Engineering Assistant (Engineering Technician T4)
San Jose, Ca
• Updated company's Coating Specification book for storage tanks, pressure vessels, treatment facilities, hydrants, buildings etc.• Conducted an independent research analysis on performance of Epoxy coating on potable storage and tracked the impact of vapor zone corrosion on epoxy coatings• Involved in Capital planning, capital delivery, management and maintenance of steel, redwood, concrete storage tanks • Managed Cathodic protection (CP) installation field coordination projects, updating CP specification, standard drawing revision, performing annual CP inspections• Expertise in handling budgets, cost estimation, specification revision, managing bid package, reviewing contractor submittals, procurement/purchase order/ change order and daily tank painting inspection reports, environmental planning, processing scrap coating sample, waste handling• Played an important role in general rate case process in 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 that includes Capital planning, budgeting, project cost estimation, justifications to Public utility commission, Submitting rebuttals to office of rate payers advocates • Actively participated in company's continuous improvement program to enhance the Data management system• Assisting with design of pumps, pump cost analysis summary, well destruction, elevated tank destruction etc.• Achieved operational excellence in asset data management, work management and condition monitoring. Played a key role in managing location, assets, job plans, commission / decommission assets, create and manage work orders, PM records, entering labor to WO, querying using advanced search and generating reports• Developing pocket reference guides for creating viewing SR's, updating work log, setting up communication log etc. for CMMS