Engineer Quality Control

CARLOS MANUEL CHUECOS MORENO

Construction / Engineering Manager

Civil Geotechnical

Bilingual (Spanish/English advanced intermediate )

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Visa: H4 (needs working visa sponsorship)

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CAREER PROFILE

Civil Engineer with 30 years of experience in civil design, construction and project management,

including structural, geotechnical, hydraulic and roadway projects.

• Foundation calculations and designs for oil & gas projects (vessels, tanks, pipe racks, and

process equipment).

• Geotechnical studies including soil bearing capacity (shear resistance and settlements,

selection of foundation), roads and highways slope stabilization, highway and hydroelectric

dam tunnels supports, bridge construction and pavement designs.

• Water wells drilling, construction, rehabilitation and maintenance.

• Medium to large road projects project management, planning and design. Turn key projects.

Coordination of civil, electrical and mechanical site activities. Site supervision, including

workers and subcontractors. Quality control and safety program enforcement.

• Cost estimating, budget and project planning and scheduling.

• Quality control of hydroelectric power plant dams’ constructions.

• Team building, leadership and good communication skills. Professional and technician team’s

supervision, contract management and clients.

• Languages: Spanish English (advanced intermediate).

EXPERIENCE.

INPROCONSULT C.A. Mérida. Venezuela. (Engineering consulting firm)

Company founder and general manager. (Since July 1998)

The main responsibilities for the projects listed below included project scope definition to secure

business value, project management since inception to completion, options analysis, detailed

Construction / Engineer Manager

Civil Geotechnical Engineering Carlos Manuel Chuecos Moreno

design, economics, scheduling, communications, procurement, contracting, permitting, execution,

status reporting, and construction file management.

• Construction of a 7,000 ft2 and a 4,850 ft2 family homes. (Clients: Peña Family and Ussher

Family). (2009 2010).

• Refurbishing and pumping test of the Number 8 deep pumping well in El Vigía. (Client:

Merida State Water Authority). (November 2008).

• 12 pile drilling and casting, 32 in diameter and 33 ft deep in Ospino’s Bridge. (Client: Taller

Chama). (March April, 2008).

• 3 pile drilling and casting, 39 in diameter and 33 ft deep ERB Torondoy Station. (Client: VTE

Movilnet). (January 2008).

• Well drilling (360 deep feet) and 7,063 ft3, 49 ft high metallic tank construction to EL

ZAPOTAL Area, Julio Cesar Salas County. (Client: Merida State Water Authority). (April 2008

July 2008).

• Well drilling (360 deep feet) and 7,063 ft3, 49 ft high, metallic tank construction to EL

SILENCIO Area, Julio Cesar Salas County. (Client: State Water Authority). (April August,

2007).

• “EL EMPEDRADO” family home construction. (seven two story 1,356 ft2 homes) (January

2007 July 2009).

• Main road improvement of the Pueblo Llano town. (Client: INFRAM Mérida’s Infrastructure

Institute ). (August October, 2006).

• Architectural finishing of Mérida Tramway Terminal. (Client: DYCVEN, S.A. a subsidiary of

DRAGADOS, Spain). (January 2005 September 2006).

• Partial construction of a sewage treatment plant for a small housing development. (Client:

State Water Authority). (May July 2006).

• Construction of Number 5 and 8 deep pumping wells in El Vigía. (Client: State Water

Authority). (October 2005 September 2006).

• Roadway maintenance works of Bolívar Avenue. Ejido City. (Client: Campo Elías County).

(October 2003 April 2004).

• Construction of Mérida Tramway Garages. (Client: DYCVEN, S.A. a subsidiary of DRAGADOS,

Spain). (May 2002 July 2003).

• Construction of three bridges and connectors for the Mérida Tramway system (Montalbán,

La Ceibita and Albarregas). (Client: DYCVEN, S.A, a subsidiary of DRAGADOS, Spain).

(February 2001 February 2002).

• Site development for Mérida Tramway Garages. (Client: DYCVEN, S.A, a subsidiary of

DRAGADOS, Spain). (May July, 1999).

• Exploratory phase excavation for Las Palmas Dam (Client: DYCVEN, S.A, a subsidiary of

DRAGADOS, Spain). (July September, 1998).

