Engineer Engineering
Resume:
James Christopher Pugh, PE
Salem, Virginia 24153
(540) 819 - 4906 (cell)
Email: *********@*******.***
CERTIFICATIONS:
Professional Engineer: VA Professional Engineer:
NC
Professional Engineer: SC Professional Engineer: MD
Professional Engineer: GA
Engineering in Training: NC - 1993
EDUCATION:
Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
August 1989
Overall GPA 3.48
Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 1986
Overall GPA 3.2
EXPERIENCE:
May 2010 - June 2010
Balzer & Associates, Inc
1208 Corporate Cir., SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Position: Structural Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for projects according to
the IBC Code
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for commercial structures.
James Christopher Pugh, PE
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EXPERIENCE:
(CONT.)
Responsibilities for Balzer & Associates Inc., Inc.
continued:
. Designed structural corrections for Architects and
Contractors due to building officials review.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
masonry and concrete walls, open web steel joist, pre-
engineered floor and roof trusses.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete.
. The Designed and developed plans for structures using
light metal gage framing.
. Prepared light metal gage roof truss drawings for
residential and commercial structures.
August 2006 - May 2010
Providence Engineering, Inc
Metwood, Inc.
819 Naff Road
Boones Mill, Virginia 24065
Position: Structural Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for projects according to
the IBC Code
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for commercial structures.
. Designed structural corrections for Architects and
Contractors due to building officials review.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
masonry and concrete walls, open web steel joist, pre-
engineered floor and roof trusses.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete.
. The Designed and developed plans for structures using
light metal gage framing.
. Prepared light metal gage roof truss drawings for
residential and commercial structures.
. Prepared Deck Plans, and Details for Shop
Fabrication.
. Supervised draftsman on drawing plans and details.
James Christopher Pugh, PE
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EXPERIENCE:
(CONT.)
August 2004 - August 2006
Moseley Architects, PC
601 Southlake Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia
Position: Structural Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for projects according to
the IBC Code
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for commercial and school structures.
. Designed structural corrections for Architects and
Contractors due to building officials review.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
masonry and concrete walls, open web steel joist, pre-
engineered floor and roof trusses for schools,
prisons and courthouses.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete for schools, prisons and
courthouses.
. The Designed and developed plans for structures using
light metal gage framing.
. Supervised draftsman on drawing plans and detail
April 2003 - August 2004
ETd of South Carolina, LLC
11947-J Grandhaven Drive
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Position: Project Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for projects according to
the IBC Code
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for commercial structures.
. Designed structural corrections for Architects and
Contractors due to building officials review.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
masonry and concrete walls, open web steel joist, pre-
engineered floor and roof trusses.
. Designed site plans for commercial projects and
residential developments
. Designed utility plans for commercial projects and
residential developments
. Prepared road encroachment permit packages for county
and State DOT
. Prepared utility encroachment permit packages for
county and State DOT
James Christopher Pugh, PE
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EXPERIENCE:
(CONT.)
Responsibilities for ETD of South Carolina, LLC
continued:
. Prepared drainage calculations and detention sizing
using Eagle Point Watershed Modeling Software,
Release 2002 that generates hydrographs based on the
TR55 Method.
. Supervised draftsman on drawing plans and details.
January 2001 - July 2002
L. A. Gates Company
306 Market Street, SE
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Position: Project Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for projects according to
the BOCA Code, and Virginia Uniform Building Code.
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for commercial structures.
. Designed structural corrections for Architects and
Contractors due to building officials review.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
light metal gage framing.
. Designed and developed plans for structures using
masonry and concrete walls, open web steel joist, pre-
engineered floor and roof trusses.
. Designed and developed plans for pre-engineered roof
trusses using wood, and light metal gage material.
. Designed and developed foundations for metal moment
framed buildings.
. Supervised draftsman on drawing plans and details.
November 1993 - January 2001
Christopher A. Holmes, PE Consulting Engineering, Inc.
5725 Oleander Drive, Suite F-4
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Position: Project Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Designed and developed structural plans for
Architects and Contractors for residential and
commercial projects according to the North Carolina
State Building Code.
. Prepared reports and calculations on structural
inspections for residential and commercial
structures.
James Christopher Pugh, PE
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EXPERIENCE:
(CONT.)
Responsibilities for Christopher A. Holmes, PE
continued:
. Designed structural corrections (residential and
commercial structures) for Architects and Contractors
due to building inspections investigations.
. Designed and prepared reports for water retention for
residential structures due to coastal area
requirements.
. Designed and developed foundation plans consisting of
masonry and concrete.
. Designed and developed piling foundation plans
consisting of wood, concrete, and of prestressed
concrete.
. Designed and developed plans for residential and
commercial structures using light metal gage framing:
. Designed and developed plans for residential and
commercial structures using masonry and concrete
walls, open web steel joist, pre-engineered floor and
roof trusses.
. Designed and developed plans for Pre-Engineered roof
trusses using wood, and light metal gage material.
. Designed and developed foundations for metal moment
framed buildings.
. Supervised draftsman on drawing plans and details.
September 1992 - September 1993
Bechtel Corporation
P. O. Box 10245
Southport, North Carolina
Position: Field Engineer
Responsibilities:
. Evaluate the miscellaneous steel (steel members,
connections, and framing) in a drywell of a two-unit
boiling nuclear reactor.
. Prepared engineering documents to certify the reactor
for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
. Designed and drafted modifications to the
miscellaneous steel that was not up to design
specifications according to the 8th Edition of the
AISC Steel Construction Manual.
. Prepared operability documents for the NRC in order
for the units to restart.
. Performed long term engineering analysis on the
miscellaneous steel of the two reactors in order to
obtain full certification from the NRC for restart.
James Christopher Pugh, PE
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EXPERIENCE:
(CONT.)
February 1990- September 1992
Virginia Department of Transportation
1201 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia
Position: Transportation Engineering Trainee Specialist-
Structure and Bridge
Responsibilities:
. Trainee Program provided exposure to various
divisions including: Construction, Environment, Human
Resources, Material, Location and Design, Rail,
Public Transportation, Secondary Roads, Structure and
Bridge, Traffic, and Transportation Planning.
Structure and Bridge Responsibilities:
. Designed and prepared plans and details for
statically determinant and indeterminate bridges
consisting of steel (rolled and plate girders) and
prestressed concrete according to specifications for
Highway Bridges (AASHTO).
. Prepared preliminary bridge layouts for Location and
Design for hydraulics and causeway analysis.
. Prepared and checked bridge estimates and quantities
for advertisement.
. Prepared and checked reinforcing steel schedules.
. Designed and prepared plan details for multi-column
piers.
. Designed and prepared plan details for foundations
with piles (steel and prestressed concrete) and
without piles.
. Maintained and organized project records and
correspondence.
. Prepared applications for environment permits.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Computer Programs and Languages:
. Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C++, C, and Fortran,
Java
. Microsoft Access, Word, and Excel, Windows XP, NT
Engineering Programs:
. STADD, RamFrame, RamBeam, RISA 2D & 3D
. MathCad, Eagle Point, TR55
. AutoCad 2007
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