Riley Copland
About Riley Copland
Riley Copland is a Cost Estimator at General Atomics, where they have worked since 2018. They hold a degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of California, San Diego, and have previous experience in admissions assistance and management roles.
Work at General Atomics
Riley Copland has been employed at General Atomics as a Cost Estimator since 2018. In this role, Copland specializes in preparing labor and material estimates for engineering change requests related to software and system development. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining weekly data pulls from SAP, preparing reports, charts, and graphs of findings. Copland also determines labor hours associated with individual part numbers to support future project estimates and performs ad hoc analysis of project data to identify labor categories and departments involved.
Previous Experience at University of California San Diego
Prior to joining General Atomics, Riley Copland worked at the University of California San Diego as an Admissions Assistant in the Graduate Admissions Office from 2016 to 2017. This position involved supporting the admissions process for graduate programs, contributing to the evaluation of applications and assisting prospective students with inquiries.
Cost Engineering Internship at General Atomics
Riley Copland served as a Cost Engineering Intern at General Atomics from 2017 to 2018. During this internship, Copland gained practical experience in cost estimation and analysis, contributing to the development of project proposals and assisting in the preparation of cost-related documentation.
Educational Background
Riley Copland studied at the University of California, San Diego, where they achieved a degree in Economics and Accounting from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, Copland attended Saddleback College, obtaining UC IGETC Full Transfer Certification in November 2015. Copland completed high school at Aliso Niguel High School from 2008 to 2012.
Skills and Software Proficiency
In the role of Cost Estimator, Riley Copland utilizes various software applications, including SAP Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence reports, ProPricer, and Microsoft Office Suite. Copland's skill set includes compiling and analyzing historical labor hours to support analogy factors for future proposal work, which is essential for accurate cost estimation.