Civil engineer with a specialty in hydraulics having 15+ years of progressive professional experience including design, project management and direction of works

Experience

Senior Civil and Hydraulic Engineer Apr – Dec 2022

Agua de Rega (AdR) Agricultural Irrigation company, Praia, Cape Verde

Member of the management and planning team responsible for the construction of 22 desalination plants for agricultural use - 40 million USD

calculation and construction of reinforced concrete and metal reservoirs of 500, 1000 and 1500 m3

Senior Civil and Hydraulics Engineer Feb – Dec 2022

Cesar Freitas Architects (CFA) Tricalc Software, autocad/Civil 3d, - Praia, Cape Verde

Project manager responsible for the execution and interface with US architects and engineers during the preliminary design phase of a new compound for the American Embassy at Praia, Cape Verde - 4.5 million USD

Project Manager / Works Director May 2018 – Feb 2022

Barreto Constructions, SA, Praia, Cape Verde

Directed and managed the company’s approximately 500 employees

-Directed the Eco Tourism project in the natural pool of Salinas in Fogo, Cape Verde -

531,000 USD

-Directed and completed construction of the new municipal market in Praia, Cape Verde -

4 million USD

-Directed the renovation of the historic center of the Craveiro Lopes district in Praia, Cape Verde - 654,000 USD

-Designed, planned and directed to completion the construction of a 7-story building in Palmarejo-Praia, Cape Verde - 1 million USD

-As a project designer, conceptualized and collaborated on the stabilizing structure for the Vitoria Real Estate Company’s 7-fllors building; Tricalc Software, autocad/Civil 3d - Praia, Cape Verde

-Directed the participation/coordination in a public tender project for a new high school in Praia, Cape Verde - 5 million USD

University Professor Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

University of Cape Verde (UNICV), Mindelo, Cape Verde

Instructor of Construction Physics, Methods of Communication, Sanitation and Building Installations, Construction Materials, Troubleshooting and Renovation of Construction, and Construction and Safety Planning

Project Manager / Inspection Manager Mar 2014 – Mar 2015

ENACOL - National Fuel Company of Cape Verde, Mindelo, Cape Verde

- Renovation/construction of a fuel pier and construction of an embankment adjoining the facilities in the port of Mindelo on Sao Vincent, Cape Verde - 24 million USD

Director / Production Manager Jan 2009 - May 2018

LCI, lda - Construction and Real Estate Company in Mindelo, Cape Verde

-Caravela da Laginha –Entertainment complex at Laginha beach in Mindelo, Cape Verde – 532,000 USD

-Pont D’Agua- tourist resort complex in Mindelo, Cape Verde – 957,000 USD

-Fabrica Sport- retail bakery shop in Mindelo, Cape Verde –106,300 USD

-Preguiça Airport, Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde –425,000 USD

-Cargo/loading ramp in Palmeira port, Sal, Cape Verde – 117,000 USD

Director / Production Manager Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

CC, ld – Construction Real Estate Company, Canary Islands – Spain

-Reconstruction of the roadway between Tarrafal/Praia and Branca/Ribeira Prata - Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde - 2.9 million USD

Engineering Manager / Retail Maintenance Manager Jan 2001 - Dec 2006

Shell International Cape Verde - Oil Industry/Construction – Shell International Cote D Ivoire

Construction of metal tanks 5000 m3,10.000 m3 e 15.000 m3 gasoline, diesel and fuel (these equipped with heaters, steam coils)

-Managed the construction of several fuel supply stations in Cape Verde: 2 units in Sao Vicente, 1 unit in Santo Antão, 3 units in Santiago, and 1 unit in Fogo –3.7 million USD

-Responsible for the replacement of 2 km of 12” pipeline in Gale-Pontinha, Mindelo, Cape

Verde and about 5.87 km of 12” pipeline in Palmeira, Amilcar Cabral Airport Depot in Sal, Cape Verde

-Managed the renovation of a metal structure and foundation for a 50,000 tons, tank for storing the fuel oil product 360.

-Responsible for construction of the Jet A1 fueling station at Nelson Mandela Airport in Praia, Cape Verde

Education

Master of Science in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulic Engineering Construction

Saint Petersburg Water Transport University – RUSSIA

Computer skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office™, Microsoft Project, Autocad/Civil 3d, Tricalc - Structural Modeling Software - BIM

Languages and Certifications

Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Russian

Certified Professional Diver to 15 meters

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