RAMIRO HERNANDEZ
Clute, TX 77531
Phones: (979) 265 – 0265 & 979-***-****
E-mail: *********@*******.***
SUMMARY
Environmental engineer fluent in both Spanish and English with significant experience in project evaluation, environmental impact assessment, permitting, city planning, application of environmental regulations, bid evaluations, etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WAL-MART (Lake Jackson, Texas) 2001- Present
Customer Service Specialist
Reports to the assistant manager and store manager. In charge of the development of the Inventory Control System, which includes responsibilities such as management of the daily orders, monthly inventories, and expense control in the Produce Department.
CODESARROLLO (Medellin - Colombia) 1998 -2000
Assessor and Consultant, Environmental Projects
Designed a “master” waste treatment program for a group of about 400 small and mid-size companies in the city of Medellin. It involved about 250 environmental treatment facilities for optimized treatment of gaseous, liquid and solids wastes. These 400 companies were divided in seven groups, as follows: food, textiles, footwear and leather, chemicals, steel, brick, rubber and plastics.
CITY OF RIONEGRO (Rionegro -Colombia) 1995-1997
Assessor and Advisor, Environmental Office
• Evaluated around 500 construction projects such as condominiums, commercial and health centers, apartments and recreation centers, with a combined cost of about $750 million dollars.
• Prepared the “Invitation to Bid” (ITB) and evaluated the bids for EPC (Engineering, procurement and construction) services for the upgrade of the potable water and sewage or wastewater systems for the city of Rionegro. This project had a cost of $ 8 billion dollars.
• Performed environmental evaluation for various construction projects involving roads, water reservoirs and water conduction systems. Total cost of the projects around $ 1.5 billion dollars.
GANADERO BANK (Puerto Berrio - Colombia) 1995
Hydraulics Engineer
Designed the potable water and sewage systems for a new five-story building.
CORNARE (El Santuario - Colombia) 1994 - 1995
Assessor and Consultant, Environmental Corporation
Evaluated 700 construction projects, including condominiums, shopping and health centers, apartment buildings, hotels, recreation centers, landfills and schools in 26 different towns. These projects had a combined cost of around $300 million dollars. Involved in the environmental impact assessment for many of these projects.
TOWN OF NARINO (Nariño - Colombia) 1992 - 1994
Planning and Public Works Director
• Evaluated about 200 construction projects, including apartment buildings, shopping centers, schools, hospital & health centers, aqueduct and sewage. These projects had a combined cost of around $600 million dollars.
• Designed and directed the construction of about 250 individual sewage systems for houses that were not practical to connect to the principal sewage system. This project had a cost of $10 million dollars.
• Approved around 130 construction licensees.
TOWN OF ABEJORRAL (Abejorral - Colombia) 1990 - 1992
Planning and Public Works Director
• Designed and directed the construction of waste treatment plant for the town, which benefited 175,000 inhabitants. This project had a cost of $30 million dollars.
• Designed the integral development plan of the town, with applicability for the next twenty years.
• Supervised and controlled the construction of public works such as roads, aqueducts, sewages, and landfill under local regulations and permits. These projects had a cost of $100 million dollars and benefited 300,000 inhabitants.
STATE OF ANTIOQUIA (Medellin - Colombia) 1988 - 1989
Assessor and Consultant, State Planning Office
Successfully designed and directed the construction of landfills for 125 towns, which benefited about17 million inhabitants. These projects had a combined cost of $180 million dollars.
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Planning and Land Regulations, Bolivariana University, Colombia – 1999
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, University of Antioquia, Colombia - 1988
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2012 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, Texas
Industrial Hygiene
2012 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, Texas
OSHA Regulation Construction Industry
2011 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, Texas
Power Generation Technology Course
2006 Texas Teacher of Tomorrow Houston, Texas
Alternative Certification Program Bilingual EC-4,
2002 Houston Community College Houston, Texas
English- Speech
Environmental Science
2000 Houston Community College System Houston, Texas
Intensive English Program (Four Levels)
1995 Environmental Engineer Association Colombia
First Encounter International of Environmental Engineers