Edward H. Miessner

**** ********** ******, *** **

New Orleans, LA 70125

Phone: 504-***-**** / 504-***-****

Email: ac2u1o@r.postjobfree.com

Key words

Civil engineer,, project design, project review, bridge inspection, bridge repair, concrete, traffic, road work, bridge painting, cathodic protection, underground utility location, roadway geometry, Word, Excel, AutoCAD, HYDRWIN.

Experience

October 2009 to Present

Edward Miessner’s Services

3719 Washington Avenue, Apt 37, New Orleans, LA 70125

504-***-**** / 504-***-**** Supervisor: Self and Clients.

Civil engineer, demolition worker, writer, bookkeeper.

* Contributed write-ups for preliminary disposition of existing structures at maintenance yard owned by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans for C & S Consultants, Inc.

* Prepared a house for a gut-rehabilitation.

* Researched and wrote articles and posted the findings on the internet.

* Used Excel Spreadsheet to manage finances.

June 2006 to October 2009

C & S Consultants, Inc.

821 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130

504-***-**** Supervisor: Kevin J. Derbigny, P.E.

Civil Engineer - Professional (P.E.)

* Designed and detailed utility replacements and drainage systems.

* Performed field inspections of hurricane-damaged buildings owned by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.

* Performed preliminary work for design reports for repairs of said buildings.

* Performed preliminary designs and details for new structures at sewage treatment plants owned by the Sewerage and Water Boards of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.

September 2005 - December 2005

HSA Engineers and Scientists

4019 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33617

813-***-**** Supervisor: Robert E. Braun, P.E.

* Inspected hurricane-damaged houses and wrote evaluation reports for those residences.

* Reviewed reports for other hurricane-damaged residences.

October 2000 – August 2005

C & S Consultants, Inc.

821 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130

504-***-**** Supervisor: Jens J. Nielsen, P.E.

Civil Engineer Pre-Professional (E.I.T.)

* Designed and detailed utility replacements, box culvert curves, and other incidentals to a major drainage proposal.

* Performed preliminary engineering design for underground utility replacements and roadway restoration work for a streetcar line proposal.

* Performed Preliminary location designs for underground electrical ductbanks.

* Designed horizontal and vertical roadway geometry and/or drainage analysis for three major roadway construction proposals, one of which was for a state highway.

* Performed construction field inspection and contractor oversight duties on municipal two street reconstruction projects.

June 2000

Olde Town Inn

2311 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA. 70117

800-***-**** Supervisor: Dexter P. Ford

Nighttime Desk Clerk

* Clerked the hotel’s front desk during the overnight shift, including the taking-in of late night customers.

* Prepped courtyard area for the next day, including the stocking/setting up of the continental breakfast and the watering of plants.

September 1999 – October 2000

Edward Miessner Painting and Modelling

929 Mandeville St., New Orleans, LA 70117

504-***-**** / 504-***-**** Supervisor: Self and clients.

Painter, Artists’ Model

* Painted interiors of residences.

* Posed as an artists’ model at universities and adult education facilities for various classes

November 1992 – August 1999

Massachusetts Highway Department, District Four

519 Appleton Street, Arlington, MA 02476

781-***-**** Supervisor: Prem P. Kapoor, P.E.

Civil Engineer III

* Created a design aid table for removing bridge deck joints and replacing them with concrete slabs with no joints.

* Created example drawings for retrofitting bridge decks with cathodic protection to prevent corrosion of reinforcing steel and for retrofitting bridge deck joints with asphaltic plug type of bridge joints.

* Designed projects encompassing repairs, painting, and/or alterations to bridges and storage buildings.

* Inspected and evaluated bridges in conjunction with the above bridge projects.

* Reviewed proposals and plans for private-sector work involving construction on bridges.

* Performed construction field inspection and contractor oversight duties on bridge projects, one of which included cathodic protection installation.

July 1990 – November 1992

Massachusetts Highway Department, Highway Operations

Ten Park Plaza, Room 7210, Boston, MA 02116-3973

617-***-**** Supervisor: John A. MacDonald, P.E.

Civil Engineer II

* Reviewed projects submitted by district offices of the Massachusetts Highway Department.

* Designed projects on an as-needed basis for district offices which did not have sufficient capacity for design thereof.

* Processed and forwarded projects for award of contract for state highway bridge work.

January 1985 – July 1990

Massachusetts Highway Department, District Eight

400 `D Street, South Boston, MA 02210

617-***-**** Supervisor: Farhad P. Rastergari, P.E.

Civil Engineer I

* Designed projects encompassing repairs, painting and/or alterations to bridges.

* Inspected and evaluated bridges in conjunction with the above projects.

* Maintained bridge maintenance office records.

* Performed construction field inspection and contractor oversight duties on bridge repair projects, one of which included cathodic protection installation.

May 1983 – January 1985

Prestressed Systems, Incorporated

5610 Northwest 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33166

305-***-**** Supervisor: Edward M. Frisbee, P.E.

Junior Engineer

* Designed scaffoldings and other temporary support systems for precast, prestressed concrete beam soffits and joists.

* Designed precast beam soffits and joists

* Inspected precast concrete joists and beam soffits during fabrication operation.

May 1982 – May 1983

Prestressed Systems, Incorporated

5610 Northwest 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33166

305-***-**** Supervisor: Idánia L. Lopez-Gautama

Drafter

* Prepared shop drawings and materials schedules per structural drawings, engineering in-house design and engineers' instruction.

* Checked shop drawings prepared by other draftsmen for conformance to all relevant structural drawings, engineering in-house design and engineers' instruction.

January 1983 – April 1983

University of Miami, School of Engineering

1251 Memorial Drive

Coral Gables, FL 33146

305-***-**** Supervisor: Professor Leo C. Stevens

Student Assistant

* Checked soils engineering professor's students' homework.

Education

1979-1983 University of Miami, School of Engineering,

Coral Gables, FL 33124

* B.Sc., Civil Engineering.

* Graduated Dean’s List and Honors Program.

Licenses

Professional Engineer License, No. 31532, Louisiana Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Issued December xx, 2004; expired April 1, 2011.

Engineer-in-Training Certificate No. 1083ET267, Florida Board of Professional Regulation. Issued April 15, 1985

Certification/Training

Use of Nuclear Testing Equipment, Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc., January 1986

Bridge Paint Inspection, National Highway Institute / University of Massachusetts Institute for Governmental Services, December 1986

Bridge Inspectors' Training Program, Federal Highway Administration / Massachusetts Department of Public Works / University of Massachusetts Institute for Governmental Services, April 1987

Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Steel Bridges, National Highway Institute / University of Massachusetts Institute for Governmental Services, November 1987

Introduction to DOS, Massachusetts Department of Public Works / Professional Development Group, December 1987

Effective Writing Techniques, University of Massachusetts Institute for Governmental Services, Spring 1989

Introduction to WordPerfect, Massachusetts Department of Public Works / Professional Development Group, November 1989

Highway Bridge Maintenance and Lead Paint Hazards, Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries, March, 1995

Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, November 1995

Hazardous Bridge Coatings, National Highway Institute, April 1998

Bridge Engineering Weeks 3 & 4, National Highway Institute, June and

August 1998

Awards

Honorable Mention Award, Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Suggestion Awards Initiative, 1998, "Contract Data Forms"

Certificate of Recognition, Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Performance Recognition Program, 1994

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