RESUME OF

PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE

1/99‑Present Senior Structures Design Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation, Structural Design Office, Tallahassee, Florida.

Duties and Responsibilities at the Structures Design Office:

Design/Analysis of all the concrete Substructure of 1000 meter bridge

in Panama City, Florida- US 98/Thomas Drive Bridge.

6/89‑2/99 Senior Structural Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation, Structural Research Center (FDOT/SRC) Innovation Park Research Center, Tallahassee, Florida.

Duties and Responsibilities at the Structural Research Facility:

Responsible for the Testing Set‑Up and Instrumentation of Various Bridges and In-House Research Projects. Planning and Scheduling Research Activities. Direct and Supervise a Staff of Research Engineers and Support Personnel in both Lab Research and Field Bridge Testing. Conduct Full Scale Bridge Load Testing/Rating to Identify and Solve Serviceability and Load Capacity Problems. The Collected Results from these Tests can be Analyzed to Evaluate the True Strength of the Bridge/Structure and to Establish a Bridge Load Rating. Project Manager on Several Contract Research Projects Carried out by the Florida Universities for the Florida DOT.

Principal Engineer of the following Major field and in-house projects at the FDOT/SRC:

· Full Scale Field Instrumentation/Testing and Rating of Bridges:

Ø Static/Dynamic Bridge load testing of I-595 and I-95 Interchange. This Interchange consist of 19 steel Box Section Bridges. These sections are either Double or Triplet Box Sections. A load test report and the rating of each Bridge was submitted to the FDOT. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Ø Static/Dynamic Bridge load testing of I-595 and I-75 Interchange. This Interchange consist of Several Precast Concrete Box Segmental Bridges. A load test report and the rating of each Bridge was submitted to the FDOT. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Ø Static/Dynamic Full Scale Bridge Load Field-Testing of AASHTO Girders, Flat slabs, Sonovoids, Steel Plate Girders, Precast Box Sections and Steel Box Sections. Bridges at different locations in the State of Florida.

Ø Field Static/Dynamic Testing of Several AASHTO Girder (Types II, II, IV, V and VI) Bridges in Different Locations in the State of Florida.

· Full Scale Lab Testing of Structures in General:

Ø Full Scale Fatigue Testing of AASHTO Type II Girders. Full Scale Destructive Testing Of AASHTO Type II Girders to Investigate Transfer Length, Ultimate loads, Development Length, Shear and Cracking.

Ø Full Scale Testing of 22 Piles, to Investigate the Pile Embedment Length in bridges.

Ø Static and Fatigue Testing for the Open Steel Grid Decks of Highway Bridges, Field Testing and Analysis.

Ø Buckman Bridge Ship Impact Pier Foundation Laboratory test for Strand Development.

Ø Experimental Testing of Sign Structures by using U-Bolts with Different Configuration.

Ø Experimental Investigation of Splices for Prestressed Concrete Piles.

Ø Pipe-Pile Moment Connection of Prestressed Concrete Piles for Vessel Collision.

· Instrumentation, Testing and Evaluation of Existing Field Structural Problems:

Ø "On Site Evaluation of Bridge Deck Expansion Joints," Field-Testing of 17 different Types of Expansion Joints or Seals for Bridges in the State of Florida.

Ø Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Edison Bridge, Florida Department of Transportation, Ft. Myers, Florida.

Ø Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Overhead Sign Structure for the Variable Message Sign (VMS) System," District 6, Florida Department of Transportation,

Ø Field Testing/Investigation and Analytical (Finite Element Analysis) Modeling of Brickle Avenue Bridge, Steel Bascule Bridge. Miami, Florida. July 1995.

Ø Field Investigation of the I-10 Apalachicola River Bridge Expansion Joint System.

Ø Evaluate and investigate the existing Instruments of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Cable stayed Bridge). Tampa, Florida.

