Civil Engineering Student - Transportation Intern Candidate

Sarah Siddiqui

***********@*****.*** 346-***-**** Sugar Land, TX

EDUCATION

University of Houston, The Honors College May 2026 B.S. in Civil Engineering GPA: 3.20/4.00 Houston, TX Relevant Coursework: Concrete Design, Fluid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Thermodynamics WORK EXPERIENCE

HDR May 2025 – Present

Transportation Engineering Intern Houston, TX

• Prepared typical sections, line diagrams, and profile sheets for client (TxDOT) on Dallas Loop 12/I-35E Interchange project

• Revised 91 plan sheets for Houston MacArthur Sidewalk and Trail project in MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer (ORD), helping highways team meet QC deadlines 25% faster HNTB May 2024 – Aug. 2024

Engineering Intern Austin, TX

• Modeled storm sewer profiles in ORD for Comal St. expansion in New Braunfels, contributing to the successful 30% submittal phase for the project’s Design Quality Control (DQC) schedule

• Collected and input detailed culvert data (length, diameter, elevation) for storm sewer infrastructure on Comal St. and CapEX projects using ORD

The Tutoring Center Aug. 2021 – Feb. 2022

Math and English Tutor Sugar Land, TX

• Provided one-on-one instruction in math and reading to students aged 6-17 for 12 hours weekly

• Documented and communicated the progress of each student to supervisor in biweekly meeting Maryam Islamic Center Aug. 2021 – May 2022

Librarian Sugar Land, TX

• Catalogued collection of books in the library on an Excel spreadsheet and systematically arranged the books, improving book retrieval efficiency for 50+ users weekly

• Assisted front office with answering parent inquiries, ordering and delivering 100+ lunches weekly, attending to student concerns, and substituting for absent teachers LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Leadership, Engagement, and Professionalism Program (LEAP) Aug. 2023 – Present Co-Organizer Houston, TX

• Coordinated mentorship for first-year Honors engineering students to boost academic and professional development, growing program participation from 30 to 61 students in one year

• Organized and hosted 3 major panel events featuring 30+ panelists, including graduate students (MD, JD, MBA) and industry professionals from various engineering fields Scholars Enrichment Program (SEP) Jan. 2024 – May 2025 Tutor Houston, TX

• Tutored undergraduate students in Differential Equations, Calculus I, and Introduction to Engineering for 3 hours each week

The Honors College at University of Houston Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2023 Mentor Houston, TX

• Mentored 35 Honors College freshmen throughout their first semester by organizing group events like study sessions or volleyball socials and communicated with the group on a weekly basis SKILLS

• Technical: OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD, Python, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Arduino, ConceptStation

• Languages: Fluent in English and Urdu, Conversational in Arabic

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