PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

* Water and wastewater treatment and drainage design experience

* Process Design Experience (heat transfer), including P&IDs

* Residential design and build construction project management

experience

* Focus on quality, integrity and solid engineering standards

* Washington State Professional Engineering License #73114

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, Windows,

PowerPoint

Others: AutoCAD, MathCAD, MatLab, SWMM, Aspen, Mineql, Stella

Programming: COBOL, C++, Pascal, Basic, RPG, DOS, HTML

ACHIEVEMENTS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Made wastewater treatment plant improvements for Sea-Tac Airport.

* Inspected and observed repair and replacement of 20+ miles of buried

piping.

* Designed industrial wastewater lift station for Sea-Tac Airport.

* Edited college text books and doctoral theses.

* Designed drainage and oil/water separator for Carnation School

District.

* Performed soil and water sampling and analysis.

* Designed and observed construction of 15,000 gallon bio-filtration

system.

* Performed landslide mitigation studies for City of Seattle and

interested parties.

* Inspected and reported on hundreds of commercial and residential

structures. (Foundations, Structures, Mechanical, Electrical,

Plumbing.)

* Designed/built residential remodels and new construction.

* Designed heat recovery systems including process flows, reactor

sizing, heat & material balances, and controls (P&ID).

* Wrote successful heat recovery system proposals for major

universities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering

* Commercial and residential building and foundation inspections and

remodels.

* Soil sampling, analysis, and density testing for foundations and

roadways.

* Condominium association reserve studies

* Construction observation/verification for measurement and payment

* Landslide studies and mitigation

* Process Engineering (Heat Recovery) - Design, controls, and process

flows

* Costs, grants, and ROI analysis

* Drinking water, wastewater treatment, and drainage

* Pump station and piping design

Project Management

* Planned, collaborated with stakeholders and agencies, and monitored

inspection and repair of over 26 miles of water and sewage conveyance

systems.

* Designed, planned and monitored construction of UPS bio-filtration

unit (Elma).

* Designed, planned residential additions, upgrades; including seismic,

plumbing, electrical, drainage, bathroom remodels, and slope

stability.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Spring Quality Engineer - Renton Coil Spring, Renton, WA 5/2012 - 6/2014

Learned spring engineering and manufacturing. Learned LEAN

manufacturing and aerospace cradle-to-grave tracking and certifications.

Left because environment and ergonomics was causing physical injury.

Supervisor: Mike Tarr - Quality Control Lead Engineer, 425-***-**** ext. 4

Process Engineer - Direct Contact LLC, Renton, WA 2/2011 - 7/2011

Created Process piping and instrumentation diagrams for proposed heat

recovery systems. Performed engineering calculations for piping, equipment

and reactor sizing. Performed cost analyses and returns on investments.

Wrote proposals. Observed construction. Wrote manuals. Integrated between

clients, suppliers and design team. Recreated company web site.

Left after very disappointing disagreement over design. Owner said I

wasn't smart enough to understand the concepts. Does it matter that I

respectfully disagreed?

Supervisor: Jim Shields - Chief Project Engineer, 253-***-****

Contract Engineer - Criterium-Pioli Engineers, Bothell, WA 1/2007 - 11/2009

Performed hundreds of commercial and residential building

inspections, including foundations, MEP, and condition of elements and cost

analysis. Performed reserve studies for condominium associations. Wrote

construction specifications and bid proposals, analyzed bids and selected

contractors. Observed construction and wrote reports for measurement and

payment.

Left when the building sales market plummeted in late 2009.

Supervisor: Dave Pioli -Principal, 206-***-****

Soils Technician - Terra Associates, Kirkland, WA 2/2005 - 6/2005

Learned soil sampling, analysis, and density testing for construction

of roadways and buildings. Studied for and passed first attempt at

Washington State Professional Engineering exam.

Left to deal with family crises.

Supervisor: Ted Schepper - Principal, 425-***-****

Contract Engineer - Dave's Services, Homer, AK 12/2003 - 1/2005

Learned electrical generation and line balancing. Created plumbing

and piping systems for cold environments, designed HVAC systems, repaired

building foundations, built a bridge (24 feet long, still standing,

viewable on Google Earth) over a salmon-bearing stream, built over mile

of road over muskeg, carpentry, and logging.

Left when Dave got himself in legal troubles and ran into financial

difficulties.

Supervisor: Bill Parr - Project Manager, deceased

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (continued)

Senior Staff Engineer - Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Federal Way, 8/2000 -

4/2003

Performed piping inspection, replacement and repair; monitored

construction for measurement and payment; designed wastewater treatment

plant improvements; preformed bench-test studies for coagulant analysis

and adjusted treatment plant settings for more efficient TSS removal;

performed water storage assessment for City of Bakersfield; contributed to

creation of AutoCAD standards for Port of Seattle; performed water and soil

sampling with chain of custody; designed drainage piping for City of

Longview; wrote construction specifications, analyzed bids and selected

contractors.

Left when an accident caused a lost front tooth and a new implant was a

ways off.

Supervisor: Mark Spaur - Regional Manager, 253-***-****

Senior Chemist - Envirotech Systems, Inc., Edmonds, WA 1/2000 - 8/2000

Learned Washington State D.O.T. and D.O.E. hazardous/dangerous waste

regulations, chemical classifications, packaging, and site disposal

procedures.

Left to join Kennedy/Jenks Engineering Consultants.

Supervisor: Mike Jeffers - Senior Chemist, moved on, cannot locate.

Contract Programmer - Pierce County I.T. Dept., Tacoma, WA 9/1999 - 1/2000

Contract programming for Pierce County (Y2K).

Left when project was successfully completed.

Supervisor: Linda Daisey - I.T. Programming Manager, deceased

Staff Engineer - Black and Veatch, Seattle, WA 9/1998 - 8/1999

Learned drainage, oil/water separation, piping design, landslide

mitigation, sediment analysis, bio-filtration systems, and project

management.

Left when we lost too many bids.

Supervisor: Don Graf- Regional Manager, moved on, cannot locate.

Senior Programmer Analyst - Seattle Times, Seattle, WA 8/1990 - 5/1995

Learned database and computing/processing systems design. Helped

company move from multiple platforms to single, integrated system.

Left to become an engineer.

Supervisor: Mary Sellers - Business Systems Manager, 206-***-****.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATES

P.E. -Washington State Chemical Engineer (#73114)

M.S.E - Civil Engineering Specialty on water treatment University of

Washington

B.S. - Chemical Engineering University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1997

B.S. - Chemistry Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Previous Certifications

* Hazardous Waste Handling (HAZWOPER)

* Washington State Pest Inspector

* Construction Site Safety

* Nuclear Density Gauge Operation

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

* American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Scholarship Committee

(2002)

* Alpental Ski Patrol - National Number 7844

* Food Bank and St. Mary's - Donor/volunteer

* Chief Seattle Club - Donor/volunteer

* American Red Cross - CPR/First-Aid Instructor

* Planned Parenthood - Volunteer

* McClure Middle School - Girl's volleyball coach

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