James Francis Caras

JAMES FRANCIS S. CARAS Sitio Dacutan Dacu, Brgy. Mambulac Negros Occidental, Philippines Contact No.: - Email:- PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: Age: Marital status: Height: Weight: Nationality: Religion: October 4, 1992 31 years old Married 5’4” 58 Kg Filipino Roman Catholic EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND College: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering University of Cebu – Main Campus Sanciangko St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu AY 2018 - 2019 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Eng’g Technology Technological University of the Philippines - Visayas Talisay City, 6110 Negros Occidental AY 2010 - 2012 Engineering Technology Technological University of the Philippines - Visayas Talisay City, 6110 Negros Occidental AY 2009 - 2010 WORK EXPERIENCES River Hudson Solar – New York, USA (work from home - Part Time) Solar Processor/ Assistant Solar System Designer (May 2023 – Present) • Assist the Senior System Designer in the development of the standard operating procedure for residential solar • • • • • • systems, Fixed-Ground, Roof, Fixed-Pole, and Tracker Pole Solar. Data entry of new projects on Quickbase. Load calculations Design Solar system as per customer’s need. Design Battery system as per customer’s need. Providing technical assistance for the senior designer and solar advisors. Solar Project Estimations and prepare Bill of Quantities. Valoa Solar – Kansas, USA (Work from home - Freelance) Director of Installation/ PV CAD Design Specialist (October 2022 – September 2023) • Assist the COO in the development of the standard operating procedure for residential solar systems, both ground, and roof. • Using Aurora Solar to create quick turnaround of detailed 2D & 3D designs for complex projects both residential • • • • • • • and commercial. Creating electrical diagrams Working with multiple States and cities. Collaborating with co-workers and energy consultants to verify requests and timelines and solve problems. Evaluating electrical systems. Analyzing data and situations and coming up with creative solutions. Keeping up to date on industry standards. Provide technical help for install crews as needed. Lumio – California, USA (Work from home - Freelance) Solar CAD Designer/ SSV Specialist (June 2022 – May 2023) • • Plot new accounts on the assigned CAD tracker(s) and will update daily. Ensure that the account is ready for CAD design by performing the following task efficiently: a. Check if the information (such as the solar panels and microinverters specs, panel layouts, etc.) in the client’s contract matches the information in the system (Solflow and Sales Force). b. Verify the electrical system information in the client’s property using the system photos uploaded by the field surveyors. c. Create system requests for electronic system component replacements as needed. d. Update solar panel roof layouts via the Aurora system based on the required fire setbacks per jurisdiction. e. Generate Dxf files via the Aurora system. f. Upload reports to the customer’s folder in Google Drive and other systems. Will ensure that an account is correctly tagged in the team's daily MIS tracker. Design PV solar systems involving D-Rate, Load Calcs, Structural Calcs, and/or Wire Calcs for permitting purposes. • Will satisfy jurisdictional requirements in designs. • Will make corrections or revisions, as needed or requested, in a timely manner. • Will complete other assigned tasks necessary to support the CAD department. • • STRIX Inc. – California, USA (Work from home - part time) Mechanical Engineer (March – April 2022 • • • • • Project Management. Plot new accounts on Monday.com and Field Pulse. Customer Service and coordinating concerns with the insurance company. Coordinate with field technicians for concerns. Sourcing on Ebay and Amazon for parts replacement/ Repair projects. Tsuneishi Technical Services Philippines Inc. – Balamban, Cebu Design Engineer (January 2013 – January 2022) • Prepare detailed profiles and quantities of drawing data of construction parts of the project vessels needed to be nested for NC cutting by the factory side. • Render 2D & 3D parts of the vessel projects as per plan and revisions from different departments. • Structural Part and Metal Sheet Detailing. • Coordinates with factory, vessel representatives and/or owners regarding with project concerns and drawing related matters. • Lead team and ensure quality are kept and delivery are on-time. • Conduct Magegata (shell-curving guide) Checking at the factory. • Prepare final drawing of jig plan, bulkhead plan, and painting or demarcation line plan. • Interpret yard and working plan and expansion drawing related works. • Create revision and repair plans. • • • • Check and ensure quality for the next process. Confirm all applicable revision plans are applied to the block/project. Confirm welding applications of all the structural parts. Prepare and conducts Design Quality Patrol. • Propose kaizen or continuous improvement. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company – Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Design engineer (January 2016 – June 2016 and January 2020 – October 2020) • • • • Support Japanese staff. Check and ensure the quality of data for the next process. Create a weekly work report. Create revision/ repair data as per request by Yard side. QUALIFICATIONS: SKILLS ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PV System Design Project Engineer or Management 2D & 3D CAD Design Metal/ Steel Detailing Construction Design and Estimation HVAC Design/ Calculation Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning units (Installation, Consultation, and Maintenance) Customer Service Relation Knowledge of NEC (National Electrical Code) Proficient in the interpretation of Working plans, Schematic diagrams & Floor Plan Basic knowledge on Automotive Photo & Video editing Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Interpersonal Skills Proactive and Detail-oriented Versatile and can work well under pressure SOFTWARE AND PLATFORM ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Auto-CAD, Brics-CAD, ZWCAD, Hull CADMATICS Sketchup MATES – Mitsubishi Advance Total for Engineering Ship Design Aurora Solar Solargraf PV Sol Scanifly Enerflo Solflow Gsuites, Sales Force, Monday.com, Field Pulse, and Okta Quickbase & Gsuites Microsoft office applications, and Adobe Talk Route Zoom, Skype, Slacks, Teams, Outlook, Discord, Calendly, Telegram, and Whatsapp SEMINARS AND TRAININGS ATTENDED • Terumo Philippines Corporation – Biñan, Laguna On-the-Job Trainee (January 2012 – July 2012) • Terumo Philippines Corporation – Biñan, Laguna On-the-Job Trainee (January 2012 – July 2012) ● Azucarera De La Carlota - La Carlota, Negros Occidental On-the-Job Trainee (April – May 2010) ● RISE Training (About Solar Panels, Jurisdictions, Fire Safety, Permitting, and Electrical Calculations) Conducted by: RISE, LUMIO (Online Training) June 6-22, 2022 Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines ● BASIC FIRST AID, RESCUE & FIREFIGHTING TECHNIQUES Conducted by: BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION - BALAMBAN April 11-12, 2019 TTSP, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines ● TEAM BUILDING PROGRAM Conducted by: TARGET ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. October 16-17, 2015 Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines ● TEAMBUILDING Conducted by: FULL POTENTIAL October 17, 2014 WCIP-SEZ, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines ● NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES ORIENTATION PROGRAM Conducted by: Tsuneishi Heavy Industries October 16-18, 2013 WCIP-SEZ, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines ● HEALTH AND SAFETY ORIENTATION Conducted by: SAFETY ASSURANCE GROUP – Tsuneishi Heavy Industries April 10, 2013 WCIP-SEZ, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines REFERENCES ● John Ray Arroyo Production Engineer - Alloy Steel Int'l-- ● Joshua Manuel Ramirez Team Supervisor - Mould Lofting Team Tsuneishi Technical Services Phils., Inc.-- ● Jerson Dayot Team Supervisor – Mould Lofting Tsuneishi Technical Services Phils., Inc.-- ____________________________________________________________________________________ I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.