Hossein

2/15/2014
Bethesda, MD

Position Desired

Geotechnical Engineering
Anywhere in DC; Anywhere in MD; Bethesda, MD; Anywhere in VA
Yes

Resume

Profile
Recent graduate in Master of Science in Civil engineering with concentration on Geotechnical and Structural engineering, focusing on soil elastic and plastic characteristics and foundation design standards and specifications and dynamic analysis of structures, looking for a position as staff engineer.

Education
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Focus on Geotechnical & Structural Engineering, Steel, Concrete & GRP(Glass Reinforced Plastic), The George Washington University, Washington, DC, May 2013.
GPA: 3.45

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, with Infrastructure major, Concordia University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, August 2010
GPA: 3.19

Projects
● Wood structures- Lateral and vertical design of a two story wooden building employing woodwork
● Cost Analysis- estimated cost of construction via Sage300 of a 5 story building from excavation to completion.
● Flooring- Concrete floor design systems using SAFE.
● Bridge Design- Dynamic and static analysis of structural system utilizing SAP2000 performing spectral analysis for earthquakes and winds, implementing discovered solutions into final design
● Architectural design- Produced animated AutoCAD presentation demonstrating structural sketch of a 15 story building
● Column Implementation- Used PCA columns to produce column schematics


Experience
Construction Field Inspector, Giles Engineering Associates | Baltimore August 2013- present
• Inspect foundation soil for minimum required bearing capacity and advise contractors on mitigating low capacity areas.
• Inspect and over look on engineering fill and backfill to maintain required compaction percentage
• Concrete QC testing and sampling & reinforcement compliance with project specifications
• Soil lab testing and analysis such as atterberg limits, sieve and hydrometer analysis, etc.

Soil Mechanics Lab Demonstrator, Concordia University | Montréal Fall 2010
Undergraduate selected as a teaching assistant over two consecutive semesters enrolling peer students in course lab requirements
• Incorporated theory with lab experiments by demonstrating empirical and lab data comparisons
• Coached groups of up to 30 students throughout six lab experiments
• Established accountability system to encourage students to maintain disciplined processes
• Analyzed result patterns to determine accuracy and precision of experiment results
• Evaluated and graded student’s final reports for each experiment
• Analyzed over 1800 pages of findings to ensure quality results

CMAP Teaching Assistant, Concordia University | Montréal Winter 2009
Undergraduate awarded TA position to lead 20 first and second year students to better understand computer programming language and motivate them to use CMAP as a powerful, reliable, easy to code and fast access program
• Instructed tutorial sessions for 20 first and second year undergraduate students clarifying lecture materials and assisting student in troubleshooting assigned programming work
• Developed students’ programming skills by introducing pseudo cod...

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