Robert Knorr has over 17 years of experience in civil engineering, project management, construction, and technical writing. He is currently managing a division of a municipal public works department. Previously he has worked for engineering consulting firms and the Oregon Department of Transportation, managing and assisting with the design and construction of various transportation and infrastructure projects. He has a variety of skills including design, project management, budgeting, permitting, and computer-aided drafting.

1. Robert Edward Knorr 115 McClaine Street Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 551-3020 Summary of Qualifications Over seventeen years of experience in civil/environmental engineering design, construction, project management and supervisory administration, technical writing, marketing, advertising, estimating, and sales; including work in both government and private industry positions. I am presently managing a division of a municipal public works department. Completed and/or assisted in the contractual design and plans preparation of over forty transportation projects and several water, storm water and wastewater municipal projects. Coordinates and reviews, field location data and preliminary designs for compliance with state and federal design standards, regarding the following roadway features: roadway cross-sections, right-of-way, vertical and horizontal alignments, drainage, staged-construction, traffic control requirements, interchange/intersection layouts, channelization, and safety features. Works with regulators, consulting firms, and other agencies to produce final project bidding documents by designing and assembling contract plans, cost estimates, and bid item specifications. Continues to coordinate and guide municipal project design, regulatory, and construction management functions for relevant governmental agencies and engineering and architectural consulting firms. Professional Experience Supervisory/Project Administration: Performs public works division program oversight, personnel supervision, budget analysis, regulatory compliance, procurement, public outreach and project management Enacts principles and practices of public administration, including purchasing, contracting and maintenance of public records Analyzes complex urban services and transit issues and problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend policies, strategies or effective courses of action Facilitates group and individual discussions to identify and resolve differences, and achieve results Guides and directs design team’s project delivery process in meeting scope, schedule and budget Prepares written proposals with project scope, schedule, and engineering fee tables Managed the design and construction of several small and multi-million dollar municipal infrastructure projects Performed various traffic engineering functions and studies - reporting findings to City traffic safety commission, monthly Acted as a liaison between the state department of transportation and City management, assisting with numerous requests Coordinated engineering design and development reviews between City Planning, Building and Public Works Divisions Administered both private bridge and industrial supplier's marketing program Facilitated the acquisition of roadway and bridge project wetland removal/fill permits with The Oregon Division of State Lands Prepared construction contract specifications and final budgetary cost estimates for transportation project bid-items quantities Interviews and selects project engineering consultant firms. Initiates and conducts project-related consultant meetings. Wrote project exception letters and letters of concurrence Supervised construction team activities, inspected construction sites and enforced contract specifications and owner/agency policy Inspected and reported on region highway bridges while utilizing
National Bridge Inspection System
(NBIS) criteria Examined and negotiated small to multi-million dollar sized contracts Participated with county
Design and Construction
personnel to administer public works contracts Processed contractual payments and monthly contractor pay estimates Expedited quantity take-offs, facilitating acquisition of building materials for residential construction while working for developer/builder Design and Construction: Prepared and evaluated design-project alternatives with respect to public safety, construction economy, and cost savings Performs QA/QC design review of project deliverables, plans, specifications and estimates Performed necessary project management tasks and/or in-house designs of public infrastructure/municipal projects - to complete contract plans and specifications Performed construction project management and compliance inspections Calculates design bid-item costs in preparation of engineering estimates and project bidding Applies agency standards to a project's design Analyzed City water system utilizing computerized water modeling software for water flows Designs with computer-aided-design software (AutoCAD/MicroStation) Calculated excavation areas, vertical & horizontal alignments, quantity
take-offs
, and roadway elevations & slopes Analyzed accident data reports relevant to roadway project designs Performed project-related engineering survey research, and organized materials into a
surveyor's portfolio
Processed survey traverse, monument-pin-tie, and
data terrain model
files from the surveyors
Electronic Distance Measuring
(EDM) instrument into an
Intergraph Inroads file
