Richard Johnson, PE

Richard Johnson, PE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Stormwater Technical Manager at Waggoner Engineering

  • Education

    • Valencia Community College

      1995 - 2010
      Associate of Arts (AA) Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honors Society

    • University of South Florida

      2012 - 2014
      Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Civil Engineering GPA 3.55 / 3.53

      Activities and Societies: Florida Water Environmental Association, Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honors Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, Delta Epsilon Iota Honors Society, Engineers for a Sustainable World

  • Experience

    • Florida Green Builders, LLC

      Sept 1997 - Sept 2010
      Owner and primary construction qualifier

      ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Managed $40k+ monthly cash flow and supervised multiple trades and employees across various projects, ensuring efficient operations, project success, and budget adherence.๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Interacted professionally with clients, architects, engineers, vendors, and government officials, maintaining positive relationships, effective communication, and project collaboration.๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Prepared permits, invoices, inspection reports, and estimates, ensuring accurate documentation, regulatory compliance, and smooth progress throughout project phases. Show less

    • Interflow Engineering

      Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
      Engineering Intern

      ๐—จ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป: Designed sanitary sewer, potable water, stormwater systems, and BMPs. Prepared construction drawings, specifications, and estimates while ensuring no service interruptions during replacements.๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Assisted with permitting, completed exemption letters, and ensured compliance with environmental regulations. Coordinated with authorities and provided support for project approvals.๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜: Performed engineering-related construction administration, inspected sites for compliance, answered RFIs, and ensured all contractual obligations were met for successful project completion. Show less

    • Woolpert

      Jun 2016 - Jun 2020
      Engineering Designer

      ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Prepared Site Investigation Reports, designed stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water systems. Created construction drawings, specifications, and navigated permitting processes.๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Developed stormwater calculations, BMPs, SWPPP, and site grading. Reviewed environmental data, coordinated with authorities, and ensured compliance with regulations.๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Designed utilities and road improvements. Coordinated with consultants, produced construction drawings, managed project closeouts, and provided on-site observations. Show less

    • Waggoner Engineering

      Sept 2020 - now

      ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Ensured strict compliance with federal acquisition regulations for several projects and created project documentation now used firmwide on most federally funded projects.๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ: Developed innovative methodologies for drainage improvements across multiple watersheds, securing over $100 million in funding through detailed empirical analysis and strategic planning.๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: Successfully managed citywide and county drainage improvements, preparing detailed construction drawings and ensuring regulatory compliance for CWA permitting. Show less

      • Stormwater Technical Manager

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Project Engineer

        Sept 2020 - Nov 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Engineer (PE)

      Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
      Feb 2021
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    • Professional Engineer (PE)

      Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
      Dec 2019
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    • Engineering Intern

      Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
      Feb 2019
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    • Engineering Intern

      Florida Board of Professional Engineers
      Jan 2015
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    • Qualified Stormwater Management Inspector

      Florida Department of Environmental Protection
      Apr 2015
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    • Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)

      TRANSPORTATION , MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
      Aug 2022
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    • Certified Residential Contractor

      Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
      Dec 2005
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      Commendation Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Jan 2015 Bestowed for being integral to the success of USF at WEFTEC and developing real-world, practical solutions to future flow projections in the Hillsborough Count South Central Service Area.
    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      Outstanding Graduate Award USF College of Civil Engineering Faculty Dec 2014 Awarded by recommendation of the USF faculty for outstanding academic performance, leadership within the college and university, display of professional attitudes when dealing with fellow students, and demonstrating potential for making a major contribution to the profession.
    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      1st Place Wastewater Design 2014 WEF Student Chapter Design Competition Sep 2014 After winning on the state level, Our team competed against several teams from around the USA and Canada at WEFTEC in New Orleans. Once again our effort and teamwork paid off. It just proves anything is possible when you put your mind to it.
    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      1st place in wastewater design 2014 FWEA Student Chapter Design Competition Apr 2014 Our CAPSTONE design team analyzed Hillsborough County's South and Central Wastewater master plan. Three alternatives were eventually developed, flow diversion between two Falkenburg AWWTP and Valrico AWWTP, or conversion of the Falkenburgโ€™s Oxidation ditch to an IFAS system or 5-stage BARDENPHO; with the proposed design being BARDENPHO.We presented our project at state competition and won.
    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      USF Deans List University of South Florida Maintained a 4.0 GPA Fall 2012
    • Awarded to Richard Johnson, PE
      Valencia College Presidents Award Valencia College Maintained a 4.0 GPA for Fall 2010, spring 2011, summer 2011, fall 2011, spring 2012, and summer 2012