Santiago Rivera
Sr. Civil/ Structural Engineer
BOCA RATON, FL. 33433
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EDUCATION
Construction Management Certificate, Miami Dade College, 2013
OSHA for the construction industry certificate, Miami Dade College, 2014
Masters Degree in Structural Engineering, INTEC, Dominican Republic. 1999
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, UNPHU, Dominican Republic 1994 SUMMARY
Professional Engineer with over 21 years of structural design and forensics experience in both the public and private sectors. Extensive seismic design experience and design of all facets of steel and reinforced concrete on industrial, commercial, residential and marine type structures, including hurricane barriers, foundations for dynamic equipment and numerous other miscellaneous concrete and steel industrial type structures and facilities. Can perform existing building evaluations and retrofit. SOFTWARE AND CODES: SAP2000 • MS Office • ETABS • Microsoft Project • StruCad • AutoCAD • SAFE • CYPE • Hilti Profis RAM • Civil 3D • Revit • ACI • AISC • ASCE 7 • IBC • UBC Florida Building Code 2014 • SEI 7-10
SELECTED PROJECTS:
Cambria Brickell, a 204-unit Hotel, 18 story, in Miami, FL, CSW Structural Group
Hollywood Station III, A 15 story mid-rise, Hollywood FL, CSW Structural Group
Aventura Square Parking & office Building, Aventura, FL, CSW Structural Group
Parque-Towers - A 30/27 story high rise located in beautiful Sunny Isles Beach, FL. CSW Structural Group
Riva Condominiums -12 story mid-rise condo's in Miami, FL, CSW Structural Group
St. Tropez office tower - A 15 story mid-rise Riva Condominiums - 12 story mid-rise condo's in Miami, FL located in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, CSW Structural Group WORK HISTORY:
STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER
UNISON STRUCTURAL DESIGN LLC. Margate, FL. January 2016 -Today Structural design (residential, commercial and educational facilities)
Responsible for all parts of houses & buildings designs using hand calculations & all software available.
Designed masonry, Wood & Steel beams and columns, and other smaller components of buildings
& houses
Construction Supervision
STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER
CSW STRUCTURAL GROUP. Davie, FL. 2015- 2016
Structural design (residential, commercial and educational facilities)
Responsible for all parts of high-rise building designs using ETABS, SAFE, and AutoCAD
Designed masonry, beams, and other smaller components of buildings
Calculations and mark-ups of architectural plans CONSULTANT
TJJ-ARCHITECTS. Miami, FL. 2013-2014
Structural design for a 3-story concrete building in Little Habana, Miami
Structural design for a residence in Key Biscayne, Florida
Review of requested technical specifications as needed for different designs CONSULTANT
GRAHAM BUILDING INSPECTIONS INC. Miami, FL. 2012-2015 Home-building and commercial inspection services in Miami, Broward & throughout the country.
Performed building inspections for several projects INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Dominican Republic, 2000-2015
Residential, commercial and institutional projects
Structural design & supervision for mid/high-rise concrete and steel buildings
Performed calculations to find the best solutions for our clients
Drafting and final drawings
Review of technical specifications as needed
Expert level in the use of ETABS, SAFE v8 ~ v12, & SAP2000
Codes: UBC, IBC, AISC, ACI, Florida Building Code 2014, ASCE/SEI 7-10 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
HAGECO, Dominican Republic, 1993-1996
Commercial and residential construction
Coordinated and assisted the president in the construction of several buildings
Responsible for the timely completion of all phases of construction
Lead the approval process for materials requisitions SR. PROJECT ENGINEER
PS CONSTRUCTORA, 1996-1997
Estimates, structural design & supervision of various construction projects STRUCTURAL DESIGN INSPECTOR
Ministry of Public Works & Communications, 1993 & 2003
Supervised all structural drawings that were submitted for approval
Supervision of site construction as needed
ENGINEERING CHIEF OF STAFF
Dominican Republic Air Force, 1993-2015
Design, construction and supervision of all infrastructure that built by the Air Force ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Performance Base Design, Computer & Structures, Inc., 2015
Design of Seismic Resistant Buildings (ETABS), Computer & Structures, Inc., 2008
Seminar: Building Codes. BID, USAID, MOPC, DR, 1999
Design of Steel Structures, Norms LRFD, INTEC, 1998
Specialization in Seismic Engineering, INTEC, 1998
Non-Linear Behavior in Structures course, INTEC, 1998
Analysis & design of masonry multistory & concrete buildings, INTEC, 1997
Aqueducts and drains design course, INTEC, 1997
REFERENCES:
Available upon request