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ALEJANDRO SUÁREZ ILARRETA
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer
Phone: +58-412-***-**-** (Mobile) / 58 266 00 59 (Mobile)/ 58-212-***-**-**
e-mail: *******************@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Civil and geotechnical engineer with experience in geotechnical and construction projects. Highly motivated
project manager and client representative for international oil and gas and construction companies. Project
engineer and team leader in offshore and onshore geotechnical projects. Experience in r oadways
construction. Design, quality control of dams design and dam safety inspections in hydroelectric projects.
SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Contract Management
Project Management Leadership & Mentoring
Engineering Management English and Spanish
Operations Management Fluent in Italian and Portuguese
Technical Design Leadership & Mentoring
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Implemented several cost-savings and optimization measures in contractor operations resulting in a 20%
net impact to project bottom line
Managed offshore and onshore geotechnical project investigations (for contractors in the oil and gas
industry) with an average budget from $200K-500K and greater than $1 million over two years
Oversaw construction of Hydraulic right and left Dams of Tocoma from 2006 to 2010
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Sciences, Civil Engineer May 1998
Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela
Specialty in Geotechnical Engineering September 2006-March 2008
Central University of Venezuela
Master of Engineering in Engineering Management September 2010 – July 2012
Metropolitan University, Caracas, Venez uela
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Geosyntec Consultants – Houston, TX March 2014 – Present
QC Offshore and Onshore Geotechnical and Civil Engineer / Independent Consultant
QC client representative for Anadarko Gas and Oil Company, on behalf of Geosyntec Consultants
Project: Mozambique Gas Development, Geotechnical and Geohazard Data Acquisition at Pipeline R outes in
Golfinho Area
Provide quality control services for offshore and onshore investigations
Represent client in all technical aspects of the operation
Review and comment on field laboratory data and offshore laboratory data
Inform client on progress and planning
Supply technical and operational feedback to Geosyntec and Anadarko project management
Participate in client’s HSE programs
Geohidra Consultores, C.A. – Venezuela September 2013 – March 2014
Senior Offshore Project Manager/Technical Coordinator
Project: Collection and processing of Geotechnical Data Acquisition in PDVSA Field, Gulf of Paria, Venezuela.
Client: PDVSA
Managed and coordinate project developed on behalf of Geohidra Consulltores
Directed technical and project management reporting
Interpreted offshore data and geotechnical laboratory data
Supervised general project and Division Managers of the contracting company
ALEJANDRO SUÁREZ ILARRETA
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer
Phone: +58-412-***-**-** (Mobile) / 58 266 00 59 (Mobile)/ 58-212-***-**-**
e-mail: *******************@*****.***
Project: Collection and Processing of Geotechnical Data Acquisition for the Detailed Engineering of Platforms
and Submarine Headers in Rio Caribe and Mejillones Fields, Gulf of Paria Venezuela. Deep exploration stage”.
Client: PDVSA
Coordinated offshore exploration management on board of the vessel OCEAN DISCOVERY, Gardline
Geosciences (Contractor Company)
Executed geotechnical operations including CPT soundings, PS Logging, wire-line drilling and sampling
Workgroup (Ecuador)/Incostas (Venezuela)/PETROECUADOR January 2012 – March 2012
Offshore Projects Inspector (Contractor: Gardline Geosciences)
Provided inspection and/or quality control services Geophysical and Geotechnical Survey in Santa
Clara and Amistad sites
Conducted offshore geotechnical investigation in the Gulf of Guayaquil
Performed geotechnical statics tests in the laboratory
Coordinated laboratory work
Observation of Geotechnical Dynamic Tests at C&C Technologies, Houston TX Report of Results
Elaboration
Gisca Corporation – Venezuela April 2011-June 2013
Senior Project Leader
Supervised multiple geotechnical projects
Performed geotechnical reports
Supervising field geotechnical explorations (onshore and offshore)
Designed deep and shallow geotechnical foundations
Interpreted geotechnical static data, including CPT, PCPT and down hole analyses and slope stability
analyses
CVG EDELCA – Caracas August 2004 – March 2011
Project Engineer III, IV
Oversaw dam and reservoir engineering projects including dams and embankments design, static
geotechnical data, road ways projects, earth movement projects
Prepared geotechnical designs for right and left dam as part of Hydropower central project of Tocoma,
Bolivar State, Venezuela, including field inspection and additional construction and geotechnical
designs, earth movement, field inspection and project work
MEG CONSULTING – FOUNDEX, Ltd. – Mexico & Canada May 2003 – December 2003
Medium Level Project and Geotechnical Offshore Engineer
Supervised offshore geotechnical and logistical details as shift engineer
Performed fieldwork supervision, geotechnical data interpretation, deep foundation design (soil
capacity calculations), Cone Penetration Test (CPT) results interpretation and field reports
Fugro Mccelland Marine Geosciences – Venezuela & Houston, TX April 2000 – April 2003
Medium Level Project and Geotechnical Engineer
Supervised geotechnical projects and fieldwork
Managed several onshore and offshore engineering projects
Interpreted geotechnical data
Designed deep and shallow foundations
Performed analysis in settlement, soil stability and Cone Penetration Test (CPT) results
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ALEJANDRO SUÁREZ ILARRETA
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer
Phone: +58-412-***-**-** (Mobile) / 58 266 00 59 (Mobile)/ 58-212-***-**-**
e-mail: *******************@*****.***
Group 1994, C.A. June 1999 – November 1999
Entry Level Inspector Engineer
Supervised roadway construction, quality control for earthwork projects
Analyzed construction costs
Checked planes and roadway designs
Eiffel Group, S.A. February 1999 – June 1999
Entry Level Engineer of calculations / Connection between Project and operations divisions
Performed calculations for roadway structure designs
Supervised earth work projects
Geohidra Consultores, C.A. August 1996 – January 1999
Consulting Engineering services Company (Geosciences, Eng. proje cts and environment)
Entry Level Project Engineer
Coordinated geotechnical projects and fieldwork
Managed several onshore engineering projects
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Project Management Program. CENDECO Organization, Metropolitan University May 2002
Auto Cad 2D and 3D, Dams Incidents in Venezuela, UCV April-June 2005
Autodesk Land Desktop November 2005
International Course and Seminary of Dam Safety, Bureau of Reclamation,
Denver, Colorado, USA August 2006
Hydraulic International Congress Guayana 2006 Puerto Ordaz City, Venezuela October 2006
Introductory Course in FLAC 6.0 SOFTWARE, ITASCA, Chile August, 2008
PLAXIS Course Certificate Polytechnic Institute of NYU, New York, USA June 2012
IMO Model Course 1.19 Maritime Experimental University of the Caribbean, Edo
Vargas, Venezuela October, 2011
Offshore Water Survival (HUET) – METS model 5: Personnel transfer basket / Swing rope;
Falk Alford Houston July, 2013
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Windows 2000 and XP Project 2010 Gint (4.0 to 5.0)
Microsoft Office WSLOPE Plaxis 2D, 2010
AUTOCAD 2007 WSEEP
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