DANIEL ABEBE, PE, CMIT
Springfield,VA
Summary
- Excellent technical knowledge and strong analyzing skill.
- Self-motivated with positive and friendly attitude.
- Ability to work in multi-discipline team.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Inspector (QA)/environmental specialist
Procon consulting Inc.
09.2022 - Current
- Duties as a construction inspector included daily inspection of the contractor’s work operations, preparing detailed daily diaries, and ensuring that the project was constructed in accordance with the plans, details, and applicable specifications
- Responsibilities also include providing construction inspection services on various construction activities such as grading, drainage and environmental compliance
- Utilizes new technologies such as PlanGrid to perform inspections, identify, and communicate compliance issues and completes daily work records
- Performing biweekly C-107 environmental inspection throughout project site and participating debrief meeting
Environmental specialist/Construction inspector
ATCS PLC.
06.2020 - 09.2022
- VDOT Variable Speed Limit(utility) project along I-95 at Stafford and Spotsylvania counties
- Route 17 project: replacing the existing two-lane interstate overpass on Route 17 over I-95 with a four-lane bridge
- Responsibilities include providing construction inspection services on various construction activities such as grading, drainage and environmental compliance
- Utilizes new technologies such as PlanGrid to perform inspections, identify, and communicate compliance issues and completes daily work records
- Providing independent Environmental Compliance and construction Inspections for the I-66 Outside the beltway project
- Working directly with the VDOT/GEC team, and the Concessionaire to ensure environmental compliance through onsite NPDES/VPDES, VWP,VSMP and VESCP inspections, plan reviews, and project team meetings
- Focus on areas with the project include sensitive areas that shows signs of having potential issues with environmental compliance
- Strong collaboration with the project team is vital to providing a successful work plan and identifying proactive solutions to prevent environmental compliance issues
- Utilizing new technologies such as iPads and PlanGrid to perform environmental inspections, identify and communicate compliance issues, and complete daily work records
- Provides construction inspection services on various construction activities
Environmental planner
STANTEC INC.
01.2019 - 06.2020
- Construction inspection of stream restoration, storm water and best management practice projects
- Attended and wrote a report of weekly field progress meetings
- Writing corrective actions and daily report about the progress of project
- Give a direction and resolve issues related to construction activity
- Review and analyze as-built plan of ongoing construction projects
- Preliminary field assessment able to evaluate the stream flow hydraulics
- Collect field data for stream restoration design
Environmental specialist/construction inspector
RK&K LLP.
08.2016 - 01.2019
- Worked as lead construction inspector on Windmill shoreline rehabilitation projects (City of Alexandria)
- Past projects: Four mile run tidal shoreline and Windy run stream restoration (Arlington County)
- Quality assurance that construction is in conformance with contract documents and compliance with environmental regulations
- Monitoring project site on daily bases
- Attending both field and office meetings
- Writing corrective actions and daily report about the progress of project
- Give a direction and resolve issues related to construction activity
- Estimating cost payment for both contractor and sub-contractor
- Taking daily pictures and making field sketches about special incidents during project activities
Environmental and construction Inspector
NMP Engineering consultants Inc.
04.2014 - 08.2016
- Inspected intercounty connector environmental stewardship stream restoration projects
- Cricket lane, Hollywood branch, Northwest branch, Indian creek stream restoration projects
- Monitoring project site on daily bases
- Investigated weekly erosion and sediment control and after storm event
- Attended both field and office meetings
- Wrote corrective actions and daily report about the progress of project
- Estimated cost payment for both contractor and sub-contractor
- Took daily pictures and made field sketches about special incidents during project activities
Transportation construction inspector
New York State Department of Transportation
06.2011 - 01.2012
- Inspected ongoing construction of interstate highway and bridge rehabilitation projects
- Estimated cost and made payment for on duty contractors
- Inspected work zone safety depends on state safety specification
- Made daily report about progress of project and safety of work
Education
Master of Science - Environmental sustainability health and safety Management
Rochester Institute of Technology
01.2014
No degree - Professional speaking and technical writing, CAD, Computer applications for Engineers and Technicians
Monroe Community College
01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Jimma University
01.2005
Skills
- Quality assurance and control
- ARC VIEW GIS
- Microsoft office
- Computer applications
- Technical writing
- AUTOCAD
- Interpreting manuals, plans and specifications
- HEC-RAS
- PLANGRID
- Written and oral communication
- Blue beam
- Problem identifying, analyzing and solving
Affiliations
- New York State public Employees Federation
- National Society of Professional Engineers and Rochester Engineers Society
- Maryland stream restoration Association
Certificationsandregistrations
- Construction manager in training (CMIT)
- Professional Engineer in water resources and environmental (PE in MD)
- Soil sediment and erosion control (Both green and yellow card)- Maryland
- Erosion and sediment control inspector - Virginia
- Storm water management inspector - Virginia
- Erosion and sediment control plan reviewer – Virginia
- Storm water management plan reviewer - Virginia
Timeline
Construction Inspector (QA)/environmental specialist
Procon consulting Inc.
09.2022 - Current
Environmental specialist/Construction inspector
ATCS PLC.
06.2020 - 09.2022
Environmental planner
STANTEC INC.
01.2019 - 06.2020
Environmental specialist/construction inspector
RK&K LLP.
08.2016 - 01.2019
Environmental and construction Inspector
NMP Engineering consultants Inc.
04.2014 - 08.2016
Transportation construction inspector
New York State Department of Transportation
06.2011 - 01.2012
No degree - Professional speaking and technical writing, CAD, Computer applications for Engineers and Technicians
Monroe Community College
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Jimma University
Master of Science - Environmental sustainability health and safety Management
Rochester Institute of Technology
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