cecil cheshier

* Worked as an E.I.T. assisting senior engineers with the preliminary and final design and production of construction plans involving paving, grading, water & sanitary sewer, storm sewer and erosion control for private land development projects. Assisted the company with feasibility studies, cost calculations and construction administration tasks. Some notable projects include: The Hills at Firewheel – Garland, TX * The Fairways at Firewheel - Garland, TX * The Retreat at Firewheel – Garland, TX * Caruth Lakes -Rockwall, TX , Windy Hills -Murphy, TX * Preston Highlands – Frisco, TX

While attending college worked half-time during the fall & spring semesters and full-time during the summers under the direct supervision of a P.E. & R.P.L.S. while organizing and leading a survey party in the field. Work involved boundary, subdivision, as-built, topographic and roadway construction surveying. Additional office work included survey calculations, deeds & records research, writing metes & bounds descriptions and assisting with the drawing of survey plats. Some notable projects include: Boundary survey of the 5,773.28 acres Marrs McLean Estate – Robertson County, TX

While attending high school worked part-time under the direct supervision of a R.P.L.S. as an apprentice. Responsibilities involved assisting the R.P.L.S. with all aspects of professional surveying work including the collection of data in the field, deeds and records research, and the setting of monumentation and benchmarks. The types of surveys routinely worked on included boundary, subdivision, topographic and oil-field & pipeline route surveying

* Worked as both an E.I.T. and S.I.T. splitting time between engineering and surveying disciplines. While working under the supervision of a P.E. was responsible for both the preliminary and final design and production of construction plans as well as due diligence and cost estimates for single-family residential developments, roadway projects and municipal storm sewer projects. While working under the supervision of an R.P.L.S. was responsible for the preparation of preliminary and final plats, ALTA surveys, metes & bounds descriptions, separate instrument easement documents and also deeds and records research & documentation. Some notable projects include: The Trails – Frisco, TX * Westfalls Village – Frisco, TX * Woodbridge – Sachse, TX * Wellington of Flower Mound – Flower Mound, TX * Glenwyck Estates – Westlake, TX * Spring Creek Parkway – Plano, TX * City of Rowlett Regional Storm Sewer – Rowlett, TX

While attending college worked full-time for three consecutive summer internships as an engineering assistant in both the Gainesville and Bryan, TX Area Engineering Offices. Reported directly to the Area Engineer while assisting engineering staff on projects involving civil engineering design calculations, general construction inspections, material testing, topographic & construction surveying and project management & documentation. Some notable projects include: Construction management and materials testing for the Wichita Falls District-Wide (9 counties) seal coat operations; Construction inspections and materials testing for the extension of drainage structures ahead of the F.M. 51 road widening project - Cooke County, TX; Construction inspections and materials testing for the construction of a multi-lane highway bridge - Brazos County, TX; Construction Management and material testing for the pavement repair and overlay of Grand Avenue – Gainesville, TX

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