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Conyers, Georgia, Us

Gainesville, Fl, Us

As a Lead Mechanical Designer, I create a project's design plan and coordinate work with engineers, administrative staff, and designers, while delivering appropriate phases documents within project deliverable and budget estimates. Additionally, I develop educational content, such as flowcharts, presentations, and video tutorials to communicate the advanced technical expertise to junior designers and to expand training libraries for future hires.Moreover, I provided technical advice to facilities services, inspectors, supervisors, and contracting service providers, regarding the installation and maintenance of MEP Systems. I validated construction submittals and delivered value engineering options by collaborating with building owners and construction management teams.A few key accomplishments in this tenure include:☞ Produced construction documents for projects up to $5.1M of total construction cost by collaborating with construction professionals, such as PM, architects, interior designers, structural, and civil.☞ Performed codes and standards review for project compliance, such as ASHRAE, SMACNA, Florida Building Code, NFPA, ICC, and various institutional standards.☞ Minimized design errors and omissions as well as improved QA/QC by developing internal engineering standards, evaluation tools, and inspection procedures.☞ Prepared design construction documents for licensed engineer by leading a team of six mechanical and plumbing junior designers and Revit specialists.☞ Processed Request for Information (RFI’s), plan review comments, submittals, shop drawings, site inspection reports, and Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) reports.☞ Formulated appropriate documentation for verifying conformance to the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR), while assisting Professional Engineer in conducting Commissioning Services (Cx).

Gainesville, Fl, Us

During my time over here, I spearheaded 300+ projects for higher education, government agencies, and private companies. I designed multiple small to large-scope commercial and government projects, including food processing facilities, clean rooms, distilleries, breweries, government facilities, industrial facilities, and research laboratory facilities.Furthermore, I compiled required construction details, construction and equipment specifications, equipment schedules, general drafting, control schematics, and points list, while generating construction documents under licensed engineer. I ensured new commercial and high-rise residential buildings, additions, and alterations met energy compliance codes and standards by using the web-based COMcheck platform.A few key accomplishments in this tenure include:☞ Designed a wide range of projects, including air-handling systems, duct systems, laboratory fume hood exhaust air systems, air quality improvement systems, natural gas piping systems, heating, and chilled water hydronic piping systems, domestic water and wastewater piping systems, mechanical system controls, and steam and condensate piping systems.☞ Conducted heating and cooling load calculations as well as built energy simulations by using Trane Trace 700 and Trane Trace 3D Plus. (450K sq.ft per year).☞ Updated 20K+ sq.ft of university research laboratories with the total cost of construction $3.2M | Total HVAC equipment sized for 39K CFM of supply air and 35K CFM of exhaust air (n+1 high plume laboratory exhaust fans).

Gainesville, Florida, Us

In this role, I established and organized a ridesharing community of 21K+ members from the largest universities across the state of Florida, while facilitating over 3,200 rides per year. I directed a team of 6 application developers to prototype, test, and release iOS and Android applications. I promoted a framework of iterative and incremental delivery, strong prioritization practices, and healthy backlog management.A few key accomplishments in this tenure include:☞ Headed a team of 11 in daily stand-ups, retrospective ceremonies, and sprint planning through the implementation of agile principles and scrum methodologies in the marketing, technology, and business departments of the company.☞ Attained an average of $0.0036 per impression on the Facebook advertising platform through guerilla marketing tactics, such as viral marketing and experiential marketing.

New York, Ny, Us

As a member of the Emerging Founder Program, I was responsible for reimagining the Wahi Ride's corporate identity through Praxis' venture-building method of executing sound entrepreneurial best practices with a redemptive imagination.A key accomplishment in this tenure includes:☞ Planned and implemented redemptive practices in Wahi Ride’s culture, such as partnerships of mutuality and integrity that avoid a zero-sum view of business with a wholistic approach of mutual benefit. Praxis is a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. Over the next thirty years, they are building a community of high-capacity, faith-motivated entrepreneurs who have committed their lives to cultural and social impact.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

In this internship, I served as an Application Development Project Manager. I prioritized application features to maximize the company's impact in the market given the limited developer's resources (I utilized The Eisenhower Matrix). I increased users' and vendors' engagement on the platform as well as generated more potential ad revenue by introducing new platform features.A key contribution in this tenure includes:☞ Developed and executed the architecture of a rating system feature (front-end and back-end) for the company’s iOS and Android application by leading a team of 2 application developers.

In this tenure, I repaired 15+ major brand appliances for residential and commercial clients. I performed preventative maintenance to prolong the life of the appliance and reduced downtime due to repairs. A few key contributions in this tenure include:☞ Managed 2 Technicians through a 3-week training program that exposed them to technical and critical-thinking skills through theory and hands-on training.☞ Created and submitted maintenance technical reports to manufacturers as a means to provide feedback for future design improvements.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

As a Student Research Assistant, I was part of a research team that investigated preventive procedures in the healthcare system to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in post-surgery patients due to the non-use of pneumatic compression devices after surgical procedures. A few key contributions in this tenure include:☞ Wired new electrical sensors and developed software notification system to alert nurse station when the pneumatic compression device was not powered.☞ Conducted focus groups questionnaires at the clinic on the existing nurses’ procedures post-surgery and proposed potential areas of improvement to reduce pneumatic compression devices non-use cases.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Mechanical Engineering Coursework