SANDRA RODRIGUEZ GRANGER

15150 Blanco Road, #2102 * San Antonio, Texas 78232

(956)579-1364

sgranger5357@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

Highly experienced in all aspects of office administration. Experience in establishing and maintaining office

practices, including the development and implementation of procedures, communication and electronic

document control and filing systems for highly confidential information requiring impeccable discretion and

judgment. Possess strong facilitation, collaboration and negotiation skills. Flexible and available to relocate or

travel as necessary. Career objective is to work with a reputed and performance oriented

organization, where my skill sets can be exposed to challenging opportunities in the field of office

administration and management for ensuring smooth operations and professional growth.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  · Public and Private Sector Experience – Worked for several years in both the public and private sector in various

capacities to include Private Engineering Firms, School Districts, State Prison System.

  · Experience with US and Local Governmental Agencies (US Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), US

International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Texas

Water Development Board (TWDB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); various Counties and

Municipalities throughout the State of Texas.

  · Directly and actively involved in administratively organizing and managing many architectural and civil

engineering projects and survey projects State-wide.

  · Have been directly responsible for document creation/control and maintaining local and corporate files

for all contracts and financial information for over one billion dollars’ worth of projects.

  · Experienced in the development and implementation of scope of services, fee schedules and cost proposals for

diverse projects.

  · Effectively able to communicate complicated concepts in an understandable manner. Persuasive, with ability to

communicate effectively with culturally diversified audience. Speak, read, and write English and Spanish

fluently.

  · Possess supervisory skills. Experienced in the hiring and training process; motivation and evaluation process.

  · Able to maximize resources to achieve client satisfaction and increased productivity, meet deadlines and goals.

Implement and coordinate both strategic and tactical plans to enhance performance.

  · Computer skills include: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); SharePoint. Willing to learn any new

software/program during own time and own expense.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GUZMAN & MUNOZ ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING, INC.

PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

September 2012 to August 2015

Mercedes, Texas

Private engineering firm with over 40 years of experience in the State of Texas, regarded as one of the state’s

premier 8(a) firms for the planning and design of all types of infrastructure projects. The firm has offices in

Mercedes (Corporate) and Houston, Texas. Firm specializes in water and wastewater projects (ie, water plants,

wastewater plants, waterline distribution, etc.)

Served as Executive Administrator/Office Manager/Marketing Coordinator/Contract Specialist/Document Control

Specialist for the South Texas Region answering directly to the President of the Firm. Performed all aspects of

  · Adept and experienced in problem solving and providing solutions. Excellent qualifications in leadership and

interpersonal communications.

office administration. Served as an integral key player of the Team. Responsibilities include maintaining local and

corporate files for all contracts and financial information for several million dollars’ worth of projects;

administratively organizing and managing many projects State-wide. Establish and maintain office development

and implementation of procedures, communication and electronic document control and filing systems for

highly confidential administrative information and project files. Administer and facilitate project negotiations as

necessary.

  · Actively communicate and coordinate with the Public and Private Sector

  · Actively communicate and coordinate with US and Local Governments

  · Directly and actively involved in administratively organizing and managing engineering projects State-wide.

  · Directly responsible for document creation/control and maintaining local and corporate files for all

contracts and financial information for projects. Development and implement scope of services, fee schedules

and cost proposals for diverse projects.

  · Utilize supervisory skills to train, motivate and evaluate.

  · Maximize resources to achieve client satisfaction and increased productivity ~ meet deadlines and goals.

  · Implement and coordinate both strategic and tactical plans to enhance performance.

  · Apply problem solving techniques and provide solutions.

  · Utilize leadership role and interpersonal communications to assist the President and Project Managers in the

daily operations of the Firm.

DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING CORPORATION

PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

  · Engage in marketing the firm on a daily basis. Develop marketing material and presentations, Statement of

Qualifications in response to Request for Proposals, and attend networking functions to PROMOTE THE FIRM.

November 1997 to April 2012

McAllen/El Paso/Laredo, Texas

Private engineering firm with over 60 years of experience in the State of Texas, widely regarded among the state’s

premier firms for the planning and design of all types of infrastructure creating successful projects for successful

clients.

