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San Juan, Puerto Rico

We provide unrivaled reliability and safety to the grid customers of PR.My main responsibilities include: - Taking a lead role in developing and maintaining a robust Asset Management Plan. - Leveraging modern software applications to automate data pipelines for the Strategy & Analytics - Asset Management group. This frees up time spent engineering, formatting, and loading data so that our team can focus on tasks requiring more innovation and creativity. - Supporting lead engineers in the conceptualization, development, and execution of Asset Management initiatives aimed at improving the overall reliability and safety of the grid in Puerto Rico. - Conceptualizing and executing an initiative to prepare the grid for emergency scenarios from the perspective of Asset Management.

Puerto Rico

Facilitate and lead one-on-one sessions for 2 engineering students per week resulting in an average grade of A-. Provide IELTS and TOEFL preparation for Latino professionals and students.Display technical knowledge in diverse field of engineering curriculum.

Antioquia Area, Colombia

Designed and implemented a Watson Assistant chatbot application in Spanish called 'Nipu' that navigates Colombian clients from beginner to 'hireability' in the new technology field by nudging them towards virtual courses offered by our partner educational institutions. In my time with the team, Nipu built up the capacity to provide over 200 permutations of course suggestions to Colombians with variable personality and technology career objectives.Authored development versions in Watson complete with client profiling ability and error handling.Small team SCRUM based framework applied to execute objectives.Designed a course database in Excel cataloguing every course with its appropriate level and path label (FEnd, BEnd, FStack, Mobile and Beg/Int/Adv Levels). These labelled courses translate into Watson where they are fed to clients throughout the lifetime of the conversation while 'hireability' is reinforced.During my internship, we enrolled 15 students into courses which translated into tuition for our partner institutions.

Mississauga, Ontario

Collaborated on an SOP which led to a 15% increase in contract process efficiency.Contributed to the creation of a Cost-Benefit Analysis of hiring new graduates vs. experienced hires in Microsoft Excel, which encouraged hiring new graduates.Eliminated the requirement for physical copies in the contract process realizing 12% reduction in office paper usage.

Mississauga, Ontario

Innovated a bill savings estimation Excel tool which outlined savings of 20% for water/waste-water clients in California and Texas. Managed data correction and cleaning activities within Excel.Interfaced with information systems using SQL and performed data analytics to provide energy solutions for utility customers from the USA. Developed, maintained, and analyzed monthly data analytics.Responsible for training and coaching a colleague on the maintenance of the tool which I designed.

Colombia

Virtual based English Language sessions for Latin American clients.Provide 30 minute one-on-one sessions which either have a strict grammar focus or casual conversational format.Provide 1 hour group sessions (2-9 clients) which either have a casual (speaking) format or classic (grammar) format.Promoted from Teacher Level 1 to 2: 0 no-shows, student satisfaction of 94%, and class quality of 88%.

Ibagué, Tolima Department, Colombia

Provided classes to mixed groups of teenaged and adult Colombian clients ranging from levels A1-C2.Grammar and tutorial classes consisting of 2-8 students and larger club classes of around 20 students were instructed on a daily basis.Authored original content for clubs that was aggregated to the Jamestown virtual library for current and future implementation and reference.Authored Artificial Reality and Virtual Reality content that was aggregated to the Jamestown virtual library.

Toronto, Canada Area

Led an investigation of our engine test stand operation, which diagnosed an ongoing issue with a legacy fuel cut-off valve, and initiated the creation of an SOP to resolve the issue.Collaborated in the examination of engine test stand data with entries of 500 or more, ensuring the on-time certification of the PW800 turbofan engine in 02/2015 and reinforcing my strong communications skills. Reported to a lead engineer daily for requirements and progress assessment.Authored a tutorial manual for our new online database, which decreased the learning curve of on-boarding employees by 8%. Trained business users on how to navigate and operate the database.Responsible for programming a MATLAB tool which input engine test stand data and output pass/fail/retest values based on a criterion. Reduced turnover time between test validation by 10%.Subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and program requirements.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided organizational oversight and customer service in the Ryerson University Campus Planning and Facilities department.

Toronto, Canada Area

Ensured the sanitation of an entire plant alongside a night-shift team. Worked through the summer to finance educational expenses.Duties:• Sprayed down industrial machinery with pressurized soap.• Communicated with a team.• Demanded diligence and a high level of workmanship.

Master’S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: Intramural BasketballFocused on applications of aerodynamics, propulsion, and materials science in the aerospace.

Nanodegree, Data Analytics

Reinforced best practices in Data Analysis methods and provided ample project material to fine tune Python and SQL skills. Projects.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Intramural BasketballSolidified foundation in physics, mathematics, and general problem solving. Attained high.