OBJECTIVE

Is to obtain a position as Structural/ Bridge Engineer, where I can

utilize my engineering and project management education couple with the

application of the principles and practice of civil engineering using

these accepted codes for design, construction and inspections: AASHTO,

ACI, ASCE, PCI, etc.

EXPERIENCE

Deputy Minister for Technical Services

Ministry of Public Works

Republic of Liberia

Chief Engineer (CONSULTANT)

January 2012- Feb. 2014

> Served as Head of the four major Engineering Departments of the

Ministry of Public Works, Republic of Liberia;

> Supervised Departments : Design and Supervision Division, Operation

and Construction Division, Zoning and Land Use Division, and Traffic

Division:

Design and Supervision Division

-Supervised the head of this Division, an Assistant Minister, who

functions to run the day-to- day activities and operations consisting

of several other units. The units are Engineering, Surveying,

Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, and Public Building. This unit

designs all structures, supervise their construction, and review all

drawings and designs submitted to the Ministry by private and

consulting firms for approval. Collaborated with and Attested to all

final approval of this division's work.

Construction and Operation Division:

-Supervised the head of this Division, an Assistant Minister. This

division functions to implement the construction and maintenance of

all new roads/ highway, including bridges. It also maintains a fleet

of equipment and several teams of engineers. Nationwide, this division

maintains fifteen construction districts that review, approves and

supervise construction work in the counties. This division comprise of

two units: Highway construction and Highway Maintain. All new

constructions including bridges and culverts are supervised by the

Highway Construction unit while their maintenance is supervised by the

highway Maintenance. Collaborated with and Attested to all final

approval of this division's work

Zoning and Land Use Division

-Supervised the head of this Division, a Director of Rural and Urban

planning who reported directly to the Deputy Minister for Technical

Services. Their functions included the review of all sites for new

structures/proposed construction based on the land use guidelines of

the Ministry of Public Works. Presently, under the direct supervision

of the Deputy Minister for Technical Services, this Division

implements an active Zoning Project, the zoning of the land commencing

from the Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) Communication Center

intersection to Roberts International Airport (RIA). This project cost

five million dollars financed by the Japanese Government.

Traffic Division

-Supervised the head of this Division, a Director ( who should be a

qualified traffic engineer) but presently there is none. I formulated

an enriched program which resulted in the hiring a Traffic

Engineer/Procurement Specialist to work with the staff assigned in

upgrading the division and build their capacities refine their skills.

This Division functions to design and install traffic signals and

other pavement markers and traffic improvement/easement technologies

at required intersections based on periodic results of traffic studies

conducted on all the road corridors of the Liberian Road Network.

Under my supervision, we secured a plan and program to developed the

capacity and to promote innovative skills of the staff in the

division which is presently on-going.

> Supervised the staff assigned to the program units:1) Infrastructure

Implementation Unit and 2) Labor Base Unit:

1) Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU)

Under the auspices the Ministry of Public Works, this unit implements

all World Bank Projects in Liberia. And this unit would develop within

five years into the Liberian Road Authority. A Director that heads

this unit and runs its day-to-day operations reporting directly to the

Deputy Minister for Technical Services. As Deputy Minister of

Technical Services I reviewed, qualified and approved all aspects of

the unit's projects and funding for those projects. He is the Direct

Infrastructure Representative of Liberia to the World Bank on the

discussion for all funding at the international and local levels.

Approximate total project cost implemented to date under this unit is

US$400,000,000.00 which includes the Red Light to Ganta Highway,

Caldwell Bridge and Fuel Unloading Facility projects . Another

Project Funded by this unit is the construction of the high lift pump

at White Plains for the Liberian Water and Sewer Corporation.

As Deputy Minister of Technical Services, I negotiated and provided

for the Kuwaiti funds, which financed the Feasibility Studies for

paving the highway from Gbarnga, Bong County to the Liberian - Guinea

Border. This highway forms part of the Trans-West African Highway that

connects Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and La Cote d'lvoire.

2) Labor Base Unit:

Under the auspices the Ministry of Public Works, this unit implements

all community based infrastructure projects funded by the African

Development Bank in Liberia. A Director that heads this unit and runs

its day-to-day operations reporting directly to the Deputy Minister

for Technical Services. As Deputy Minister of Technical Services I

reviewed and approved all aspects of implementation for the unit and

funding for implementing its project.

As Deputy Minister of Technical Services, I served as the Direct

Infrastructure Representative of Liberia to the African Development

Bank on the discussion for all funding at the international and local

levels. Projects Cost implemented under this unit is approximately

US$100,000,000.00 which includes the Rehabilitation of the Harper to

Fish town Highway Project, The Feasibility Studies and Paving of the

Harper to Fish town Project, the Fish Town to Ganta Project; and The

Construction of fifteen schools and five clinics in the Southeastern

Counties- Maryland, Grand Kru and River Gee counties.

