Senior Engineer

• Apr 2012 - Present

-Management of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall projects, including coordination with clients at all stages of the projects, overseeing engineering and CAD staff, completing QAQC and stamping/submittal of plans, monitoring budgets, and preparing invoices.-Design mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls for both external and internal stability. Utilize Microsoft Excel and MSEW retaining wall design software.-Prepare bid estimates for MSE walls, soil nail walls, wire face walls, retaining wall coping, and traffic barrier. Examine contract plans, complete preliminary designs, and anticipate potential additional costs. Increase the efficiency of the bid process.-Draft using Microstation for project-specific and database details.-Develop automation of repetitive tasks by use of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming.

Delivery Driver

• Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

-Customer service-Training of new employees -Customer service-Training of new employees

Project Engineer

• Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

Wightman Petrie, Inc. Elkhart, IN (March 2011-June 2011)Project Engineer-Supported the design of new road construction, including erosion control design and intersection sight distance calculations.-Coordinated utilities with an industrial site demolition. Directly interacted with client regarding on-site tanks. -Further developed AutoCAD® skills by completing as-built drawings. Wightman Petrie, Inc. Elkhart, IN (March 2011-June 2011)Project Engineer-Supported the design of new road construction, including erosion control design and intersection sight distance calculations.-Coordinated utilities with an industrial site demolition. Directly interacted with client regarding on-site tanks. -Further developed AutoCAD® skills by completing as-built drawings.

Civil Engineer 1

• May 2010 - Jan 2011

-Supported the design of a wide variety of roads, including rural arterials, rural interstate, urban arterials, and urban local roads.-Used AutoCAD® extensively to compute quantities, draw sight lines, and to obtain information from plans.-Utilized Eagle Point® software to create alignments, profiles, and cross-sections for roadways.-Referenced the Indiana Design Manual to determine requirements for projects.-Performed entry-level storm sewer network design calculations.-Prepared cost estimates using WinEst® software.

Student Aide

• Aug 2006 - May 2010

Engineering Intern

• Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

-Measured and calculated quantities of work completed by contractors, for billing-Prepared for construction: assisted with field surveys to gather data for cut/fill calculations, hammered hubs and laths, estimated construction costs for residents, helped measure crown heights on roads-Assisted in traffic studies related to speeding and congestion-Assisted in supervision of contractors to ensure that specifications were followed -Measured and calculated quantities of work completed by contractors, for billing-Prepared for construction: assisted with field surveys to gather data for cut/fill calculations, hammered hubs and laths, estimated construction costs for residents, helped measure crown heights on roads-Assisted in traffic studies related to speeding and congestion-Assisted in supervision of contractors to ensure that specifications were followed