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United States

Southeast Region, United States

Our passion is to innovate and implement optimized solutions that protect people and improve infrastructure.

Greater Atlanta Area

Assist the company leadership with support, development, design, planning, and execution of geotechnical and geohazard mitigation construction projects for various soil stabilization and rockfall projects company-wide.

Butte, Montana

- TA for GEOE 440: Engineering Geology; lead review sessions and helped students with assignments regarding 3-point problems, stereonets and kinematic analysis, limit equilibrium analysis, rock classification, Mohr-Coulomb analysis, consolidation, compaction, etc.- Lab TA for EGEN 306: Mechanics of Materials Lab; developed new grading scheme for the entire.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Worked under the Geotechnical Operations Team at the Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Mine. Performed engineering duties connected to soil and rock mechanics to investigate surface and subsurface conditions and materials; assessed risks; and monitored site conditions using IBIS and Ground Probe radars, InSAR data, prisms, inclinometers, extensometers, and GPS's..

Oakland, California

• Geotechnical drilling/soil sampling and soil classification
• Compaction Testing with Nuclear Gauge
• Site prep and utility clearance (USA)
• Tieback installation and testing
• Shoring observation
• Subgrade inspection

San Francisco, CA

• Senior Staff Engineer experience:
• International Work Experience in Latin America
• Engineering Geology
• Geotechnical drilling/soil sampling and soil classification
• Rock coring
• Environmental drilling/soil sampling

• Assist with environmental due diligence
• Conduct groundwater quality assessments
• Develop and analyze data records

• Index Properties for Intermediate Soils
• Performed laboratory tests following ASTM methods to identify soil properties.
• Methods used: Hydrometer analysis, Grain size distributions, Atterberg limits, Visual soil classification Bio-Mediated Soil Improvement
• Participated in interdisciplinary research combining geotechnical engineering, microbiology, geochemistry, and geophysics in order to improve soil properties (i.e. strength and stiffness) by utilizing microbially.
• Assisted with treatments and monitored cementation with nondestructive geophysical methods through the use of bender elements
• Responsible for data analysis and calculations

• Tutor 2nd, 3rd and Junior high students with deficient academic abilities in the subjects of math, science, English, and social studies
• Mentor/ Role Model

Master Of Science - Ms, Geological Engineering

Activities and Societies: Mentor with Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS), Engineers Without Borders, Montana Geology ClubMS Thesis.

Bachelors Of Science, Civil Engineering, Minor: Engineering Geology

Activities and Societies: • President 2009-2010-Chicano and Latino Engineers and Scientists Society (CALESS) • Active member of SHPE, MAES.