Dennis Bliss has over 36 years of experience in land development and engineering with extensive skills in CAD, preparing site plans, construction plans, legal descriptions and more. He has held roles such as Engineering Associate, CAD Manager, and Engineering Analyst at several consulting firms in Nebraska. Bliss is highly skilled in various aspects of planning, design, and CAD software and is a hard working and dependable team player.

1. DENNIS L. BLISS
4042 N. 116TH CIRCLE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68164
(402) 614-9041
Cell (402) 709-4905
QUALIFICATIONS
Engineering Analyst / Senior Engineering Technician with 36 years experience in land development. Highly skilled in the
technical aspects of planning and design, highly skilled with CAD (Versions 2000 thru 2009, Civil 3D 2009 and Windows XP)
and have the ability to solve problems and meet deadlines. Regarded as a hard working and dependable team player requiring
minimal supervision.
EXPERIENCE
HWS Consulting Group, Omaha, Nebraska
April 2008-Nov. 2008
Engineering Associate
Prepared site development plans, and utility and paving construction plans for various projects in Omaha and surrounding
areas.
Uploaded sediment basin closure plans to City of Omaha website.
Performed construction observation for pavement milling and asphalt pavement construction.
RD Engineering, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
Aug. 2004-April 2008
CAD Manager / Senior Engineering Technician
Assisted the design engineer in delegation of work and project responsibility.
Prepared numerous legal descriptions for plats, easements, etc.; reviewed said plats.
Prepared grading and erosion control plans, SWPPP plans, preliminary plats, and utility and paving construction plans for
various projects in Omaha and Lincoln; familiar with City of Lincoln construction plans.
Proficient with pipe works and style creation in Civil 3D.
Kirkham Michael, Omaha, Nebraska
May, 1990 – Aug. 2004
Senior Engineering Technician
Prepared preliminary and final S.I.D. plans for numerous sites throughout the Omaha Metro area using LDD and CAD. Wrote
resolutions of necessity for some of the S.I.D.’s
Prepared site plans for various areas and cities.
Prepared preliminary and final plats, preparation of legal descriptions, land title surveys, and right of way acquisitions, which
include the use of LDD and CAD.
Prepared numerous land title surveys from title commitments and survey data. Also was responsible for checking outgoing plats
and legal descriptions.
Assisted the Design Engineer with preparation of sanitary sewer plans and prepared easement plats for said sewer alignment.
JEO Consulting Group, Wahoo, Nebraska
October, 1989- May, 1990

2. Senior Engineering Technician
Assisted the design engineer with paving plans and state road widening projects. Also, designed and graded recreational
facility.
Upland Industries Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska
( Real Estate Subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad )
August 1972-October 1989
Engineering Analyst
Responsible for supporting the Project Engineers in the preparation of preliminary and final design layouts, subdivision plats,
construction drawings and illustrative maps for use in real estate planning and development by means of DCA COGO and
various other software.
Developed reference maps indicating land ownership, sales, easements, etc., which saved considerable research time.
Performed extensive computer application work involving testing and maintenance of engineering software on an IBM 4341
mainframe. Helped convert mainframe computer files to a System 38 by updating files to make them conversion ready.
Researched property records, checked survey plats and right of way maps, and wrote legal descriptions for many of the
aforementioned surveys and plats, and for property transfers.
Maintained project control files and computer libraries.
Draftsman Engineer
Organized a filing system for ready reference to project control prints as well as a computer file indicating the status of current
projects.
Assisted the engineers with specific design aspects and features of a project by means of computer software and hand
calculations.
Experienced with earthwork, sanitary and storm drainage calculations, and used a digitizer and plotter for development of
construction plans.
Draftsman Trainee
Wide range of drafting experience; drew property surveys and plats, various exhibits for legal documents; primary focus was on
construction plan preparation and reproduction.
HGM Associates, Inc., Council Bluffs, Iowa
Summers 1968-1972
Rodman
Assisted the surveyor with numerous residential and rural surveys in southwest Iowa and prepared survey plats for many of
same. Helped set grade stakes for street and sanitary sewer improvements in Council Bluffs and inspected sanitary sewer
construction in said city.
Iowa State Highway Commission, Atlantic, Iowa
Summer 1971
Rodman/Assistant Inspector
Helped set finished grade stakes for and inspected asphalt resurfacing of part of U.S. Highway 71
EDUCATION

3. Iowa Western Community College 1990
Council Bluffs, Iowa
AUTOCAD Levels I and II
University of Nebraska /Omaha 1974-1984
Associate Degree Construction Engineering Technology (obtained 1978)
(All classes were taken on part-time basis while working full time)
Iowa State University 1969-1972
Ames, Iowa
Studied Civil and Construction Engineering
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST