Nathan Drinan
Summary
Resourceful professional eager to utilize analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficient in using testing equipment and software programs with keen eye for precision. Smart and committed to furnishing detailed reports. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Transportation Engineer trainee position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Field Engineering Technician
Leidos Engineering
04.2021 - Current
- Contract to hire under IES until March 2022.
- Complete field work, collect data, field measurements, locate and photograph utility poles.
- Identify and record important attributes of utility poles, complete and submit data sheets for design.
- Regularly travel to a variety of locations for field work.
- Document concerns and collect relevant data.
- Meet goals/expectations set on a weekly basis, communicate status/progress effectively.
Construction Material Testing Technician:
ROI Staffing: Terracon Account
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Onsite materials testing on construction sites.
- In compliance with ASTM Standards, performed concrete testing to determine slump, air content, and prepared samples to be tested in lab. Trained in use of slump cone, air pot, 4x8 and 6x12 cylinders.
- Took soil compaction shots to determine dry density, water content, and proctor number.
- Trained in use of Nuclear Density Gauge, Dosimeter, and associated tools.
- Created grout samples to be tested in lab.
- Carried out masonry observation to ensure that masonry walls were properly installed. Checked rebar spacing and overlap, oversaw bond beam installation, tested mortar and grout used in walls.
- Created complete, accurate, and timely written reports, submitted reports daily.
- Completed OSHA and Terracon safety training to help ensure appropriate protocols were followed
Service Clerk, Customer Service
Big Y Supermarket
06.2015 - 10.2020
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
- Seasonal, while attending college.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Connecticut
Storrs05.2020
Skills
- Surveying land using Total Station and GPS
- Engineering: Learned extensively about Pollution (air, ground, water) and treatment options, Climate change, Clean/Renewable Energy
- Worked in Lab environments, collaborating with others to achieve objectives
- Analyzed soil, concrete, and other materials
- Performed compression, tension, and torsion testing Fluids mechanics labs: hydraulics and dams
- Field Work
Certification
- EIT Certified
- Software Proficiencies: AutoCAD, InfraWorks, Microstation, MATLAB, Python, GAMS.
Timeline
Field Engineering Technician
Leidos Engineering
04.2021 - Current
Construction Material Testing Technician:
ROI Staffing: Terracon Account
10.2020 - 01.2021
Service Clerk, Customer Service
Big Y Supermarket
06.2015 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Connecticut
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