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Valmont Structures / Pirod Plymouth, In

Design custom towers, such as 3 legged self-supporting towers or guy towers, per customer specifications and applications in an accurate, quick, and efficient mannerDesign tower foundations; such as pad and pier, mat, caissons / drilled piers, deadman anchors, and rock bolted foundations; per provided geotechnical reports or assumed presumptive soils per TIA-222-G Annex FComplete and approve designed foundation drawingsAnalyze and determine wind speed criteria, structure class, exposure category, and topography category.Assist customers or construction managers with in field issues by determining the issue and designing a fixInterpret codes and standards including but not limited to: ANSI TIA-222-G, ASCE 7-10, AISC, ACI 318, and IBCAssist in the design and implementation of cost down projectsUpdate and complete backup calculations for our standard products

Purdue University Calumet Hammond, In

Efficiently perform and promptly complete assigned tasks under the supervision of Chandramouli Viswanathan, Ph.DConduct research and analysis on how newly developed wind farms affect precipitation patterns in IndianaCollect water samples to test and validate the presence of cyanide and E. coli; gather results and utilize data to accomplish a watershed management planContribute in designing and completing a flood model for the Little Calumet RiverProvided instructional lectures in handling flow channel and flow meters; designed and devised basic hydrologic models in ArcGIS and HEC-HMS

Beta Steel Corp., Portage, In

Developed an online library of paper drawings through scanning, identifying, naming, and encoding each mill drawing into Excel SpreadsheetProvided significant contribution in remodeling and relocating an outdated construction trailer