AutoCAD and MicroStation

ALLEN ZHAO

Los Angeles, CA **********@*****.*** C:626-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an entry level position in civil engineering working with various engineering projects to gain technical and practical experience in transportation. EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering May 2017

California State University, Los Angeles

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

TFA (Teach For America) STEM Fellow 2013 - 2014

• Develop communication skills through tutoring math to high school students

• Acquire leadership skills from outreach events to encourage students to take actions on educational crisis

• Present special EEO(Equal Education Opportunity) topics to address student’s concerns SCHOOL PROJECTS

Senior Design Project – Grade Crossing Design 2016 - 2017

• Preliminary design to improve the grade crossing for Metrolink San Bernardino Commuter Line

• Design Metrolink station east of University Street for pedestrians and cyclists

• Perform layout of the signs and stripes on University Station using MicroStation to conform to CalTrans MUTCD standards

• Develop teamwork and collaboration skills, and present to industry practitioners EERI (Earthquake Engineer Research Institute) 2013 - 2017

• Construct a balsa wood structure for seismic design competition

• Coordinate with teammates on multiple engineering designs

• Placing third place in the seismic design competition in 2015 Civil Engineer Road Design Project 2015

• Design alignments of local roads on AutoCAD that meet all grading requirements

• Perform earthwork calculations for each cross-section to estimate cut and fill quantities

• Compare the pros and cons of each alternative to determine the best solution ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Concrete Canoe Competition 2011 - 2013

• Construction Team: Construct a concrete canoe

• Mixing Team: Create special concrete mix designs using fiber reinforcement

• Analyze data and proportion the optimal concrete mix for the canoe COMPUTER SKILLS & RELEVANT COURSES

• AutoCAD • HEC-RAS • GMS • MS Office

• MicroStation • AASHTOWare • SolidWorks

Design Classes:

• Highway & Airport Pavement • Transportation Engineering

• Design of Water Resource • Groundwater Contamination & Remediation

• Reinforced Concrete Design • Geotechnical Engineering

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