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Austin, Texas, United States

Taylor, Texas, United States

- Manage the Primavera P6 schedule for $1.5B of architectural and structural scope for a major semiconductor fabrication facility.- Audit project schedule and scheduling program; develop list of programmatic and technical recommendations yielding a 25% improvement in forecast accuracy.- Develop recovery schedules to mitigate delays and devise acceleration plans with field crew and trade partners to support achievement of critical turnover deadlines.- Incorporate schedule… Show more - Manage the Primavera P6 schedule for $1.5B of architectural and structural scope for a major semiconductor fabrication facility.- Audit project schedule and scheduling program; develop list of programmatic and technical recommendations yielding a 25% improvement in forecast accuracy.- Develop recovery schedules to mitigate delays and devise acceleration plans with field crew and trade partners to support achievement of critical turnover deadlines.- Incorporate schedule fragnets to document and track project changes that impact delivery of critical and near critical milestones. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Locusview is a construction management software company that provides a suite of field data collection solutions for natural gas and electric utility companies..- Designed and rolled out go-to-market strategy for sales and customer success teams, standardizing the sales lifecycle and shortening time-to-value for new customers by 2 months on average.- Implemented a scheduling and resource management program using Kantata; Transitioned 45 employees; created a change management… Show more Locusview is a construction management software company that provides a suite of field data collection solutions for natural gas and electric utility companies..- Designed and rolled out go-to-market strategy for sales and customer success teams, standardizing the sales lifecycle and shortening time-to-value for new customers by 2 months on average.- Implemented a scheduling and resource management program using Kantata; Transitioned 45 employees; created a change management plan and measured effectiveness reaching 96% adoption by week 4; Improved accuracy of utilization tracking and full-time equivalent (FTE) forecasting by 82%, yielding annual OpEx savings of $770k. Trained schedule management standards promoting consistent data across all projects.- Devised and executed strategic workstreams to improve cross-departmental collaboration across the organization; Reduced time to triage, develop and release critical bug fixes by an average of 6 weeks. Added 3 new internal feedback channels to better inform product roadmap decisions. Eliminated backlog of 25+ overdue renewals for existing customers.- Launched a program to track and manage all operations initiatives using Asana; delivering a 33% increase in on-time project delivery and empowering leadership with real-time progress and health reporting. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Led a professional services team of five in the design and deployment for a new utility account with 100+ active users spanning two states.- Engineered a data export validation program, accelerating customer acceptance by 71% and truncating the user acceptance testing (UAT) duration by two months.- Deployed major configuration updates and coordinated multiple release upgrades for two lighthouse customer accounts with 1000+ active users nationwide.- Optimized technical… Show more - Led a professional services team of five in the design and deployment for a new utility account with 100+ active users spanning two states.- Engineered a data export validation program, accelerating customer acceptance by 71% and truncating the user acceptance testing (UAT) duration by two months.- Deployed major configuration updates and coordinated multiple release upgrades for two lighthouse customer accounts with 1000+ active users nationwide.- Optimized technical solution documentation templates by incorporating a more streamlined structure and automations resulting in a 66% reduction in completion time.- Created and consolidated an extensive collection of technical training documents into a centralized knowledge base using Confluence, decreasing requests for internal resources by over 80%. Show less

Silver Spring, Maryland

Aegis Project Controls is a construction consulting firm that provides a wide range of project controls services to general contractors and development owners..- Founded a new department that created web and mobile SaaS products for Aegis’ construction consulting offerings.- Organized, staffed, and managed product teams (domestic and international) within an annual budget of $150k.- Launched ‘LogIt’ on 30+ construction projects and 250 active users, with a user… Show more Aegis Project Controls is a construction consulting firm that provides a wide range of project controls services to general contractors and development owners..- Founded a new department that created web and mobile SaaS products for Aegis’ construction consulting offerings.- Organized, staffed, and managed product teams (domestic and international) within an annual budget of $150k.- Launched ‘LogIt’ on 30+ construction projects and 250 active users, with a user acceptance rate of 93%; Awarded 2019 ‘Most Innovative in Technology’ honor by Aegis’ executive team for the successful launch of ‘Logit’.- Delivered an MVP for ‘Aegis Dashboards’ in less than 6 months, and planned product roadmap for next phase of enhancements.- Designed the UX/UI for ‘LogIt’ and ‘Aegis Dashboards’ using Sketch, including all mobile/web page layouts and user flow diagrams for all application workflows. Show less

