Chenin Otto, P.E.

Chenin Otto, P.E.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager at GHD

  • Education

    • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

      2005 - 2010
      Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Engineering Without Borders, Chi Epsilon Honors Society, International Student Mentor Program, Week of Welcome Orientation Leader, San Luis Obispo Women's Rugby Club Graduated Magna Cum Laude with 3.76 overall GPAStudy abroad at University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand : studied Geology and Hydrology, Economics, and Philosophy

  • Experience

    • Acumen Engineering Company

      Jun 2007 - Sept 2007
      Engineering Intern

      AutoCAD drafting including Pipeline and road profiles, utilities planning, site development.Field measurements and calculations, Site orientation verification, Professional communications

    • Holdrege & Kull

      Jun 2007 - Sept 2007
      Geotechnical Engineering Intern

      Subsurface investigations, site inspections, and AutoCAD drafting.Obtained and recorded test pit samples, Completed test pit and boring logs, Drafted potential building sites using AutoCAD

    • Cal Poly State University

      Mar 2009 - Dec 2009
      Research Assistant

      Manufactured peaty-organic samples to mimic material present under the Bay Delta levees. Performed cyclic triaxial and compressive strength tests to investigate liquefaction potential. Determined Atterberg Limits and soil parameters. Compiled lab test results for analysis.

    • Engineers Without Borders USA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

      Sept 2009 - Jun 2010
      Senior Project Water Filtration Design Team

      Designed slow-sand drinking water filtration systems for a hill-tribe community in Thailand.Project awarded EWB West Coast Conference 2010 most “innovative and sustainable design” Performed site assessments, water quality tests, project proposals, engineering drawings, PowerPoint presentations, and reports for EWB National Created a cost estimate and materials workbook with MS Excel

    • San Luis Obispo Green Building Alliance

      Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
      Admin Assistant

      Manage membership databases and renewals. Data entry and professional communications.

    • Cannon

      Aug 2011 - Dec 2020
      Senior Civil Project Engineer
    • GHD

      Dec 2020 - now
      Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager

      Focusing on Active & Multi-Modal Transportation as a way of rethinking how we use our public right of way to the full benefit of the community.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Engineer in Training

      CA Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
      Apr 2009