 3.93/4.00
December 2011
EIT Certification
Anticipation Date: October 2013 or April 2014
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
B.S., Computer Physics
Minor in Mathematics & Information Systems
December 2008
INTERNSHIP
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL
Research Assistant, Summer 2010
•Researched structural and architectural damages to residential buildings caused by flood and high wind disasters common in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
•Researched vulnerabilities in residential construction methods that enabled damage to occur
•Analyzed the differences between old building codes, current building codes that were upgraded after the 2004 hurricane season, and high performance “code-plus” construction methods
•Created a database in Microsoft Excel of the differences between old and current building codes relative to high wind, surge, and flood resistance
•Wrote and presented paper entitled “Retrofit of Residential Structures for Resilience in Hurricane-Prone Regions” to the USACE ERDC-CERL-IL joint staff. The paper addressed the assessment of hurricanes damages for the Department of Homeland Security “Resilience Home Program”
WORK EXPERIENCE
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, August 2009 to December 2011
Graduate Research Student and Teaching Assistant, (5/11 to 12/11)
•Researched and collected information on earthen levees and their foundations
•Analyzed and evaluated slope stability, geotechnical design calculations, and factor of safety for earthen levees
•Explored and evaluated seismic slope stability conditions of earthen levees and their foundations and lateral earth pressures
•Performed and studied laboratory tests (soil mechanics) to assess (clayey) soil properties with the use of the ASTM testing methods
•Wrote and presented my Masters Project entitled “Analyzing the Static Stability of Slopes of Earthen Levees and Their Foundations for Short-Term Application Design” to the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant, (8/09 to 12/11)
•Studied and applied advance structural analysis and finite element analysis (FEA) techniques to graduate course assignments and final projects
•Studied and utilized statics, solid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, fluid mechanic & hydraulic, reinforced concrete design, and advanced reinforced concrete design for engineering applications
•Assisted the professor in prepar...
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