Baltimore, MD - Kashi Chavis resume
kashi_chavis@yahoo.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Extensive 15 years of multi-engineering experience in Mechanical HVAC systems; Construction inspection; Hydraulic testing & design; Proposals of operational System of systems & Scope of Work of multiple operational system support equipment. Project quality assurance skills. Leadership abilities (lead by example). Mission-oriented team player & leader. Superb interpersonal and communication skills with team & customer.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Logistical Chain Planning Design & Planning Project Leadership
• Hydraulic cooling
• Mechanical (HVAC, P&ID)
• Installation of equipment
Quality Control Six Sigma (Green Belt) Project Scheduling Proposal Development Project Cost Estimating Liaison Designate
Project Coordination Field Operations
ACCOLADES/AWARDS
- Awarded for establishment of general clean room temperature and humidity for spacecraft assembly and testing facilities.
-Commended for presenting practical improvement of work area access and safety within a military vehicle
- Award for design, installation, inspection & commission of an F-22 antennae test bench facility hydraulic cooling distribution system; within 48 hrs of request for a high level test schedule to be scheduled within a 72 hr period.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Argo Systems/ Army Corps of Engineers Long Beach Island, NJ 09/09 – Present
QA Officer / Engineer
• Monitor beach refill material for the New Jersey shore ocean side.
• Record material load count
• Observe the quality of fill material ; military unexploded materials, medical waste, & archaeological materials.
• Provided Quality Assurance of the beach refill operation.
Dante Technologies Herdon, Va 05/2009- 10/2009
Clean Build Team Leader
• Establish cleanroom protocols for general maintenance cleaning
• Team leader of cleanroom crew of 6; for a 2 story cleanroom for pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Provided Quality Assurance of the cleanroom construction and cleanup of an Astro-physics lab for NASA
SI International / Department of Homeland Security / Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Washington, DC 05/2008- 12/2008
Sr. Data Analyst
• Establish scope of work (SOW), for point of entry equipment
• Established vendor classification for interdiction application
• Setup vendor appointments for new technology to support DHS mission
• Appointed as a Chair Panel Member on engineering implementation projects for US border protection
• Established logistic of installation of interdiction test equipment to support US Border protection
General Dynamics Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 04/2007- 10/2007
Lead Field Sr. Hydraulic Engineer
• Liaison between the EFV field tech teams & the EFV design staff
• Inspected work area conditions for Safe Work Practices (SWP)
• Wrote and arranged procedure protocols for project managers, and technicians.
• Monitored and documented the design / test modifications of the hydraulic system
• Developed Scope of Work (SOW) to improve the hydraulic system
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(Continued)
Northrup - Grumman Linthicum, MD 11/2003 - 8/2006
Test Engineer (Mechanical Engineer)
• Established hydraulic cleanliness standardization, within the manufacturing plant.
• Planned and executed the standardized of avionic / antenna testing and manufacturing work stations
• Liaison & Point of Contact (POC), for design (construction and modification) of hydraulic cooling equipment; in relation to Program / Project specific requirements. Developed Scope of Work (SOW) to support hydraulic cooling test benches & test facility for various antennae programs and projects
Design (construction and modification) hydraulic cooling equipment
Anne Arundel Board of Education Annapolis, MD 10/2001 - 11/2003
Math Instructor/Substitute Instructor
• Established daily lesson plans, work assignments, & periodic metrics of material comprehension.
Mantech / ATAC / Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 2/2000 - 8/2001
Engineer I (contractor)
• Site improvement skills by establishing a Logistic Chain Program (LCP), to analyze any concerns, problems, or project conflicts.
• Liaison for the environmental conditions of various spacecraft and flight hardware.
• Liaison between US Federal government and various spacecraft project leaders, for the initiation and maintenance of environmental standards.
• Design (construction and modification) of HVAC equipment; in relation to project specific requirements.
• Inspected work performed by the environmental team technicians and the Property Operation Management Division (POMD).
• Arranged Preventive Maintenance (PM), schedules of HVAC equipment within our jurisdiction of operation.
Barbella Environmental Technology Bound Brooke, NJ 6/1999 - 12/1999
Field Engineer (contractor)
Basic Engineering Ardmore, Pa 2/1999 - 6/1999
Asst. Project Engineer (contractor)
Idreco, USA LTD Bensalemn, Pa 2/1998 - 4/1999
Engineering Asst. (contractor)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore,
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