Ariel

11/3/2014
Mayaguez, PR

Position Desired

Structural Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

OBJECTIVE
Civil engineer with leadership and team building skills seeking to obtain a Full-Time position to further my experience in civil engineering area, while developing my personal and professional skills.

EDUCATION
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR August 2007 - May 2012
B.S. in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Certificate
- GPA 3.86/4.00

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR Expected Graduation May 2014
M.S. in Structural Engineering - PRSMP-UPRM Graduate Fellow
- GPA 3.83/4.00

EXPERIENCE

Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis, UPRM June 2013– May 2014
Master in Science Thesis Project

- Development of an array of vertical evacuation structures in coastal communities in Puerto Rico.
- Architectural and Structural design of a RC Tsunami-Resistant Building to be used as a vertical evacuation structure in case of a tsunami.

Teaching Laboratory Courses, UPRM August 2012– May 2013
Fluids Mechanics Laboratory Instructor

- Perform the role of a professor, teaching the principles and several applications of fluids mechanics covered in weekly lessons by means of oral presentations, laboratory experiments, and using a Computational Fluids Dynamics program.
- Responsible for administering the performance and grades of students.

Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Instructor

- Perform the role of a professor, teaching the basic knowledge of the civil engineering materials which are tested according the ASTM standards.
- Responsible for administering the performance and grades of students.

Conventional Construction Concrete Mix Tests, UPRM January 2012 – May 2012
Research Assistant

- Responsible of preparing conventional construction concrete mixes for a Puerto Rico typical structures retrofitting project.
- Working to determine the maximum compression strength between the two conventional mixes tested.

Lagrangian Observations of Turbulence in Breaking Surface Waves, UPRM August 2011 - May 2012
Research Assistant

- Assist Principal Investigator in collecting field data.
- Responsible of manipulate accelerometers data in Matlab for analysis purposes.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-ERDC-CHL, Vicksburg, MS June 2011 - August 2011
Research Assistant

- Develop a validated numerical model of the Houston Ship Channel, TX, to provide the local USACE district a tool to analyze any current or future mo...

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