Professional Registrations

P.E # 37853 WA. 2001     E.I.T. # XE 080290 CA 1991    NCEES #51294

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Construction; Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Arizona.  May 1986.  

Engineering Transfer Credits - Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona, 1983                

High School - Amphitheater, Tucson, Arizona, Graduated June, 1971

Professional Experience: October 2014

to August 2015

May 2012 to August 2012

Materials Testing & Consultants Inc.                                                                    Burlington WA

Senior Civil Engineer – Full-time Senior Civil Engineer for a geotechnical - material testing firm.  Duties included GPR investigations, engineering material analysis, compile, and report geotechnical findings & market services. Projects included GPR soils and structural investigations, analyses of marine dock, welding, & reinforced concrete; designing CIDH pile, spread-footing, and fabric reinforced foundations; direct drilling, DCP’s, test pits, & hand auger hole analyses; reporting soil slope, liquefaction, and seismic analyses; review soils tests, calculate Massman & other DOE saturation, mounding, and strength analyses; analysis traffic conditions for porous, asphalt, and concrete paving needs; environmental reporting, and responding to community, contractors, and local councils’ comments.

Estimator – Full-time Estimator to review a variety of municipal and private development plans, engineering reports and letters for geotechnical engineering work in soils, foundations, pavements, reinforced concrete placements, other geotechnical work of structures; estimate of quantities with unit and managerial costs to determine the bid to complete the work.  Market the bid to contractors and agencies for the estimated work.  Reviewing 1-15 plan sets per week.

August 2012 to March 2014

June 2011 to

December 2011

The Hanna Group/Caltrans                                                                                        Visalia, CA

Assistant Structures Representative (ASR) Full-time ASR for the reconstruction of bridge and deck resurfacing projects on SR 99 and the reconstruction of two rest areas. Work included horizontal & vertical engineering, material testing, reporting daily work, creating payment quantities, & recording “as-built” plans.  Additional inspections for construction projects in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Hanford, and Tulare, CA.

 Projects of Interest:

·   Kingsburg to Goshen, CA: Structures inspection in the 13 mile reconstruction of SR 99.  Inspection of widening 8 bridges, bridge barrier & 3 CIDH pile based sound walls, sign bridges, & sign posts.

·   Goshen to Visalia, CA:  Structures inspection of 2 reinforced concrete bridges, a steel girded bridge, and sign posts involved in the reconstruction of 5 miles on SR 99/92 Goshen –Visalia I/C.

·   Construction inspection of bridge barriers and a 25 foot high retaining wall on SR 99 in Modesto, CA.

·   Avenue 200 Bridge Deck Reconstruction: ASR review and inspection of formwork construction, removal of the existing deck, re-bound analysis of the bridge, reinforcing deficit analysis leading to additional work without loss in the schedule, construction of the reinforced concrete deck, slope paving, and traffic barriers, Tulare, CA

·   SR 99 – Bardsley Ave. and NB & SB SR 99 over Shaw Ave Resurfacing:  ASR review and inspection of traffic control, deck inspection for voids, overseeing the removal of substandard surfacing, repair and resurfacing, Tulare and Fresno, CA

·   SR 99 - Phillip Raines Rest Areas: ASR review and inspection of the reconstruction of 4 comfort stations, 2 new California Highway Patrol offices, 2 new mezzanines, and site landscaping, Tipton, CA

December 2004 to

April 2010

December 1998 to November 2004

Snohomish County Planning & Development (PDS) and Public Works (PW)             Everett, WA

Civil Engineer II (CEII) Full-time CEII in PDS reviewing the commercial, subdivision, short plat, and single family developments for compliance to county codes with regards to land survey, hydrology, grading, stormwater management, geotechnical engineering, soil erosion, and traffic engineering.   Providing constructive critiques, testimony, and presentations representing PDS before engineers, private citizens, small group meetings, and public hearings. Review of land covenants and maintenance agreements for compliance according to the DOE’s BMP’s, low impact development (LID) techniques and the county practices. From Dec 2004 to April 2009 reviewing over 200 projects per year in each of the 5 years of service. 

Civil Engineer II (CEII) Full-time CEII in PW scoping a sidewalk improvement project in which I indentified 3 additional project deficits to be addressed in design.  Author of 3 bridge hydraulic reports using XP-SWMM, HSP-F, HEC-RAS, Hydrain, StreamStat, WaterWorks, HyCulv, WSProfile, and other hydrology and hydraulic practices.

