Experience

G.E.C., Inc. (GEC)

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Structural Bridge Engineer

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Performed bridge system structural model and analysis and load rating using AASHTOware BrR Virtis for the design loads, State legal and SHV's loads for the project, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (LPC ) bridge in Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana. LRFR rating of superstructure and substructures of North and South Shore Causeway Approaches - Monroe Street. Utility loads analysis for bridge at De Saix Blvd. & Bayou St. John bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana. Route LA 1 (relocation) Leeville to Golden Meadow: Rating of LG prestressed precast concrete bridge girder and designed and reviewed substructures. I-10 Williams Blvd. to Veterans Blvd. Metairie, LA; Final design of new steel girder span and substructures with 5'-0 diameter drilled shaft for this urban bridge replacement project. Show less



Burk - Kleinpeter, Inc.

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Structural Engineer

  • Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

  *EARHART CAUSEWAY INTERCHANGE: Evaluation of existing bridge structures according to the AASHTO LRFD and LADOTD Rating Factors. Provide LRFR current condition bridge ratings for bridge structures. Performed field inspection of structures and evaluated bridge life-cycle cost analysis according to NCHRP and FHWA Real Cost. Final design of Earhart-Causeway Interchange per AASHTO LRFD and LA DOTD specifications. Experience in LEAP and NSBA LRFD Simon software for bridge design. *Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi: Dry Dock Support Grid Repairs. Structural analysis and design of steel grid frames. Designed roof trusses of 139'x440'x85' high building with wind speed of 160 mph and four- 125 T cranes. Show less



N-Y Associates, Inc.

• Metairie, Louisiana

• Project Engineer

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2014

  Construction Observation/Inspection. Civil and structural design of buildings, USACE flood control structures and earthen levee. SWMM5 drainage design for lift station and force main modeling. Pile foundation design. Building type: Library, schools, port warehouses and airport AVCOM project. Bridges. USACE flood walls, sluice and sector gates. 160 MPH hurricane wind load design based on new Codes.. Construction Observation/Inspection. Civil and structural design of buildings, USACE flood control structures and earthen levee. SWMM5 drainage design for lift station and force main modeling. Pile foundation design. Building type: Library, schools, port warehouses and airport AVCOM project. Bridges. USACE flood walls, sluice and sector gates. 160 MPH hurricane wind load design based on new Codes..



Parsons-Bechtel JV

• Pasadena, California

• Structural Engineer

  • May 2007 - Feb 2008

  Structural Design Engineer in supporting of Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Project, Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA), Richmond, Kentucky. Designed in isolated foundation, thick mat foundation, structural steel frames, crane supporting beams also analyzed trench drain/room drain system in the facility complex for emergency chemical leakage and explosion. Structural Design Engineer in supporting of Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Project, Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA), Richmond, Kentucky. Designed in isolated foundation, thick mat foundation, structural steel frames, crane supporting beams also analyzed trench drain/room drain system in the facility complex for emergency chemical leakage and explosion.



Asia Aluminum and Glass Company

• Glendale, CA

• Owner Principal P.E., M.ASCE

  • Oct 2001 - Jan 2007

  Design , build and importing stainless steel frames and glasses for Jaquar Mercury Aston Martin car dealership showroom in southern California. Custom residential construction and consultant in Malibu, Westwood, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, Topanga Canyon, Glendale and Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Tenant improvements for menswear showroom in West Hollywood, Beverly Hills adjacent areas. Designed the earthquake damage repair method of multi-story concrete parking structure in Santa Monica, CA with various thickness of FRP composite material. Designed aluminum-glass curtain wall system for a American hotel in North Africa. Spiderweb glass curtain wall system for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Show less



Fluor Federal Services

• Irvine, CA, Pasadena DFO, CA and Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota DFO

• Supervisor Structural Engineer

  • May 2000 - Sep 2001

  FEMA Technical Assistance Consultant (TAC)Public Assistance - A&E Colleges and Universities - Northridge Earthquake Disaster for UCLA , USC and CSU Northridge and Flood Disaster in North Dakota. FEMA Technical Assistance Consultant (TAC)Public Assistance - A&E Colleges and Universities - Northridge Earthquake Disaster for UCLA , USC and CSU Northridge and Flood Disaster in North Dakota.



Parsons Brinckerhoff

• Metairie, LA and Pasadena, CA

• Senior Structural Engineer

  • Jan 1995 - Apr 2000

  FEMA TAC - Public Assistance A&E Colleges and Universities (University of Southern California and University of California at Los Angeles and California State University @Northridge campus buildings) Northridge Earthquake Disaster FEMA 1008. FEMA TAC - Public Assistance A&E Colleges and Universities (University of Southern California and University of California at Los Angeles and California State University @Northridge campus buildings) Northridge Earthquake Disaster FEMA 1008.



