Nicholas Smith814 Faircloth Street, Raleigh, NC 27607Phone: (603) 913-4898 E-Mail: Nwsmith@ncsu.edu

Objective

I am a determined, hardworking senior looking to build a better understanding of the fundamentals of civil engineering from construction and geotechnical to design and analysis.

Work ExperienceSaint’s Construction, Merrimack NH May 2014-Ausgust 2014n Assisted privately owned contracting company for the summer. I worked both private and government jobs performing

tasks that would range from painting and putting up drywall to installing light fixtures and installing siding on houses. This gave me a better feel for hands on labor and a sense of pride in seeing my hard work take physical form.

MSE Branded Foods, Merrimack NH May 2013-July 2013

n Gained experience in customer relations as I handled transactions and assisted customers with requests daily. I would often arrive and assist in preparing food and as we got busy I would have to handle orders at the same time, making me essential to the store operations.

Triangle Credit Union May 2010-July 2010

n Earned internship through high school involvement. I worked as bank teller, and was trusted to handle customers’ day-to-day transactions. This helped me gain experience in handling finances as well as customer service.

Market Basket September 2009-July 2012

n Promoted to Meat Department. I became responsible for maintaining department’s appearance, handling customers’ questions and requests. I was also often left alone to run the shop and trusted in making sure co-workers performed their duties, as well as closing the department and making sure it was properly prepared for the next morning.

EducationNorth Carolina State University- Civil Engineering (Structural Analysis) 2011-2015 (Anticipated Graduation)

Relevant Coursework: Structural Analysis, Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Engineering Behavior of Soils, Fundamentals of Fluids, Hydrology, Materials of Construction, Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering Graphics, Mechanics of Solids, StaticsTechnical Skills: AutoCad Revit, AutoCad Navisworks, AutoCad, SAP, SolidWorks, Rhino, MatLab, vPython, Fortran, Microsoft Excel

Activities n Vice President for American Society of Civil Engineers (2015)

Even though I am planning on graduating in December, because of the leadership skills I displayed as a secretary, I was asked to take over as the Vice President for the semester I will be present. The role will include overseeing other officers as well as assisting in logistics with the club, concrete canoe team, and steel bridge team.

n Secretary for American Society of Civil Engineers (2014-2015)Being the secretary requires a high level of involvement as I am responsible for helping to organize and run events and meetings, promoting these events and meetings, and assisting in fundraising and recruitment.

n Captain of Concrete Beam Team I was in charge of constructing a six foot long, bamboo reinforced concrete beam that competed in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Carolinas Conference. I had to build a custom mold from scratch and obtain the proper materials as defined by the conference rules, and finally cast the completed cross section of custom built stirrups, bamboo, and steel

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compression reinforcement. This gave me experience meeting design specifications and managing a construction timeline.

n Concrete Canoe Team With the concrete canoe team I dedicated many late nights to help bring the canoe to life. I assisted with the design in AutoCad, making the many layers of the mold, casting the very specific and unique concrete mix, and sanding the final product.

n Varsity Lacrosse I played varsity lacrosse in high school, which gave me a sense of what it meant to be part of a team and work as a unit.