Structural Civil Engineer

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Structural Civil Engineer

• By Kyle Conner

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Basic Life

• Age 26
• Residence Chicago, Illinois
• Outside of work Rest, watch T.V., Game.

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Career

• Title Engineer
• When Why I chose this job when I got out of
  high school because I always had was interested
  in construction and how buildings were designed.
• Employer CLT Group

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• Skills
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• In-depth scientific knowledge
• Good problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with computers and software
  programs
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Good technical skills
• The ability to work well as part of a team
• The ability to use own initiative
• The ability to pay close attention to detail
• The ability to explain complex conceptual
  information in simple terms
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and
  remain calm under pressure
• The ability to stick to tight budgets A
  willingness to take responsibility for major
  decisions

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Job Life

• Environment Generally I work indoors in an
  office, However I do get to spend time on
  construction sites to monitor operations and
  solve problems at the site.
• Favorite part of it all The People.
• Salary 77,560 yearly. 37.29 hourly.

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School

• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Courses
• Engineering Design-Design products requiring
  principles of design.
• Masonry Structures-Intro to Masonry design code.
• Mechanics of Solids-Elastic deformations and
  stress in 2D structures.

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• Challenging
• Advanced Steel Design- Learning to make
  structures out of steel strong enough to
  withstand earthquakes.
• Advanced Structural Analysis- 2D and 3D trusses
  and frames, emphasis on matrix methods.
• Getting through the courses required a lot of
  studying and practice with the programs we used.
• Helpful Resources- The school has many research
  labs for advanced study and research.

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Degrees and After School

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Licenses- One in all 50 states for Engineering
• Personality- Many of my co-workers would call me
  a friendly hard working person.
• I want to be able to help everyone and just do
  the best I can in my career.

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Summary

• If you want an exciting and challenging career, a
  fantastic salary potential, a high demanding job
  and the ability to work world wide, consider
  becoming a Structural Civil Engineer.
• You can be who you are, use your imagination to
  bring what you want to life.

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