Rick DeMey
Boulder,CO
Summary
Licensed Professional Civil Engineer with more than eleven years of design and project management experience, as well as seven plus years of land surveying knowledge. Eager to contribute to the mission of an outstanding team through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
Wide ranging civil engineering background including single family, multi-family, retail, district and local utility design, drainage, erosion control, grading and roadway/highway design.
Consistently used creativity and resourcefulness to solve engineering challenges. Made use of decades of mentoring, team building, and interpersonal skills to keep teams on track, build professional relationships with staff at every level, and deliver cost-effective and timely completion of projects. Passionate about quality, honesty, and integrity and constantly strive to bring those values to each project.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Engineer - PE
Harris Kocher Smith Engineering
01.2023 - Current
- Established strong working relationships with clients to ensure clear communication of expectations and requirements.
- Assisted in securing new business opportunities by preparing proposals and presenting them to potential clients.
- Prepared Additional Services Requests and RFIs for clients and contractors.
- Prepared monthly project budgets and invoices.
- Attended/Led team meetings with clients, municipalities, and clients' contractors to solve technical problems and keep projects on track.
- Attended neighborhood meetings on behalf of clients.
- Participated in routine training and attended special events to enhance design knowledge and business development skills.
- Managed and mentored junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices to foster professional growth, meet project milestones, and deliver submittals on time.
- Completed QA/QC reviews of plan sets and reports.
Civil Project Engineering - PE
Hurst And Associates
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Served as technical resource for clients, designers, contractors, and local/state agencies to resolve engineering and design issues.
- Created drainage reports, documentation for MS4 permitting, documentation and exhibits for permitting of highway, railway, and infrastructure projects.
- Experienced with wide range of projects including residential subdivisions, multi-family, retail projects, district/local infrastructure, rural and suburban highways and local roadway design.
- Considerable knowledge of various international and local laws, regulations, principles, practices and procedures of civil engineering and construction.
- Used survey data, aerial maps, blueprints and other topographical and geologic data to plan infrastructure and construction projects.
- Provided talent development by mentoring junior staff.
Civil Design Engineer
Hurst And Associates
01.2013 - 10.2021
- Performed construction and site observations to assist with problem solving and identify potential issues for project planning.
- Created and reviewed construction documents through all phases of design development and construction.
- Performed quantity takeoffs and cost estimates.
- Developed horizontal and vertical layout of streets, water networks, storm systems, and sanitary systems.
- Provided talent development by mentoring junior staff.
Product Development Engineer
Trimble Inc.
04.2010 - 08.2012
- Used land surveying knowledge to put prototypes through their paces to expose software bugs and physical design problems.
- Made use of survey knowledge to develop new testing strategies for GPS, conventional survey equipment, and data collector prototypes.
- Compared and contrasted Trimble Survey equipment to competitors' products to define and quantify strengths and weaknesses.
- Created weekly technical reports documenting software bugs and design suggestions for each new product.
- Met weekly with international design team to discuss issues and plan upcoming work.
- Mentored all new junior staff.
Survey Crew Chief
Hurst And Associates
11.1998 - 08.2005
- Familiar with all GPS and conventional survey equipment.
- Experienced with subdivision plats, ALTA/ASCM Land Title Surveys, boundary surveys, topographic surveys, control networks, as-builts, utility locates, construction observation and construction staking.
- Managed field crews of 2-3 staff.
- Created workflows to maximize efficiency and safety.
- Trained and mentored all new survey personnel.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Structural Engineering - Cum Laude
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO12.2009
Skills
- AutoCAD and Civil 3D
- EPANet and various hydraulic and drainage analysis software
- Knowledge of international and local construction codes, standards and specifications
- Experienced with GPS and conventional land surveying equipment and software
- Well organized with strong attention to detail
- MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
Certification
Professional Engineer- Colorado License No. 61378
Timeline
Senior Project Engineer - PE
Harris Kocher Smith Engineering
01.2023 - Current
Civil Project Engineering - PE
Hurst And Associates
10.2021 - 01.2023
Civil Design Engineer
Hurst And Associates
01.2013 - 10.2021
Product Development Engineer
Trimble Inc.
04.2010 - 08.2012
Survey Crew Chief
Hurst And Associates
11.1998 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Science - Structural Engineering - Cum Laude
University of Colorado Boulder
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