Juan Carlos Romero, Civil Engineer

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Summary

** *****’ experience in Civil Engineering and

Construction (Spain and the African continent)

More than 8 years of on the field project

management experience in the African continent

Experience with different methods of project

development: Turnkey Project, International

Financing, Tenders, Private Clients

Strong knowledge in Project Management,

Construction Management, Planning and Cost

Control

Technical Director and responsible for the

production and sale of aggregates & concrete

ready to use for any kind of projects

Delegate and company representative in the

development of various hydraulic projects

International sales representative of portable

water treatment plants (TCM)

Contrasted international experience and mastery

of several languages as: French, English, Spanish

and Portuguese

Professional Experience

International Business Consulting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (Jan 2013 - Present)

Adviser to Spanish companies

Consulting services for the internationalisation of Spanish companies.

Prospection of new markets & clients for companies abroad.

Authorised representative and public relations for companies abroad.

Negotiation, finance seeking and contract signing for the execution of work in different countries. Groupe Soussia, Agadir, Morocco (Oct 2008 - Jan 2013)

Technical Director for Soussia Béton & MTMS (Marocaine des Travaux - Matériaux et Services)

Project Manager for different civil works contracted by the company.

Raw material production and processing for construction.

Prospection of new projects and clients to execute different civil works in Morocco.

Responsible for the different concrete formulations and Quality Control of concrete.

Ready-mix concrete production and selling to different civil works in process.

Responsible for the implementation of health safety rules at the quarry and the ready-mix concrete plant.

Responsible for the training of workers at their work place (quarry and ready-mix concrete plant). PROINSA - Professional Interservices, Lalín, Spain (Dec 2005 - May 2008)

International Division Manager

Infrastructure project study in several foreign countries, as well as international biddings and civil works for private clients.

Negotiation, finance seeking and contract signing for the execution of work in different countries.

Coordination, follow-up of works and support personnel based abroad.

Logistics responsible for the exportation of construction materials to our customers abroad. Espina Obras Hidráulicas, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (Oct 1997 - Dec 2005)

International Division Manager, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Dec 2004 - Dec 2005

Responsible for the management and follow-up of the infrastructure works in execution abroad to achieve the planned objectives on schedule.

Negotiation and coordination with different entities of the administration and permanent support to our personnel abroad throughout the execution process.

Management of sales, realising an exhaustive follow-up from the contract signature to the final delivery of our products to the customer and integral collection of the prices agreed.

Creation and launch of the company's delegation in Kigali, Rwanda.

Follow-up, consultancy and support on site for projects in countries such as Rwanda, Sudan, Algeria or Iraq.

Company's Delegate for Andalucía and North African countries, Malaga, Spain March 2003 - Dec 2004

Creation and launch of the Company’s Branch in Malaga and execution of my functions as delegate and project manager for the correct execution of the works in the area.

Responsible for personnel contracting, contract signatures and gaining of new contracts in the area.

Legal representative of the company for the selling and mass production of our products in North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco).

Company's Delegate in Agadir, Morocco March 1999 - March 2003

Project management of the works contracted with the administration respecting the established deadlines.

Commercial mandates to establish different contacts for the signing of new contracts and prospecting of potential future customers.

Public Relationships and Commercial, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Oct 1997 - March 1999

Data preparation for national and international biddings.

Payment follow-up of the works in execution as well as the corresponding cautions.

Translation and contact person for our different customers abroad. Décoration Pinceau Co., Montreal, Canada (1996 - 1997)

Project Manager and Commercial, Montreal, Canada

Data preparation for bids.

Management and follow-up of the contracted work. Education

Bac. Civil Engineering Université de Montréal, QC 1995 Structures & Construction Spec. École Polytechnique de Montréal Languages

English: Fluent

French: Native

Spanish: Native

Portuguese: Fluent

Accomplishments

Collaborator with the company Intensive Learning for the training of staff directing business in foreign languages with specific language immersion courses, team building and coaching.

Participation at the Construction & Civil Engineering Investment Conference Africonstruct held in 2007 in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Speaker at a Symposium related to the partnership between European an Algerian companies celebrate in June 2005 in Alger, Algeria.

While I was the project manager in Morocco, the infrastructure we executed was the object of an article in the Magazine of the Galician Federation of Construction “DOELA”, published in September 2000.

Stand exhibitor of transportable water treatment plants technology at the EXPO 1998 World Exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal

Awarded with the Excellence Award by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, 1990, Canada. Professional Skills

Excellent communication skills developed through my experience in my different areas of work.

Good negotiator and flexible team worker with great capacity to adapt to any environment, different cultures and ways of working.

High energy, team oriented, solution oriented, meticulous.

Exceptional leadership skills developed through work experience as responsible delegate for various tasks executed abroad.

Some Studies and Works Executed

Civil Works executed such as:

Execution of the Real Estate "Riviera Palmeraie" - 111 Houses at Cité l'Oranger, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Rehabilitation of the main system of de AEP of Mayaga, Rwanda, including:

Lot 1: Supplies and work required for rehabilitation of Shyogwe water treatment plant;

Lot 2: Supplies and work required for rehabilitation of the water pickup and their connections to the station, the main line and the reservoir.

Water treatment plant and pipe line project in Jeili, Sudan.

Water treatment plant project, Khartoum State, Burri, Sudan.

Water pumping station, pretreatment and underwater sanitary water outlet in the Souss region, Agadir, Morocco, including:

Contract 6/99: Civil works;

Contract 5/99: Pipeline and water conduits.

General infrastructure provision for water supply in the south area of Casares Municipality, Malaga, Spain.

Water pumping station, pressure pipeline and freshwater reservoir in Mijas, Malaga, Spain.

Collector link for the main sewerage system of Ojén Municipality, Marbella, Malaga, Spain.

Drinking water storage reservoir in Guadalmina, Marbella, Malaga, Spain.

Construction of sport facilities and the equipment in Las Virreinas, Malaga, Spain.

Pipeline supply and assembly to the pumping station. Electro-pumps supply and assembly at the pumping station. Drinking water reservoir construction for the Department of Defense in Alcalá de los Gazules, Cádiz, Spain. Study projects such as:

Expansion and improvement of the sewerage system in the Turbo Municipality, Antioquia, Colombia.

Transportable water treatment plant and sewerage system project in Sitio Nuevo, Magdalena, Colombia.

Drinking water treatment plant project in Sumbe, Kwanza Sul Province, Angola.

Drinking Water treatment plants in the regions of: Kaele, Mindif, Bogo and Waza - Great North Region of Cameroon.

Construction and equipment project planned by the Khartoum College for medical sciences, Khartoum, Sudan.

Equipment supply, installation and start-up of a drinking water treatment plant in Tourit, Sudan. Exportation of:

Construction materials such as tiles & marble to Abidjan for Socexport Co., Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Three different contracts for selling technology, assembly and start-up of 26 transportable compact water treatment plants to the Baghdad Mayoralty, Iraq.

Assistance and partnership agreements with three government companies (Hydro-Traitement, Foremhyd and Hydroamenagement) to manufacture, supply, assembly and start-up of transportable water treatment plants in Algeria.

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