Brigitte Obermeyer Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Towson, Md, Us

The transition from a Project Engineer role to an Assistant Project Manager role happened quite quickly, as anyone who has worked on an active construction jobsite can imagine. This role change occurred somewhat around the time that the project transitioned from sitework to building foundations and building MEP services. I worked very closely with the managers solely responsible for the mechanical and plumbing contracts, as well as provided support to the electrical team. A little bit later on, I became the lead for the fire protection system. We faced many obstacles as a group and spent many hours in the VDC coordination space, which I became incredibly familiar with. During my time with Whiting-Turner, I had the chance to get to know our project management software, Autodesk Build, very well and spent some time relaying information about use cases to the Autodesk team for different features.

Towson, Md, Us

While working full-time in the Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing space at Whiting-Turner as a Project Engineer, I had the opportunity to get to know a jobsite better than I ever had before. I was assigned to a project at Princeton University called ES & SEAS, Environmental Studies & School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which encompassed 660,000 SF of new laboratory building construction. Initially, I was working on the Site Enabling portion of work, specifically the thermal pipe installation subcontract. Due to some constructability issues, this responsibility quickly became very complicated, but inevitably taught our team how to communicate better and more quickly with the architect, engineers, and subcontractors.

Troy, Ny, Us

During my last semester at RPI, I joined the ALSET (Analysis Laboratory for Synchro-Phasor and Electrical Energy Technology) research team. The project that I worked on is called the Autonomous Digital Power Grid (GridX) and it was in Phase II of its research. That portion of the research was focused on the implementation of an IEEE Microgrid Test System and Wind Farm power system, analyzed in the real-time domain. My responsibilities included modeling the grid and computer systems for the artificial intelligence/machine learning based microgrid controls in real-time, and providing documentation throughout.

Denver, Colorado, Us

As a member of Alpha Phi International Fraternity, I have learned how to prioritize my time and manage it effectively. Alpha Phi opened my eyes to how easy it can be to give back and volunteer, and how big of a difference one can make in a group of like-minded and enthusiastic people. It is because of this passion for service that I wrote a curriculum for Development Enrichment Classes based on a Special Education Program to teach at the Troy Boys and Girls Club in downtown Troy, NY and then taught two class sections every week for eight weeks during my sophomore year spring semester.

Towson, Md, Us

As a project engineering intern at Whiting-Turner, I spent about seven weeks over the summer learning the ins and outs of the project engineering role in the construction business. I became acutely aware of the channels of correspondence between the general contractor, the architect and their team, the owner, and subcontractors on and relating to a job site. This includes, but is not limited to, the generation and submission of Requests for Information, Submittals, Change Orders, and Quality Control Reports. I found it very rewarding to mitigate problems on the construction site and realize the value of preventative measures.

Valhalla, New York, Us

I started working at the Westchester Institute for Human Development in 2015 as an administrative assistant. I organized documents, wrote schedules, and cleaned loan equipment during that summer. As my part-time work evolved, I began developing web materials for the institute that were used with their clients, most of whom suffer from a mental or physical disability. Moving forward, my web materials turned into full on websites and then material branding for the Assistive Technology department. I designed logos and graphics for different programs that catered towards different client groups. I also applied my problem-solving skills in the development of curriculums and schedules, working closely under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. My most recent contributions to WIHD have been based in the further development of the programs I started with, with the addition of software writing for different activities, which were innovated in conjunction with Mercy College. Upon the end of my employment there, I finished the custom software program that they were interested in and officially handed over the executable to them professionally.

As the club president for Active Minds at RPI, I was responsible for organizing our weekly meetings with our general body. At each general body meeting, the executive board members took turns in a rotating schedule to run an activity focusing on mental wellness, an idea of mine that was implemented very successfully. In addition to encouraging our E-Board to host smaller events on campus in order to spread awareness and offer resources about mental illness, I also organized and ran the second annual Stronger Than the Stigma mental health awareness event at RPI with over 30 groups participating from on and off campus, and over 300 attendees.

