Grace O
Professional Objective: To seek a position in Department of Justice where I would directly work with FISA courts, DOD and intelligence agencies that have classified cases involving civilians. Second preference is to seek a position in the Department of Labor where I would directly work with labor disputes and complaints.
Education: B.A. Architecture – Winter 2004 – California State Polytechnic University of Pomona
Masters of Business Administration candidate – Woodbury University, Burbank, CA
Professional Summary: Generalist employee with education and experience in architecture and business. I had worked as an unlicensed architect on modernization and new design projects of educational campuses for LAUSD, CSU Fullerton, UCI, and some commercial projects. Worked in teams of architects, engineers, and construction company project managing projects from schematic design to 100% construction documents gaining approval for construction from state and county agencies.
Upon moving from public sector to the private sector; the long-term decision to transition from architecture to being an employee in corporations was due to experiencing “pains” at the retail operation level. I had committed to attending graduate program in business to understand the fiduciary responsibilities of business managers and to learn more about leadership within organizations.
Early on in my career, I had focused on how to innovate and use technologies to properly provide solutions to questions like: how can a retailer use technologies to meet or exceed forecasted sales budgets with technologies and limited human capital. How does one apply ethics and new theories regarding leadership and increasing employee engagement based on research in the workforce? The education made me aware of major scandals of fraud in the past by large corporations and the question of how was the recession of 2008 created.
I have experience with numerous companies ranging from: retail, manufacturing, and distribution centers. I have advocated for more fairness and less nepotism, competent management, and reduction of unethical business practices in the reality of trying to be profitable, and reduction of harsh working conditions for employees of organizations.
I have also stood up for police brutality, elimination of affirmative action, xenophobia, and torture/human experimentation. I am hopeful the proposed bills will regulate to reduce powers where there is too much concentrated powers (reduction of conflict of interests), deregulate to free up red tape for the people, and restore civil liberties that have been eroded with a advanced technologies and a growing federal government that have turned humanism into transhumanism. Symbiosis between humans to learning machines have been nonconsent and unequal from the beginning.
Projects Highlights:
Starbucks Coffee Company retail tenant improvement projects in LA and OC counties
· Developed tenant improvement design development documents to be completed by consultants from internal global standards
Los Angeles Valley College, Glenn Valley, CA
· Developed construction documents (blueprints): developed building design and engineering, researched building code, coordinated with consultants, reviewed, and helped garner approval for construction.
Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center, Capital Project – 160,000sf recreational facility, Fullerton, CA
· Developed schematic design of campus building to construction document, implemented building code, coordinated with engineers, construction company, and incorporated review comments from client’s representative, met, and spoke with the plan reviewer at DSA to get approval for ADA compliance
UCI Student Recreation Center – Capital Project – recreational facility, Irvine, CA
· Used Autocad to develop modular prefabrication building from schematic design to construction documents with team of engineers, implemented building code, researched building products, and coordinated updates and changes with consultants
Office Building in Tustin, CA
· Conducted field visits to verify information on documents for renovation project
UCI Toddler Care Center-2 Capital Project – Prefabricated modular design of 5,000 sf child care facility, Irvine, CA
· Used Autocad to develop modular prefabrication building from schematic design to construction document, collaborated and coordinated development of project with team of structural, electrical, and mechanical consultants and incorporated client review notes and changes
Beijing World Trade Commercial Center, Beijing, China
LAUSD East Valley New Area High School, Sun Valley, CA Capital Project - 168,000 sf high school
· Developed campus building design through phases of design, developing drawings, implementing building code, coordinating entire blueprint sets, and met with plan reviewer from DSA for document reviews
Pirarie Vista and Middle School, Hawthorne, CA
Hesby Art and Design Academy, Encino, CA
· Resolved constructability issues for DSA approval
Professional Experience:
Harbor Freight Tools, Sales Supervisor, (2024 - present)
Ubereats, Delivery Driver, Virginia (2024 - 2024)
Sales Associate (Specialist), Lowe’s, Richmond, VA (2023 - 2024)
Retail Personal Shopper, Walmart Inc., Richmond, VA (2021 - 2023)
Grubhub, Delivery Driver, Virginia (2022 - 2024)
Doordash, Delivery Driver, Virginia (2021- 2023)
Machine Operator Trainee, Packaging Corporation of America, Richmond, VA (2021 - 2021)
Retail Sales Associate, Meijir, Columbus, OH (2020 - 2021)
Associate, Staffmark, Columbus, OH (2018 - 2021)
Associate, Addeco USA Inc, Groveport, OH (2018 - 2021)
Sales Specialist, American Dream Home Improvement, Dublin, OH (2018 - 2019)
Direct Sales Representative, IGS Energy, Dublin, OH (2018 - 2018)
Direct Sales Representative, Charter Communications (Spectrum), Columbus, OH (2017 - 2018)