Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.

Current

• MMC Program Manager at Jacobs Engineering
• College Outreach Chair/Young Member Council Member at Society of American Military Engineers

Past

• Assistant Program Manager at Jacobs Engineering (formerly Carter & Burgess)
• Engineering Management Instructor at Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
• Chief of Construction and Chief of Base Development at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

• Security Engineer and Project Programmer at Aviano Air Base, Italy
• Environmental Engineer at Aviano Air Base, Italy

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Education

• The University of Texas at Austin
• United States Air Force Academy

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Industry

Civil Engineering

Websites

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Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Summary

Registered professional civil engineer focused on front-end planning and asset management of engineering infrastructure.

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Specialties:

front-end planning, cost estimating, conceptual/schematic design, construction management/project controls, security engineering, asset management, project management, program management

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Experience

• MMC Program Manager

  Jacobs Engineering

  (Public Company; JEC; Oil & Energy industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Jacobs provides full-service asset management services to the North Texas Tollway Authority under a Maintenance Management Consultant (MMC) contract.

• College Outreach Chair/Young Member Council Member

  Society of American Military Engineers

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  - Serve as the College Outreach Chair and Board of Direction member in the 20,000+ member society. My mission is to assist 118 local posts (chapters) in mentoring and building professional relationships between post members and students majoring in engineering and related programs at local colleges and universities. I also mentor the student council and try to introduce 1300 student members to job opportunities in the federal programs business sector.
  - Served as the Young Member Council Secretary from August 2006-May 2008 providing ideas and updates to 4000 Young Members (<36 years old) in the Society. LinkedIn is one of those ideas that I came up with. If you are a SAME member and interested in joining the SAME group on LinkedIn send me a message at samecollegeoutreach (at) gmail.com.

• Assistant Program Manager

  Jacobs Engineering (formerly Carter & Burgess)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JEC; Oil & Energy industry)

  July 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 5 months)

  Assistant Program Manager for Infrastructure Engineering on the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Maintenance Management Consultant (MMC) contract. Responsibilities focus on asset management of NTTA systems to include roadways, bridges, facilites and fleet. The asset management role in the MMC can be categorized into two major areas: (1) condition assessments, and (2) infrastructure engineering. I provide oversight of the planning, initiating, execution and follow-up in construction and maintenance of the condition assessments and infrastructure projects.

• Engineering Management Instructor

  Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  Provided Professional Continuing Education to over 1500 engineering personnel. Expertise includes facility planning, cost estimating, logistics management, security engineering, and financial management.
  - Superb communicator; highest overall instructor feedback rating on staff of 28 instructors
  - Developed distance learning curriculum that avoided $1.2M in student travel costs
  - Created website cutting Pentagon information flow to base engineers from 2+ weeks to 1 day

• Chief of Construction and Chief of Base Development

  Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)

  December 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Supervised 13 Quality Assurance Evaluators responsible for $90M construction program. Directed inspection, negotiation, modification and acceptance of design-build and traditional contracting work. Also led 3 personnel planning, and estimating $800M worth of facility requirements from January to July. Developed and briefed Long-range Development Plan vision to 27 distinguished visitors and commanders.
  - Saved $52M by garnering Congressional approval to convert proposed dormitories into high rises
  - Simultaneously managed 8 projects worth $6M to reopen critical fighter jet runway in 54 days
  - Project management skills saved $60K and eliminated potential delays on $12.5M Fitness Center
  - Efforts recognized; won the Best Engineering Flight in the Air Force and Junior Officer of the Quarter

• Security Engineer and Project Programmer

  Aviano Air Base, Italy

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  June 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 3 months)

  Led 14 member team to identify and correct facility security vulnerabilities. Integrated user requirements with Air Force standards and efficient engineering practices to validate work requests and create projects.
  - Identified and programmed $11M in force protection requirements in response to 9/11 threats
  - Project Engineer for $2M Vehicle Inspection Station; developed 35% design improving base security

• Environmental Engineer

  Aviano Air Base, Italy

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)

  May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  Identified, prioritized and programmed environmental requirements. Managed pollution prevention and hazardous waste/materials programs. Unit Deployment Manager for 156 personnel and their equipment.
  - Project lead for 25-person internal environmental compliance audit--reduced negative findings 28%
  - Prepared/deployed 35-person team in less than two weeks to support Operation Enduring Freedom

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  M.S. , Civil Engineering (Construction Management) , 2002 — 2003

  Wrote thesis titled, "Addressing Security in the Early Stages of the Project Life Cycle"

• United States Air Force Academy

  1996 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  Football

Additional Information

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Websites:

• My passion
• My company
• Current client

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Interests:

For the SAME Career Advisory Network (CAN): willing to help with PE exam prep, military to private sector transtions, resume writing, job interviews, graduate school, US Air Force Engineers, short tours, overseas assignments, or how to get more involved with SAME

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Groups:

Society of American Miltary Engineers (SAME), Tau Beta Pi, US Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, Texas Exes, CMAA, NSPE, TexITE, DallasBlue, Falcon Football Pride Club

•    US Service Academy Alumni
•    Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin
•    Society of American Military Engineers
•    Dallas Texas Exes
•    International Facility Management Association
•    UT Austin Alumni Group
•    Construct IN
•    Civil Engineering Central Group
•    Young Professionals of Plano
•    DallasBlue DFW
•    Zoomie Alumni
•    Professional Engineer Society NSPE
•    University of Texas at Austin, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Alumni
•    Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT)
•    Road Builders Professional Group
•    USAFA AOG
•    American Concrete Institute
•    LiPEG
•    DFW Veteran's Business Network
•    Service Academy Business Professionals
•    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
•    LinkedPlano - Plano/Collin County, Texas
•    Air Force Civil Engineers
•    Friends of the USAFA Endowment
•    Falcon Football Pride Club
•    The Infrastructure Security Partnership
•    Highway Maintenance Professionals

Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E.’s Honors:

Distinguished Graduate from the Air Force Academy, #1 Graduate from Construction Management Masters program at University of Texas, SAME Regional Vice President's Medal

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