Olivia Herrera, LEED Green Associate
Project Engineer @ HRGM Corporation
RESUME
Work Experience
Project Engineer, HRGM Corporation
August 2016 - Present
● Assist Project Managers in planning and coordination to ensure successful financial outcome and client satisfaction of projects
● Create and modify project schedules for timely completion of projects, produce and submit billings for appropriate payment, prepare and submit submittals for client approval, assemble and submit close out binders consisting of owner’s manual information
● Request subcontractor proposals, generate purchase orders and change orders, assist in writing scopes of work and granting contracts, track labor utilization, verify accuracy of certified payrolls
● Guarantee materials and equipment are delivered for a timely construction process and product installation, assemble and update field folders while projects are ongoing
● Survey sites to develop an appropriate knowledge base and identify problems, assist in estimating proposals to solve these problems
● Utilize excavation and takeoff software to complete takeoff estimations necessary for self-performed site work proposals
● Walkthrough sites with subcontractors to ensure understanding of project scopes
Assistant Project Manager, HRGM Corporation
May 2014 - August 2016
● Assist the Project Managers heading the Company Divisions of Facility Maintence & Management and Parks & Recreation in planning, scheduling, coordination, project completion, client satisfaction, and financial outcome of projects.
Research Assistant, Virginia Tech CEE Department
September 2013 - May 2014
● Conduct a critical review & summary of research at the interface between visualization & disaster response.
● Conceptualize a virtual environment to examine disaster response dynamics during evacuations.
Engineering Assistant, The Roof Reinforcer, Inc. (RR2)
May 2012 - September 2012
● Selected by former supervisor at EFS to join new company & manage structural engineers & inspectors while creating reports
& corresponding with customers.
Engineering Assistant, Engineered Framing Systems, Inc. (EFS)
June 2011 - August 2011, January 2012
● Internship June 2011-August 2011
Managed, recruited, & hired a workgroup of 17 inspectors/structural engineers, edited inspector & engineering reports,
assembled client reports, researched & created a program for snow loads on roofs.
● Full-Time Winter Break January 2012
Streamlined workflow via the creation of new process systems, the reduction of backlog, & training of additional staff.
Student Manager, Boston University Dining Services
September 2009 - May 2013
● Inspired a positive attitude, directed students, promoted & designed presentation of new events, ran cashier, confirmed work
was complete.
Education
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
August 2013 - May 2014
● MS: Civil Engineering with a Construction Engineering and Management concentration
● GPA: 3.93
Boston University, Boston, MA
September 2009 - May 2013
● BS: Mechanical Engineering with a Manufacturing Engineering concentration
● GPA: 3.06
● BU Prostars: Competitive introductory engineering program prior to start of class, included a $1,000 grant
● Honors: Dean’s List, Tegan Family Scholarship Recipient
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
January 2011 - June 2011
● Semester long engineering study abroad program through Boston University
● GPA: 3.37
Skills
● PlanSwift ● Estimating
● SolidWorks ● WinTruss
● Photoshop ● Microsoft Office
● GibbsCAM ·● PLC
● OpenCIM ● Scheduling
● Drawing/Sketching: Taught a module on
sketching by hand for product designers
for 4 semesters
BU & VT Clubs, Professional Societies, & Community Service
● Clubs: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE),
Minority Engineer’s Society (MES), Alianza Latina,
Board Games Club, Graduate Intervarsity Christian
Fellowship (GICF)
● Societies: SWE, SHPE, ASCE, CI
● Service: Pacific Gardens Tarzana, Aids Walk, African
Refugee Development Center (ARDC), NC Mission
with Community Faith Christian Fellowship (CFCF) ,
Habitat for Humanity, ECR HS Academic Decathlon
Mentoring, District Church Hospitality Group