Executive Summary

Experienced leader, structural engineer, and project manager who has produced significant results for clients across diverse industries, including construction, retail, utilities, and sports facility design. Accomplished project leader who has leveraged strategic thinking ability and business planning skills to implement change and create value for clients. Versatile and experienced engineer with significant design, drafting, planning, and client relations’ skills. Talented consultant and business partner who leverages strong business acumen, excellent communications skills, and outstanding problem-solving abilities to develop meaningful client relationships and new business opportunities.

Engineering Expertise

Leadership

Training/Development

Client Relations

Strategic Planning

Process Management

Project Management

Consulting Experience

Change Management

Team Building

Regulatory/Compliance

Risk Management

Career Highlights

Engineering Expertise

Leveraged strong engineering expertise and experience to develop high quality solutions for a diverse range of clients. Design successes include industrial power plant foundations, concrete and steel design for sports facilities, major retail renovations, multi-story masonry, timber and steel buildings, blast design, structural roof systems, pre-cast panel buildings, and concrete tilt-up panels.

Project Management

Led teams and staff in the successful development and execution of multiple project plans, including providing leadership on a project portfolio that included more than 800 concurrent telecom projects, covering 6 distinct markets, all of which were completed within their given deadlines. Leveraged leadership, analysis, organizational, and communication skills to ensure projects were on time, within budget, and in compliance with jurisdictional and owner requirements.

Consistently added value to firm by demonstrating ability to handle multiple projects, producing quality results within budget and by deadlines, and positioning the company for additional and repeat client business.

Client Relations

Proven client-relations skills and experience, including partnering with clients in the design, planning, and execution of significant change initiatives. Successes include enabling a large communications company to complete up to 150 new communication towers per month and coordinating an aggressive construction schedule for two national retail chains—resulting in the completion of one major retail construction project every week.

Leadership/Business Acumen

Leveraged strong strategic and people leadership skills throughout career, including proven successes in long-range strategy development, short-term project management, leading cross-functional teams in the achievement of results, and mentoring and developing junior engineers.

Software Applications

PCA Design Packages, EnterCalc, Staad, Risa 2D and 3D, RamSteel, TNX Towers, PLS Tower, O-Calc, LPile, AutoCAD, MS Office applications, and Bluebeam. This list is NOT all inclusive.

Professional Experience

TK Architects, Inc., Kansas City, MO 11/2019-04/2020

Senior Structural Design Engineer

Conduct analysis and designed gravity concrete and steel framing systems for major cinemas family activity centerss.

Develop a complete concrete and steel building model, detailed appropriate reinforcement, developed project specifications, and coordinated with drafting technician for completion of construction documents.

Utilize REVIT to develop all framing sections, detailed all connections and special connections, and coordinated with drafting technician for completion of construction documents.

Coordinate structural design with internal and external consultants as well as clients and field contractors.

Perform a review of shop drawings for conformance to structural construction documents.

Projects included Malco theater group and Regal Cinemas.

SSC, Inc., Overland Park, KS 01/2019-11/2019

Contract Design Engineer

Perform reviews and verifications of structural reports, structural reinforcement design reports, and construction documents for completeness, compatibility, and functionality.

Performed structural analyses of monopole, lattice, and guyed towers their foundations and rooftop structures as well as reinforcement design analyses for failing towers.

Coordinated with drafting technicians to build construction documents.

Blot Engineering Consultants, LLC, Shawnee Mission, KS 09/2015-12/2015

Contract Design Engineer

Analyze tooling and identify places where modifications are required in the GM Fairfax plant line. Using various excel spreadsheets created specifically for the project as well as Staad, Risa 3d, and AutoCAD LTE package to sketch out what is needed.

Perform site visits to map out assembly line and support systems with all weights, loads and attachments for design data collection.

Coordinated with drafting technicians to build construction documents.

Black and Veatch, Overland Park, KS 04/2009-01/2015

Senior Lead Structural Design Engineer - Telecom (2010-2015)

Lead engineer with technical supervision/design/mentoring to identify and develop scope of work, jurisdictional standards, utility owner requirements, schedule requirements, pricing quotes, third party service coordination, construction details, as-built/facility drawings, and constructability prior to sending into workflow.

Managed extensive portfolio of projects, including the coordination of 800+ assets covering 6 markets, maintained site databases, schedules, client pricing, and delivery of deadlines, project quality, verification, and client relations.

Attend tri-weekly status meetings to communicate jurisdictional requirements, third party services requirements, and project team availability to receive direction from client.

