CV

Academic curriculum vitae — education, appointments, awards, service, and skills.

Education

Ph.D. in Engineering — Construction Engineering & Management 2021

University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Dissertation: “Flexural & Bond Performance of Pre-Tensioned Beams Reinforced with 1.125-inch Diameter Prestressing Strands.”
Advisor: Dr. Marc Maguire

M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering 2018

Utah State University, Logan, UT

Thesis: “On Thermal Bowing of Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels with Flexible Shear Connectors.”
Advisor: Dr. Marc Maguire

Civil Engineer Diploma (Cum Laude) 2014

Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

240-credit program meeting NCEES standards

Academic Appointments

Senior Research Associate 2025 – Present

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Scott Campus), Omaha, NE

Visiting Research Assistant Professor 2024 – 2025

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Postdoctoral Associate 2023 – 2024

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Scott Campus), Omaha, NE

Honors & Awards

PCI George D. Nasser Award (2026)

For “A comprehensive approach to establishing a standard test method for evaluating insulated wall panel wythe connector performance,” PCI Journal.
Outstanding Teacher (2022)

Civil Engineering School, Universidad Iberoamericana, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Ministry of Higher Education, Science & Technology Scholarship (2016)

Merit-based graduate scholarship, $65,905, for M.S. study at Utah State University

Service

Consulting Committee Member 2024 – Present

Precast Concrete Institute — Precast Insulated Wall Panels

Journal Peer Reviewer 2023 – Present

ACI Structural Journal; ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering; ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering; ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice; Engineering Structures (Elsevier); MDPI (Applied Sciences, Buildings, Infrastructures, Sustainability); Journal of Natural Fibers (Taylor & Francis)

Research Proposal Reviewer 2022 – 2026

Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic

Professional Memberships

Professional Engineer, Dominican College of Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors (CODIA), License #33939 — 2015
Member, Precast Concrete Institute — 2016
Member, National Career of Researchers, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology of the Dominican Republic — 2019
Member, American Concrete Institute (Faculty Network) — 2021

Skills & Languages

Software	AutoCADRevitETABSSAFESAP2000Eriksson WallLaTeX
Programming	C++FORTRANPythonRExcel VBA
Computation	MATLABMathCADSMath Studio
Languages	Spanish — NativeEnglish — FluentPortuguese — Elementary to intermediate

For a complete list of publications, grants, and reviewing activity, see Publications.