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Personal Details

Full Name: Michael Damon Weiss, P.E.
Date of Birth: June 30, 1974
Address: 323 Churchill Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
Phone: (412) 266-2492
E-mail: damonweiss@gmail.com

Profile

Throughout my education and career as a civil engineer, my interests have centered around finding practical applications for computer programming, information management and other emerging technologies. This is one of the main reasons that I chose to pursue a Advanced Infrastructure Systems degree at Carnegie Mellon University. My experience as a civil engineer has developed my problem-solving, planning and design skills. It is my opinion, however, that the engineering community (and the world, at large) is lagging with respect to the intelligent application of technology. My goal is to bring information technology to the world.

Education

2003 to present - Carnegie Mellon University
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

M.S., Advanced Infrastructure Systems
G.P.A. 4.0, Dean's List

1992 to 1997 - University of Virginia
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Charlottesville, Virginia

B.S., Civil Engineering
Concentration in Structural Engineering
Thesis: The Influence of Shape and Form on the Wind-Related Engineering Properties of Tall Buildings Under Simulated Lateral Wind Loads

Professional Registration and Membership

Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania Licensure, 2004
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2003
Member, American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), 2005

Skills and Related Coursework

Organization
I am highly organized and dedicated to maintaining high productivity in the workplace. I have a keen eye for detail and a commitment to my work.
Teamwork
I can work as a part of a group as well as an individual and get along very well with people.
Coursework
Undergraduate coursework was primarily focused on the technical aspects of civil engineering. Graduate coursework has been much more geared towards the use of emerging technology in engineering. Graduate coursework included classes on sensor data acquition, data management, decision support and decision context.

Software and Programming Languages

Office Productivity Software
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Project.
Engineering Software - Structural
MAST, Guy-MAST, PLS-Pole, MS Tower, RISA 3-D, RAM-Steel, STAAD.
Engineering Software - Hydrology
VTPSUHM, Storm-CAD, HEC-RAS, Haesteds Pond-Pack, Hydraflow Hydrographs 2004, Hydraflow Storm Sewers 2004.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Image Manipulation Software
AutoCAD (all versions), Land Development Desktop, Microstation 8, InRoads, Photoshop, GIMP, Sketch-up.
Technical Computing and Decision Support Software
MATLAB (including knowledge of optimization, genetic algorithms, neural networks and image processing toolboxes), CLIPS 6.02 (rules-based programming), WEKA (decision tree analysis), @RISK (risk analysis), MathCAD
Programming Languages
Java, PHP, Visual Basic, C, Matlab, VBA, FORTRAN, XML/XSL/CSS, HTML, SQL, VBScript and JavaScript, C++.
Databases and Web Servers
Apache, MySQL, Microsoft Access.
Operating Systems
Windows (all version), various flavors of UNIX.

Employment

July 2005 to present - Project Engineer
Pennoni Associates, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

I am currently working as a Project Engineer in the Transportation Division of Pennoni Associates, while pursuing my Master's degree in Advanced Infrastructure Systems.

September 2002 to July 2005 - Municipal Staff Engineer
Pennoni Associates, Inc. (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)

Provided land development planning and review services, storm water management design / analysis and construction administration for municipal improvement projects for several boroughs and townships in the Bucks County, Pennsylvania area.

May 2001 to September 2002 - Civil Engineer and Software Developer
Self-Employed (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Provided engineering design services to several Pittsburgh-based civil engineering companies, including Bernard J. Lamm Engineering, Armor Tower, Inc. and HDR Engineering, Inc. Provided software development and database design services to several clients, including the University of Pittsburgh and Weisman Consulting, in Toronto, Canada.

February 2000 to May 2001 - Structural Engineer
SSI Services, Inc. (Moon Township, Pennsylvania)

Provided structural engineering services to one of the leading U.S. and international providers of wireless communications transmission infrastructure - Crown-Castle International Corp.

September 1997 to February 2000 - Structural Engineer
Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. (Reston, Virginia)

Attained an excellent foundation in structural engineering practice as a project engineer for a respectable, multi-disciplined consulting firm that specializes in commercial, industrial and retail building design.