DAVID BALLARD 811 W 89th Street Kansas City, MO 64114 (704) 451-3106 daveballard911@gmail.com

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SUMMARY

Self-motivated, Civil Engineering Designer with progressive experience spanning over 10 years in the energy production and transportation industries. Key areas of expertise include designing and analyzing digital 3D models, quantity take-offs, and drawing production. Senior level professional skilled in project management, possessing strong understanding of management concepts and proven leadership abilities. TECHNICAL TALENTS

Bentley Software: MicroStation, InRoads, GEOPAK, Navigator, ProjectWise Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Access, Visio PROJECTS

Levy Nuclear Power Plant W.S. Lee III Nuclear Plant Vogtle Nuclear Plant, Units 3&4 South Texas Project, Units 3&4 I-405 Widening, Seattle, WA

Greensboro, NC Western Loop (U-2524C&D)

Groometown Road (U-3312) NC Highway 55 (R-2539B) NC24 Bypass (R-2303)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Technical Management, June 2015 DeVry University, Kansas City, MO Graduated with 4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude.

Curriculum Highlights: Project Management, Project Risk Management, Total Quality Management, Business Systems Analysis, Statistics for Decision-Making, Document Design, Advanced Technical Writing & Editing, Principles of Management, Business Policy

Associates of Applied Science Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, August 1997 Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC TRAINING

Bentley InRoads V8i Custom Class (with instructor Mark Ditko), 2012 Bentley InRoads Surface Modeling for Roadway Designers (with instructor Joey LouAllen), 2008 ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS I (with instructor Sarah Elliott), 2008 Bentley InRoads 101, 2007 EXPERIENCE

Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KS Civil Design Contractor (Midwest Personnel), March 2014 - October 2014 Designed grading models for several power station sites located around the U.S., using MicroStation

and GEOPAK Site. Served on the following projects: Woodbridge Energy Center (New Jersey), Golden Spread Elk Station

(Texas), and the WA Parish Carbon Capture Project (Texas)

Chicago Bridge & Iron (formerly The Shaw Group, Inc.), Charlotte, NC Civil Designer III, May 2007- May 2013 Created full-color presentation drawings and analyzed intelligent 3D site models for new-build

Nuclear Power Stations from design input provided by engineers and other designers.

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Served as the Lead Civil Designer for the Levy County Nuclear project in Florida. Designated as InRoads Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Charlotte, NC office (1,700 persons) Supervised and trained other designers in use of MicroStation and InRoads and organized InRoads

civil software training for entire Civil Department Created and maintained 3D grading models for proposed Levy Nuclear Station site in Levy County

Florida, and W.S. Lee Nuclear Station site located near Gaffney, SC. Leveraged Bentley InRoads software to design grading improvements, site roads, drainage features,

and underground utility trenches. Interacted with engineering staff to coordinate design requirements and worked closely with

Civil/Structural Engineers and personnel from other disciplines to achieve scheduled tasks. Developed grading models for entire project sites, created drawings for site plans and detailed design

for each project Provided design support on three different nuclear power plants at the same time, while also working

with new hires to bring them up to speed. Responded in a timely manner to emergent work requests from the client, while accomplishing

scheduled activities on time Authored Conceptual Design Package documents and Technical Reports for two site-specific

underground systems in the W.S. Lee nuclear project: the DRS System (Storm Drainage) and the SDS System (Sanitary Sewer).

Parsons Corporation Raleigh, NC Roadway Designer, May 2002 – May 2006 Provided support to client projects and office staff Developed full-color public hearing maps Created roadway construction drawings, including typical sections, detail drawings, pipe schedules,

plans & profiles, cross sections, traffic control, construction phasing, erosion control, temporary & permanent pavement marking, and signing plans.

Served many clients, including North Carolina Department of Transportation, Town of Cary, NC, Town of Clayton, NC, City of Greensboro, NC and the City of Kinston, NC.

Dewberry Design Group Tulsa, OK Civil Engineering Technician, October 1999 – April 2002 Supported engineering staff on various design projects while using MicroStation, and Eagle Point civil

design application Participated in the design of regional infrastructure projects, including roadway design, site

development, airport expansion, electrical, wastewater and storm sewer expansion, detention ponds, residential subdivisions, and downtown revitalization

Served many clients, including Oklahoma DOT, City of Tulsa, Tulsa Airport Authority, Tulsa Port of Catoosa, and Tulsa Community College

NC Department of Transportation Raleigh, NC Transportation Technician, October 1997 – July 1999 Exercised basic principles of Roadway Design while working with engineers to create construction

drawings for bridge relocation projects in North Carolina Learned the basics of MicroStation and GEOPAK on the job, later receiving formal classroom training

for the use of these products