AYITE AMEGNIKIN
**-** ***** ******* *****, Apt. *E
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Tel: Home 718-***-**** Cel. 347-***-****
***********@*******.***/*******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position of Water Resource Engineer that will allow
me to utilize my extensive skills and experience
EDUCATION
City College of New York, New York NY
Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, June 2012
Skills/Coursework:
Water mains and storm water infrastructure design and
construction/rehabilitation; Water and wastewater treatment processes,
plant design; Hazardous wastes management; Air Pollution; Project
coordination and supervision; Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering; Cost
estimating; Environmental sciences; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
regulations.
International School of Rural Engineering, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
Branch of Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, now International
Institute of water and environment (2ie: www.2ie-edu.org )
Postgraduate Diploma in Sanitary Engineering, July 1998
CERTIFICATE
. Engineer In training (EIT) Certificate, Oct 2013
. 40-Hr OSHA HAZWOPER Certificate, May 2013
. AutoCAD and Revit Certificate, Dec 2012
. Quality Control and Analytical Service Certificate, Dec 2006
RELATED EXPERIENCE
American Water Feb. 2014- Present
Water Treatment Operator at Croton Filtration Plant (Capacity 290 MGD)
Bronx, NY (New facility in start-up operation Owner NYC Department of
Environmental Protection)
. Collect water samples and perform routine lab tests
. Collect, compile and record work data pertaining to the operation of the
plant
. Maintain constant surveillance of pumping and treatment facilities,
. Make necessary changes and adjustments to chemical feeders and
equipments, etc...
Independent studies at CCNY : January 2009- June 2012
. Skilled in hydrology engineering by leading researches of hydrologic and
hydraulic analysis of flooding at low lying areas in New York City
(Brooklyn) during storms
. Knowledge of HEC-HMS used in a case study of detention pond design of
Orange county in NY
. Performed air pollution measurement by conducting a case study of
stationary source (smoke stake) of power facility of Rochdale Village
(Queens -NY)
Togo Water Supply Company (Societe Togolaise des Eaux ), Lom , Togo (West
Africa), Nov 1998- Sept 2005
Sole water production and supply company in Togo to provide drinking water
and to collect /treat wastewater to 6 millions inhabitants
Project Coordinator Sept 2002 - Sept 2005
. Performed environmental engineering tasks (such as collect, compile data,
preliminary calculations and design, etc of water and wastewater
projects from pre-design study to completion
. Reviewed plans and specifications, wrote technical reports
. Team player by interacting with clients and Consultants to solve all
issues related to projects
. Knowledge of the general principles and practices of rehabilitation and
reconstruction of the water distribution system by supervising
rehabilitation of 160 miles pipes
. Selected and drafted hydraulic profile of defectives pipes to be
rehabilitated
. Performed pressure tests on newly pipes rehabilitated to check
effectiveness of joints for water leakage before service restoration
. Supervised drilling and construction/equipment of 2 wells for
increasing drinking water production
Chief of district water distribution Feb 2000- Sept 2002
. Experienced in maintenance and repair of water distribution system
across the district by leading operations teams
. Managed and supervised all aspects of water service connection in
compliance of regulations,
. Oversaw bill payments
Sanitary Engineer/Chief Water Plant Operator Nov 1998-Sept 2001
. Hands on wet chemistry and labs SOP by leading studies of water and
wastewater quality
. Skilled in drinking water treatment processes by monitoring water quality
at treatment plant
. Calculated chemical dosage according to change to raw water quality and
flow
. Made adjustments and monitored chemical feeders
. Wrote recommendations for improving plant efficiency at different levels
of process
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
KEPCO INC., Queens Flushing, NY, Oct 2006 -Jan 2014
Power supplies plant producing high and low power units modular
Machine Operator
. Operated machine for automatic insertion of components on printed circuit
boards (PCB)
. Reviewed finished PCB in compliance of drawings
. Trouble-shooting machine for improvement of automatic insertion.