Good Morning Dr. Lowery

8/20/11

Good Morning Dr. Lowery.

I hope that you're having a wonderful summer. I recently got into contact with a PE at a search and placement firm looking to fill a position that requires the background of a recent graduate with MS/ME in Structural Engineering. If you know of any students that would be interested in pursuing this opportunity, they can contact the person at the information below:

Paul Wallick, P.E.
Search and Placement Professional

Manager - Heavy Civil Group
Double Eagle Group

Twitter: paulwallickpe

LinkedIn:

Thanks!

Sajjad Ghulam Ali, EIT
MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental Track)

Texas A&M University

Professor Lowery,

Howdy! My father forwarded an email to me, from you, requesting information from Former Students about opportunities for engineering grads from A&M.

I would like to share some information with you regarding this matter. I am an Account Manager for Talascend Engineering Resources in Houston. We specialize in placing engineers of all disciplines with some of the most well known companies in the world. Here in Houston, we focus mainly on oil & gas professionals while in our Detroit location, we focus on the automotive disciplines. Please feel free to share our website, with new graduates and Former Students. We post all of our jobs, all across the world, on our website and it is updated daily. I also post our more entry-level positions on the A&M Career Center portal, HireAggies. I also make sure to post all jobs, that are requested through my clients, on the TexAgs.com Job Network Forum. Any steps I can take to help out fellow Ags is taken!

Thanks and Gig 'Em!

Regards,

Chris Bena

Account Development Coordinator

Dr. Lowery,

Our company, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services, Inc., is very much interested in hiring some civil engineers that are interested in working on oil and gas projects worldwide. Information on our company is available on our web site –

If you have students that would like to interview with us about prospective employment, please have them call Mr. Alan Young at 281-799-7190 or send me an email at . Our company currently has a number of employees that are Aggies,and we would like to hire more.

Thanks for your advising us of the opportunity.

Alan

Dear Dr. Lowery,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding opportunities for your civil engineering students! We are interested in providing internships and in interviewing recent graduates for potential employment.

I assist with recruiting for the firm and can help distribute any resumes you might have…even for past (newly unemployed) students looking for help from you for placement. Also, if you have recruiting events, we would like to consider attending them.

I am attaching a brochure that might be of interest to your students. Not only does it feature several young engineers in meaningful positions to which your students could relate, it discusses how the much-over-used-term “sustainability” is really mostly the exercise of good practices by the professional disciplines, and not so much about LEED points. (Though the USGBC movement has certainly raised awareness!)

(See

Please keep me in the loop of your recruiting needs. And if you like, from time to time I can send you information that might help your students get an inside peek at what it is like to work at firms like Dunaway.

Thank you!

Susie Peden

Chief Marketing Officer

Dunaway Associates

I just got a call from Clark Construction, one of the largest in the country, saying that while they were not actually beating the bushes for new engineers, they would seriously consider your resume through their website at

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From Brandon Fick, who said the following helped him in a recent move:

Lee: I am a Civil Engineering graduate from Texas A&M. I am not practicing in the field of engineering these days, I have actually moved into human resources. I am close to our engineering hiring for the company. As far as CenterPoint Energy goes, candidates should check our website once a week. We post all of our positions below director on our website daily. Candidates can review postings, job descriptions and post for the position on the website. The location is .
Gig ‘Em, Stan
Class of 81

Dr. Lowery,

The city of Plano is looking for a senior engineer for their department.

Senior engineer -

Chris Lam, PE

Lam Consulting Engineering

Hello,

I received your email as a forward from one of my managers and wanted to inform you that Bechtel will attend the career fair in September so we hope you are able to direct interested students our direction! Bechtel will select students that apply to positions we will open the week of the career fair to an invitation only College Day at our office. There are only 50 spaces so if you would like to instruct students to update their resumes with their graduation dates, classes, projects and experience that would definitely give them a good starting point!

Opportunities are available at

Kind Regards,

Tracie Shavrnoch, PHR

HR-Early Career Development Manager

I just got a call from one of our former students who graduated 3 years ago and is now working with Trican Well Service. They are a Canadian firm opening up in a major way in the U.S. and intend to hire both experienced engineers and new college graduates. You can see what they do at and apply at Go to the bottom of the page where it shows

Apply Now:Print Application(include your resume) <- (This is where you would apply for one of the jobs listed)
If you do not see a position that interests you but would like to be considered for future positions, please complete our generalapplication. You may do so by applyingonlineor by printingthe general application and mailing/faxing it with your resume to:
Trican Well Service, L. P.
Attention: Human Resources
5825 N. Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77086
Fax: (281) 716-9211
Thank you for your interest in Trican. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

He says there are many more openings than currently listed, and speaks very highly of the firm. You may not be sure how to fill out their application, since it is really slanted towards drilling. For what I would do, see You cannot, of course, use those exact words, or all 50 of your applications will say the same thing and they will throw them all out. Make up something that is appropriate to you.

