Andrew F. Parker

113 West Lee Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 539-0469 – afp25@georgetown.edu

 

EDUCATION           

Georgetown University – School of Foreign Service                                            Washington, DC

M.A. in Latin American Studies                                                                         May 2010

Graduate GPA 3.8/4.0           

 

University of Cambridge – Department of Engineering                                        Cambridge, UK

One year of research and coursework focused on Engineering and Development  2005-2006

 

University of Maryland at College Park                                                              College Park, MD

B.S. Cum Laude - Civil Engineering , B.S. Cum Laude - Physics, Spanish minor   May 2005

Undergraduate GPA 3.9/4.0

 

ACADEMIC               Churchill Scholar.  NSF-GRFP Honorable Mention 2005.

HONORS                    Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.

 

EXPERIENCE

Berkel & Company Contractors Inc.                                                            Silver Spring, MD

Civil Engineer                                                                                                   June 2008 – Present

 

Ejeproy – Ejecución de Proyectos                                                                 Cuenca, Ecuador

Civil Engineer                                                                                                  Jan. 2007 – April 2008

 

Department of Physics – University of Maryland at College Park            College Park, MD

Research Assistant                                                                                          May 2003 – Sept. 2005

 

Department of Residence Life – University of Maryland at College Park College Park, MD

Resident Assistant                                                                                           Aug. 2003 – Sept. 2005

 

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007-2008         Ecuador:  One and a half years living and working in Ecuador.

2005-2006         United Kingdom:  One year of graduate study at the University of Cambridge

2005                 Ecuador:  Three-week implementation trip for a gravity-flow water system

2004                 Belize and Guatemala:  Group leader for a one-month trip to reconstruct the physical infrastructure of a school for the deaf

2000                 Bolivia:  One month spent working with teenagers and children in Caranavi

1999                 India:  One month of construction work in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

 

SKILLS

 


Languages:  Spanish (fluent): Telugu (beginner)

Computer Skills:  AutoCAD, MATLab, Mathematica, C++, HTML, standard productivity software.

 

 

Employment History                         

Civil Engineer

Berkel & Company Contractors Inc.                          Silver Spring, MD

Field and office management of geotechnical engineering projects.  Primary responsibilities included the design

and cost estimating for a variety of projects with   (June 2008-Present)

 

Civil Engineer

Ejeproy – Ejecución de Proyectos                                           Cuenca, Ecuador

Field and office management of civil engineering projects including general infrastructure, sewage, water treatment

and distribution systems.  This management includes supervision of work crews, control of materials, financial

issues and the preparation of bids.  (January 2007-April 2008)

 

Election Judge

Board of Elections, City of Baltimore                           Baltimore, MD

Oversee voter check-in, provisional balloting and voting activities at a precinct in Baltimore City.  (August 2006-Present)

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics

                                    University of Maryland at College Park                       College Park, MD

Assisted in a variety of projects related to Experimental Nuclear Physics, including manufacture of circuit elements

and computer programming.  (Spring 2003-Fall 2005)

 

Resident Assistant, Department of Resident Life

University of Maryland at College Park                       College Park, MD

Directly supervised, provided programming, counseling, discipline, and administrative support for a community of 14 male

students in a coed residence hall of approximately 500 residents.  (Fall 2003-Spring 2005)

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering

                                    University of Maryland at College Park                       College Park, MD

Evaluation and design of various soil-cement mixtures for use as pavement subbase, resulting in a 40-page independent

study research paper.  (Fall 2002-Spring 2003)

 

Teaching Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering

University of Maryland at College Park                       College Park, MD

Assisted professors and graduate students with a sophomore-level engineering class.  This included proctoring exams

and holding office hours. (Fall 2002)

 

Undergraduate Teaching Fellow

GK-12 Teaching Program, Department of Physics                College Park, MD

Developed lesson plans and teaching materials suitable for instruction in an institute of secondary education.  (Summer-Fall 2002)

 

Student Technical Assistant, Construction Inspection Division

                                    State Highway Administration, Maryland                                  Baltimore, MD

Extensive work in field-testing of soils and aggregates. Supervision of multiple work crews for pay quantities and quality control.

 (Summer 2001)