Civil Engineering Engineer

Russell Sternlicht, E.I.T.

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New York, NY 10038

Email: ******************@*****.***

Phone # 518-***-****

Education The Cooper Union For the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Concentration, 3.75/4.0 GPA, May 2017 Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 3.23/4.0 Major GPA, May 2015 Accreditations

and Honors

Engineer in Training, New York State License, 2016-Present LEED Green Associate, 2015-Present

The Cooper Union, Half Tuition Graduate Scholarship, 2015– Present The Cooper Union, Full-Tuition Undergraduate Scholarship, 2011–2015 Professional

Experience

Insight Civil Engineering LLC, New York, New York, 2014 – 2015 Staff Engineer

Performed structural calculations for a vegetated flood barrier for Hurricane Sandy fortification

Determined material sizing, and designed drainage elements of the barrier to protect building envelope

Completed and compiled all permits and submitted to NYCDOB on behalf of the lead engineer

Developed technical approach for firm’s bid to Battery Park City Authority Infrastructure Resiliency Study

Designed scope of work and contractor selection for $2.4 million-dollar asbestos steam line replacement project

Project Work Master’s Thesis: Algae Growth Enhancement Using Embedded LEDs, Cooper Union, 2015 - 2016

Determined experimentally that installing submerged LED grow lights in high rate algal ponds

(HRAPSs) significantly improved algae net weight by 62 percent

Demonstrated the benefits and limitations of using biodiesel sourced from HRAPs as an alternative fuel source from economic technological and political considerations Senior Design: Vertical Farm and Restaurant, Cooper Union, 2014 - 2015

Design and structural analysis of a 180,000 sq.ft, 5 story vertical farm located in Brooklyn, NY

Analyzed zoning, environmental impact, cost estimation, drainage, produce yield and DOB, FDNY and LEED silver code conformity

Performed structural and geotechnical analysis, including Revit and Robot modeling, to determine member size and foundation specification Simulation of Gasoline Spills in Shallow Water Aquifers, Cooper Union, 2015

Tested the ability of soil to act as a filter to prevent gasoline permeation into shallow water aquifers

Volumes of water and gasoline were added to 3-foot tall soil columns to simulate a variety of oil spills and rainfall severities

Performed COD and spectrophotometry analysis on effluent water to quantify gasoline concentration

Skills Software: Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Robot, SAP, RAM Structural System, ANSYS, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

Leadership New York Water Environment Association, school chapter president, 2013 – 2014

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