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EXPERIENCE
-Project cost estimates, planning and scheduling
-Field work and inspection of buildings
-Structural analysis (bridges and concrete walls) using established design codes such as ACI and AASHTO
-Soil classification (Florida)
-Report preparation for different clients
-Training of technicians (post-tensioned slabs, pile installations)
-Drawing drafts for plans (by hand and computer using AutoCAD and Microstation v8)
SKILLS
-Bilingual- English and Spanish
-Computer programs- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), AutoCAD, Microstation, Mathcad, SAP2000, RISA, CONSPAN, RAM Concept V8), ANSYS.
CERTIFICATION
-E.I.T. (engineering in training) certificate in Puerto Rico (Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam provided by NCEES) and certified by the Puerto Rico Board of Engineers and Surveyors
Professional Experience and Internships
ESTIMATION OF QUANTITIES FOR CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Estimates of materials to be used in new or rehabilitation project across Puerto Rico: amount of concrete, steel, pipes for water distribution and sanitary systems, fixtures, mechanical and electrical equipment. Some price calculations are done during the work performed to estimate final cost for bidding.
STRUCTURAL/BRIDGE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Bridge Branch of EFLHD, FHWA: Analysis and design of bridge structures located in Federal Lands in the Eastern USA. Work includes analysis and design of beams under deck, the deck, railings, joints, approach slabs, abutments, diaphragms and wingwalls. Quantity and elevation calculations. Preparation of plans from scratch, only with data given by surveyors and geotechnical engineers important for the design, showing all pertinent components of the structures and sending them to the highway and geotechnical branches for completion and finalization to be used by the construction branch. Clients: National Parks.
-Foothills Parkway, Bridges 5, 6, 7, Tennessee, January to March 2009 (Superstructure only)
-Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg, VA, May 2009 (Approach slabs, joints, quantity calculations)
-Petty Creek Bridge, Missoula, MT, May to July 2009
-Bridge over Coleman River, Georgia, August 2009 (Superstructure only)
-Foothills Parkway, Tennessee (various bridges) August 2009 (Pier drawing and layout)
-Fort Knob Tunnel and Big Witch Tunnel (Blue Ridge Parkway), North Carolina, September 2009 (Quantity calculations)
-Bridge over Coleman River, Georgia, September to November 2009 (Substructure only)
-Bridge over Everglades National Park, U.S. 41, Collier County, FL, March 2010
-Various shop drawing plans, January to March 2010
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURES INSPECTION
Soil classification using USCS method and AASHTO Method; computer-aided analysis of soil bearing strength for pile selection; concrete, wood or steel; pile driving (concrete and wood) and auger cast-in-place pile monitoring; pile criteria determination (number of blows required to obtain good bearing strength for piles); post-tensioned steel rebar monitoring in concrete slabs on buildings and houses; building threshold inspection during construction; field location of boring points for geotechnical study for structures such as houses, buildings, roads and lake excavations, soil monitoring and data gathering of type of soils in the studied areas; geotechnical and post-tension monitoring report writing for clients. Worked as owner and designer representative for jobs in the fields with clients such as: Centex Homes, Lee County, Collier County, Divosta Homes, Pulte Homes, Banks Engineering, Johnsson Engineering, Kraft Construction, City of Fort Myers, City of Cape Coral, and others.
-Various residences/homes across Southwest Florida
-North Star Yacht Club, U.S. 41, North Fort Myers, June to August 2006 (Post-tensioned Monitoring- field inspection
-Wilson Road near Immokalee Road, Naples, FL, October 2006- soil boring and drilling for future water pipe installations
-Shangri-La Road near Old U.S. 41, Bonita Springs, FL, Feb. 2007- soil boring and drilling for future road
-Naples Yacht Club, Naples, FL, May to June 2007- soil boring and drilling and auger cast in...
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