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San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Audited proposed budget revenues and expenses for discrepancies; presented budget changes to city manager• Drafted preliminary zoning code reviewed and later adopted by senior management• Researched EPA grants for properties in need of remediation as part of economic development strategy

San Antonio, Texas

• Managed sales and scheduling of granite countertop production. Contributed to company sales growth as the only dedicated salesperson with revenue doubling from 2018-2019. • Negotiated, purchased and tracked materials. Coordinated with fabricators to ensure timely completion of project milestones. Communicated these milestones with clients and established install schedules.• Improved company’s management of information and tasks. Implemented cloud based information sharing of client and lead information to facilitate the flow of information between installers, fabricators, and shop management.

San Jose, Ca

• Renovated upscale Bay Area homes as part of a four- person team under minimal supervision• Expanded knowledge quickly by seeking roles and tasks of increasing difficulty resulting in greater workforce flexibility • Accelerated resolution of unexpected delays/challenges to maintain daily goals resulting in lower managerial supervision

San Jose, Ca

• Designed building automation control system architecture for office buildings, classrooms, labs, and other facilities by applying HVAC, electrical, building efficiency, and network architecture principals. Created control system schematics, wiring diagrams, and sequences of operations in Microsoft Visio. Interpreted construction blueprints and selected control hardware.• Prioritized multiple projects while adhering to corporate facility standards to meet firm project deadlines. Created purchase orders, upheld scheduling and budgetary constraints, and interacted with clients on collaborative teams.

San Antonio, Tx

Mileage Accumulation Dynamometer Senior Design Project: Sponsored and fabricated by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)• Replicates forces acting upon a stationary vehicle as it accumulates miles for fuels, lubricants, and emissions testing. An axle beneath a test vehicle’s driving wheels supplies an opposing torque via an AC motor and variable frequency drive.• As team lead I delegated tasks and managed professor and sponsor expectations. Other rolls and duties: o Primary technical writer for final project report (>50 pgs.) o Performed cost predictions, remained under $200k budgeto Performed scheduling predictions using MS Projecto Led Critical design reviews with SwRI senior memberso Calculated roller shaft fatigue limits and required simulated torque o Contacted distributors for material and part specs. and prices

San Antonio, Tx

• Worked aggressively to resolve discrepancies between employer and client estimates prior to project negotiations resulting in the prevention of unforeseen monetary losses• Collaborated with senior engineers and field professionals to conduct preliminary cost proposals for power plant construction• Performed material takeoffs from drawings: piping, foundation, duct banks, etc. in order to generate detailed estimations

San Antonio, Tx

• Performed research under Dr. Bing Dong. Research centered around a full scale simulation of the heating and cooling patterns in a residential home/office building with the intent of optimizing energy consumption.• Tasked with assembling a suite of free software programs capable of accurately predicting weather patterns, to be reviewed by Dr. Dong and later used in the simulation of conditioning loads experienced by an HVAC system.