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Armoni Towner

Armoni Towner

Oak Lawn,IL

Summary

Proficient Project Engineer with 3 years of experience driving over 20 projects to completion. Skilled in overseeing technical staff and checking that projects are completed on schedule, within budget and according to specifications.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Engineer

USACE Chicago District Calumet Area Office
09.2021 - Current
  • Mechanical designer for multiple projects
  • Developed QAP for assigned construction projects
  • Reviewed Contractors' APPs and QCPs
  • Reviewed construction coded project specific submittals
  • Routed designer coded submittals to appropriate reviewer
  • Logged comments in RMS
  • Made site visits and wrote QA reports
  • Led pre- and post-construction meetings with the Contractor
  • Responded to the Contractor's RFI
  • Acted as a line of communication between the designer and the Contractor
  • Attended monthly team safety meetings
  • Participated in annual lessons learned meetings
  • Maintained required training
  • Ensured Contractor gets paid on time for work performed.

Mechanical Engineer

USACE Chicago District Civil Works Design Team
07.2019 - 09.2021
  • Mechanical designer for multiple projects
  • Developed mechanical plans and specs, plumbing and drainage plans and specs
  • Conducted quantity computations and design analyses documentation
  • Assisted lead engineers with project bid schedules
  • Inspected existing structures
  • Provided engineering support during construction phase
  • Reviewed technical submittals
  • Responded to contractor's RFI
  • Coordinated with other technical disciplines
  • Completed design per engineering manuals and sustainability standards.

Application Engineer Intern

DANA Inc
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Mechanical application Engineer
  • Assisted in development and expansion of primary product lines
  • Utilized engineering methodologies in conceptual design, product manufacturing, and validation
  • Participated in Value Analysis and Value Engineering Activities
  • Developed testing concepts for validating unique component features
  • Worked with Applications Engineering personnel to complete all product designs and maintain documentation
  • Performed research on developmental equipment and presented findings to the team.

Research Assistant

Department of Defense
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Summer internship spent researching biomechanics to help improve soldier equipment
  • Statistically analyzed data found in biomechanical experiments
  • Placed markers on subjects to track movement
  • Processed data using Cortex
  • Presented power point based on experiment done on human joints.

Non-Engineering Student Opportunity

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
05.2014 - 08.2014
  • Obtained on-the-job training
  • Performed field inspections for road construction projects
  • Assisted resident engineer with stationing and field layout
  • Observed traffic control patterns
  • Prepared closeout packages
  • Recorded field data
  • Tested soil and materials.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering -

Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
05.2019

Skills

  • Contract compliance
  • Submittal Management
  • Value Engineering
  • Blueprint Reading

Work Email

armoni.l.towner@usace.army.mil

Personal Email

armonitowner@gmail.com

Work Phone

(773)326-7067

Personal Information

Title: Mechanical Engineer

Projects

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Projects As a Mechanical Designer:

Fish Barrier Boat Shed, Romeoville, IL.

Provided Mechanical engineering support. Supported the PDT team in the development of Plans, Specifications and detail design repot (DDR) documents including features such as: HVAC, and Plumbing system.

Fish Barrier 2B Cooling System Upgrade Romeoville, IL.

Provided Mechanical engineering support for the lead engineer. My duties included reviewing designs calculations for the overall system, writing specs based of system requirements and preparing the bid schedule for the subject contract. As the lead’s assistant I had to lead progress meetings, implement project modifications, and get the project out for solicitation when the lead was away.

Fish Barrier 2A Raceway Enclosure. Romeoville, IL.

Provided Mechanical engineering support. Supported the PDT team in the development of Plans, Specifications and DDR documents including features such as: HVAC, and Plumbing system.

Mississinewa and Salamonie Pipe Replacement, IN

Provided Mechanical engineering support. Supported the PDT team in the development of Plans, Specifications and DDR documents including features such as: pipe alignment rerouting and pumping system calculations.

8 Month Rotation:

Ambridge Neighborhood Sewer Rehabilitation Gary Sanitary District

Provided the COR with close out assistance. Routed a interim quantities SF-30 for signature. Prepared the closeout package.

Calumet Harbor Storage Building

Provided QA support for the close-out of this project. Meet with the Contractor on site for a pre-final inspection and prepare the corresponding letter. Meet the Contractor on site to monitor the HVAC vacuum test. Ensured the punch list items from the pre-final inspection letter were completed and prepared the close-out package.

East Chicago Water Main Replacement

Provided QA support for the duration of my rotation. Made site visits and wrote QA reports. Reported site mishaps and discoveries to the COR. Unfortunately, this project was ultimately terminated because the city didn’t have an updated set of plans for the Contractor to work with.

Michigan City Harbor Dredging

I reviewed construction coded project specific submittals. Routed designer coded submittals to the appropriate reviewer and logged their comments in RMS. Logged the awarded contractors' construction progress by making site visits and writing QA reports. Lead pre- and post-construction meetings with the contractor. Responded to the contractor's Request for Information (RFI) and acted as a line of communication between the designer and the contractor to answer any RFIs. Prepared closeout package. Had the Honor to work on this project from start to finish.

Calumet Harbor Storage Building

Provided support to the COR as an interim project engineer. Lead pre- and post-construction meetings with the Contractor.

Projects As a Project Engineer (I complete all the actions listed under my current position for the projects below):

· Storm Water improvements Village of Richton Park

· Transformer upgrade Markle IN

· Salamonie 20-ton hoist replacement IN

· Crown Point Sewer Improvements IN

· Crossroads Lift Station Lake Station IN

· Dogwood St Watermain Replacement Park Forests IL

· Floor sewer Improvement IL

· Richton Park Storm Water Improvements IL

Training

  • Availability Workbench software training
  • Autodesk Revit MEP
  • Wastewater System and Lift Stations
  • Self-Guided MicroStation
  • Civilian Foundation
  • Processing Pumps Systems
  • HVAC Design Level I
  • USACE 30 Hr Construction Safety
  • Introduction to CON 1100V

Timeline

Project Engineer

USACE Chicago District Calumet Area Office
09.2021 - Current

Mechanical Engineer

USACE Chicago District Civil Works Design Team
07.2019 - 09.2021

Application Engineer Intern

DANA Inc
05.2018 - 08.2018

Research Assistant

Department of Defense
05.2016 - 08.2016

Non-Engineering Student Opportunity

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
05.2014 - 08.2014

B.S. Mechanical Engineering -

Tennessee State University
Armoni Towner