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CLEARA WATERS
8538 Denallen Dr. • Jacksonville, FL 33526 • Cell: 904-313-4618 • engineering
Civil Engineer seeking position in areas of wastewater treatment, water supply,
storm water analysis, or other environmental engineering.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, August, 2008
(Worked an average of 10 hours per week while attending school)
Stanton College Preparatory High School, International Baccalaureate, 2005, Advanced Placement
RELATED SKILLS
AutoCAD – 3D drawings and assemblies
Visual Analysis – 3D bridge design
C – Programming language
Windows operating systems
PSPICE – analog and digital circuit design
RISA 2D – 2D truss design
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint – office applications
SWMM – Storm Water Management Model; analysis of sub-catchment rainfall runoff
BioWin – wastewater treatment plant design and optimization based on treatment volume vs. effluent quality; focus on 3 stage,
biodenpho, and Modified Ludzak-Ettinger plant design.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
FWEA competition: Analyzed 3 alternative wastewater treatment plant options by using BioWin to optimize the treatment
level to treatment volume ratio, performed a cost analysis of the options, and presented the final design recommendations.
SAE competition: Designed and built formula style racecar with a budget of over $35k (student raised), aided in fabrication
and assembly, designed, drew, and built braking system.
ASCE steel bridge competition: Designed and built 21’ steel bridge with budget of over $10k (student raised); worked in 3
student teams to design and optimize bridge design, aided in manufacture, and in charge of 3D rendering of bridge in AutoCAD.
Research Assistant: Analyzed the effects of pipe material on the decay rate of chlorine disinfectant utility by creating reactors to
simulate different pipe conditions and compared decay rate over time for JEA utility
Surveyed HVAC equipment in SouthTrust building for future redesign and replacement; AutoCAD drawings of HVAC schematics
Machine shop – Mill, Lathe, CNC Mill, TIG welder experience.
ACTIVITIES
Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholarship.
President, UNF FL Water Environment Association
President, UF Society of Automotive Engineers.
American Society of Civil Engineering, Member
Florida Engineering Society, Member
MATHCOUNTS Volunteer – middle school math competition
EMPLOYMENT
Engineering Assistant
Sunbelt Engineering, Jacksonville, FL
12/04 – 1/05
Research Assistant
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
5/04 – 10/04
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