NICHOLAS T. RODDA, PE, SE
Lacey,WA
Summary
Experienced structural engineer, bridge designer and manager with excellent team leadership, communication and technical skills developed over 18 years in the bridge engineering field. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and a results-driven approach to solving problems.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Structural Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
07.2024 - Current
- Provided mentorship and guidance to junior engineers in bridge design, enhancing the Structural group's bridge design capabilities.
- Served as the Tech Lead on the Galice Bridge replacement project for the Bureau of Land Management.
- Reviewed Value Engineering Cost Proposals from contractors on JBLM bridge projects and provided comments to the contracting team.
- Collaborated with the multi-disciplinary Howard A. Hanson Fish Passage Facility design team to design a new intake tower bridge.
- Provided BCOES review comments on the Duckabush Estuary project.
Floating Bridge & Special Structures Manager
Washington State Department of Transportation
05.2018 - 07.2024
- Established a specialized unit responsible for design activities involving Washington State's four floating bridges, 14 movable bridges and other special structures.
- Determine and manage design policy for floating bridges, movable bridges and other special structures.
- Serve as statewide technical specialist for floating bridge design.
- Manage and develop a design unit in a busy production design office, including all aspects of hiring, mentoring, coaching and development of staff.
- Responsible for delivering concurrent bridge design projects on tight timelines - including both Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build delivery method projects.
- Representing WSDOT by attending conferences, giving media interviews and giving both technical and non-technical presentations to a variety of audiences.
- Represented the Bridge Office on the HQ Development Division Mentoring Steering committee.
Bridge Engineer
HDR, Inc.
02.2015 - 04.2018
- Preliminary bridge design work in support of proposal development for cable stayed and spliced girder Design Build projects.
- Development work for the preferred alternative for the I-5 interchange bridges on the SR 520 Rest of the West project.
- Final design of a four span haunched spliced girder superstructure in Vermont.
- Performing bridge analysis and design using LARSA, spColumn and WSDOT BridgeLink programs.
- Review of precast segmental bridge shop drawings.
- Independent design check of steel plate girder bridges.
Assistant Project Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Administer construction contracts for multiple complex civil works projects, including tunnel fire and life safety upgrades to the Mount Baker Tunnel and Mercer Island Lid on Interstate 90.
- Manage an office of up to 36 employees and consultants, including coaching, mentoring and writing performance reviews for 5 direct reports.
- Manage construction contracts of up to $120 million, including the management of construction engineering budgets.
- Working out technically sound and cost effective solutions to technical issues encountered in the field.
- Negotiating changes to contracts with contractors.
- Communicating no surprise information with regard to budget and impacts to traffic with upper management.
Bridge Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation
07.2006 - 10.2014
- Analysis and design of bridges, retaining walls, and other transportation related structures of varying complexity.
- Preparation of plans for bridge construction contracts, as well as special provision writing and review, and quantity calculation.
- Preparation of detailed structural bridge design calculations using hand calculations, analysis and design software.
- Construction monitoring of building structures affected by construction of the SR 99 Deep Bore Tunnel.
- Designing and detailing repair plans for buildings and bridges.
- Oversight of design build consultants engaged in pre-construction surveys of buildings affected by construction of the SR 99 Deep Bore Tunnel.
- Load rating of complex bridges and truss gusset plate rating.
- Contractor submittal review and serving as Bridge Technical Advisor for bridge construction projects.
- Condition inspection of existing bridges, preparation and review of inspection reports.
Education
Bachelor of Science - CIVIL ENGINEERING
The University of Washington
Seattle, WA2006
Skills
- Technically proficient in all aspects of bridge and structures analysis and design
- Effective communicator with a collaborative, can-do attitude
- Proven record of delivering challenging bridge preservation projects, many on tight schedules
- Results oriented leader and manager who thrives on seeking solutions to challenging problems
- Focused on mentoring, coaching and developing bridge design staff at all experience levels
- Experienced in speaking with public and media about bridge related issues
Accomplishments
- Over the course of six years, I re-started and shaped the Floating Bridge and Special Structures Design Unit into a high performing team.
- Registered Professional Engineer in California and Texas. Registered Structural Engineer in Washington, Arizona and Florida.
- Certified Bridge Inspection Team Leader in Washington State.
Timeline
Senior Structural Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
07.2024 - Current
Floating Bridge & Special Structures Manager
Washington State Department of Transportation
05.2018 - 07.2024
Bridge Engineer
HDR, Inc.
02.2015 - 04.2018
Assistant Project Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation
10.2014 - 02.2015
Bridge Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation
07.2006 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science - CIVIL ENGINEERING
The University of Washington
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