PETER D. BLAS

5601 Natomas Blvd. 9102

Sacramento, CA 95835

Phone: (916) 419-1956 (H)

(916) 597-3955 (C)

Email: AdaheDesigns@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE

Obtain an interview for Engineering Technician or CAD Operator.

EDUCATION

BS in Civil Engineering, (Degree In Progress), Construction and Transportation Concentrations,

Urban & Regional Planning Minor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

Engineering Technology, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. April 1996-July 1998.

Mathematics, US Army ROTC Minor, Univ. of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, September 1990-May 1995

PERTINENT COURSEWORK

Crane Rigger Level I, Signal Person, AutoCad 2010 & 2011, ProjectWise, CAD Masters Core &

Survey Course, CAD Masters Civil Design I Course, AutoDesk Land Development Desktop (2005 &

2007), AutoCAD (Release 14 to 2007, Land Development Desktop), ArcView GIS, Trimble GPS

Pathfinder Pro, Primavera P3, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Plane Surveying,

Engineering Materials, Engineering Economic Analysis, Mechanics of Materials, Statics,

Engineering Technical Writing, Mechanical Drafting, Leadership Development (Army ROTC), MTC

Pavement Management Rating System, Project Management for Construction Engineers, Crossroads

Collision Software.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Core Tech International Corporation, Tamuning, Guam, Auto CAD Drafter/Detailer,

08/13 – 05/14

Auto Cad drafting for Hotel interior renovation, roadway utility, driveway gate construction, singlestory

4Plex construction using Pre-Cast Panels, Residential Development Monument Signage. Hotel

interior renovation shop drawings were created to begin Architectural wall layout, Exterior driveway

Porte Cochere, Electrical Lighting & Mechanical Fire Sprinkler conflicts and layout. Roadway

utility drafting involved producing As-Built drawings for sanitary & storm drain lines and manholes.

Driveway Gate Construction involved producing shop drawings for a Foldable/Retractable Gate for

Residential Home. Designed an entrance Monument Sign for all Core Tech Residential Home

Development Projects. Performed drafting of Shop Drawings for 4Plex Structure. This construction

involved Pre-Cast walls & roof. This drafting included, Pre-Cast Bed Layout, Welding Plate Layout,

Electrical Line Layout and Mechanical Roof Penetration Layout. The projects I worked on includes

Department of Education Relocation to Tiyan, Summer Town Estates Phase 1, Lotte Hotel

Renovation, Core Tech Summer Homes Monument Signage, Route 1 & 8 Road & Bridge

Reconstruction, Guam Housing Corporation Turn- Key House Design, and Summer Town Estates

Phase 2 – 4Plex Design.

Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Naval Station, Guam, Field Engineer,

03/12 – 09/12

Layout trenching excavation using Trimble GPS. Used Trimble GPS to record Northings,

Eastings and Elevations for electrical duct banks, electrical manholes, lighting pullboxes,

lighting conduits, existing utilities and as-builts. Used AutoCAD 2012 to map out GPS data.

Used Laser Level and Linker Rod to set elevations for 10'x10'x10' electrical manholes. Was

trained as a rigger and signal person to help set electrical manholes and lids. Was trained as a

Confined Space Supervisor and Attendant for Permit and Non-Permit Confined space operations.

Updated 3-week schedules for electrical manhole setting and electrical conduit excavations. I

was required to coordinate the delivery of crane from Smithbridge and the delivery of two

electrical manholes from Rocky Mountain precast. The requirement was to coordinate at least

one week in advance of the day to set the manholes. The crane inspections were performed by

DZSP21 and the NAVFAC inspector. If that crane was arriving from off base of Naval Station,

a crane inspection by DZSP21 was required. If that crane was arriving from a location from

within Naval Station, then a DZSP21 inspection was not required and the NAVFAC inspection

would sufficient. I was able to direct the crane operator during setting of the manholes using the

methods I learned as a hand signals person from Island Certs. I have a certificate from Island

Certs for Crane Rigger Level I and Signal Person.

