Name: Virginia Smith Virginia Smith 3006 Duval Street Apartment #3 Austin, TX 78705 Email: vbs124@hotmail.com EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant 01/2007 to present Virginia is currently working as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Maidment. As a graduate research assistant her work is focused on developing an Integrated Drought Information System for the State of Texas. Peace Corps Samoa 06/2004 to 06/2006 As a volunteer in the Peace Corps, Virginia worked in Village Based Development Program. Her work was split between the national water and sewer projects and small scale village with development projects. Her work included hydrologic design, environmental impact analysis, establishing electronic standards for design using computer programs, site planning, and structural design. Some of the village projects she worked on included planning a primary school renovation, creating a freshwater pool (village of Auala), designing a media lab/community school center (village of Asau), managing a project to build rain catchments for water deprived communities, helping to create a homework center and making a sea turtle conservation pool (village of Auala). Additionally, she helped started a library and a literacy program in the village of Auala. Lowe Engineers, Atlanta, GA 05/2001 to 05/2004 Engineering Full-time EIT 12/2003 to 05/2004 Engineering Co-op 3 semesters and part-time employee 5 semesters Virginia worked on site planning design, road and highway design/expansion. Her work included project management and planning, drainage design (storm and sanitary), highway design, road design, utility planning, arborists reports, mapping, CAD work, tree protection plans, flood studies, right-of-way plans, erosion control plans, and other required work for site planning and road design. Worked as a photogrammetrist (part-time1 semester). Worked as a GIS technician (part-time 2 semesters). Name: Virginia Smith Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 01/2003 to 12/2003 Geomatics Teaching Assistant for William Daniels ADDITIONAL EXPERINCE Server for Rocky Mountain Pizza, Atlanta, GA Server for Ruby Tuesday, Preston, MD Server for Uncle Vito’s NY Pizza, Snellville, GA Lawn Manicurist for Lawn Boys, Lawrenceville, GA Gardner’s Assistant for Arthur Buck Jones Wholesale Nursery, Grayson, GA DEGREES Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, December 2003 Currently Pursuing: University of Texas Austin, TX Masters of Science in Environmental and Water Resource Engineering TRAINING Computer training: All Microsoft office products, Microstation with Photogrammetric and TDS associated conversions, AutoCAD, KaCEi, GIS software (ESRI- Arcview products), unix, java, Matlab, and Maple Additional Training: Cost estimating for civil engineering, project management, hydrologic training, federal highway hydraulic and hydrologic design training, surveying (using GIS, GPS, transom, and levels), photogrammetry, air and water pollution analysis, drafting, cross cultural diversity, and PACA tools (Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage tools –used for community assessments) FOREIGN LANGUAGES Samoan: certificate of proficiency French: 1 semester in college, 5 ½ years in secondary school German: 2 years in-country experience, additional 2 years in secondary school Greek: 2 years in-country experience Japanese: 2 years in-country experience, and 1 year in primary school education Name: Virginia Smith ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Avanoa Tutusa (Vice President-Promoting education in Samoa) Working with Computers for Education (sponsored by NASA) (in Samoa) Working with Rotary’s “Stimulate a Love for Reading” project (in Samoa) American Society of Civil Engineers (inactive while in Samoa) Daughters of the American Revolution Georgia Department of Transportation Auto CAD User’s Group (while working in Georgia) Georgia Department of Transportation KaCEi User’s Group (while working in Georgia) Village Chief for the Village of Auala, on the Island of Savai’i, in Samoa (Title Tu’i Safua) Georgia Tech-Young Alumni Association Ausa Secondary School track Coach Saturday Outreach Soup Kitchen Host (University Methodist Church- Austin, TX) College Organizations and Activities: American Society of Civil Engineers Alpha Xi Delta (Officer) Choose Children (Volunteer) Team Buzz-Service Organization Georgia Tech Track and Field (Letterman’s Club) Georgia Tech Cross Country (Letterman’s Club)