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Chula Vista, California

Leading the organization Green Team and implementing initiatives from the organization's sustainability action plan. Also supporting the risk management, water efficiency and water loss / non-revenue water, emergency response planning and staff training programs.

Olivenhain Mwd, Vallecitos Mwd

Distribution System Operations, including preventive maintenance of water distribution mains, valves, pressure sustaining and reducing stations, pump stations and reservoir testing. Wastewater treatment, including knowledge of treatment processes, pumps, motors, VFDs, and troubleshooting WWTP telemetry hardware, software and communication protocols.

Web Server Maintenance and Security Certificate. 540+ hours. o TCP/IP Network Configuration and security for Windows and Linux o Virtualization, VM ware o Windows Server and Desktop configuration and administration: Active Directory, DHCP, Group Policy, and DNSo Linux (Fedora and Ubuntu) Server Configuration: SSH, SSL, Apache, VI, User and Group accts, FTP, and DNSo ASP.Net using C #, Java using Eclipse IDE, and PHP/ MySQLProject Management Certificate. 128 hours. Anticipated completion in Jan 2015Cuyamaca Collegeo Water Distribution Systemso Calculations in Water and Wastewater Technologyo Electrical and Instrumentationo Backflow Testing o Cross Connection Control Specialist

Greater San Diego Area

EcoLayers develops web based portals that enable clients to better manage, share and utilize their data and information. The initial focus of the applications were the conservation, management and regulation of watershed resources. EcoLayers has also developed the ecoSmart Landscapes portal which incorporates research by the USFS Center for Urban Forestry Research to allow modeling of carbon offsets, stormwater runoff and energy impacts for residential and enterprise level landscapes. Building upon the ecoSmart Landscapes portal is the Tree Asset Manager application which provides analytical capabilities to improve tree planning and maintenance decisions. My primary responsibilities include: Dynamic, black-box, usability and functional software testing for multiple cloud-based applications and resolution of bugs/ shortfalls with overseas software developersArticulate client’s needs into product functionality and specification documentsEdit GIS shape files and analyze attribute table data in Quantum GIS 1.6.0 Algorithm development in MS Excel for a theoretical rainfall interception model prior to hand-off to software developersDevelop user manuals for front end and back end software users

Greater San Diego Area

Managed program development efforts for the Water Quality Monitoring Program, with staff supervisory and grant contract administration responsibilities Designed and wrote a state approved quality assurance project plan (QAPP) for monitoring of chemical, physical, nutrient, and bacterial indicators of water quality required for data acceptance

San Diego, Ca

Responsible for the development and operations of the beach water quality monitoring programImproved effectiveness of program notification goals by 50% by incorporating real time dataInitiated staff training and coordinated intra-agency investigations and responses Consolidated data management systems to single entry point, freeing up 6 – 8 hours/ week of staff time to be used more productively Ensured data standards, consistency and reporting deadlines for over 3000 data records per year Wrote press releases, served as media contact, and gave interviews to news mediaPrimary author for reports and presentations on best practices and analysis of water quality monitoringConducted compliance based inspections of regulated businesses.

Ict And Project Mgmt Certificate Programs

Ma, Marine Affairs & Policy

This is an interdisciplinary degree which includes marine policy and law, marine ecology, biological and geological oceanography. I also.

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: University environmental activist group, rowing/ crew