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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Clean Energy, Nationwide: Participates in projects nationwide for the design of compressed and liquid natural gas fueling station. Also conducts studies for different equipment verification in the highest wind and seismic zones and develops spreadsheet for load calculation and design of foundations, walls and anchorage. North Las Vegas Dialysis Tenant.

Produces and reviews structural construction documents and specifications for structural projects. Detailed and designed steel carport modules each covering 8 parking spots with a cantilever structure. Each carport module was covered with solar panels and carried television screens at each cantilever ends.

Member of a team involved on renewable energy and green buildings projects in the United States and Dubai. Responsible for the design of a stand-alone, off-grid solar power plant powering cellular network towers in Dubai. Duties included the design of the solar system as well as the structural design of the solar panel ground mount. Performed other tasks.

Active member of the team responsible for the design of the Drifting Angels Orphanage in Ghana. The orphanage is comprised of two 5-bedroom, 1-story buildings housing 40 children each. Design tasks included design of the wood roof, concrete columns and foundations, masonry shear walls to resist wind forces while using materials local to Ghana.

29 Palms Bachelor Enlisted Quarter, TwentyNine Palms, CA: Responsible for the design and detailing of three 4-story masonry buildings, 95,600 square feet and 192 units each, in seismic Design Category D:- Designed the building foundations- Performed the gravity and lateral analysis, including the design and detailing of the special reinforced shear walls.

Impact Tests of Architectural Precast Concrete Wall Panels for Metromont Corporation and TechFab, LLCImpact testing on Architectural Panels reinforced with C-Grid (Carbon Grid Reinforcement), and comparison of the results obtained with different kinds of reinforcement and with different panels properties. This project was successfully presented as a part.

Effectively initiated the set-up of a formation in Logistic Analysis. This included learning about Logistic Analysis, creating the necessary supports for the formation and setting-up training sessions.

Participated with engineers in the cost study of a project concerning the construction of a highway in France. The main duties were to estimate the cost of retaining walls constructions and excavations.

Ms, Structural Engineering

Ms, Structural And Mechanical Engineering