· Computer Modeling of Structures in General:

Ø Linear/Nonlinear Modeling of Bridges and Complex Structures Utilizing Finite Element Analysis.

Ø Bridge Rating Using Finite Element Analysis, Florida Department of Transportation.

Ø Live Load Distribution Factor of Bridges Using a Software Package Called BRUFEM (Bridge Rating Using Finite Element Analysis) and the AASHTO Code.

Ø Analytical Investigation of the Overhead Sign Structure for the VMS/CMS System, District 2, Florida Department of Transportation.

Ø Experimental and Analytical (Finite Element Analysis) Investigation for the Boundary Condition (Supports) of Different AASHTO Girder Bridges.

Ø Analytical (Finite Element Analysis) Investigation of the Florida Bulb-Tee Oval and Round Ducts for the Grout Pressure.

Ø Experimental Stress Analysis of Existing Steel and Concrete Structures. Experience in the Investigation of Non-Linear Time-Dependent Behavior of Bridges, Specifically Moment Redistribution of Continuous Concrete Bridges, Short and Long Term Losses of Prestressed Concrete Structures. Linear/Nonlinear Modeling of Bridges/Structures Utilizing Finite Element Analysis.

Ø Computer Modeling Utilizing Finite Element Analysis of the Granada Bridge, July 1994.

Ø Training Sessions on Finite Element Analysis, Structures Design Office, Tallahassee, Florida.

· Lab Development and Misc. Work:

Ø Development/Installation of a Field/Laboratory Data Acquisition Systems for Bridge Load Testing and Lab testing. Installed and Trained Lab Personnel on Several Data Acquisition Systems, such as MEGADAC, By Optim Electronic; HP-3497; System 4000, By Measurements Group; CR10, By Geokon; OM5000, By Omega; and Several other Instruments and Research Equipment.

Ø Trained Lab Personnel on how to Operate and Calibrate Several Testing Machines and instrumentation. Such as MTS, Hydraulic Jacks, Load Cells, Accelerometers, Linear Voltage Deflection Transducers, Vibrating Wire Strain Gages, and Different Types of Strain Gages. Install and Setup Load Cells, Accelerometers, Linear Voltage Deflection Transducers, Vibrating Wire Strain Gages, and Different Types of Strain Gages.

Ø Supervised the installation of a Novell Network in the Research Facility with all its peripherals. LAN Administrator.

Ø Help the District Structures/Maintenance Engineers on Types of Expansion Joints for Bridge Rehabilitation and Construction.

Ø Review Plans of Complex projects for Several District Structures Offices.

Project Manager (PM) of the following Sponsored Research Projects (Work Done):

Ø Longitudinal Cracking and Spalling in Long Span Florida Post Tensioned Bulb-Tee Girders, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Cracking and Shear Capacity of High Strength Bridge Girders, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Destructive Testing of Bridge Pier Caps, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Field Study of the Heat of Hydration Due to Temperature in Precast Bridge Girders, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Design of Structural Steel Tube Joints, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Bridge Evaluation in Computer Modeling, Florida International University.

Ø A Comprehensive System for Bridge Rating and Fatigue Life Analysis, Florida International University.

Ø Field Study of the Strains and Cracking Due to Temperature in Precast Bridge Girders, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø Thermal Response of Bridges in Florida, Florida Atlantic University.

Ø Effect of Confinement in Transfer Region on the Interaction between Bond and Shear Force in Prestressed Concrete Girders. University of Florida.

Ø Full Scale Testing of Bridge Expansion Joints. Phase III, University of Central Florida.

Ø Feasibility of Glass Fiber Pretensioned Piles in a Marine Environment. University of South Florida.

Ø "Field Measurement and Analytical Evaluation of Time-Dependent Losses in Prestressed Concrete Bridges," University of Central Florida, Phase I.

Ø Feasibility Study of a New, Efficient and Aesthetic Bridge Barrier, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Ø “Epoxy Jointing of Precast Concrete Segments,” FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.

