Nicholas Avalos Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, California, United States

- Working as a Trades Intern with the City of Santa Monica (Water Resources Division, Public Works Department).

Santa Monica, California, United States

- Worked with the Beach Maintenance team (Public Landscape Division, Public Works Department).- Cleaned public restrooms along Santa Monica State Beach.- Restocked each restroom with toilet paper and hand soap.- Picked up trash bags from public trash cans along the Ocean Front Walk.- Relined each trash can with new trash bag(s). - Swept sand away from shower areas and walkways near each restroom.- Removed weeds near restroom using a shovel and rake.- Picked up trash next to the Santa Monica Pier.- Improved communication skills and time management.- Collaborated with co-workers to ensure each task was taken care of in a timely manner.

Santa Monica, California, United States

- Worked as an Instructional Assistant at McKinley Elementary School in Santa Monica, CA.- Assisted teachers by organizing student files and making copies of classroom assignments for student use.- Supported 4th grade students as they study and complete math assignments, which may involve long division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction. - Helped students understand geometry and how to use a straightedge.- Supervised students in the schoolyard during recess to ensure students played safely.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Performed Revit modeling (drew ductwork and piping) and drew HVAC zoning plans in Revit. - Inputted heating hot water, chilled water, and electrical data into a building database for a university's decarbonization project. - Uploaded construction documents to e-Builder (Construction Management Software). - Participated in site visits by examining existing equipment, sketching a floor layout, and taking field notes (sites include L.A. County Hall of Records, University of Southern California, and the 707 Fitness Vault). - Worked as part of the Tetra Tech COVID-19 task force research team by performing research about portable air cleaners to contribute to a Green Paper (research paper), which provided guidance to clients about types of air cleaners to purchase and other information about mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

- Performed vegetation monitoring and mapping (line intercept and percent species cover).- Completed beach characterization surveys (measured beach elevation, wrack, and collected soil samples).- Carried out grain size analysis (used a series of sieves to examine different soil samples in a lab). - Removed invasive plants at ecological restoration sites (including the LAX Sand Dunes, Ballona Wetlands, and Culver City Rain Garden).- Conducted biological, sediment, and bivalve surveys at Malibu Lagoon (used shovels, large cores, and bucket sieves. - Worked on data entry tasks and QA/QC for data collected at ecological restoration sites.- Participated in Coastal Cleanup Day at the LAX Sand Dunes in Sept. 2018 (worked with volunteers and staff to remove non-native & invasive plants from the LAX Sand Dunes).

Bim/Cad Certificate, Computer-Aided Design (Cad) And Building Information Modeling (Bim)

- Courses were administered through the Virtual Design and Construction Institute (VDCI). - Created a floor plan in AutoCAD with doors.

Bachelor Of Science - B.S., Environmental Science, Gpa 3.27

- Achieved Dean's List recognition (Spring 2020 semester). - Volunteered with The Bay Foundation as a student intern. - Performed Capstone.

Designing For Decarbonization

- Attended the "Designing for Decarbonization" half-day, virtual workshop on Dec. 5, 2023. - Presented by three employees with Verdical.