Jose Medina

1201 Harvey Rd.  Apt. 150                                                                                                                                               138 Pueblo Nuevo Dr.

College Station, TX 77840                                                                                                                                                                Eagle Pass, TX 78852

 (830) 752-5589                                                           jmedina7@neo.tamu.edu                                                          (830) 752-5589

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OBJECTIVE              To obtain a full time entry level position in civil engineering that has an emphasis in structural engineering design.

 

EDUCATION

            Texas A&M University, College Station, TX                                                                                                               Aug. 2011

                MS in Civil Engineering, (Structural Engineering)

                Overall GPR: 3.33               Hours: 30

                EIT License No. 42710      Expires: Nov. 23, 2017                                                                                                                      

 

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX                                                                                                               May 2009

                BS in Civil Engineering,                                                                                                                                                                     

 

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES           

Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M University

                Sq. 20 Gunnery Sergeant                                                                                                                                   Jan. 2006- May 2007

·         Direct leadership over the training of 6 sophomore cadets.

                Sq. 20 Physical Fitness Sergeant                                                                                                                     Jan. 2006- May 2007

·         Indirect leadership over 25 cadets. 

·         In charge of the development and encouragement, of the physical training for the 25 cadets.

Sq. 20 Physical Fitness Officer                                                                                                                        Jan. 2006- May 2007

·         Executive leadership of the organization’s policies and procedures concerning physical fitness.

·         In control of clarifying, the organization’s goals with respect to physical fitness, analyzing the weekly progress of 25 cadets, and communicating the progress to the executive commander.

Sq. 20 Intramural Team Captain                                                                                                                     Jan. 2006- May 2007

·         Coaching of Track, Football, and Basketball teams.

·         Responsible for enhancing the athletic skills of a 5-15 member team.

C-2 Physical Fitness Remedial Officer                                                                                                           Aug. 2007-May 2008

·         Executive leadership of the organization’s policies affecting cadets who failed the physical fitness standards.

·         Accountable of the progression of these cadets’ physical fitness scores, analyzing their eating habits, and communicating weekly progress to the commanding officer.

 

 EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant Researcher, College Station, TX                                                                 Jan 2010-Present

·         Research under the supervision of Dr. Head

·         Project Title: Aramid Fiber Reinforcing Polymer Characterization through Testing and Application to Bridges 

·         Performing research on Tensile, Creep Rupture, and Relaxation experiments of Arapree AFRP bars.

·         Testing Methods ASTM and JSCE

Texas Department of Transportation, Bryan, TX                                                                                    May 2009-August 2009

·         Supervised by Chad Bohne, PE

·         Worked with a survey crew in various project in the Bryan district.

·         Used level, rod, total station, GPS, data collector, etc.

·         Received an overall job evaluation of outstanding.

TAMUS LSAMP UGR Program, College Station, TX                                                                              August 2008-May 2009

·         Research under the supervision of Dr. Hite Head

·         Project Title: Performance of Hollow Circular and Rectangular Composite Columns

·         Ten hours of research per week

·         Submitted progress reports on a weekly basis.

·         Attended bi-monthly workshops

·         At completion of semester a final proposal, abstract and poster presentation were submitted.

NSF USRG Program, College Station, TX                                                                                                    May 2008-Aug 2008

·         Research under the supervision of Dr. Hite

·         Project Title: Performance of Hollow Circular and Rectangular Composite Columns

·         Forty hours of research per week

·         GRE, graduate school preparation and fellowship workshops

·         Abstract, research paper (journal format) and poster presentation at completion of summer.

TAMUS LSAMP UGR Program, College Station, TX                                                                              August 2007-May 2008

·         Research under the supervision of Dr. Seth Guikema and Dr. Brubelow.

·         Project Title: Development and Use of Virtual Cities for Infrastructure Reliability Analysis.

·         Ten hours of research per week

·         Submitted progress reports on a weekly basis.

·         Attended bi-monthly workshops

·         At completion of semester a final proposal and abstract and poster presentation were submitted.

Eagle Pass Striders Coach, Eagle Pass, TX                                                                                                  Summer 2005 & 2006

·         Liable for the daily workout plans for athletes of ages 8 to 18 years.

·         Responsible for the proper hydration and nutrition of all athletes on the days of the track meets.

·         Accountable for 15 to 40 athletes and their proper warm up and cool down before and after their respective events.

·         Responsible for getting all athletes to their respective events on time and ready to compete.

 

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

·         Advanced Mechanics of Materials

·         Dynamics of Structures

·         Design and Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Structures

·         Design and Behavior of Steel Structures

·         Theory of Finite Element Method

·         Structural Analysis

·         Design of Reinforce Concrete Structures

·         Bridge Engineering

·         Experimental Methods

·         Offshore and Coastal Structures

 

COMPUTER SKILLS/ ACTIVITIES                      

·         Abaqus-used in research to model a bridge column under axial and moment stresses.

·         GIS- Used to create a city’s components in research to perform structural risk analysis models.

·         Etabs/SAP 2000-Design of 8 story office building in CVEN 483 for San Francisco, California

·         Visual Analysis- used to analyze 2D trusses and frames.

·         Solid Works-Used while assembling a nutcracker for a class project.

·         Exposure to Passer II-Used to simulate a road’s traffic behavior by recording delay times.

·         Matlab-Used to solve various engineering problems using sets of iterations to approximate solutions.

·         Autocad- Used to draw, and illustrate simple engineering situations.

·         Maple-Used in Math courses to aid in calculating complex problems.

·         EES/ MOR-Used to solve various engineering problems using linear programming.

·         BOSS-Used to observe engineering problems with random simulations.

·         Languages-Bilingual, Proficient in English and Spanish.

·         Member of Society of Hispanic Engineers- Part of RLDC committee responsible for registration of 200 students.

·         Member of American Society of Civil Engineers

 

REFERENCES

                Dr. Lee L. Lowery Jr., PE                                                    Dr. Monique Hite Head

                Room 139c                                                                           CE/TTI  705-J

                Zachry Department of Civil Engineering                        Zachry Department of Civil Engineering

                Texas A&M University                                                      Texas A&M University

                College Station, TX 77843-3136                                      College Station, TX 77843-3136

                Telephone: 979-845-4395                                                 Telephone: 979-862-5687

 

                Dr. Seth Guikema                                                                Chad Bohne, PE

                John Hopkins University                                                    Texas Department of Transportation

                3400 North Charles Street Ames Hall 313                     Bryan District

                Baltimore, MD 21218                                                        1300 N Texas Ave.

                Telephone: 410-516-6042                                                 Bryan, TX 77803

 

                Dr. Karen Butler-Purry

                Zachry Department of Electrical Engineering

                Telephone: 979-847-9048