Lawrence Sanchez, P.E.

OVERVIEW

Proactive, detail-oriented Professional Civil Engineer with 6+ years supervising planning, design, inspection, and construction/project management of complex large public water infrastructure, private development projects.

• Proven technical, organizational, and communication skills leading interdisciplinary teams.
• 2 years as General Manager in retail and hospitality industry.

•     Experience supervising 2-20 staff members, assistant managers, and design staff. 

SKILLS SUMMARY

·    Problem Solver

·    Quick learning technical expert

·    Analyze / visualize impact of project conditions

·    Passionate self-starter managing multiple projects

·    Engineering calculations, design, sketches, analysis, and recommendations

·    Business minded, technically & mechanically savvy, aesthetically oriented

·    Direct work / partner with the multi-discipline teams

·    Technical reports, proposals and presentations

·    Task oriented process to PS&E preparation

·    Project management / scheduling

·    Superior interpersonal skills

·    Regulatory compliance

·    CDPH Water Quality

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 

RBF Consulting - General Civil Engineering Consultant        Irvine, CA
Project Engineer - Water Resources                                             August 2004 - June 2009

Consultant working as client’s expert to prepare planning, design, construction and other technical documents for public and private water, wastewater, recycled water, and storm water infrastructure.

Key Accomplishments:

·    Cook’s Reservoir Replacement Project: Value engineered project to save City 4 million dollars.

·    Burbank/I-5 Interchange Project: Analyzed proposed and existing conditions for complex multi-agency (5) freeway widening/elevated rail project. Successfully completed conceptual utility relocation design report at 10% profit and expanded scope from $90 to $350k+

·    Vista Serena Delivery Systems: Designed desalination based system for potable and irrigation uses, WW treatment for RW, and sewer pumping systems (Montage Resort, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)

·    LBWD Tank 24 and 21 Project: Managed multidisciplinary team from planning to construction of an award winning (2) reservoir project to cut schedule in half, saving LBWD $6mil+ in funding.

·    Effectively and efficiently handled multiple projects simultaneously: supervise and plan work of design staff, sub-consultants, prepared/monitored correspondence, plan check submittals, schedules, budgets, shop drawings, RFIs, and change orders, to meet client schedules

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts                                       Whittier, CA
Construction Management / Engineering Intern                   May 2003 - January 2004
$35M, Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility, included extensive site improvement and underground utilities, excavation, geotechnical analysis and testing, structural steel buildings, a concrete bridge, retaining walls, precast concrete pile supported foundations, and natural gas fueling station.

Key Accomplishments:

·    Proactively review shop drawings and RFIs ahead of schedule to improve contractor relations

·    Verified contractor billings by performing accurate cost estimate and quantity takeoffs

·    Uphold project value & contractor relations by conducting field safety & quality control inspections/logs

·    Supervised project tasks to complete job on schedule under 1% change orders

LoyolaMarymount University Student Managed Facility     Los Angeles, CA
General Manager (Food Service and Rental Facility)         May 2002 - May 2004 

Oversaw daily operations and maintenance of facility. Hired, trained, and supervised 2 assistant managers and 20 regular employees. Developed and implemented customer service protocol. Responsible for trouble shooting and overseeing $20,000+ event planning and marketing budget. Served as liaison between off campus guests and the University.

Key Accomplishments:

• Prepared proposal and secured funds for facility improvements including general repairs, lighting, audio/visual components and DVD rentals

• Expanded event calendar and marketing resulting in increased customer attendance and satisfaction

• Increased monthly sales and store revenue by 200% over previous year through expanded product base, marketing, events and promotional partnering

EDUCATION 
• BS, Engineering (Civil Emphasis), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Registered Professional Civil Engineer, CA     • Water Distribution & Treatment Operator I

• CA EMA Safety Assessment Program               • Watershed Management

Professional Development

• OSHA Confined Spaces    • Conflict Management and Confrontation        • Eagle Scout

• Buried Pipeline Design     • Centrifugal and Deep Turbine Well Pumps               • PMP Candidate

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY 

Office:            • Word           • Excel                        • PowerPoint                        • Project

Design:          • AutoCAD    • Micro Station         • Photoshop

Modeling:      • WaterCAD • SewerCAD              • HecRAS

Other:            • GIS • Research • Data-mining • Database • HTML