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Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Perform project management oversight for over $8BIL worth of capital projects in public transit sector related to construction, maintenance, and/or procurements.-Develop reports and review reports related to overall project status including, but not limited to, project schedule, budget, milestone deviations, risk identification, and project related documentation.-Coordinate with other government agencies and outside parties for verification of project status and potential mitigation techniques for risk reduction.-Manage a team of consultants over eight separate contracts related to Project Management Oversight Consultant services with $15MIL combined budget.-Provide technical assistance for agency and act as subject matter expert/manager in various procurements related to agency operations and regional savings, including an online Regionwide Transit Capital Project Management Software.-Identify creative programs and pilots for Service Boards and/or region for incentivizing riders to use public transit.

Elk Grove Village, Il

-Estimated electrical projects exceeding $1M in areas of electrical and power distribution, lighting, lighting control systems and life safety systems throughout Chicago.-Prepared scope letters and proposals based on lead times, work hour requirements and special needs.-Interfaced daily with general contractors, building engineers, building management, foreman, and customers to ensure project milestones were met and risks were identified to manage expectations.-Assisted Project Manager teams with timely procurement and delivery of materials to job site for field personnel.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

-Championed and spearheaded multiple projects as PM for various lithography toolsets pertaining to shipping, installation, modification, and preventive maintenance at multiple client sites ranging from $5MIL to $120MIL.-Created tooling database and standardized tracking with multiple sites and tooling department for development of proper calibration schedules, freight delivery times, and legends of all toolsets.-Directed projects and efforts with Nikon’s Japanese support groups for tool troubleshooting and modification.-Developed lesson plans and training material for various parties related to operations and theory of various machines.-

-Established manufacturing model, guidelines, specs, and quality assurance protocol with designated manufacturing firm abroad in international markets, as well as in the U.S.A.-Designed and oversaw entire product timeline, from initial concept, prototype, testing, manufacturing, and marketing of product for both 2 separate fluid purification projects.-Performed market research on emerging markets for potential penetration. Key metrics were analyzing demand in market, financial value, key players, effective timeline of when products could be introduced, and legal standings regarding entry into the market.

-Directed team for product design based on ergonomics and economics.-Researched material and chemical compatibility. -Designed and conducted tests for experimental flow rate using various designs for optimization in flow rate and strength of product.-Directed team of 8 students for product design and manufacturing of a medical equipment based on ergonomics, economics, safety, and ethical principles related to safety of civilian and critical infrastructure. Required the design to incorporate minimal user risk, lowest manufacturing cost, highest durability, simple operational functions, and all while making sure that safety was not compromised and to ensure product is within targeted manufacturing budget.-Assigned specific tasks, timeframe, and evaluation criteria for each member to report on a weekly basis and reported findings weekly to Company Head and Design Professor.-Allocated tasks to members based off of strongpoints and interests of the respective individuals, all while still achieving project goal in agreed upon timeframe.

-Conducted research on electrostatic atomization and combustion of electrically insulating liquids.-Worked for optimization of system to reduce radial current loss from electrically insulating diesel.-Completed 150+ hours of research and worked with a team of 3 graduate students.

Updated catalog vendor list. -Ensured electrical schematics of machines were up to date. -Maintained machine component drawings for two dozen machine systems. -Verified dimensions of mechanical components via AutoCAD.

Emerging Leaders Graduate, Public Transit

Graduate of the American Public Transportation Association program focusing on equitable investment in all stages of public sector capital.

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering, 3.66

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - Chapter President for 2010-2011 School Year Pi Tau Sigma (PTS).

Bachelor’S Degree, Nuclear Engineering

Activities and Societies: Fission reaction systems and research into end dollar value production costs for specific foreign reactor system.