> Supervised other Assistant Ministers and several Directors while

validating Complex Independent Project Designs under their supervision

> Developed policy and programs and monitored those policy and programs

implementation while assisting and guiding the junior Ministers

and Directors of the division and programs units on the execution of

those policies;

> Served as the Chief Engineer for the Government of Liberia;

> Represented the Government of Liberia at all Technical Meetings;

> Developed codes and standards for the design and construction of

feeder roads;

> Initiated and participated in a program to fully utilize basic in-

house training on design and construction for senior and junior

engineers;

> Liaised with donors and other stakeholders on matters related to

infrastructure development of the country;

> Negotiated construction contracts for all the major roads paid for by

the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan Corporation Agency,

Germany Technical Assistance implemented by GIZ, European Union and

International Labor Organization, UNOPS/ UNDP.

Senior Executive Service

Ministry of Public Works

Republic of Liberia

Bridge Consultant

July 2010- January 2012

> Supervised staff assigned to design and construction of Bridges at

the Ministry of Public Works;

> Designed and executed the construction of Bridges, Culverts, and

similar river crossing structures using AASHTO Standards and

Specification for Highway Bridges;

> Mobilized logistics for the construction of bridges and other

auxiliary appurtenant structures that make up the bridge system and

other associated materials to meet the project's design goals ;

> Collaborated in organizing, and initiated the full participation of

all engineers in basic in-house training on the design and

construction methods for bridges.

> Liaised with donors and other stakeholders on matters related to

bridge design and construction

> Ensured that technical standards ware established for bridge

construction and installations;

> Submitted updates and periodic reports to the Deputy Minister of

Technical Services;

> Developed inventory using the National Bridge Inventory Standards

(NBI) and maintenance logs of all bridges and main water crossing in

the Republic;

> Performed Load Rating for existing bridges in operation

> Conducted bridge rating analysis on the existing bridges within the

major road corridor of the country,

> Undertook other assignments that were assigned by the Minister of

Public Works within the threshold of my contract.

State Highway Administration

Maryland Department of Transportation

Maryland

Transportation Engineer III

July 2008-present

> Served as Project Engineer and Technical Advisor to State Highway

Administration, provide technical support for planning,

implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all activities as it

related to road construction and maintenance, construction county

and state bridges, and drainage structures;

> Prepared work plans and supervised the contractors and staff during

the prosecution of the project;

> Review all IDR (Inspector Daily Report) of all inspections assigned to

the project for accuracy, confirmation of specified materials placed

on a daily basis. The ware entered into the data bases of the

projects;

> Represented the State High Administration at Construction meetings and

respond to budget, management and engineering issues

> Monitored, supervised, assisted and trained all inspectors assigned to

any given the project under my supervision.

> Reviewed and evaluated all materials to be used on the Project for

Compliance with the Project documents

> Ensure that all works performed are in accordance with the plans,

codes and specifications as discribed in the Contract Document

> Conducted quality assurance and control through out the project

implementation phase

> Produced Inspection Daily Reports and reviewed subordinates'

Inspection Daily Report for completeness and accuracies

> This was multi task position, therefore I performed on site check

on the load carrying capacity of beams, columns, design and checked

retaining wall designs, wing walls, bearings, etc on these Maryland

State Highway Administration bridge projects

> Assisted in the preparation of bridge designs and the development

of retrofit for bridge components

> Conducted traffic analysis and designed temperate traffic control for

vehicular and human traffic through out the project site

> Conducted and inspected the installation of temperate sedimentation

control device

> Responded to Request for Information (RFI) for the contractor on the

State Highway Administration Projects I was assigned.

Mercado Consultants, Inc.

November 2007 - June 2008

Ashton, Maryland

Bridge Engineer

> Conducted conditional, in-depth and bi-annual inspections and produced

detailed Bridge Inspection Reports outlining the deficiencies observed

and recommendation for their repairs. These evaluations were based on

the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBSI), AASHTO Manual and

Maryland Manual for bridge inspection

> Applied broad knowledge of precedents, principles and practices of

inspection and design of Highway Bridges and maintained Federal

Highway Administration for Structural Inventories and Appraisal

based on AASHTO Standards

> Conducted bridge rating analysis on the bridges within the State of

Maryland and District of Columbia

> Maintained / monitored National Bridge Institute Report which includes

bridge rating and Pontis.

> Utilized Engineering soft ware to design and CAD drawing preparation

> Conducted and prepared report for Level II Underwater Inspection on

bridge structural members between the splash zone and mud line.