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The following firm is not now accepting applications for this position. Plan on attending the SEC Career Fair at A&M this fall. If you are seriously interested, and think they would be crazy to pass you up, you can email me your resume and I may know someone at the firm who might take a look at it. Use Jaster Quintanilla and your last name in the Subject line.

Dr. Lowery,

Thank you for your persistence. Jaster Quintanilla in San Antonio[will be] seeking a structural engineering student with or without a masters, though a masters is preferred.We will be attending the next SEC career fair this fall. We are looking to hire a December graduate.

Regards,

Tim

Texas A&M Class of '07

The following requires 5 years structural design experience. The job description is listed below.

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Note: Amended by later email as having some interest in new graduates. See further down.

Lee –

I have looked on Aggie Careers without much success. I do have one position open right now for a Structural Engineer and we would love to see some resumes for recent graduates. We need a Civil Engineer with a strong structural background. I am attaching a job description. I look forward to hearing from you.

LaRay Van Meter, SPHR

VP, HR & Administration

Conservatek Industries, Inc.

Division of CST Industries, Inc.

498 N. Loop 336 East

Conroe, TX 77301

Email address:

Please visit us at

Conservatek Industries, Inc.

Position Description

Position Name: Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performs structural designs given specified load requirements, geometric constraints and contractual requirements.
• Coordinates engineering design work with Project Management, Manufacturing, and Field Construction.
• Monitors engineering design schedules and engineering performance against budgets.
• Troubleshoots and communicates with Manufacturing and Field Construction personnel during the manufacturing and installation phases of the project.
• Interfaces on technical issues with project managers, customers and general contractors.
• Provides technical direction to Detailers and Designers throughout all phases of the design process, with particular emphasis in the use of sound structural details.

Required Skills:

• Experience using FE structural design software and familiarity with AutoCAD.
• In-depth knowledge of AISC Manual of Steel Construction or Aluminum Association Specifications for Aluminum Structures.

Experience Requirements:

• Degree in structural engineering from an accredited program.
• Proficiency using FE design codes such as SAP2000, STAAD and Cosmos.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD
• A minimum of 5 years of structural design experience

Years of Experience: 2-15 years

Salary: Salary exempt position. Amount negotiable based on experience

Amended email:

Lee –

We have hired graduates right out of A&M and trained them to get to this point and we are willing to do that again. So greenhorns may apply as well as the seasoned engineers. We will consider both.

Thanks for emailing me back.

Hello Dr. Lowery,

I hope you're doing well in College Station.

L3 Communications is a company here in Waco, Texas that hires structural oriented engineers. The company specializes in aircraft modifications. It would begood tolet students know about them.

Thank you Dr. Lowery.

Saul Balderas, E.I.T.

General:

Employment:

Internships:

Dr. Lowery,

Most municipalities have gone to NEO GOV, an on-line application process. They capture jobs from all over the nation including the ones here at the City of El Paso. Have the grads check it out. Good luck!

Ellen "Lyon" Smyth

'81

Ellen A. Smyth, P.E., MPA

Director, Environmental Services

City of El Paso

Mr. Lowery,

After 26+ yrs. in the pipeline industry, I moved over to the US Department of Transportation dealing with pipeline regulations. All current positions for the Federal government or found on:

This covers all facets of employment opportunities.

Gene Roberson

Staff Engineer

Howdy!
Thanks for the request for employment opportunities. At Burns & McDonnell, we are actively seeking Engineers (Civil, Environmental, Structural, etc), as we have just been awarded some major power plant projects (and we are excited about them!). Burns and Mac is a great place to work, and we even have a few Aggies here in Kansas City. :) I have only been with the company for 7 months, but as a formerApplication Specialist at Intergraph, I have known them for years. When I needed to move to Kansas City, I knew who I wanted to work for!
I have recently married, but still check this email address with my former name. I guess I should get in the system and update my new status! Great to hear from you and please wish the graduates good luck! Let them know my name and contact information so I can help them, if possible.
Please search our website, for career opportunities. We have offices nationwide, but our HQ is in Kansas City, MO.
Gig'em!
Kari Williams Wrampe '96

Senior Applications Engineer
Burns & McDonnell
9400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114

Hi Dr. Lowery,

I hope you are well. Although I no longer work for this company, I browsed around the City of Austinjob search engine and they have a position available for a Wastewater systems planning engineer. The website to apply for this position is:

Click on "Search Postings" on the left frame, write "068828" under the jobrequisition number, and leave all of the other values on default. They are looking for engineers with any type of experience.

