Nzinga Malika Adams Jones

EDUCATION

 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA                                                                             Norman, OK
          Grade Point Average: 3.12          
          Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, May 2004.

 MCMAIN MAGNET SECONDARY SCHOOL                                                  New Orleans, LA
           3.9 Grade Point Average, ACT:31, SAT:1340

 

EXPERIENCE

Feb. 2007 - Present
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Houston, TX
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                                                                  Houston, TX
Engineer Intern.  Responsibilities include performing various duties pertaining to the design of various transportation systems, including roadway, and traffic control design. Also perform 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.

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.

Nov 2003 - May 2004
OU CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS                                    Norman, OK
Student Employee.  Responsibilities included generating creative and functional documents to be used in assisting educators develop effective teaching methods, filing, and other clerical duties to assist the office staff. Also reconstructed the webpage.

June - Sept. 2003
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORES                              Norman, OK
Hostess.  Responsibilities included greeting customers as they enter the restaurant and showing them to an appropriate seat.  Also responsible for light maintenance of the dining area and the restrooms.

May - Aug. 2002
ROSS STORES                                                                               Norman, OK
Sales Associate.  Duties included cashiering and maintaining neatness of assigned departments.  Also assisting customers entering and exiting the fitting room.

July - Aug. 2000
June - Aug. 1999
RADISSON HOTEL NEW ORLEANS                                               New Orleans, LA
Hostess and cashier in Praline's Restaurant. Responsibilities included 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 AND ACTIVITIES

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA: National Achievement Scholar, College of Engineering Dean's Honor Roll, American Society of Civil Engineers; Activities Chair 2003-2004, National Society of Black Engineers; Public Relations Chair 2002-2003, Publications Chair 2001-2002, NSBE Torchbearer 2000-2001, Engineer's Club.

MCMAIN MAGNET SECONDARY SCHOOL: Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Sergeant-at-Arms 1997-98, Secretary 1998-99; National Achievement Finalist; Marching Band, Woodwind Band Captain; 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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