Cristopher Rodriguez Paz

Experience

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  Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Civil Engineering Intern

  Civil Engineering Student for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Water Distribution Division- Hydraulic Modeling Group and New Technology & Special Projects Group• Assisted in conducting research using hydrant-based pressure recorders & LAWSDAC-SCADA todetermine possible causes of water hammers in the water distribution system in order to providerecommendations and improve system resiliency.• Research findings led to possible correlations between the water pump settings & water hammers in several distribution areas of service.• Conducted distribution system analysis using hydraulic models to provide recommendations on areasof service where pressures could be reduced to improve system reliability.• Assisted in the project management of a water outage management application that focusedon enhancing communication between field & office staff in the Water Distribution Division.• Took part in training field crews on using the water outage application & documented issues they hadby attending meetings with field supervisors and communicating with crew members daily.• Communicated with the application developer to discuss application issues and providedrecommendations in order to ease use such as the making of separate training videos to improve userinterface for current & new field crews. Show less

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  Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  Civil Engineering Intern

  Civil Engineering Student for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts -Technical Services Department- Air Quality Engineering• Assisted in the completion of yearly emissions reports by gathering facility emissions data to report compliance to SCAQMD ( South Coast Air Quality Management District).• Performed modification & cancellations of equipment permits issued by SCAQMD to comply with state and local air quality regulations.• Conducted frequent visits to LACSD Water Reclamation Plants & Landfills to verify SCAQMD permits were in compliance.• Assisted Air Quality Engineers in conducting Flare gas flow testing and leak detection in order to maintain LACSD Landfills & Water Reclamation Plants in compliance with Local & State air quality regulations. Show less

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  SoCalGas

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2024

  Engineering Student for SoCalGas - Gas Transmission Technical Services - Transmission Engineering • Assisted the Gas Transmission Technical Services team by completing tasks such as Requests forEngineering Reviews, Line Naming requests, Gas Line purging projects, & Request for information tasks.• Took lead in a Gas Line Derating project that required the reduction of a gas line's MAOP (Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure) in order to keep company in compliance with regulations.• Responsible for filling corresponding project forms, gathering signatures and coordinating meetings with supervisors, field operation managers, and district operation managers.• Supported Project Managers with short notice projects such as Gas Line Purges and Request for Engineering Review tasks that required meeting tight deadlines and frequent meetings with ProjectManagers and Field Operation Supervisors. Show less

  • Engineer I

    May 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Associate Engineer

    Jun 2021 - May 2023

  • Engineering Intern

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
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  Southern California Edison (SCE)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Engineer 2