Jesse Brister

ad44y7@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessebrister

831-***-****

Civil Engineering

Design Engineering, Construction Inspection, Capital Projects Manager.

Highways, Freeways, Interchanges, City streets, Rural Roads.

Signs and stripes, speed limit determination, stop sign studies, construction detours, CAMUTCD, CalTrans Design Criteria, Caltrans Design Manual, Federal Highway Administration, and State, City, Local codes, ordinances, and regulations.

Construction inspection, code interpretation and enforcement. Project liaison. Pre-construction weekly and requested meetings. Ensured continuous site safety. Daily status reports, documentation, submittals, transmittals, RFI's, RFQ’s, change orders, permit requirements, progress photos, and traffic control. Mediated contractor discrepancies.

Multiple Public Works Departments, Large-scale Private Development (eg Google Fiber, Apple HQ construction).

Design management & Implementation, Construction Administration, and Contract Management on a variety of Public Works, Private Engineering Firms, and Telecommunication Projects.

Start to finish engineering on major Capital Improvement Projects - research and feasibility studies, construction set CAD drafting, design alternatives, design calculations, contract administration, permitting requirements, bid and award process, project coordination, and construction management.

Established ROW maps from assessor’s parcel maps and documents, websites, legally recorded maps, property titles, deeds, surveyor field notes, asbuilts, and GIS data. Administered Real Property Agent’s ROW negotiations. Created real property legal descriptions and maps.

Worked for multiple Public Works Departments and Municipalities on transportation and traffic projects.

Reviewed development & construction plans and approved street work, rail, and encroachment permits.

Administered Traffic calming site investigations, safety studies, road safety audits.

Bridge Inspection.

Google’s $142 bil fiber to the home, Santa Clara County location - led permitting team, trained field engineers who reported data collection, used Autodesk Map 3D

Apple Inc Cupertino World HQ - $8 bil Vertical Construction – QA/QC, Field/Safety Engineer, Project Coordinator, Asst Super Attendant

Summary

HIGHLIGHTS

Federal, State, County, and Regional Projects from inception to contract completion

Green Streets and Walk-and-Roll program

Design - Freeway Interchanges, Highways, Complete Streets, Drainage, Sanitary Sewers

Pavement management and Roadway Maintenance

Public Works Construction Inspection

Telecommunications, OSP/ISP, Field Engineering, Permitting

Civil 3D (expert) – CAD Masters Certified (level I & II)

oMade training videos with supplemental material

DETAILS

Proactive self-starter, highly resourceful and creative toward meeting job objectives

Problem-solver, often used as a resource by peers

Recognized for adept written and oral expertise and professionalism

Commended by management, coworkers, contractors, and customers as an experienced team player with strong interpersonal & leadership skills

Software

Civil 3D, Map 3D, Microstation, MTC Street Saver, ArcView GIS, Trafficware Synchro, E-Bid Board, Accela, PONTIS Bridge Management System, Viathor Vbridge & Vbent Bridge Design, RailSim, Accela, HEC-RAS, MODFLOW, Fortis, Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Teams

Professional Experience

2/2024 - present

Civil Engineer, Sommer Engineering – remote work

LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project (ATMP)

6/2022-11/2023 Construction Manager, Self Employed Contractor – Oslo, Norway

Drainage design, roadway construction, vertical construction, sanitary sewer lines

6/2019-6/2022 Transportation Engineer: Traffic Safety & Construction Inspection

California State Department of Transportation, Oakland & San Jose, CA

Traffic Safety Department

oFreeway, Railway, & Intersection Safety Audits, Design management, Implementation, Construction Administration, and contract management.

Construction Office:

oEnsured schedule, sequencing, materials, construction plan, permitting, safety requirements

oOversaw material delivery and installation, workforce production, led safety meetings

oReported to management (change orders, RFI’s, construction updated, problem/solutions)

12/2017-5/2018 QA/QC, Field Engineer, Project Coordinator, “Spaceship” building construction

Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA (Holder Construction Co - Randstad Engineering contract)

Field supervision and coordination of onsite trade work with a focus on safety and quality

Ensured schedule and sequencing requirements were met

Oversaw design management, implementation, and contracts management

Ensured material delivery and installation, and overall workforce production QA/QC

Communicated cost and design issues to management (change orders, RFI’s, updates)

7/2017-11/2017 Capital Projects Manager III

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Los Altos, CA (Tegra Staff, Inc)

Project management & construction inspection, design management and implementation, contracts management

Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve existing bridge demolition & new bridge install

Sears Ranch Rd Open Space Preserve Road improvements, parking lot, restroom, bio-swale

