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Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Led and supervised crews of 2-4 to perform 100+ wastewater collection system maintenance operations, maintaining motivation, inspiring trust and communication, and setting goals and expectations.▸ Directed 10+ spill emergency response plans and remedial actions by leading crews of 4-8, guided and administered subsequent reporting and record-keeping requirements adhering to the State's General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems.▸ Shown continuous leadership and initiative: performed in-depth weather forecast data analysis and detailed report for the first storm event of the current calendar year, proposed a novel concept of "Preventive Forecasted Storm Response," and concisely communicated with the team about asset issues and repairs, team building improvements, and long-term strategic suggestions.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Participated in 9.200+ tasks; 3900+ MH Inspections, 4030 Main Sewer Line Cleaning, 268 Jetscans, 30 Non-PACP, and 20 PACP Inspections. Fully proficient and proactive operation, maintenance, and emergency readiness of Recycler, Combo, and Jetter Units.▸ Responded to 40 emergencies (SSO, PLSD, Blockage). Promptness, proactiveness, rapid decision-making, and knowledge of the system and the Emergency Response SOPs allowed me not to let a Blockage turn into an SSO while being the After-Hours (Night) Primary Responder and Lead of Operation on a high-flow Main Sewer Line.▸ Deep understanding of the Spill Categories Definitions and the Reporting and Record-keeping requirements for California Waste Discharges allows me to properly document, prepare calculations, and write SSOs and PLSDs reports according to their Category.▸ Led 30+ daily operations, supervising up to 2 staff members.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Gained full proficiency in all Preventive Operations and Maintenance Program SOPs; Cleaning, MH Inspections, Jetscans, Acoustic Testing, PACP and Non-PACP Inspections, Dye Testing, Locate, and Conditions 5 Tasks.▸ Gained full proficiency in the Spill Emergency Response Plan and SOPs for all existing Categories and subsequent Reporting and Record-keeping requirements.▸ Led 10+ daily operations, supervising up to 2 staff members.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Developed SLIP's processes map and consistently analyzed data to present the program's output and workflow to facilitate management decisions. Assisted SLIP Team and its production increased from 247 processes in October 2019 to 376 in February 2020.▸ Developed and published 46 pieces of multimedia bilingual outreach material for SLIP and the Division. Continuously performed SLIP's and FOG website improvements and maintenance, and provided bilingual customer service.▸ Reviewed and coordinated with Public Works Staff, City and Plumbing Contractors to schedule 132 work orders among Sewer Lateral Connection Replacements, Rehabilitations, and Abandonments. Reviewed and processed City Contractor's monthly invoices via MUNIS.▸ Organized, managed, and optimized SLIP-related OMS Cartegraph, Accela, GIS, and CSV databases to facilitate retrieval and analysis. Developed reports, graphs, and presentations for the WW. Col. Sys. section of the Water Commission.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Taught ~500 students as a physics lab and astronomy discussion section instructor.▸ Partnered with professors to plan and implement lessons following university's curriculum, goals, objectives, and philosophies.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

▸ Assisted in the development of the company's quality control program, plant flow, in-house tolerances, site preparation, delivery, safety policy, and management organization.▸ Designed an automated architectural design preview generator flow diagram to be implemented on the company's website using research on e-marketing techniques.

Guayaquil, Ecuador.

▸ Designed and installed electrical/plumbing systems for 8 solar water heater units, partnering with Chromagen, Israeli solar collector and water reservoir manufacturer.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

▸ Assembled and programmed $25k worth of UAVs, setting up aeronautical telemetry, audio, and video transmission for real-time feedback.▸ Captured and processed ~50ha of aerial geolocated images for photogrammetry and cartography use through a partnership with Latitude Aerospace Solutions.▸ Captured and processed ~400 hrs and post-produced ~20 hrs of video for commercial and film use, serving more than 25 different clients nationally.

Santa Elena, Ecuador

▸ Conducted field operations and data extraction through the installation of computerized flow and pressure devices on water mains to develop a WaterGems simulation model of a 350k POP province's water supply system. The model assisted in the development of the water system update to decrease the number of planned shut-downs necessary to support a seasonal extra ~500k tourist POP.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

▸ Conducted on-plant technical translation and assistance to install and conditionate an industrial electrical cabling KHU Sondermaschinen machinery.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

▸ Built and managed project team and budget to conduct survey and blueprint analysis, quantifying ~40,000 sq. ft. of wall plastering and finishing concluded labor. Such report produced ~$500k in invoices to the Ministry of Public Works.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

▸ Assisted in the budgeting of ~10 small-medium construction projects totaling ~$850k and the development of structural designs using ETABS, SAP2000 and Excel.▸ Blueprinted BIM structural designs utilizing CAD software into plans.

Samborondon, Ecuador

▸ Audited final inspections, division and joining of lots, construction permits, horizontal property, neighborhood development proposals, and public works. Totaling ~100 projects, allocating ~$10M income for the city on taxes and fees.▸ Inspected ~50 construction projects within city limits, from planning to execution, ensuring compliance with national building codes and city regulations.

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Sciences And Management, 3.54

▸ Specialization: Energy and Climate. ▸ Thesis: Life Cycle Assessment of GHG Emissions for California Floating Offshore Wind Energy..

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering, 85.08/100

▸ Thesis: Comparative Review of Simpson Strong-Tie Anchoring Systems Applied to Steel and Reinforced Concrete; Wedge-All, Sleeve-All.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Graphic, Web, And Multimedia Design

▸ http://www.leo.edu.pe ▸ https://www.linkedin.com/company/instituto-leo-design/

Ib Bilingual Diploma

▸ Higher Level: Physics, Literature, English. ▸ Standard Level: Mathematical Methods, Chemistry, History.