Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER FIRMS
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH FIRM
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Tavares Jackson

Miami Gardens

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Civil Engineering Designer, Aviation position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Work History

Civil Engineer

Calvin, Giordano & Associates
  • Gulliver Preparatory - Slope Certification, Pinecrest, FL
  • Civil Engineer providing a slope certification for the area
  • The as-built elevations of the area were reviewed to confirm the cross slopes and the longitudinal slopes met Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
  • Yellow Green Farmers Market Expansion, Hollywood, FL
  • Civil Engineer for the design, consisting of a proposed off-site road leading into the parking lot of the site
  • Provided cross sections and typical sections of the road
  • Also formulated an opinion of costs spreadsheet to give the client an idea of items needed for the proposed road and costs for construction
  • Patch Reef Park Improvements, Boca Raton, FL
  • Civil Engineer for the design that includes the installation of synthetic turf fields and the drainage system under the new fields; relocation of existing utilities; improvements to sidewalks; relocation of existing landscaping; and modifications to the irrigation system
  • Provided contractor the location of the utility lines placed in the project area
  • Pembroke Pines Metal Building, Pembroke Pines, FL
  • Civil Engineer for the design includes installation of detention areas to assist with the drainage of the new metal building constructed prior to the project
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center Employee Parking Garage, Miami Beach, FL
  • Civil Engineer, serving as part of a design-build team for a new parking garage facility on the main campus and providing civil site design
  • Provided proposed elevations for the new sidewalk to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and provided proposed elevations for the connector roads to make sure all drainage flowed into the new drainage structures

Civil Engineer

Water Treatment Plant8 and Water Treatment Plant11 Hurricane Hardening Evaluation
  • Civil Engineer for the design that included the evaluation of critical buildings at the Palm Beach County's Water Treatment Plants8 and11, and determined the plant's compliance with the Florida Building Code (FBC)
  • The evaluation consisted of condition assessment of the exterior envelope of the buildings, performed nondestructive tests, identified and provided recommendations of the areas that required improvements with an applicable preliminary cost estimate
  • Performed a due diligence study on the design of the current buildings, wind-load capacities, and rebar information to determine what improvements needed to be made for FBC compliance

Civil Engineer

Neighborhood Design, Civil Engineering Drawing Lab, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Civil Engineer for the design of a neighborhood based on a specific set of codes and parameters that followed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg building codes
  • Extensively used AutoCAD to draw the project plans, including but not limited to, roadway layout, plot development, wastewater area placement, cut-and-fill parameters for road design, and many other skills related to transportation engineering

Civil Engineer

Parking Lot Design, Transportation, Airport Terminal Design and Planning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • As Civil Engineer, used AutoCAD to design a parking lot based on the criteria provided

Civil Engineer

Airport Terminal Design Project, Terminal Design and Planning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Civil Engineer for multidisciplinary teams that developed a terminal plan for a commercial service airport in the Southeast Region in the U.S
  • Used AutoCAD to develop the plans for the air-side, terminal, and land-side areas based on the airport data provided

Associate Designer

City of Hollywood A1A Water Main Relocations
  • Associate Designer for the design of seven water main relocations and three sanitary force main relocations located in four areas along North Ocean Drive (State Road A1A) and Stirling Road (State Road848)
  • Extensively used AutoCAD to draw the project plans, including but not limited to, pipeline layout, pipeline profiles, pavement restoration, erosion and sediment control plan, and demolition plan
  • Also, was involved in permit coordination for FDEP and FDOT

Associate Designer

Howell Ridge Elevated Tank
  • Associate Designer for the design of a proposed elevated water tank located in Howell, New Jersey
  • Extensively used AutoCAD to draw the project plans, including but limited to, site civil plan, grading plan, erosion and sediment plans, and standard details
  • Provided proposed elevations for drainage flow around the site area

Associate Designer

Broward County Aviation Department, FLL Stormwater Outfalls
  • Associate Designer for the design of installing backflow prevention devices for existing stormwater outfalls around the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
  • This design consists of research on the existing stormwater system at the airport that was permitted through Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department (BCEPGMD) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to give an indicator on what type of devices are needed to handle the stormwater flow
  • Used AutoCAD to create cross sections of each stormwater outfall and standard details on the backflow prevention devices selected

Education

BS - Civil Engineering

University of North Carolina
01.2021

Skills

  • AutoCAD
  • Revu Bluebeam
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Cost estimates
  • Erosion control
  • SharePoint
  • Permit applications

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER FIRMS

3

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate Designer, Water, experienced providing civil/site design for transportation-related projects, including neighborhood improvements, parking lots, and airport terminals. Additionally provides grading, slope certification, wind mitigation evaluation, and performs site visits with structural and electrical engineers.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH FIRM

1

Timeline

Civil Engineer

Calvin, Giordano & Associates

Civil Engineer

Water Treatment Plant8 and Water Treatment Plant11 Hurricane Hardening Evaluation

Civil Engineer

Neighborhood Design, Civil Engineering Drawing Lab, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Civil Engineer

Parking Lot Design, Transportation, Airport Terminal Design and Planning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Civil Engineer

Airport Terminal Design Project, Terminal Design and Planning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Associate Designer

City of Hollywood A1A Water Main Relocations

Associate Designer

Howell Ridge Elevated Tank

Associate Designer

Broward County Aviation Department, FLL Stormwater Outfalls

BS - Civil Engineering

University of North Carolina
Tavares Jackson