Cyril Kanda
Resident Engineer @Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
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WORK HISTORY
Resident Engineer @Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Carson, CA, US
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-million-dollar infrastructure programs, owning scope definition, schedule management, budget control, contractor execution, and operational risk mitigation across multiple concurrent projects.• Serve as technical program owner coordinating cross-functional stakeholders including design engineers, inspectors, contractors, utility agencies, environmental regulators, and operations teams to maintain alignment, resolve dependencies, and drive execution milestones.• Manage critical path schedules, sequencing constraints, and recovery strategies for high-risk construction programs including sewer rehabilitation, emergency trunk repairs, sliplining, and structural rehabilitation.• Drive risk management and issue resolution by proactively identifying constructability risks, safety exposures, permitting dependencies, and material constraints; develop mitigation plans and escalation pathways to prevent schedule or cost impacts.• Own vendor and contractor performance management including scope negotiation, change management, cost control, schedule adherence, and quality assurance across multiple subcontractors and suppliers.• Produce executive-level reporting and dashboards tracking program health, earned progress, schedule variance, budget forecasts, safety metrics, and delivery risks for internal leadership and agency stakeholders.• Lead field execution workflows, inspection coordination, QA/QC processes, and acceptance testing to ensure regulatory compliance and long-term asset reliability.• Partner with internal engineering and operations leadership to optimize delivery processes, improve documentation standards, streamline approvals, and improve handoff readiness for asset turnover.• Support emergency response programs requiring rapid mobilization, cross-agency coordination, real-time decision making, and accelerated execution under constrained operating conditions.
EDUCATION
San José State University
Masters Degree, Civil Engineering
Santa Clara University
Bachelor's Degree, Environmental Science
SKILLS
ABOUT CYRIL KANDA
I’m a technical program and construction leader with experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure programs across public and private environments.Currently serving as a Resident Engineer at Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, I lead capital programs spanning sewer rehabilitation, emergency response, contractor coordination, budget control, schedule recovery, and cross-agency stakeholder management. My work focuses on executing high-risk, high-visibility programs while balancing safety, quality, cost, and operational continuity.My strengths include:• End-to-end program execution• Cross-functional technical coordination• Risk management and critical path delivery• Vendor and contract leadership• Executive communication and decision support• Systems thinking across engineering, operations, and deliveryI’m actively exploring Technical Program Manager, Program Manager, and Engineering Program roles where execution discipline, scale, and complex problem solving matter.If you’re hiring or recruiting for program leadership roles in infrastructure, aerospace, hardware, platforms, or systems environments — feel free to reach out.
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