JULIE A. CHANDLER *** Conservatory Lane, Aurora, IL. 60502 630-***-**** tml29y@r.postjobfree.com

CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

EMPLOYMENT:

Adjunct Instructor, 2010, Waubonsee Community College - Technology, Mathematics and

Physical Sciences, Sugar Grove, IL

http://www.waubonsee.edu/

• Part-time, evening instructor – structural drafting

Structural Engineer, 2008-2009, Infrastructure Engineering, Chicago, IL

http://www.infrastructure-eng.com/

• Laid off due to lack of work

• Highly praised development of detailed marketing proposal & photos for a phase I 22 IDOT intersection inspection assignment beyond project manager’s expectations & confirmed by firm VP of Design

• On-time & within budget existing IDOT roadway w/limited direction, pre-cast & cast in place culverts, estimating, sheet piling, horizontal & vertical curves, using classical methods, LFD, Excel, MathCAD, Visual Analysis, Micro-Station, AASHTO, AREMA, Frankfort, IL

• Completed ahead of schedule INDOT 100 y/o+ railroad redesign while project manager on vacation– wing-walls & abutments-drafting, calcs., estimating, classical methods, LFD, Means, AASHTO, AREMA, Micro-Station, Geotechnical Engineer’s report, Hobart, IN

• Volunteer Lunch & Learn coordinator-liaison with construction & engineering professionals

• Voluntarily wrote, presented to staff and encouraged implementation of firm’s initial professional development plan, praised by VP of Operations & Firm’s Administrator

• Achieved numerous structural calc. & design-deep circular reinforced concrete foundation for IDOT roadway sign application using new & classical methods, MathCAD, & Visual Analysis

Structural Engineer, 2008, Ambitech Engineering Corporation, Downers Grove, IL

http://www.ambitech.com/

• 80% ahead of schedule existing structural design of hydro processing facility for ultra clean fuels & chemicals including deep beams (SI units), LRFD, STAAD-Pro, MathCAD, UOP, Ecuador, recd. bonus

• Assigned & completed design, loading & analysis including seismic results ahead of schedule w/limited direction new stainless steel structure w/3 robots for food processing & packaging facility, LRFD, STAAD-Pro, MathCAD, AutoCAD, Unilever Best Foods

• Frequently chosen & given highly positive reviews by top firm SE of 20 years in overseeing QA/QC policy & procedures, OSHA requirements, design & calcs while on assignment

• Volunteered & completed frequent field inspections, client meetings, design, analysis & visual presentation of existing tank & supporting structures for a surfactant producing facility, new & classical methods, ASD, MathCAD, STAAD-Pro, Stephan Company, Illinois

• 60% completion ahead of schedule new design of deep foundation for Delta Cooling Towers, steel pipe racks, structural analysis, direction of drafters, client meetings, shop drawing reviews for a corn oil extraction facility as co-production of ethanol, LRFD, AutoCAD, STAAD-Pro, classical & new methods, MathCAD, VeraSun Energy, South Dakota, received bonus

Intern-Civil Engineering, summer 2007. Epstein, Chicago, IL

http://www.epsteinglobal.com/

• Pursued EPA permit compliance with supervision ahead of schedule for Zanesville, OH site plan

• Site visit McCormick Place South Expansion Chicago, IL

• Delivery of earthwork remediation estimates in Excel ahead of schedule, MEANS Cost Works

• LEED certified pursuant parking lot layout for warehouse & office complex with ADA compliance OH

Intern-Civil Engineering, summer 2006. City of Geneva, Geneva, IL

http://www.geneva.il.us/index.htm

• Design, calculations, estimating, field inspections involving water treatment facility, pavement design, & medical facility parking lot & use of commercial vehicle

Barista, 2003-2008. Starbuck’s Coffee, Naperville, IL

Customer Serv, 2002-2003. Great Harvest Bread Co, Evanston, IL, The Runner’s Edge, Wilmette, IL

Tutor, 2001-2002. Triton College, River Grove, IL

Drafter/Designer, 2000-2001. McBride, Kelley & Baurer Architects & Engineers, Chicago, IL

http://www.mkbdesign.net/flash_index.html

-architecture, master planning & interior design firm since 1980 focused on large to small scale projects of wide diversity involving churches, supportive housing, & office environments.

Drafter/Designer-architectural services, 1999-2000 Jack D. Pickett, Romeoville, IL

-family owned firm offering architecture, building forensic analysis, structural consulting, design-build engineering, and project management services focused on airport/aviation, golfing & manufacturing facilities.

Drafter II/Engineer Designer, 1999. J. L. Meece Engineering, Coal City, IL

http://www.jlmeece-eng.com/

-full service engineering firm since 1978 offering extensive experience in industrial facilities design involving petrochemicals, refining, food plants, pharmaceuticals, herbicides and general manufacturing.

SOFTWARE & CODE EXPERIENCE:

MathCAD, AutoCAD, GIS, GPS, SAP, STAAD, PCA, Descon, E-Tabs, Micro Station, Means, Visual Analysis, AISC, ACI, ASCE 7, IBC, IDOT, INDOT, AREMA, NBIS and AASHTO

EDUCATION:

Master’s Degree Candidate - Structural – currently attending U.I.C., Chicago, IL-GRE

BSCE, Structural Emphasis 2007 – Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL-EIT

Related Courses:

Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, Steel Design II, Adv. Design of Metal Structures, Structural Analysis II, Geotechnical Foundations, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics & Fluid Dynamics, Estimating, Construction Management & Labor Law, LRFD/LFD Bridge Design, Inspection, Repair & Retrofit, Reinforced Concrete & Masonry, Pre-stressed Concrete, Non-Destructive Concrete Testing, Adv. Reinforced Concrete, Adv. Structural Theory, Adv. Pre-stressed Concrete, Structural Dynamics of Off-Shore Floating Structures, Design of Tall Structures, & Earthquake Engineering.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & INTERESTS:

• Active Bike Rider & Community Gardener

• Naperville Ribfest Volunteer 2010

• IPSE member 2010 http://www.illinoisengineer.com/Default.asp

• Technology & Engineering Advisory Board & Metea Valley High School Career Speaker 2009-2010

http://wvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=167

• ASCE SEI

• IIT IPRO Presentation judge 2008-2010 http://ipro.iit.edu/

• Future City Competition Judge Chicago 2010 http://www.futurecitychicago.org/

• EPA’s P3 2005 National Sustainable Energy College Competition – Washington D.C., honorable mention http://www.epa.gov/P3/

• Phi Theta Kappa transfer scholarship recipient

• Jeannette Rankin Foundation scholarship recipient http://www.rankinfoundation.org/

• NAWIC scholarship recipient http://www.nawic.org/nawic/Default.asp

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