Fabian Morales, PMP

747-***-**** LinkedIn

Los Angeles, California 91343 acxqqd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Result-oriented Engineer with extensive experience with the leading U.S. center for robotics exploration of solar system. Expertise in project management, team development and logistics. Strengths include solid communication, problem-solving skills and process improvement.

EDUCATION

California State University Northridge (CSUN) Pierce College, Woodland Hills

BS, Mechanical Engineering AS, Computer Technology

Project Management Institute (PMI) American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Project Management Professional (PMP), 2016 Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – In progress

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) – In progress

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Project) and Oracle

Familiar with SolidWorks, Auto Cad, Unigraphics, Lean Process, Six Sigma, GD&T

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE CECON CONSULTING GROUP, 2016

Project Management Consultant

Provides science and engineering consulting, expert witnesses & technical business consultants. They have been helping clients for over 26 years with a network of over 1400 consultants from 48 states and 20 countries.

Direct and manage projects from beginning to end.

Define and manage resource allocation throughout the project lifecycle

Present to internal leadership teams and key stakeholders

Assist in driving departmental structures and goals

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, Pasadena, CA 2001-2015

System Integration and Test Engineer (SITE) II (2012-2015)

Actively supported the closeout process at mission completion, collaborated with all levels of personnel and management to review residual hardware for future use. Wrote agreements for residual hardware between Projects, NASA Centers and government agencies.

Coordinated, resolved and dispositioned flight hardware from subcontractor back to JPL for future use, reclaiming $400K in hardware.

Led the review and cataloguing of offsite hardware and identified potential future use, eliminating over 7% of the total inventory allowing for much needed space.

Initiated redesign of team task tracking tool from manual to web-based system, making it more user friendly and improving efficiency.

Mentored four academic part-time students, improving ability to understand company culture, be politically perceptive, efficiency, and problem solving.

Received Group Achievement Award for exceptional support to JPL and NASA projects and proposals by reducing project cost and risk through the re-utilization of flight hardware and support equipment.

Planetary Protection (PP) Engineer I (2001-2009) & II (2009-2012)

Responsible for the performance of planetary protection activities in support of flight projects or instruments that have planetary protection requirements. Interfaced with all levels of personnel and management to meet the PP requirements. Supported the plan, cost, and schedule development. This included tracking all flight hardware, microbial sampling, biological assays, biological cleaning, microbial reduction, organizing the sampling results, and assisting in the creation of PP documentation. Projects included:

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Standardized the method of tracking all flight hardware thru the different phases of the project, significantly improving the audit trail and trimming work force by 33%.

Organized all of the sampling results/data in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring appropriate compliance with NASA PP requirements.

Contributed to authoring of the PP Plan, the Pre-Launch Report, and Post-Launch Report, helping to secure launch approval by NASA PP Officer.

Received four Group Achievement Awards for outstanding teamwork contribution to high quality launch services leading to launch of MSL and outstanding customer satisfaction.

Phoenix Mars Scout

Created a unique template for Lockheed Martin to track flight hardware, significantly improving ability to deliver on PP requirements.

Produced Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to assist in the testing of multiple materials for a bio-barrier on the robotic arm, ensuring appropriate selection of material.

Authored PP End-of-Mission Report for the Project, ensuring compliance.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

Identified and created a new method of obtaining needed information on flight hardware to fulfill the PP requirements.

Deep Impact (DI)

Administered the Planetary Protection functions on the Project, ensuring compliance and preventing contamination of nearby planets.

Mars Exploration Rover (MER)

Participated and refined the method of tracking flight hardware, significantly improving the quality of the product.

Developed the sampling schedule for the flight hardware, improving efficiency.

Created several sampling stands used to obtain valuable environmental information for project.

Received rare Merit Increase for Sustained Superior Performance.

Group Achievement Award and Team bonus award for outstanding contribution to the Mars Exploration Rover Mission.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOBRICK WASHROOM EQUIPMENT, North Hollywood, CA

Architectural Services Representative (Management Training Position)

Responsible for a combination of duties including, but not limited to, price quotations, and inside sales and customer service/technical support for distributors, architects and sales representatives.

Created process to generate monthly and quarterly reports to assist Sales Manager, improving efficiency and increasing sales.

Organized the Competitors Storage facility by implementing four tasks that improved efficiency and productivity.

Initiated redesign of Competitors Products database from a spreadsheet to an Access database, making it more user-friendly and improving efficiency.

Certificate of Achievement for contributing to the Methods Improvement Program

Trained new personnel for Architectural Services Representative, improving proficiency.

ARCO LOS ANGELES REFINERY, Carson, CA

Project Engineer (Summer Internship)

Responsible in assisting several Project Managers on tasks and to learn company culture.

Calculated flow rates and recommended a drain system that met customer’s needs.

Reviewed plans and existing drainage system for installation of Sample Station, attaining authorization, improving safety and preventing sampling contamination.

Performed hydraulic calculations to re-evaluate cavitation on a pump, improving savings.

SHELL OIL PRODUCTS: RETAIL ENG. DEP., Santa Ana, CA

Project Engineer (Summer Internship)

Responsible in assisting several Project Managers on tasks, learn company culture and understand how smart engineering decisions lead to higher sales.

Developed a standardized monthly drilling schedule, increasing work efficiency and reducing drilling cost by 12%.

Conducted and presented a study on unexposed sites that reported traces of MTBE.

Consulted design and upgrade process of service stations, improving sales volume.

ASSOCIATIONS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Project Management Institute (PMI)

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Latino Business Association (LBA)

Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) INROADS

Outstanding Professional Employment Network (OPEN)

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