Communicate to client the need for tower modification prior to structural design analysis with an 85% accuracy rate.

Assist in the preparation of project quantity cost estimates after modification analysis completion, change notifications or field requirements.

Develop engineering processes, procedures, standards, and training materials to improve design efficiency, quality, and communication between clients.

Develop staffing and coverage plans for project by developing project workload schedules between structural leads to create accountability and ability to predict any extra scheduling needs, including training and development of junior engineers, developing calculation templates, data collection forms, and jurisdictional requirements.

Develop engineering processes and procedures for data collection, structural analysis, for accurate coordination, improved turnaround times, budgets and enhanced workflow between project leads, work groups, and clients.

Coordinate project field teams regarding data collection training, project schedule and safety issues.

Provide RFI responses, third party and jurisdictional review responses, and construction support and troubleshooting.

Perform site walks to obtain engineering data for the completion of structural analyses of structures and foundations.

Perform reviews and verifications of structural reports, structural reinforcement design reports, and construction documents for completeness, compatibility, and functionality.

Performed structural analyses of monopole, lattice, and guyed towers and foundations as well as reinforcement design analyses for failing towers.

Contract Structural Engineer-Federal (2009)

Design and coordination construction of steel and masonry buildings, including blast design for the Department of Defense in Poland.

Manage drawing development and production of construction documents as well as participating in bi-weekly coordination meetings.

Perform reviews and verification of structural MathCAD 14 Spreadsheets for completeness, jurisdictional adherence, and functionality.

Mentor and develop junior engineers’ ability to identify the complexity of all the building regulations and codes.

Johnson Burkholder Associates, Kansas City, MO 11/2002-01/2009

Senior Project Engineer

Manage extensive portfolio of Retail projects including coordination of two separate clients canvasing the United States, establish design criteria, maintain schedules, budgets, construction documents, project quality, jurisdictional requirements, coordination with external consultants, on time delivery, and performing construction management.

Perform design analysis of building gravity and lateral systems, project specifications, and communicated details with drafting technicians to produce construction documents.

Perform review shop drawings for conformance to structural construction documents, assist in quantity estimates for changes.

Responsible for full construction administration, which includes attending on-site observations, coordination meetings, jurisdictional review responses, and aiding with field RFI solutions and troubleshooting.

Develop spreadsheets and data collection forms for mentoring and training junior engineers on balancing budget, schedule and quality.

Ellerbe Becket, Inc., Kansas City, MO 11/2000-06/2002

Structural Design Engineer

Conduct analysis and designed gravity concrete and steel framing systems for major sports stadiums and arenas.

Develop a complete concrete building model, detailed appropriate reinforcement, developed project specifications, and coordinated with drafting technician for completion of construction documents.

Utilize RAMSTEEL to develop a gravity steel framing model, detailed all connections and special connections, and coordinated with drafting technician for completion of construction documents.

Coordinate structural design with internal and external consultants as well as clients and field contractors.

Perform a review of shop drawings for conformance to structural construction documents.

Perform site visits during vital construction periods for compliance with construction documents and third-party inspection standards.

Assisted in steel quantity estimates for field, architectural, and structural changes after bid drawings let.

Projects included SBC Arena (San Antonio Spurs), Lambeau Field Redevelopment (NFL - Green Bay Packers), Safeco Field (MLB - Seattle Mariners), and Tyson/BP Events Center (Sioux City, IA).

Black and Veatch, Overland Park, KS 07/1999-03/2000

Contract Structural Design Engineer-Energy

Responsible for design and coordination of numerous foundations, retaining walls and concrete structural slabs for industrial power plants.

Participation in weekly coordination meetings between internal consultants.

CASCO Corporation, St. Louis, MO 03/1998-06/1999

Structural Design Engineer

Perform design analysis of building gravity and lateral systems, project specifications, and communicated details with drafting technicians to produce construction documents.

Established design criteria using local amendments in conjunction with the adopted building code for each individual jurisdiction.

Review shop drawings for conformance to structural construction documents.

Coordinate structural design with internal and external consultants as well as clients and field contractors.

Responsible for full construction administration, which includes attending on-site observations, coordination meetings, jurisdictional review responses, and aiding with field RFI solutions and troubleshooting.

Participation in weekly coordination meetings to develop new skillsets and project understanding among the structural group.

Clients include: The Home Depot, Toys R’ Us, Petsmart, and Circuit City.

Education

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Structural

Master of Arts in Music, Concert Piano

Certifications

Engineer-in-Training

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