Ashley August
Houston,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented manager and team player with strong organizational and communication skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. With more than 10 years of experience working as a Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager for MEP Engineering firms on both small and high complexity projects to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets, resources, and monitored overall project costs. Seeking full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Principal/ Project Manager
Page Southerland Page
Houston, TX
03.2021 - Current
- Managed project teams of 50+ members
- Coordinated between internal design team and up to 10 outside partners at any given time
- Devised permitting strategies across various disciplines in conversation with AHJ's to ease the burden on both AHJ and design team
- Devised and implemented attainable schedules, timelines and milestones for on-track projects.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules, and budgets.
- Planned, monitored and analyzed project costs to meet financial goals.
- Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Mentored and guided staff to enhance performance and exceed customer expectations.
- Monitored project progress to fulfill project requirements, establish traceability, and take corrective action as required
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineer
Page Southerland Page
Houston, TX
09.2012 - 03.2021
- Confirmed engineering code compliance with local AHJ's and other entities dependent upon project scope and location inclusive of Owner specifications and standards requirements.
- Performed engineering calculations to determine loads, energy, and cost/benefit
- Communicated project requirements and areas for improvement in design review meetings.
- Managed construction administration and value engineering processes.
- Developed designs for specialty spaces such as research cleanrooms, gross anatomy labs, and central utility plants.
- Provided engineering for a broad range of market sectors including, higher education/academica business, civic and community, science and technology, life sciences, industrial, and corporate commercial.
- Designed and analyzed HVAC (Airside and Waterside) mechanical systems for applicability
- Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
- Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD and Revit designers for sound engineering and code compliance
- Utilized Microsoft Project, TouchPlan, Revit, Bluebeam, and other job-related software to efficiently deliver projects with team.
Junior Mechanical Engineer
P2S Engineering Inc.
Long Beach, CA
05.2008 - 05.2010
- Surveyed potential project sites before design, checking for space restrictions and proposed mechanical system feasibility
- Designed heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation systems for vivariums and higher education facilities
- Specified system components to comply with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Examined existing documents and blueprints to best update and maintain project records.
- Effectively developed models and construction drawings using AutoCAD and Revit.
- Generated system concepts to satisfy project scope and Owner requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Architectural Engineering
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA05.2008
Skills
- Collaborative Leadership including team meetings, goal planning, and motivation
- Value Engineering
- Multiple Project Coordination and Management
- Schedule Optimization and Technical Planning
- Creating Policy Standards and Guidelines
- Client Interfacing
- Budget Development and Maintenance
- Project Proposals
- Engineering Marketing
- Resource Utilization Planning
- Technical Direction
Notable Projects
- Confidential Southwest Semi-Conductor Project (s)
- Ben Taub Hospital Central Utility Plant Conversion to TECO
- Confidential Northeast Vivarium
- Confidential East Coast Research Laboratories Upfit
- Harris County Toll Road Authority Data Center
- Sam Houston State University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Houston College of Medicine
- ExxonMobil Baytown CAB Central Utility Plant Reconfiguration
- Baylor College of Medicine - Health Sciences Building
- 3M Immersion Cooling Test Fit
- Harris County IFS
- University of Houston Football Stadium
- Shell Roberts WTC
- University of Texas at Austin - Replacement Office High-Rise
Affiliations
- Society of Women Engineers
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Timeline
Associate Principal/ Project Manager
Page Southerland Page
03.2021 - Current
Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineer
Page Southerland Page
09.2012 - 03.2021
Junior Mechanical Engineer
P2S Engineering Inc.
05.2008 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Architectural Engineering
North Carolina A & T State University
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Xavier University of Louisiana
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