Experience

Gas Transmission Systems, Inc. (GTS)

• United States
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineer

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  -Validate MAOP for natural gas transmission and distribution facilities-Identify issues and create corrective action plan to address them-Perform site visits to validate natural gas transmission and distribution equipment and produce documentation for integrity management purposes-Mentor and advise newer team members to teach work processes

• Associate Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  -Performing MAOP Validation for natural gas transmission stations.



United States Steel Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Associate

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

  -Supervised, directed, and coordinated crew of experienced mechanical maintenance technicians to keep production operations running at full capacity with minimal delays. -Directed tasks for mechanical technicians. Designated assigned tasks to workers every morning, aided in obtaining resources when necessary, and conducted methodical checks on workers to assess progress. -Identified, reported, and troubleshot mechanical systems problems and worked with staff reliability engineers to develop and implement technical repairs and system upgrades to increase efficiency and improve system performance. -Directed a crew of mechanical maintenance technicians to make a multi-day series of systematic repairs to a vital mechanical belt system, which prevented future loss-of-use, without costing the system any of its needed operating time. -Worked with the division’s reliability engineer to facilitate design of revised mechanical drives for a critical mechanical system and oversaw the installation of the drives on operating equipment. -Researched potential technical upgrades to remove a recurrent equipment problem and synthesized an initial draft plan for an upgrade, identifying an area for process improvement to reduce downtime and material loss. -Worked with and managed efforts of contractors and equipment vendors to increase productivity by providing and coordinating resources. -During a month-long planned outage for maintenance, operated as night-time maintenance coordinator overseeing and coordinating more than a dozen contractor crews to ensure project tasks were completed on time. -Engaged in maintenance planning functions to optimize scheduled downtime and minimize unscheduled delays. -Worked closely with production and maintenance managers and staff professionals to enhance workplace safety and uphold standards of good industrial practice. -Provided practical training and mentorship to a new management associate. Show less



UniSea, Inc.

• Fisheries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Human Resources Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Temporary Assignment: -Perform employment verification -Assist receptionist and staff front desk Temporary Assignment: -Perform employment verification -Assist receptionist and staff front desk



UW Polymer Optics Laboratory

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2014

  Work involved: -Conducted experiments in convective heat transfer for polymer optical fiber applications and performed technical updates and repairs to furnace systems to improve experimental accuracy. -Worked with LabView visual programming platform and MATLAB numerical computing environment to perform controlled optical fiber draws and to collate and present collected data. -Installed and configured tensiometer for in-line measurement of fiber tension during draw to investigate unexplored characteristics of fiber drawing process. -Provided regular progress reports to supervisors and documented research. -Led 2-3 member teamwork and trained new research assistants in use of laboratory equipment and standard operation practices. -Primary liaison between laboratory faculty and other university faculty for joint research into birefringent measurement devices. -Studied properties of unique lens geometries for optical systems. Show less