Duenas Camacho & Associates, Inc., Hagatna, Guam, Senior Civil CADD/Engineering Technician,

04/10 – 02/12

My daily task is to perform AutoCAD drafting for Civil Engineering plan sets. These plan sets

typically include a title sheet, a vicinity/location map, a general notes sheet, a demolition plan, a site

plan, a grading & drainage plan, a utility plan and miscellaneous details sheets. The types of projects

I work on are from military (AAFB and Navy), private party and Government of Guam Public

Works. I apply Civil Engineering drafting standards which are set forth by the military. All plans

are required to meet these standards prior to reaching the 100% submittal phase. I am currently

working on the following projects GPA Substation (Dededo) and Saipan Route 36 Road

Reconstruction/Improvement. The past projects I have worked on include AAFB Waterline,

Submarina & steakhouse parking lot layout, Route 17 Culvert replacement, Route 10A Road

Improvments, Guam Power Authority Transformer Substation, Submarina Building Construction,

Ylig Bridge Reconstruction, the Bile & Pigua Bridge Reconstruction, the Route 27 Street

Improvements, a Navy Dining Facility and the JFK High School Reconstruction.

W.B. Flores Engineering & Technical Services, Inc., Tumon, Guam, Jr. Civil Engineer, 03/09 –

10/09

I performed Civil Engineering Design of drainage system for Atkins Kroll Toyota Parking Lot. The

Atkins Kroll Toyota project included additional parking spaces, demolition of preexisting site

features, and the drainage of water over asphalt concrete surface. The design led to producing the

site plan, grading plan, demolition plan, drainage profile sheets, erosion control plan, and

miscellaneous details. Furthermore, I created a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, which

was submitted to Guam Environmental Protection Agency. Preliminary work for this project

included site survey and introduction to field site survey to the company CAD technician. I was also

tasked to create a site plan for the Palauan Abai Community Center. This included the grading of the

surface leading to an offsite ditch. Another project was the Windward Hills Cemetery Project. This

project included designing the roadway for the cemetery. The roadway design also included storm

water drainage design. I managed two technicians who aided in creating the site plan, plan & profile

sheets, clearing and erosion control sheets, cross sections, typical road sections, utility plan, and

miscellaneous details. The utility plan included storm water and electrical lines for street lights. In

addition, the project also included creating the Storm Water Prevention Pollution Program submitted

to Guam Environmental Protection Agency. The Leyon Landfill project required me to help the

company technician in creating cross sections. These cross sections lead to earthwork calculations

for cut and fill quantities. I used Microsoft Excel software to calculate quantities using cell formulas.

The cross sections were performed on the access road to be constructed leading to the landfill. I also

had the opportunity to assist and teach the company technician to design and draft a residential

extension project for the Barrigada Mayor Palican. The extension included a new carport with roof

and an outside patio with an outside kitchen. This project required me to teach the technician how to

perform site survey, client coordination, and civil design. Moreover, I was able to aid the technician

in drafting and design of the Talofofo Subdivision. This design included storm drainage and

residential lot design. The technician was able to work on this project with a better understanding of

drainage system for subdivisions. One of the major projects I was able to work on is the Route 3

Reconstruction Project. My involvement on this project was to revise the Superelevation of the

roadway for a total of three curves. Furthermore, I performed Superelevation Calculations based on

AASHTO standards of design. The calculations helped in determining the starting and ending

stations of the superelevation transitions. Furthermore, the plan and profile sheets were revised to

reflect the new calculations. Additional revisions were made to the plan set cross section sheets.

These revisions lead to the calculation the cut and fill quantities.

BKF Engineers Surveyors Planners, San Jose, CA. Engineering Technician, 08/07 – 08/08.

Performed drafting and quantity take offs for The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Extension Project

and The BART Seismic Retrofit Project. The total project cost, in 2005 dollars, is $4.7 billion. BKF

provided preliminary and final design for construction of a 16 mile extension light rail track within

an existing rail corridor as well as retrofit design of the light rail commuter system northern corridor.

I was responsible for drafting civil construction plans using software such as ProjectWise, Adobe and

Land Development Desktop 2005 & 2007. In addition, I was required to perform quantity take-offs

for roadway demolition of AC pavement, curb & gutter, sidewalk, driveways, railroad crossing

panels, railroad track, medians and trees. In order to perform drafting and take-offs, I was required

to provide daily updates and download current project drawings, which allowed VTA (Valley Transit

Authority) to perform audits at a large scale due to the massive amounts of drawings and the

involvement of numerous design teams. Furthermore, my inputs to ProjectWise provided BART and

VTA with the most effective way to oversee the Quality Assurance/Quality Control aspect of such a

massive project. I was required to develop BKF Civil Construction drawings and subcontractor

utility drawings for four levels of submittals (35%, 50%, 65% and 95% Submittals). These thorough

reviews and redlines were required to gain consistency in the borders, page numbering, company

logos and revision blocks. Once a final plan set was created, I copied the plan to CD and posted

drawings on the company FTP site, which allowed contractors to view drawings, address issues and

provide comments. The Civil Construction drawings included geometric layouts, demolition sheets,

typical cross sections, details, existing and proposed composite utility relocation sheets. The impact

of this project provides residents with greater access to the San Francisco Bay Area for employment,

recreation and education. The extension project will provide additional capacity to address an

anticipated 92% increase in work trips along the corridor over the next 25 years.

