Equipment & Software
Alejandro Jimenez (Civil Engineering – General Option)
Alejandro is a Civil Engineering student with a general option. He currently is a full-time student at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Alejandro processes and geo-references. las data in Trimble RealWorks prior to exporting the data to AutoCAD Revit. During free time, he would refamiliarize himself with the workings of the software while leaving videos & streams playing in the background. Hobbies include playing sports and video games, which encourage working in a team setting and familiarizes with the basics of software. Strengths include previous experience with the software, as well as understanding the mechanics behind the project. Playing team sports gives you an understanding of how important roles are in teams. If one person falls behind on contributions, that can slow down the project for everyone. understanding the mechanics behind the project. Playing team sports gives you an understanding of how important roles are in teams. If one person falls behind on contributions, that can slow the entire project for everyone else. As such, he will try his best to understand his role, but will not hesitate to ask questions to make the process go along more smoothly. Alejandro is looking forward to learning more about the other members and making connections with them and hopes the project will go smoothly for everyone.
Christopher Dunn (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option )
Christopher Dunn Civil Engineering Geospatial option. Has had a 2 Year internship with Caltrans D11 helping with surveying and 3D AutoCAD drafting. Experience with surveying and using various CAD software helped in the interpretation and understanding of Trimble Real Works, and Context Capture without too much difficulty. Productive use of free time was spent looking up tutorials on how to use the software utilized for this project to aid self and other who many need it. Hobbies include working/maintaining 30-year-old work truck/daily driver, playing video games, long boarding, fishing, and working out every so often. Strengths include visualizing objects prior to creating them in a 3D space and being adaptable. This was useful when learning unfamiliar programs in this project. This project was both an individual and group project, with everyone having a task they had to perform. Having played team-based sports most for 15+ years knowing how to work with others comes naturally. Knowing that failure to complete an individual part not only affects said individual but also everyone in said group is; this is of the upmost importance. Being well informed on what is expected of him and that of the group is what he strives to do. He is looking forward to the future and what it holds for him and his collogues.
Christopher Rodriguez-Ruiz (Civil Engineering - General Option)
Christopher is an undergraduate student majoring in Civil Engineering - General Option. He is currently working for the City of Corona Public Works Department as an intern II. A major component of his role is to perform plan checks by referencing different codes and standards. His experience in this internship has allowed him to apply a broad understanding of engineering mechanics, and hone his skills in the research, interpretation, and understanding of different engineering and surveying documents. Throughout his educational and professional career, he has also learned to work in a team environment and be able to effectively communicate and coordinate with internal team members. He believes that his experience and knowledge has proven resourceful in his contribution to this senior project. Christopher hopes that he and his colleague’s efforts and their diverse set of skills will be demonstrated throughout this project. He believes that their understanding and application of 3D modeling software, will benefit them in their future careers.
Daniel Febles (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option )
Daniel Febles is a Geospatial Option Civil Engineering student at Cal Poly Pomona. He is currently a survey intern at KPFF. Being the designated navigator on family travels and having a fascination for maps, location-based information and services, and augmented reality lead him to the geospatial field where his enthusiasm for surveying and mapping grew. In his free time, he enjoys watching documentaries and reading journal articles because he values a well-rounded knowledge, and it helps in trivia challenges too. He is always looking to learn something new. Daniel looks forward to a career in surveying as a means of serving others.
Felipe Salinas Hernandez (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option )
Felipe is an undergraduate majoring in Civil Engineering with a geospatial option. He is a full-time student. Over his time at Cal Poly Pomona, he has taken various courses that taught him how to process geospatial data. During his free time, he watches videos to help him get a better understanding of the software he is using. His hobbies include working out and running. Working out was a challenge for him at first, but he is not afraid to take challenges that will help him in the long run. Context Capture and Trimble Real works were software’s that were challenging for him at first but over time he was able to measure his proficiency. This is how Felipe fits into the team, he is not someone to give up easily and is always willing to learn and try new things. Felipe is looking forward to learning more from his teammates and hopes this senior project to help him in advance his career.
Isabelle Guido (Civil Engineering - General Option)
Isabelle Guido is a Civil Engineering student with a general option. She currently interns with the City of Anaheim in traffic engineering. The position has helped her develop many skills including accelerating in drafting software, exposure to plan sets, and networking with individuals within the public and private sector. Working with a large team of interns and engineers within a high developing city has allowed her to witness how individual input comes together to create a final team project. Along with her work experience, school has provided her with many opportunities to explore the civil engineering divisions. Her hobbies include exploring new places and painting, and hopes to apply these into the geospatial field as it requires using best management practices to assess the site as well as creativity for the presentation. She believes her biggest asset to this team her willingness to challenge herself in order to create a successful outcome.
Jordan Ngo (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option)
Jordan Ngo is a Civil Engineering student with a geospatial option, and he has learned many geospatial software at Cal Poly Pomona such as Micro Station, Arc GIS, Autodesk Civil 3D, and Autodesk Revit. Currently, he is looking for an internship for geospatial work, and he always tries to improve communication. When he is not studying, he is spending most of his time to play with his daughter. In addition, he spends his free time playing basketball and jogging around the park near his home. His task in this project is the visualization, and it helps him to perfect his skills in using software.
