MATTHEW L. MYERS

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN / DESIGNER

1000 Navajo Trail

Macedonia, Ohio 44056

330-664-2471 (Office)

  330-604-0704 (Mobile)

330-468-2642 (Home)

email: Matthew.L.Myers@dom.com

 

Experience: Mar. 2011 – Present

Dominion East Ohio Gas : Gas Engineering Technician – Distribution Design, Akron, Ohio

 

Currently serving as a Gas Engineering Technician in Dominion’s Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement program. This program begun in 2008  is scoped to replace 4,000 miles of distribution pipeline in 25 years at a cost of $2.7 billion.

 

Responsibilities include:

 

Review, analyze and evaluate designs, construction plans, material lists, DEO records, DEO systems, gas equipment and process improvements that are created, modified and used for all construction work in accordance with Company policy and procedure and regulatory requirements.

Perform technical calculations, analysis, research and design to further develop professional knowledge and abilities and to provide technical and administrative support in the Engineering Design and Construction area

Provide QA & QC of all pre-construction and post construction job packages.

Applying for and obtaing all necessary permits for various municipalities and jurisdictions.

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    -  Working knowledge of Dominion SOP, industry codes and work management systems.

    -  Utilize Dominion hardware and software including; Smallworld SAMS GIS, .xls FIELD NOTES, SAP and PRISM project management systems.

    -  Developing knowledge of gas distribution pipeline construction and design.

    -  Expert knowledge of Engineering CADD software and surveying procedures.

    -  Certified Ohio Department Of Transportation (ODOT) R/W Designer.

    -  Working knowledge of ODOT Construction: Materials and Specifications

    -  Thorough knowledge of the ODOT Design Plan Process.

    -  Confined Space Entry Training and field inspection experience.

    -  Experienced in municipal land use, writing legal descriptions and easements.

    -  Public/Private utilities mapping experience.

    -  Ohio Utilites Protection Service training.

 

Experience: Jan. 1990-Jan. 2011

CT Consultants: Civil Engineering Designer -Mentor, Ohio

 

I served as lead technician on a wide spectrum of engineering projects for various municipalities and counties in Ohio. While employed with CT Consultants, I was responsible for the accurate and timely generation of design data and project drawings meeting O.D.O.T. standards and specifications. CT utilized Autocad 2009, Land Development Desktop 3 and Microstation Geopak V8/Ssi. I also have previous experience with AROSE, Eagle Point, and Softdesk engineering CAD packages. I am well versed in data translation across various platforms and provided key survey/support functions assuring required accuracy on all projects. I have particular expertise in mapping existing utility information, having previous experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects for various utility companies.

 

Representative projects of my experience include:

 

Highway / Transportation

Engineering Technician IV on the following projects:

 

·         Interstate Route 77, 2.3 mile 3 phase reconstruction and widening, City of Canton, Ohio:

This project, completed in 2007, was a cooperative effort between structural, environmental, and roadway engineering and construction departments on the state and local level. I served as the lead technician, responsible for all cad/engineering data for all three phases of this 7-10 year project.

 

·         State Route 615 reconstruction and I-90 interchange, City of Mentor, Ohio:

Participated in all phases of the design plan. This project completed in fall 2003, incorporated many state of the art design aesthetics.

 

·         U.S. Route 20 reconstruction and widening, Painesville Township, Ohio:

Generated all plan & profile, cross sections and centerline survey plats. Prepared proposed R/W drawings and legal descriptions.

 

·         State Route 289 reconstruction, Campbell Township, Ohio:

Generated all plan & profile, cross sections and centerline survey plats for this metric project.

 

·         State Route 45 reconstruction, Warren Township, Trumbull County, Ohio:

Generated all plan & profile, cross sections. Mapped existing right of way, property lines and easements for this project constructed in 2003.

 

·         Lee Road reconstruction, Cuyahoga County, Ohio:

Mapped existing plan and utilities, established existing right of way and property lines, and prepared line, grade and typical submittal. Authored all legal property descriptions for R/W takes for this metric/English project constructed in 1999.

 

·         Vrooman Road reconstruction and high-level bridge, Lake County, Ohio:

Participated in plan and profile, schematic drawings and drainage plan.

 

·         Cedar Road resurfacing and roadway improvements, Cuyahoga County, Ohio:

Mapped existing plan view. Involved with Maintenance of Traffic and Traffic Control plans.

 

Structural

Lead Designer: Completed several slope failure remediation projects utilizing drilled shafts in compliance with current state and federal regulations. Also completed a fast-track pipe bridge rehabilitation of a 48” interceptor sewer, over U.S. 20, for the City of Euclid, Ohio and the Cleveland Metroparks system.

 

Environmental

Field Survey Team: Performed physical inspection and structural analysis of existing storm and sanitary systems in the Mill Creek drainage basin as part of a large scale multi-firm facilities management plan for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. As part of a Field Survey Team, I also completed a Confined Space Entry training program and Red Cross safety training.

 

Survey

Research and preparation of property plats and legal descriptions for the Tynan Group and AT&T Wireless; for the acquisition of lease and easement areas, and the placement of wireless transmission towers in various sites throughout Northeast Ohio. Responsible for converting GPS data to establish horizontal and vertical location of potential lease sites in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines. Also experienced in all aspects of A.L.T.A. survey. 

 

Urban Planning

Assistant Planner: Responsible for an inventory of industrial recycling activity for base year 1993 of the ten year Lake County Solid Waste District Management Plan. (A Study for the Ohio EPA and House Bill 592.

 

Education

Kent State University - B.A. 1983

Geography, Urban Studies

Certified by Ohio Department of Transportation - R/W acquisition

Certified Autocad and Microstation/Geopak Training

*List of representative projects completed and references available upon request*