Jacob Lauer, EIT

Experience

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  Cabela's

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Cashier Outfitter/Switchboard Outfitter

  My responsibilities as Cashier Outfitter include providing exceptional customer service and making sure the customer has a great experience at Cabela's.My responsibilities as Switchboard Outfitter include answering customer phone calls and either help them with their question or transfer the customers call to the appropriate department.

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  Ralph Engelstad Arena

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2021

  Ice Crew/Conversion Crew

  Ice Crew - My responsibilities for this position include shoveling snow off the ice during TV timeouts at UND mens hockey games.Conversion Crew - My responsibilities for this position include setting up and tearing down events at the Ralph Engelstad Arena such as concerts, ice rentals, room rentals, fan fairs, and much more.

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  Jet Way

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Manual Labour

  My responsibilities at Jet Way were to clean the American Crystal Sugar plant in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. We used many industrial cleaning methods such as large industrial vacuum trucks, high pressure water trucks for cleaning pipe and tanks, and sweeping mud and excess sugar beets. My time at Jet Way only lasted the summer months in 2017 as I returned to UND in the fall.

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  KLJ

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Survey Technician Intern

  During my time at KLJ, I surveyed in western North Dakota primarily oilfield near New Town andWilliston. I learned very much in the three months about the land surveying and engineering field. I learned to understand how to read and bring the plans of the engineer to real life. I did the following surveys at KLJ: Boundary Survey, Cadastral Survey, Control Survey, Pipeline Construction, As-built survey, and Construction Survey: Aviation, Oilfield, Industrial.

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  US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Quality Assurance Representative Intern (QA)

  During my time as a QA with the USACE at the Garrison Dam, I played a major role in overseeing construction in the intake control structure and the old switch yard. My responsibilities were to oversee the work done by the contractor and ensure work has been completed in accordance to the plans and specs. My duties also included reporting work and other occurrences that happened throughout the day in a daily report. This internship provided me great experience in construction and contracting.

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  PCL Construction

  Dec 2019 - Jan 2021

  I came on as an intern with PCL on Dec 4th, 2020 on the Altru Hospital project then was hired full time in May and began work on the UND Nistler College of Business and Public Administration in September. My responsibilities included: Construction observation/supervision, facilitating quality control using BIM 360 field, facilitating safety in the field, performing quantity takeoffs, understanding/interpretation of technical plans and specifications, communication with contractors/consultants, RFI/Submittal management, weekly progress photos, creation of job site newsletter, production tracking of CMU masonry and structural steel. I also was involved in the pre-construction bidding phase for multiple projects. Show less As a Field Engineer Intern with PCL Construction I played a large role in the structural steel production on the new Altru Replacement Hospital project. Each day, I would track the man hours, number of pieces erected, square footage of decking/shear studs installed, attend meetings with sub-contractors, ensure work is completed in compliance with the contract, perform takeoffs for cost estimates, and perform quality control inspections. In addition to this, I also spent lots of time reading and understanding contract specs and drawings. Show less

  • Field Engineer

    May 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Field Engineer Intern

    Dec 2019 - May 2020
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  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

  Transportation Engineer 1

  As a Transportation Engineer 1 with the NDDOT, my responsibilities in the non-construction season include preparation/design of project drawings with OpenRoads designer, verifying project quantities for project closeout, attending various conferences/trainings, taking cores of existing pavement to check depth, and reviewing plans for upcoming projects. Summer responsibilities include construction inspection, field engineering, answering contractor’s questions, assisting survey crew, verifying quantities, attending meetings with contractors, and materials testing. Show less

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  City of Rapid City

  Nov 2021 - now

  Staff Engineer