Washington Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT)                                                       Mt Vernon, WA Transportation Engineer II (TEII in Design) Full-time TE II planning, designing, and completing final design of roads, highways, transportation structures and transit facilities.  Designs included horizontal and vertical alignments, roadway sections, super-elevation diagrams, intersection layouts, interchange layouts, utility plans, signing and signal plans, paving plans, construction traffic control plans, right of way plans, drainage plans.  Managed large and small projects preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets.  Elements of daily work required communication (verbal and written) with the clients and support groups. Advising engineers and technical staff of design requirements.  Coordinating with consultants concerning the development activities and project pursuits.  Using the environmental low impact development (LID) techniques, as well as, DOE, FHWA, and WSDOT standards, to compile the bid packages with a WSDOT Temporary Erosion Control Plan for construction projects.

Projects of Interest:

·   SR 20 – Jackman Creek to Cascade Forrest Boundary: an Asphalt Institute award winning highway project; vertical and horizontal realignment, design of super-elevations, and overlay reconstruction, Concrete, WA.

·   SR 20 – SR 5 to Sterling Ave: an overlay project with reconstruction of intersections, new channelization, and railroad shut-down coordination at 2 locations, Burlington, WA.

·   SR 20 – Gulch Creek Bridge: a $2 million bridge replacement with a temporary traffic shoo-fly, slope stability walls, and retaining walls. Concrete WA.

·   SR 11 – Blanchard to City of Bellingham:  A guardrail, superelevation, & overlay project.  Blanchard, WA.

Transportation Engineer I (TEI in Surveying) Full-time TE I as an Instrumentman/Lead to the Survey Crew for various highway widening, preservation, bridge replacement, and safety projects including hydraulics.  Duties included construction survey staking, topography, and boundary surveying, setting monuments, and other construction item locations using a Leica TDS with an Allegro CE Field PC Data Collector.

Projects of Interest:

·   SR 20 – “Newhalem Slide of 2003 Repair”: A boulder shoot released a ½ mile wide debris flow, closing SR 20. Treacherous mountain climbing with survey equipment to survey the damage and stake-out the repairs.  Newhalem, WA

·   SR 20 – SR 5 to SR 532: New highway alignment including 3 new bridges, Burlington, WA

·   SR 5 -  Goldenrod Frontage Road Alignment:  Field surveying, alignment & elevation staking for construction, Burlington, WA

December 1993 to December 1998

April 1991 to November 1993

 Washington Dept. of Transportation                                                                               Seattle, WA NW Regional Assistant Hydraulic Engineer (EII)  Full-time EII assisting the State field staff and private developers in the approval of WSDOT hydraulic reports, designs, plans, specifications ,PS&E packages, calculations, and methods for compliance to WSDOT’s Highway Runoff Manual, Design Manual, Hydraulics Manual, & Plans Preparation Manual standards, including the DOE Stormwater Management Manual for the Puget Sound, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, and various county standards from Seattle to  the Canadian Border for WSDOT and other agency permits.  Assigned over 200 reviews of plans and reports per year in each of the 5 years of service.

As a result for the need to have a standard answer for many common questions, I was assigned, with two (2) staff members, the task of completing the “hydraulics workbook” that gave some standard direction to the design of a project to achieve a hydraulic permit approval. 

Transportation Engineer (EI in Design) Full-time EI assisting the team leader in the development of transportation designs, estimates and PS&E packages for various highway projects including hydraulics.  Developing and back checking engineering design calculations, drawings, and reports for transportation design.

Projects of Interest:

· SR 20 – “R” Avenue: A new signalized “T” intersection and road alignment, Anacortes, WA

· SR 92 -  “The Crooked Mile”: A new 2 mile highway alignment with stormwater management,  Granite Falls, WA

· SR 532 – Montague to Hazel: A  5 mile realignment along the Stillaguamish River, Hazel, WA

· SR 2 - 92” Culvert Replacement: A fish passage replacement, Goldbar, WA

Transportation Engineer (EI in Estimating) Full-time EI estimating team leader for the Category “C” program projects of highway overlays, traffic intersections, roadway widening, and other transportation facilities.  60 NW regional projects estimated construction costs from $500K to $4 million. Summer 1992.

Transportation Engineer (EI in Estimating) Full-time EI estimating team leader for the Category “A” program projects of major highway alignments, improvements, and widening to determine the program funds needed to produce these projects.  25 NW regional projects estimated construction costs from $2 to $45 million in scope. Summer 1991.

