Nzinga Malika Adams Jones

Contact

8327 Cabot Street

Houston, Texas 77078

(713) 631-2353

[email protected]


  

  Academic

 

University of Oklahoma                                              Norman , OK
    Grade Point Average: 3.12
    Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering , May 2004.

McMain Secondary School                                   New Orleans , LA
     3.9 Grade Point Average, ACT :31, SAT :1340

  

Employment

 

 

 

Feb. 2007 - Present


Texas Department of Transportation


HoustonTX

Engineer Intern.
Responsibilities include preparing signing pavement marking plans, including layouts, details, summaries, and estimates.  Also assist with Signal Warrant analysis and studies and other design and analysis duties as necessary.  Additionally District Special Events Coordinator.  Responsible for processing requests for use of State right-of-way.

 

 

Feb. - Oct. 2006


LopezGarcia Group

 

HoustonTX

Engineer Intern.
Responsibilities included performing various duties pertaining to the design of various transportation systems, including roadway, and traffic control design. Also performed hydraulic analysis and design, and plans production for bridge replacement and roadway widening projects using Microstation Geopak, HEC-RAS analysis, and CULVERT analysis.



May 2004- Feb. 2006


Oklahoma Department of Transportation

 

Oklahoma City OK

Engineer Intern.
~ Roadway Design. Tasks accomplished include drainage design, setting horizontal and vertical alignments, reviewing and editing project estimates, and checking plans for errors.
~ ODOT EIT Rotation Program participant. Responsibilities included assisting and participating with ODOT Engineers and other employees performing various duties pertaining to the planning, construction and maintenance of Oklahoma's transportation system.



Nov. 2003- May 2004


OU Center for Effective Schools

 

 Norman OK

Student Employee.
Responsible for generating creative and functional documents to be used in assisting educators develop effective teaching methods, filing, answering phones, and copying.   Also reconstructed the webpage.



June- Sept. 2003

 


Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores

 

 Norman OK

Hostess.
Responsible for greeting guests as they enter the restaurant and showing them to an appropriate seat.  Also responsible for light maintenance of dining area and restrooms.

May- Aug. 2002

Ross Stores

Norman , OK

Sales Associate.
Duties include cashiering and maintaining neatness
  of assigned departments. Also assisting customers entering and exiting the fitting room.

 

June- Aug. 2001

 


Texas Department of Transportation

 

Dallas , TX  

Summer Engineering Technician.
Assisted Design and Survey teams in the Southeast Dallas Area Office.  Responsibilities included creating design plans for section of IH45 emergency access gate for HOV Lane under supervision of licensed Professional Engineer.  Also responsible for determining materials quantities for construction project from plan sheets.  


July- Aug. 2000

June- Aug. 1999

 

Radisson Hotel

New Orleans , LA

Hostess and cashier in Praline's Restaurant.
Responsibilities
include greeting and seating customers, procuring payments,
  assisting waitstaff during busy times, and processing closing paperwork.
 


Jan. 1995-

May 1999

 


Law Offices Of Linda A. Mitchell

 

New Orleans , LA

Responsibilities included filing, billing, directing calls, receiving
  clients, and other necessary tasks.
 


    

  Honors
&

    Activities

 

OU


   National Merit Scholar
   College of Engineering Dean's Honor Roll
   National Society of Black Engineers
         Public Relations Chair 2002-2003, Publications Chair 2001-2002 ,
         NSBE Torchbearer 2000-2001.

   Engineer's Club
   American Society of Civil Engineers  Activities Chair 2003-2004
   Black Student Association

McMain


   National Honor Society
   National Achievement Finalist

   Marching Band, Concert Band, Orchestra: Flute & Piccolo

       

Skills

 

Experience Using

Bentley Microstation, InRoads and GeoPak; HEC-RAS, CULVERT, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and Works; Corel WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, and Presentations; AutoCAD; and Fortran 90.

Also, familiar with cash register operations, web navigation,
     construction of web pages, and field surveying.

                           
         
                             

 

 
 
 

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