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College Station-Bryan Area

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Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

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Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

During my time at Gessner Engineering, I have served as an engineering technician, lead estimator, and worked my way up to Project Manager/Department Head. My expertise lies in helping clients mitigate issues related to construction materials. As Head of Department in the College Station, Texas lab, I oversee a team of 11 employees, and I assist in the lab and field as needed.My daily tasks include, but are not limited to:1. Employee management2. Timesheet and expense review3. Schedule oversight4. PM Duties5. Communication to upper-level management6. Company vehicle management7. Business developmentThe extense of my knowledge and experience in construction materials testing varies from projects categorized as residential, commercial, and subdivision construction. A couple of the challenging projects I've worked on include:*TAMU - Center for Infrastructure Renewal, in Bryan where I managed the materials testing and inspections of a 110,000 square feet building with adjacent parking. The testing scope consisted of testing structural fill, structural concrete, masonry grout and mortar and inspections for utility trenches, building, and for roadway. Testing also included non-destructive testing in bolted and welded connections, floor flatness and levelness tests, continuous sampling and testing self-consolidating concrete, and continuous monitoring and inspections on over 400 auger-cast piles bearing at a depth of 65 feet.*Creek Meadows Subdivision, in College Station where I managed the materials testing and inspections of three phases of the subdivision that equate to 800,000 square feet of site improvements per the Bryan/College Station Unified Specifications. The construction also included assisting the City of College Station with the decision-making and laydown monitoring of an asphalt overlay on approximately 25% of the roads due to substandard results.

Brenham, Texas

Professional Experience:Engineering Technician/Maintenance SupervisorIn this position, I help oversee 8 different groups of maintenance personnel that encompass the Maintenance Department. As part of the Engineering Department, I supervise, troubleshoot, overhaul, and modify equipment that fails during production to reduce downtime. Additionally, I retrofit new and used equipment to meet production needs, and help design and invent equipment to reduce manual labor and increase efficiencies in all aspects of production, conveying, and storage of ice cream. Moreover, I am responsible of assisting the junior and senior programmers with any planning, projects, and problems that may arise at the plant. This position requires troubleshooting, wiring, programming, and problem solving skills under pressure.Containment CoordinatorIn this position, I manage building renovation projects in the areas of respirable dust, containment, traffic flow, removal of debris, and clean-up procedures. I analyze areas isolated for demolition and determine the most efficient path for human traffic, materials and debris, and guarantee there is negative-pressure to prevent cross-contamination. I worked with the Quality Control Department and our team of microbiologists in developing and implementing the SOP’s to ensure this is executed correctly.Accomplishments:Assisted in the design, construction and assembly of a custom-made bucket washer to improve sanitation of fruit and mix buckets.Started the implementation and installation of a barcode detection system in the majority of boxed finished product to upgrade the current warehousing and distribution system.Designed, fabricated, and assembled an electric label dispenser to facilitate the box barcode manual labeling application.Software Skills:505 Workshop, RS Logix 500/5000, DS Launch 5, ClickAutoCAD ElectricalCognex Dataman, Keyence IV Navigator, Keyence AutoID Network Navigator SR H4WC-more Programming Software

Brenham, Texas

From the time I was hired, I had to go through the 8 different groups of maintenance to learn the basics of each group. Most tasks included manual labor to learn some of the systems and pieces of equipment from the ground-up. I was also asked to make note of flaws in any of the systems currently in place and make recommendations as deemed necessary. I was the only one selected to be in the Engineering Department out of a group of five trainees.

Cotton Compression and Quality Project:Conduct and help lead experiment on compression level vs. storage time and moisture content. Design, construct, and operate miniature bale press. Build simple humidity chamber. Collect and organize data for analysis. Learn to solve problems on a daily basis.Sorghum to Biofuel Project:Self-directed sample preparation and chemical analysis tests. Familiar with simple test laboratory instruments. Collected and organized data for statistical analysis.

Sales associate for a large inventory of perfumes. Ensured repeat business through attentive and friendly customer service. Modified store layout for more efficient operations.

Tomato Production:Evaluated tomato production for quality purposes. Helped monitor and record leaving inventory.Poultry Department:Inspected incoming inventory. Supervised and motivated slaughterhouse personnel. Modified slaughterhouse layout and improved logistics plan.