The firm has offices in Houston (Corporate), Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, Laredo, El Paso and McAllen.

Served as Administrative Manager / Coordinator of the office work system for three office locations (McAllen, El

Paso and Laredo) and also served as Liaison between McAllen, El Paso and Laredo offices and all other

Dannenbaum office locations, including the Corporate Office. Ensured the smooth transition of communication

and work product between offices. Responsible for planning, organization, and controlling the administrative

aspect of the organization, including the preparation, communication, coordination and storage of data to support

production and other important operations of the engineering establishment. Engaged in marketing the firm on a

daily basis. Developed marketing material and presentations (PowerPoint), Statement of Qualifications in

response to Request for Proposals, and attended networking functions to PROMOTE THE FIRM. Monitored the

work processes and evaluated the outcome. Assisted with and/or was the administrator for the final review system

(QA/QC) for clients and other departments.

Provided oversight of various assignments. Managed a team of secretaries/ administrative clerks. Served as the

TURN-KEY employee for the firm and performed and/or ensured the following office management functions were

performed: Project Contract Administration; Budget Development, Implementation and Management of various

projects throughout the State of Texas; Purchasing; Book Keeping; Human Resources; Accounting; High Volume

Printing; Document Control/Records Management; Forms Management; Payroll; Grants Administration;

Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity; Information Technology and Telecommunications;

Management of Health and Safety at the local level; Facilities Management; Office Space Management; Risk

Management; Planned, consulted and managed office moves for the division and other units within the

department.

Utilized problem solving and decision-making abilities, maintained integrity, assertiveness, flexibility, accuracy and

the ability to cope with pressure to ensure the successful day to day operation of the firm.

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Dannenbaum Project Highlights

37-Mile Hidalgo County/Department of Homeland Security/United States International Boundary

and Water Commission Levee Rehabilitation / Border Security Project, Hidalgo County, TX ($213 M)

This Project was built on an accelerated 16-month schedule. The program was subdivided into 14 individual

projects with individual projects designed and constructed in less than ten months. Engineering design for the 23

miles of levee improvements was completed in an astounding three months. Served as Project Administrator for

this $213 Million Dollar Project involving design and construction of over fourteen (14) projects, which includes the

following: contract administration (including 6 subconsultants); invoicing (subconsultant invoicing and monthly

invoicing) as well as, monthly government agency coordination for approvals and reports with DHS in Washington,

DC and USIBWC in El Paso; program cost analysis; administrative Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC);

document control; progress reports; meeting minutes; baseline schedule; and weekly activity reports.

Learning Objectives:

  · The importance and long-term benefits of effective teamwork and communication – including engineers,

contractors and officials at all levels of government, from local to federal to international agencies

  · Innovative approaches to overcoming numerous construction challenges

  · Complexity and requirements to accomplish a project with such an accelerated schedule

US 83 Zapata for the TxDOT Pharr District ($150 M)

This project involved advance planning, preparation of an environmental document and schematic design for 63

miles of major roadway. Right-of-way mapping included the preparation of 8 right-of-way map sets and nearly 300

parcel plats and legal descriptions were prepared. The right-of-way mapping required the boundary verification of

some 51 Porciones and 1 Empressario Grant, the surveying of numerous partitions of the Porciones that took place over

the last 250 years, and the field location and surveying of an Ejido. This project was divided into 3 phases: Phase I

encompassed the advance planning and environmental assessment (EA); Phase II consisted of the schematic

development (including extensive drainage considerations); and Phase III involved the final schematic design.

Incorporated into the scope were divided main lanes, frontage roads, at-grade intersections and numerous

interchanges. Served as Project Administrator for this Project, which includes the following: contract

administration (including 6 subconsultants); invoicing (subconsultant invoicing and monthly invoicing) as well as,

monthly government agency coordination for approvals and reports; program cost analysis; administrative Quality

Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC); document control; progress reports; meeting minutes; baseline schedule;

and weekly activity reports.

