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Moss Landing, California, United States

• Supervised plant staff and coordinated shift schedules to optimize efficiency, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and production targets.
• Led safety training sessions and implemented proactive safety protocols, significantly reducing incidents and fostering a safety-first culture.
• Managed predictive and preventive maintenance strategies to minimize equipment downtime and maintain operational safety standards.
• Prepared detailed reports on plant operations, safety compliance, and production progress, ensuring alignment with industry regulations.
• Maintained accurate timekeeping records and resolved employee conflicts, promoting a well-organized and productive work environment.

Moss Landing, California, United States

• Operated the Moss Landing Power Plant, a 1020 MW combined cycle plant made up of four gas turbine generators, four heat recovery steam generators, and two steam turbine generators.
• Assisted the plant engineer and operation supervisors, learning their roles and training under them.
• Coordinated contractors over various large projects of high importance within a timely and safe manner.
• Completed daily steam turbine and gas turbine start-ups and shutdowns using Mark VI and DCS/Foxboro.
• Monitored and ran calibrations on the CEMS, overseeing alarms and limit exceedances.
• Daily maintenance, operation, and oversight of the cycling of units to provide power to the CA power grid.

San Diego, California, United States

• Coordinated with 20 BAE trades, US government entities, and the US Navy to ensure that each of the hundreds of work items were completed up to code, on time, and of the highest quality.
• Assisted in the creation and completion of the weekly Captain's Brief to be presented to the high-ranking government officials and Naval officers involved on the DDG-1000 destroyer class ships.
• Supervised operations on the world's most advanced ship, USS Zumwalt.
• Attended dozens of meetings involving commanders, captains, and former admirals of the US Navy, the Chief Engineer of the USS-Zumwalt, and many of the highest-ranking officers on the ship.
• Spearheaded multi-million-dollar projects for prominent clients including BAE Systems, the US Navy, Rolls-Royce, and the US Government

Dana Point, California, United States

• Responsible for the correction and oversight of a 6,000 customer invoices and billing statements.
• Created presentations for new and intriguing projects and ideas, as well as research the materials needed for each job.
• Cost management.
• Hands on traffic duty during street construction.
• Any and all miscellaneous tasks handed to me by my superiors.

American Canyon, CA

• Prep toppings and clean dishes for up to 200 customers and pizzas during a four-to-five-hour shift.
• Ensure around 15 safe, correct, and on time deliveries of specific orders during a four-to-five-hour shift.
• Learn patterns involving traffic, police vehicles, and fast routes to and from deliveries.
• Communicate respectfully with co-workers to determine which order to take, and if the order is correct.
• Understand the costumers needs to ensure they are satisfied with their deliveries.

• Engineered a ship from San Francisco to Portugal and back, crossing the Panama Canal and the Atlantic Ocean.
• Watched and learned the assembly and safety factors of heavy machinery, such as motors, pumps, diesel generators, and V16 diesel engines.
• Studied how the fuel oil and lube oil systems work throughout a 500-foot former Navy ship.
• Worked in teams with other cadets and students to complete various tasks, such as engine room rounds, broken equipment LOTO's, and housekeeping.

Dana Point, CA

• Analyzed over 100 customer complaints and the efficiency of several communities’ projects.
• Installed fiber optic cables underground throughout several communities.
• Compared and analyzed the overall manpower needed for a project to be completed on time and on budget.
• Filed and sent 200 invoices and 100 cost and performance related emails.

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering Management, Gpa 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 3.50

Minor, Mathematics