7/2015-7/2016 Civil Engineer/Project Manager/Permitting Specialist

Google Fiber $142 bil (FTTH) – Ericsson (Apex Inc, Staffing, Cupertino, CA)

Administered multijurisdictional project permitting

Contracts management and Design Implementation

Trained and led field engineers for project data collection

Created comprehensive permit manual for current and future, nationwide projects

CAD drafted (MAP 3D 2013) documents to support LAS location permit requirements

Used ArcView GIS (ENE) for telecommunication network design and trace functions

OSP/ISP design data collection and field engineering

Site Acquisition support - created property legal descriptions & ROW maps

Procured grant deeds, easements, record maps, title reports, and survey notes

Constructability document reviews, construction QA/QC and inspection

Submitted required Permit drawings and Encroachment Applications to Permitting entities

Filed Encroachment Applications and construction drawings

Attended daily meetings and discussions with multiple project disciplines and senior staff

6/2014-4/2015 Associate Engineering Technician - Neighborhood Safety (contract postion)

City of San Jose, San Jose, CA

Review construction plans to issue street work and encroachment permits

Traffic calming site investigations, implementation, road safety audits, and corresponding reports

Design management included railroad crossings, school circulation routes, stop and crosswalk studies, bicycle and pedestrian plans

Traffic device requests, work orders, construction, and maintenance coordination

Contracts management, design, and investigation data included traffic surveys and TAPs reports

Modified, created, and improved Excel traffic calculation tools

Commended for excellent customer service skills

4/2012-10/2013 Assistant Engineer II - Bridge Design/Maintenance Unit (Job contract not renewed as Caltrans took over rresponsibility of County bridges)

County of Santa Clara Roads & Airports Department, San Jose, CA

Project manager on Bridge Design and maintenance of bridges, up to and including replacement

Trained to and inspected bridges and similar structures to determine deficiencies and develop corrective maintenance for the County’s Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program (BPMP) and Scour Counter Measures Program

Submitted PS&E’s & PSR’s for projects in Caltrans ROW

Civil 3D CAD used to draft plan sets and exhibits

Performed constructability reviews for bridge and roadway projects

Contract administration: bridge repair, maintenance, construction

Updated PONTIS bridge management software reports using current ADTs and field inspection conditions to produce reports for internal records and Caltrans

Independently developed a Google Maps bridge location application that was be used in the office and out in the field that saved considerable staff time

Education and Training

Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering

California State Polytechnics, San Luis Obispo, Ca

Engineer-In-Training, CA #115284

Innovations in Storm Water Management (1 LU/PDH)

Oldcastle, Storm Water Solutions, San Jose Ca

Confined Space Training Certified: valid Jan 2013-2016

Enviro Safetech, 2160-B Oakland Rd, San Jose Ca 95131

Civil 3D Design & Civil 3D Level 1

CAD Masters, Training Center, Walnut Creek, Ca

Principles of Geometric Design for California

UC Institute of Transportation Studies, Technology Transfer Program, Santa Cruz Ca

Asphalt Pavement Maintenance for Local Agencies

UC Transportation Studies Institute, Technology Transfer Program, Stockton Ca

Traffic Flow Principles for Practitioners (TE-27)

UC Berkeley ITS Tech Transfer Program

Bicycle Transportation: Planning, Policy, and Liability (TE-34)

UC Berkeley ITS Tech Transfer Program

Designing Streets for Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrian Bicycle & Information Center, UNC Highway Safety Research Center for USDOT,

Federal Highway Administration, Watsonville, Ca

MUTCD 2012 Traffic Control Course, CSO 1599

City of San Jose

Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Supervisor Training

City of San Jose

First Responder Certified

UEI College Santa Cruz, 3050 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Volunteer Work

2015-201: SJSU ASCE Chapter Career Fairs – Regularly invited to and attended ASCE student Chapter meetings at San Jose State. Discussed career experiences and led resume and interview skills workshops.

2014-2015: Walk-and-Roll Program, City of San Jose – As a City of San Jose representative, met with children at elementary schools to promote safe and green alternatives to get to school.

Professional Awards and Affiliations

Employee Appreciation Award for Going Above and Beyond Duty - 2020

(California Department of Transportation)

A temporary traffic light malfunctioned on a two-lane road, slip out project on highway 87.

Took control of the situation by manually administering traffic control with a hand help “STOP” paddle.

Alerted highway patrol.

Directed traffic until highway patrol officers were present to take over traffic control.

Alerted maintenance division to replace the malfunctioning components of the temporary traffic light system.

(City of San Jose Public Works Department)

“Awards for Excellence”

Category: General Government - An employee who successfully implement(s) an innovative idea.

Recognized a need to increase efficiency in the design process for engineering staff, I independently developed an in-house Civil 3D Training curriculum.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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