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Construction / Engineer Manager

Civil Geotechnical Engineering Carlos Manuel Chuecos Moreno

Geotechnical Engineer (Since 2008).

• Soil bearing capacity evaluation for the Santa Ines Refinery in Venezuela (100 MBD, MM$

2,973). Included calculation of soil bearing capacity for installation of tanks, vessels, flare,

pipe racks, compressors, and pumps (shear resistance and settlement evaluations,

selection of foundation slab, footing or piles , foundation depth, location of water table).

• A series of soil bearing evaluations for bridges and power generation projects, housing,

tourism infrastructures, health and environment, commercial, education, government,

military, sanitary, industrial projects.

• Road and highways slope stabilization.

• Experience in highway and dams tunnels supports.

• Pavement design.

• Piles construction (bored piles).

• Construction, equipment, rehabilitation and maintenance of water wells.

• Materials excavation and moving.

Project Civil Engineer Manager (Aug.1991 Aug.2001).

Project Manager focusing on: 1) structural and geotechnical design of unconventional structures

(tunneling, anchor walls, slopes stabilization, for the Ministry of Transportation and

Communication), 2) hydraulic and public health designs (sewer and water design, rainwater

drainage system, treatment plant, for the City of Mérida Water Authorities, Hidroven and

Hidroandes), and 3) roadway designs (urban and rural freeway/roadways, interchanges,

intersections for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication.

BETA INGENIERA COMPANY. Mérida. Venezuela.

Geotechnical Engineer (Sep.1990 Aug.1991).

Designer engineer for the Mérida Pan Americana highway construction (tunneling, anchor walls,

slopes stabilization, road drainage).

TECNOCONSULT COMPANY. Caracas. Venezuela.

Civil Engineer (Augu.1988 Aug.1990).

Designer engineer of unconventional structures for La Vueltosa hydroelectric power plant

(tunneling, drainages, borrow excavation). Structural designs for the Subway System of the City of

Caracas (Lane 4). Civil foundation equipment designs for a PDVSA PVC petrochemical plant

(process vessels, pipe racks, flares, tanks, pumps). Shallow and piled foundations.

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Construction / Engineer Manager

Civil Geotechnical Engineering Carlos Manuel Chuecos Moreno

IMPROMAN V.B.L COMPANY. Táchira. Venezuela.

Quality Control Engineer (Mar.1986 Aug. 1988).

For La Vueltosa and Borde Seco hydroelectric power plant dams (720 MW, 328 ft. high dam each) :

Fills: materials quality control (compaction control using traditional methods and nuclear

devices, grain size distribution, humidity and permeability controls).

Plants: Filters and concrete aggregates quality control.

Concrete: Dam foundation and tunnel concrete inspection and testing. Design mix of concrete,

cement control, control during concrete pouring, curing, texting and statistical evaluation.

Foundation soil injections quality control: Technical reports and statistical analysis.

Statistical Analysis

Project Control Engineer (Mar.1984 Mar.1986).

La Vueltosa and Borde Seco dam’s construction drawings review (spillways, tunnels, excavations,

etc). Contractor construction proposals review. Interpretation of construction drawings,

procedures and specifications. Document conflicts identification. Contracts administrative control.

CADAFE (ELECTRICAL GOVERNMENT COMPANY).Caracas Venezuela.

Civil Engineer I.

Administrative control of Peña Larga hydroelectric power plant civil contracts. Field inspection

(testing and quality control of concrete materials and construction drawings review).

EDUCATION.

Civil Engineer. University of Los Andes. Mérida. Venezuela. 1983.

MSc. Geotechnical Engineer. Simón Bolívar University. Caracas. Venezuela. 1989. (65%

completion). 1990.

TRAINING.

English. UTPB. Intensive English Program. Underway.

Hydrogeology Course. ULA University (Mérida, Venezuela). May July/2009.

Design, Inspection and Construction of Water Well. CIDIAT (Inter American Center for the

Development of Waters and Earths). July 2008.

Concrete Design Mixtures. Engineers Society. San Cristóbal Táchira. 1986.

Wood Formwork Design. Engineers Society. San Cristóbal Táchira. 1986.

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