Engineering Civil

Luke K. Chou, E.I.T.

**** ***** **. *** **, Port Lavaca, Texas, 77979

Phone: 678-***-**** Email: **********@*****.*** Objective

To acquire a challenging and rewarding structural engineering position that will help me utilize and develop my strong analytical skills and engineering knowledge to contribute value and grow professionally with the company. Work Experience

Formosa Plastic Corporation, Point comfort, TX

Civil/Structural Engineer, March 2014-Present

● Communicated with clients, known their needs, coordinated with other disciplines and prepared the cost estimation

● Performed structural engineering design, analysis and modeling for steel pipe rack, pre-engineered building, tank/pump concrete foundation, drilled shaft, steel platform/catwalk using industry standard software

● Developed Excel and MathCAD calculation templates to be used for design

● Managed multiple ongoing projects and budget, prepared 2D, 3D drawings & bid package for bid

● Conducted COQ (clarification of quotation) and evaluated all the proposals from bidders

● Reviewed shop drawing and calculation, responded to RFI’s and prepared sketches to solve construction issues

● Coordinated and communicated with MEP, field inspectors, contractors & clients Ministry of National Defense, Taipei, Taiwan

Political Warfare Sergeant, August 2011-July 2012

● Led a troop of more than 100 soldiers in daily drills

● Organized and planned educational program for soldiers National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan Student Researcher, Fall 2010-Spring 2011

● Studied relevant literature and drafted the regulation of wood structure Moh and Associates, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan

Intern, Summer 2010

● Supervised the construction of sewage treatment plant

● Helped senior engineers to design the pipelines of Taipei City via AutoCAD and examined the old pipelines to be repaired

Nanyang Technology University, Singapore

Exchange Student Researcher, Summer 2009

● Learned FEA program Abaqus and used it to evaluate load-bearing capacity of element under fire condition

● Studied relevant paper about Super Element Method, extracted important concepts and presented in group meeting Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Dec 2013, GPA:3.5/4.0 Relevant courses: Structural Dynamics, Finite Element Methods, Earthquake Engineering, Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis II, Matrix Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Members, Intro to Bridge Engineering National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, May 2011, Major GPA:3.8/4.0 Overall GPA:3.5/4.0 Certificate in Railway Transportation Curriculum

Skills

AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Revit, SmartPlant Review, SketchUp, Mathcad, STAAD-Pro, RAM SBeam, GT STRUDL, CSiBridge, SAP2000, STAAD Foundation Advanced, Abaqus, MS Office, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI

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