areas, and sinkhole remediation. Each day, Ryan developed a daily field report to document tasks performed throughout the course of the day. These reports identified construction deficiencies and indicated whether or not work was performed to the standards upheld by the construction drawings and project specifications.

In the summer 0f 2014, Ryan interned with Victaulic, an engineering company who focuses on construction piping solutions and is based in Easton, PA. While this marked Ryan’s second year with Victaulic, this was his first experience working in Victaulic’s Construction Piping Services (CPS) department. During his time in the CPS department, Ryan was responsible for analyzing the piping systems for existing oil fields and replicating each system with a three-dimensional AutoCAD drawing. These drawings were intended represent the existing piping connection methods with the Victaulic piping connection methods by use of TSI components within a three-dimensional AutoCAD environment. Ryan would then develop a bill of materials from the AutoCAD drawing, and these would be used to provide a price estimates for the client. At Victaulic, Ryan was also responsible for aiding with quantity takeoffs, projects estimate comparisons, and additional AutoCAD modeling.

Extracurricular and Leadership Opportunities

Design Build Institute of America - Penn State Chapter

From the fall of 2012 to the fall of 2014, Ryan was a member of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) Penn State Chapter. Ryan served as the club’s project manager from the fall of 2013 to the fall of 2014. As project manager, Ryan was responsible for creating project estimates, obtaining quotes for project materials, and presenting design proposals to College Township.

During the 2012-2013 academic year, the Penn State DBIA was awarded the Spring Creek Park pedestrian bridge service project. The project scope was to design and build a pedestrian bridge spanning 45 feet over Spring Creek at Spring Creek Park. Ryan was a member of the design team and the construction team for this project. He gained experience with interacting with architecture students, developing project drawings, working within a project schedule and budget, and constructing an actual structure. As a member of the DBIA, Ryan was fortunate enough to attend the DBIA National conference in Dallas, TX in October 2014.

Penn State Baseball Club

Ryan is a member of the Penn State Baseball Club Division 2 team. This is an organized travel baseball team at Penn State who has successfully competed for the national championship in each of the past seven seasons. As a member of the club, Ryan has played first base, third base, and pitcher. Ryan has been a member of the club since the fall of 2011.

From 2014 spring to the 2016 fall, Ryan operated as the club president. As the club president, Ryan  had the following responsibilities: create team schedule for in-conference and out of conference games; act as primary line of communication with the NCBA (National Club Baseball Association), the club sports officials at Penn State, and opposing team managers; aid the team’s coach in developing and executing a practice schedule; submit appropriate forms and paperwork to the appropriate the NCBA and Club Sports Office; organize and set up travel arrangements for away contests; create team budget and collect team dues; hold interviews for assistant coaching positions; evaluate and select players from yearly tryouts; and coordinate fundraising events.