EDUCATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Master of Science, Civil Engineering (MS), December 2009
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (BS), December 2007
Tennessee Certification: Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW & QUALIFICATIONS
Specific engineering strengths:
• Structural Analysis: Experienced in analysis of large steel frame structures, steel connection design, concrete design, finite element analysis, and concrete mix design. Familiar with specifications and codes such as:
• AISC 13th and 14th Edition Steel Construction Manual
• AISC 341-05 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
• ANSI/AISC N690-06 Safety-Related Steel Structures of Nuclear Facilities
• ASCE 4-98 Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures
• ASCE 43-05 Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Facilities
• ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements Structural Concrete
• ACI 349-06 Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety-Related Concrete Structures
• ASCE 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
• TMS 402/ ACI 530/ ASCE 5 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures
• TMS 602/ ACI 530.1/ ASCE 6 Specification for Masonry Structures
• International Building Code 2006
• Software skills:
Proficient user of GT Strudl Version 30 structural analysis software. Used GT Strudl to model various structures and perform static analysis, dynamic seismic analysis, and finite element analysis. Experience with the concrete member analysis program spColumn. Extensive experience with setting up engineering calculations on Mathcad; Microsoft Word and Excel. Also experienced with LPILE; SAP 2000; and Visual Analysis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HISTORY
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER,
MS Technology Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
– December 2010 to June 2014
GRADUATE RESEARCH/TEACHING ASSISTANT,
Tennessee Bridge Research Laboratory – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
– January 2008 to December 2009
LABORATORY ASSISTANT,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
– January 2007 to May 2007
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERN,
Bell Construction Company, Wartburg, TN
– May 2006 to August 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MS Technology, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
December 2010 – Present
Structural Engineer: Structural Engineer with MS Technology Inc. assigned to the structural design team for the U.S. Department of Energy's Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. This is a one-of-a-kind 6.5 billion dollar facility that presented many unique challenges. The structural design team is part of the Basic Ordering Agreement 3 (BOA3) under the leadership of CH2M Hill. BOA3 is responsible for the design of the main building (a large industrial manufacturing plant) as well as ancillary buildings and structures. Being a nuclear facility the design procedure incorporated the appropriate nuclear design codes. Safety and security were of the utmost concern when designing a facility within Y-12 given the sensitive nature of the complex's mission.
For this project I used the structural design and analysis software GT Strudl to model a number of structures and perform analyses. Structures I have modeled and/or analyzed include:
• Internal steel framing of a large building with concrete walls
• A steel frame office building
• An HSS pipe rack system
• Exposed steel grid of members
• Steel stairs and guardrails
• Steel framing for elevators
• Concrete wall embeds
• Cantilever concrete walls
These structures were analyzed for static loads and dynamic seismic loads under several conditions. Finite element analysis was also performed. I used the program spColumn to perform analyses on reinforced concrete columns, shear walls, and slabs. Performed design and analysis for many types of steel connections including:
• Cantilevered beams over columns
• Knife-plate gusset horizontal HSS bracing
• Various types of bolted/welded simple shear W-shape steel connections
• Slip-enabled connections
• Bearing plates
• Connections of steel members to concrete walls
• A variety of connections for a fully HSS modular pipe rack system
For these connections I managed databases and drawings of hundreds of unique connection types.
Given the constantly changing nature of the project I coordinated with an architect to keep structural models updated to the changing design. In addition to analysis and design tasks I enabled many large analyses to output to a more user friendly spreadsheet program and improved spreadsheets for large amounts of data regarding structural members, seismic accelerations, and concrete penetrations.
Performed hand calculations and prepared written design analysis calculations explaining hand calculations on a task and highlighting an example step-by-step. I also received many hours of training on communication, security and safety awareness.
Tennessee Bridge Research Laboratory-University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN January 2008 – December 2009
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant: While I was obtaining my Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering I worked as both a research assistant and a teaching assistant at the same time for the University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. As a Graduate Research Assistant I was able to take responsibility of my own research. As part of a larger effort at the Tennessee Bridge Research Laboratory to improve bridge construction and replacement times, my part of a project was to develop a high early strength high-performance concrete for use in a precast prestressed bridge girder. The purpose of this research was to improve the rapid construction and durability capabilities of current bridge construction. My duties included but were not limited to preparing a variety ...
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