Shamira Cobb

Mrs. Cobb joined Fugro USA Land, Inc

In 2014 as a Geotechnical Laboratory Technician where she is responsible for completing basic soil strength and index tests, assisting senior technicians with complex testing, maintaining the laboratory facility; assisting in maintenance of test equipment; determining appropriateness of soil samples for testing; summarizing test results in report form for analysis by engineering staff; and performing daily clerical functions and data entry. She achieved Senior Technician status in 2016 and was later named Laboratory Supervisor of Productivity

She performs data reduction using gINT and Excel.

She is knowledgeable of ASTM standards and understands the importance of data quality, procedures, and calibration precision. Since being at Fugro she has performed the following tests:

• ASTM D421 - Dry Prep of Samples,
• ASTM D422 - Hydrometer Analysis,
• ASTM D698 - Laboratory Compaction,
• ASTM D854 - Specific Gravity of Soil Solids,
• ASTM D1140 - Materials Finer than No200 Sieve,
• ASTM D1557 - Laboratory Compaction,
• ASTM D2166 - Unconfined Compression Test for Cohesive Soil,
• ASTM D2216 - Water Content,
• ASTMD 2435 - One Dimensional Consolidations Test, ASTM D2487 - USCS Classification of Soils,

ASTM D2488 - Description and identification of Soils,

• ASTM D2850 - Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on Cohesive Soils,
• ASTM D2974 - Organic Content of Soils,
• ASTM D4318 - Atterberg Limits,
• ASTM D4546 - One-Dimensional Swell Tests,
• ASTM D4643 - Moisture Content by Microwave,
• ASTM D4767 - Consolidated Undrained w/ Pore Pressure, ASTM D5084 - Hydraulic Conductivity,

ASTM D6913 - Particle Size Analysis,

• Extrusion, Classification, and logs of soil samples from 5

• Operated copiers and printers, trimmed stock to special sizes and bound booklets using spiral or saddle-stitch techniques to complete customer job requests.
• Answered phone calls to provide prompt and courteous answers to questions and encourage customer store visits.
• Created customized options and solutions to meet customer unique copy and printing needs.
• Completed complex customer orders accurately and within quoted time limit.
• Entered customer orders in POS register system and created invoices to collect accurate payment.
• Moved and lifted up to 50 pounds to complete stocking and maintenance tasks.