Project Manager (PM) of the following Current Sponsored Research Projects:

Ø "Strength of Repaired Piles," University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. P.I. Dr. Rajan Sen. Two Years, $150,000.

Ø "Bond of Cast-in-Place Concrete to other Surfaces," University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. P.I. Dr. Rajan Sen. Two Years, $150,000.

Ø "Field Measurement and Analytical Evaluation of Time-Dependent Losses in Prestressed Concrete Bridges," University of Central Florida, Phase II, P.I. Dr. Okey Onyemelukwe. Two Years, $65,000.

Principal Investigator (PI) of the following Current in-house Research Projects:

Ø "Experimental Investigation of Splices for Prestressed Concrete Piles," FDOT/SRC, Field/Lab Testing and Analysis. P.I. Dr. Moussa A. Issa. One Year.

Ø "Pipe-Pile Moment Connection of Prestressed Concrete Piles for Vessel Collision," FDOT/SRC, Field/Lab Testing and Analysis. P.I. Dr. Moussa A. Issa. Co P.I. Mr. Henry Bollmann, One Year.

Ø "Analytical and Field Testing of Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert," FDOT/SRC, Field Testing and Analysis. P.I. Dr. Moussa A. Issa. Two Years.

1/90‑Present Adjunct Professor, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Civil Engineering department. Tallahassee, Florida

Teaching Undergraduate and Graduate Courses in the Areas of Civil/Structural Engineering with Computer Application (Courses taught: “Concrete Design; Advanced Concrete Design; Structural Steel Design; Advanced Steel Design; Timber Design; Vector Mechanics (Statics); Structural Analysis; Prestressed Concrete Design, Bridge Engineering and Advanced Structural Analysis”.

The average class enrollment in the Senior level design courses (such as steel design, concrete design and timber design) varies between 35 to 45 students. The average class enrollment in the engineering mechanics courses (such as statics and structures) varies between 45 to 50 students.

The average class enrollment in the graduate level courses (such as advanced steel design, advanced concrete design) varies between 9 to 12 students.

In the last eight years, I taught an average of three undergraduate/graduate courses per year.

Committee Member in Supervising Graduate Thesis Students. Currently I am Teaching Timber Design at the FAMU-FSU and Advanced Concrete Design at the FAMU.

1/90‑Present Consulting Structural Engineer, Tallahassee, Florida

Responsible for the Design and Analysis of wide Variety of Structures, Including Residential and commercial Structures, and variety of Timber, Masonry, Prestressed Post-tensioned Concrete, Light Gage Steel, Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures.

Below is a list of some Typical Design Projects:

· Design/Analysis of several residential structures. These structures include one story, two stories and three story apartment buildings. Most of these Structures were designed using Timber, Masonry and concrete Materials. Tallahassee and other Florida Cities.

· Design/Analysis of the Cross-Greek Golf Course (Driving Range of two Stories), Utilizing Post-tensioned Concrete and Steel. Tallahassee, Florida.

· Design/Analysis of the Cross-Greek Golf Club House ( three Stories), Utilizing Prestressed Concrete, Steel, Concrete and Light Gage Steel. Tallahassee, Florida.

· Field Inspection and Structural Evaluation of Wood Structures at the Corpus Christi Army Depot. Also, retrofit schemes were developed for Hurricane wind loads.

· Field Inspection and Structural Evaluation of four (4) Aircraft Steel Hangers at the Corpus Christi Army Depot. Also, retrofit schemes were developed for Hurricane wind loads.

· Design/Analysis of the Climax Georgia Arena Barn Utilizing steel and Light Gage Steel.

Climax, Georgia.

· Investigation of Concrete cracking in several Residential/Commercial Structures.

· Wind analysis and Design of the Shutters of the State Capital Building, Tallahassee, Florida.

