pichalskitn@appstate.edu Theo Pichalski (201) 841-6289 EDUCATION M.S. Technology - Appalachian State University, Appropriate Technology concentration 2020

Masters International – Graduate School/Peace Corps combinationGraduate Assistant – Energy efficient housing in South Africa, Aquaponics at Nexus facility

B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering - Virginia Tech 2016Green Engineering Minor, experience in Life Cycle Analysis researchPassed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam

EXPERIENCEEngineering Co-op - Altec Industries Inc., EHS Dept., Daleville, VA 2015

Successfully improved OSHA environmental audit score substantially through projects and programs implementedLeader of team of 6 Environmental Champions, expanded to 20 Champions for increased awareness and accountabilityLed Kaizen Event (Lean culture) – assembled team of engineers and technicians to complete focused short-term goalsImproved weekly Safety Orientation Training scores by 20%, one year of non-recordable injuries during co-opTrained all shifts for both plants on programs and projects implemented to ensure sustainability (first co-op allowed)

Project Director - Real Experiences Affecting Change (REACH) Nonprofit, Roanoke, VA 2014Led team of 6 Project Managers in implementation of weekly home construction projects in impoverished neighborhoodsResponsible for project scope assessment, skill evaluation, scheduling, budgeting, tool and material procurementConsistently unified youth groups, home owners, and community members to also focus on emotional and spiritual needsNew pillar added to nonprofit resulting from innovative mural project and its effects on community relations

Engineering Assistant - North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Charlotte, NC 2013Member of state inspection team assigned to I-485 highway expansion and overpass projectOperated TSI equipment for topography measurements, performed compaction and air percentage tests for dozen pours Procured blueprints, experienced critical path timeline effectiveness, environmental response team for flooding

Groundskeeper - United States Equestrian Federation, Gladstone, NJ 2010-2013Maintained campus of Olympic athletes for four summers - electrical, plumbing, topiary, event organization

ORGANIZATIONSRenewable Energy Initiative – Board member, Development Coordinator team

$160,000 annual budget for implementing renewable energy technologies and investing in energy efficiency projectsProjects include system design and installation for photovoltaics, solar thermal, biodiesel and wind

Alpha Phi Omega – National Service Fraternity – Lifetime memberProject Leader for Roanoke Rescue Mission and Renovation Alliance home construction projects Personal commitment of 450+ hours through undergrad – Team Leader for Relay for Life and Big EventM. Buford Blaire Award of Merit recipient, Tracy Vogler Award recipient – 100+ hours and Dean’s GPA in same semester Consistent volunteer at Special Olympics, Warm Hearth Village, Homework Club, Adopt-A-Highway, 3 Birds Berry Farm

Drillfield Soccer Club – Founder – started freshman year to organize free pickup games, now 900+ membersAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Governor’s School of New Jersey on the Environment - 1 of 50 students in the state accepted to professional program

SERVICE PROJECTSHearts and Hands Disaster Recovery, New Jersey – Hurricane relief construction projects and demolition 2016Community Service Alliance, Dominican Republic – Installed clean water filtration systems in Hato Mayor 2014Leadership Living Community, Atlanta - Mentored high-risk teens through Project 15 leadership program 2012 Mountain TOP, Tennessee – Completed home construction projects as president of youth group 2008, 2010