Food and Alcohol Server at Reunion Kitchen + Drink (2024-08 – 2026-02)
- Analytically prioritized competing demands to optimize work flow.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary departments to achieve our shared goals.
Chassis Team Lead at CSUF SAE Baja (2023-06 – 2024-07)
- Lead a team of a dozen students, sharing my automotive and manufacturing knowledge. Transformed them into a competent team of design and manufacturing engineers.
- I taught the team members design, manufacture, and assembly techniques to ensure their sub systems integrated with the others. Oversaw design reviews and sign offs on all other subsystems / part drawings.
- Designed, analyzed, optimized, and manufactured a proprietary tube frame chassis. Reduced the overall weight of the chassis by 9% from the previous year.
- When third party associates failed to meet deadlines, I purchased the tooling and wrote the protocols that allowed us to do all the bending and notching in house. That decision saved an estimated 9 weeks of lead time and around $6400.
Food and Alcohol Server / Bartender at Catal / Tortilla Joe's (2018-03 – 2023-09)
- Developed a reputation as a great communicator and problem solver during dinner services that required the coordinated efforts of hundreds of employees.
- I was the point of contact for the celebrity/VIP clientele that dined in the restaurant.
Mixing Operator / Forklift Driver at Spectra Turf (2016-12 – 2018-03)
- Developed teamwork strategies that improved efficiency of the loading and unloading of pallets in the docks and warehouse. The time saving allowed us to fulfill more orders, allowing the company to conduct more business.
- Maintained and operated a mixing machine at jobsites and in the warehouse. I synthesized proprietary blends of granules and bonding agents to meet precisely regulated mechanical properties of our safety surfacing.
Assistant Manager at Valvoline (2016-06 – 2016-12)
- Managed a store with a team of a dozen technicians and sales representatives, consistently improving on the monthly revenue.
- Trained new technicians on the company's safety and compliance protocols.
Installation and Maintenance Manager at Western Drain Supply (2015-01 – 2016-06)
- Managed the department which repaired and installed drain-augers, hydro jetters, borescopes, drain-cameras, winches, and booms that kept North Orange County's plumbing and pipe inspection companies running.
- Quickly earned factory certification in diagnosis and repair of Gorlitz, Ridgid, and Insight inspection and drain tools.
Automotive Technician at McCoy-Mills / Fairway Ford (2014-02 – 2015-01)
- Operated a 3 lift bay; performing quick service while apprenticing in brakes/suspension, and autoelectrical.
- Elected to participate in the Ford Stars Training Certification Program, allowing me to diagnose and repair numerous automotive systems.
Vehicle Service Technician at Medcoast Ambulance (2012-07 – 2014-01)
- Expanding the Vehicle Service Technician Department from a two to three man team allowed me to maintain a multi-million dollar fleet of ambulances without overspending on third party services; ultimately justifying the additional salary by saving overall costs.
- Created an in-house auto detailing program. The flawless exteriors of the ambulances better represented the brand and directly correlated with new contracts.
Vehicle Repair Technician at K1 Speed (2010-01 – 2012-07)
- Developed new protocols on repairing go-karts and tracked turnover time to keep races running at capacity.
- Redesigned the track to minimize caution flag stoppage by eliminating high-speeds/ high-risk turns.