Hope this helps at least a little bit. Best,

--
Jorge R Urquidi

Graduate Research Assistant /Indoor Air Quality
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

Texas A&M Civil Engineering '10

Dr. Lowery,

Glad to see that you are still an advocate for the student. That was something that I admired about you when I was a student at TAMU.

We just recently hired someone to fill a new position that we had, but I may have an additional opening in the near future. Feel free to post our contact information as a potential job opportunity for recent graduates as well as those that may have lost a job and are looking. I will keep their information on file and will give them a call should something come available.

Homeyer Engineering, Inc.

PO Box 294527

Lewisville, Texas 75029

e-mail:

Thanks

Steven R. Homeyer, P.E. ‘94

TX FIRM REGISTRATION NO. F-8440

OK FIRM LICENSE NO. CA-6112

PHONE: 972-906-9985

FAX: 972-906-9987

The City of McAllen Engineering Department currently has a job opening for a Designer (graduate engineer). We are seeking to fill the position as soon as possible. If there are any interested candidates, they can find the job description on our website, under Apply for Jobs.

Yvette Barrera, PE, CFM

City Engineer

City of McAllen

Professor Lowery:

Thank you for your email. I have the privilege of working at Jones & Carter, Inc. managing the Woodlands office. We notified our HR Manager, Kim Williams, recently advising her we are looking for two (2) grads and will be attending the Fall Career Fair and accepting resumes. Please have your interested students contact Ms. Williams at or mail the resumes to HR Department, Jones & Carter, Inc., 6335 Gulfton, Houston, TX 77081.

Again, thank you for your inquiry and we look forward to visiting with the students at the Career Fair.

Ed Shackelford, P.E.

Vice President/Operations Manager

Jones & Carter, Inc.

A long shot, if you want to work in Washington, D.C. or environs:

Professor Lowery.

Thanks for the email. Unfortunately I'm retired and out of the system and can't be of assistance.

Recommend you go to our local club web site at and leave a messageto our young Aggies.

I'm a member of the board, the National Capital Texas A&M Club, and know they will assist if they can.

Gig 'em,

Jim Armenakis'58

BTHO SMU

The City of McAllen currently has a job opening for an EIT. Refer to for information.

Thank you,

Christina Hickey '08

Replies must use the following subject line:
“TAMU CE Resume (Field) (Last Name), where Field = General, Environmental, Ocean, etc., and Last Name is your last name”

From: Bobby Greaves [mailto:
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 9:14 AM
To: Lee L. Lowery, Jr.
Subject: Request for Civil Engineering Employment Information

Lee, it’s always good to hear from you.

I am not hiring right now, but if you will forward resumes,I will review and pass on to potential employers I am doing business with.

Bdg\

Bobby D. Greaves

Exec. VP, Sec/Trea

JSR, Inc.

8835 Greaves Ln.

Schertz, TX 78154

Bobby:

Sounds great, but be prepared to just toss the last 100 when they overwhelm you. I will tell them that unless they put “TAMUCE Resume (Field) (Last Name)” in the subject line, it will go out with the spam, to help you control it.

Thanks,

Lee

From: James Winfrey

Lee-

I worked for AT&T and over the years they have generally hired several top engineering graduates every year from various universities. The best way to contact them is to go on the ATT.com web site and follow the directions.

Jim '65

Master’s degree/candidates, Structures Option only:

Dr. Lowery,

Thank you for the email. We have hired a couple of civil engineers this year in our land development group here in Dallas. We have looked at a few structural candidates, but have not yet made a hire. Projects have been slow to develop this year and those on the books have slowed down or been phased out. There appears to be good project potential, but it is slow to come.

I will forward your email to our Dallas office who may need additional civil engineers in the future. I will also forward this information to our Fort Worth office who may need a structural engineer in the future.

If you have any master’s candidates with a structural emphasis, I would like to evaluate and possibly interview. I feel we will make an additional hire this year in our transportation group, but I’m not sure with the exact timing at this point.

I look forward to hearing back from you,

cmg

HUITT-ZOLLARS, INC.

Chris M. Gilstrap, P.E., SECB

Hi Dr. Lowery,

Gig'em. Thanks for your email. We are, in fact, hiring in this office here in San Antonio. We are an affiliate of the largest recruiting organization in the world, MRINetwork ( so we have our finger on the pulse of hiring across the USA.

I'd love to hire a few Aggies to work here in our recruiting office in San Antonio.Now you might ask, "David, what on God's earth does a BSCE have to do withbecoming a recruiter? They got their CE degree to be a headhunter?"

Well, if I told you that a new college BSCE from TAMU could make $50,000 first year, $80,000 2nd year, and $100,000+ year three out of college, that would be the hard facts that may make a CE take a second look.

In addition, we focus on placing engineers in companies, and it takes one to know one. We like to hire engineers who know how to recruit and communicate with other engineers.