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Elizabeth J. Agnew

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand."

- Woodrow Wilson

EDUCATION

Stanford University, School of Engineering, Stanford, CA, 9/2004 – 6/2005

  • • Master of Science in Structural Engineering, 3.7 GPA

Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY, 8/2000 – 5/2004

  • • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 3.6 GPA

Coach U, 12/2006 – 3/2008

  • • Core Essentials Program Graduate from the leading global provider of coach training programs

The Clarkson School, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 8/1999 – 5/2000

  • • University program for accelerated high school students

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Vision, Goal, Action. Coaching, San Francisco, CA, 9/2006 – 9/2007
Founder

  • • Work one-on-one with clients to clarify their vision, set goals, and take action
  • • Continually develop and implement coaching practice
  • • Currently in training with Coach U, working towards professional certification
  • • Manage all aspects of the business: web design, marketing, networking, etc.

Hinman Consulting Engineers, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 8/2005 – 2/2008
Project Engineer

  • • Support project teams in structural analysis & design to mitigate explosive loading effects
  • • Perform dynamic, non-linear analysis using single/multiple degree-of-freedom models
  • • Peer-review structural calculations for conformance to seismic & blast criteria
  • • Develop in-house technical standards

Bernier, Carr & Associates, PC, Watertown, NY, Summer 2004
Resident Project Representative

  • • Full-time on-site evaluation of a low-slope re-roofing project
  • • Assessed and reported current roof conditions for a local school district

LeChase Construction Services, LLC, Rochester, NY, Summer 2003
Intern

  • • Assisted project manager on $13 million new construction project
  • • Administered LEED requirements to Construction Manager

CH Energy Group, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY, Summers 2001, 2002
Intern

  • • Wrote specification to replace corroded tower legs on existing steel transmission towers
  • • Coordinated with creators of transmission line software to clean out bugs

Friendly’s Ice Cream, Ithaca, NY, 2002 – 2004
Server

Lady Foot Locker, Massena, NY, 6/1998 – 8/2000
Shift Manager

  • • Open / closed retail store, worked with part-time employees to enforce sales goals

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

WOMAN, Inc. – Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, 6/2006 - present
Crisis Line Volunteer

  • • Woman, Inc. is a multi-service agency helping battered women in the Bay Area
  • • Completed 40-hour domestic violence certification training
  • • Answer crisis line calls on weekends from women in domestic violence situations

EPGY – Education Program for Gifted Youth, Stanford University, Summer 2005
Head Residential Counselor

  • • Coordinated and scheduled activities for counselors and students
  • • Dealt with health and discipline issues between students and counselors
  • • Liaison between higher-level EPGY staff, parents, and other university officials

EARS – Empathy, Assistance, and Referral Service, Cornell University, 2001 - 2004
Peer Counselor & Trainer

  • • EARS provides counseling, training, outreach and leadership development services
  • • Nonjudgmental, short-term counseling using empathy and active listening skills
  • • Three training levels focus on communication, counseling, and problem solving
  • • Was trainer for the mid-level program that focused on special topics

Stanford University, Fall 2004
Teaching Assistant for Freshman Introductory Course

  • • Administered labs, taught tutorials, graded homework and held office hours

Concrete Canoe Team, Cornell University, Spring 2004
Team Captain

  • • Led ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) student chapter to win regional championships
  • • Project included building canoe, writing report, presenting design and racing

Study Abroad in Grenoble, France, Spring 2003

  • • Widened perspective on and understanding of global cultures
  • • Became proficient in French

PERSONAL INTERESTS

reading • cooking • board games • good friends • mountain biking • running • swing dancing • swimming • skiing

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