Diana HASEGAN | Curriculum Vitae | diana.hasegan.com

Educational Background

• University 2006 - 2010: - Dual degree: B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering and B.A. Economics and Business at LAFAYETTE College, Easton PA. GPA: 3.91
  Related Coursework:
  • Civil Engineering: Environmental, Transportation Systems, Water Resources, Structural Analysis and Steel Design, Advanced Steel Design, Geotechnical, Civil Engineering Project Management, Civil Engineering Design I, Civil Engineering Design II, Fluid Mechanics, Architectural Engineering
  • Economics: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Economic Development
  • General: Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, Public Policy and Engineering, Sustainable Solutions, Intermediate Chinese
  
  
• Interim Abroad Course Janurary 2009: Envisioning Environmental Science in New Zealand
  
  
• Study Abroad Spring 2008: - Exchange semester at LINGNAN University, Hong Kong SAR, China
  Related Coursework: China, Hong Kong and the World Economy, Regional Development in China, The Hong Kong Economy, World Environmental History, Chinese as a Second Language (Mandarin), Business Statistics
  
  
• High-school 2002 - 2006: - Colegiul National UNIREA, Targu Mures, Romania - Profile : Mathematics - Computer Science - English

Skills

• Transferable Skills
  • Communication: completed multiple writing courses such as the first year seminar, college writing and engineering professionalism and ethics with high grades; won the first place in the Environmental Engineering Poster Competition; presented multiple sessions in front of small and large audiences on the topic of undergraduate admission in the US.
  • Team Work: have been part of various classroom, laboratory and extra-curricular teams; completed a 4-hour Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Session on Team Chartering.
  • Research: completed aprox. 7 months of EXCEL Research on genetic algorithms application in civil engineering. Currently involved in an independent study research project on green buildings another EXCEL Research project on Alternative Energy Options for a Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • Multi-cultural competence: Completed 10 hours of training. Applying the concepts and learnings on a constant basis through my Resident Advisor position.
  • Conflict resolution: Completed 20 hours of training organized by CODECS Foundation for Leadership.
  • Leadership: initiated and led multiple projects on sustainable practices (Green Reeder, Composting) and education (undergraduate study in the US, presentation on re-thinking Romanian education)
• Computer
  • Document Processing: Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office Suite, Google Docs Suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional
  • Image Processing: Adobe Photoshop
  • AutoCAD: Civil 3D
  • HEC-RAS
  • SAP: Structural Analysis Program
  • Stata10
  • Programming: Pascal, Delphi, Visual C++, FoxPro, HTML
• Language skills
  • Romanian - native
  • English - fluent/proficient
  • French - basic (took aprox. 4 years of middle to high-school classes)
  • German - basic (took 2 years of high-school classes)
  • Chinese (Mandarin) - very basic (took 1 semester course, learned aprod. 100 characters)
• Driving license - category B

Experience

EXCEL Research: Nazareth Wastewater Treatment Plant Alternative Energy Consulting
Lafayette College (Nazareth, PA)
Have been working on a research project to help the Waste Water Treatment Plant from Nazareth to evaluate different alternative energy resources available. Analyzed the feasibility of solar, wind and geothermal energy and currently looking into more depth for the implementation of a photovoltaic field.

Independent Study - THE GREEN REEDER HOUSE PROJECT Lafayette College (Easton, PA)
Initiated a project to create a sustainable living community in the Reeder Street Scholars House. The purpose of the project is to renovate the house to be healthier and more efficient, reaching green building standards, and to develop a community dedicated to a sustainable life. Through the independent study I will be looking into the assessment of the house, researching what have others done in the same field as well as designing a solution for the renovation of the house.

Resident Adviser at Lafayette College
Act as an information resource, activities organizer, liaison to the Office of Residence Life, adviser and friend for the residents in Reeder Street Scholars House and McKelvy Scholars House.

Intern at WESSLING Romania, (Targu Mures, Romania)
Worked on a groundwater remediation project in the testing phase contracted by this Environmental Services International Company. Also helped with translation to and from English, German and Romanian and performed basic office duties.

EXCEL Research Program at Lafayette College - (Easton, PA)
Researched Multi-Objective Optimization using Genetic Algorithms with application in Wireless Sensor Networks and Large Span Roof Trusses. Gained valuable analytical and research skills, oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills.

LEAP/SEES Sustainable Waste Management through Composting at Lafayette College (Easton, PA) Headed the policy research team and the funding team. Worked on the design and presentation of the posted for the Lafayette Environmental Engineering Poster Competition.

Volunteering and Leadership

VP of Projects - League of Romanian Students Abroad (Bucharest, Romania)
Leading and managing a group of dynamic students. Responsible for the implementation of projects that support the interests of Romanians studying abroad as well as students from Romania who wish to study abroad.

Sustainability Committee at Lafayette College (Easton, PA)
Actively participated in the meetings and activities organized by the Sustainability Committee.

SUMMER WORKSHOP: Undergraduate Study in the U.S. (Targu Mures, Romania)
Initiated, organized and presented a week-long summer workshop for high-school students from Tg.Mures. The workshop aimed at informing the students about the opportunities available to them for studying in the United States as well as sharing personal thoughts and advice from experience. Received support and funding from the Fulbright Educational Advising Center in Bucharest, Romania.

About Studying in the U.S. (Targu Mures, Romania)
Initiated an information program about college education in the U.S.A. for high-school students. Held two presentations for over 250 students from two high-schools.

Family Weekend Committee (Lafayette College, Easton PA)
Worked on the Campus Programs Sub-committee to plan the 2007 edition of the Lafayette Family Weekend.

Romanian Conference at Columbia University (New York City, NY)
Presented research and insights with a Romanian exchange student at New York University on the topic "Re-thinking Romanian Education is Re-thinking its Future"

Admissions Ambassador at the Fulbright Educational Advising Center in Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
Presented a seminar to introduce Lafayette College and share personal insights with future applicants from Romania.

Awards / Honors

Eugene P. Chase Phi Beta Kappa Prize 2008 awarded annually to a sophomore(s) who has demonstrated scholarship as a first-year student.

William G. McLean Tau Beta Pi Award 2008 awarded annually to the sophomore engineering student(s) who has excelled in both academics and extracurricular activities.

1st Place with the team in the Lafayette Environmental Engineering Poster Competition for the Project "Sustainable Waste Management through Composting"

Dean's List which recognizes the students with GPAs greater than 3.65 out of 4.00.

Professional membership

Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) - Oldest Academic Honor Society for Liberal Arts.

Tau Beta Pi (TBP) - The Engineering Honor Society.

Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) - The International Honor Society for Economics.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Engineers Without Borders (EWB-LAF).

Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES).

Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP).