Yesim Yazgan, PE
Mount Pleasant,SC
Summary
Over 14 years of civil engineering experience. Results-driven Team Leader accustomed to overseeing operations with strong attention to detail. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networking, and consensus builder.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Leader
Bowman
Charleston, SC
05.2021 - Current
- Working closely with Branch Manager to direct and manage engineering team in office and assist in business development and planning
- Managing approximately 20 projects with a team of eight
- Produced more than half million in revenue in 2022
- Supervising engineering team's overall directions, coordination, and management
- Responsible for management of daily plan production, schedule, budget, quality control/assurance, collections, and opportunities
- Engage, mentor, and motivate junior staff through counsel, guidance, and transfer of knowledge
- Plans, schedules, or coordinates preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects
- Effectively execute project contracts and develop internal staff
- Representing organization and maintains liaison with individuals and related organizations
- Applying knowledge and expertise acquired through progressive experience to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions
- Managing competing demands and establishing priorities for staff
- Responsible for client interaction, including preparation of new contract proposals, change orders and attending or leading project meetings
- Leading and managing current project from due diligence until completion while looking to obtain future business
- Mentoring and direct junior staff, coordinate with project managers, and responsible for goal setting and performance management of engineering team
- Review project changes, pending alterations to contract, additional work requests
- Providing technical assistance in resolution of design problems, including field investigation and inspections, detailed design work, detailed review of design computations completed by staff
Project Manager
Bowman
Charleston, SC
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Managed 20-30 projects per month
- Maintained close relationships with clients to resolve all project questions including technical requirements, completion requirements, and billing inquiries
- Updated monthly projection tracker, review draft invoices, prepare change orders and proposals
- Responsible for assessing client needs and identifying solutions
- Oversaw development of plans, specifications, and reports as needed on assigned tasks
- Worked with design team to solve issues
- Worked with project coordinator on permitting tasks
- Prepared reports and correspondence concerning direction of projects
- Performed field investigation/inspections/pre-construction meetings/walk-throughs for closeout
- Conducted constructability reviews or assists in design/plan/review
- Worked closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects
- Reviewed plans and prepare or review technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates
- Conceptualized initial civil design approach for assigned phases of large land/site development and civil engineering work
- Developed/managed plans, specifications, and reports
- Provided technical assistance in resolution of design problems including field investigation or inspections, detailed design work, comprehensive review of design computations done by others and general coordination of design aspects
- Liaised with clients and agencies, subcontractors, and design teams on project issues
- Reviewed project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to contract, additional work requests, and all other factors, which may significantly affect staffing requirements or budget
- Supervised work of project personnel to ensure that it meets highest professional standards
- Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements
- Defined scope of assigned projects and develop plan to accomplish projects
- Monitored progress toward deliverable schedules
- Assisted in coordination of right-of-way acquisition
Project Engineer
Bowman
Charleston, SC
04.2014 - 08.2018
- Conceptualized initial civil design approach for assigned phases of large land/site development and was responsible for civil engineering work
- Assisted with development of plans, specifications, and reports as needed on assigned tasks
- Prepared site layout, grading, utilities, and stormwater design
- Supported Team Leaders to carry out complex assignments requiring development of new or improved civil engineering techniques or procedures to create new or refined equipment, materials, processes or methods
- Worked with design team to solve grading and drainage issues
- Prepared reports and correspondence concerning direction of projects
- Performed field investigations and inspections
- Conducted constructability reviews and assists in design/plan/review of other civil engineering projects
- Worked closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects
- Reviewed plans and prepared and reviewed technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates.
Roadway Designer
Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
North Charleston, SC
01.2011 - 03.2014
- Worked with South Carolina Department of Transportation for six months as consultant in utility coordination department
- Flexible and rigid pavement design (AASHTO-1972&1993), life-cycle cost analysis, pavement quantities
- SCDOT Roadway widening projects, roadway, drainage, pavement marking, erosion control, profiles, and cross-sections
- Hydrological and hydraulic calculations including culvert designs using riverbed cross-sections created utilizing USGS topographical maps and HEC-RAS, ditch and pipe sizing, detention pond design, roadside ditch, and pipe design, inlet spacing, curb spread calculations, open-channel design
Engineering Associate
Dennis Corporation
Columbia, SC
08.2008 - 10.2010
- Assisted in development of construction plans and drainage reports for roadway and site development projects
- Submitted SCDOT and DHEC permits for approval
- Prepared water and wastewater calculations
- Inspected construction sites and prepared detail reports
- Prepared cost estimates for roadway and site development projects
- Participated in traffic studies
- Inspected sites, analyzed drainage problems, and created conceptual layouts for expert witness cases to be used in court
- Produced construction specifications and bidding documents
- Worked on multi-phase single-family residential and single-phase multi-family projects, Convenience Stores, Gas Stations with and without truck stops, Grocery stores, Hotels / Independent Retirement Facilities, Business Offices, Roadway widening projects, Water/wastewater transmission mains
AutoCAD Design Technician
Dennis Corporation
Columbia, SC
10.2006 - 08.2008
- Construction drawings for commercial, residential, and industrial site development projects
- Drainage reports for roadway and site development projects
- Permitting process with SCDOT and DHEC
- Water and wastewater calculations
- Construction progress inspections & reports
- Cost estimates for roadway and site development projects
- Conceptual layouts for expert witness cases
- Construction specifications and bidding documents for various projects
Education
Graduate Leadership Certificate -
The Citadel Graduate School
Charleston, SC2012
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC2008
Skills
- Residential Site Development
- Commercial Site Development
- Stormwater Management
- Water/Wastewater Design
- Roadway Design
- Autodesk Civil3D, HydroCAD, PondPack, WaterCAD
- Microstation, GEOPAK
- Microsoft Project
Licenses
Professional Engineer (SC, NC, GA)
Certification
LEED Green Associate
Timeline
Team Leader
Bowman
05.2021 - Current
Project Manager
Bowman
08.2018 - 05.2021
Project Engineer
Bowman
04.2014 - 08.2018
Roadway Designer
Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
01.2011 - 03.2014
Engineering Associate
Dennis Corporation
08.2008 - 10.2010
AutoCAD Design Technician
Dennis Corporation
10.2006 - 08.2008
Graduate Leadership Certificate -
The Citadel Graduate School
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of South Carolina
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