Pei-Pei Lu, PE
10729 E. Acoma Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Dear Recruiting Officer:
I am writing in seeking engineering management or senior level structural engineering position. Based my 20 years of structural engineering design background and diverse management experience, I can offer your company a broad range of experiences, including:

Bridge, tunnel and facility structural engineering design
Multi-discipline design management
Contract scope development, consultant negotiation
Staff management
Interoffice and agency coordination
I would like to have an opportunity to discuss any current opening you may have. If you have questions concerning my qualifications, please contact me by phone at 404-630-3712 or by e-mail at gtlu888[at]gmail.com. I have enclosed my resume for your review, and I look forward to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Pei-Pei Lu

Pei-Pei Grace Lu, P.E.
10729 E. Acoma Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

PROFILE
Quality oriented individual offering extended 20 years of diverse transit facility and bridge design experience, seeking engineering management or senior level structural engineering position. Major strengths include leadership in management, multidiscipline design and coordination, consultant contract scope development and negotiation; excellent interpersonal and communication skills

EDUCATION
MS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990
BS Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona and Georgia

Recipient of 2006 Employee Notable Achievement Award for the development of Bridge Inspection and Management Software Program for MARTA. The Software improved technology and efficiency associated with bridge inspection data collection and facilitated inspection operation and formulated MARTAs structural Capital Improvement Program. The Program is being used by MARTA bridge inspection consultant and has saved MARTA $200,000+ from purchasing comparable commercial bridge management software.

CURRENT EXPERIENCE

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA April 2007-May 2010

Manager of Civil and Structural Engineering (April 2007- May 2010)
Acting Director of Engineering (June 2009- March 2010)

Directs engineering staff and consultant services for Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Plans, develops, and implements short and long range engineering programs and strategies

Oversees engineering design, integration, and preparation of contract document and specifications.

Provide Planning, engineering design, design services during construction, and oversight of the development and implementation of projects and programs in support of the maintenance of transit infrastructure and facility equipment



Oversight of Following Notable In-House Design Projects

CN915 and CE530 Girder Renovation: Oversees the design for structural investigation and instrumentation monitoring of cracked Prestressed girders; provided in house design for the 1.6 mile bridge girders with carbon fiber reinforced polymer at 368 girder ends.

Buckhead Station North Entrance and Bridge over GA400: Oversees the in house design of new station concourse entrance and east and west bridge design over 6 lane highway. Both bridge leads to ramp sidewalk and bisects 2 commercial development properties on each side of the highway.

Hamilton Bus Maintenance Facility Renovation: Oversees in house conceptual engineering for addition of new fuel bays, new wash bays, fare collection bays and maximized the parking spaces for efficient bus facility operation.

Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility Solar Canopies: Oversees the preparation of design build RFP document and engineering performance specification for the building of new 10.8 million dollar solar bus canopies to offset energy cost and provide shading for the buses.

Pavement Rehabilitation program: Provide in house design for rehabilitation of the busway pavement program.

Oversight of Following Notable Consultant Design Projects Including Development of Engineering Design Scope, Negotiation of Contract and Maintain Design Budget

Stonecrest Park and Ride Facility: Design of park and ride facility to accommodate 9 saw tooth bus stalls, 450 patrons parking capacity and configured to receive future light rail integration

System wide Abutment and Drainage rehabilitation: Remediation of embankment slope failure and slope pavement by drainage improvement at the abutment and track U-wall structure.

Ashby Street Station Leak Remediation and Waterproofing: Remediation of failed station waterproofing due to water main break by hydrdrophobic grout and improvement design of drainage system.

At Grade Track Slab Rehabilitation: Investigation and design of settlement remediation at track slab affecting rail profile at various stations and line sections.










PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Regional Transit Partners (RTP), Parsons Brinckerhoff, Tudor and Turner Associates (PBT-TA) Atlanta Georgia, August 1993 April 2007

MARTA Structural Technical Lead (April 2004 to April 2007)
Develop scope of work, cost estimates, and provides design services for the structural inspection, structural rehabilitation and other capital projects to ensure best cost effective, constructible, technical solutions.

Coordinate the structural work program, the development of scopes, and cost estimate; Coordinate funding for emergency rehabilitation projects; Serves as liaison for the Engineering Department with other departments, consultants, and agencies in support of all structural engineering matters; review consultant pay applications for invoices and services provided

Manage develop, and update Structural Inspection Policies and Procedures; Lead Development and updating of Structural Inspection Database-designs, reports, inspections, contracts, condition ratings, and photographs; Coordinate with Configuration Management and Business Transformation to ensure integration of Structural Inspection Database

Development of customized bridge inspection and management software program using Microsoft Access utility package. The bridge inspection and management software ensures regulatory compliance and facilitates the assessment of structural assets by recording bridge condition ratings, summarizing bridge asset conditions and tracking bridge maintenance and repair history. The software is currently adopted by MARTA bridge inspection consultant for recording condition ratings and printing bridge inspection report

Project Engineer/ Senior Structural Engineer (August 1993- April 2004)
MARTA system wide Aerial Structure Bearing Renovation with no interruption to rapid rail system - Project engineer from conceptual design through completion of design contract documents. Design responsibilities included bridge girder load calculation, specification writing, and supervised production of contract drawings and provided design Services during construction.

MARTA Rail Service Facility - Structural engineer responsible for design and analysis of 189,000 square foot of steel structural moment framing system with connection to 2 story office spaces. Design responsibilities included load calculation, which included 5 overhead cranes, seismic, wind, and temperature. Supervised production of final plan preparation.

MARTA Rail Service Facility Bridges Structural engineer responsible for final design and plan preparation of two 430 long multi-span bridges consists of curved continuous precast-prestressed bulb tee girders. Responsibilities included prestressed girder design and analysis. Gtstrudl modeling of bridge loads for detail superstructure and substructure design.

North Park Pedestrian Tunnel Structural engineer responsible in final design and analysis of flared and straight tunnel section using Gtstrudl 3-D plate elements with spring under base slab to model stiffness of soil.

Design and analysis of various prestressed and post-tensioned girders in number of MARTA aerial structures and station platforms.

Field inspection and developed final design solutions for a number of bridge and facility repair maintenance project

Prepared detail specification for projects and maintained updates of Structural Department Master Guide Specification

Sverdrup Corporation, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 1992 - April 1993
Assistant Turnpike Maintenance Structures and Facilities Engineer

Responsibilities included supervising engineering staff; managed Floridas Turnpike Structures Inspection Program and Structural Maintenance Repairs Contracts; developed computer automation of in-house Bridge Inventory System.

Sverdrup Corporation, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1992 - September 1992
Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 1990 - April 1992
Structural Load Analysis Engineer

Duties included bridge load rating analysis on FDOT mainframe; review load rating and Biennial Bridge Inspection Report submitted by the Bridge Inspection Consultant for accuracy and identify Bridge Maintenance and Replacement Needs. Field inspection of severely damaged and deteriorated bridge elements and prepared damage assessment reports with corrective recommendations

Braga Burton, Braswell and Associates, Boca Raton, Florida, June 1990 - Sept. 1990
Structural Engineer
Responsibilities included design and analysis of prefabricated reinforced concrete panel systems for commercial and residential construction; design framing and foundation of single story buildings

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, Illinois, June 1989 - May 1990
Research Assistant
Duties included - Research and material testing of various innovative prefabricated building panel systems for U. S. Army construction projects. Co-authored a research paper with University of Illinois professor on analysis and design of polyurethane sandwich panel system.