Susan E. Scott, PE
Structural engineer with fourteen years of experience in design and analysis
- Extensive familiarity with wide range of material and structure types
- Master’s degree in structural engineering, bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
- Good technical, analytical, communications, and problem-solving skills
- Specializing in public buildings of unusual or innovative design
Work Experience
Datum Engineers, Inc., Austin, TX
Design Engineer/Project Engineer/Associate, 6/96–6/10
Designed buildings and other structures in reinforced concrete, steel, composite steel, wood, glu-lam, and masonry. Worked with architects and contractors to optimize designs, coordinate plans, reconcile discrepancies, and resolve field problems. Click here for examples of specific projects and associated duties.
- Performed design and analysis using RISA 3D, Ramsteel, ADAPT, and spColumn, plus various in-house design and analysis software
- Created design/analysis spreadsheets and developed design standards
- Acted as in-house resource for seismic design
- Mentored junior engineers with engineering and software problems
- Assumed basic project management duties
- Managed construction administration work and conducted jobsite observations
- Edited specifications as appropriate for individual projects
University of Texas at Austin, Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, Austin, TX
Graduate Research Assistant, 9/94–5/96
- Designed, built, and tested models of defective cantilever bridge piers in the I-35/I-10 interchange in San Antonio
- Designed, built, and tested various retrofit systems for feasibility and cost-effectiveness
- Reported results of tests and recommendations to Texas Department of Transportation
- Presented results more thoroughly in master’s thesis, An Evaluation of Repair Methods for Cantilever Bridge Piers
Licenses and Affiliations
- Texas PE license #88638
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Engineers without Borders
- Order of the Engineer
- Chi Epsilon
Education
- MS in Structural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 1997
- BS in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 1994
Click here for a printable .pdf version of the resumé.
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