Ruby A Gonzalez Jimenez
About Ruby A Gonzalez Jimenez
Ruby A Gonzalez Jimenez serves as the Vice President of Certifications at Verdani Partners, where she manages the Certifications Department and consults clients on green building certifications. With extensive expertise in multiple certification systems and a strong educational background in environmental engineering, she actively engages in teaching and speaking on sustainability topics.
Work at Verdani Partners
Ruby A Gonzalez Jimenez has served as the Vice President of Certifications at Verdani Partners since 2016. In this role, she manages the Certifications Department, providing consulting services to clients on various green building certifications. Her responsibilities include supporting the Corporate Sustainability team and engaging in training programs such as GRESB and LEED Green Associate Training. She also teaches the LEED v4 training course, contributing to the professional development of individuals in the field of sustainability.
Education and Expertise
Ruby holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Merced, where she studied Sustainable Design, Waste Water Treatment, Air Pollution, and Hydrology. She also participated in the Jump-Start Summer Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on Architecture and Urban Design. Ruby is an expert in multiple green building certification systems, including LEED, ENVISION, Green Globes, and Fitwel, and holds professional credentials such as LEED AP O+M and Fitwel Ambassador.
Background
Prior to her current role, Ruby worked at the University of California, Riverside as a LEED AP Analyst in the Office of Sustainability from 2013 to 2016. She also served as a Science & Engineering Research Lab Assistant at UC Merced from 2007 to 2009. These positions provided her with foundational experience in sustainability practices and green building certifications, which she has built upon in her current role at Verdani Partners.
Achievements in Education and Training
Ruby engages in various speaking engagements related to sustainability and green building certifications. She guides students on essential topics in sustainability and prepares them for the LEED Green Associate Exam, achieving a 99% pass rate. Her commitment to education is evident in her teaching of the LEED v4 training course at Verdani Partners, where she shares her expertise with aspiring professionals in the field.