Federic R Harris/LoBuono Armstrongs (now AECOM)

• New Orleans

• Bridge Project Engineer

  • May 1994 - Dec 1994

  Bridge Project Engineer did the bridge feasibility study near Jonesville, LA for LDOTD. The bridge type was splice post-tensioned bulb T girders over the river near Jonesville, Louisiana with the alternate post-tensioned box girder bridge. Bridge Project Engineer did the bridge feasibility study near Jonesville, LA for LDOTD. The bridge type was splice post-tensioned bulb T girders over the river near Jonesville, Louisiana with the alternate post-tensioned box girder bridge.



WSP

• Canada
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Bridge Engineer

  • Dec 1992 - Mar 1994

  Designed several horizontal curved steel girder bridges and ramps located in state of Arkansas, --Clairborne-Interstate 10 Avenue Bridge, New Orleans. --Assisted in Construction Program Management - New Orleans International Airport and Regional Transit Authority Bus Maintenance Program, New Orleans, LA. Designed several horizontal curved steel girder bridges and ramps located in state of Arkansas, --Clairborne-Interstate 10 Avenue Bridge, New Orleans. --Assisted in Construction Program Management - New Orleans International Airport and Regional Transit Authority Bus Maintenance Program, New Orleans, LA.



FROMHERZ ENGINEERS, INC.

• Greater New Orleans Area

• Project Manager

  • Jun 1985 - Nov 1992

  Project Engineer: Designed bridge interchange project of I-10 Louisa-Almonaster interchange, New Orleans. Designed retaining walls, railroad bridge for I-49 Shreveport, Louisiana. Designed Fool River Pumping Station, USACE project. Designed Regional Transit Authority building, Canal Street, New Orleans. Designed Science Building Additions, SUNO Campus, New Orleans. Designed 500,000 square feet warehouse, PicNSave, New Orleans. Designed four facilities in MS Army Ammunition Plants, Bay St. Louis, MS. Show less



Authur Q. Davis/ DMJM A/E

• New Orleans, LA

• Project Engineer

  • Jan 1983 - May 1985

  Project Engineer; coordinated 11 consultants in the design of Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge No. 2 project with toll booths and administration buildings. Designed post-tensioned box girder bridge in Caddo Parish, LA. Designed two tall Air Force's missile assembly buildings for USAF located in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Project Engineer; coordinated 11 consultants in the design of Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge No. 2 project with toll booths and administration buildings. Designed post-tensioned box girder bridge in Caddo Parish, LA. Designed two tall Air Force's missile assembly buildings for USAF located in Cape Canaveral, Florida.



BOOKER ASSOCIATES (NOW PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF)

• Greater St. Louis Area

• PROJECT ENGINEER

  • Apr 1982 - Dec 1982

  Project Engineer in designing substructures for Quincy - Bayview Cable- Stayed Bridge in Quincy, Illinois. Performed structural rating for Cooper E railway live load for multi-storey railway station, La Salle Train Station, Chicago, Illinois. Worked as a design engineer for concrete bridge projects near Louisville, Kentucky. Project Engineer in designing substructures for Quincy - Bayview Cable- Stayed Bridge in Quincy, Illinois. Performed structural rating for Cooper E railway live load for multi-storey railway station, La Salle Train Station, Chicago, Illinois. Worked as a design engineer for concrete bridge projects near Louisville, Kentucky.



Butler Manufacturing Services (BMS) Ltd

• Ireland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Engineer

  • Aug 1981 - Apr 1982

  Worked in Product Development Division. Standardized metal building frames and accessories with the stocked/inventory of steel plate thickness available in the inventory. Standardized metal building frames catalog in according to latest wind load criteria of various building codes (SBC, UBC etc.) with new matrices for span/bay/local wind loads. Designed of custom airplane maintenance hanger project in Middle East. Coordinated with weekly field customers/contractors for the details of metal building frames and foundation layout. Show less



HARRINGTON AND CORTELYOU, INC. (NOW BURNS & McDONNELL)

• Kansas City, Missouri

• Bridge Engineer

  • Oct 1974 - Jun 1981

  Worked as a bridge engineer - squad leader in bridge detailing section, designed bridge substructures, field surveying in Columbia, Missouri for Boone County Bridge Replacement Programs (200+ sites), performed surveying, plot site contour maps, determined bridge waterway opening, designed bridges and culverts and coordinated with prestressed concrete beam-slab fabricator for bridge/culvert replacement. Major bridge inspection program in Kansas City, Missouri area. Assisted in design of curved steel bridge structure for USACE Bridge over Smithville Lake Reservoir, Missouri. Designed and detailing several bridges in Jackson and Johnson Counties near Kansas City area and two bridges over Kansas Turnpike. Designed railroad bridge in Colorado. Show less



Black & Veatch

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer E.I.T.

  • Jan 1974 - Sep 1974

  E.I.T. Site design for coal ash deposit and steel design of power plant project of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). E.I.T. Site design for coal ash deposit and steel design of power plant project of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).