Nicole King Brown, EIT

919-***-**** aboksp@r.postjobfree.com 6323 NC Hwy 902, Pittsboro, NC

OBJECTIVE

A master’s level graduate seeking a job as a structural engineer to gain practical experience in a design or consulting firm.

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University Expected Graduation Date: May 2013

Masters of Science Civil Engineering, Structures Concentration Overall GPA: 3.71/4.0

Clemson University Graduation Date: May 2011

Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, Spanish Minor Overall GPA: 3.80/4.0

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant June 2011-Present

North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC

Constructed Facilities Laboratory

• Managed a $300,000 research project for the Alaska Department of Transportation focusing on the strain limits of reinforced concrete

filled steel pipe piles under seismic loading.

• Prepared technical reports and presentations for the project client.

• Communicated and made site visits with contractors constructing the specimens.

• Managed and assisted in the construction test setup and instrumentation in a laboratory setting.

• Supervised undergraduate students who were hired to help with the labor required for the experimental setup and instrumentation.

Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2010-August 2010

North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC

• Helped construct of six reinforced concrete bridge columns.

• Modeled the second order effects due to axial load of various bridge columns under earthquake acceleration histories.

Engineers Without Borders Team Member August 2009-Present

El Salvador Water Distribution Project

• Duties included travelling to El Salvador to perform field work and modeling the proposed water system to determine water flow and

pipe sizes. Also served as translator for primarily English-speaking team members.

Civil Engineering Intern May 2009-August 2009

ABB Inc., Raleigh, NC

• Edited technical drawings for substations in AutoCAD 2000, helped model and analyze large projects in SAP 2000.

• Created an automated Excel Workbook to estimate total structural steel required in a substation based on parameters input by the

user unique to each substation.

Academic Success Center Tutor August 2009-May 2011

Clemson University: Clemson, SC

• Answered questions, explained concepts, created exam study guides and practice tests for various Civil Engineering classes

including Structural Analysis, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and Fluid Mechanics.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Spanish: verbal and written fluency, experience from Spanish courses and living in Puerto Rico for three years.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• ABAQUS Finite Element Analysis • RAM Structural Systems • Advanced Microsoft Excel

• AutoCAD • SAP 2000 • Matlab

PERTINENT COURSEWORK

• Advanced Concrete Design • Structural Earthquake Engineering • Structural Dynamics

• Advanced Steel Design • Prestressed Concrete Design

LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute May 2012-Present

North Carolina State University Student Chapter

• Founder and President: Duties included coordinating chapter meetings, speakers, community events and annual reports for the

national organization.

Dr. Paul Zia Lecture Committee January 2009-Present

• Student representative: The committeee invites world renknowned speakers every year to present new and innovative work in the

field and to raise money for the Dr. Zia Scholarship Fund. As the only student representative, duties included participating in

meetings, and escorting the distinguished speakers over the lecture weekend.

Habitat for Humanity November 2011-Present

• Volunteered to help build homes in the local community.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Best Presentation-Senior Design 2011 • President’s and Dean’s List

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