Talina Barajas-Chen Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Folsom, Ca

Folsom, California

As a project engineer I worked alongside the resident engineer and/or project manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of projects. Project experience ranged from serving as the Task Lead on UNICO's Systems Integration team to being the Assistant Resident Engineer in our Construction Management division. Assignments involve reviewing design/construction submittals, forecasting workloads and managing internal resources, coordinating meetings with clients and contractors, and assisting with business development opportunities.

Sacramento, California Area

Lab Instructor for the Department of Civil Engineering's Microsoft Excel / Visual Basic Programming course. Topics covered in class included:• Nested conditional statements in both Excel and Visual Basic• Fixed and R1C1 references• Do While and For Loops• Macro recording and manipulation of recorded macros

Sacramento, California Area

Alta Vista Solutions is a firm that specializes in quality management, program management, inspection, and testing. Responsibilities:• Co-lead the quality assurance team for the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge where I expedited workloads by programming spreadsheets using Visual Basic programming, monitored progress and scheduling, and reporting milestones to upper management. • Served as the contract administrator for the survey department. I was responsible for monthly invoices, producing certified payroll reports, tracking change orders, auditing survey calculations, and tracking budget progress and department utilization. • Performed administrative tasks and field inspection for clients in the Central Federal Lands Highway Division. • Organized training for new employees entering Alta Vista's Central Federal Lands contract. • Researched potential business lines for the company. • Program High-Speed Rail specific tools for Alta Vista's Quality Management team.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Structural engineering firm specializing in design of commercial and high-end residences as well as seismic analyses for existing structures. Responsibilities:• Designed masonry, timber, concrete and steel structures per respective material codes and requirements. • Produced structural calculations and structural drawings as part of design deliverables. • Performed seismic studies on educational buildings using linear dynamic analyses as prescribed in ASCE 41-06.