Category: ENGINEERING

         ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN         Summary     To obtain a position in the field of civil engineering technician where I can apply and impart the knowledge I have gained through experience and college, as well as to acquire new insight through experience and application.         Accomplishments      Home Improvement Projects.  Outdoor Sports such as golfing, hunting, and fishing.        Experience      Company Name     August 2007   to   Current     Engineering Technician   City  ,   State      Design/Drafting - Design of various capital improvement projects including reconstruction, patching, HMA resurfacing, sewer lining/repair, durable pavement markings, and sidewalk repair.  Responsibilities include providing an accurate and complete set of plans that are drawn to a city drafting standard.  Drafting software used Microstation and GeoPak.  Storm Water Utility Assessment - Review of development within the city to determine the assessment fee based on the amount of impervious area on the site.  Responsibilities include measurement of impervious area and assessment of fee.  Software used ArcView and Microsoft Access.  Surveying - Surveying duties include TOPO graphic surveys for capital improvement projects and survey of city infrastructure and utilities to provide accurate base map drawings.  Responsibilities include performing surveying computations and processing data.  Surveying equipment used Trimble GPS and Topcon Total Station.  File Maintenance - Maintain accurate base map drawings of subdivisions, right of way parcels, easements, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, fiber optic, and street centerlines.  Responsibilities include adding assets as development progresses and correction of existing assets as survey data is collected.  Software used ArcView and CrateGraph.          Company Name     April 2006   to   August 2007     Senior Engineering Technician   City  ,   State      Surveying duties included TOPO graphic surveys, land surveys, and construction surveys.  Responsibilities include performing surveying computations, processing data, and review of subdivision plats.  Surveying equipment used Ashtec GPS and Trimble 5600 Total Station.  Construction Inspection - Projects I overseen included asphalt resurfacing, street reconstruction, curb reconstruction, storm sewer and sanitary sewer reconstruction and repairs, construction of new subdivisions, and drainage way construction.  Responsibilities included keeping daily records, measuring quantities, insuring compliance with plans and specifications.  Design/Drafting - Design of a street reconstruction project that included street widening, storm sewer reconstruction, sanitary sewer reconstruction, and water main reconstruction.  I have also designed several storm sewer projects.  Responsibilities included performing drainage calculations, sizing storm sewer and sanitary sewer pipe, meeting design criteria and writing specifications for project.  I have also drafted many survey plats and section corner certificates.  Drafting software used AutoCad and Eagle Point.          Company Name     May 1998   to   April 2006     Engineering Technician   City  ,   State      Surveying - Over 7 years of surveying experience including land surveys, TOPO graphic surveys, and construction surveys.  Responsibilities include performing surveying computations, processing data, drafting, and supervision of survey crew.  Surveying equipment used Trimble GPS and Geodimeter total station.  Environmental Sampling - Over 6 years of sampling at 7 different sites.  Responsibilities include sampling of water and soil, maintenance of bioslurp remediation system, and completion of chain of custodies and other required paperwork.  Construction Inspection - Over 3 years of construction inspection experience including bridge, bike trail, street, and airport runway, both asphalt and concrete.  Responsibilities include keeping daily records, measuring quantities, insuring compliance with plans and specifications.  Stream Gauging - Over 2 years of stream gauging on 4 different river basins, including the Iowa, Des Moines, Raccoon, and Cedar rivers.  Drafting - Over 2 years of drafting experience including assisting a lead drafts person on street improvement projects, plat of surveys, and corner certificate drawings.  Drafting software used Microstation.          Education      University of Northern Iowa     May 2004       BS  :   Construction Management    City  ,   State      Construction Management        Hawkeye Community College     May 1998       AAS  :   Civil and Construction Engineering Technology    City  ,   State      Civil and Construction Engineering Technology        Skills    ArcView, AutoCad, Drafting, GPS, graphic, Inspection, Microsoft Access, Microstation, File Maintenance, repairs, supervision, surveys, utilities