Chris Hilson

Experience

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  Kiewit Pacific

  Jun 2005 - Sept 2005

  Field Engineering Intern

  Summer internship experience working on the Kiewit Industrial-Kiewit Pacific Palomar Energy Project located in Escondido, CA. Responsibilities included understanding engineering drawings and construction materials; tracking shipments, deliveries, inventory; cost assessments and quality control; work crew management; evaluating discrepancies in the field and generating RFIs

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  FICCADENTI WAGGONER and CASTLE Structural Engineers

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2009

  Design Engineer

  Projects included steel, concrete, and light frame construction; tenant improvements such as computer server tower seismic racks and suspended HVAC units; shop drawings for light-gauge metal stud interior and exterior wall framing for hotels, office buildings and public schools.Responsibilities included preparing design calculations, detailing connections and laying out design drawings; coordination with clients, project team members, and building officials; construction management including shop drawings, RFIs, and site visits. Show less

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  UCLA

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2014

  Responsible for leading discussion sections, grading exams, answering students' questions, providing feedback on projects and technical reports. 2014: CEE 135L Structural Design & Testing Laboratory. Preparation of new experiments for revamped class. Included design, detailing, and fabrication of beam, truss, and frame experiments.2011-2013: CEE 141 Design of Steel Structures. Topics included tension members, compression members, flexural members, combined axial and bending, bolted and welded connections.2011: CEE 123 Advanced Geotechnical Design. Topics included dam & levee design, slope stability, different methods for soil improvement. Show less Involved in various phases of multiple research projects focused on structural and earthquake engineering topics. Projects involve analysis and assessment of existing structures as well as large-scale experimental testing. Responsibilities include structural design, construction and project management, supervising interns, data analysis, and writing and presenting reports for government agencies. 2012-2014: Project management of 8 concrete structural wall boundary element component specimens in a laboratory setting. Designed and constructed specimens, coordinated scheduling of lab work and testing crew, configured safe lab setup and testing protocols, and analyzed and reported experimental results. Project funded by ATC/NIST and NEESR.2011-2013: Assessment of several Chilean mid-rise concrete structures damaged in the 2010 earthquake. Responsibilities included review of Chilean construction documents and damage reports, structural analysis of concrete wall lateral systems, coordination with collaborating universities and private engineering firms, and report writing. Project was part of ATC-94.2010-2011: Construction management, experimental data analysis, report writing for full-scale bridge abutment testing in a field setting. Project sponsored by Caltrans2009-2010: Rebar cage construction for concrete structural wall specimens. Project sponsored by NSF. Show less

  • Teaching Assistant

    Apr 2011 - Aug 2014

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    Nov 2009 - Jun 2014
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  Degenkolb Engineers

  Sept 2014 - now

  Project Engineer

  2014-2019: Design Engineer & Project Engineer at Los Angeles office. 2019-Present: Project Engineer at Sacramento office.