Professional Experience (2005 - present)
Experience includes technical activities in both the field and office, client contact, and some project management.
- Practiced a variety of civil engineering since 2005 specializing in Land Development and Stormwater Hydrology Analysis, but also Traffic Engineering.
- Prepared and obtained approvals for Land Development plan sets and Stormwater Hydrology Analyses for residential, commercial, and industrial developments. These projects included meeting municipality, Act 167, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, and NPDES criteria for detention basins, infiltration systems, and conveyance systems in Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe Counties, in Pennsylvania.
- Prepared Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans as well as Post-Construction Stormwater Management Plans in Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe Counties. Modified plans based on review comments and obtained approvals.
- Maintained current understanding of the Pennsylvania DEP and Act 167 regulatory changes by attending seminars.
- Prepared Traffic Impact Studies and Highway Occupancy Permits for commercial and residential developments in Northampton, Lehigh, and Monroe Counties.
- Conducted traffic counts and analyses of the intersections involved.
- Worked as a surveyor in a two-person crew. Assisted in boundary and topographical surveys, and providing construction stakeout for projects in the Lehigh Valley.
- Conducted courthouse deed research for projects located in Northampton and Lehigh Counties.
- Review and some preparation of legal descriptions for easements, rights-of-way, and properties.
- Developed and implemented AutoCAD standard prototypes, details, and procedures.
- Prepared marketing materials for the company website. Developed brochures and public inserts.
EDUCATION
- B.S. - Engineering Science - Smith College, Northampton, MA, 2005
REGISTRATION
- Engineer-in-Training, 2005
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 2005 - Present - Benchmark Civil Engineering Services, Inc., Allentown, PA
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Society of Civil Engineers (Member 2005 - 2008) Network of Young Professionals (Member 2006 - 2007)
CONTINUING EDUCATION (2005 - PRESENT)
- "AutoCAD Civil 3D" Synergis Technologies, Inc., Quakertown, PA
- "DEP Qualified Consultant Workshop" Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA
- "HCS+: Highway Capacity Software and Manual Instruction" PennDOT, Allentown, PA
- "Subsurface Stormwater Management" Local Manufacturers, Allentown, PA
- "Act 167 Modifications - DEP BMP Manual" Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Allentown, PA
- "DEP BMP Manual Training" Department of Environmental Protection, Monroe County, PA
- "Dale Carnegie Course," Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., Bethlehem, PA
- "CPESC Exam Review Course" Berks County Conservation District, Berks County, PA
- "Computational Methods in Stormwater Management: VTPSHUM" Penn State University, State College, PA
- "AutoCAD 2002 - 2006 Upgrade" Synergis Technologies, Inc., Allentown, PA
- "Stormwater & Wetland Policy Review" PA Society of Professional Engineers, Allentown, PA