EDGAR BARAJAS
TUNNEL ENGINEER
EDUCATION
Bachelors degree: Industrial Mechanical Engineering
Universidad del Valle de Mxico
Scholarship par excellence academic, winner of the competition
development of engineering projects.
ABOUT SPECIALTY
Ive 11 years of international Maintenance Motors and Fixed Wing Planners
experience in TBM's (EPB, Crossover, February 09 - June 09
Hard Rock, Mix shield, Multimode, Obtaining a Technical License in Maintenance Class 1
Gripper TBM, Single shield) and Drill &
blast tunnels; concrete manufacturing Operation of Tunnel Boring Machines
segments; shafts construction, deep 2010
foundations, treatments rock. Learning the operation of EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) tunneling
machines as well as the management of all its components.
Within my main strengths in the area of
tunneling is the installation of TBM parts EXPERIENCE
including repair and replace
damage/worn out parts, Supervision Associate Civil Engineers
during TBM assembly, tunneling and Tunnel Supervisor
dismantling, Testing of TBM March 2009 - November 2010
equipments to ensure smooth running, Project:Rio De la Compaa Tunnel, Chalco / State of Mexico
refurbish, identification of faults, Machine: Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-364, Diameter 6,300 mm
interpretation of diagrams, Application: Sewage
coordination of work equipment. Geology: Soft ground, clay, muddy clay
Tunnelling length: 6,500m
Management of preventive and corrective maintenance, Operation of
tunneling machine, Commissioning of hydraulic and electrical systems,
CONTACT Implementation of control systems and consumers, Finding and
PHONE: correcting faults in hydraulic and electrical components.
Tunnel Supervisor / TBM Operator
WEBSITE: November 2010 - June 2012
Linkedin.com/in/edgar-barajas- Project: East Emitting Tunnel, Ecatepec / State of Mxico
04371674 Machine: Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-497, Diameter 8,700 mm
Application: Sewage
EMAIL: Geology: soft ground
adimfd@r.postjobfree.com Tunnelling length: 10,000 m
Management of preventive and corrective maintenance, Shaft
Construction, Analytical and numerical analysis methods and perform
tunnel, precast concrete segmental tunnel linings and shaft design,
Operation of tunneling machine, Assembly and disassembly of tunneling
machine, Commissioning of hydraulic and electrical systems.
Tunnel Supervisor / TBM Operator
June 2012 - February 2014
Project: Tunnel Emisor Oriente, Ecatepec / State of Mexico
Machine: Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-498, Diameter 8,700 mm
Application: Sewage
Geology: Soft ground, rock
Tunnelling length: 10,000 m
Implementation of control systems and consumers, Finding and
correcting faults in hydraulic and electrical components, Heavy
machinery management, inventory management, costs, Programming
and carrying out preventive and corrective maintenance, Claims
resolution & adjudication, Deal with suppliers, Preparation of the list of
provisions, work orders, monthly rents, inventory, use programs,
consumable management and resource management.
Mechanical/Hydraulic Supervisor
February 2014 - June 2014
Project: Line 12 Metro Mexico City
Machine: Robbins, Earth Pressure Balance, Diameter 10,200 mm
Application: railway
Geology: clays, sand, rocky skittles
Tunnelling length: 7,700 m
Responsible for the assembly of the tunneling machine, Interpretation
of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, commissioning
and testing of operation.
Site manager
June 2014 - December 2014
Project: Tunnel Emisor Oriente Line 6, Ecatepec/ State of Mexico
Machine: Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-942, Diameter 8,890 mm
Application: Sewage
Geology: rock, Basalt, sand, clay
Tunnelling length:13,564 m
Installation of TBM parts including repair and replace damage/worn out
parts, Supervision during TBM assembly, tunneling and dismantling,
Testing of TBM equipments to ensure smooth running, refurbish,
identification of faults, interpretation of diagrams, coordination of work
equipment.
SGS de Mexico
Site Manager
December 2014 - January 2017
Project: Bi-tunnel Train Intercity Mexico Toluca, Mexico
Machine: Herrenknecht 2x Multi-mode EPB S-948 / S-94, Diameter 8,500
mm
Application: Railway
Geology: Heterogeneous ground
Tunnelling length: 9,891m
Coordination of the tunnel work team for the "Intercity Train Mexico
Toluca". Advice, control and monitoring of events related to the civil
works project, electromechanical work, work of workshops and garages,
acquisition of rolling stock, pending tenders and review of
documentation.
TOPO Machinery
Project Manager
January 2017 September 2018
Project: Minera Fresnillo, Fresnillo / Zacatecas
Machine: Mining development machine, diameter 5000 mm
Application: mining
Tunnelling length: 5,000 m
Leading tunnel design & supervision of tunneling project, fixing
maintenance strategies, Preparation of maintenance plans for
MDM5000 (Mining Development Machine) tunneling machine,
Management and administration contracts with service providers, Life
cycle management of the different projects. Contact the various
maintenance, operations and planning teams for the execution of
maintenance plans (Robbins Company), Supervision of the personnel in
charge, as well as the information transmitted, Management and
control of the costs of the maintenance planning area of mine
equipment, Improvement of conditions in the area of Environmental
Safety and Management.
The Robbins Company
TBM Supervisor
October 2018 April 2019
Project: SS 326-329 Sleemanabad Project, Madhya Pradesh / India
Machine: hybrid-type rock/EPB TBM, diameter 10,000 mm
Application: Sewage
Geology: low overburden of between 10 and 14m, combined with
mixed face conditions, transition zones and high water table restricted
advance rates.
Tunnelling length: 15,000 m
Make the owner or contractor of the work known the progress, Ability to
manage groups of people, Verify the project of the work and making (if
necessary) corrections or modifications deemed appropriate, in
accordance with the owner and the contractor(s) responsible, Follow
and verify the schedule of execution of the work so that the execution
of the works and the work are as attached to the established times,
Progressively approve the start of the work that will be carried out,
controlling always the quality of these, Tunnel stroke revision and
tunneled guidance, Hard Rock Mixed tunneling machine operation.
Mechanical Supervisor
May 2019 October 2019
Project: ST 9560 Santo Domingo Project, Santo Domingo/ Dominican
Republic
Machine: Main beam hard rock TBM, diameter: 9,980 mm
Application: railway
Responsible for all the disassembly and sanitation of Hard Rock type
tunneling machine, Valuation of mechanical elements, Carrying out a
report of the physical and economic condition for the correct sanitation
of the TBM, Responsible for the assembly of the entire shield and support
train, Preparation of commissioning, Inspect, troubleshoot and fixing
running equipment as necessary, Identify operating problems and
perform emergency repair, Oversee the daily activities at work site to
meet project progress.
Hydraulic Supervisor
October 2019 April 2020
Project: Ashbridges Bay Treatment Outfall, Toronto, Canada.
Machine: single shield TBM, diameter 10,950 mm
Responsible for dismantling the hydraulic elements for proper sanitation
and maintenance of these, Interpretation and review of hydraulic
schemes, Mounting the entire hydraulic system of the TBM, Mechanical
support for TBM assembly.
SKILLS
Welding 85%
Solid Works 100%
Microsoft Office 100%
Hydraulic/pneumatic 90%
Project planning 100%
Construction 100%
Commissioning 100%
Project management 100%
75.00% 100.00%