Ricardo Martinez Jr.
Sacramento,CA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Barista
Starbucks
Riverside, CA
10.2021 - 08.2023
- Pleasantly interacted with customers during hectic periods to promote fun, positive environment.
- Controlled line and crowd with quick, efficient service.
- Maintained and operated espresso machines, blenders, commercial coffee brewers, coffee pots, and other equipment.
- Listened carefully to customer requests and created personalized, delicious beverages, which improved sales.
Volunteer
Global Brigades, Inc.
Panama City, Panamá
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Coordinated projects by working with other engineers, contractors and regulatory agencies.
- Designed and implemented wide variety of municipal projects for water and sewer piping systems, water storage and water reuse.
- Tasks included digging trenches, cleaning water tanks, and providing suggestions to improve the community's water system.
- Volunteered with the group of students from UC Riverside to travel to Panama in fixing water infrastructure in two of the villages
Engineering Intern
NAVSEA Warfare Center with UC Santa Barbara PIPELINES
Port Hueneme, CA
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Integrated key design changes on an organically built saltwater corrosion testing device
- Rebuilt a legacy python code to include the operation of data sensors by Raspberry Pi
- Wired sensors from the testing device to the microcontroller and re-sketched the technical schematics to match the work performed
- Fortified the saltwater corrosion testing device by sealing leaks on the outside of the system
- Maintained positive work atmosphere by building relationships with co-workers, customers, clients, and management.
Undergraduate Research Student
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Worked with the research group to create a low-cost PM and Ozone sensor
- Used an Arduino Uno and low-cost wires to build a sensor
- Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Conducted research for proposals and assessed potential impact on constituents.
Peer Tutor
RISE Program At Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
11.2018 - 05.2020
- Developing and maintaining relationships with students and staffs
- Taught study skills and other methods for test preparation.
- Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA08.2023
Associate of Science - Chemistry
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA05.2021
Skills
- Programming C
- Engineering Design
- CAD Drafting
- Engineering Support
- PowerPoint/Excel
- Design Computations
- Quality Control
- Analytical Equipment
- Testing Devices
- Oral Communication
Timeline
Volunteer
Global Brigades, Inc.
06.2022 - 07.2022
Barista
Starbucks
10.2021 - 08.2023
Engineering Intern
NAVSEA Warfare Center with UC Santa Barbara PIPELINES
06.2021 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Research Student
Sacramento City College
08.2019 - 04.2020
Peer Tutor
RISE Program At Sacramento City College
11.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Associate of Science - Chemistry
Sacramento City College