Engineering Design

Robert L. Dechant

* ** * ******** ** Apt A, Arlington, TX 76010, 817-***-****, ******.*.*******@*****.***

Objective

A job related to the structural engineering field

Qualifications

Engineer-In-Training, Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering

Limited construction job site experience

Technical Expertise

Applications: AutoCAD, Matlab, RISA, PGSuper and Microsoft Office

Certifications: EIT

Education

M. of Eng. Applied Mechanics and Structures, University of Texas at Arlington Sept 2010 – May 2013

Completing course work in the practical design applications of structural engineering.

• Gaining in depth knowledge of structural engineering design principles and materials

• Broadening expertise by studying timber design, foundation design, bridge design, finite element analysis and

structural dynamics

• Learning how to express expertise through research, technical writing and presentations.

• Have completed projects and written technical reports on a variety of structural engineering topics

B.S. Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University Sept 2004 – Dec 2009

Completed course work required for the structural engineering track

• Learned basic principles of reinforced concrete design, steel design, and structural analysis principles.

• Learned basic principles of load calculation and general building construction and design practices.

• As a senior design project, completely designed a student laboratory using reinforced concrete.

Job Experience

Substitute Teacher April 2010 - present

Serve as a substitute teacher in Arlington and previously did the same job in Fort Worth, Bryan and College Station.

Wait Staff, Downtown Uncorked May 2010 – Aug 2010

Responsible for providing timely service and properly serving the food and wine. Accountable for all transactions.

• Tip amount average was about 20%

General Construction Labor, Laborready June 2008 – Aug 2008, June 2009 – Aug 2009

Performed simple construction labor as needed. Worked directly below the project managers.

• Usually requested back the next day if more work was required

Food Service, Jason’s Deli June 2006 – Aug 2006

Responsible for working cash register, kept dining area clean, wrote down and bagged orders depending on day.

Food Service, Rave Motion Pictures June 2005 – Aug 2005

Responsible for selling food, working register, admitting patrons, and cleaning/closing theaters depending on day.

Professional Organizations

American Society of Civil Engineers June 2007 – present

Honors

Eagle Scout

• Designed and built a prayer labyrinth for my church

• Raised about $1,000 through donations from parishioners and supervised crew of fellow Scouts

Detailed work and school history at www.linkedin.com/in/robertdechant

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