Omar Sanchez

Experience

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  IKEA

  Dec 2004 - Sept 2009

  Sales Associate
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  Premier-West Contractors

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2011

  Engineering Intern

  • Worked with engineering plans to determine project costs and quantity estimates.• Worked under supervision of project manager to create proposals, bids, phasing plans, daily correspondences, and other project documents.• Interacted with subcontractors, project managers and superintendents to complete awarded projects as well as bid on potential projects.• Represented company on several job walks and pre-bid meetings.

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  SoCalGas

  Jul 2011 - now

  Project Manager II - Emission Strategy Program- Coordinated with internal stakeholders to write and submit the 2020 SB1371 Compliance Plan which ultimately received CPUC approval - Managed and coordinated many SB1371 Best Practices for Storage and Transmission Operations including; Blowdown reduction, accelerated leak repairs and increased leak surveys- Researched and procured new technologies for use in blowdown reduction in Transmission and Storage operations- Was key contributor to exceeding Methane Emissions Reduction goals in 2020 and 2021; including a 92% reduction in Pipeline Blowdown emissions.- Created new Blowdown Gas Standard to establish methods of blowdown reduction and procedures for documenting and reporting blowdown events- Guided teams of internal and external employees to complete various process improvement and IT projects to execute emission reduction best practices- Worked closely with both Storage and Transmission Operations personnel to ensure proper execution of SB1371 Best Practices Show less Project Manager - PSEP Project Execution Team- Managed and coordinated activities leading to the successful execution of several projects totaling over $80M- Coordinated and ran meetings with internal and external stakeholders to get buy-in and input for projects that spanned across transmission and distribution pipelines, including valve automation, hydrotests, replacement and abandonment projects- Provided direction and coordinated activities for various internal and external direct reports by setting- Determined impact of project decisions on regulatory (CPUC) filing to ensure maximum capital recovery- Developed RFP’s for engineering and construction contractors for design and construction of Transmission, Distribution and Valve Automation Projects- Oversaw engineering execution of hydrotesting of existing and new gas facilities and components- Provided coaching and mentoring to entry level engineers- Negotiated contracts and contract change orders for several Transmission and Valve Automation projects- Used strong innovative thinking skills to solve problems during design and construction phases- Worked with leadership to develop scope, schedule, and estimate for Line 1600 for CPUC submission - Key contributor to successful CPUC approval of Line 1600 Project proposal Show less Project Engineer - PSEP Valve Execution Team- Worked with Project Managers to progress projects through required stages from project onset/scoping through construction and close-out- Coordinated and lead stakeholder design review meetings and took meeting minutes.- Worked with design engineers and supply management to review and develop bill of materials, provide technical acceptance and approval of purchase orders for material procurement.- Provided support to field operations and contractors during construction process for field requisitions, RFI's, RFC's and other field engineer related activities. Show less • Performs engineering reviews, special requests, analysis, and recommendations for the Inland Empire region. • Conduct any capacity and pressure betterment utilizing finite element analysis on medium pressure and distribution high-pressure systems to ensure system performance under normal and design day conditions. • Monitor area growth and conduct engineering analysis to design and propose future system improvements and expansions to meet expected development and growth. •Perform analysis of gas loss incidents from external and internal parties to determine total gas loss based upon damage size, duration, pressure, and temperature.•Provide technical assistance to the Region’s Distribution Planning Group and Field Operations personnel. This includes design, modeling, construction planning, pipeline testing, etc. as may be requested or required in the Region.•Software experience includes SynerGee, Customer Management System, Customer Reporting, WebView, Geographic Information Systems, Mainframe, Masterlink, ArcGIS Show less

  • Project Manager III - M.I.C. Team Lead

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Project Manager II

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2022

  • Project Manager II

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Engineer II (Project Engineer)

    May 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Region Associate Engineer / Engineer II

    Jul 2011 - May 2014