1. JORGE BELTRAN, EIT
jabeltran2@miners.utep.edu. (915) 832-1883
Strengths/Skills
 Over 3 and half years’ experience related to pavement engineering evaluation and testing encompassing
both the field and laboratory research. Knowledge in pavement design. Strong data analysis, collection
and management background.
 Team-oriented. Excellent communication skills. Fluent in English and Spanish
 Highly competitive and motivated, organized, creative, enjoy developing and implementing new ideas and
techniques. Strong work ethics.
 Software Proficiency: ArcGIS, STAAD Pro, MATLAB, AutoCAD, Veta, Microsoft office suite, MEPDG
Education
Master of Science in Civil Engineering - Expected: July 2016
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - Awarded: May 2014
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Work Experience
Graduate Research Assistant - September 2014 - Present
Center of Transportation Infrastructure Systems at The University of Texas at El Paso
 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Research Project "Implementationof Intelligent Compaction
(IC) in Quality of Soil and Base in Texas."
 Concentrated on addressing issues related to the state-wide implementation of IC in Texas
 Visited project sites during construction to monitor quality control/assurance and consult with
contractors and on-site engineers
 Carried out nondestructive testing for performance evaluation and construction quality monitoring of
Flexible pavement layers
 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Project "Intelligent Compaction Roller Retrofit Kit Validation."
 Assisted the research team to evaluate and validate intelligent compaction systems of various vendors
for compaction of asphalt pavements, bases and subgrade materials
 Assisted in Geospatial analysis using Geographic Information System, GIS, for pavements quality
control/assurance
Undergraduate Research Assistant ▪ September 2012 - August 2014
Center of Transportation Infrastructure Systems at The University of Texas at El Paso
 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Research project "Collection of Materials and Performance
Data for Texas Flexible Pavements and Overlays"
 Assisted in high and low temperature rheological characterization of extracted asphalt binders of hot
mix and warm mix asphalt mixtures
 Conducted traffic volume counts
Professional Affiliations
 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
 Eisenhower Hispanic Serving Institutions Fellowship Recipient (2015)
Publications
Nazarian, S., Mazari, M., Chang, G., Aldouri, R., and Beltran, J. (2015), "Intelligent Compaction Roller Retrofit Kit
Validation." FHWA TIDP 130(096) Final Report, Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS), The
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.