I am a Master of Science (MS) student in Geotechnical Engineering at Utah State University with a GPA of 3.95, and plan on graduating in May 2026. I hold a EIT license and am seeking entry-level geotechnical engineer positions. Here are my research experiences and projects I have been involved in:
Lead researcher on the Birds Landing Transmission Tower Implosion Project (Antioch, CA), integrating a 1.4-km long Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) array and 133 3C-geophone nodal stations for site characterization and strain monitoring.
Conducted active-source (sledgehammer & tower collapses) and ambient-noise surveys for MASW, MAM, HVSR testing.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams on field logistics, data acquisition, management, processing and design.
Processing and analyzing >1.8 TB of seismic data using Python and surface wave processing packages.
Performing DAS strain-to-particle velocity conversion and DAS–nodal waveform comparisons in terms of amplitude and phase.
Generating shear-wave velocity profiles and HVSR-informed site fundamental frequency maps for site characterization.
Designed axial capacity of driven piles and drilled shafts using APILE from SPT- and CPT-derived soil profiles.
Performed oedometer consolidation tests on Bonneville Clay sample collected from a site in Logan, UT.
Processed and interpreted SPT, CPTu, and DMT field data to estimate soil properties and develop subsurface profiles.
Predicted time–settlement behavior of clay specimens obtained from Logan, UT using 1D and 2D FDM analyses.
Performed Direct Push Crosshole testing at USU Drainage Farm using CPT rigs for Vs calculation and damping analyses.
Interpreted static pile load test data; predicted axial load–settlement and deformation behavior of piles using t–z and q–z curves.
Processed P- and SH-wave seismic refraction, downhole, and SCPT data to develop Vs and Vp profiles.