Robert Almendarez
Robert Almendarez Technical Problem Solver & Field Installer · Orange County, CA · ragenor.com

Orange County, CA · Open to relocation

Technical
Problem
Solver.

Engineering graduate with hands-on field installation experience and a habit of building practical tools when the existing option is clumsy, expensive, or both. My background spans construction, semiconductor fab coordination, equipment troubleshooting, and personal projects across Android, Windows, Linux, networking, and self-hosted infrastructure.

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Experience

Field installation, operations troubleshooting, semiconductor construction support, and prototype integration.

B&C Custom Fencing LLC Los Angeles / Orange County, CA

Field Installer

- Present

Custom residential and commercial fencing

  • Installed wood, chain link, wrought iron, and vinyl fencing, laying out and measuring each site before work started.
  • Set posts and poured concrete footings to spec, handling material and keeping work sequenced on site.
  • Fabricated custom fence components when standard materials did not fit, using hand and power tools daily.
  • Solved layout and material problems on the spot, working around grade changes, utility lines, and tight property lines.
Cobblestone Auto Spa Phoenix, AZ

Shift Supervisor

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High-volume equipment operations

  • Operated and troubleshot wash equipment including vacuums, pumps, hoses, tunnel emitters, and conveyor systems during live shifts.
  • Trained new crew members, promoted to supervisor within three weeks, and selected for management track by week seven.
  • Caught and escalated OSHA compliance issues, tracking corrective action through to resolution.
  • Reorganized stockroom and chemical storage, helping push the facility inspection score to 95 out of 100.
Murray Company Intel Ocotillo Campus, Chandler, AZ

Project Engineer

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Semiconductor fab piping systems support

  • Supported piping systems work for process cooling water, vacuum lines, and scrubber piping across multiple levels of an active semiconductor fab campus.
  • Tracked RFIs and kept design, field, and vendor teams coordinated so installation schedules stayed on pace.
  • Reviewed engineering drawings and checked field installations against design documents inside a live clean room.
  • Kept documentation airtight to meet the zero-defect standard the job required.
rLoop Incorporated Menlo Park, CA

Volunteer Engineer, Mechanical Integration

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SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

  • Supported mechanical integration work for rLoop's entry in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, working with engineering contributors spread across multiple countries.
  • Coordinated vendor communication, material procurement, and event prep for the prototype build.

Things I’ve Built

Personal projects developed through hands-on experimentation, iterative testing, and AI-assisted development.

Self-Hosted Linux Infrastructure

Cerberus

A Debian VPS that hosts websites and personal services behind Nginx, TLS, hardened SSH, Fail2ban, and a Tor mirror. It is also home to the Mailbox Hub, because apparently one server needed several jobs.

ToolsDebian · Nginx · TLS · SSH · Fail2ban · Tor

Self-Hosted MCP Service

Private Mailbox Hub

A self-hosted service that connects multiple IMAP mailboxes to AI tools through controlled MCP actions for searching, reading, drafting, and organizing email.

ToolsMCP · IMAP · Linux · API integration

Secure Remote Access

WireGuard VPN

A private VPN gateway for using public Wi-Fi without trusting the café, hotel, airport, or whatever router happens to be blinking in the corner.

ToolsWireGuard · Linux · Networking · SSH

Android Application

5×5 Workout Tracker

An Android workout app for alternating 5×5 routines, tracking weight progression, and substituting exercises when the available gym equipment refuses to cooperate.

ToolsAndroid · Mobile UI · Workout logic · Local data

Windows Productivity Tool

Clipboard Manager

A Windows desktop utility for saving clipboard history, organizing reusable snippets, and reducing repetitive copying across everyday workflows.

ToolsWindows · Desktop UI · Local storage · Workflow automation

Windows & Linux Automation

Power Profile Tools

Scripts and launchers for switching systems between battery-saving and plugged-in performance profiles. The Linux tools control TLP state, CPU governor, energy preference, and turbo behavior.

ToolsPowerShell · Bash · TLP · Windows · Linux

Tor Access Routing

Tor Onion Redirect

A hidden onion-service redirect. No particular reason. Just had an afternoon and a functioning server.

ToolsTor · Nginx · Linux · HTTP redirects · DNS

Skills

A practical mix of engineering documentation, field measurement, installation, troubleshooting, and coordination.

Field Construction & Mechanical Systems

  • Piping systems
  • Site layout
  • Measurement
  • Equipment troubleshooting
  • Fabrication
  • Concrete and post installation
  • Hand and power tools

Documentation and Coordination

  • RFI tracking
  • Drawing review
  • Field verification
  • Vendor coordination
  • Clean-room documentation

Systems & Technical Tools

  • Windows, macOS & Linux
  • Microsoft 365
  • Hardware and peripheral troubleshooting
  • Software setup and configuration
  • Networking and remote access
  • File management and backups

Field Ready

  • Bilingual English / Spanish
  • Valid driver's license
  • Crew training
  • Safety awareness

Education

Engineering foundation, field-tested by actual dirt, concrete, fab drawings, and the universe’s refusal to be convenient.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

California State University, Los Angeles

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Contact

For HVAC, electrical, field engineering, installation, coordination, or trade-adjacent opportunities in Southern California and beyond. Open to relocation for the right opportunity.

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