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πŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ Civil Engineering Resume

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Projects #

A few of my projects are featured below. A complete list is in progress here.

Tremont Street
civil-eng HSH multimodal transportation

Work Experience #

  1. Current

    Howard Stein Hudson

    Oct 2018 - Current Β· 4 yrs 8 mos

    Remote (2020-2022) Boston, MA (2018-2020)

    Civil Engineer, Part-Time (Apr 2022 - Current)

    Working remotely on a part-time basis.

    Civil Engineer (Oct 2018 - Apr 2022)

    As a roadway design engineer in the public Infrastructure department, I developed plans, performed technical analysis/documentation, and cost estimates, for private and municipal clients. Depending on the project, designs considered accommodations for vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit users.

  2. Extended Honeymoon

    April 2022 - April 2023 Β· 1 yr

    Took a year off to travel the country with my wife and develop an off-grid property in Far West Texas 🏜️

    Vanlife

    • 🌎 3 countries, 16 states
    • 🏞️ 27 national parks
    • πŸ₯Ύ 80+ trails
    • 🚐 15,000+ miles
    • 🐢 1 dog adopted

    Off-Grid

    πŸ‘†πŸΌ View from our backyard, DIY'd the following projects πŸ‘‡πŸΌ
    • ⚑ 1.2 kW solar system, w/ sun tracking robotic arm πŸ€–
    • 🚌 Mobile home renovation, electrical, plumbing, interior
    • πŸ›– Shed construction
    • πŸšͺ Tube gate
    • 🌧️ Rain catchment system
    • ♻️ Sustainable compost & recycling system
    • πŸ›» Various repairs and maintenance on 97 Dodge Ram πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

  3. Goldsmith, Prest & Ringwall, Inc.

    May 2017 - Oct 2018 Β· 1 yr 6 mos

    Ayer, MA

    Staff Civil Engineer

    • Worked on various types of land development projects, including, commercial, industrial, subdivisions, retirement communities, solar array facilities, and more
    • Prepared conceptual, permitting, construction and as-built drawings for a variety of projects using AutoCAD
    • Created hydrological models and designed stormwater management systems with HydroCAD software
    • Performed and analyzed design calculations for MassDEP Stormwater Standards
    • Designed utility systems and prepared profiles using AutoCAD 3D features
    • Wrote technical reports, business correspondence, and memos
    • Prepared permit applications for, and communicated with, local, state, and federal agencies
    • Gained experience with projects in conservation jurisdiction, including floodplain mitigation
    • Developed detailed project cost estimates
    • Provided construction level specifications

  4. Gala Simon Associates, Inc.

    2013 - 2017 Β· 4 yrs

    Lexington, MA

    Staff Civil Engineer (July 2015 - May 2017)

    • Worked on various types of land development projects, including, residential (single and multi-family), commercial, roadways, subdivisions, municipal recreational parks, and more
    • Prepared conceptual, permitting, construction and as-built drawings for a variety of projects using AutoCAD
    • Created hydrological models and designed stormwater management systems with HydroCAD software
    • Coordinated with clients, contractors, and multi-disciplinary teams of outside consultants
    • Presented project plans to municipal agencies and the public
    • Performed construction inspections
    • Generated EPA NPDES Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
    • Gained knowledge and on-site experience of soil testing

    Intern (June 2013 - June 2015)

Education #

School Degree Date
University of Massachusetts Amherst BS Mechanical Engineering 2015

Licsense and Certifications #

Issued Credential
Professional Engineer (PE) Dec 2021 MA #56995
AEC PM Bootcamp Mar 2020 Course #10513

Software #

AutoCAD Civil 3D
Infraworks
HydroCAD
Bluebeam
Excel

Skills #

Roadway Design #

  • Experience designing:
    • Roundabouts
    • Intersections
    • Highway entrance and exit ramps
    • Local, collector, and arterial roads
    • On and off road bicycle facilities
    • Complete streets / multimodal transportation design
    • Raised crossings and intersections
    • On street parking facilities
  • ADA compliant design for sidewalks, bus stops, and pedestrian ramps
  • AASHTO Greenbook complaint design
    • Design speed
    • Horizontal and vertical alignments
    • Sight distance
    • Design vehicles, turning movements with AutoTURN
  • Roadside Design Guide compliant design
    • Roadside and median barriers
    • Workzone safety
    • Clear zones
    • Country drainage
    • Erosion control
  • MUTCD, familiar with
    • Signage, pavement markings, temporary traffic control measures
  • Utilities
    • Catch basin relocation
    • Identifying, modifying or designing around existing conflicts with surface level utility covers, small cell antennas, underground telecom lines or vaults, gas lines, etc.
    • Relocating utility poles, light poles, handholes, conduit, etc.
  • Corridor modelling in Civil 3D
  • 3D project visualization using Infraworks
  • Environmental checklists
  • Cost estimating
  • Special provision writing
  • Technical memo writing

Site Design #

  • Experience designing:
    • Residential lots - multi and single family
    • Subdivisions
    • Commercial properties
    • Parking lots
    • Solar farms
    • Affordable housing developments (40B in MA)
    • Senior living facilities
    • Condominium complexes
    • Municipal parks
    • Industrial - cement concrete mixing plant
    • Self storage units
  • Feasibility studies/zoning analysis
  • Grading and drainage plans
  • Demolition and erosion control plans
  • Stormwater management
    • Existing vs proposed modelling and analysis in HydroCAD
    • Stormwater report writing
    • Subsurface system design
    • Design of retention and detention ponds, swales, tree boxes, rain gardens, and proprietary treatment chambers
  • Extensive experience with work near environmentally sensitive areas; such as, wetlands, riverfront, floodzones, and floodways
    • Local, state and federal permitting
    • Floodplain reclamation
  • Utility plans & profiles
    • Sewer design, including pumps
    • Water line connections
    • Stormwater overflows to the street
    • Some septic system design

Project Management #

  • Review unbilleds, coordinate with accounting on invoices and project expenses
  • Track team member hours and budget
  • Writing scopes and estimating fees for proposals
  • Developing project schedules
  • Strict adherence to deadlines, and continual updates on progress to project stakeholders
  • Experience working on fixed fee and time and material projects
  • Ability to manage client expectations when scope creep happens
  • Understanding of how a professional services company makes money
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Clear coordination and delegation amongst project teams
  • Organize concise and focused meetings
  • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to prioritize and use effective time management techniques
  • Structured maintenance of project file folders, team documents, and assurance of cleanly drafted plans
  • Understanding of multidisciplinary roles within a project team. I have worked with traffic, construction, survey, graphics/marketing, and accounting teams internally, as well as, architects, surveyors, and environmental scientists externally.
  • Have been the design lead on private mitigation projects
  • Have managed projects with municipal and state clients