Engineer Project Manager

Gary Cooper

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** * **** *

City: SaltLake City

State: UT

Zip: 84067

Country: USA

Phone: 760-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $80,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Gary S. Cooper, PE

3800 S. 1900 W. #142

Roy, UT

84067

Phone: 760-***-****

Email: *********@*********.***

Objective

Provide the exceptional service and expertise that comes with 20 plus years of experience managing projects in the area of power transmission, distribution and substation design and construction. I would like to use my years of experience to meet and exceed the requirements of an employer that is dedicated to this business.

Education

Masters degree in Structural Engineering, 2011

University of Idaho Moscow, ID

Masters degree Completed seven (7) three (3) credit courses out of ten (10) required. All seven (7) courses are required structural core classes for the Masters Degree. Did not graduate.

Bachelors in Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 1981

Bachelors Degree in Soil Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 1981

Professional Experience

Isolux Corsan Big Spring, TX- June 2012 to September 2012

Transmission Line Civil Supervisor

Responsible for overseeing the operations of subcontractors during foundation installation and construction of 345kV lattice towers and mono steel poles.

Act Consulting Southington, CT- March 2012 to April 2012

Contract Engineer for Public Service New Hampshire- (Senior Transmission Engineer)

Review consultants plans for 70 mile 115kV wood h-frame transmission line

Conduct on site inspections.

Roche Engineering Salt Lake City, UT- September 26, 2011 to January 2012

Provided all civil/structural engineering services.

*Contracts were not received

Imperial Irrigation District El Centro, CA- 1988 to 2011

23 years of extensive design and construction management experience.

Oversaw projects through design, project bid, construction, inspection and completion.

Prepared Specifications and Construction drawing blue prints for 50 plus projects.

Supervised a group of four (4) engineers.

Designed and managed a wide range of projects in the areas of structural, power and irrigation

Irrigation Department 1988-1991

Irrigation Projects: steel and PVC pipe networks, reservoirs, earthen dams, dikes, concrete spill ways, reinforced concrete water storage tanks, reinforced concrete vaults for high pressure control valves, and iron steel truss bridge carrying water under pressure.

Power Department 1991-2011

Power Projects: distribution transmission lines, 230 and 92kV steel transmission poles with reinforced concrete caissons, 190 ft 230 kV lattice towers, 165 ft steel transmission poles, 92kV wood pole transmission lines, wirer sizes Canna 395, Arbutus 795 and Curlew 1033 AAC, ASRC sagging tensions at 500 to 1300 ft spans, determined insulator size for vertical and horizontal insulators, and structures and foundations for 230 & 92 kV substations.

State of Utah-Division of Water Resources Salt Lake City, UT 1981-1988

Water Resource Engineer and Project Manager responsible for design, project bid, construction, inspection, quality control, budget and payment of contractors

Designed large high pressure pipe networks to convert agricultural land from flood irrigation to sprinkler irrigation, including pressure reducing stations to control static pressure

Designed and constructed improvements to existing earthen dams to meet State of Utah Dam Safety requirements. This included spillways and the water outlet works.

Designed 66 inch diameter steel pipe siphon to cross 50ft deep by 400ft long ravine

Designed 50 acre-foot reservoirs with 20ft high earthen dikes to keep constant flow rates and pressures to large sprinkler irrigation projects

Independent Contractor

As an independent contractor I have worked providing structural design and analysis on a variety of projects working in conjunction with an array of other professionals.

Structural Projects: single story masonry office building, one and two story residential homes and commercial office buildings, steel rigid frame gymnasium, 30,000 sq ft masonry retail store building, 500 seat existing reinforced concrete movie theater with cantilevered overhead balcony seating, design checks of existing steel rigid frame structures and numerous design checks and seismic analysis of existing structures.

Educational Projects

Complete Design on a steel girder bridge for a 4 lane interstate.

Certifications

Licensed Civil Engineer, California,

United States

Licenses Professional Engineer, Utah,

United States

Licensed Structural Engineer, Utah,

Licensed Civil Engineer, Nevada

Software Proficiencies

RISA structural engineering software

Kentucky Pipe

PSL CAD tower, pole, caisson

Microsoft word and XL

Technical Proficiencies

Projects have been designed using the following code:

International Building Code

Unified Building Code

ACI 318-08

ASCE 7-05 minimum load design manual

AISC Steel Design LRFD Third Edition.

California Electrical Code GO-95,

NESC

SAG-10

References

Fred Fong Epi Martinez

Senior Engineer Engineer, Principal

Ph: 760-***-**** Ph: 760-***-****

Cell: 760-***-**** Cell: 760-***-****

Joel Lopez

Project Manager

Ph: 760-***-****

Cell: 760-***-****

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