Objective
My objective is to join a reputable company where I can utilize my technical background and management experience to add value to the company.
Experience
Coastal Engineer:
September 2010 – January 2012
Flood Risk Solutions, West Palm Beach, FL
*Worked with a team of highly qualified licensed engineers and surveyors to conduct coastal and inland flood risk analyses and submitted Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) requests to FEMA through their MT-2 process which involved the following tasks:
-Conducted field assessments at project sites to determine the scope of work required for LOMR cases.
-Collected topographic and bathymetric data (i.e. LiDAR data, FDEP survey data, etc) required for wave modeling using an Excel spreadsheet.
-Generated Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs) from elevation data which were then used to generate contours for topographic maps and used to extract/export transect points (i.e. station/elevation pairs) for wave modeling into an Excel spreadsheet.
-Collected wave modeling input parameters such as stillwater elevations, wave setup values, and tidal data using an Excel spreadsheet.
-Conducted extremal significant wave height analyses using wave hindcast data from offshore WIS stations to determine the appropriate 100-year significant wave height and 100-year deepwater wave period required for wave modeling.
-Conducted wave modeling using FEMA’s CHAMP wave modeling program which included an erosion analysis, wave height analysis, and wave runup/overtopping analysis.
-Produced aerial imagery topographic maps and revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in the
ArcGIS Desktop 10 environment.
-Produced technical reports and graphics for LOMR submittals.
-Produced profile graphs of transect elevation data for LOMR submittals using Excel.
-Communicated with Community Floodplain Managers and Building Officials regarding submitted LOMR cases.
-Communicated with FEMA regarding submitted LOMR cases.
Vessel Operations Strike Team Leader/Franklin County Liaison Officer – Deepwater Horizon MC252 Gulf Oil Spill:
June 2010 – September 2010
Calvin, Giordano & Associates and GRD Solutions, Apalachicola, FL
*Worked on the Rapid Response Team as the Vessel Operations Strike Team Leader to lead a fleet of 7 vessels which addressed emergency situations on the water during the deployment of all oil boom for Franklin County, FL. These vessels also conducted safety monitoring of contracted vessels during oil boom deployment, they conducted GPS surveying of oil boom locations, and they conducted oil monitoring. As the Vessel Operations Strike Team Leader I performed the following tasks:
-Followed direct orders passed down from the Chief of Operations to address emergency situations on the water.
-Communicated and led 7 captains via radio communication regarding daily vessel operations on the water.
-Planned and scheduled daily vessel operations and nautical routes for 7 captains.
-Coordinated with GIS team to download GPS survey data used to map the location of all deployed oil boom.
-Produced Incident Report Logs for all emergency situations on the water.
-Produced weekly work schedules for 7 captains in Excel.
*Worked as the Liaison Officer for Franklin County, FL from the U.S. Coast Guard Branch 4 Command Post to perform the following tasks:
-Coordinated with BP, FDEM, FDEP, EPA, and the U.S. Coast Guard to provide them with updates regarding the oil boom removal efforts in Franklin County.
-Produced oil and tar ball sighting reports for Franklin County.
-Produced oil boom removal reports and Excel spreadsheets for Franklin County.
-Assisted with the coordination of the Branch 4 oil boom removal/cleaning efforts for multiple counties.
Marine Construction Specialist:
May 2010 – June 2010
Palm Beach Marine Construction, West Palm Beach, FL
*Worked on a spud barge with a marine construction team and crane operator driving concrete piles and panels to construct retaining walls for various city projects and worked with team to construct dock area surrounding the
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park boat ramps.
Assistant Coastal Engineer:
February 2010 – May 2010
Cutcher & Associates, Tequesta, FL
*Provided engineering and permitting assistance on various coastal engineering projects and gained invaluable experience pertaining to Retaining Wall Design (including riprap and geotextile foundations), Dock Design, Floating Dock Design, Marina Design, Open Channel Design, Channel Dredging Activities, Buoy & Mooring Anchor Holding Capacity Design, Environmental Resource Permitting, Wetland Resource Permitting, Sovereign Submerged Lands Leases, Coastal Construction Control Line Permitting, and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation.
*Assisted with dock and seawall field inspections.
*Conducted in-water survey of the Riviera Beach Municipal Marina bulkhead to delineate the locations of all storm water outfalls for bulkhead restoration.
Environmental Technical Specialist:
March 2009 – February 2010
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Juno Beach, FL
*Worked as the Water Subject Matter Expert in the Environmental Technical Services department of the Power Generation Division to facilitate the FPL plants as the technical liaison to handle all issues relating to water/wastewater permitting and compliance at each of the FPL plants.
