Associate Sanitary Engineer
CurrentMark Thomas serves as the District Engineer for the Cupertino Sanitary District (CuSD), Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 (CSD 2-3), and the Burbank Sanitary District (BSD).* Via Regina Lift Station Bypass Connection Installation: Planned, designed, and managed this project as a contingency for potential private road failure.* Odor Control Upgrades: Collaborated with the Lift Station team to plan and design upgrades at three lift stations for CuSD.* Cristo Rey Lift Station, CUSD: Developed short-term and long-term design solutions for station improvements.* Condition Assessment and Repairs: Reviewing the 2017 Conditional Assessment data for CuSD Lift Stations to identify and implement Level 1 and 2 repairs. Organized data and as-builts to ensure lift station records were current. Conducted lift station calculations to verify pump efficiency.* Collaborated with the Engineering team to analyze data in Excel and plan/design CIP pipeline repair projects using ArcGIS Pro and Civil 3D for CuSD and CSD 2-3.* Co-manage construction for two pipeline replacement projects (Fall 2024 - Spring 2024)* Cost Estimation: Prepared project cost estimates for pipeline replacement projects.* Sanitary Sewer Permits: Reviewed and processed permits for Cupertino and Saratoga, CA.* Lower Lateral Verification Project: Conducted QA/QC on project data in Microsoft Excel and GIS Pro, working directly with two data analysts for 17,000+ laterals.*PACP | LACP | MACP Certified: P0043353-072023_JULY 2023-JULY 2026*California Alliance for Sewer System Excellence (CASSE) Conference -- 2023 & 2024*California Association of Sanitation Agencies 2024 Conference -- July-Aug 2024*CASA LEAD (Leadership, Education, Advancement, and Development) - Mentee -- Oct 2023-Aug 2024* Force Main Assessment - The University of Texas at Arlington, September 2023* Foundational Cybersecurity Concepts for Pump Works Professionals Program - APWA - October 2023+Learning Autodesk MEP 2024