Luis Arriaga (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option)
Luis Arriaga is a Civil Engineering student with a Geospatial Option. He currently is a full time student while working a geotechnical internship with SoCal Geo. He has experience in terms of surveying, working with GIS softwares such as ArcMap, and drafting softwares such as Civil 3D (AutoCAD). Hobbies include playing sports and video games, producing music, and working on a clothing side business. Producing music and working on his clothing brand has showed an important action called commitment and hard work. These two assets have helped him push through this project by giving his best of his ability to push even when times are tough. The senior project is an opportunity for him to know what the pressure is like out in the real world, which will help prepare him to be a better person. Luis is looking forward to building a relationship with his colleagues along with the opportunities that are yet to come.
Mart Nguyen (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option)
Mart Nguyen is majoring in Civil Engineering with a geospatial option and is currently working as an intern at PSOMAS. His main work is to design tract maps but is transitioning into processing and geo- referencing point clouds. His time at Cal Poly Pomona has helped him expand his knowledge of software and technology to guide him to a set career path. When he is not working to improve his proficiency as an engineer, he is spending most of his time outdoors with activities such as rock climbing, surfing, hiking, and biking. This senior project allowed him to test his proficiency with Context Capture and Trimble Real works with images and processing it into a point cloud. This experience was an opportunity to create a foundation to propel his career alongside his team.
Sachindu Lokukatagoda (Civil Engineering – General Option)
Sachindu Lokukatagoda is a Civil Engineering- General Option major student. He is currently working as an intern in the Construction Services with the City of Anaheim. He has experience in terms of drafting software's such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation and ARC GIS. Hobbies includes playing sports and working out. He believes the skills of playing team sports all his life made him prepare for group working environment. He took on the responsibility of putting the following project and website together where it shows and explain the process of the predesign and the planning that goes into the project. Throughout his academic career and internships he has been consistently praised as proactive by his professors and peers. While working on academic and extracurricular projects, he has developed proven multitasking, leadership, and interpersonal skills, which he hope to leverage into the following project. Over the course of his education, he also developed a skill set of consistently demonstrating problem-solving, critical thinking abilities, and willingness to add to his knowledge base skills in every aspects his professional and educational journey.
Stephanie Ji (Civil Engineering – Geospatial Option )
Stephanie is a Civil Engineering student with a geospatial option. She has taken many courses at Cal Poly Pomona that helped her learn processing geospatial data in forms such as point clouds to 3D models. Her experience on these programs has helped further expand her knowledge about the geospatial engineering field. She also has an interest in geography and puzzles which motivate her to continue pursuing her degree. Stephanie collaborates with her teammates efficiently and effectively. Her tactic is to have a strategic plan of attack she shares with her colleagues to ensure they are all on the same page. Stephanie wants to make the world a better place through her work and looks forward to a brighter future.
Vincent Yatar (Civil Engineering – General Option)
Vincent Yatar is a Civil Engineer student with a General Option. He is currently a full-time student and a part-time cross-country/track assistant coach for Cal Poly Pomona before the pandemic. He is familiar with ReCap, Trimble, Revit, and LumenRT. Vincent is also proficient in outdoor engineering task because of his athletic background. His hobbies are sports and PC gaming. PC gaming lead him to invest in hardware that is capable in handling engineering software. His athletic career ranges from middle school to university level. His years in competitive sports have made him accustom to pressure and adversity and produced leadership skills to operate in a team environment. Vincent’s focus on this project is the visualization of the model which help communicate ideas to those unfamiliar to the process. Vincent hopes to engage with other on this project as he finds being a part of a large project is exciting.
Faculty Advisors
Mr. Alan Ng, MSCE, PLS
Allan Ng, MSCE, PLS, is a full-time adjunct professor in the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Civil Engineering Department since 2009 and a licensed land surveyor in California. He teaches courses including Surveying Engineering, Satellite Surveying in Engineering, Photogrammetry, Subdivision Engineering and Legal Descriptions, Digital Mapping, California Land and Boundaries Law and consults on boundary surveys and land development projects. Professor Ng is the coordinator for surveying laboratory and multiple geospatial option courses. Professor Ng has extensive knowledge and experience in digital mapping and modeling, as well as application to surveying and engineering projects.
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Dr. Omar E. Mora
Dr. Omar E. Mora is an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from The Ohio State University, Master of Science degree from Purdue University and Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His current research emphasis is on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), photogrammetry, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), deep learning and geospatial solutions for civil, construction and environmental engineering. Dr. Mora was the first-place recipient of the 2016 John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers presented by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) for the paper titled “Small Landslide Susceptibility and Hazard Assessment Based on Airborne Lidar Data” published in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS).
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Industry Advisor
Saul Melgarejo, LSIT (Project Manager | Environment Services, Topographic Surveys, LiDAR Mapping)
Mr. Melgarejo has worked in the field of land surveying since June of 2006 in the capacity of Project Manager for the Environmental, Topographic Survey for Design, and LiDAR Divisions. Mr. Melgarejo has managed projects for some of the industry’s largest clients such as HDR, CH2MHill (Now Jacobs), GHD, Kimley-Horn, TRC, Arcadis, and many more. He is experienced in topographic mapping, boundary surveying, environmental GeoTracker compliance and analysis, QA/QC procedures, as well as High Definition Laser Scanning with Terrestrial LiDAR. A California State Polytechnic University, Pomona graduate, Mr. Melgarejo’s educational background is well rounded to include photogrammetry, highway engineering, public land surveys, vector dynamics, fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, water supply engineering, structure analysis, and geotechnical engineering. In Mr. Melgarejo’s present capacity as Environmental, Topographic Surveys and LiDAR Mapping Project Manager, he is responsible for field and drafting team oversight, QA/QC, Management and Technology Development, project coordination, supervision, developing strong client relations, and final product delivery.
Licenses: LSIT – California #7771