Edwin Dyess III
Saltville,VA
Summary
Knowledgeable Student talented at learning quickly and adding value to any team. Strong history of successful projects using leadership, communication, and teamwork to complete tasks. Solid academic achievements paired with demonstrated commitment to the field of engineering.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Intern
Rinker Design Associates
Abingdon, VA
05.2026 - 08.2026
- Assisted with survey data collection that would then be used for projects
- Reviewed documents sent to our company from different contractors
- Gained valuable experience working within the wastewater industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
Customer Service Associate - Part Time (Courtesy Clerk)
Food City
Chilhowie, VA
07.2022 - 04.2026
- Assisted customers with bagging groceries and carrying items to vehicles, improving shopping convenience
- Maintained clean work environment and organized store layout, facilitating easier customer navigation
- Retrieved shopping carts and organized cart storage, ensuring accessibility for customers
Education
Associate of Science - Engineering
Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, VA05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg, VA05-2028
Skills
- Civil3D
- WaterCAD
- MATLAB
- Bluebeam
- Autodesk Inventor Pro
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Civil 3D
- Data analysis
- Document review
- 3D modeling
- Hydraulic analysis
Projects / Extracurricular
- Engineering Design Final Project: Built a functioning beanbag launcher that competed against other designs in a competitive based final assignment. Made drawings of project with software (AutoCAD and Inventor). Project spanned approximately 2 months.
- Linear Algebra Final Project, Used software (Octave/MATLAB) to construct a functional code that would compress a digital file image using singular value decomposition.
- Differential Equations Final Project, Used software (Octave/MATLAB) to model the spread of an infectious disease using ordinary differential equations.
Timeline
Intern
Rinker Design Associates
05.2026 - 08.2026
Customer Service Associate - Part Time (Courtesy Clerk)
Food City
07.2022 - 04.2026
Associate of Science - Engineering
Virginia Highlands Community College
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University