Sarai Valencia Email & Phone Number

Bakersfield, CA, US

Bakersfield, California, United States

Aqueduct Section - Water Operations Division - Northern District

• Provide engineering support to field crews involved in the retrofit of pump stations, shallow flooding piping, regulator stations, chemical injection design, water retention ponds, roads, wells, water treatment.
• Prepare preliminary and final designs with formal specifications and drawings for retrofit equipment and new mechanical designs for brine and surface water models; to include cost estimates, schedules, material.
• Prepare preliminary and final designs with formal specifications and drawings for retrofit equipment and new mechanical designs for brine and surface water models; to include cost estimates, schedules, material.
• Field engineering duties include over 48.6 square miles of infrastructure that requires continuous corrective & preventative maintenance and improvements for piping and facilities in a highly corrosive environment
• Mitigate new water system challenges using pump systems (submersible and above ground), flush valve modifications, flowmeter system reads, drain management unit and sump pump redesign, isolation and flow control valves.
• Contract administration duties includes testing mechanical equipment, quality assurance, evaluation of water system flow performance and control; collaborating with civil and electrical engineering groups, operation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Promote and enhance the technical competency and professional well-being of ASME USC members, and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the.
• Be knowledgeable about and aware of all the business conducted by the chapter
• Ensure that Chapter requirements are completed and meet USC Viterbi code of conduct
• Work closely with the treasurer and Vice President to make sure that every area of… Show more
• Work closely with the treasurer and Vice President to make sure that every area of the chapter is moving in a positive direction
• Network and collaborate with other organizations on campus to facilitate a wide array of opportunities to ASME members Show less

Bakersfield, California Area

• Under the direction and mentorship of the Lead Prod/Ops and Completions engineer, wrote completion and workover programs and procedures, as well as, operating procedures for UIC waterflood projects;
• Assisted in waste water disposal & waterflood injector UIC permitting, revised gravel pack and sand control measures and new well completions for both producers and injectors (horizontal & vertical), and rod / beam.
• Investigated equipment failures to… Show more
• Investigated equipment failures to diagnose abnormal production reads for artificially lifted and flowing horizontal wells in Monterey shale and conventional waterflood fields.
• Data mining: performed analysis and quality control production data for over 2000 wells
• Created well-bore diagrams for three different fields in Ventura and San Joaquin basin

Bakersfield, CA

• Managed a group of 4 members to fill orders for job placements with local companies for 350 students.
• Organized on-campus job fairs and interviews, and coordinated project plans and execution of seven monthly events.
• Maintained complete, accurate and timely records of filled positions for over 500 students and graduates.
• Managed weekly and monthly job placements reports to forecast month end productivity to exceed 80% job placement benchmark.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.62

Activities and Societies: 2016 Chapter President of ASME USC (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2016 Treasurer of Society of.

Master, Business & Public Administration, 3.78

Activities and Societies: Bill Gates Millenium Scholar, Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, National Society of Leadership and Success.