I am a passionate architectural engineer that recently acquired a M.S. in architectural engineering, with a focus on seismic response of concrete columns. Material sciences are a particular interest, as is historical preservation of buildings and structures. I am searching for a full-time position at a Structural Engineering company as a design engineer for buildings, or as a structural engineer that has the opportunity to work on renovation and rehabilitation projects of any sort. I am on track to acquire my P.E. once I accrue the necessary years of experience. I am willing to travel, and eager to learn. I will be starting to learn Arabic in the near future.
Education:
E.I.T.
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.A.E. with Honors in Architectural Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.62/4.00
M.S. in Architectural Engineering
Experience:
July 15, 2013 – September 20, 2013
Elias Matar, Leslie E. Robertson & Associates, New York, NY
Engineering Intern
- Review and comment on shop drawings and calculations
- Design various elements including steel beams, one way concrete slabs, concrete beams, and concrete retaining walls
- Generate construction sketches and documents based on designs
- Size caissons based on geotechnical reports and load takedowns
- Develop spreadsheets to check bolt groups using instantaneous center of rotation method, and to check coped beam designs; debug existing spreadsheets and adapt to new company standards
- Visit construction sites
December 2010 – June 2013
Dr. Andres Lepage, The Pennsylvania State Univ. Architectural Eng. Dept., University Park, PA
Graduate Research Assistant
- Constructed formwork and rebar cages for full-scale beam-columns
- Cast FRC and conventional concrete specimen fully instrumented with 24 strain gauges
- Drafted and purchased code-compliant reinforcement detailing for beam-columns
- Engineered a steel and hydraulic post-tensioning system to apply load to column specimens
- Attached, wired, calibrated and used half-bridge and full-bridge circuits to measuring tension
- Prepared and perform laboratory tests on beam-columns with ultrahigh strength steel reinforcement subjected to load reversals following FEMA protocol 461; analyzed data and wrote Master’s thesis on aforementioned testing.
October 2008 – June 2013
Paul Kremer, The Pennsylvania State Univ. Architectural Eng. Dep...
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