> Prepared detail cost estimate for the construction of bridges and

developed conceptual for areas where realignment of roads are

required

Alliance Structural Engineers, Inc.

June 2006 - November 2007

Vienna, Virginia

Structural Engineer, Construction Administrator

> Conducted analysis and design of structures that applied concrete,

steel and wood as construction elements with engineering codes such as

American Structural Concrete Code

> ACI 318-99 and 2000, America Steel Institute Code, ASCE 7-98 and

International Building /Residential Code respectively

> Designed single family houses, i.e., sizing of headers, beams,

foundations, IRC wall bracing layout of floor joists and roof trusses

> Conducted site visits to observe and evaluated the as-built framing for

general compliance with the structural drawings. Prepared field reports

with deficiency lists

> Responded to requests for information (RFI's), change orders and

evaluated submittals with structural

data

> Attended construction meetings and responded to structural issues

> Prepared repair details for the repair of construction definacies

> Reviewed shop drawings including concrete reinforcement, prefabricated

wood trusses and wall panels for multi-family and single family projects

CTI Consulting October 2005 - May 2006

Rockville, Maryland

Engineer / Inspector

> Monitored pile driving activities and Conducted Static load using the

quick maintained load test to determine the integrities and load carrying

capacity the piles driven.

> Inspected rebar size, spacing, and placement for conventionally

reinforced concrete slabs and walls

> Monitored post-tensioning process for concrete slabs and check for

compliance with the designed loads

> Verified concrete temperature, conducted slump test and prepared

cylinders for strength test in the lab

> Represented the firm at pre and post construction meetings and responded

to issue of quality control and assurance.

Institute of Building Technology and Safety June 2004 - September 2005

Herndon, VA

FEMA Project Officer / Project Engineer

As a FEMA Project Officer assigned to the Disaster Response Teams for both

Hurricane Charley in Florida and Hurricane Rita in Louisiana, I was

responsible for the following:

> Cost Estimation: Estimated the structural damage inflicted upon

residential and mobile homes.

> Project Formulation: Worked with Corp of Engineers and local technicians

to prepare contract document for future replacement of residential homes

and public infrastructures

> Construction Administration: Conducted construction inspection of

residential and mobile homes for compliance with local and national

codes.

As a Project Engineer assigned to Virginia for Military Housing

Construction, I reviewed and inspected houses for general conformance to

the construction documents and code compliance per International

Residential Building Code (IRC).

Rural and Urban Engineering December 2002 - May 2004

Pennington, New Jersey

Bridge Inspector

> Conducted inspection of bridges owned by The Port Authority of New Jersey

and New York and the Trio Bridge and Tunnel Authority

> As a member of the Inspection Team, inspected roadways, concrete and

steel beams/girders, and columns.

> Inspected retaining walls, and back walls for cracks, leaks, failure due

to stress, etc.)

I performed the above-referenced responsibilities with regard to

the following projects:

1. 2004 Biennial Inspection of JFK Bridge

2. 2004 Biennial Inspection of Verrazon Approach

3. Sign Inspection Project, Port Authority of New Jersey and New York.

US Engineering Testing Laboratories January 2000 - November 2002

Carteret, New Jersey

Engineer/ Inspector

> Inspected rebar and tested on-site concrete

> Inspected and tested soil and asphalt for compaction

> Supervised pile driving blow counts

EDUCATION

Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges

FHWA/NHI

Baltimore, Maryland

Certificate : Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges

June 2014

Fundamental of Rail Road Bridge Design

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Certificate: Fundamental of Rail Road Bridge Design 2010

Fundamental of Geometry Design

Northwestern University

Maple Ave, Illinois

Certificate: Fundamental of Geometry Design 2009

America Concrete Institute

State of Maryland Chapter

Maryland, USA

Certificate: Concrete Field Technician I 2008

National Bridge Institute

Arlington, Virginia

Certificate: Safety Inspection for Bridges in Service 2008

Maryland Aggregate

State Highway Administration

Certificate: Soil and Aggregate Field Technician 2008

Inspection of Deep Shaft Foundation

State Highway Administration

Maryland Department of Transportation

Certificate: Inspection of Deep Shaft Foundation 2008

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Degree: MSc, Civil Engineering, 2004

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Certificate: Project Management, 2001

University of Liberia, Liberia, West Africa

Degree: BSc, Civil Engineering, 1996

SKILLS

> AutoCAD 2004/2006/2008

> Design programs: Quick Span, TJI, GPLAM, RAM beam and RAM column

> Microsoft Office Suite

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Civil Engineers (Membership # 387384)

Association of Liberian Engineers in United States of America (USA)

Engineering Society of Liberia (Liberia)

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