Joseph Johnson Email & Phone Number

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Project Engineer incharge of the Mechanical Systems for the project. From getting submittals prepared and approved, equipment lists and working with vendors, to solving design conflicts in the field each day is different. Technical bridge between the customer and their representatives and also working directly with the on-site personnel to ensure the project is completed to meet design intent.

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Project Engineer for a $160 million dollar project. Focusing on the Mechanical Equipment and integration with the electrical equipment and the automation controls. Contracted out by Fortitude Systems and currently working full time for the general contractor company. Responsible for RFI's, Submittals, and Technical Coordination and resolution of any discovered design issues during construction.

Littleton, Colorado, United States

My role at Higgins consisted of going on dozens of site visits where alleged structural, mechanical, foundation, roof, and various other engineering defects were present. While on-site, I documented, tested, and collected evidence to help understand how the defect happened, who or what factors were at fault, and how to restore the observed condition to design intent. I would then write an engineering report that documented my findings and was reviewed and stamped by a PE at my firm to give to the client to remedy the situation. When repair drawings were needed, I would create drawing sheets in AutoCAD and a repair plan that a contractor or reconstruction expert could use to repair the observed damages. No two days were ever the same, and each case had to be treated as a one-off project to limit biases when it comes to finding the optimal solution. Additionally, I was involved in multiple litigation cases that required researching and collecting evidence or experimental data to provide engineering evidence to support or dispute claims made in legal matters. Engineering principles from statics, solid mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, fluids, and heat transfer were used when applicable to define and solve the case quantitatively. Each case was unique and included incidents such as slip/fall, balcony railing failure, and a crane collapse. Both technical engineering as well as communication skills were used to explain findings clearly. Clients include law firms, insurance companies, and homeowners that relied on me to solve their engineering problem. At Higgins there are numerous experienced professional engineers that I collaborated with daily to help ensure I deliver the best results and was constantly learning how to be more efficient and effective at delivering what the client needed.

Golden, Colorado

I was tasked with developing a thermal control system for Lunar Outpost's Lunar Rover. I utilized payload and design requirements to create thermal design constraints. I utilized MATLAB to solve foundational heat transfer equations to discover the best baseline thermal model configuration to use. I then utilized SolidWorks to accurately model the lunar surface environment and created a defeatured model of the rover assembly for analytical thermal simulation testing. This simulation data was compared to MATLAB calculations and research was done to validate and refine the chosen design. By the end of the internship I had a thoroughly documented technical report created that outlined the thermal control system, material selection, and all the technical data and sources to verify and validate design decisions. I was also tasked with testing and analyzing data from an NIR Spectrometer that will be used for detecting water ice in lunar regolith on the Moon. I tested a few different models of Spectrometers in a controlled environment I set up. I utilized Python to create graphs and interpret the data collected and provided a dataset that was going to be used with Machine Learning to try to further increase the spectrometers accuracy of detecting water ice in lunar regolith.

Golden, Co

I was a Resident Assistant for incoming Freshman. My job involved planning activities for residents and helping them realize their full potential. I put on numerous interactive programs, from educational ones on mental health, to a building wide ping pong tournament. I did multiple Intramural sports with my residents, and have helped them join clubs and associations that best suited their interests and needs. I enforced policy violations when they occurred, focusing on the educational aspect and long term affects the violation has on the residents instead of merely the punishment. This position has gave me plenty of opportunity to show and enhance my leadership abilities, as well as my time management and decision making skills.

As the project management intern, I was tasked with managing four separate multi-million dollar projects with multiple subcontractors. I developed progress tracking tools to help field engineers onsite quickly and accurate assess job completion status in a time efficient manner. I generated project schedules using construction drawings and lists as well as historical data. I coordinated with over 50 subcontractors for supplier registration and distributing bid packages. I helped assess new subcontractors to determine which contractors were awarded project bids and maintained open communications with subcontractors.I took meeting minutes and sat in on numerous project management meetings and learned first hand how to efficiently navigate unexpected technical, logistical, safety, and personnel challenges that come up on large jobsites. I got to spend a few weeks on a jobsite for one of the projects and got to help manage day to day operations, answer RFI's, and track progress to ensure deadlines were being met.

Golden, Co

As a field engineer intern, I was responsible for ensuring that critical path tasks were done on time, and had to improvise at times to complete tasks when unforeseen circumstances made our initial plans unsuccessful. I designed a predictive scheduling model that identified when subcontractors were behind schedule, which were used in weekly subcontractor meetings to justify changes in manpower. I used construction drawings and schedules to track the progress on MEP, HVAC, drywall, and flooring that were used in weekly reports. I collaborated with multiple subcontractors to make sure deadlines were being met. When manpower was lacking, I was tasked with completing projects on my own. I planned and constructed a 30 step stairway from placing rebar to pouring and leveling the cement.I worked with various trades daily to ensure that tasks were able to be completed on time, and helped to solve unexpected problems as they came up in the day to day activities on the jobsite.