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Sylvia Valentin

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Hi, I'm Sylvia Valentin. Welcome to my profile!

Sylvia Valentin's Bio:

Sylvia Valentin's Experience:

• CAD Technician/Designer at Leprino Foods

  June 2006 - April 2013

  Handled and updated all P&ID & HVAC drawings for Leprino Foods Lemoore West +800,000 sq. ft. plant. Provided design support for fabrication and installation of plant equipment. Creative approach to troubleshooting by helping mechanical contractors visualize how to install piping in complex & crowded spaces by quickly "photoshopping" pictures of existing equipment with the new piping and equipment as it should be installed. Supported the Leprino Foods LW engineering department by identifying and designing platforms, ladders and stairs on existing equipment where safe access was needed reducing the possibility of OSHA recordable injuries. Standardized Leprino Foods LW's MCC matrix updates by keeping one read-only copy for PLC Techs to view and updated hard copies in each of the 20+ MCC rooms throughout the plant. Always kept good GMP practices.

• CAD Technician/Designer at Leprino Foods

  June 2006 - April 2013

  Hired during an extremely busy period and quickly came up to speed with very little guidance or supervision. Provided support to the Engineering, Maintenance and Cheese Production departments as the sole CAD technician & designer of largest mozzarella plant in the world. Handled and updated P&ID & HVAC drawings for Leprino Foods Lemoore West +800,000 sq. ft. plant. Provided design support for fabrication and installation of plant equipment. Demonstrated a creative approach to troubleshooting by helping mechanical contractors visualize how to install piping in complex & crowded spaces by quickly "photoshopping" pictures of existing equipment with the new piping and equipment as it should be installed.

• CAD Drafter at EA Bonelli & Associates

  September 2005 - May 2006

  Developed architectural & structural drawings for Leprino Foods Lemoore West and for Marquez Brothers Cheese Plant in Hanford, Ca.

• CAD Drafter at EA Bonelli & Associates

  September 2005 - May 2006

  Developed architectural & structural drawings for Leprino Foods Lemoore West and for Marquez Brothers Cheese Plant in Hanford, Ca.

• CAD Drafter at Quad Knopf

  February 2005 - August 2005

  Developed architectural drawings for Kaweah-Delta's Cardiac-Catheterization Lab & NICU, Central Union School District schools in Lemoore, CA. Always displayed an organized approach to the job making order out of chaos and by updating drawing files according to required drawing standards.

• CAD Drafter at Quad Knopf

  February 2005 - August 2005

  Developed architectural drawings for Kaweah-Delta's Cardiac-Catheterization Lab & NICU, Central Union School District schools in Lemoore, CA.

• CAD Drafter at Pittman Group Architects

  January 2003 - January 2004

  Drew architectural drawings for several office centers, in Ventura & Camarillo.

• CAD Drafter at Pittman Group Architects

  January 2003 - January 2004

  Drew architectural drawings for several office centers, in Ventura & Camarillo.

• CAD Drafter at IB Homes Inc

  September 2001 - December 2001

  Developed architectural, structural & civil engineering drawings for custom, luxury homes in Puerto Rico.

• CAD Drafter at IB Homes Inc

  September 2001 - December 2001

  Developed architectural, structural & civil engineering drawings for custom, luxury homes in Puerto Rico.

• Cad Drafter at CSA Group, Architects and Engineers

  January 1999 - January 2001

  Developed structural plans for proposed reinforced concrete bridges for various PR state roads. Completed meticulous structural details showing complete understanding of reinforced concrete and structural steel elements. Drew structural plans for the underground section of Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano rapid transit system, which involved constructing a one mile long tunnel for the Highways and Transportations Authority.

• Cad Drafter at CSA Group, Architects and Engineers

  January 1999 - January 2001

  Developed structural plans for proposed reinforced concrete bridges for various PR state roads. Completed meticulous structural details showing complete understanding of reinforced concrete and structural steel elements. Drew structural plans for the underground section of Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano rapid transit system, which involved constructing a one mile long tunnel for the Highways and Transportations Authority.

• Cad Drafter at J.R. Requena and Associates

  January 1996 - January 1999

  Completed the drawings for the main high-voltage line plan for the $1.25 billion Puerto Rico's first heavy rail system transit project ensuring the drawings were completed on time and conformed to the engineer's design. Developed power & lighting drawings for more than three different Tren Urbano train stations providing the capacity to perform a wide range of assignments.

• Cad Drafter at J.R. Requena and Associates

  January 1996 - January 1999

  Completed the drawings for the main high-voltage line plan for the $1.25 billion Puerto Rico's first heavy rail system transit project ensuring the drawings were completed on time and conformed to the engineer's design. Developed power & lighting drawings for more than three different Tren Urbano train stations providing the capacity to perform a wide range of assignments.

• Cad Drafter at George Z. Mark & Associates

  January 1995 - January 1996

• Cad Drafter at High Tech Drafting Services

  January 1994 - January 1995

  Developed cad drawings for Pharma companies like Amgen, Abbott and Pfizer.

• Cad Drafter at H2A Engineers, P.S.C

  January 1993 - January 1994

  Structural & Civil engineering cad drawings for private & government projects in Puerto Rico.

• Cad Drafter at David Sanchez Feliberty, P.E

  January 1992 - January 1993

  Electrical CAD drawings for commercial projects in Puerto Rico.

• Cad Drafter at Otto Gonzalez Blanco & Assoc

  January 1991 - January 1992

  Architectural & Civil engineering CAD drawings for government projects in Puerto Rico.

• Drafter On-Call at James Bartell and Associates

  July 2013

  Provided drafting services on as-needed basis. Developed as-builts for existing Ammonia Refrigeration systems throughout central California. Created & updated P&ID drawings making sure lines, tanks, vessels and valves were identified correctly in the drawing.

• CAD Technician at James Bartell and Associates

  July 2013

  As builts of NH3 systems. Updating CAD drawings.

Sylvia Valentin's Education:

• Caribbean University

  BS

• Caribbean University

  BS