Patrick Crais: Resume & Accomplishments
Certifications
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)
Certified Irrigation Designer (CID)
Certified Water Conservation Manager (CWCM)
CLCA Certified Water Manager
Work Background
US Naval Officer 5 years
Research Engineer Hunter Industries 8 years
CEO Blue Watchdog Conservation 4 years
CEO Blue Pandas 1 year
Licenses
Engineer in Training license
C27 License #912735
Other roles
Committee Member Integrated Regional Water Management San Diego
Co-chair Conservation Action Committee San Diego Region
Vice President Resources Management, CLCA
Adjunct professor at Cuyamaca College for Green Business Management & Water Management
2013 President of Rancho Santa Fe Toastmasters
Degrees
MBA Cal State San Marcos
BS Mechanical Engineering US Naval Academy
Past Events
05/2009 Speaker at Master Gardner – Gardening with Class for Irrigation in Gardens Topic: Irrigation Systems for Gardens
10/2009 Speaker at Irrigation Association Show in San Antonio, Texas Water Conservation- Low Flow Nozzles
04/2010 Speaker at Mira Costa College on Water Conservation
05/2010 Speaker at Cuyamaca College on Water Conservation
05/2010 Speaker for EPA Watersense Webinar event
06/2010 Speaker for SDCWA at Flower and Garden Show at SD County Fair WaterSmart Your Irrigation System
06/2010 Attendee at Irrigation Association Faculty Academy
10/2010 Water Smart Presenter
05/2011 Instructor to City of San Diego parks and recreation for irrigation efficiency
06/2011 Speaker at Sustainable Actions Group
08/2011 MBA presentation on Blue Watchdog
11/2011 ASLA ,Irrigation technologies
12/2011 IA Show presenter. Flow sensors
03/2012 CLT Exam instructor for irrigation
06/2012 STMA Speaker
06/2012 Attendee at Irrigation Faculty conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07/2012 Speaker at CAC meetings
09/2012 Speaker at Southwestern College on Water Conservation
Awards
01/2010 Water Ambassador Member Award of Merit for promoting water conservation amongst Santa Fe Irrigation District Customers
4/2010 PLANET Competition- 3rd place out of 40 schools for Irrigation Troubleshooting
06/2010 Toastmaster division award for evaluation speech contest – best of 25 clubs.
05/2012 Toastmaster division award for inspirational speech contest – best of 25 clubs.
Horticulture training classes
1. Arboriculture with Steven Holcomb
2. Soil Science
3. Sensory Analysis for Wines