Lorena Bennett
Los Angeles,USA
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Progressive Strategies & Consulting, excelling in voter engagement and team leadership. Proficient in AutoCAD and skilled in strategic communication, I successfully organized impactful canvassing events and trained volunteers, enhancing outreach efforts and fostering community connections.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Field Director
Progressive Strategies & Consulting
Huntington Beach, CA
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Organized and promoted canvassing events for City Council candidates to maximize outreach.
- Supervised training and development of volunteer teams for effective canvassing operations.
- Executed field program by engaging voters through cold calls, door-to-door efforts, and sign placements.
- Conducted weekly meetings with field staff to assess goals and strategize improvements.
Campaign Fundraiser
Oscar R. Rodriguez for City Council 2022
Huntington Beach, CA
07.2022 - 11.2022
- Created targeted email campaigns to increase donations from diverse voter demographics.
- Developed and executed a weekly digital newsletter for subscriber engagement.
- Participated in meetings with senior staff members to discuss current fundraising objectives.
Design Engineer
Hunsaker & Associates
Riverside, CA
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team of planners, engineers, surveyors, and architects in the planning and design of land development projects ranging from small-scale commercial to large-scale subdivision development
- Executed preliminary land development research and communicated findings as part of feasibility analysis
- Coordinated with municipal and regional agencies throughout development of project including, navigating codes, standards, policies, and conditions of approvals, identifying project requirements, and ensuring compliance
- Integrated low-impact development, complete streets, and multi-modal transportation principles into designs to maximize sustainability and resilience of projects
- Prepared tentative tract maps, grading, utility, stormwater, street, signing and striping plans
- Produced grading and public improvement quantity/cost and bond estimates at various phases of project
Associate Engineer
Interwest Consulting Group
Ontario, CA
12.2018 - 10.2021
- Produced a Capital Improvement Program Development Portfolio including program policy, budget, funding sources, status of projects, and schedules to assist in the organization and development of CIP projects
- Provided in-house plan check and permitting services including the review of public improvement, grading, utility, building, landscape, fire, hydrology, hydraulic, and water quality management plans and studies
- Coordinated with internal city departments and external review agencies to ensure project conformance
- Demonstrated ability to resolve highly technical or politically sensitive issues impacting projects
- Organized conference meetings with stakeholders and communicated complex topics in an understandable way
- Provided guidance with interpreting redlines, calculations, planning and design policies, standards, and codes to a broad spectrum of applicants ranging from individual residents to developers, design, and construction teams
- Generated fees, letters, agreements, and additional conditions and permits applicable to each project
- Spearheaded the development of a team responsible for updating public facilities into the city's GIS application, created an SOP to standardize and streamline procedures, and coordinated the training of relevant staff
- Lead a team in transferring end of year public improvement quantities and unit costs into annual Fixed Asset Report
- Trained engineering interns and onboarding engineers on plan checking and permitting procedures
Student Researcher
NSF Interdisciplinary Research Program
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team researching sustainable wastewater treatment methods in Brazil, as compared to California technologies, and the impact of these technologies on Brazilian communities
- Collected wastewater samples, conducted laboratory testing, and tabulated/summarized statistical data
- Interviewed unserved communities and favelas in Belo Horizonte documenting their perspectives on sustainable treatment, land reform and environmental justice efforts, and relationship with local utility company
- Tested leak at resident's home for E. Coli and Total Coliform and submitted report to Universidade Federal Minas Gerais to be used as evidence of neglect from local utility company
- Prepared a scientific report and presented research at three California conferences, placing 2nd in the CSU SystemWide Student Research Competition in San Francisco
Student Assistant
Caltrans District 8
San Bernardino, CA
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Obtained knowledge on Caltrans standards, design policies, and permitting process
- Collected, organized, and transferred facilities data into updated utilities database via Microstation and Bentley
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Environmental Option
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
12.2020
Certified Engineer-In-Training -
Board For Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, California
04.2020
Skills
- Excel
- AutoCAD
- HEC-RAS
- HEC-HMS
- ArcGIS
Volunteer Experience
- Desert Life Ministry, Los Angeles, CA, Community Outreach Volunteer, 08/22 - Present, Provide direct outreach services to unhoused communities including visiting encampments weekly, building relationships and community, and providing basic resources and services, Organize the delivery of weekly meals and supplies that meet community needs, Work in coalition with Ground Game LA to provide vouchers, housing placement, and engage in powerbuilding by incorporating individuals into organizing and outreach efforts
- Ground Game LA, Los Angeles, CA, Community Outreach Volunteer, 08/22 - Present, Worked in coalition with several non-profits to provide outreach at The L.A. Grand Hotel encouraging residents to attend meetings to voice their experiences and join organizing efforts for collective action
- Cal Poly Pomona Senior Project, Pomona, CA, Project Manager, 01/20 - 09/20, Lead a 21-member team in designing a LEED Platinum, 13.5-acre commercial and residential project in Pomona, Laid out structure of project, established goals, provided guidance and direction, brought in outside resources, Hosted workshops on sustainability, resilience, and navigating codes and planning documents, Presented to Pomona city staff as part of larger efforts to encourage sustainable and resilient planning and design
- Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Transportation Academy, Participant, 07/18, Attended a 2-week program consisting of 15 seminars hosted by a variety of leaders in the transportation industry such as LA Metro., Participated in workshops focused on multi-modal and complete street planning and design., Collaborated in groups of students with diverse majors to present transportation solutions for existing issues.
Pronouns
she/her
Technical Experience - Software
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- AutoCAD
- HEC-RAS
- HEC-HMS
- ArcGIS
- StoryMap
- Mailchimp
- PDI
- Mobilize
- Squarespace
- Various PDF editors
Timeline
Campaign Fundraiser
Oscar R. Rodriguez for City Council 2022
07.2022 - 11.2022
Deputy Field Director
Progressive Strategies & Consulting
06.2022 - 11.2022
Design Engineer
Hunsaker & Associates
10.2021 - 04.2022
Student Researcher
NSF Interdisciplinary Research Program
03.2019 - 04.2020
Associate Engineer
Interwest Consulting Group
12.2018 - 10.2021
Student Assistant
Caltrans District 8
10.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Environmental Option
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Certified Engineer-In-Training -
Board For Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, California
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