Justin C. Beckner, P.E.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-***-****
******.*******@*****.***
Work Experience:
Principal
Buffalo Ridge LLC - NewCastle, WY
Nov 2006 - Present
. One of 3 partners who developed a 35 acre parcel in Buffalo, Wyoming
into a residential subdivision.
. Responsibilities included:
o Meeting with the City staff and planning commission to develop
the project
o Planning the layout of the subdivision
o Developing the construction documents
o Garnering approvals for construction documents including
presenting at public meetings, planning commission meetings, and
city council meetings.
o Developing partnerships with other developers in the area to
cost share the construction of some off-site infrastructure
o Meeting with financial institutions to line-up funding for the
construction of the project
o Bidding the construction documents, evaluating bids and
selecting a contractor.
o Review of pay estimates and construction management activities.
o Selecting a realtor for the sale of the lots.
o Developing a marketing strategy for the marketing of the lots
Engineering Manager
Nolte Associates, Inc. - Fort Collins, CO
Nov 2004 - March 2010
. Responsible for the procuring and managing a wide range of civil
engineering projects, ranging from large land development projects, to
public works projects, to construction management projects.
. Managed teams of up to 20 engineers on large land development projects
including in house staff and staff in other remote offices.
. Responsible for marketing and preparation of private and public
proposals for work in Northern Colorado and Wyoming
. Prepared presentations and presented in many different forums
including neighborhood meetings, planning commission meetings, city
council meetings, and project interviews.
. Headed the renewable energy department for the Colorado region.
Responsibilities included developing the marketing strategy for the
renewable energy sector and coordinating the implementation of the
strategy in the Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Salt Lake
City offices.
. Developed the marketing strategy for the public and private sector for
Wyoming and the public sector for Northern Colorado. Market strategy
included developing projected earnings from each sector and
identifying potential clients that the work would come from.
. Developed a backlog spreadsheet that was utilized company wide for
determining the staffing needs of each office and region based on
hourly and monetary needs.
Project Engineer
Stockwell Engineers, Inc. - Sioux Falls, SD
Oct 2003 - Nov 2004
. Involved in many facets of engineering design and construction
administration, including design of arterial roadways, parking lot
renovations/expansions and reviewing shop drawings, as well as
preparing and processing pay requests and change orders.
. Prepared proposals for work within the City of Sioux Falls.
. Worked with the City of Sioux Falls to establish new drainage criteria
for the City based on the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Criteria.
Senior Project Engineer
S. A. Miro, Inc. - Fort Collins, CO
Dec 1998 - Sept 2003
. Managed multiple projects and teams at one time. Management duties
included controlling project budgets and deadlines, as well as
coordinating sub-consultants efforts.
. Prepared the sanitary, water, dirt management, and storm portions of
an infrastructure master plan for a 213-acre site, with a proposed
build-out of approximately 9.0 million square feet. The site is the
University of Colorado Denver Health Science facility at Fitzsimmons.
. Developed excel spreadsheet for the analysis of storm water runoff
utilizing the rational method.
. In charge of in house training of less experienced engineers,
including setting up brown bag presentations.
. Conducted presentations and meetings with various governmental
agencies to present and discuss projects.
. Co-authored an AWWA presentation on the upgrading of the University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center's Infrastructure.
. Prepared for and presented at various project interviews.
. Prepared scopes and budgets for various engineering activities.
. Prepared findings and recommendation reports on several dams at the
United States Air Force Academy and was in charge of the development
of the construction drawings for the removal and replacement of the
dams and the upgrading of the outlets to meet minimum safety
requirements.
. Involved in many facets of engineering design including waterline
design and analysis, sanitary sewer design and analysis, storm sewer
design and analysis, overlot grading plans, parking lot layout and
design, earth embankment dam design, roadway design, infrastructure
master planning, preparations of opinions of probable cost,
preparation of technical specifications, and construction
administration.
Design Engineer
Sear Brown Group - Fort Collins, CO
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1998
. Overlot graded various sites ranging from 34 acres to 50acres in size.
. Prepared profiles and road cross-sections.
. Designed 16-inch waterlines, collector roadways, deep excavation
sanitary sewer lines, and multiple storm sewer layouts.
. Modeled two sites using ModSWMM. An adapted version of the EPA's SWMM
modeling program.
Design Engineer/Technician
Ground Engineering Consultants - Commerce City, CO
June 1996 - Dec. 1997
. Inspected two bridges in southeastern Colorado. Duties included
progress reports, quantity take-offs, and inspection for conformance
with drawings and specifications.
. Tested concrete, asphalt, and soils, both in the lab and in the field.
. Worked in a remote location with little to no oversight by higher
management.
Computer Proficiency
. Microsoft office products including Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and
Visual Basic.
. Haestad Methods software including Flowmaster, WaterCAD, StormCAD and
SewerCAD
. Autocad / Land Development
. Autoturn
. Drainage software including HecRas, ModSWMM, HY8, and SWMM
Education
Bachelor of science in Civil Engineering
Colorado State University 1996
Interests
Family, fishing, basketball, hiking, coaching
References
Available upon request
Full Project Listing
Available upon request
Licenses
Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado 2001
Registered Professional Engineer, Wyoming 2007