InternshipsDuring my undergraduate study I took three summer internships to gain work experience but also insight into the culture of other parts of the United States. As a result I spent time living in Berkeley, CA and Scottsdale, AZ away from my hometown Grand Rapids, MI. While living in these cities and commuting into San Francisco and Phoenix I got to experience different work culture. From the transit oriented lifestyle of San Francisco I saw a vast difference in lifestyle of the auto dependant commuters. I felt that the way we move influences the office culture.

The local culture I feel was also dependent on the way in which the city was traveled. The come and go care free of San Francisco was starkly different from the more thought out trips of Phoenix where driving and distance were factors for about every activity.

Michigan Department of TransportationPhysical Feature Inventory and Asset ManagementGrand Rapids, MI | Summer 2006

Arrived by: Car (Home Town- 525 miles from Michigan Tech)Commuted by: Car ~15 minutesLived: Walker, MIWorked: Grand Rapids, MIProject Work:

Primarily worked independently in the field taking physical feature inventoryIdentified guardrail and roadside lighting fixtures and assessed conditionElectronically recorded the location using GPS device for data aggregationUtilized GPS and software to inventory lane miles by pavement surface type and service identification (ie ramp, limited access, and rural highway route)

Skills Developed:

Safe practices while working along highwaysAsset managementGuardrail identification and assessment

Lea+ElliottAutomated People Mover ConsultingSan Francisco, CA | Summer 2007

Arrived by: Northwest Airlines (4 hour flight + Cab)Commuted by: Bay Area Rapid Transit Train ~30 minutesLived: Berkeley, CAWorked: San Francisco, CAProject Work:

Aided in project tasks including research, simulation, and document managementPerformed Station Queue and Population Analysis per NFPA-130Edited and updated AutoCad Documents for client presentation

Skills Developed:

Increased AutoCad ProficiencyFurther understanding of Transit systems modeling and operationProject Document Management

Kimley-Horn and AssociatesRetail/Commercial Land DevelopmentPhoenix, AZ | Summer 2008

Arrived by: Car (~1950 miles drive over three days)Commuted by: Car ~30 minutesLived: Downtown Scottsdale, AZWorked: North Central Phoenix, AZProject Work:

Received, interpreted, and edited plan sets using AutoCadCompleted tasks such as site grading and building/sidewalk layout in accordance with specification manuals Created report exhibits and prepared/submitted deliverablesPerformed design work on construction documents including civil site plan, demolition, paving & grading, signing & marking, and storm water; report preparation; and quantity take-offs

Skills Developed:

Strong AutoCad proficiencyReport and Deliverable productionTime Management of Client billed hours

My Ideal InternshipArchitectural or AE firmLarge City, Any State | Summer 2010

Arrive by: Any mode Commute by: Preferably public transit <30 minutesLive: DowntownWork: Downtown or closeProject Work:

Design work to become exposed in the Architecture field ideally on master planning/neighborhood development, institutional, mid/high rise, or transitTeam oriented environment Involve my skills and civil engineering background

Skills Developed:

Develop design and production proficiencyIntegration of my civil engineering backgroundWorking knowledge of design from thearchitectural standpoint

I am quite flexible, location and project work depend on the opportunity, I consider all opportunities.

In ClosingThe internship experience gave me a little more than nine months experience in the field of civil engineering. My project work in land development gave me a well rounded experience as many areas of civil engineering are utilized including water resources, transportation, municipal, and geotechnical engineering. These areas were exercised while also using the skills of design and estimation while building proficiency with various software packages.

I am ready to transition my experience and integrate my background with new skills and projects to find unique solutions and to provide a quality product!

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