• Assist in the planning, design, management and coordination of group projects and assignments

• Arrange and execute field inspections and assessments, create reports and detail estimates

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Served as chief structural designer on many assignments, including:

• The Cottages, at Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia, SC

• Ernie Shore baseball fieldhouse in Winston-Salem, NC

• House of Italy furniture company building in High Point, NC

• Bolton and Easton elementary schools in Winston-Salem, NC

• Porte-cochere at Aegis Family Health Center in Winston- Salem, NC

• Eight lane drive-through and other steel framing for BB&T client in Greenville, SC

• Wood deck at Drexel Heritage Furniture Company building in High Point, NC

Performed design tasks for all three Kenan-Flagler Business School buildings at UNC-Chapel Hill. These tasks included:

• Large steel roof frames , plate girders and composite floor framing

• Steel tower using 3-D STAAD model

• Wind bracing using 3-D STAAD model

• Web openings using 3-D STAAD model and AISC software

See an Aerial view of the threeKenan-Flagler buildings and interesting photographs around the business school.

• Conducted field inspections during the construction administration phase of various projects, and wrote reports noting observations and recommendations. Assessed various connections for suitability, such as these
  bolted column connections.

• Investigated these fireproofing application methods

• Designed bar joist roof framing forEngage2Excel office building in Statesville, NC.

• Designed conventional roof framing system forDixon Hughes Goodman office building in High Point, NC

• Checked alternate roof framing systems using concrete pan joists, vs. steel-framed construction for building at NC State University

• Designed composite floor framing and steel trusses for community college in Wilkes County, NC

• Designed composite floor framing for mezzanine floors of U.S. Air Force museum at Ft. Bragg, NC

• Designed columns, footings, canopy, cast-in-place culvert and footing under drive-through for 5-level bank building in Winston- Salem, NC

• Coordinated field work and performed calculations for capacity evaluation of hoists and mezzanines for GenCorp/Printworld, Charlotte NC

• Designed fuel reclaim process feed system for Corn Products, Winston-Salem NC

• Designed truck dock, forklift runway and canopies for Ciba Corporation, Textile Products Division, Charlotte NC

• Performed field inspection of 64 elevated concrete patios at Watermark condominium complex, Charlotte NC

• Performed layout, survey and design for large canopy, storage tank dike, support frames and pipe rack structures for B.F. Goodrich Specialty Chemicals, Gastonia NC

• Designed tank support frame and foundation modifications for design-build project at B.F. Goodrich Specialty Chemicals, Gastonia NC

• Performed calculations for capacity evaluation for hoists at B.F. Goodrich Specialty Chemicals, Gastonia NC

• Designed containment dike for NIPA/Hardwicke Chemical Company, Rock Hill SC

• Performed layout and design for elevated forklift ramp and floor modifications for Lilly Industries, Charlotte NC

• Performed load calculations for capacity evaluation on structural steel hoist frame at Chemical Specialties Inc., Harrisburg NC

• Performed load calculations for investigation of foundation settlement at Sir John's Hill condominiums, Charlotte NC

• Supervised testing of concrete double-tee pipe bridge system at Clariant, Inc., Mt. Holly NC

• Assessed existing steel framing and equipment layout for pricing package for process modifications at Wellman, Inc., Johnsonville SC

• Performed layout and design for steel industrial platforms, canopy and containment dike for FMC Corporation, Bessemer City NC

• Gained one year of experience in structural steel detailing, shop drawing preparation, and steel fabrication practice