Experience

Virginia Tech Engineering Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Brandow & Johnston

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Structural Engineering Intern

  • May 2021 - Nov 2021



Brandow & Johnston

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer, Senior Design Project

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Designed two-story higher education building for Brandow & Johnston Structural and Civil Engineers utilizing architectural constraints • Carried out the Equivalent Lateral Force (ELF) procedure to design Lateral Force Resisting System (LFRS) components, including diaphragm and wall anchorage forces. Utilized RAM, ASCE 7-16, Steel Construction Manual and Seismic Design Manual. • Designed two-story higher education building for Brandow & Johnston Structural and Civil Engineers utilizing architectural constraints • Carried out the Equivalent Lateral Force (ELF) procedure to design Lateral Force Resisting System (LFRS) components, including diaphragm and wall anchorage forces. Utilized RAM, ASCE 7-16, Steel Construction Manual and Seismic Design Manual.



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Lead, Structural Timber Design

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Designed four-story apartment complex that included beams, columns, shear walls, chords and collector, with objective of incorporating analysis and design for seismic and gravitational loads. Utilized National Design Specifications by American Wood Council.

• Research Assistant- Steel Design

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Came up with the idea of a 3D visualization assignment for CEE 155 Steel Design Class consisting of 47 students • Analyzed student performance from the midterm to final exam and co-authored a conference paper for ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference at UC Davis called " Developing Tools to Improve Visualization and Sketching Skills for Structural Engineering"

• Observation Specialist

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Under COPUS (Classroom Observation Protocol in Undergraduate STEM), observed about 25 faculty members for Certificate in Teaching Excellence (CTE) certifications• Uploaded data related to student and faculty interaction from corresponding observations

• Learning Assistant - Mechanics of Materials

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Assisted with 2 discussion sessions weekly, by implementing active learning strategies to help students in problem solving and understanding concepts • Assisted with 7 drop-in sessions (1 hour each) by going over practice midterms and clarifying questions regarding lecture and homework material

• Research Assistant - Concrete Design

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Prepared concrete specimens by spray painting, using molds and cutting for tension tests. • Assisted with tension and compression test setup to conduct stress-strain curves. • Contacted companies of ground quartz, silica sand and non-shrink precision grout to obtain sales quotes of 5-10 tons for cost analysis. • Measured crack widths of specimens using a digital microscope. • Generated an AutoCAD figure for a Caltrans report and extracted stress-strain data from published figures to Microsoft Excel Show less



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning Assistant - Statics

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

  • Assisted with 4 discussion sessions weekly, by redirecting questions and using a constructive approach to facilitate problem solving and enhance student understanding of concepts • Implemented alternative approaches to discussion sessions such as group problem solving and utilized follow-up questions directed to 15 students per session • Assisted with 4 discussion sessions weekly, by redirecting questions and using a constructive approach to facilitate problem solving and enhance student understanding of concepts • Implemented alternative approaches to discussion sessions such as group problem solving and utilized follow-up questions directed to 15 students per session