Professional resume

1. Paige Adams, EIT
psadams33@gmail.com | 936-827-4740
www.linkedin.com/in/psadams33
EDUCATION
IowaState University |Ames,Iowa
 Master of Design– Sustainable Environments,GPA 4.0 | Aug.2018
 Bachelorof Science – Civil Engineering,GPA 3.66 | Dec.2017
WORK EXPERIENCE
Water ResourcesDesignEngineer
EngineeringResource Associates,Inc. (ERA) |Warrenville,Illinois Aug. 2018 – July 2019
 Headedthe modeling,reportwriting,andqualityassurance process of twoIllinoisDOTbridge designhydraulic
reports, these were permitapproved significantlysoonerthan reportspreviously submitted byERA
 Designed reportandworkflow templatesthatallowedmyteamtomore efficiently collaborate andexecute
complex,iterative designprojects andutilizednew collaborativesoftware
 Conducted hydraulicandhydrologicmodelingusingHEC-RAS,WinTR-20, andMicrosoftExcel inboth large andsmall
waterresourcesprojects
 Volunteered forsurveyfieldwork,allowingdevelopmentof amore holisticunderstandingand appreciationof the
entire projectlife cycle
 Draftedhighlevel costestimatesandreviewedplansetsinanumberof roadwayimprovementprojects
 Performed stormwatermanagement designcalculationsanddrafting usingAutoCADCivil 3D
 Developed reportgraphics inArcGISand Adobe Creative thatimprovedclarity of complexprojectdetails forclients
Intern (Dam Safety)
IowaDepartmentof Natural Resources (IowaDNR) |DesMoines,Iowa May – Aug. 2017
 Coordinatedandcompleted over35 inspectionsof damsacross Iowa,ensuringcontinuance of the state’sdam
inventoryandsafety program
 Documented existingandpotential problemsregarding construction,operation, andmaintenance of dams in
comprehensive inspectionreports,these assistedownersinpreventingdamagesthatcould occurfrom dam
negligence
Intern (Environmental and SafetyCompliance)
ChicagoBridge & Iron (CB&I) | The Woodlands,Texas May – Aug. 2014, 2015
 Spearheadedasoil erosioninvestigationof amanufacturingfacilitythatdocumentedproblemareasandproposed
solutions
 Overhauled existingandproduced additionalteachingmaterialsthatsimplifiedandstandardized environmental
trainingcourses forhazardouswaste management
 Builtan Excel spreadsheetthatautomaticallycalculatedairpollutantquantities of aconstructionsite,reducingthe
time requiredforairquality impactanalysis of future projects
 Recordedandarchived hundredsof projectdocuments,increasingoffice space andmeetinglong-termrecord
storage requirements
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Englishas a Second Language (ESL) Tutor
LiteracyDuPage | Aurora,Illinois Jan. – Dec.2019
 Createdandimplementedpersonalizedlessonplans forweekly 2-hrsessions toenhance Englishliteracyskills,
improvingthe student’sabilitytocommunicate atworkand inthe community