User:Cacdao

Dr. Dao has started his academic profession since 1981 when he graduated from Phu Tho Polytechnic University in South Vietnam. For two years, he served as assistant professor for the institution. He fled Vietnam by boat and arrived to the United States of America as a political refugee in 1992. He learned English and engineering then worked for the industries and government which include Paul-Kohler Consulting Structural Engineers, Pima Association of Government, Transportation Planning Division, Arizona Department of Transportation, and Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson. After obtaining his doctorate degree in 2007, he has continued to serve as an adjunct faculty for the Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics (CAEM) of the University of Arizona. Since July 2017, he has served as the lead of the Civil Engineering program at the American University in Phnom Penh (AUPP) under University of Arizona Global Micro-Campus Network.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

University of Arizona, Adjunct Faculty, CEEM, 1/2013-present.

University of Arizona, Adjunct Faculty, College of Engineering, 8/2013-present.

Phu Tho Polytechnic University, Assistant Professor, South Vietnam, 1/1981-12/1983.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

AME 105 – Computer Programming in Civil Engineering – MATLAB.

ENGR 102 – Introduction to Engineering Design.

CE 210 – Engineering Graphics.

CE 214 – Engineering Mechanics Statics.

CE 215 – Mechanics of Solids.

CE 260 - Computer Programming in Civil Engineering (MATLAB).

CE 303 – Numerical Analysis for Civil Engineers.

CE 310 - Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering.

CE 343 – Soil Mechanics.

CE 434/534 - Design of Wood and Masonry Structures.

CE 435/535 – Prestressed Concrete Structures.

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Intelligent Integrated Structural Health Monitoring, PLLC – Founder, Manager, 1/2016-present.

Raytheon Missile Systems – Structural Analyst, 6/2000-12/2006.

Paul-Kohler Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc.- Intern, 10/1998-5/1999.

Pima Association of Governments, Transportation Planning Division, Arizona Department of Transportation -State Service Intern, 6/1996 – 7/1997.

Construction Contractor, Saigon, Vietnam – 1983-1989.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Graduate Student Award, College of Engineering, University of Arizona, 2007.

Graduate College Registration Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2005-2006.

Gates Millennium Scholars, 2000-2004.

John S. Sundt Memorial Scholarship, 1999-2000.

Graduate College Fellowship, University of Arizona, 1999-2000.

Graduate College Registration Scholarship, University of Arizona, 1999-2000.

Graduate College Minority Fellowship, University of Arizona, 1998-1999.

Graduate Academic Resident Scholarship, University of Arizona, 1998-1999.

Graduate College Minority Registration Scholarship, University of Arizona, 1998-1999.

Robie Gold Medals (Undergraduate Outstanding Senior Award), University of Arizona, 1998. Ashton Company Scholarship, 1997-1998.

Spirit of Achievement Scholarship, University of Arizona, 1996-1997.

Gramm Civil Engineering School Scholarship, 1996-1997.

BPOE Elks Club 385 Scholarship, 1995.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

President- Graduate Students Council, Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, 2000-2002.

Commissioner - Pima County Domestic Violence Commission, 1996.

Committee Member - Bilingual Education Study Committee of Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona, 1997.

DEGREES

Ph.D. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

M.S. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

B.S. Civil Engineering University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

B.S. Structural Engineering HCM City University of Technology, HCM City, HCM City, Viet Nam