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Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta

Traffic Signal Timing Engineer - Supports day to day operations for roughly 975 signalized locations throughout the City of Atlanta. Assists senior traffic engineer to provide the implementation of signal timing plan in coordinated systems throughout the City of Atlanta. Also develops intersection signal design plans to ensure City of Atlanta and Georgia Department of Transportation specifications are upheld by the contractor and other private entities.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Horizontal Directional Drill Calculations, Kinder Morgan – Hattiesburg, MississippiPerform engineering analysis and design calculation on Kinder Morgan, UMTP Pipeline. Assisted senior project engineer conduct engineering, inspections on pipe replacement drawings, and alignment sheets. West Bound Express Project Columbia Pipeline Group – Houston, TexasAssisted senior engineer in draft preliminary proposal for WB Xpress Project and assisted in cost estimations within the functional scope of the project. South East Market Expansion River Crossing HDD Calculations – Pipelines in MS and ALConducted Pull Force and Installation Stress Analysis for expansion river crossings in MS and AL. The purpose of the project was to assemble a calculation booklet that detailed all design calculation for pipe replacement along expansion line. Kinder Morgan Pipe Upgrade to Line 500-1 – Lowndes County, MississippiPerform engineering analysis on pipe replacements area for line 500-1. Detailed alignment sheets to specify clients’ needs and conducted engineering checks for possible pipe class upgrade.

• Assists the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of South Alabama with educational resources• Taught water filtration labs to undergraduate students under the assistance of the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department• Assisted in the planning and scheduling of Environmental Engineering Design Labs

Richmond, California

Plant Support/Civil Engineering InternParticipated in Loss Prevention Self Assessment (LPSA) safety meetings and wrote Engineering Work OrdersParticipated in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) by Checking seismic and wind loads of columns and vessel skirts

Master'S Of Science, Structural Engineering

Bachelor'S Of Science, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers