Alexandria Surrett

537 N. 54th St.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

AlexandriaSurrett@gmail.com

414-394-7924

 

To Whom It May Concern:

The ideal, immediate future for me consists of a position with a growing company that will utilize my prior experience and education in order to benefit the company as well as to strengthen my own capabilities.

Before graduating from college, majority of my work experience came from seven years of restaurant management and three years of research assistance for professors from the university. Management enhanced my communication skills in English and Spanish as well as improved my time management, business cost awareness, and employee coordination. During this time I was also given the opportunity by three different professors at my university to work on large scale, hands on projects. Through these positions I have gained physical and clerical knowledge for a foundry setting, while researching self-healing metals for the US Army, a concrete lab focusing on Wisconsin Highway Research Program for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WIS-DOT) and a materials testing and imaging lab working closely with Marquette University Dentistry School. These experiences have given me the ability to work with other engineers on large scale projects, multi-tasking skills, and enhancing my ability to develop new ideas for any given project. I work very diligently and take a lot of pride in my work and this has resulted in many of my peers and the employees I managed looking to me as a mentor.

Working full time, often with multiple positions as well as attending college full time throughout its entirety is really an achievement that only those who have lived it can truly appreciate. With a minor in Architecture, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, my course emphasis on structures, soil and fluid mechanics, foundations, surveying, finite elements, thermodynamics, and many different computer software programs, I feel I have been extremely prepared for the engineering industry. I have been challenged in the past to apply the knowledge taught in courses and texts in the working field and have found that the transition has been very easy for me. I have no doubt in my mind that not only will I be able to apply this knowledge; I can also build and transform my experiences to my advantage and to the advantage of your company.

My software knowledge goes back to 2004 where I took and later assisted teaching an architecture course at my high school where students used AutoCad Lite to make tool drawings and design commercial spaces.  My first two years of college were focused on my Architecture Minor.  In our studio courses we designed different spaces based on project requirements, drew hand drawings and used both SketchUP and Bentley Microstation to present our designs.  When I began to focus more on Engineering for my Major, I took extensive AutoCad and Revit classes.  While working for Dakota Intertek, I was in charge of obtaining all bidding documents, scaling and interpreting project drawings and determining the cost of a project using AutoCad and other computer software for our earthwork and demolition projects.  During my time with Metropolitan Crane I have been using AutoCad 2014 to create drawings for our clients as well as shop drawings of the overhead bridge cranes and structures I have designed.  Although there are many different software programs and versions of these programs, I feel that I am very well versed in many of them and those that I don’t know as well, learning them comes very easily to me.  I work well in both 2D and 3D and truly enjoy designing digitally.

I am currently looking for a full time position with an engineering company and look forward to progressing in my career and find my niche. With my past experiences, job history, education, and achievements on my resume, I hope to be considered for a full time or salaried position with your company.

Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail any time! Thank you for your time I look forward to an interview with you!

 

Alexandria Surrett

Alexandriasurrett@gmail.com

414-394-7924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Surrett

537 N. 54th St.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

AlexandriaSurrett@gmail.com

414-394-7924

 

Education:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Bachelor of Science: Civil Engineering, May 2014

Minor: Architecture, December 2014

 

Software Experience:

 Auto Cad including Civil 3D: Used mostly in the crane industry for structural applications but also courses taken in high school and college

 Revit: College Courses

 Ansys: College Finite Elements Course

 Bradley Microstation: extensive use during college including a year of studio work designing my own projects and incorporating both Microstation and hand drafting.

 GIS, QRS, TSIS and SYNCHRO

 QuickBooks, ArchGIS, EERS, Mat Lab

 Extensive Excel and other Microsoft Programs

 

Technical Experience:

Metropolitan Crane and Hoist Co. Milwaukee, WI         Mike Perry: March 2015- Present

  Designing structural system for crane to run on based on capacity and wheel loads

·      Finding Projects, collecting bid documents, drawings and specifications.

  Calculating how much a project will cost, accounting for O&P and submitting quotations.

·      Working with multiple vendors to get pricing for quotes and ordering for projects.

 

 

Dakota Intertek Corp, New Berlin, WI         Al Shneider: May 2014 – March 2015

 Finding Projects, collecting bid documents, drawings and specifications.

 Calculating how much a project will cost, accounting for O&P and submitting a bid.

 Project Coordination and Project Management.

o Scheduling venders

o Ordering materials/disposal

o Directing field personal

o Invoicing and all contract paperwork before during and after each project

 Layout and grade setting with lasers for earth work project.

 

Composites Laboratory, Milwaukee, WI        Dr. El-Hajjar:  May 2013 – May 2014

 Research for Marquette University School of Dentistry

 Research with 3D printed material

 Create and test composites such as carbon fibers, various epoxies, nano-cellulose magnetic films

and more

 Experience with microscope cameras, SEM equipment and XRD equipment

 

Concrete Laboratory, Milwaukee, WI         Dr. Sobolev: Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2013

 Working on projects for The Wisconsin Highway Research Program (WisDOT)

 Mixing Pastes and Concrete

 Compression tests

 Material testing and data management for construction materials

 Technical paper review before publication

 

Foundry Laboratory, Milwaukee, WI         Dr. Rohatgi: May 2011 – Nov. 2013

 Assisted with TACOM project funded by the US Army working with self-healing metals and

Nanocomposites

 Assisted Professor Rohatgi with meetings, applying for awards, and teaching assistance for

composite courses

 Completed Foundry paperwork including MSDS organization and inventory of samples and

chemical supplies

 Organized products and wrote reports based on the needs for the foundry

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Work Experience

Applebee’s Grill and Bar, Greater Milwaukee, WI Management, December 2009 – July 2014

 Marketing for upcoming promotions and menu changes

 Bar Ordering 50+ different beverages from 5+ vendors as well as monitoring liquor cost and

variances.

 Schedules for 40+ people

 Primary Interviews weekly for incoming servers, bartenders, hosts and cooks (in English and

Spanish)

 Assist with Training (in English and Spanish) for all positions

 

 

Triumph Sports USA, West Allis CFO’s Assistant, June 2008 - Present

 Quickbooks entry of invoices and sales orders for 50+ customers

 Replacement part shipment and customer satisfaction

 Import and export paperwork in correspondence with a warehouse in order to receive goods

made in China factories

 Filing/General assistance for CFO and president of the company

 

Additional Qualifications:

 President of the American Foundry Society (Student Chapter) Fall 2012

 Member of American Foundry Society working with FEF Milwaukee Chapter 2012

 Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Member 2012-2014

 Teaching Assistant for Composites Class with Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi Fall 2012

 Member of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) 2011-2012

 Enquest Camp Councilor (working with high school engineering girls) August 2012

 National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC): Resided at Loyola College and as a group

designed a “club house” for children of the area based on our strengths. (Architecture,

Photography, Film Design, Drawing/Painting, Dance, Music, etc.) 2005

 Appalachian Service Project (ASP): Visited Knot Kentucky and helped the community revitalize

their homes. (Drywall, Painting, Roofing, General Maintenance, ETC.) 2004

 North Shore Swim Club 2003-2004

 Varsity Swim Team 2002-2004

 

References:

Mike Perry: Shop Director for Metropolitan Crane and Hoist.

(414) 861-0591

 Al Schneider: Field Opperations Manager for Dakota Intertek Corp.

(414) 248-5750

 Don Callen: Vice President for Dakota Intertek Corp.

(414) 581-0376

 Dr. Rani El-Hajjar: Professor and director of composites laboratory at UWMilwaukee

(414) 229-3647

 Ismael Flores-Vivian: Laboratory manager and direct supervisor for WI Highway Research

Program

(414) 229-3229

 Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi: Professor and director of the materials foundry at UWMilwaukee

(414) 229-4987

 Scott Spoerl: CFO of Triumph Sports USA

(414) 531-4062