Sam DesRoches's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Interested in structural or civil (grading, servicing) design, AutoCAD drafting, surveying. Looking for work in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area.Civil Engineering Assistant @ - Designed components and connections for agricultural buildings (barns, sheds, tanks, slabs) using concrete, steel and timber design manuals and Autodesk ROBOT for structural analysis - Learned to balance the requests of clients with structural design...

Interested in structural or civil (grading, servicing) design, AutoCAD drafting, surveying. Looking for work in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area.Civil Engineering Assistant @ - Designed components and connections for agricultural buildings (barns, sheds, tanks, slabs) using concrete, steel and timber design manuals and Autodesk ROBOT for structural analysis - Learned to balance the requests of clients with structural design code requirements - Created AutoCAD drawings for a variety of agricultural drainage projects, referencing old engineering reports and current GIS contours to develop watershed areas - Developed documentation for AutoCAD watershed modeling and drainage drawing templates From September 2014 to December 2014 (4 months) Stratford, ONProject Consultant @ - Prepared reports presenting acoustical barrier, wall/window construction, ventilation and acoustical tiling requirements for residential and commercial developments. Took into account the effect of these recommendations on residents and the general public - Prepared proposals for vibration monitoring of high-rise construction sites in downtown Toronto. Chose cost-effective locations for monitors based on surrounding buildings From January 2014 to April 2014 (4 months) Mississauga, ONSurveying Instrument Person @ - Worked individually and with others to perform topographical surveys and construction layout - Became familiar with surveying practices that produced data conducive to efficient drafting - Inspected job sites, post-construction, to satisfy deficiency lists - Developed friendly relationships with site supervisors while discussing the required work - Performed troubleshooting for equipment and often worked with incomplete data, solved problems everyday that were affecting work progress From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) Guelph, ONJunior Estimator @ - Completed quantity takeoffs using spreadsheets, shoring drawings and geotechnical reports - AutoCAD: Prepared construction drawings and shop drawings of custom-made site tools - Assisted superintendant on shoring construction site: o Filled out daily reports and safety documentation o Effectively used proper hand signals to direct machinery o Observed qualities of a supervisor that promote a good relationship with workers From September 2012 to December 2012 (4 months) Scarborough, ONEngineering Student @ - Performed a variety of tasks, learning day-to-day jobs of city engineering employees - ArcGIS: Collected infrastructure data, created aerial photography maps for council reports - Inspections of communication, hydro and gas work sites From January 2012 to April 2012 (4 months) Vaughan, ONMapping Technician @ - Assumed responsibility for work on a map of existing storm, sanitary and water main systems - Learned the operation of a GPS surveying system and total station - Became familiar with pipe systems in the field and in AutoCAD From May 2011 to August 2011 (4 months) Bouctouche & Moncton, NBBachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering @ University of Waterloo From 2010 to 2015 Sam DesRoches is skilled in: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, ArcGIS, Surveying, Matlab, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, Civil Engineering, Data Analysis, Critical Thinking, Project Management