Civil Engineering Designer

CV Resume of Michael Bieber

Rochester, NY

Senior Civil Engineering Designer • Construction Inspector • Cad Facilitator

Multifaceted Senior Civil Engineering Designer specializing in highway design, who leverages extensive experience, and engineering abilities to create state-of-the-art cost effective engineering solutions to all phases of project planning and design. Trusted partner with Engineering teams, Project Managers and clients, with the ability to comprehend complex project deliverables and clearly communicate design progression.

Self-motivated professional who consistently improves his engineering knowledge base to ensure finest quality of deliverables within project parameters, while minimizing impacts to project surroundings and physical features. Talented designer with the ability to foresee final outcomes while in design stage. Motivational team leader who effectively mentors junior engineers and drafters while delivering industry-leading levels of team retention. Recognized expert in highway design utilizing Bentley MicroStation and InRoads.

Areas of Expertise: Transportation Highway / Site Design • Federal, State, County, and Local Highways • Parking • Subdivisions • Retail / Commercial • Structural • Infrastructure • Utilities • Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) • Culvert • Sewers • Water Mains • Aerial Mapping • Roadway Construction Inspection • CAD Facilitation
Design Tools: MicroStation V8i • InRoads V8i • AutoCAD • AutoCAD Civil 3D • Auto Turn • Corpscon • Excel • Word • PowerPoint • NYSDOT Project Wise • NYSDOT XP Catalog (Weighted Average Bid Prices)
Resources: AASHTO • AASHTO Roadside Design • NYSDOT HDM • MUTCD • TAC (Canada)

STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC. / SEAR-BROWN, Rochester, NY 1993-2012
Global design and consulting leader; acquired Sear-Brown in 2003

Senior Civil Engineering Project Designer / Civil Engineering Project Designer / Senior Drafter
Utilized advanced design, construction, survey, and MicroStation talents to develop cost-effective, leading-edge civil engineering projects from proposal through PS&E. Created and implemented comprehensive plans, specifications, and estimates for a broad range of public, private, and municipal clients. Worked closely with internal & external project managers, engineers, support teams, and clients to deliver economical design solutions to complex issues.

Consistently employed desire to succeed, innovation and experience to minimize engineering effort and construction costs. Contributed to creation of NYSDEC wetland applications, reports, permits and associated mitigation, and to the preparation & design of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and reports. Designed proposed horizontal and vertical roadway alignments (TGL), super elevations, roadway templates and corridors to create digital terrain models (DTM’s) often used to calculate earthwork quantities and design analysis. Responsible for performing numerous design tasks that include the incorporation of highway standards for the design of mainline highways, multiple types of highway interchanges, ramps, bridge alignments, side streets and utility infrastructure.

Sampling of plans include typical sections, signing and striping layouts, maintenance & protection of traffic, traffic signal, cross-sections, design tables, survey control, roadway plan and profile and detail. Produced accurate quantity take-off and back up for project cost estimates. Directed, coached, and mentored support staff, including design, drafting and review for project contract document production.

Highlighted projects include:

I-90 Reconstruction, Client: New York State Thruway Authority, Erie County, New York
Served as lead highway designer for $106M, 52-lane miles of pavement reconstruction and rehabilitation encompassing a 5-mile test segment of unbonded concrete overlay, bridge rehabilitation, shoulder widening, sideslope safety improvements, minimization of wetland impacts, significant maintenance and protection of traffic, and development of offsite wetland mitigation. Identified existing roadway conditions and deficiencies including roadway pavement, features, geometry, typical sections, roadside grading, and bridge clearances for project design report and plans. Assisted with mitigation of deficiencies, modeled, and staged the construction of all proposed highway improvements while minimizing impact to Federal and State wetlands.

• Contributed directly to on time / significantly below budget project delivery.
• Utilized MicroStation & Inroads to create complex highway DTM’s for roadway construction and quantity take-offs.
o Eliminated 20% of all field-surveying costs by enabling direct geo-technical grading solution.
o Client stated, “DTM’s were the most accurate & complete modeling presented by a consultant”.
• Reduced final pavement costs by $2.2M via reduction of shoulder width by 6" on each shoulder.

Michael J. Bieber • 315-573-7777 • mjbieber@rochester.rr.com

Genesee Riverway Trail & Pedestrian Bridge, Client: City of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Served as Lead Designer for the $6M design and development for the 2-mile northerly extension of the Genesee Riverway Trail and Pedestrian Bridge project.
• Slashed total project costs by $2.5M, through an innovative design concept for the 3,572 foot-long pedestrian bridge over the Genesee River Turning Basin, and a new land-based trail, 3,406 foot in length, including ADA accessible river approach ROW acquisition and extensive landscaping.
• American Public Works Associations “2006 Transportation Project of the Year” Award ($2-$10 million category).

Interstate 86/ U.S. Route 15 (future I-99) interchange, Client: NYSDOT, Town of Erwin, Steuben County, New York
Served as Designer for the $137M I-86/US 15 Interchange Reconstruction Project for NYSDOT including interchange reconfiguration & reconstruction, 3-level bridge configuration, 5 major river crossings, railroad bridge replacement, and reconstruction of 25+ interstate / local roadway lane miles. Utilized AASHTO and NYSDOT guidelines to develop / review both horizontal and vertical alignments for 14 design alternatives and multiple sub-alternatives for interstate and local access roads. Realigned interstate mainline and existing exit and entrance ramps creating new ramps, frontage roads and local access roads, infrastructure facilities and rail lines. Served as technical liaison among highway, survey, environmental, structural, and traffic departments within Stantec, with Norfolk Southern Railroad, multiple sub-consultants, and federal / state / local agencies.

