Orlando Jr. Romero Gonzalez

**** **** ******** **. *****, FL 33607 787-***-**** / 787-***-**** acoz7y@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Obtain a position where I can develop as a professional applying my technical knowledge and field experience about the

concrete behavior and other materials, construction process and management skills to contribute to the growth of the

company and increase the participation in the market.

Education

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION JUNE 2014 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY – SUMA CUM LAUDE (3.94 GPA)

Major: Business Administration

Electives courses in Engineering Management

BACHELOR DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JUNE 2011 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY – CUM LAUDE (3.46 GPA)

Major: Civil Engineering

Special Courses: Capstone Design, Structure Design, Construction Planning & Management, Water Resources & Systems,

Geotechnical, Highway and Transportation Design, Foundations Design, Environmental Engineering

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JUNE 2004 UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO - PONCE CAMPUS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.54 GPA)

Major: Architectural Delineation

Elective course: Highway and construction materials.

Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform quantitative analysis, strong problem solving skills, ability to multi task, meet deadlines, work in a fast

paced environment, and ability to prepare/deliver presentations.

Work performed accurately, reliably, thoroughly, timely, and within safety guidelines.

Quality decisions consistently with policies and in compliance with appropriate laws and regulations.

Effectively communicates and develops good working relationships with all employees.

Professional workplace appearance, conduct, honesty and integrity in all communications required. Reports for work as

scheduled and on time.

Seeks out and participates in appropriate training and professional development.

Stays current in field and utilizes that information where practical.

Strong technical understanding testing methods used in our laboratory and methods.

I’m an innovative, optimistic, responsible, leader and hardworker person, willing to learn every day.

Reasoning skills: follow written, verbal and/or diagrammatic instructions; solve practical problems; interpret verbal and

written instructions; scientific thinking to solve problems.

Language skills: exchange basic informational data (fill out forms/checklists, make own appointments, etc.); interview to

gather information; advise others on alternatives/options; coach and counsel others; speak in front of groups; read,

understand and explain technical data.

Technical ability to input and retrieve computerized information.

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power Point, & Word, Project Management) and other specialized programs as Concrete

Works, Life -365, Auto Cad, Draftsight, Sketch- up, SAP, Sidra Intersection, Geo-Slope and E-tabs.

Experience

PROJECT ENGINEER JACA & SIERRA ENGINEERING, PSC FEBRUARY 2015 – MARCH 2015

Lead, coordinate and supervise the asphalt & CTB coring, soil drilling and field tests in the airport runway (Turks &

Caicos, Providenciales) to perform a Forensic Investigation.

Perform a final report based in the relevance data and results.

QUALITY CONTROL ADVISOR CEMEX JUNE 2011 – JANUARY 2015

Supervise Quality Control Laboratory Technicians, this includes but is not limited to, training, coaching and mentoring.

Maintain open communication with sales, production and operations when laboratory results will affect the normal

process flow and timing.

Identify and implement improvements in efficiency, cost effective ness, methodology, and/or safety within the laboratory

environment. Involvement in cross-functional improvement teams as needed.

Ensure QC Technicians are following the ASTM standards and monitor proficiency program for compliance with

requirement.

Ensure laboratory procedures and methods are consistently delivering accurate results.

Ensure methods for finished product and raw material release are effective. Collaborate with Regulatory group in the

maintenance of the specification database for new and existing products.

Manage relationships with third party testing labs.

Acts as the technical liaison with third party laboratories for more sophisticated analytical testing.

Identify and implement corrective action / preventive action as needed in the plant or in the field.

Develop of mix designs based in the specifications and company standards, trial mixes and evaluation of the performance

and behavior of the concrete in the field.

Reduce the QC Issues.

Optimization of the mix designs to increase the revenue for the company without compromising the quality of the

products.

Develop new products for the construction market based in the customer needs.

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN MAY 2004 – JUNE 2011

During this period of time I was responsible for performing routine tests as required on raw materials in process

components and final product. The position requires performing a wide variety of Quality Control functions including, but

not limited to, the following:

Perform or supervise daily plastic concrete tests and compressive strength testing of hardened concrete

specimens following the ASTM standards.

Perform daily pre/post pour inspections on products.

Perform grading test to the coarse and fine aggregates.

Maintain clear and precise record keeping according to specifications of the projects.

Assist when necessary with strip, setup, and pouring of products.

Stenciling and marking of all products.

Provide coaching and support to the drivers to prevent any situation related to the quality of the concrete

Certifications & Honors

Certifications:

ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I

Expires: October 8, 2016

Conference Speaker (Topic: Concrete Special Products) for Civil Engineering students and professor at University of

Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus. October, 2012

Honors:

Honor Student (2003 – 2004) at University of Puerto Rico Ponce

Honor Student (2007 to 2010) at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Professional Membership

CIAPR (Institute of Civil Engineering student chapter) member 2008 - 2009

ACI Member since 2012

Seminars:

Roller Compacted Concrete

Development of cracks in the concrete and how to prevent

Application of Hot Weather Concreting ACI – 305R-99 in Puerto Rico

Others

Areas of Expertise:

Piers (Pier 3 in San Juan, Pier 1 of Coast Guard in San Juan)

Infrastructure projects (Road, highways, sidewalks, curbs)

Health & Safety (Veterans affairs, Hospitals, Administrative office building)

Private & public residential developments

Airport Pavement (Taxi Way Sierra in LMM Airport, Carolina PR)

Large scale commercial buildings

Bridges (Spec. 934, Spec. 981, Spec. 501)

Pavements

Industrial polished floors (Walmart, Sams, Walgreens, Home Depot)

Wind farm projects

Mass concrete elements

References

Eng. Jerry Holland – VP & Director of Design Structural Services, Inc. - 678-***-****

Eng. Julissa Hidaldo – Sales and Technical Engineer at BASF – 787-***-****

Eng. Ricardo Valentin – Technical Services Area Manager Mid- Atlantic at Esrroc - 540-***-****

Eng. Orlando Lluis – Quality Control Advisor at Cemex – 787-***-****

Eng. Ana Bido– Process Engineer at Enco – 787-***-****

Eng. Alberto Casiano Guzman – Process Engineer at Weco – 787-***-****

Eng. Jose A. Garcia – Project Engineer at Jaca & Sierra Engineering, PSC – 787-***-****

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