Engineering Educator, Identity & Security Architect

Education

• M.S., Civil Engineering

  California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (December 2021)

• B.S., Civil Engineering

  San Diego State University (May 2015)

Work Experience

Founder & I AM Architect @ kenshotek LLC (February 2024 - Present)

• Identity and Access Management Architect
• Our team specializes in deployment and management of hardware, software, apps, and services
• Enterprise deployment, remote management, managed IT services

Adjunct Professor @ California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (January 2022 - June 2023)

• Teach 2000-level and 3000-level courses in the EMSET program:
• Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
• Applied Fluid Mechanics II

Pavement Engineer @ Southwest Concrete Pavement Association (August 2020 - January 2022)

• The Southwest Concrete Pavement Association works on behalf of the concrete pavement industry in California and Nevada and represents some of the largest paving contractors, material suppliers, testing labs, and equipment manufacturers in the region. The SWCPA is a non-profit organization providing technical expertise, training, and professional networking opportunities to our members as well as to state and local agencies. The association engages in opportunities to increase the use of long-life concrete pavements while focusing on innovation, quality, and sustainability.

Graduate Student Assistant @ California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (September 2018 - May 2021)

• Assist in Geotechnical Engineering and Civil Engineering Materials under Dr. Dragos Andrei.
• Meet with instructor on a weekly basis to review grading methodology and criteria.
• Evaluate student performance, including grading quizzes, assignments, and papers.

Graduate Research Assistant @ California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (March 2018 - May 2021)

• Teach 100-level and 300-level courses in the engineering program:
• Thermal Fluids Laboratory (Sp20, F20)
• Engineering, Society, and You Laboratory (Sp19)
• Intro to Civil Engineering Laboratory (Sp19)
• Intro to Civil Engineering (Sp19)
• Hydraulics Laboratory (Sp18)

Graduate Student Assistant @ Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. (May 2018 - May 2019)

• CSUTC 1855, Green Up Pavement Rehabilitation Design Tool.
• Principal Investigator: Dragos Andrei, Ph.D., P.E., PRRC Director Publication

Student Research Apprentice Collaborator @ California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (July 2018 - August 2018)

• Supervised and mentored a team of STEM students participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. The team performed a bench-scale experiment in the hydraulics laboratory to determine the removal efficiency of an advanced oxidation process (AOP) based on UV irradiation combined with hydrogen peroxide (UV/H2O2) degradation of trace organic compounds in wastewater.

Project Edstimator @ ValleyCrest Companies (January 2016 - January 2017)

• Developed detailed construction estimates from plans and specifications utilizing On-Screen Takeoff (OST) estimating software.
• Procured pricing from vendors and subcontractors to ensure accurate work estimates.

Estimating Technician Intern @ Flatiron Construction (November 2014 - February 2015)

• Provide staged quantity takeoffs for estimators and gained an understanding of order of work for many different construction activities in the heavy civil field.
• Perform takeoffs for construction work including: bridges; retaining walls; drainage; and minor concrete.

Research Assistant @ SDSU Research Foundation (February 2014 - May 2014)

• Provide assistance with various (structural testing) projects that require the use of the shake table at SDSU.
• Setup/modification of various testing equipment such as displacement and acceleration measurement devices as well as shake table components.

Publications

1. “Predicting the Global Warming Potential for Portland Cement Concrete,” Master’s Thesis, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, California, May 2021.
2. “Green Up Pavement Pehabilitation Design Tool” Mineta Transportation Institute Publications, December 2019, REPORT 19-37, with Dragos Andrei, and Jose H. Perez.