ELAINE A. NIEVES

Second-year Civil Engineering student seeking an opportunity to gain industry experience and apply skills in technical report writing, design support, and CAD/design software. Bringing strong organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills and a commitment to accurate and efficient project execution.

ASCE UCF Sustainable Solutions - Technical Report Lead |2026 - Present

• Lead a cross-disciplinary team in writing, editing, and formatting a five-page grant application narrative for a local surface mobility project.
• Review preliminary schematics, embodied-carbon logs, AI-use documentation, and other technical deliverables for guideline compliance and consistency.

ASCE UCF Sustainable Solutions - Team Member | 2025 - 2026, 

• Developed an RFP proposal for a sustainable 480,000-square-foot data center using the Envision framework, addressing on-site power, cooling demand, and stormwater management.
• Researched and calculated alternative water sourcing, power demand and supply needs, and carbon dioxide impacts; used Civil 3D to lay out and model the on-site cooling distribution.
• Placed 2nd place in Southeastern Regional Competition;

ASCE UCF UESI Surveying - Team Member/Field Task Competitor | 2025 - 2026

• Produced a complete 24-by-36-inch architectural plan set that followed ASCE mapping and drafting standards; used Civil 3D to process data points and boundary descriptions and generate a topographic map with one-foot contour intervals.
• Completed precision field tasks, including differential leveling and pacing, using a tripod, leveling rod, optical surveying equipment, and proper PPE.
• Placed 2nd place in Southeastern Regional Competition