• NYSDOT has been presented the prestigious America’s Transportation Award from the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO).
• Contributed to the delivery of an accurate comprehensive set of roadway plans, enabling contractor to construct the project as per plan with minimal deviation during construction.
• Supervised and prepared renderings, photo-simulations, computer generated animations and displays for public meetings.
• Worked closely with NYSDOT officials to present preferred design alternatives and final design to the public via multiple public meetings and hearings.

Antony Henday Drive SE Ring Road, Client: Alberta Transportation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Served as Lead Designer for the Stantec share of the $493M design & development of 14km of new Highway 216 loop road surrounding City of Edmonton, Alberta’s first P3 transportation project, including 2 interchanges, 6.5km of 8 lane freeway, and 6 structures. Contributed to development of multiple design packages including geometry, maintenance and protection of traffic, geotechnical grading, drainage, interchange detail plans, signing and pavement marking plans, and survey reports for electronic transfer to construction equipment.

• The Canadian Design-Build Institute (CDBI) Design-Build Award of Excellence for a transportation project.
• Held online meetings with Developer PCL Construction Co. to make on the spot design revisions.
• Expedited solutions to design changes, delivering design packages to PCL within days.
• Recognized by Stantec and PCL for excellent design skills and dedication to the project.

Campus Ring Road, Client: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Served as Lead Designer for fast-track project encompassing 2.5 miles of campus ring road reconstruction / rehabilitation with open / enclosed drainage system improvements. Gathered record drawings and converted site basemapping from AutoCAD to Microstation. Worked closely with client and design engineer to create pavement condition study. Finalized horizontal and vertical alignments with superelevation for both reconstruction and rehabilitation pavement sections. Created and manipulated existing / proposed 3D models for project cross sections. Reviewed support team drainage improvement designs to ensure minimal impact on surrounding wetlands. Reviewed, verified, and rectified utility conflicts to address extensive draining / lighting improvements.

• Integrated independent roundabout design from our western region office into our mainline roadway design.
o Utilized separate curb profile alignments of each leg to produce positive drainage for roundabout pavement area.
• Coordinated design / drafting of proposed electrical, lighting, and campus security emergency phone system plans between electrical department and support drafting team.

Michael J. Bieber • 315-573-7777 • mjbieber@rochester.rr.com

ABC Highway Improvement Project, Client: Ministry of Transport and Works, St. Michaels, Barbados, WI
Served as lead highway designer in the design for the $60 million upgrade of the ABC Highway in Barbados. Approximately 9.3km of the ABC Highway upgraded from two lanes to four lanes, including the construction of two new lanes, modification/installation of seven roundabouts and associated drainage work.
• Coordinated remote collaboration among offices including Rochester, Albany, and Barbados.
• Created final DTM’s for geotechnical grading (GPS) and survey reports.
• Designed horizontal and vertical locations for 69 KVA buried electric Transmission Lines.

Construction Inspector
Participated in construction meetings, directed field design changes, and ensured contractor compliance with plan interpretation, specifications, construction methods and materials. Worked closely with contractors / sub-contractors during all stages of construction. Produced comprehensive inspection notes and legal documentation of all day-to-day operations. Managed quality control of construction, daily physical inspection of work completed, and quantity calculations to support payment statements. Maintained daily logs and supplemented inspection records with construction photographs. Reviewed and interpreted plans, specifications, and construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. Developed estimates of work completed, for approval of contractors payments. Daily evaluation of construction site to ensure pedestrian safety. Approved maintenance and protection of traffic schemes.

Highlighted projects include:

Rochester Public Market Restoration Project, Client: City of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Rehabilitated and reconstructed existing sidewalks and asphalt pavement. Rehabilitated storage sheds and concrete.
• Inspected the installation of asphalt, concrete, drainage systems and water mains.
• Laid out all driveway curb cuts and sidewalk ramps for contractor.
• Designed and laid out concrete steps and ramp, for new sidewalk access to store front, while collaborating with owner to ensure his need were satisfied.

South Avenue Parking Garage Rehabilitation, Client: City of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Worked closely with Crane Hogan to identify areas of structurally unsound concrete to be repaired. Observed the tensioning and installation of structural post-tension support cables. Directed and documented slump testing of concrete by CME.
• Observed operations performed by Crane Hogan and his sub-contractors, masons and steel workers.

Road Reconstruction Projects – Winton Road, Browncroft Blvd. & Pennsylvania Ave., Client: City of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Worked with contractors and subcontractors in all phases of full depth reconstruction and widening of existing roadways and appurtenances. Observed the installation of roadway pavement, curbs, sidewalks, traffic signals, overhead sign structures, electric conduit, water mains, tapping sleeve and valves, lighting and drainage.
• Independent inspector collaborates with EIC and contractors.

CAD Facilitator
Directed CAD operations and ensured system performance to support 20+ design and engineering end users. Served as primary interface among end users, IT team, and vendors. Assessed / tested functionality of new application upgrades prior to full deployment. Established comprehensive standards, processes, and procedures including file naming conventions, development of workspace, tools, and transportation group folder structures.
• Created workspace standards, increasing user efficiency and proficiency and reducing costs.
• Developed and delivered training on MicroStation and InRoads.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

Civil Engineering Technologies Program, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
Tool Maker Apprenticeship Program, Rochester Tooling & Machine Institute, Rochester, NY

NICET Certified - Transportation Engineering Technology/Highway Design
OSHA – Ten Hour Safety Course,

Upstate New York, within 50 miles of Rochester.

Desired salary:	$55,000
Total experience:	25 years
Currently employed:	No
Name & Surname:	Michael Bieber
Phone Number:	315-573-7777
City & State:	Rochester, New York
Street Address:	111 heath street