Central Pacific Engineering

Professional Electrical Engineering Services

RESUME

DAVID G. SMITH, P.E. Professional Engineer with over 25 years of proven experience.

Accomplished senior manager and professional engineer with very strong construction experience, knowledge and management skills.   Proven track record of simple small projects to large and complex projects.  Skills and abilities have been developed over the years through growing up in a family construction\contracting business, working for and with small and fortune 500 corporations, to the most current position as a principal of a consulting engineering business.   Maintains a “can-do”, “win-win” team player entrepreneurial attitude to accomplish goals and projects.   Strives for excellence, reduction of waste, streamlining and simplification of process.  Career reflects success in small business, the corporate world, academia, entrepreneurial ship and private consulting.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

  • Strategic Visions & Project Planning

  • Project Management

  • Team Building & Staff Leadership

  • Operational Effectiveness

  • Organizational Planning

  • Coaching & Mentoring

  • Entrepreneurial Leadership

  • Construction Development

  • Contract Negotiations

  • Risk Management

  • Regulatory Compliance

  • Quality Management

  • Employee Training & Management

  • Infrastructure Development

  • Budget & Cost Control

  • Technical Design & Support

  • Problem Identification & Solutions

  • Productivity & Time Utilization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Central Pacific Engineering, Capitola, CA  

Consulting Engineering firm specializing in electrical engineering and design,  project management for new construction, remodel alterations and maintenance of fixed asset facilities, buildings and equipment. 

Directly responsible for the preparation of  engineering and design documents; power system analysis and calculations; lighting design and calculations; manufacturing process & energy management control design; California Energy Title 24 code compliance and calculations; and project specifications.

Primary types of projects consisted of commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, and high technology facilities.

Represents client/owner at project meetings, acting as a liaison with DSA, OSHP&D, CSFM, PG&E and local City and County authorities.  Prepares and presents PowerPoint presentations, project proposals, negotiates construction contracts and change orders, prepares material take-offs and construction estimates.

Conducts site surveys and construction administration functions.  

Responsible for the development of  marketing materials, strategies for business development and preparation of stand-alone and integrated, multi-discipline fee proposals.

Conducts personal employment/staff interviews; prepares employee performance reviews; oversees employee training and development.

Industrial Technology Instructor, Cabrillo College

Residential wiring adult education class with lab.

Semifab, Inc.  Hollister, CA,  Electrical Engineering & Design

Electrical design of automated semiconductor processing equipment.  Involved in corporate redesign of past design practices.

Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. , Sunnyvale, CA, Electrical Engineering & Project Management

Electrical Engineering and Design Group:  Electrical design & engineering of facility modifications.  Peer review of consultant design drawings for facility modification projects.  Construction observation and management  of construction projects.  Provide technical assistance to purchasing for contract negotiations.

Controls and Energy Management Group:   Corporate review of electrical and gas utility bills,  implementation of corporate energy management and controls systems.  Review of facility modification drawings for specialty control systems.  

Trend Tech - Sunnyvale, CA , Electrical Engineering & Project Management

Electrical Engineering and Design Group: Contract employee assigned to Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. , Sunnyvale, CA , providing electrical design & engineering of facility modifications.  Peer review of consultant design drawings for facility modification projects.  Construction observation and management  of construction projects.  Provide technical assistance to purchasing for contract negotiations.

Williams Electric - Milpitas, CA,  Electrical Construction

Electrical construction installation and field supervision.

Smith Construction  Capitola, CA , Construction  & Project Management

General construction and field observation.

EDUCATION

  • University of the Pacific, BSEE - 1986

  • San Jose State, Legal Studies

  • Substation Ground Grid Design, Georgia Institute of Tech.

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Professional Registered Electrical Engineer, California, #E13492

  • Professional Registered Electrical Engineer, Arizona, #29031

  • Professional Registered Electrical Engineer, Utah, #97-339951-2202

  • Professional Registered Electrical Engineer, Hawaii, #10560

  • City of Capitola Building Boards of Appeals - Public Member

 

 

Central Pacific Engineering              9035 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062


(831) 476-1525 Cell
david@cpeinc.com