*Renewed the Industrial Wastewater Permits and Consumptive Water Use Permits for the FPL plants and utilized an Excel spreadsheet for keeping track of the upcoming Industrial Wastewater Permit renewals and Consumptive Water Use Permit renewals at each of the FPL plants.
*Planned, scheduled, and coordinated with contractors to conduct a 24-hour water sampling event for the Industrial Wastewater Permit renewals and developed/maintained an Excel spreadsheet which identified each of the chemical constituents for which sampling was required in order to ensure compliance with the applicable surface water and ground water standards.
*Developed and maintained water use Excel spreadsheets for the FPL plants used for the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index Report which involved communicating with each of the plants to determine the total surface water, ground water, city water, and reclaimed water used at each of the FPL plants.
*Communicated with regulatory agencies including the FDEP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and the South Florida Water Management District, on behalf of the FPL plants, regarding issues relating to water/wastewater permitting and compliance.
*Submitted applications for Minor Permit Revisions to the Industrial Wastewater Permits for multiple FPL plants.
*Submitted multiple Environmental Resource Permit applications for various projects such as facility intake canal dredging and wetlands delineation.
Receiving/Unloading Associate:
December 2008 – March 2009
Lowe’s, Lake Park, FL
*Worked on the receiving/unloading team to facilitate the unloading and dispersing of freight throughout the store.
Tile/Stone Installer:
September 2008 – December 2008
David Pelletier, Inc, Hobe Sound, FL
*Installed tile and stone for commercial and residential service applications.
Ocean Engineering Systems Control and Design Student:
August 2007 – May 2008
Florida Atlantic University, SeaTech Campus, Dania Beach, FL
*Performed the design, fabrication, and testing of an autonomous wind and solar powered sailboat which functioned as an oceanographic data collection vessel.
*Performed the aerodynamic design, fabrication, and testing of a symmetric wing-sail airfoil for the autonomous sailboat and utilized XFOIL software to maximize the lift-to-drag ratio for optimal design of wing-sail airfoil.
*Performed functionality testing of the wing-sail airfoil and all other subsystems to ensure full integration into the controls system of the autonomous sailboat.
*Performed hydrodynamic and aerodynamic drag calculations to develop design specifications for the autonomous sailboat.
Hydrodynamics Laboratory Intern:
August 2006 – April 2007
Florida Atlantic University, SeaTech Campus, Dania Beach, FL
*Worked on a research project funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an Unmanned Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UUROV) for underwater hull inspection and port security applications.
*Assisted with the testing of the UUROV prototype in a 60 foot wave/towing/flume tank using analysis methods such as Particle Image Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics to analyze the fluid flow characteristics around the vectored thruster propulsion system of the UUROV.
*Designed and fabricated various metal and plastic mechanical components for the UUROV.
Coastal Engineering Intern:
May 2005 – October 2005
Cutcher & Associates, Tequesta, FL
*Provided engineering and permitting assistance on various coastal engineering projects.
Water Sports Operations Assistant:
September 2002 – January 2006
Beach Water Sports, Tequesta, FL
*Assisted with the operation and management of a business that rented boats, wave runners, and kayaks which involved the following tasks:
-Provided quality customer service to rental customers.
-Managed multiple employees throughout daily operations.
-Maintained gas and oil levels in boats and wave runners throughout the entire fleet.
-Changed spark plugs in boat outboard engines and wave runners.
-Charged and replaced boat and wave runner batteries.
-Flushed boat and wave runner engines.
Audio/Communication Production Technician:
June 2000 – August 2001
ProTech Communications, Fort Pierce, FL
*Worked in a production department assembling audio and communication products for various companies including NASA, Boeing, and 3M.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering – 2008
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Florida Atlantic University, SeaTech Campus, Dania Beach, FL
GPA: 3.043
Associate of Arts – 2005
Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens & Lake Worth, FL
GPA: 3.488
Certification
*FEMA Emergency Management Institute ICS-100 Incident Command System Certification
*Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste Awareness and Handling Training Certification
*PADI Open Water Scuba Certification
Skils
*Wave Modeling Software – Coastal Hazard Analysis Modeling Program (CHAMP), Automated Coastal Engineering System (ACES)
*Geographic Information System Software – ArcGIS Desktop 10, Global Mapper 12
*Tidal Datum Transformation Software – vDatum v.2.3.3
*Computer Aided Design Software – AutoCAD, Solid Works, ProEngineer, Rhinoceros
*Computer Programming Software – Matlab, Microsoft Visual C++
*Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis Software – Adina, Ansys, Fluent, XFOIL
*Microsoft Applications – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook