To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder/Engineering Consultant
Miska Consulting, LLC
02.2014 - Current
Provides engineering surveying and design in the field of Civil and Environmental engineering. Prepare site plans for new development and prepare Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for real estate sales and acquisitions.
Lead a staff that assists with daily work load including planning, surveying, drafting, design and more.
Successfully removed several properties from the 100 year flood plain by preparing complex flood studies to obtain FEMA Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) and Letters of Map Revision based on fill (CLOMR, LOMR) and Letters of Map Revision based on fill (CLOMR-F, LOMR-F).
Director of Public Works and City Engineer
City of Wharton
01.2009 - 02.2014
Served as Director of Public Works and as the City Engineer for the City of Wharton. Responsible for all aspects of public works including drainage, roads, water, sewer, two wastewater treatment plants, the city airport, and garbage collection. Supervised a staff of approximately thirty-five (35) to forty (40) public works employees.
Prepared complex engineering plans for in-house projects, reviewed engineering plans by others, conducted pre-construction meetings with contractors on several large projects. Performed inspections of all public works projects.
Engineer
Kelly Kaluza & Associates, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2009
Worked for Kelly Kaluza & Associates, Inc.
Led engineering teams to successfully complete projects on time and within budget. Prepared construction plans for land development, including topography, drainage, water and sewer, roads, stormwater control.
Organized and led pre-construction meetings with clients and contractors.
Performed on-site inspections for drainage construction, road construction, water and sewer, and concrete inspection as needed.
Engineer
Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board
05.1998 - 06.2008
Prepared detailed engineering designs and plans for soil and water conservation projects, including precision land leveling, grade stabilization structures, irrigation pipeline systems, irrigation sprinkler systems, rice flood irrigation, road design, levee design, waste storage ponds and lagoons, and poultry dry stack storage design.
Served as Regional Manager over forty-two (42) counties in Texas. Supervised the Wharton Regional Office staff.
Engineer
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
08.1994 - 06.1998
Served as an Air Operating Permits engineer responsible for the design and development of a Title V Air Operating Permits Program.
Served as Monitoring and Research Coordinator for the Galveston Bay Estuary Program. Designed an on-line data and information management system to manage environmental data.
Prepared designs for coastal conservation projects including containment levees and wetland creation from dredge material and shoreline stabilization projects including oyster reef construction.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Technology
Texas A&M University
12.1993
Skills
HEC-HMS
HEC-RAS
SWMM
WinStorm
ArcGIS
AgStar
Carlson Civil Suite
AutoDesk
Mutliplane
Civil & Environmental Engineering surveying principals and practices
Levels
Total Station
Trimble GPS
Leica GPS
TopCon GPS
Staff Management
Business Administration
Strategic Planning
Succession Planning
Operations Management
Organizational Structuring
Cash Flow Management
Contract Negotiation
Strategic Thinking
Project Management
Feasibility Studies
Professional Societies
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Public Works Association (APWA)
Water Works Association (WWA)
Technical Committees
TX Clean Rivers Program Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee
Galveston Bay Council
State of TX Representative - Gulf of Mexico Program Monitoring, Modeling & Research Committee
Galveston Bay Seafood Safety Task Force
Galveston Bay Water & Sediment Quality Committee
San Bernard River Watershed Protection Plan Committee
Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition
Caney Creek Conservation Foundation - Founder and Chairman of Board
Technical Presentations
Instructor - Soil and Water Conservation Planning - Edna, Texas (2004-2007)