Resume
Walter Wai-Kit Yu, P.E., LEED AP
Employment History
Current:
Field Engineer, Caltrans, Hwy 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows – Phase A1 ($35M contract) 2011-present: Current roles include field inspection, HMA paving QA and onsite SWPPP representative.
Instructor, RailsBridge 2010-present: Instructor for RailsBridge, a non-profit focused on outreach to women in technology and programming. Currently serving as instructor for monthly workshops and co-organizer of course curriculum.
Teaching Assistant, Blazing Cloud 2010-present: Class TA for Blazing Cloud, a web development consultancy. Current roles include participating in developing course curricula and serving as class TA.
Previous:
Field Engineer, Caltrans, 101 HOV Widening in San Rafael ($45M contract) 2008-2011: Analyzed extra work billing and daily project burn rate under Resident Engineer (RE) supervision;Approved item monthly estimate quantities and extra work field tags under RE supervision; Supervised inspectors in documenting field work and resolving discrepancies in site conditions/plans.
Field Engineer, Caltrans, 580-101 Improvement in San Rafael (($55M contract) 2007-2008: Analysis and documentation of District (roadway) extra work billing; Supervised stage constructiontraffic switches (night work) under RE supervision; Mentored rotation field engineers on proper inspection and documentation; SWPPP representative, implementing BMP’s, project documentation &inspection.
Design Engineer, Caltrans, District 4 Office in Oakland 2006-2007: Member of design team for Solano County Route 80 Pavement Rehab ($45M contract); Compiled quantity estimate tables, utilitylayout, and general layout plans for PS&E; Provided technical input for design of roadway super-elevation, cross slope & alignment; Checked roadway alignment design using CaiCE software.
Field Engineer, Hensel Phelps, Alameda County Juvenile Center ($135M contract) 2004-2006: Established secondary control for building foundation and grid lines using EDM (total station); Provideddirection and layout to earthwork, utility, structural steel, and framing subcontractors; Estimated, scheduled and supervised approx 5,000 CY structural concrete placement.
Field Engineer, Swinerton Builders, Dept. Health Services Building ($34M contract) 2003-2004: Developed baseline and monthly progress schedules with narrative; Developed fragnet schedule for delayrecovery claim; Estimated, coordinated, scheduled, and documented concrete placement.
Office Engineer, CH2MHill, Oakland Office 2002: Resource loaded schedule and fragnet analysis for Caltrans projects (Coronado and Carquinez Bridge projects).
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley (2002)
Software
Scheduling/Roadway Design: Primavera Project Planner, SureTrak, MS Project, CAiCE, Microstation, AutoCAD
Programming Languages: Ruby, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS
Databases: MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Frameworks: Rails, Android, Haml, Sass
Editors: Sublime Text, Textmate, Vi, Aptana Studio, IntelliJ
Certifications
Professional: PE Civil License (#74578), LEED AP (#55588)
Other: 1st Dan Black Belt, Kuk Sool Won Assoc. (2005-2009); 3rd Dan Black Belt, Jang Mu Won Hapkido (1993-2005)
January 2012
