Sara Hedayati
*** ******** ***. # *-*** San Jose, CA. 95129 425-***-**** *********@*****.***
Work Authorization: Permanent Resident
Objective
Seeking a Full-Time Civil Structural Engineering Position
EDUCATION
San Jose State University Degree Expected: June 2011
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Major: Structural Engineering, Minor: Geotechnical Engineering
GPA: 3.9
Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
San Jose, CA
August 2010- August 2012
Tehran,Iran
October 1997- July 2002
WORK EXPERIENCES
Civil Engineer Assistant, Part Time
Santa Clara Valley Water District San Jose, CA
December 2010-May 2011
Analysis, design and preparation of construction documents for retaining wall and flood wall systems per ACI-318 and IBC codes and project specifications for Lower Berryessa Creek Flood Protection project in Milpitas.
Construction administration support including site visits, reviewing submittals, and responding to RFI’s.
Civil Structural Engineer, Full time
Tehran Raymand Consulting Engineers
Tehran, Iran
October 2004-January 2009
Engineering analysis and design of pipe racks, equipment structures and foundations for South Pars Gas Field Development, Darquain Oil Field Development and PVC Plant.
Engineering analysis and design of steel and concrete buildings, per ACI and AISC codes and project standards and specifications.
Developed technical reports, documents and drawings.
Created spreadsheet to find quantity of materials and cost estimation of projects in various phase of engineering using Excel.
Involved in preparation of bid package for industrial projects.
Civil Engineer Assistant, Full time
Tadbir Sakhteman Consulting Engineers
Tehran, Iran
November 2002-July 2004
Coordination and communication with clients, and contractors to establish project requirements and timelines.
Prepared construction cost estimate and comparing with contractors’ bids.
UNIVERSITY STRUCTURAL PROJECTS
Bridge Design
• Analysis and Design of precast concrete bridge based on LRFD method using Excel per ACI 318-08 and ASCE7-05
• Used Fiber modeling method to design concrete pier with plastic hinge.
Steel Design
• Led a group of five classmates in analysis and design of a two-story steel office building (7,750 sq.ft) based on ASD and LRFD methods separately per ASCE 7-05 and steel construction manual AISC 13th edition.
Seismic Design of a 6 Story Concrete Building
• Modeled and analyzed a six-story concrete moment frame structure with concrete slabs using SAP2000.
• Performed static, linear response spectrum, and response history analyses per ASCE 7-05.
• Designed structure per ACI 318-08 requirements including special seismic requirements.
Seismic Design of a 2 Story Timber Structure
• Seismic analysis and design of a two-story California framing building.
COURSE WORKS
Advanced seismic Design, Bridge Design, Advanced Concrete Design, Steel Design, Engineering Measurements and Cost Estimation, Prestressed concrete Design, Foundation Design, Structural Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Matrix Analysis of Structures, Advanced Soil Mechanics, Soil Dynamics, Transportation, Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering.
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE, Mathcad, Excel, Word, AutoCAD, PowerPoint, Primavera, MS Project, NUVIB.
EXTRACURRICULAR AND ACHIEVEMENTS
FE Certified (EIT# 142532, Year 2011), Recipient of Rieser Building Group Scholarship 2011, Member of ASCE