Power Plant Project Manager

Yiwen Cao

*** ***** *** *****, ********, GA *****, Phone: 818-***-**** (C), email: ********@*******.***

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, Master of Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, 08/1999 to 12/2000

Tongji University, China, Bachelor of Engineering, Major: Underground Tunnel Engineering, Minor: Computer Science,

09/1991 to 07/1995

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Georgia P.E. 035249, Texas P.E. 98256, South Carolina P.E. 30145, Tennessee P.E. 115196, Georgia Soil and Water

Conservation Commission (GSWCC) Level II Certified Designer 009383

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

01/2001 ~ 08/2014 Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA, Project Engineer

08/1999 ~ 12/2000 Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, Graduate Research Assistant

07/1995 ~ 07/1999 Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai, China, Associate Structural Engineer

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Geotechnical Engineering

• Managed 50+ geotechnical and geo-environmental projects of various sizes ($10k to $500k) and complexities.

• Coordinated and conducted geotechnical and hydrogeologic investigations for various projects such as landfill siting,

landfill expansion project, onsite soil remediation, and levee/dam safety investigation. Determined scope of investigation

work and lab testing matrix based on project needs and budget.

• Performed geotechnical engineering analyses including: slope stability, settlement analysis, seepage analysis, foundation

bearing capacity, slab on grade, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall design, earth anchor design, seismic

liquefaction analysis, sink hole collapse analysis, revised universal soil loss equation 2 (RUSLE2) analysis, pile analysis.

• Prepared geotechnical investigation report, compiled boring logs, interpreted geotechnical lab test results (consolidation,

compaction, and triaxial shear strength etc.), and summarized analysis results.

Solid Waste Disposal Facility Design

• Designed and prepared 20+ permit application packages for solid waste disposal facilities including MSW landfill, C&D

landfill, industrial ash landfill, power plant coal combustion residual (CCR) landfill, low level radioactive nuclear waste

landfill, onsite disposal facility for superfund site and hazardous site inventory (HSI) site.

• Prepared 20+ landfill related design and construction drawing sets such site infrastructure, cell liner construction, landfill

final closure, ash pond closure, exposed geomembrane cover design, gas collection and control system (GCCS) design.

• Performed landfill engineering analysis: (HELP analysis, designing leachate collection corridor/pipe, riser structure,

forcemain, leachate pump, manhole, geomembrane earth anchor against wind uplift, active and passive GCCS, annual

greenhouse gas USEPA e-GGRT reporting).

• Completed/reviewed landfill engineering plans and documents (Closure and Post-Closure Plan, Operation and Maintenance

Plan, Operations Plan, Methane Monitoring Plan, Groundwater Monitoring Plan, CQA Plan, Technical Specifications and

QA/QC Plans, Request for Bids, Bid Documents).

Stormwater Management

• Conducted surface water management system design: site-wide hydrology and hydraulic analysis (hydroCAD), drainage

ditch/culvert sizing, dry/wet detention pond design, outlet protection design, erosion matting design.

• Completed stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP), erosion and sediment pollution control plan, NPDES permit.

3D Design Visualization

• Expertise in rapid design visualization for 30+ civil, geo-environmental, and site development projects.

• Spearhead in the field of quantitative site visibility study: published paper in ASCE GeoCongress 2014, presented at

Georgia SWANA Conference 2013, lectured twice at Southern Polytechnic State University.

Other Engineering Fields

• Civil engineering and site development: general site layout design, roadway layout design, sewer pipe hydraulic and

structural design, concrete/asphalt pavement structural design.

• Groundwater protection: proficient in multi-media contaminants fate and transport modeling (MULTIMED).

• Construction management: oversaw Power Plant Ash Pond Closure Construction at TVA Kingston Fossil Power Plant.

Project Management

• Served as Project Manager for 50+ projects. Prepared technical proposals, budget estimate, and request for qualification,

supervised and performed annual review for staff, provided training to internal staff, gave internal and external presentation.

• Interacted with clients, regulators (GA EPD, SC DHEC, TDEC, LDNR, LDOTD, KDEP, OEPA, NMED), City or County

officials, resolved issues quickly and efficiently.

• Attended Georgia ASCE functions, network with engineering community, gain new business for company.

ENGINEERING DESIGN SOFTWARE SKILLS:

• AutoCAD Civil 3D, LDD, AutoTurn, SurvCADD, HELP, SLIDE, XSTABL, SEEP/W, HydroCAD, SRWall, LogPlot,

gINT, MULTIMED, ArcMap, Surfer, Cybernet, Corpscon, Excel VBA, RUSLE2

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