Daniel Kerns

Daniel Kerns

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Engineer at Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group

  • Education

    • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

      2012 - 2013
      Master's degree Civil Engineering Water Resources 3.7 GPA

      Received my Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in water resources. Took a wide variety of water related classes such as the following: Hydraulics Systems Engineeing, Open Channel Flow, Hydrology, Physico – Chemical Water & Wastewater Treatment, Pumps and Wells, Environmental Law, and more. Completed a project that sought to understand the dampening effect on the orfice equation that varying water head and tail water depth would have.

    • CSU Chico

      2008 - 2010
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Volunteer at a Church

  • Experience

    • R&R Horn, Inc

      Jun 2008 - Jun 2010
      Construction Internship

      Worked as an assistant to the chief estimator and project manager.Developed project bids and proposals as well as performed project oversight. Performed quantity take offs, estimating assistance, submittal management, Global Positioning System development, and other tasks assisting project management.

    • Glenn Colusa Irrigation District

      Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
      Engineering Internship

      Worked as an engineering technician and coordinating with water operations and engineering to calibrate outflow devices under different flow conditions. Work included the development of rating curves and programming of sensors, general canal surveying and multiple flow measurement techniques. The SonTek River Surveyor and FlowTracker were among the equipment used in gathering flow data. Involved in development of maintenance programs such as herbicide and aquatic weed abatement.

    • Cal Poly State University

      Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
      Student Teacher

      Instructed the laboratory portion of CE 440 (Hydraulic Systems Engineering) for the spring 2012 quarter.Work included introducing and helping students become familiar with computer software in hydraulic applications. Informal in-class instruction, troubleshooting computer programs, and laboratory report grading were also performed.

    • Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.

      Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
      Design Engineer

      Work as a water resources engineer involved in both municipal design and planning projects. Am part of teams involved in the design of water and wastewater facilities. Data collection and management, engineering calculations, project coordination, and the utilization of software tools are a daily requirement. Also involved in the development of utility master plans for multiple municipalities.

    • S2~J2 Engineering Inc.

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2018
      Project Engineer
    • Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group

      Apr 2018 - now
      Senior Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Engineer

      California Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
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