Some call me a unicorn, others call me a swiss army knife. I call myself an engineer with riz.At the end of the day, I'm passionate about transforming complex challenges into elegant, efficient, repeatable solutions. I have worked for the government, ran my own company, been a high level manager, started back at the bottom again, and been a part of many fast-paced teams and projects.Today I.. 🔵 Design structures, connections, and misc steel using Risa, RAM and IdeaStatica across all 50 states 🔵 Develop internal processes/templates to be able to do that faster 🔵 Work with our clients to make design decisions earlier in the process to save time and money (there are options!) 🔵 Collaborate with a dynamic team of smarter-than-me individuals that I constantly get to learn from 🔵 Mentor young engineers to become confident in their engineering decisions At the heart of my approach is a commitment to consistent communication, driving better design outcomes and ultimately leading to more profit for everyone.My Career JourneyI started my career working with BIM, developing process management tools, and studying the effects of blasts on structures. But I knew there was more out there for me.I traveled the US, attended conferences, and stepped out on my own with a few clients and dream to merge marketing and technology. To do so, I dove deep into marketing theories and strategies on the Internet.After almost a decade of learning how to run a business through the school of hard knocks, life brought me back to Florida. With multiple opportunities and COVID still impacting the world, I decided to revisit my pursuit of structural engineering in the private industry.In my 2.5 years at Lowe Structures, I learned what it truly means to be a Professional Engineer. Revit, site visits, and low rise building design were my core daily responsibilities.In my pursuit of more mentorship and leadership opportunities, I made the career change to my current role at Complete Structural Consulting.