Design Engineer

***** *. ******** **., ***#****

Stafford, Texas *7477

Phone: 713-***-****

NURULLAH SAGLAR, P.E. ~abnj6h@r.postjobfree.com~

OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as a structural engineer

STATUS Permanent resident (Green-card holder)

REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas

Licensed June 2009

EDUCATION Master of Science, Civil Engineering, emphasis in Structural Engineering

Awarded December 2005

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

GPA: 3.84

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Awarded June 2003

Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Courses Taken

Advanced Steel Design, Finite Element Methods, Stability of Structures, Advanced

Concrete Design, Matrix Structural Analysis, Dynamic Behavior of Structures, Foundation

Design.

EXPERIENCE Structural Engineer

3/2006 – 9/2009

URS CORPORATION – 9801 Westheimer, Suite 500, Houston, TX, 77042

Involved in the design of 7 story petrochemical building.

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Experience in Machinery Foundation, Steel and Concrete Beam and Column, Base

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Plate-Anchor Bolt, Single and Continuous Footing Design.

Involved in belt filter support structure design. Experience in steel structural design

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under different load cases such as seismic, wind and equipment and evaluation of load

cases based on current codes (i.e., IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and AISC).

• Involved in engineering design of supports of centrifugal machines in several existing

gas stations. Experience in foundation design under dynamic and static loads.

• Review and approval of shop fabrication drawings.

Involved in the design of a petrochemical production building. Designed 5 story

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production building including its column supports and foundation. Experience in tank

and ancillary equipment foundation design. Duties also included engineering design for

building components such as platforms, connection details, and mat foundation design

with pile groups.

Involved in New Orleans Hurricane Protection Project, experience in Floodwall design.

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Task included design of stem wall and base slab, pile analysis with CPGA.

Involved in Ductwork with duct-plate, supporting steel, foundations and main steel

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connection designs.

• Experience in Modification of SCR Ducts and Pipe Rack Support Design.

Design experience in steel and concrete structures supporting heat exchangers,

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horizontal and vertical vessels, tanks, pipes and cable trays.

Involved in designs of several compressor gas stations. Experience in several

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foundation design for compressors, intake filters, silencers, coolers, and pipes.

Involved in engineering design of expansion project of an existing gas station. Design

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experience in steel and concrete pump support, lifting lug and beams, foundation design

with and without piles, and several miscellaneous steel support structures.

Involved in detailed design of Qatar Petroleum Fire Training Academy. Tasks included

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structural design and analysis of the administration building complex, control tower,

fire station, pump house buildings, various equipment and tank foundations. Experience

in British Design Standards.

Member of an engineering group within the company to create standard details for base

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plates, anchor bolts, pipe supports, connections and paving.

Graduate Research Assistant

12/2003 – 10/2005

Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston – Houston, Texas

• Bracing of bridge girders by permanent metal deck forms.

• Improve connection details that are utilized on the forms in bridge applications.

• Conduct the laboratory tests and compare the laboratory and Finite Element

Analysis results to formulate design expressions.

• The design and behavior of steel structures.

• Participate in achievement planning and program team meetings.

SKILLS Computer: STAAD.PRO, RISA 3D, PCAMATS, PCACOLUMNS, ENERCALC, MATHCAD,

DESCON, AUTOCAD 2000, MICROSTATION, FOUNDATION3D, MAT3D, SAP 2000,

CPGA, FORTRAN, LAB VIEW, WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT, ACCESS.

HONORS University of Houston Research Assistantship December 2003 – December 2005

University of Houston Tuition Fellowship December 2003 – December 2005

Turkish Education Foundation Scholarship September 1998 – June 2003

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