As social media chair for Active Minds at RPI, I was responsible for building a social media posting schedule and focusing our social media presence on not only the promotion of our club, but also spreading awareness and sharing resources about mental illness on college campuses. While I held this position, I was heavily involved in the first annual Stronger Than the Stigma event at RPI, which I branded, and we had more than 10 groups from campus participate and just over 100 attendees. I also generated graphic design materials for our club to use.

Troy, Mi, Us

I spent quite a few semesters at RPI volunteering at the Troy Boys and Girls Club. I am passionate about teaching, and I enjoy using my free time to help educate the next generations of students. I started volunteering at the TBGC in the spring of 2017, making myself available for the tutoring hours they offered after school. After two semesters there, I asked my supervisors if they had any programs designed to promote cognitive and physical development, and they informed me that they did not. I spent one week of my winter break between 2017 and 2018 writing a curriculum for a Development Enrichment program, that could be taught at the TBGC. I worked on that curriculum in my mother’s office, as she is an Occupational Therapist, so I enlisted her help and the help of some of her colleagues. When I presented the curriculum to my supervisors when I got back to campus, they were thrilled but couldn’t accommodate having a professional come in to teach it, so they asked me to teach it on a volunteer basis. I spent eight weeks during the spring of 2018 teaching two sections of students every week. We worked on self-regulation, handwriting, gross motor skills, and fine motor skills. I did not continue teaching that curriculum after that semester, but I did continue volunteering as a tutor.

Carmel, Indiana, Us

Getting to be the Director of Philanthropy for the Panhellenic Council on our campus is easily one of the biggest highlights that I experienced as a college student. Among my most memorable efforts, I organized and hosted a 100 plus person Poker Tournament on March 3rd, 2018 to raise funds for two charities. We raised over $1000 and donated half to the Troy Boys and Girls Club and half to Relay for Life. I also organized and hosted a 300 plus person on-campus philanthropy carnival that I called ‘GreekFest’ on September 16th, 2018 and we raised about $2000 for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. Around and between those two larger events, I also put together a clothing drive at our student union that got so many donations that my committee and I had to drive to three different homeless shelters in Troy in order to give away all of the donated clothes, including Joseph’s House and the Unity House. Additionally, I held a letter writing event on a weekday evening where members of the Panhellenic Community wrote over 200 letters to veterans that we got to post just before the holidays.

Poughkeepsie, Ny, Us

At Central Hudson Gas and Electric, my role as an electrical engineering intern was focused on helping prevent complications during power outages. I spent my summer with an intern partner and we mapped out routes to approximately 110 commercial customer sites, at which we recorded data and returned to the office to update the Outage Management System. We also performed analyses to quantify our work and its effect on potential outages in the future.

Troy, Ny, Us

While studying engineering at RPI, I spent a few semesters working part-time at the RenXchange Call Center on campus. I was trained to call alumni and ask them to consider donating to the school, and am therefore very comfortable communicating on a telephone, and also with people that I am unfamiliar with.

Troy, Ny, Us

I spent one semester working as a research assistant in the Nano/Macro-Scale Manufacturing and Material Design Lab on campus, in the MANE (Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering) department. I helped prepare bovine cortical bone samples for machining experiments, and imaged cross-sectional samples to identify different microstructural characteristics related to the effect of machinery on bone. This research had applications across the biomedical field including but not limited to bone grafts, bone replacements, and joint replacements.

State College, Pa, Us

As an Engineering Ambassador, I spent time meeting with the rest of the Engineering Ambassadors once a week. During these meetings, I signed up for my school visits every semester and then outside of the weekly meetings, I would meet with my smaller groups to prepare for the school visits. Each school visit consisted of the creation of a presentation about an engineering related concept, and a hands-on activity that demonstrated said concept in order to teach younger kids about engineering.

During my student internship at Long Island Technology Group, I learned how to use three-dimensional design software in order to create a membrane button layout for a computer control unit for a head mounted optical device, meant to be worn by surgeons. I also helped to manage regulatory standards and was involved in three-dimensional printing projects for product prototyping.

Fredericksburg, Va, Us

When I worked with Engineering for Kids, I helped run an after-school program for kids in elementary school that focused on teaching them concepts in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and math. The after-school session usually began with an informational presentation, followed by a demonstration, and then a hands-on activity.