Maxwell Coar, Phd, Pe Email & Phone Number

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4+ years of experience in bridge structures, additional 2+ years of experience in building structures and mechanical eng.• Design of new steel and concrete bridge structures in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.• Repair and rehabilitation of existing bridge structures in the regions listed above.• Use of engineering software and hand-calculations to analyze, design, and load rate bridge structures.• Use of coding languages to automate analysis, design, and monitoring of structures and structural components.• Preparation of calculation packages and project reports.• Participation in work planning, schedule reviews, quantity/cost estimates, and quality assurance.• General and project-specific technical presentations. • Preliminary design of new building structures (residential, university, overseas governmental).

Princeton, Nj, Us

Dissertation Title: "An evaluative framework for fire following earthquake in Seattle: Water Network Performance and Deep Basin Effects"Research Interests: Community Resilience, Disaster Mitigation, Structural Engineering, Structural Art and Design, Fire Following Earthquake, Structural Response to Earthquake, Water Distribution Network Analysis, Fire Spread/Suppression Modeling, Graphic Statics. Course Highlights: Advanced Steel Design, Advanced Concrete Design, Conceptual Design, Advanced Numerical Methods for Engineers, Risk Management, Structural Health Monitoring.Teaching Assistant for Design/Analysis of Reinforced Concrete (CEE366), Design and Analysis of Steel Structures (CEE467/567), Design of Large-Scale Structures: Buildings (CEE461 - Capstone Course),

Princeton, Nj, Us

Trained first-time teaching assistants over 2 day AI (Assistant in Instruction) training.Observed graduate teachers and provided constructive feedback to improve their teaching methods.

Princeton, Nj, Us

Design/Analysis of Reinforced Concrete (CEE366) - 3 semestersDesign and Analysis of Steel Structures (CEE467/567) - 2 semestersDesign of Large-Scale Structures: Buildings (CEE461 - Capstone Course) - 3 semestersStructures in the Urban Environment (CEE262) - 3 semesters

New York, Ny, Us

Developed python-based app to automate pile cap designs and create design sheets directly from ETABS structural models. Designed and updated structural models in ETABS, including load takedowns and member sizing. Deep beam design using Strut-and-Tie Modeling.Developed visual aids for presentations to architects and clients.Member of Canstruction charity competition team. Created models in Rhino and Sketchup.

Birmingham, Al, Us

• Liaison between product design, manufacturing engineering, and shop floor operatives for all five lines of Altec’s woodchipper models; coordinating solutions to design-related manufacturing and product support issues.• Performed FEA, weight studies, EPA-compliancy, component design, and materials research for design project introducing a plastic fuel tank to reduce risk and increase fuel capacity and longevity.• Worked on five-member design and development team for first-of-its-kind engineless, hydraulic woodchipper.

“Data Analysis of the Base-Isolated Christchurch Women’s Hospital”Apply Observer-Kalman ID and other system identification tools to analyze earthquake data and generate predictive building response to a seismic input.

“Sustainable Infrastructure for Metropolises Situated Along Active Fault Lines”Interdisciplinary scholarship program focused on solving the “Grand Challenges of Engineering”, specifically “Restoring and Improving Urban Infrastructure”. Incorporates three non-engineering courses, attendance at the World Engineering Summit 2013 in Singapore, and entrepreneurial, global, and service-learning components.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Assisted instructor during Intro to Programming labs.Graded labs.Hosted office hours weekly

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Officiate intramural soccer, basketball, and flag football.Mediate grievances in high-stress situations.

Birmingham, Al, Us

Worked in the Wood Chipper Division responding to manufacturing and product support issues, making personalized changes for customers, developing new products, and doing research. Some specific projects championed include:- In-sourced Chute Ring: cost reduced from $80 per part to <$10 per part. Volume: over 300 p/y- Investigated safer and quicker installation locations for battery box. Presented findings to sales and manufacturing teams.- Worked with Applications Engineering to create custom options for first ever chippers sold to PA Department of Transportation- Investigated feasibility of in-sourcing frames, including researching strength of different beam styles, contacting all of our steel providers for quotes, working with MFG to determine changes in manufacturing costs, and finally presenting findings to the rest of my department.- Additionally, logged over 250 hours in SolidWorks.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Taught Physics to high-achieving, low-income, inner city students in Philadelphia.Mentored a group of 5 students in high school decisions, academics, and their personal lives.Established a standardized test-taking workshop during study hall hours for those students interested in applying to selective high schools.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Materials Science

Study Abroad, Mechanical Engineering

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