Hidalgo County Outer Loop, Hidalgo County, Texas ($208 M)

This project consisted of a team of four different consulting firms, which were selected to develop an outer

highway loop of Hidalgo County that would provide an uninterrupted corridor connecting all existing and future

international crossings and other intermodal facilities. This would include airports, interstate, and international

traffic. The general location includes the northernmost boundary of FM 490; westernmost boundary of FM 2221;

southernmost boundary of US 83, Military Highway and US 281; and easternmost boundary of FM 1015 and FM 88.

The project will be developed in four phases 1) route location; 2) schematic and environmental assessment (EA);

3) preliminary design; and 4) final design. This project was funded by Hidalgo County. Served as Project

Administrator for this Project, which includes the following: contract administration (including 3 subconsultants);

invoicing (subconsultant invoicing and monthly invoicing) as well as, monthly government agency coordination for

approvals and reports; program cost analysis; administrative Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC);

document control; progress reports; meeting minutes; baseline schedule; and weekly activity reports and

coordination for public meetings and/or hearings. Performed close coordination with other three consulting firms

to ensure project tracking was consistent between all firms.

Cameron County Route and Alignment Studies, Cameron County, Texas

Dannenbaum performed route studies for the determination of possible corridor alternates for 14 individual

roadways within Cameron County divided into two separate projects. Work efforts included agency coordination,

environmental reviews, utility systems evaluations (water and sewer line impact analyses based on possible

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relocation or modification of facilities), cost estimates, public involvement (including stakeholder and/or public

meetings), and preliminary findings/recommendations for preferred alternates with right-of-way considerations for

each of the 14 roadways. All of these roads were located within the City of Harlingen and the City of San Benito's

Extraterritorial Jurisdictions. Served as Project Administrator for this Project, which includes the following: contract

administration (including 3 subconsultants); invoicing (subconsultant invoicing and monthly invoicing) as well as,

government agency coordination for approvals and reports; program cost analysis; administrative Quality

Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC); document control; progress reports; meeting minutes; baseline schedule;

weekly activity reports, and coordination for public meetings and/or hearings.

Other Dannenbaum Projects requiring the same or similar responsibilities:

  · TxDOT El Paso Program Management Consultant (PMC)

  · Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority (HCRMA) Program Management Consultant (PMC)

  · City of Laredo Water Treatment Plant

  · City of McAllen Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion

Core Competencies for Document Control:

  · Administered and ensured filing of all documents as per the organizational policies

  · Assisted in the designing of File Management System (FMS) for the organization

  · Maintained records of all reports such as audit reports, financial statements, revenue statements, licenses

and agreements, etc.

  · Maintained record of all construction documents such as RFI’s, contractor submittals, pay requests, etc.

  · Performed tagging and filing of all documents

  · Assisted the new staff in learning the file control system

  · Monitored the movement of all files (electronic or hard copy) from the server or file room.

  · Maintained back up of all files, both soft and hard copy

  · Assisted in developing DMS (Data Management System) for the organization

  · Updated all records and databases on asap (As Soon As Possible) basis

  · Liaised with external agencies for handling confidential information

  · Assisted in preparing directory listing for quick identification and location of the files in the data bank

  · Coordinated with IT personnel for procedures to follow in case of system failures and emergency bac up

procedures for the FMS and DMS systems

  · Ensured that all files are regularly stored in the back up data warehouse

  · Provided support and administrative services for effective data management

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Texas State Technical College, 1978

University of Texas Pan American (some college hours)

Harlingen, Texas

Edinburg, Texas

Professional Development

  · Numerous seminars and workshops for leadership training, staff management and development, quality

control, contracts, proposal writing, and client relations.

Professional

  · Mr. Jorge Alcala, P.E., (Retired USACE), Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying

  · Mr. Alejandro Flores, P.E., CFM, Partner, Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation

  · Mr. David Balli, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation

REFERENCES

(832)279-5616

(713)724-5031

(210)415-1960

Character

  · Mr. Armando Gutierrez, P.E., Public Works Director, South Padre Island

  · Ms. Teresa Flores, Director, Hidalgo County

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