Civil/Structural Engineering

ERIKA SANTOS

201-***-**** ******@********.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikasantosr

EDUCATION

Columbia University New York, NY

M.S. in Civil Engineering Concentration in Structural Engineering GPA: 3.67 Dec 2020 Coursework: Elastic and Plastic Analysis of Structures, Advanced Design of Concrete Structures and Steel Structures, Finite Element Analysis, Multi-hazard Design of Structures, Wind and Earthquake Engineering, Design of Large-scale Buildings, Structural Health Monitoring Universidad Nacional de Piura Piura, Perú

Professional specialization in Structural Engineering Mar 2019 Universidad Católica de Santa María Arequipa, Perú B.S. in Civil Engineering GPA: 4.00 Jan 2017

Summa Cum Laude 2018 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Coursework: Bridge Engineering, Structural Masonry, Concrete Technology, Prestressed Concrete Structures PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ouro Vermelho Perú E.I.R.L. Cusco, Perú

Clay Brick Manufacturing Company Jul 2017 – Jul 2019 Product Design Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer

• Developed prototypes of models and testing to determine effects of geometries and variant clay in its behavior response

• Designed & engineered two clay bricks using AutoCad and Solidworks 2018 generative shape design CCLINT Lima, Perú

Post - tensioned concrete and specialized engineering company Dec 2015 – Mar 2016 Assistant Civil Engineer

• Supervised and ensured all the quality control in site project related to the installation of post tensioned system in solid slabs

• Interacted and problem solved with local engineers in order to meet design requirements related to the project PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Columbia University New York, NY

Independent Study – Research assistant Jan 2020 – Dec 2020

• Developed theoretical concrete mixtures using different components such as fly ash, silica fume to control concrete shrinkage

• Characterized and investigated the influence of supplementary cementitious materials from recycled waste concrete on the early properties of concrete pastes through isothermal calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis TGA

“Design and Development of Thermoresistant Clay Bricks” Thesis Arequipa, Perú Universidad Católica de Santa María Jan 2018 – Apr 2018

• Applied energy transfer methods to develop brick geometries and generated a new product with better heat isolation

• Obtained a brick with 40% heat reduction and 25% increment in compressive strength compared to traditional Peruvian bricks Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería Lima, Perú

Independent Study - Student Intern Researcher Nov 2017 – Jan 2018

• Worked with engineering team to connect linear variable displacement transformers LVDT to masonry assemblages

• Constructed brick walls to fire resistance test with advice and support of the Physics team Ouro Vermelho Perú E.I.R.L. Cusco, Perú

Research and Development Engineering Intern Jan 2017 – Jun 2017

• Determined chemical, mineralogy compositions and properties of clay and raw material through tests

• Developed testing to determine effects of improperly brick design and manufacture on walls performance LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

SEAoNY’s Structures Impossible 2020 Competition – 1st Prize New York, NY Structural Engineers Association of New York October 2020

• Developed an infrastructure design solution involving structural design, community impact asses and construction sequencing The Summer 2020 Enrichment Program New York, NY

NYC Department of Buildings Jun 2020 – Aug 2020

• Learned the building code development and revision, topics in construction safety & engineering, disaster response and sustainability

Project Management Institute PMI Arequipa, Perú

• Co-founder member of Student Section of Project Management UCSM May 2016 – Dec 2016

• Responsible of the Technical Certification in Project Management CAPM in UCSM students Representative civil engineering student at the Government Commission Faculty UCSM Arequipa, Perú

• Organized the I International Seminar AICA: Architecture, Engineering & Innovation Mar 2016 – Dec 2016 SKILLS

Field Methods: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, SAP2000, Etabs, CSiCOL, SAFE, CSiBridge, Abaqus, Matlab, Python, Revit, MS Project Language: Spanish (native), Portuguese (fluent)

Interests: Tennis, Clay Sculpture, Travel

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