for design Located public utility taps & roadway easements Interprets specifications & blueprints for contractors and relevant citizenry Prepared drainage, bridge, and roadway structural field note records Surveyed for roadway structures and drainage features Inspected geotechnical/soil & asphalt compaction testing Reviews and critiques pre-construction plans Assisted and inspected pile driving operations for bridge abutments & retaining walls Completed design, layout, and construction activities of residential and commercial facilities Communications/Publications: Presented and sponsored action items and project team proposals at various agency project-related meetings. Implemented approved of project team proposals and gave honest evaluative feedback Evaluates and conveys project-related information among varying government agency departments and private firms Prepared and disseminated both construction-related and private marketing program advertisements and press releases Developed yearly marketing and advertising strategic plans, and budgets Conducted in-plant tours, seminars, and trade shows for and in large and small groups settings Photographed bridges, buildings, and other architectural field-applied uses of structural precast/prestressed concrete products Coordinated the publication of corporate catalogs, brochures, videos, and web pages Organized and helped lead Project Development and other ODOT-related team meetings and demonstrations Initiated and wrote the following technical writing correspondence (some on-going): Industry-specific product specifications; trade publication and corporate newsletter articles; Inroads surface design technical document for ODOT BBS; project recommendations and proposals; requests for proposals (RFPs); project memorandum, letters, and team research and marketing proposals; construction, interim, and final project reports for the ODOT Research Unit and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Computer and Office Management Skills: Computer hardware experience using: IBM PCs; Apple Macintoshes; Intergraph Workstations; Software experience including: Office Professional Suite, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Windows XP and Foxpro; ESRI ARC/GIS; ODOT Mainframe; UNIX; Bentley MicroStation/Inroads and Autodesk AutoCAD Graphic Design/Drafting, ETI, and associated software; Adobe Products; Smartware II; Lotus 1-2-3; DG 20/20; SAP90/SAL; WordPerfect Office Suite; FORTRAN Developed and administered research reporting, inspection, and customer sales and marketing databases Administers project scheduling programs and practices Used
Pontis/NBIS
computer database system reporting software to report individual bridge condition ratings; created region highway computer database inspection and scheduling program files Designed newly computerized stocking/inventory systems Completed college-level accounting I/II and micro/macro economics coursework Performed accounting, purchasing, data entry, filing, and clerical activities Employment History Urban Services and Transit Division Manager, City of Woodburn Public Works Dept., Woodburn, OR, 05/’09 - present Engineering Consultant/Owner, CivilREK Enterprises, 07/’08 - present Civil Engineering Specialist 3, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, OR, 08/’08 - Design QA/QC Engineering Specialist,02/’09 – 05/’09 Engineering Research & Technical Writer08/’08 – 05/’09 Civil Engineering Project Engineer, WHPacific, Inc., 09/’06 – 08/’08 Project Manager, City of Newberg, Public Works Department, Engineering Division, 03/’01-09/’06 Engineering and Marketing Coordinator, Morse Bros., Inc., Prestress Concrete Group, 01/'97-03/'01 Transportation Engineer One (1), Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, OR, '96-'97 Roadway Engineering Designer06/’96 - 01/’97 Associate Transportation Engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, OR, '93-'96 Roadway Engineering Geometric Designer01/’95 - 06/’96 Region 2 Location Designer, Graduate Engineer Program07/’94 - 01/’95 Region 2 Assistant Region Bridge Inspector, Graduate Engineer Program01/’94 - 07/’94 Technical Services/Research Unit Research Specialist, Graduate Engineer Program07/’93 - 01/’94 Engineering Aide, City of Newberg Engineering Department, Newberg, OR, 04/'93 -07/’93 Engineering Aide/Project Inspector, Snohomish County Public Works Department, Design and Construction, Everett, WA, '89-'92 Storehouse Inventory and Systems Management Clerk, Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc., Anacortes, WA, '85-'89 Carpenter, Edward G. Knorr General Contracting/Home-building, Anacortes, WA, '72-'85 Achievements/Awards/Interests Educational:Social/Community:Professional Membership: Harry Roler Civil Engineering ScholarSilver Falls Dist. School Board MemberAPWA Member Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Local PTA TreasurerOACI Member Kirwin Smith Memorial ScholarStudent Body PresidentAmerican Society of Top Ten Academic/HonorsWashington Boy’s StateCivil Engineers (student) Top Ten Outstanding StudentsExplorer Troop 88 President Who’s Who in American High School StudentsYouth Leader Student of the Month John Phillip Sousa Music Award Education Formal Education: University of Washington, Seattle, WASkagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA BS Civil Engineering, December 1992Associate of Arts Degree, December 1988 Continuing Education and Professional Seminars: LeadershipTechnicalSafety and HealthMBI, Inc.
Understanding Financial“All Things Environmental”/ODOT-Fed Aid.ODOT Medic First Aid/CPRStatements” (NCEE Accounting Review)PCI 5th Edition Design Handbook SeminarODOT Confined Space TrainingMorse Bros., Inc.,
Leadership MBI
I & IIPCI Bridge Design Manual SeminarOn-going First Aid/CPR updatesInterpersonal Skills Training CoursePrestressed Concrete Design CourseODOT Graduate Engineering ProgramAnnual Bridge Inspection SeminarBusiness Grammar for ProfessionalsMicrosoft Databases: Access; Foxpro 2.5Microsoft Office Suite Software ApplicationsMicroStation Graphics DesignMicroStation Inroads TrainingNBIS Bridge Inspection CourseParadox DatabaseBOLI Prevailing Wage Rate SeminarAPWA Technical Project Training SeminarsUrban Watershed Inst. Culvert WorkshopAsphalt Institute Constr. Hot Mix AC PavementFHWA Urban Drainage Design 2004AASHTO Roadside Design Training 2005Statewide Programmatic General Permit Workshop; DSL/COE SPGP PermitPE Review Courses PSU/Univ. of PDXMWH Soft H2OMap Water Modeling CourseDRF130 Intro. to AutoCAD – Spring 2006ODOT/DEQ Stormwater Management Plans