MH Engineering Co., Morgan Hill, CA. Jr. Civil Engineer, 06/06-02/07.

MH Engineering is a Land Development Civil Engineering company. As a Junior Engineer, I

prepared plans from the concept phase to the design phase. I conducted preliminary meetings with

client and Project Engineers in order to establish a comprehensive scope of work. I coordinated with

the survey department to secure boundary and parcel maps. I performed site visits with the Project

Engineer to take notes, measurements and site photos and then drafted existing conditions with the

survey points. I also drafted a demolition plan, site plan and preliminary design of the layout. Once

the site plan was completed, I drafted the existing surface and compared them to various design

surfaces utilizing the Land Development Desktop 2005 via the Terrain Model Explorer. Design

surfaces included culvert, swale and detention basin designs, ensuring strict grading and drainage

regulations were met. In collaboration with the Project Engineer, several grading plans were

submitted until a final grading plan was approved. Upon completion of the grading plan, I created

typical cross section and standard detail sheets. Upon finalization of the border, title blocks,

abbreviations, vicinity maps and earthwork calculations, the plan set was submitted to clients and

Project Engineers for review. Additionally, I was responsible for creating a Grading Abatement plan.

In this particular case, I created a design of the existing surface and compared it to the old surface to

calculate the amount of earthwork graded on the property. The Abatement Plan included the use of

swales to drain runoff towards an existing county v-ditch, which prevented flooding to the

neighboring property.

City of Campbell PW Engineering, Campbell, CA. Traffic Engineering Intern, 06/04 – 06/06.

I was responsible for taking critical site photos to verify completion of Work Orders that involved

tree trimming, curb repainting (red, blue and green curbs) and signage installation/relocation. In a

collaborative effort with the Police Department, I was responsible for entering all police collision

reports into the Crossroads Collision software. The Crossroads collision software is a database that

contained traffic collisions that occurred on city streets. The traffic engineer used this database as a

research tool to address traffic related issues, determine proper speed controls and in some cases,

used in court litigation. I performed stopping-sight calculations which was used in determining the

length of red curb required using AutoCAD 2002 & 2005 with an aerial photo overlay. I created a

border which included street names, north arrow, proper calculation and the length of red curb

proposed. I prepared preliminary data for the construction of new signalized intersections by taking

site photos, manual and machine traffic counters and daily logs. Additionally, I visually counted the

number of cars during start & end of school session and during morning & noon rush hour traffic.

Another task was to compile data and research contractor grading permit submittals for the Land

Development Civil Engineer. I was also responsible for reviewing plans submitted by contractors. I

reviewed existing conditions, site photos and measurements of driveway, sidewalk, curb & gutter.

Other reviews included scope of work, overhead and underground utilities, and vicinity maps.

Lea & Sung Engineering, Inc. Engineering Technician, 04/03 – 07/03.

Assisted Project Engineers in various engineering calculations. Performed estimated earthwork

quantities. Performed 35% & 50% Slope Calculation. Prepared Lot Line Adjustment on Autodesk

(CAD). Prepared plat. Prepared legal descriptions for review by Principal Engineer. Assisted in

Design Phase of retaining wall and contour of earthwork. Coordinated with City and County

Governments for standard details updates, right of way maps and As-Built Maps.

Alameda County Water District, CA, Water Quality. Engineering Technician, 08/02 - 02/03.

Assisted Water Quality Engineer in Civil Engineering related projects. Submitted monthly reports

such as; Groundwater Recharge, Rainfall, and Alameda Watershed Water Quality Reports. Prepared

meeting agendas and notes. Collected and delivered Quarry Lakes BAC-T Water samples. Updated

weekly temperature and rainfall data. Prepared purchase requisitions. Prepared written procedures

in preparation for Standard Operating Procedures. Previous projects included; monitoring cameras at

Rubber Dam, Automated Weather Station, constructing chain link fence, and constructing a Fall

Protection System for recharge facilities.

