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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Houston, Texas Area

Worked remotely from Colorado for several years. Analyzed healthcare and commercial construction documents during all phases of design, providing electrical peer reviews to identify barriers to constructability, which helped to eliminate costly errors and omissions, saving the owner time and money. Facilitated project team communication and coordination. Assisted leadership with writing and evaluating RFPs and RFQs to procure design and construction services. Provided management and organizational support in contract and project administration.Client liaison to CenterPoint Energy's Healthcare Energy Efficiency Program (HEEP) agent; facilitated and communicated program to team members, assessed team submissions. Co-presenter of "Texas Utility Monetary Incentives for Energy Efficiency Upgrades" at 2017 Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management (TAHFM) Interlink Conference. Developed and delivered educational presentation of the HEEP program to employees, enabling mSP team to assist in managing HEEP projects.Performed electrical engineering facility conditions assessment of 270,000 square foot performing arts complex. Assessed current electrical infrastructure, including normal and emergency power, lighting, and low voltage. Assessment occurred through on-site review and interviews with on-site personnel and systems vendors. Co-authored facility conditions report, providing detailed listing of electrical assets. Collaborated with construction contractors and equipment vendors to provide estimates on remaining useful life as well as replacement costs of assets.Created and delivered “Electrical 101” presentation to mSP employees – both technical and non-technical staff – incorporating visuals, diagrams, and drawing analogies to provide accessible content. Resulted in a greater understanding of the electrical engineering design process and enabling staff to help identify and mitigate risks and errors throughout design and construction.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Led electrical engineering discipline in-house training for the division: Developed and presented PowerPoint presentations to clearly explain design standards while aligning with company’s processes and goals. Resulted in junior and senior staff’s greater understanding of design terminology, codes, approach and execution, increasing staff efficiency and reducing errors and omissions. Reviewed drafts of other engineering presentations for content, accuracy, completeness, and flow of ideas. Provided coaching with written and oral feedback.Electrical Engineer and co-Project Manager on healthcare, federal and higher education projects:o Strategically facilitated information flow to ensure interior and exterior consultants had information to meet schedule requirements.o Organized and wrote job observation reports, meeting minutes, and letters to clients, summarizing technical project-specific information into easy-to-digest bites.Evaluated company standards, code requirements and industry best practices to perform peer review quality control of electrical construction documents. Furnished detailed comments in writing and through discussion, providing mentorship to engineers on their communicationPerformed electrical engineering facility conditions assessment of 43,300 square foot Veterans Administration Center for Aging facility slated for a facility renovation and expansion. Assessed current electrical infrastructure, including power, lighting, fire alarm, security, nurse call, access control, IT cabling, elopement system, and intercom/PA through on-site review and interviews with facility staff and systems vendors. Co-authored facility conditions report, providing assessment of current conditions, identifying deficiencies, and suggested upgrade needs/requirements to enable pricing/cost estimating.Wrote and edited technical specifications, job observation reports, proposals. Provided sustainability consulting for two projects, both awarded LEED Gold.

Houston, Texas Area

Led in planning and executing federal high-performance green building program for a DOE project office, including evaluating thirteen existing buildings for compliance with the Guiding Principles, other federal mandates, and LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance (EBOM). Researched federal and Department of Energy sustainability programs and interviewed DOE subject matter experts to shape task order approach. Identified staff support needs and developed/conducted in-house sustainability training. Organized and led cross-functional team in on-site assessment of thirteen existing buildings for compliance with architectural, MEP, and materials purchasing federal sustainability mandates. Developed format and was lead technical writer and editor for the resulting sustainability compliance report with schedule and program evaluations, strategically-sequenced action items, and complementary tables and figures.

Houston, Texas Area

Facilitated implementation of and promoted in-house green initiative resulting in reduced energy use and increased material savings. Culled relevant and timely information for management and staff regarding design and trends in sustainability; wrote a monthly e-newsletter and delivered division-wide presentations. Results included company energy and material savings and twice the credentialed sustainability professionals in the division, adding expertise and depth of knowledge to the firm.

Houston, Texas Area

Provided electrical engineering design and associated construction administration for healthcare, higher education, and institutional projects, including both renovation and new construction work. Created and tracked multiple concurrent project plans, timelines and deliverables while managing the efforts of designers of varying technical expertise. Clients included Rice University, the Methodist Hospital.Electrical in-house educational training coordinator for the division, coordinating semi-monthly educational sessions as well as quarterly “lessons learned” sessions.o Assessed educational needs, developed curriculum, and evaluated on an annual basis. Organized presenters. Administered day-to-day logistics and execution.o Resulted in a wholistic curriculum that addressed strategic educational needs.o Reduced errors/omissions and fostered collaboration as engineers shared “lessons learned.” Led a focus group to develop and launch an updated luminaire schedule to interface with AutoCAD drawings, resulting in streamlining and standardizing luminaire specifications.

B.S., Architectural Engineering

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