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Ricardo Rivera

Fountain,CO

Summary

Junior civil engineering student set to graduate in May 2025, looking for a hands on internship opportunity for the summer of 2024. Highly interested in environmental, geotechnical, and transportation engineering. Provides experience in surveying and working in teams to complete DOT projects. High motor, excellent communicator with an eagerness to learn and gain valuable experience in civil engineering.

Work History

Survey Intern

Ohio Department Of Transportation
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Operated survey measuring devices (i.e., rod, chain, tape, plumb bob) & instruments (e.g., transit, automatic level; electronic distance measurer, total station, data collector) to obtain survey data & calculate precise measurements (e.g., elevations, horizontal & vertical lines, cross sections, curves, angles).
  • Became familiar with PC based & mainframe CADD systems, micro-station, and various software packages used by the district, in the collection of survey data & the preparation of highway plans.
  • Operated state vehicle to travel to and from survey sites; cleared brush and foliage from line of survey; located and set monuments/pins; marked survey points for identification; took field notes on topographic sketches; set up traffic control (e.g., signs, cones); flags traffic through survey area.
  • Performed miscellaneous duties to facilitate operational efficiency of work unit (e.g., assisted in maintenance of surveying equipment; cleaned & serviced survey trucks; stocked survey truck with necessary supplies and equipment for field work).

Education

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
05.2025

Skills

  • Surveying
  • Project Support
  • Data Collection
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PP)
  • Technical Writing
  • CADD (Trimble, COGO, Autodesk)

Timeline

Survey Intern

Ohio Department Of Transportation
06.2023 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Ohio Northern University
Ricardo Rivera