City of Campbell PW Engineering, Campbell, CA. Civil Engineering Intern, 10/00 - 08/02.

I was a principal player during the Annual City of Campbell Street Maintenance Project. My

involvement included locating and drafting locations of existing facilities. Facilities included water

and gas valves, storm drain manholes, drain inlets, sanitary sewer handholes and manholes,

monuments and landmarks. The project also involved AC demolition, wedge and grinding and

installation of new AC overlay and striping. I participated in all aspects of the project design,

engineer’s estimate, comment & response, bid request, bid award, construction, and final punch list

processes. I was required to keep track of the amount of AC usage and perform dip stick tests to

make sure that pavers were laying the proper amount of AC during each lift. I took photos and

maintained daily logs during AC overlay operations. I participated in the City-Wide sidewalk survey

using the Pathfinder Pro Global Positioning System (GPS) to take points of distresses in the City

Right-of-Way (from the lip of gutter to the back of walk), then created a database to maintain this

information. As a part of this task, I was required to obtain GPS points of underground and overhead

utilities. Information was downloaded from the datalogger into the Pathfinder Pro spreadsheet,

enabling access of information by field crews. With the use of ArcView GIS software, I created

large street maps with symbols at the frontage of each property depicting distresses. Upon

completion of the survey, I assisted in presenting the information to the City of Campbell Civil

Engineering Staff, Traffic Engineering Staff and Field Crew Supervisors. The database was

instrumental in enabling Public Works to be better equipped in addressing concerns of sidewalk,

driveway and curb & gutter issues in a timely and efficient manner. I provided government oversight

for the 200ft extension and retrofit of the Campisi Way Bridge/Street Extension Project by

maintaining daily logs and taking site photos of the pile driving effort. Additionally, I performed

spot surveys of the formwork prior to laying of concrete sidewalk, driveway, and curb & gutters

associated with the project. Additional experience included: completion of Western States Surfacing

Rubber Asphalt Chip Seal training, preparing of bid estimates, calculation of TI and R-Values,

review of plans and specifications during design & build phases for the road reconstruction and

parking structure (post tensioning) projects.

San Jose State University Central Stores, San Jose, CA. Work-Study Assistant, 04/00 - 10/00.

Controlled inventory of various construction/maintenance parts. Maintained office and parts

warehouse. Documented and filed parts in shipping & receiving. Retrieved scarce parts from local

trade stores.

Contra Costa County PW, Contra Costa, CA. Civil Engineering Student Intern, 06/00 - 08/00.

Worked independently rating county maintained roads. Calculated PCIs. Data entry of various

stress types and map reading.

US Army Reserve, Piti, Guam. Plumber (E-4 Specialist) 1/90 – Present.

Combat heavy engineering. Drove dump truck. Participated in Ranger Challenge Competitions,

Supervised vertical Platoon as ROTC Cadet.

SKILLS

Communication: Excellent listening skills, responsive, writes technically

Organizational: Prioritizes critically, works independently, team oriented, exceptional followership,

exercises sound judgment and problem solving. Safety first, analyzes tasks and associated risks,

gathers facts/details. Develops comprehensive plan of action, considers alternative plan(s). Decides

rationally and seeks constructive criticism.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Intercollegiate ROTC Ranger Challenge, Leadership Cadet, Color Guard Officer, University of

Guam Triton Baseball, US Army School of Engineering.

REFERENCES

Richard Surynt, P.E., Core Tech Intl Project Engineer, (671) 486-5018

Seung Kim, Core Tech Intl Project Engineer, (671 486-5111

Samin Kim, Core Tech Intl Project Manager, (671) 486-5605

Troy Aguon, Core Tech Intl Auto CAD Drafter, (671) 767-6766

Johnny Cruz, Granite Construction Co. Safety Officer, (671) 777-0381

Matt Primacio, Granite Construction Co. Forman, (671) 797-0136

Vener Villanueva, P.E., DCA Project Engineer, (671) 483-3849/477-7997

Marcelo Cosentino, BKF Engineers Project Engineer, (408) 467-9144

Matthew Jue, City of Campbell Traffic Engineer, (408) 866-2154

Alan Hom, City of Campbell Senior Inspector, (408) 866-2150

Zachary Lake, City of Campbell Project Engineer, (408) 866-2155