Silver Spring, Maryland

- Provided schedule-based consulting services to general contractors building large-scale commercial and government construction projects.- Earned three promotions in the first two years of employment, transitioning from a Technician to an Engineer III.- Developed complex production schedules for $1B+ of construction projects in Oracle Primavera P6, managing up to 20 different client projects simultaneously.- Cultivated relationship with general contractor in the DC… Show more - Provided schedule-based consulting services to general contractors building large-scale commercial and government construction projects.- Earned three promotions in the first two years of employment, transitioning from a Technician to an Engineer III.- Developed complex production schedules for $1B+ of construction projects in Oracle Primavera P6, managing up to 20 different client projects simultaneously.- Cultivated relationship with general contractor in the DC area, leading to six new projects and an enterprise cloud service subscription grossing over $350k in consulting and service fees.- Redesigned onboarding program and mentored new hires; presented a series of project controls training seminars for large groups of clients. Show less

College Park, Md

Assisted a team of Dr. Balachandran’s robotics graduate students with their research projects..- Gathered performance requirements for a data collecting robot needed for a graduate student’s Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) research project.- Designed several robot concepts using Solidworks, and later fabricated the approved design in the machine shop.- Generated visual demonstrations of several different path planning algorithms to more easily communicate… Show more Assisted a team of Dr. Balachandran’s robotics graduate students with their research projects..- Gathered performance requirements for a data collecting robot needed for a graduate student’s Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) research project.- Designed several robot concepts using Solidworks, and later fabricated the approved design in the machine shop.- Generated visual demonstrations of several different path planning algorithms to more easily communicate complex algorithm concepts.- Researched different path planning algorithms and their existing applications in the medical device industry. Show less

Watertown, Ma

Held two summer internships designing plumbing and mechanical systems for commercial construction projects..- Identified cost-effective mechanical and plumbing designs that satisfied ASHRAE’s specific air change and pressurization requirements and architectural floor plans.- Coordinated with adjacent MEP design departments to prevent constructibility conflicts on all projects.- Measured and reported critical inaccuracies in as-built drawings using data collected from… Show more Held two summer internships designing plumbing and mechanical systems for commercial construction projects..- Identified cost-effective mechanical and plumbing designs that satisfied ASHRAE’s specific air change and pressurization requirements and architectural floor plans.- Coordinated with adjacent MEP design departments to prevent constructibility conflicts on all projects.- Measured and reported critical inaccuracies in as-built drawings using data collected from site surveys.- Created a new cataloguing system for ducts and duct accessories that was deployed across the mechanical design department. Show less

Weston, Ma

Assisted the project manager overseeing the new buildout of a large single-family residence..- Reduced labor costs by organizing work schedules used to coordinate remaining subcontractors.- Communicated work plans and expectations with subcontractors.- Gathered site condition requirements from incoming subcontractors to ensure the site was prepared for their work to start immediately upon their arrival.- Developed a checklist for the team to complete prior to… Show more Assisted the project manager overseeing the new buildout of a large single-family residence..- Reduced labor costs by organizing work schedules used to coordinate remaining subcontractors.- Communicated work plans and expectations with subcontractors.- Gathered site condition requirements from incoming subcontractors to ensure the site was prepared for their work to start immediately upon their arrival.- Developed a checklist for the team to complete prior to leaving the job site, promoting the safety and security of the project. Show less

Weston, Ma

Held two summer internships assisting the Town of Weston’s Civil Engineer..- Organized tests to measure the precision of the town’s existing GIS data and reported findings to the GIS team.- Conducted quality assurance tests on the GIS website and reported issues to the GIS team.- Designed a new sidewalk upgrade for a windy, rural side street with high pedestrian volume.- Verified proposed residential construction plans were in compliance with Weston’s civil… Show more Held two summer internships assisting the Town of Weston’s Civil Engineer..- Organized tests to measure the precision of the town’s existing GIS data and reported findings to the GIS team.- Conducted quality assurance tests on the GIS website and reported issues to the GIS team.- Designed a new sidewalk upgrade for a windy, rural side street with high pedestrian volume.- Verified proposed residential construction plans were in compliance with Weston’s civil regulations. Show less