· Design/Analysis of the Fort Knox two Stories Office Building, Utilizing Prestressed Concrete, Masonry and Steel.

· Design/Analysis of the ACE Hardware Store Utilizing Concrete and Light Gage Steel, Crawfordville, Florida.

3/89‑5/89 Structural Engineer, THE ENGINEERING CENTER, Arlington, Texas

Responsible for the Design and Analysis of Structures, and the Development and Modification of a Software Package for the Design/Analysis of Bridges on PC'S Utilizing FORTRAN.

10/87‑3/89 Structural Engineer, HLA ENGINEERS INC., Dallas, Texas

· Responsible for the Design and Analysis of wide Variety of Structures, Including Cryogenic Spherical Pressure Vessels, Piping Flexibility, Reinforcements, Blind Flange, O‑Rings, Supports, Columns, Saddles, Skirts, Fatigue, Off‑Shore Drilling Platform, Foundations, ISO Shipping Containers, ISO Shipping Tanks, Bridges and Variety of Steel and Concrete Structures.

· Responsible for Preparing Construction Plans, Utilizing Computer Aided Design; Such as AUTOCAD, Intergraph and Versatech.

· Responsible for the Design and Stress Analysis of Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen Pressure Vessel. Volume = 2000 Gallons. Pressure = 8515 psi, Temperature Range = +140 ^oF to ‑423 ^oF, Static, Seismic, Wind, Thermal‑Heat Transfer Analysis and Design According to ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 1 and Division 2, ANSI, AISC, UBC, and NASA Specifications.

· Responsible for the Design and Stress Analysis of Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen Pressure Vessel. Volume = 500 Gallons. Pressure = 9315 psi, Temperature Range = +140 ^oF to ‑312 ^oF, Static, Seismic, Wind, Thermal‑Heat Transfer Analysis and Design According to ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 1 and Division 2, ANSI, AISC, UBC, and NASA Specifications.

· Responsible for the Analysis and Documentation of about 150 Pressure Vessels at STANDARD OIL PRODUCTION COMPANY., Irving, Texas.

· Design/Analysis of Several Platforms and Slabs from Composite Materials such as Fiberglass. Fibergrate Inc., Dallas, Texas

· Designed a Post‑Tension Road Bridge, Consisting of Three Spans, Two Lane Bridge. Martin Ledford Structural Engineering, Inc., Dallas, Texas.

· Full Scale Testing of Prototype Tanks(20'X 8'X 8.5' Frame) Performed Different Tests to Study the Stability, Strength, Rigidity, Restraint, Permanent Sets, and Lifting of Four different Prototypes to meet the ABS/ISO and LLYOYD'S of London Specifications for Certification Purposes. Gainesville, Texas.

· Design/Stress Analysis of different Steel Frames for Aquafilter Press Equipments. PILGRIM'S EQUIPMENT, Pittsburgh, Texas.

12/83‑1/87 Research Engineer, UTA. Taught Engineering Materials, Concrete Lab., CAD (Computer Aided Design), Surveying Lab, and responsible for running structural steel and concrete experiments.

Research Member to Investigate and Test the Following Projects:

· Installed a control system for Data Acquisition (HP 3497‑A) and designed software interfaces between the Hewlett Packard computer(HP‑86B) and various peripherals.(Plotter, Printer, etc.)

· Performed full scale testing on the corner posts and the floor system of the steel vessel containers (International Institute of Container Lessers, New York, N.Y.)

· Investigated prestress losses of prestressed concrete compression members.

· Conducted computer modeling for various Structures by using ANSYS (Swanson Analysis System, Inc., Houston, PA.) software package on the VAX 11/785 VMS and the IBM‑PC’s.

· Investigated the behavior of prestressed concrete columns and wall panels. (Prestressed Concrete Institute)

· Investigated the shrinkage and creep of high strength concrete tall buildings.(Twin City Research Laboratory, St. Paul, Minnesota)