Civil Engineer with **+ years in the management, design & construction of civil, structural and geotechnical projects.

WORK HISTORY

• Capital Projects Coordinator (Project Manager)

City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA 07/06-03/2011 4 years 8 months

Responsible for more than 30 projects, worth more than $32M, associated with roadway improvements, parks, historical monuments, and surface parking lots.

• Owner’s Representative

Self Employed, Caracas, Venezuela 02/05-06/2006 1 year 4 months

Resident engineer highway work - High end residence remodeling

• Project Manager

C.A. Lindman Inc. Pompano Beach, FL, USA 02/04-08/2004 6 months

Specialty Contractor Concrete repair / restoration works in residential buildings.

• Head of Eng Dept., Resident Engineer, Project Manager 197*-****-** years

Tensaven C.A. Caracas, Venezuela.

Responsible for design & construction of Civil, Geotechnical and Structural projects.

• Professor (Part time)

Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela 1978-1987 9 years

Professor of Mechanics of Materials and Research Tutor at the School of Engineering,

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Responsible for the development of new markets, which led to the growth of the company from 15 to 100+ permanent employees.

• Redesign of existing surface lots with significant gain (+250) revenue making parking spaces, while increasing green area.

• Negotiated several contracts on behalf of my employer with savings over $850,000 from the contractor’s original proposal for the same scope of work.

• Co-Recipient of the City of Miami Beach 2009 Beautification Award.

• Value Engineering modifications to projects generated additional profit over 30%, of the original contract, and new contracts from 3 to 10 times the value of the original contracts.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

ENGINEERING

• Design and Construction of Civil, Structural and Geotechnical projects.

• Remodeling, Reinforcement, Repair, Rehabilitation & Maintenance of Residential and Commercial Buildings.

• Land and Urban Development, Utilities, Permits, Zoning, Site work.

MANAGEMENT & Administration

• Definition of Project’s: Objective, Resources, Estimated Cost, Risks, and Schedule.

• Contractor selection, Contracts preparation, Procurement, Team selection.

• Preparation and implementation of plans for QA, QC, and to control/monitor: Costs, Schedule, Communications, Project’s Modifications, Change Orders, RFIs.

• Punch list preparation, Warranties, User’s training and Project Close Out.

• Accounting, Payroll, Cost & Unit Price Analysis, Inventory Control.

• Profit & Loss Analysis, Cash Flow, Depreciation, Buy/Lease studies.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook, Project. AutoCAD

• Developer of Dbase systems for Accounting, Pay Roll, Inventory

OTHER SKILLS

• Expert Negotiator with unions, neighbors, providers, agencies, subcontractors, etc.

• Speaker at meetings with neighbors, committees, authorities, clients, students, non for profit organizations, etc.

• Preparation of supporting material like: Power Point presentations, banners, drawings, photo murals, and brochures/flyers.

• Fully bilingual English/Spanish, ability to speak and read Italian and French.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, (5 year program plus research thesis)

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela 1977. www.ucab.edu.ve

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