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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Project: Western District, Phoenix Area, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport / Phx Sky Train Stage2 Fixed Facilities (AVNT3)-RCC (Rental Car Center)Provided support and project planning for field activities, collaborating with design engineers to establish success criteria, including project inspection criteria; coordinating review of project designs, specs, and regulations; ensuring proper implementation of project elements.Served as liaison / bridge between subcontractor and Hensel Phelps, keeping project on track to meet all milestones and budget guidelines.• Led pre-mobilization meeting with Hensel representative and sub contractors, reviewing plans and eliminating conflicts or issues; discussed contract requirements, construction details, work schedules, quality control processes, safety plan, schedule of values (SOV) and payment schedule.• Followed up with preparatory meeting, preparing agenda to address crew size, space, equipment, and power for appropriate access coordination; then the pre-installation meeting with all parties involved just before work began.• Tracked and analyzed time and costs; accounted for risk; focused on high standards; monitored material deliveries; requested feedback at all levels; and offered feasible solutions to roadblocks.• Conducted initial inspections and phase inspections with attention to quality and compliance.See list of engineering projects on addendum.

North Region Guntersville Area 23445 Us431 Guntersville Al

Assignment1: ALDOT, East Central Region, Birmingham Area, Pre-ConstructionAssignment 2: ALDOT, North Region, Guntersville Area, Pre-ConstructionProduced geometric design plans for roadways, specifically changes / lane additions to existing roads.• Contributed to safer, more convenient roads throughout Alabama, making adjustments for speed, cross slope corrections, and auxiliary lane widening to accommodate large trucks.• Involved in the Interstate 20/59 junction reconfiguration out of Birmingham business district to create an easier commute for residents; closing and opening exits.See addendum for list of engineering projects.

Worked on 3 separate research and analysis projects (see addendum for scholarly publications) with outstanding performance reviews from Department Chair: • “Waterless” concrete (lunar sulfur concrete) as an alternative to hydraulic concrete for building structures on the moon.• B-WIM (Bridge Weight-In-Motion) as a scale to measure weight of large trucks.• Structural retrofitting with advanced composite materials (FRP), including flexual behavior of RC beams with FRP retrofitting; interfacial bond behavior between FRP and RC beams; stress-strain behavior of RC columns with FRP retrofitting; FRP retrofitting defective pipelines; seismic strengthening of low-rise structures with FRP and steel.As TEACHING ASSISTANT, taught graduate level Bridge Design and undergraduate Concrete Design classes. Additionally, supervised Soil Mechanics Lab and graded reports / exams for Structural Analysis, Concrete Design, and Soil Mechanics & Foundation courses.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Structural Engineering, 4.0

Teaching Assistant for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UAH. Taught graduate-level Bridge Design.

Master'S Degree, Structural Engineering, 4.0

Master'S Degree, Structural Engineering, 3.8

Bachelor'S Degree, Traffic And Civil Engineering, 3.75