Craig M. Fortner
55 West Hudson Street, Apartment B, Columbus, Ohio 43202
Tel: (614) 267-8065; Fax: (614)688-3408 E-Mail: fortner.17@osu.edu


OBJECTIVE To obtain a civil engineering position with geotechnical engineering duties

 

EDUCATION The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, graduation September 1999
GPA: Major-3.56/4.0, Cumulative-3.53/4.0
Major: Civil Engineering
Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering
Honors Thesis: Beneficial Re-Use of a Coal Combustion Waste Product

 

HONORS AND AWARDS Undergraduate Research Scholar Award, The Ohio State University, 1998-1999
First Place, 1998 Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University
Dean's List, The Ohio State University, Autumn 1995, Spring 1997, Winter 1998,
Spring 1998, Winter 1999
Sigma Xi, National Research Honorary, 1998
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honorary, 1999
Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honorary, 1998
Eagle Scout, 1992

 

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Research Assistant, 1997-Present
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science
Contact: Dr. William Wolfe, (614) 292-0790

Field Technician, Summer 1997
CTL Engineering, Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio
Field Inspection Services Department
Contact: Bill Sharpe, (614) 276-8123

Network Operator, 1995-1997
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Region One Computer Lab
Contact: Dan Vehr, (614) 292-2429

 

CURRENT PROJECTS Re-Use of Clean Coal Technology By-Products in the Construction of Low
Permeability Liners, The Ohio State University
Ohio Strategic Pavement Study, State Route 23, Delaware, Ohio, The Ohio
State University
Geotechnical Evaluation of Embankment Construction Over Softening
Sludge and Landfill Areas, The Ohio State University
Development and Management of Web Pages, CCP Ohio Pilot Extension
Program and Low Permeability Liners project
ccpohio.eng.ohio-state.edu
ccpohio.eng.ohio-state.edu/liner

 

PUBLICATIONS Preliminary Assessment of an FGD-Lined Lagoon Facility, with William E.
Wolfe and Tarunjit S. Butalia, Proceedings: 13th International Symposium on Use and Management of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs), Orlando, Florida, 1999.

 

PRESENTATIONS Beneficial Re-Use of a Coal Combustion Waste Product, Richard J. and
Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, April 1998.
Performance of a Low Permeability FGD Livestock Waste Lagoon, Coal
Combustion Products Pilot Extension Program Open House, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Western Branch, South Charleston, Ohio, August, 1998.

 

INTERESTS Camping, skiing, hiking, and reading