Meet the Team

Jakob Ramos is a senior Civil Engineering major at The College of New Jersey. As the team leader of the 2025 Steel Bridge team, Jakob is responsible for developing a preliminary steel bridge design and documenting team progress with meetings and advisors. Jakob has previously interned at Dynamic Traffic, working as a Assistant Design Engineer Intern, using data analysis, traffic engineering, and analytical skills on various projects to formulate technical reports in the private and public sector. Jakob is also the secretary for The College of New Jersey’s student chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers. After graduation, Jakob plans to pursue a career in the civil construction industry.

David Cardenas is a senior Civil Engineering major at TCNJ. As the members design lead, David is responsible for the structural member analysis. Structural members will be designed and analyzed in Finite Element Modeling and Visual Analysis. Over the summer of 2022, David conducted summer research at TCNJ in the MUSE program. During that summer, David quantified the performance of rural bridges during hurricane Ida. Over the summer of 2023, David interned at Dynamic Engineering, working with the Engineering team on CAD designs including conceptual plans, site plans and ADA compliance. This past summer, David interned at Kimley-Horn as a Civil Engineering intern, gaining more experience in AutoCAD drafting site plans while also learning about municipal and state code. David also conducted site visits for a Structural Engineer and wrote site visit reports which were submitted to the clients. After graduation, David plans to pursue a career in Structural Engineering.

Andrew Byrne is a senior at TCNJ studying to be a civil engineer. As the connections design lead, Andrew is in charge of the design of connections between members and making sure they follow the rules of the competition. Over the summer of 2023 Andrew participated in TCNJ’s MUSE program. In the program Andrew conducted research with Dr. Horst on “Climate Change and Extreme Rainfall Events”. In 2024, Andrew had an internship at CME associates assisting municipal engineers and surveyors in research, drafting, inspections, & surveying for many sites in South Jersey. After graduation Andrew plans on pursuing a career in transportation  engineering.

Matthew Nagy is a senior civil engineering student at The College of New Jersey. As the Material Analysis and Fabrication Lead, Matthew’s main responsibilities include material selection and evaluation. Matthew will also be the Fabrication Lead which will oversight and ensure fabrication follows design specifications. Over the past four years, Matthew has interned at Morgan Engineering & Surveying as a surveying intern. Matthew is a member of The Civil Engineering Honor Society, Chi Epsilon and is also a member of TCNJ’s ASCE student chapter. After graduating college, Matthew plans on pursuing a career in Structural Engineering.

Ethan Moyer is a senior Civil Engineering major at The College of New Jersey. As the CAD design lead and quality control, Ethan is responsible for following machine shop CAD standards to design members of the bridge, as well as making sure fabricated bridge pieces meet the required design constraints. In 2024, Ethan completed an internship with McCormick Taylor in the highway department. Using MicroStation, Ethan prepared roadway cross sections, drafted typical sections, and prepared crash diagrams and traffic count diagrams. Most notably, Ethan was responsible for surveying and designing ADA compliant curb ramps for roadway maintenance projects. Ethan will continue working with McCormick Taylor full-time after graduation. Using the CAD skills learned at McCormick Taylor along with prior AutoCAD experience, Ethan will ensure the bridge design parts meet design constraints and CAD standards.