October 1988 to March 1991

June 1986 to October 1988

Caltrans / Sverdrup                                                               Alameda & Contra Costa, County, CA

Assistant Structures Representative (ASR) & Office Engineer(OE) Full-time ASR/OE review and office documentation

Project of Interest:

·   Santa Teresa I-101/ I-92 I/C: Road, highway, light rail transit track section, park & ride lots, and bridges with fly-over ramps; construction of the $16 million project, San Jose, CA

Assistant Structures Representative (ASR):  Full-time ASR for the review and construction of structures in Walnut Creek, CA.

Project of Interest:

· I-680 – Livorna to Mt Diablo Blvd.:  Inspection of 20’ and 30’ high retaining walls, a 25’ high mechanically stabilized earthen wall, abutments, and bridge widening.  Discovered design flaws which led to changes without time loss in the schedule.

In Nov. 1989 an earthquake of a Magnitude 7.1 struck the area (Loma Prieta Quake of ‘89).  As a result of that quake, I was empowered to coordinate situations with other engineers, during the emergency period.  The District Construction Engineer of Alameda Co., later empowered me to resolve contract claims (3) with contractors left unresolved at the end of the emergency period in Contra Costa Co. (San Jose’, Ca.) March 1991.

Project of Interest:

· I-880 - “Cypress Structure”: Monitoring and office coordination to the field for the removal of the collapsed structure on the Nimitz Freeway.

Caltrans / Sverdrup                                                                                   Orange & LA County, CA                            

Assistant Structures Representative (ASR) Full-time ASR for the construction of bridges over I-105 in LA, sign bridges including traffic control along I-5 and I-10 in LA.

Projects of Interest ASR Bridge Construction:

·   I-5 - Ball Rd Bridge: Disneyland  Review and inspection of falsework , utility relocations, caisson/pier construction, Anaheim, CA

·   I-5 & I-10 Sign Bridge Rehabilitation. Los Angeles Co, CA

·   SR 105 – 5 New Bridges: Inspection. Los Angeles, CA

ADOT /Sverdrup (Arizona Statewide Management Consultants)                                  Phoenix, AZ

Engineering Scheduler / Management Information System Data Manager (EII)   ASMC was a consultant management services, contracted to Arizona DOT through Sverdrup, to manage over 300 statewide transportation projects starting from design consultant selection, to design review, to construction services.  MIS Manager for data collecting personnel (3) and Liaison to ADOT Preconstruction Services. Full-time administration engineer updating schedules & cost analysis reports twice monthly.

Publications:

Fish Passage Pool Bedding Analysis (in Streams and Rivers):

· Presentations:  ASCE Stormwater & Aquatic Ecosystem Management Conference, Pasadena, CA.1996;

· FHWA Western Tri-Regional Hydraulic Conference, Seattle, WA, 1995.

WSDOT Hydraulics Workbook:

Stormwater Site Plan, Hydraulic Report, & Other Hydraulic Concerns for Highway Hydraulics, Feb 1998

Engineering and Office Software:

· Geotechnical:  AllPile, Lat-Pile, Liqify Pro, AASHTO Paving,

· Survey/Design: Carlson CE , AutoCAD 3D 2010/2004, CAiCE 

· Office:  MS Office Suite programs, Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3

· Scheduling:  MS Project, Prima-Vera,  Aldergraf Scheduler

· Hydraulics:  WaterWorks, StormShed, HSP-F MGS Flood & WWHM3 Stream Stat, HY8, HYCHL, HEC-RAS, HEC-14, HDS-5, HEC-2, WSPRO,.

Continuing Education & Training Courses:

· CAD & Other Software: ANVIL CAD 1983; Hydrain Software, May 1993; CAiCE Design Software, Oct. 1998; HIRUN Roadway Runoff Pollution Analysis, 2008; Autodesk 3D AUTOCAD, Jan 2010;

· Design:  Bicycle Facility Design & Engineering, Aug. 1991; Maccaferri Gabions, Oct 1996; WSDOT Design Academy, 2000; WA Construction Erosion & Sediment Control Certification,  2008; Culvert Design HDS 5 & Aquatic Passage, Oct 1995,

· Hydraulics:  TRANSPEED Stormwater Management, 1993; Stream Stability & Evaluating Scour for Structures, FHWA June 1994; Fish Passage WDFW Oct. 1998; River Engineering for Highways FHWA, HEC 18 & 20,  June 1994;  Intro to River Mechanics Jan 1994;  Stormshed, 1997; MGSFlood, 2008

· Environmental:  PSAT Low Impact Development, June 2006; Living with Fluvial Systems,  Jan 1994; Stormwater Management for the Puget Sound, 1993 & 2005

· Communication:  Effective Communication for Professionals, May 2001;

· Safety: OSHA Safety Certification June 2013; California Railroad Safety May 2013;