Construction Engineer

EMELIA ADOMA ***** Taconic Circle

Dumfries, VA 22025

Telephone: 540-***-****

Email: abib5k@r.postjobfree.com/abib5k@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE Seeking a full time position as a Field Construction Engineer (includes estimating, scheduling and field

engineering) with a reputable company that requires a highly motivated individual to join their team.

EDUCATION M.S Building Construction Science and Management

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

GPA: 3.60/4.00 May 2010

B.Sc(Hons) Building Technology

Minor: Quantity Surveying / Estimating

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

June 2006

EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Virginia Tech, Department of Building Construction, Blacksburg,

Virginia (September 2009 - May 2010.)

• Teaching Assistant in Construction Principles(BC 2024) and Integrated Construction Studio (BC

2064/3064 & CNST 5124)

Field Engineer / Estimator & Scheduler, G. A. Takyi Construction Company Limited, Kumasi, Ghana

(September 2006 - May 2008)

• Prepared Quantity Take-off

• Prepared Contract Documents

• Conducted Measurement of Executed Works

• Supervised and managed Construction projects

• Scheduled and estimated Construction Project works

• Assisted with reviews and coordination of the Loss Prevention and Quality Control on site.

Field Engineer / Estimator & Scheduler Intern, Promancon Consult Kumasi – Ghana

(May 2005 – August 2005)

• Prepared Contract and Tender/Bid Documents

• Prepared Valuation certificates and Tender Evaluation

• Prepared Materials Schedule

Project Management Intern, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly: Engineering Section, Kumasi – Ghana

(May 2004 – August 2004)

• Measured Executed works

• Prepared Valuation Certificates

• Prepared Tender and Contract Documents

RELEVANT COURSES Construction Practice I & II (Design/Build Capstone Project), Pre-Construction Planning, Leadership for

AEC, CII Best Practices, Construction Company Management, Sustainable Infrastructure Systems,

Construction Integration, Construction Processes, Theory of Structures, Contract Administration &

Professional Practice, Construction Spanish, Professional Development Construction Management 2,

Measurement of Construction Works I & II

COMPUTER SKILLS Ecotect, Green Building Studio, REM/Rate, Microsoft Project, Therm 5, Revit Architecture, Navisworks,

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint), On-screen Take-off, Primavera Project Planner.

PUBLICATION “Liquidated and Ascertained Damages: Assessment and Implementation”. Published in the Journal for

Quantity Surveyors in Ghana, “The Quantity Surveyor” Issue 2, April–June, 2006.

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