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Seattle, Washington, United States

Sewer, drainage, and plumbing company for residential and commercial clients. We've performed sewer and plumbing work including toilet replacements, faucet repairs, side sewer replacements, angle stop replacements, and even whole-house repipes since 2018.

We're a design-build contractor of custom professional landscapes and hardscapes that will last. We do paver patios, water features, concrete flatwork, retaining walls, sprinkler system installs & maintenance, drainage systems, and more. Formerly known as Beacon Hill Pavers and Landscapes until we moved out of Beacon Hill in Seattle.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bought, remodeled, and managed a rental property in Beacon Hill, WA with a business partner. Performed all of the major construction work ourselves and a small crew of subcontractors (plumbing, electrical, HVAC, gas lines, sewer, basement egress windows). Performed over $430k in value add work and have had the property rented since 2021 to start a buy-and-hold portfolio.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Worked with eCommerce and DTC companies to add 20-50% additional revenue to their businesses with successful email marketing systems and campaigns. Helped launch over a dozen businesses and sold over $5M with email and crowdfunding campaigns across multiple verticals (online education, fashion, automotive, electronics, etc). Performed conversion rate optimization (CRO), ran paid traffic, helped with new product development, and customer retention as well. Left the field once I saw the impact AI would have on US-based freelancers.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I created an ultra-bright long lasting solar garden light, The Brightlite (super creative), after being really tired of replacing my other solar lights from Home Depot:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energyenthusiast/the-brigthlite-a-super-bright-solar-garden-light/We did a Kickstarter campaign and raised over $12K. We had over 100 people back the campaign and Brightlites are in over 200 yards! Closed the business due to poor unit economics.

Albany, Ny And Knoxville, Tn

• Implemented projects ranging from plant closures to designing manufacturing lines, in three roles as member of the GE Operations Management Leadership Program.• Manufacturing Engineer: Optimized production equipment during shutdown and transfer-of-work from NY to Florida. Received Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt for capacitor solder process; achieving annual savings of $29K.• Value Stream Leader: Managed 20-40 employees daily; achieving 20%+ in product lead-time reductions. Increased internal part service by 56%, reducing shortages and downtime.• Materials Specialist: Met quarterly inventory targets while responsible for $3M+ in finished goods, and $360K in WIP. Expedited and secured vital breakers on-time for large export order in 1Q15 over $1.4M. Lowered raw material inventory in 1Q15 by 34% in 6 months with gain in service.

Greater Seattle Area

• Grew patented tech from research to 99% effective lab unit using Lean Six Sigma framework.• Collaborated with 5 researchers to design 4 prototypes in SolidWorks for core disinfection product.• Wrote one-year plan for commercializing technology; met milestones to secure private investment.• Increased pass rates in lab tests by 152% using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Six Sigma tools.• Gathered data from suppliers to budget for equipment purchasing to build pilot scale reactor.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Analyzed 3 energy companies using technical and economic criteria to determine investment potential.• Reviewed technologies and financial reports, and presented novel applications of current technology to panel of investors and entrepreneurs.• Learned revenue forecasting, Black-Scholes option pricing, and multivariable cost analysis.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Determined cause of failure for 6 different events, and made recommendations for prevention.• Acquired forensic data from malfunctioning equipment via lab measurements using Scanning Electron Microscope and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.• Assisted in creating company-wide standards for greased electrical connections.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.83

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

High School, General Studies