Sacramento, California, United States
I perform structural plan review for the County of Sacramento.
● Structural plan reviewer in accordance with local jurisdiction and California building codes ● Performs structural plan review for residential and commercial projects for permit issuance ● Provides service to contractors, architects, engineers, owners, and the general public ● Reviews plans and engineering analyses
● Analyzed structures for gravity, earthquake, and wind loads ● Designed structures using wood, steel, concrete, and masonry ● Performed construction administration to support contractors ● Reviewed RFI's and submittals ● Developed drawings and details for construction documents ● Software used: SAP2000, ETABS, RISA2D/3D, RAMSteel, Revit, AutoCAD, MS Excel/VBA, MathCAD
● Designed reinforced concrete foundations, base plate anchorage, steel connections, and jib crane rigging assemblies ● Performed structural analysis on existing structures such as: concrete and steel beams, concrete slabs and walls, steel connections ● Evaluated pipe supports (unistruts, knee braces, etc...) under seismic and pool swell loads ● Analyzed structures under gravity, seismic, wind, tornado, and missile loads ● Provided support for field issues by reanalyzing for as-built conditions or providing alternate solutions ● Performed finite element analysis using SAP2000 ● Used GTSTRUDL, APLAN, and STAAD Pro to perform analysis on various nuclear projects
● Wrote plans and specifications for projects amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars ● Solicited sealed and unsealed bids from contractors ● Inspected and field verified work done by contractors ● Performed field surveys and inspections of existing conditions ● Verified project specifications conformed to City of Reno Building Codes, HUD, government wage rates, UPC, IBC, ACI, etc...
● Graded homework for a class of 80 students ● Solved supplemental engineering problems ● Held study sessions for students
● Researched bridge columns under earthquake loads ● Performed parametric studies on the effects of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Fiber (GFRP) on concrete bridge columns
● Assisted in the construction of a 110 ft. long bridge ● Assisted Ph.D student in her research project ● Created compression cylinders, pour concrete, strain gauge columns, take notes on simulated earthquake damage ● Performed sulfur capping of concrete cylinders