New York, New York, United States
Steering green infrastructure initiatives at NYC DEP, my expertise in environmental engineering is instrumental in reshaping New York City's approach to stormwater management. Our team's collaborative efforts have successfully launched citywide installations of bioswales, infiltration basins and permeable pavements, directly enhancing urban resilience and mitigating climate change impacts. My commitment to quality assurance and interagency cooperation is rooted in over six (6) years of experience managing capital projects for NYC's green infrastructure. With competencies in construction management and EPA regulations, I am dedicated to advancing sustainable urban development and ensuring effective environmental protection practices.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Office of Green Infrastructure (OGI), in conjunction with other city agencies, is currently constructing green infrastructure practices citywide including, but not limited to, Right-of-way Bioswales (ROWBs), Right-of-way Stormwater Greenstreets (ROWSGSs), ROW Rain Gardens (ROWRGs), ROW Greenstrips (ROWGSs), Concrete Porous Pavement (CPP), On-site bioretention and permeable pavement, and other stormwater management practices throughout combined sewer areas citywide : Assist in the delivery of green infrastructure capital projects through the design, procurement and construction phases by overseeing the preparation of engineering documents including drawings and specifications for green infrastructure sites in the City’s Right of Way program. Participate in revising the design standards and procedures for Right of Way Green Infrastructure Installation, Analyze geotechnical data and conduct site assessments to determine locations of green infrastructure, reviews and/or examination of Green Infrastructure designs including green strips, and storm water green streets, infiltration basins, and porous pavement, as well as coordinating with construction contractors and construction managers during the construction phase. Review and contribute to all project documentation including drawings, technical specifications, assessment reports, invoices, schedules, variances for the project. Partner with DDC Field Office Team to review contract change orders, invoices and coordinating construction sequencing, coordinate all field and design changes. Participate in monthly progress meetings and review progress meeting minutes and make recommendations Perform construction sites inspection to observe construction and review all field inscriptions to find any deviances to standards and specifications Provide support to field personnel on construction problems relative to contact documents interpretation
The Division of Transportation Planning & Management is responsible for the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working and doing business in New York City. The Division operates and maintains 200 million linear feet of pavement markings. As a Quality Control Inspector : - Followed quality control and quality assurance SOPs for pavement markings inspection. Document all observations and data collections on daily work report. - Applied quality control and quality assurance SOPs on current contractor payments to identify possible billing errors, work order duplications, missing and/or failed markings in the field. Conduct field work to verify possible discrepancies on pavement markings billing. - Followed quality control and quality assurance SOPs to obtain pavement markings material samples in the field. Submitted materials to independent laboratory for testing.
Based at Freight Watch International (Branch of United technologies Corporation) using different equipments to monitor shipment all over the US by using the web-based software application FST US Operations v 5.26 to create Dell shipments coming from different origin points (El Paso, TX) of the US and heading to different destination (Mount Juliet, TN; Torrance, CA; Chicago, IL; South bend, IN) within the US. Use of FSN Tracks, an app which incorporated Google maps, to track down the shipment at all time all over the US based on GPS signal incorporated inside the trucks. Writing policy violations based on FSN Tracks stop notifications on Hot Zone areas where it is prohibited to stop or drivers extended stage in any areas. Making also general entries on FST US Operations v 5.26 related to departure time or closing out shipments. Use of FST for Mexico/Crossborder Ops v 5.26 to create a new Dell Cross Border shipment when the shipment hit Laredo, TX and notify the Mexico Team of the new shipment created so they can monitor it on their system inside Mexico. Use of Microsoft Outlook to send or receive email and other notifications when the shipments are moving on FSN Tracks.
Provide technical support and customer service to Home Depot Store Associates Troubleshoot application and software use by Home Depot Store Associates in the store during sale activities. Use of System Center Configuration Manager Remote Control (SCCM Remote Control) to access computers in the stores located all other the US to diagnose and correct issues on Enhanced Special Services (ESVS). ESVS (version 15.5.0.10 Y.S.) is an application use to create, maintain and complete special orders for Home Depot customers for store (Informix) and online orders (Sterling), use of Service Now (Kronos) to create troubleshooted tickets Use of PUTTY tools (Opsware and CPHPPS04) and Oview (Order Viewer and Information Evaluation Window) to access orders, their payments history and detect any issues for troubleshooting purpose. Use of SQL to run queries and take appropriate action to fix any Informix orders issues.
Evaluate student responses to subject-related open-ended questions using e-PEN and according to a customer supplied scoring guide. Work independently under direction of Scoring Supervisor. Putting aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to customer requirements. Meeting rate and reliability requirements established for project. Maintaining confidential work environment.
Serve as a member of the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the 7th Street and Arizona Avenue of the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) registry site in Tucson (AZ) where a remedial investigation and feasibility study to clean up the perched groundwater, soil vapor and shallow soil gas contaminated with Perchloroethene (PCE), Trichloroethylene (TCE), Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-DCE), Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (trans-1,2-DEC) is being implemented. The main duty of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) is to advise ADEQ and the public of issues and concerns related to the remediation of the site. CABs provide comments to ADEQ on cleanup goals, specific cleanup methods and other issues related to the site, represent a diversified cross section of the community in and around the site, participate in outreach to the community, may make site visits if desired.