Michelle Cabanas
Tustin,CA
Summary
Developed technical and analytical skills in a fast-paced engineering environment, seeking to transition into a new field where these abilities can be utilized. Skilled in problem-solving and project management, ensuring efficient and effective completion of tasks. Looking to bring strong work ethics and versatile skill set to different industry for impactful contributions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Engineer
City of Santa Ana
09.2023 - Current
- Perform a variety of journey-level technical drafting, office and field engineering work
- Assist in the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for a variety of projects including streets, storm drains, landscaping, irrigation systems, facilities, parks and other public works projects, review plans for consistency with standards, assists in constructability reviews, and performs construction administration
- Review bids documents and perform site inspections
- Provide pre and post construction activities
- Provide construction support with submittal review and responding to Requests for Information
- Assisted in the design and analysis of engineering projects, ensuring compliance with city standards.
- Collaborated with senior engineers to develop project specifications and technical documentation.
- Conducted site inspections to monitor progress and adherence to safety regulations.
- Assisted in the preparation of comprehensive budgets for engineering projects while monitoring expenditures to ensure adherence to financial constraints.
Junior Engineer
City of Newport Beach
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Performed traffic studies, development reviews, event permits, and grant management.
- Inspected relevant traffic projects, structures and fixtures to ensure contractor compliance with plans, specifications, agreements and legal requirements
- Reviewed all permits involving work in public streets; reviewed any and all traffic control plans required due to work in streets
- Responded to traffic flow, safety, signal operations, construction, and right-of-way issues.
Technical Aide
Willdan Engineering
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Designed plans that involved rehabilitation treatments on streets & parks in design transportation, from the beginning to its completion, by using the city of Santa Ana/ Caltrans standards.
- Developed detailed and itemized cost estimates in excel for street rehabilitations and parks.
- Collaborated with other cities and utility companies to further progress the design of the projects.
- Participated in field walks to determine the limits and scope of infrastructure improvements needed.
- Collected and obtain As-builts in order to design accurate projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
Pomona, CA12.2022
Skills
- Bluebeam Procore Microstation AutoCAD Trimble Microsoft Office Adobe Pro Outlook
Certification
- Procore Certification: Project Manager at GC (Core Tools)
- Engineer in Training Certificate
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish: Written and Oral.
Timeline
Assistant Engineer
City of Santa Ana
09.2023 - Current
Junior Engineer
City of Newport Beach
04.2023 - 09.2023
Technical Aide
Willdan Engineering
12.2021 - 04.2023
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
California Polytechnic State University