Engineer Civil
Resume:
DONTAE D. THORNTON
**** ******** ** ***. ****, Columbia, SC 29229
***********@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking to get the entry-level position of a Civil Engineer in a firm where I can use my knowledge and skills in designing and implementing projects and plans, using cost-effective tools and techniques, dealing with contractors, staffs and efficiency to solve complex problems in order to bring maximum efficiency to the projects I manage.
EDUCATION
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Clemson, SC
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
December 2008
Life Scholarship Recipient
WORK EXPERIENCE
Legin Group, Aiken, SC
January 2010- June 2010
Entry Level Civil Engineer
Responsibilities included calculating dimensions, square footage, profile, and component specifications, utilizing material quantities. Analyzed proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.
•Contracted through NNSA at the Savannah River Site, provided construction oversight and support on new Tritium office shop and warehouse projects.
•Performed daily activites such as safety checks, focused observations, and supervision of construction activites.
•Open/Closed work packages and performed hazard analysis’s.
•Granted an “L” security clearance to provide support and supervision of projects inside of Tritium and used a government vehicle often to complete various work assignments.
APAC Ballenger Concrete Paving, Greenville, SC
May 2008-August 2008
Engineering Intern
•Completed laboratory work learning and performing concrete specific testing such as air test & slump test according to ASTM standards as well as other test.
•Developed, tested, and analyzed cylinders and beams according to ASTM standards.
•Gained experience in the field, performing quality control testing on concrete and assisting the crew with laboring.
•Received extensive training in creating mix designs.
South Carolina Department of Transportation, Columbia, SC
May 2005- August 2007
Summer Intern- Safety, Traffic and Planning
Formulate plans for surface transportation projects according to established engineering standards and the government construction policy. Prepared the plans, estimates, and specifications to design transportation facilities. Also, responsible for making alterations and modifications to existing streets, highways to improve traffic flow.
•Worked directly with the Safety Improvement Team (SIT).
•Installed pneumatic tubes in work zones, collected data from ADR-2000’s and used it to create interpretable graphs.
•Updated SIT records and monthly invoices.
•Organized files and paperwork.
•Attended planning meetings and public hearings and completed tasks as assigned by planning officials
•Gathered accident reports and conducted traffic counts.
•Created CAD drawings of accident diagrams, and completed various special assignments.
•Generated a vareity of roadway and bridge designs for plans including vertical and horizontal alignments, cross sections, earthwork calculations and foundation layouts.
•Worked extensively with Microstation and Geopak.
SKILLS
•Relevant Coursework: Geomatics/Surveying, Statics, Construction Management, Structural Mechanics & Structural Analysis, Engineering Economics, Transportation, Fluid Mechanics, Traffic Engineering, Planning and Scheduling, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Testing & Inspection, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Technical Writing, Public Speaking, Steel Structural Design, Sustainable Construction, Project Control and Cost Estimating
•Technical Skills: Windows XP, Windows Vista, AutoCAD 2003 & 2007, AutoCAD Land Desktop, Microsoft Project, Microstation, Geopak, and Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007, Primavera (P3), Adobe Reader 9. Typing wpm:70.
ACTIVITIES
•Senator, National Society Black Engineers, NSBE, 2005-2006
•Conference Planning Chair, NSBE, 2006-2007
•General Body Member, NSBE, 2004-2008
•Academic Tutor, Anderson High School, 2004-2008
•Member of NSBE Jr. Pre College Initiative, 2004-2008
•Member of Sneak Preview for Clemson University, 2003-2008
•NSBE Flag Football Team Captain, 2003-2008
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