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With expertise honed at industry giants AECOM and Stantec, I now bring world-class engineering solutions as an independent freelancer. Before I introduce myself... Please request and verify the license number of anyone you meet here on Upwork at the state website. Cross check that information with google searches, business listings, etc. I estimate 90% or more of the proposals you receive here on Upwork are deceptive or outright scams. Upwork is inundated with people claiming to be licensed engineers (PE) or outright stealing identities, and this site does very little to limit your exposure to it. Many times, your job will reappear here weeks/months later as an illegal "review and stamp" request after the unlicensed person "finishes" their part. About me: As an experienced licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Maine with a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Miami, I specialize in structural, drainage and civil engineering (Driveway, Grading plan, Stormwater etc.). I have 6.5 years' experience with a strong background in 3D modeling, particularly in AutoCAD, OpenSite Designer, MicroStation and Openroads. I use TEKLA TEDDS, SAP2000 and ETABS for structural analysis and design. I bring extensive experience to any client looking to build commercial and residential projects and can help with any permitting process. My expertise has been gained by working for the top 1 engineering firm worldwide, where I learned valuable technical and management skills.

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Let my 20 + years of experience help bring your idea to reality! I love what I do and it shows in my work. No job to big or small. I'm a very professional Engineer with a Purdue University education, Registered Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) and member of Society of Petroleum Engineers since 2008.

Sr. Mechanical/Product Designer IV: Using Solidworks and Fusion 360 1. 30+ years experience with System and Component level design, layout and documentation, which includes but is not limited to Automated Machine design, Welded structures, Vacuum Chambers, Electro-Optical design, Sheet Metal, Medical Device design, and Plastic Part design and surfacing. 2. 20+ years experience using Solidworks modeling software 85%-90% of job duties, PDMworks admin duties. Experience with Microsoft word and excel. 3. 4 years managerial experience 4. 30+ years experience in the use of ASME Y14.5. GD&T since ANSI Y14.5

Top Rated Upwork premium freelancer, member of an Upwork PRO group. 12+ years of skill in full-stack website development (prototype, graphic design, front-end, back-end, SEO experience). 11+ years of solid commercial experience with WordPress and WooCommerce. 5+ years of experience with Laravel. WORKING WITH ME YOU WILL GET: ▪ custom creative professionally looking graphic design or theme/template modification; ▪ responsive HTML (will pass Google mobile friendly test, work on any device and OS); ▪ retina display support; ▪ HTML5 animation if needed; ▪ Wordpress/Woo back end; (experience with RTL sites); ▪ WordPress multisite and membership; Buddypress and bbPress setup; ▪ custom plugin development; ▪ 3rd-party services and payment systems API integration; ▪ SEO, make AMP compliant, ADA compliant, CDN (CloudFlare setup); ▪ support; ▪ warranty. Front-end experience: HTML5 / CSS3, LESS, HTML5 animation, JS, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, Bootstrap, Angular 1-2-4, React, Vue.js. Experience with Unix Server administration, Apache, Redis, nginx; Git, AWS, and cloud solutions. You can always reach me via slack, email, or phone. Tags: ACF, Avada, Custom plugin, Custom theme, Divi, Elementor, PHP, Web Developer, WordPress designer, WordPress Developer, WordPress Website Development.