John Zdanis
Aspiring electrician with a California ET card, currently enrolled at IBT. Backed by 8 years of professional engineering experience building a strong foundation in systems thinking, methodical troubleshooting, precise technical documentation, and structured specifications. Proven ability to lead projects, mentor teammates, and deliver reliable results.
“To whom it may concern: It is my pleasure to be able to say that John Zdanis is a prior student of mine at the Institute for Business and Technology. While at IBT, he was unquestionably one of the top students to attend…”
Trade school program covering electrical theory, NEC code, wiring methods, and hands-on skills for residential and commercial electrical work.
Ruby on Rails. Developed strong self-directed learning habits that have supported continued growth throughout a professional engineering career.
- Consistently assigned to high-visibility work due to a reputation for producing clear, reliable, low-defect results.
- Diagnosed and resolved complex system performance bottlenecks, improving throughput by 30% through methodical root-cause analysis.
- Maintained near-perfect system uptime by instilling a safety-first, zero-failure mindset across all design decisions.
- Streamlined workflows to reduce rework and errors by 25%, reflecting a commitment to doing the job right the first time.
- Led a team of 3, establishing standards and practices that increased team output by 45%.
- Served as sole technical lead from day one, independently scoping, planning, and executing a complete system build.
- Led a full system redesign improving performance by 70%, assessing the existing system, identifying inefficiencies, and executing a structured remediation plan.
- Maintained 99.9% uptime serving 100,000+ users, holding reliability and accountability as non-negotiable standards.
- Responsible for a heavy route of delivery in the downtown area totalling ~11 miles a day.
- Maintained a high level of reliability and customer satisfaction through exceptional customer service.
- Responsible for the delivery of mail to customers in the Campbell, CA area.