Derek Burris Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Oversees daily operations of Incident Management Assistance Patrol (IMAP) for all eleven counties within the Region. Facilitates and participates in Inter-Agency Team Meetings. Responds to interstate and freeway incidents to minimize impact of incident on traffic. Responsible for traveler information components as needed and supervising portable message.

Monroe, NC

• Assists higher level Engineers in implementation and administration of roadway and structure construction projects awarded to private contractors.
• Reviews and evaluates reports, contractors claims, contract plans, specifications, performs field inspections, supervises lower level technicians, writes and reviews engineering documentation, attends formal and.
• Able to understand, explain, and administer contracts and interpret construction plans, provisions, and specifications.
• Able to train other employees and plan, coordinate, and supervise their work.
• Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with various people and personalities.
• Supervises employees and maintains positive, professional working relationships with them through clear and effective communication.

• Effectively manage and monitor technicians completing NCDOT highway and interstate projects
• Develop valuable and sustainable relationships with general contractors
• Accurately tested concrete to meet the required departmental specifications I-40 and I-77 Interchange Managed:
• Girder placement on roadway bridges
• Concrete paving both by hand and machine
• Asphalt paving by machine

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

As an CAEE Undergraduate Assistant I provide individual and small group tutoring to students enrolled in the Engineering Fluid Mechanic & Hydraulic course offered at NC A&T. I assist these students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them on a regular basis to clarify course content. In this position I work closely with the Chair of the Civil.

As a Habilitation Technician, I exercise astute judgement in client care. I assist clients in becoming acclimated to the surrounding Greensboro community. I actively facilitate progress in client's behavior based on consumer requests and goals. I consistently meet and exceed these goals, ultimately increasing the standard of my clients' lives.

As a Crew Trainer for the McDonald's corporation I trained over thirty employees on the standards, procedures, and policies of the organization. Regularly I exceeded the expectations of my organization. In my four years with the company I learned, performed, and trained on all aspects of store operations.