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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

August 2024 I was promoted from Senior Project Manager to Assistant Traffic Engineer after 6 years with the City. This job involves overseeing roadway and intersection safety and operations, monitoring traffic conditions, and communicating with the public. Responsibilities include project planning, traffic design (signals, signs, and markings), reviewing traffic impact plans, and updating traffic engineering databases. The role also entails developing and managing traffic engineering contracts, preparing traffic impact studies, setting project budgets, performing traffic studies, and designing signal and system timing plans. Additional duties include developing and reviewing Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans, coordinating street closures, inspecting traffic projects, updating traffic maps, gathering and addressing traffic complaints, managing a neighborhood traffic calming program, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, and attending stakeholder meetings related to traffic engineering.

Fort Wayne, Indiana

As a Project Manager I design capital improvement projects such as road replacements and new roadway construction. I manage these projects from inception through final completion as the designer and project manager. I also created and manage the UAV Program where we use drones for survey applications, monitoring construction projects, and inspections.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

We are uniting Municipalities and Residents for Project Success through Direct Notifications and Cloud-Based Project Access. Our software exclusively caters to government entities such as cities, towns, public works departments, highway departments, DOT’s, and others, who undertake capital improvement projects that may impact homeowners and businesses.

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Instructor for CAD and Intro to Engineering Courses in the Engineering Technology Department.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Manage capital improvement projects of various sorts.Design drainage projects.Coordinate projects with on site utilities.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

· Responsible for approving residential and commercial driveway permits, road cuts, sidewalk, pole lines, and oversize-overweight permits and collect payments associated permits.· Maintains bookkeeping records for all driveways and oversees driveway records.· Enters permits into computer record.· Review plans and commercial routings with Technical Services Staff. Reviews relevant documentation and forms and distributes to relevant individuals, departments, and agencies.· Prepares punch list for residential and commercial plans.· Assist relevant departments with new construction permits and maintains record of permits.· Performs field inspections for verificatin of proper permits.· Prepares and maintains financial records concerning funds collected for permits and reimbursements.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

· Operate, maintain, and supervise the civil engineering and construction engineering technology (CE/CET) laboratory facilities and equipment as directed.· Set-up and prepare samples and equipment according to the standard of each experiment.· Order and maintain inventories of supplies and equipment needed for testing purposes; establish and maintain records of disposition and operating condition of on-site test equipment.· Coordinate lab activities and supervise students while doing their work-study, research, senior design, and extracurricular projects in the labs.· Work with the departments' safety committees to ensure proper safety procedures and protocols are being followed; perform safety self-audits and by-task assessments for labs in order to maintain safe lab environment.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Brand Ambassador of Amazon Student for the 2015-2016 academic year on the IPFW Campus. Primary mission is to increase sign-ups for Amazon Student.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Analyzed construction documents in great detailPerform quantity takeoffs

My duties include teaching the lab portion of CE 210 - Introduction to Geomatics. I am responsible for running the lab portion of the class. One of my tasks for the semester is to prepare a lab manual for the class. This position was only for the term of one summer semester.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Sell and bill parts/ supplies to invoices and repair orders.Assist customers in locating parts on Snap-On Electronic Parts CatalogConsult with service advisers and managers about vehicle parts pricing and availability.

Unload and load trucks, break down freight, and manage overstock.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Construction Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: 2016 IPFW Concrete Canoe Captain American Society of Civil Engineers President 2015-2015. ASCE Vice President.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Civil Engineering Technology

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Active in Concert Band and Marching Band