Guitar Making, Woodworking, Fly fishing, woodworking, Trail hiking,
Dennis Murphy
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
Dynamic Field Engineer with extensive experience at Navajo Area Indian Health Service, adept in AutoCAD Civil 3D and proficient in Microsoft Office. Successfully led waterline upgrades serving over 100 scattered homes with waterline extensions and facilities , demonstrating strong analytical skills and a commitment to safety through OSHA compliance and utility guidelines and standards. Skilled in project management and training, ensuring effective team performance.
Knowledgeable Engineer with strong foundation in field engineering principles and proven history of successful project execution. Demonstrated ability to optimize operational processes and solve complex technical issues. Skilled in troubleshooting, technical communication, and customer service. Planning to pursue licensure in Civil Engineering in the state of New Mexico
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Engineer
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
10.2017 - Current
- Monitored waterline construction methods for Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority (NECA) and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) including county road crossing, Horizontal Directional Bore, and waterline installations, facilities inspection and water quality testing processes.
- Conducted in-depth analyses to recommend system upgrades for NTUA waterline system in Rock Springs, Tsayatoh, Tse Bonito, Twin Lakes, Mexican Springs, Tohatchi and Naschitti New Mexico, leading to waterline upgrades and serving over 80 homes. Oversight for upgrading the community waterline AS-built System for multiple communities of the Navajo Nation using Google Earth, and Adobe PDF Scanning.
- Conducted thorough site assessments to identify potential waterline alignments, identifying hazards such as Archeological sites, protected species and wildlife habitat, existing utilities. Extensive knowledge of Tribal land boundaries and Right-of-way processes. ensuring a safe working environment for all personnel involved in field operations through enforcing OSHA standards and identifying hazardous road and weather conditions
- Managed budget and funding allocation for 35 Federal and Tribal funded projects using WSTARS tracking systems. Project milestone project and scheduling using WSTARS and Microsoft AMS . Drafted multiple project summary submissions for Planning projects, scattered projects, cistern and watering point projects, failed septic, and system interties.
- Provided hands-on training sessions for Field technicians for GeoMax Zoom10 Survey unit, Garmin GPS units,. Also provided Engineer process for Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Reach project water pipeline Right-of-way crossing,
- Created detailed facility layouts for homes, quad maps, and waterline layouts, PDF files using AutoCAD 2015, 2018, 2021, Civil 3D, Google Earth. Also Hydraulic modeling for project NA-18-XT3 and NA-21-W60 using H20Net, Bentley Water GEMs, and WaterCAD.
- Assisted in office functions such as GSA vehicle management for 18 trucks, HP printer and xerox maintenance, equipment management such as handtools, pneaumatic tools and compressor, GeoMaxsurvey equipment,
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM05-2017
Skills
- AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021
- Proficient in Microsoft Office apps
- Google Earth and KMZ/shapefiles development
- WaterCAD and Bentley systems
- HP Printer Maintenance
- Handtools, woodworking, and carpentry
- Geo-Max Zoom10 surveying unit
- background in Navajo dialect
Interests
Timeline
Field Engineer
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
10.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of New Mexico
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