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• Managed a $16 Million operating and $2.5 Million CIP budget
• Expanded the SCADA system from about 50 to over 100 facilities and automated over 25
wells to allow for the remote monitoring and operating of the water system
• Initiated development of automated tools to manage water system and increase efficiencies,
including the Asset Management Program and the Operational Database Management
System (ODMS)
• Developed the Water Energy Management Master Plan, which provides a net savings of over
$1,250,000 per year in energy costs
• Served as Interim Assistant General Manager – Water for 10 months

Senior Engineer – Operations/Planning/Contracts 2004 - 2010
Handled major projects and initiatives; supervised and developed junior staff.
• Restructured SCE rates saving over $100,000 each year
• Worked with State of California to secure over $12.5 Million in grant funding for a new Water
Treatment Plant and its associated pipeline
• Acted as Project/Field Engineer for more than a dozen construction projects

Coachella Valley Water District, Coachella, California
A State Water Contractor that provides domestic, sanitation, recycled, irrigation and storm water
services for over 100,000 households covering over 1,000 square miles in the lower desert between
Palm Springs and the Salton Sea.

Domestic Water Engineer 1997 - 2004
Performed all aspects of utility engineering, including development support, planning, special
studies, contract administration, project management, design, construction administration and
operations support.
• Handled the construction of seven new wells, three storage tanks and fifteen pipeline projects
• Updated the Urban Water Management Plan (2000)
• Negotiated with developers and wrote agreements

Kleinfelder, Inc., San Diego, California
Kleinfelder provides engineering consulting services. During the period I worked for them, their
services focused primarily on geotechnical and environmental engineering, materials testing and
construction management.

Associate Engineer 1995 - 1997
• Wrote proposals, managed investigations, performed laboratory analysis and wrote reports
• Provided construction administration services

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Entrepreneurship, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California
B.S., & M.S., Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

• CA PE – Civil, C58037; CDPH Water Operator, Grade D2 (18969) and Grade T2 (26398)