Professional Profile
Highly experienced and effective professional engineer with fifteen years of experience in a variety of environments, including structural analysis and design, commercial construction management, damage assessment and cost estimating. Focused on timely execution and completion of projects. Dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and focused on timely execution and completion of projects. Able to produce high quality work with minimal supervision, under pressure and in a hectic work environment.
Work History
Dewberry, 2005 to 2015
Technical Lead, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Waterways Debris Removal Project; Integral part of the Project Management team for the State of New Jersey's clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
+ This successful project received the ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, 2014.
+ Managed three debris removal contractors, who together removed 101,716 cubic yards of debris, 360,000 cubic yards of sediment, as well as numerous vessels, vehicles, and homes from the tidal waters throughout the state of New Jersey
+ Managed three debris monitor contractors to oversee debris removal operations, as required by FEMA
+ Managed teams of geologists and boat crews which were tasked with pulling and analyzing core samples within navigable channels throughout the state to New Jersey. Work was originally scheduled to take 6 months, but was successfully completed in 30 days
+ Responsible for the training and reporting protocols used by personnel in the field.
+ Oversaw the creation and QA/QC of a geodatabase with the summary, photos, and locations of work performed
Project Specialist/Project Officer, FEMA National Infrastructure Technical Assistance Program; Provided support under the FEMA Public Assistance program. The Public Assistance program disburses federal grants to public agencies and private-non-profit organizations so that states can effectively recover from the damage caused by significant natural disasters.
+ Managed multiple, simultaneous projects and applicants in an effort to complete project worksheets (used to allocate federal funds for individual facilities) in a timely fashion
+ Assigned projects and tracked progress for a team of FEMA project officers
+ Led weekly meetings between applicants, state agencies, and federal agencies to track progress, identify potential issues, and educate applicants on the FEMA Public Assistance program
+ Inspected damaged facilities and developed accurate damage descriptions, including location, dimensions, and cause of damages
+ Formulated detailed scopes of work required to return damaged facilities to their pre-disaster conditions
+ Estimated repair costs of damaged facilities using R.S. Means CostWorks and FEMA cost codes.
+ Reviewed invoices and contracts for current and completed work in order to determine that costs of completed repairs were reasonable and necessary
+ Prepared detailed reports containing the damage assessments, scope of work, cost estimates, special considerations, and backup documentation which were then used for allocating funds
Field Investigator, FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Technical Assistance Program; Performed Substantial Damage Inspections of residential and commercial properties in support of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation program.
+ Responsible for conducting field inspections of damaged properties and reporting on the findings
The Beck Group, 2006 to 2009
Project Engineer, AT&T On-Call Service Contract; Responsible for construction management of mechanical and electrical installation/upgrade projects, central utility plant upgrades, ground-up building additions, and complex data centers throughout the State of Texas
+ Responsible for preparation of budget/estimate through accurate quantity surveys, estimate pricing, analyzing quotes and taking phone quotes (conceptual/hard bid)
+ Prepared bid packages, subcontracts, purchase orders, subcontractor change orders and owner change orders
+ Assisted in the pricing of all owner changes in a timely manner
+ Prepared and updated the construction schedules
+ Kept contract plans current with change orders and field directives
+ Prepar...
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