# Joseph Cromwell Chy

> Human Systems Consultant and Culturalist |Consultancy

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/josephcromwellchy

## Work Experience
### Human Systems Consultant and Culturalist @ Steam Consulting
Jan 2025 – Present | Daly City, CA
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### Editor-in-Chief @ ViSC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Daly City, California, United States
-Founder of magazine dedicated to science and technology with respect to creativity, beauty, and art
-Implemented creative vision for use within magazine
-Coordinated and managed creative assets
-Organized and scheduled publishing network of vendors, contractors, and artists
-Creative writing
-Site visits

### OCS Field Engineer @ Balfour Beatty US
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Mateo
-Field Engineer for the Overhead Contact System team of the electrification of the Caltrain, part of the $1.9 Billion CalTrain Modernization Project (CalMod)
-Part of team tasked with the retrofitting of an electromechanical overhead contact system in conjunction with electrification of an existing railway system
-Managed Bridges Team
^Coordinated all bridge-related activities (analysis, design, scheduling, planning, procurement, fabrication, installation, compliance and QA)
-Coordinated subcontractors and other teams for engineering-related activities
-Performed additional engineering-related activities including procurement for the realization of infrastructure, design, CAD work, fabrication, installation of associated materials and assemblies, supply management, and tracking documentation for change orders, RFIs, etc.
-Helped create and manage database, developed reference materials, delivered safety talks, coordinated field work, coordinated engineering designs and drawings, CAD work, and adapted to all other project needs

### Project Engineer @ Goodfellow Top Grade Construction
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cupertino, CA
-Contracted with Goodfellow Top Grade to work on Apple’s new $8 billion campus
-In charge of quality control efforts, specifically inspections and testing ensuring that all grading, paving, and misc. construction activities performed out of specification were analyzed and remediated to proper completion
-Failure and reliability analysis 
-Coordinated subcontractors, field work, equipment and material deliveries, paving, grading, pathway sealing, document tracking, material tracking, and on-site testing
-Coordinated data collection, subcontractors, and field work
-Managed equipment and material deliveries, paving, grading, pathway sealing, document tracking, material tracking, and on-site testing 
-Tracked performance-related metrics and created correlating documentation in line with strategy implementation
-Scheduled daily activities and inspections

### PFL Build Engineer @ Insight Global
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Ramon, CA
-Contracted with Insight Global for work with PG&E, one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the US
-Part of quality control program that implemented data collection and analysis, as well as design reviews and validation to determine the capabilities and performance of a gas pipeline network
-Created and updated Pipeline Features Lists (PFL) with project engineering data and performed analysis based on As-Built construction drawings, Job Estimates, BoMs, Gas Service Records, Mill Test Reports, and Strength Test Pressure Reports
-Verified geometry, location, and alignment of pipelines and topography using software analysis 
-Coordinated with various stakeholders regarding project statuses and important findings
-Presented to multiple parties of stakeholders regarding findings, including anomalies and best practices
-Managed project data and databases used to store PFLs
-Safety lead
^Designed strategies and materials for office safety and preparedness

### Teacher @ Cebu International Academy
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Republic of the Philippines
-Taught English to Korean, Japanese, and Chinese students
-Created lesson plans, implemented department strategy, provided mentorship
-English courses ranged from Beginner to Advanced levels

### Creative Director @ Dojo Kidwell LLC
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014
-Design consultancy focused on brand management, marketing, and graphic design 
-Oversaw all operations including design, production, sales, point of entry, and design research
-Managed designers, assets, intellectual property, and social media presence
-Founder of Company

### Field Verification Engineer @ Celerity Consulting Group
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area
-Provided natural gas pipeline operators with pipeline engineering staffing to conduct pipeline integrity management initiatives in response to increased regulatory pressure
-Researched and resolved risks to a natural gas pipeline network implementing quality control efforts highlighted by data collection and performance analysis
-Investigated pipeline issues in field and created reports to properly update pipeline data packages
-Enacted quality control and validation measures to ensure the integrity of the pipeline data
-Built and updated pipeline data packages based on As-Built packages, including engineering designs and drawings like catalogs, service records, BoMs, gas standards etc.
-Provided leadership to young members of department and managed field teams and subcontractors 
-Helped plan construction sites and represented company across teams and stakeholders
-Project and account management
-Records management

### Project Manager/Staff Consultant @ Celerity Consulting Group
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
-Provided natural gas pipeline operators with records management support and project management to conduct pipeline integrity management initiatives in response to increased regulatory pressure
-Project management
^Oversaw analysis of large volumes of documentation to support integrity management initiatives 
-Client relations
-Records management
-Data retrievals

### Certified Personal Trainer @ LA Fitness
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
-NCSF Personal Training Certification
-Guided clients in their pursuit of a range of health and wellness goals
-Negotiated client contracts, extensions, and upgrades

### Co-Founder/Creative Director @ collegeFITSTOP
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
-collegeFITSTOP is an online magazine whose vision is to help college students discover their passions
-Coordinator of 12-person creative team
-Dedicated to creating the ultimate idea- and employee-friendly work environment

### Senior Design Project: 'Pharmacy Simulator' - Engineer @ UC San Diego -Jacobs School of Engineering
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
-Senior design project creating a simulator to train pharmacy techs on proper technique using innovative research and technology
-Designed and built IV drug preparation training simulator based on ‘capacitive touch’ technology
-Multidisciplinary collaboration with our sponsor, the UCSD Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
-Researched solutions and created prototypes, including a training guide, centered around good user interfacing
-Presented final product to stakeholders
http://maeprojects.ucsd.edu/mae156/spring2010/group8/

### Senior Research Project: 'Mobile Oxygen Delivery' - Engineer @ UC San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
-Senior research project gathering data and developing solutions to improve a mobile oxygen delivery system to help client (chronic smoker) maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercise
-Researched available oxygen delivery systems, recognizing goals and pain points for client 
-Developed testing to understand human-breathing patterns and needs of client, including lifestyle and anatomy
-Ideated and developed potential solutions tailored specifically to client based on findings

### Artistic Director @ KP Modern
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
-Director of dance program for UCSD’s Kaibigang Pilipino's annual show, PCC
-Managed team direction, rehearsals, and performance for 50+ dancers
-Mentorship and trainer of all skill levels, performing intermediate/advanced 
                  level hip hop choreography

### Hip Hop Instructor @ UCSD Recreation
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
-Coordinated beginner and intermediate hip hop dance classes
-Coordinated Hip Hop Repertory class
-Prepared new choreography weekly

### Product Design Intern @ Serenity Designs
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
-Supported design process for a startup company focused on creating products for families with children
-Led design and data collection processes, including ideation and prototype creation
-Conducted competitor and empathy-based product design research
-Designed prototypes and CAD work
-Performed failure and reliability analysis as well as field testing
-Developed presentations for design reviews

### Researcher/Engineer @ UC San Diego Computer Science Department
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
-Member of the 'Campus of the Future' project, Human-Computer Interaction Design team
-Researched and developed pilot social hub integrating the various groups of the Computer Science Department using data collection and analysis as well as cutting-edge technology
-Utilized research to develop ideas and prototypes
-Coordinated with other COTF teams as well as provide support research
http://ties.ucsd.edu/projects/campus_future/current/


## Education
### MBA in Design Strategy (incomplete)
California College of the Arts

### Mechanical Engineering in BS
UC San Diego

### Area Studies: Sociology
UC San Diego

### Area Studies: Humanities
University of California, San Diego

### St. Ignatius College Preparatory


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josephcromwellchy

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