Education

University of Kentucky (****) – Master of Science in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering, 3.7 GPA

Western Kentucky University (2007) – Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, minor in mathematics, 3.3 GPA

Professional Registrations, Certifications, and Training

Engineer in Training (FL EIT NO. 110*******, KY EIT NO. 13201)

Applying to sit for the PE exam in October 2011

ACI Concrete Field Technician Grade 1, ID #01097469

FDOT CTQP Drilled Shaft Inspection

Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA)

Professional Experience

2010 Staff Engineering Intern at Stantec Consulting Services Inc

Experience in project management, analyzing groundwater data, environmental permitting research and review, dike inspections, development of remediation techniques to conform with environmental regulations, derivation of workflow monitoring platforms

Representative Project -Federal

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Routine Daily Operations and Maintenance Support, Kentucky and Tennessee – This project provided engineering support for the operation of Coal Combustion Product (CCP) disposal facilities at TVA’s fossil plants. As part of the engineering staff, phase 1 responsibilities included review of the design, operation, and permit documentation provided by TVA and other government agencies, site inspections of embankment dams at each of the 11 facilities, and preparation of remediation procedures and interim guidance documents. (Anticipated Revenues in excess of $1,000,000)

2009-2010 Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Kentucky

Lead research efforts in evaluating various technologies and methodologies for protecting dams against waterside attacks, interacted with private and government agencies while working with documents at the For Official Use Only security level, reviewed dam safety guidelines, and designed an evaluation and classification system for barrier technologies

2007-2009 Staff Geotechnical Engineer at QORE Property Sciences

Experience in geotechnical engineering design and implementation, providing oversight for construction material testing programs, proposal/report development, forensic engineering investigations, supervising field personnel/ subcontractors, and developed efficient work plans to maintain project schedule and budget demands

Additional duties performed:

Project and client management

Site evaluations and geotechnical explorations

Interpretation of geophysical surveys

Foundation/pavement/site subgrade evaluations

Groundwater sampling and assisting in Phase 1 ESA

Interpretation/review of plans and specifications

Ground improvement recommendations and Quality Control

Groundwater and settlement monitoring

Providing earthwork and construction oversight

Soil classification and lab testing

Production of AutoCAD documents

Representative Projects

• Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia, West Point, Georgia – This project included more than 2.6 million square feet of manufacturing, processing, assembly, and support facilities. As an on-site engineer, responsibilities included observation and Quality Control for auger-cast pile placement and more than 7,000 Geopier installations, shallow foundation and reinforcing steel evaluations, concrete slab and asphalt sub grade evaluations, also assisted in directing on-site construction material testing operations. (Revenues in excess of $1,800,000)

• Forensic Subsurface Evaluations, Florida – Retained as Geotechnical Engineering firm by various insurance companies to analyze subsurface conditions and assess property damage as related to subsurface deficiencies, possible sinkhole activity, or other factors contributing to physical damages. When applicable the development and management of remediation procedures were provided. Responsibilities as project manager included report development and oversight of subsurface evaluations in relation to the property damage, scheduling and procurement of field work between field staff and sub contractors while maintaining budget and time constraints. (Revenues in excess of $200,000)

Pre Graduate Experience

Experience in surveying at Anderson Engineering (2004), and American Engineers (2005) with knowledge in route/boundary surveying, field layout, and general site design as well as plat development. Experienced in general construction at Jones Construction (2003-2006), and Boyd Enterprises (2001-2002) performing residential, and commercial construction activities

Experienced in the Following Engineering Software

Utilizing SHAKE to perform a 1-dimensional site response analysis

Creating a finite-difference model of a two dimensional flow problem in Microsoft Excel

Perform HELP analyses to estimate leachate production rates in landfills

Familiar with basic mapping functions of ArcGIS

Analyzed driven pile bearing capacity with GRLWEAP

Performed analysis of piles with lateral loads using LPILE

Developed AutoCAD drawings to supplement report preparation

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