Project Manager

rrinehart@currywille.com

	B.S. Agricultural Engineering 1990, Texas A&M University
	M.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Currently Louisiana State University

ASAE State Young Engineer of the Year, 2000

	American Society of Agricultural Engineers, (ASAE)
	National ASAE Dairy Housing Committee
	National ASAE Facility Planning Committee

	1986-1990: Attended Texas A & M University, majored in Agricultural Engineering with an emphasis on the Structures and Environment Division.
	1986-1989: Part time employment with Texas A & M University. Aided with design and development of structural testing equipment. Assisted in the laboratory testing of solid lumber and jointed lumber to be used in commercial glued-laminated beams and tresses and in the analysis and preparation of test data. Assisted in the fabrication of various prototype farm implements in the University machine shop.
	1990-1998: Employed full time with Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Facilities Planning. Consultation, design and layout for various agricultural research facilities such as: laboratories, greenhouses, small scale feed mills, animal husbandry facilities for large, small, and exotic animals and some aquatic species, Grade B dairy processing, muscles food laboratories, research abattoirs for small animals, large animals and poultry and animal surgery units including pre and post operative areas. Design of agricultural systems including structures, foundations, drainage, waste management, plumbing, HVAC and electrical.
	1991-1998: Part time employment with Hunt Correctional Institute. Consulting with the maintenance staff to solve drainage, HVAC, and electrical problems.
	1992-Present: Part time graduate student in Agricultural Engineering, with an emphasis on advanced structural design.
	1998-Present: Employed full time with Curry-Wille & Associates as a Professional Engineer and Project Manager. Consultation, design and layout of commercial, research and federal agricultural facilities and systems including grain bin foundations, grain storage systems structural analysis, research animal isolation facilities, small and large animal abattoir, poultry abattoir, meat processing areas and whole farm dairy facilities. Performance of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and waste management design and analysis within a multitude of project types.

Rodney Rinehart has served as Project Manager on several specialized agricultural research, teaching and commercial facilities. Projects include:

	Machine storage and shops
	Chemical storage
	Commodity storage
	Grain storage
	Feed milling and processing
	Seed storage and collection facilities
	Seed processing facilities
	Broiler facilities
	Layer facilities
	Ostrich and emu handling facilities
	Deer facilities
	Whole farm swine facilities
	Equine handling facilities
	Beef facilities
	Dairy facilities
	Aquaculture facilities and ponds
	Sheep facilities
	Goat facilities
	Quail housing and incubation
	Laboratory animal housing
	Canine housing and runs
	Greenhouse and headhouse structures
	Office structures
	Laboratory structures
	Abattoir facilities
	Raw product processing facilities
	Various types of irrigation systems
	Animal surgery units
	Site development
	Utility design and layout
	Bio-containment facilities to Biological Level III (Agriculture)
	Vertical transportation system support
	Produce storage and processing facilities and systems
	Walk-in cooler and freezer systems
	Failure investigation
	Master planning and phasing
	Economic and feasibility studies
	Long range planning and project goal seeking
	Fundamental design techniques incorporated throughout these projects include structural, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, HVAC and thermodynamic analysis.