Project Management Quality Assurance

Christopher H. Brandewie, P.E.

**************@*****.*** 720-***-**** P.E. 0049543 C.W.P. 100656

OBJECTIVE: To continue a career path allowing growth as a civil engineer, that incorporates experience and credentials in civil engineering with a focus on project management and client relations. EXPERIENCE:

Water Rates by Brandewie LLC (DBA Water by Brandewie) Denver Colorado Owner, Engineer, Water Operator January 2023 - Present

Financial consulting with small and medium size water and sanitation systems to facilitate rate increases

Water Operator/Engineer for 5 small water systems

Compliance and engineering projects for small water and wastewater systems

Vice President of the Mt. Elbert Water Association Board Rural Community Assistance Corp. Denver, Colorado

Technical Assistant April 2017 – December 2022

Assisted and coached small water boards through Technical Financial and Managerial Projects including rate studies, asset mapping/management, capital replacement plans, strategic planning and merging neighboring systems into larger more efficient entities

Organized, promoted, and facilitated trainings for water & wastewater operators and water boards

Developed relationships with state and federal agencies as well as legislators to support RCAC contracts Engineers Without Borders - USA Denver, Colorado

Program Engineer June 2015 – April 2017

Quality Assurance of technical portion of design reports, drawing packages, and construction plans for EWB International Projects.

Develop resources relating to EWB-USA type projects, provide mentoring and guidance of project management for students, likely their first exposure to project management and complete set of engineering deliverables. Knight Piésold Consulting Denver, Colorado

Field Geotechnical Engineer June 2011 – June 2015

Developed designs plans, including grading and material quantities for large scale mining projects using AutoCAD Civil3D, including embankment design, access roads, channel layouts and closure plans

Quality Assurance of Civil Earthworks: wrote daily field reports, supervised and provided suggestions and guidance on the quality aspects of road construction, dam building, sediment pond development, stockpiling and depositing of materials for large scale copper mine, including sediment and erosion controls

Geotechnical Site Investigations: Peru, Colombia, and B.C. Canada, Supervised and logged geotech drilling and test pits, preformed in-situ permeability tests in soil and rock, processed, reviewed and managed field data using gINT Peace Corps Response: Guatemala Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala Solid Waste Management Advisor October 2010 – June 2011

Revised and facilitated the implementation of the municipal solid waste management plan

Designed a sanitary landfill, composting process, recycling system and supervised construction United States Peace Corps: Mexico Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico Volunteer for the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources September 2006 – December 2008

Established relationships with key leaders and representatives from multiple municipal, state and federal and NGOs as the first Peace Corps volunteer laying the foundation for future volunteers

Installed and monitored piezometer in wetlands using GPS and GIS mapping to preserve the critical habitat for endanger turtles

Improved the design and assisted in managing the construction of 27 rural community water tanks Battelle Memorial Institute, Environmental Restoration Department Columbus, Ohio Research Intern June 2001 – June 2004

Measured, analyzed, and reported water quality data in collaboration with a national EPA arsenic study

Carried out frequent controlled laboratory experiments in environmental chemistry Army National Guard Kettering, Ohio

Specialist E-4 February 1998 – May 2004

Repaired and maintained military transportation devices including armored and amphibious vehicles

Served as a soldier with discipline, respect for authority, and basic military knowledge EDUCATION:

The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, focused in Geotechnical Engineering Thesis: Cost Database and Estimation Procedures for Geological Hazard Remediation Graduated March, 2006. GPA: 3.23

Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ABET accredited) Graduated June, 2004. GPA: 3.27 EIT/FE

SKILLS AND INTERESTS:

Proficient with Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, gINT, and training & exposure with AutoCAD Civil 3D

Fluent in Spanish (written and spoken) with over five years working at a professional level

Proficient Conversational Portuguese, intermediate reader, beginner written

Self-starter with strong computational & technical writing abilities with excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills

D1 Water, D1 Wastewater, and D Industrial Operator Certificates GEOTECHNICAL ACADEMEIC WORK ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMIC WORK CE 554 Geotechnical Engineering

CE 651 Soil Mechanics

CE 694 Geoenvironmental Engineering

CE 694 Slopes and Walls

CE 694 Advanced Soil Mechanics

CE 750 Seepage in Permeable Materials

CE 751 Foundation Analysis and Design

CE 851 Advanced Soil Properties

CE 853 Advanced Soil Mechanics

CE 858 Soil Dynamics

CE 859 Advanced Soil Properties Laboratory

CE 511 Intro to Environmental Engineering

CE 516 Water Resource Engineering

CE 520 Water and Wastewater Treatment

CE 610 Natural and Polluted Water Analysis

CE 613 Applied Hydrology

CE 618 Ecological Engineering and Science

CE 619 Environmental Engineering Capstone Design

CE 620 Water and Wastewater Treatment Lab

CE 711 Biological Processes Used in Water Treatment CE 714 Hazardous Waste Management

CE 717 Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste

MB 509 Basic Microbiology

CIVIL CORE ACADEMIC WORK

ME 410 Statics

ME 420 Strength of Materials

ME 430 Dynamics

ME 500 Thermodynamics

CE 400 Intro Surveying

CE 405 Observational Analysis

CE 406 Fundamentals of CE Analysis

CE 413 Fluid Mechanics

CE 431 Principals of Structural Engineering

CE 451 Civil Engineering Materials

CE 535 Reinforced Concrete Design

CE 540 Civil Engineering Systems

CE 570 Transportation Engineering and Analysis

REFERENCES

Norbert Peyfus P.E. – Senior Project Manager

Knight Piésold Consulting

Ph. 720-***-****

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

Emily Clark – Enforcement Lead Water Quality Control Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment

Ph: 720-***-****

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

Michael Paddock, PE – Engineering Service Corp

Deputy Director at Engineers Without Borders - USA Engineers Without Borders - USA

Ph: 970-***-****

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

Raymond Dorow, PE PMP – Senior Project Engineer

Stantec Consulting

Ph: 720-***-****

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

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