David Kovacs, M.A.Sc. Email & Phone Number

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Managed and coordinated various development projects with a cumulative value exceeding $2 million in engineering fees, serving as a crucial intermediary among internal teams, clients, subconsultants, and municipal staff to ensure the timely achievement of project deliverables.Provides guidance and mentors junior team members to foster learning and successfully accomplish diverse project-related tasks.Prepared functional servicing and detailed design reports for sanitary and water servicing, stormwater management, and other civil-related design components.Created hydraulic and hydrologic models using Visual OTTHYMO, HEC-RAS, FlowMaster, and CulvertMaster.Designed and produced stormwater management & servicing engineering designs and engineering drawings for residential, commercial, and industrial development projects.Prepared engineering project proposals for new and existing clients.Collaborated with industry partners and clients to drive business development initiatives within the company.

Hamilton, On

Assisted in leading tutorials and labs, marking assignments, and giving feedback to students in the field of Building Science, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Ethics, and Technology & SustainabilityActed as a liaison between students and the professorAssisted the professor in invigilating examinations

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Utilized AutoCAD to create detailed document drawings for various projectsConducted in-house structural analyses using hand calculations and finite element analysisDesign of engineering systems and manual installation of these systemsProcurement of project-related items upwards of $100kEconomic feasibility and heat transfer analysis of engineering systemsUtilization of Microsoft Excel-based documentation system for designsHands-on installation experience of engineering systems, including collaboration with the installation team

Zürich, Switzerland

Conducted both testing and research into mechanical properties of single and multi-material 3-D printed polymer specimens. Worked with an Instron E300 Testing machine as well as an Objet500 Connex3 PolyJet printer. Analyzed results in Excel to produce qualitative and quantitative results with respect to raw testing data. Used Siemens NX CAD software to design and 3-D print a specimen loading device. Designed, printed, and tested lattice-type polymer specimens to determine and improve tensile properties.

Master Of Applied Sciences (Masc), Civil Engineering, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Executive Researcher of the Zero Waste McMaster Organization My thesis work focused on predicting membrane.

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering & Society (Co-Op) - Minor In Economics

Activities and Societies: McMaster Grand Challenges Scholar, Executive Member of the McMaster Photography Club Executive Researcher.