ILIR SERA
Address: Abington, PA *****
Email: ******@*****.***
Phone: +1-267-***-****
Professional Summary
Principal designer with over 25 years of experience, specializing in projects across Europe and the Mediterranean region. Educated in Italy, I began my career in Albania, contributing to both local and regional projects. As a founding member of my firm, I have been instrumental in preparing and presenting project proposals to prospective clients. My portfolio includes nearly over a dozen projects in Albania and Italy, either completed or nearing completion. I have collaborated with leading European professionals and developers, and have significant experience in airport runway design.
Work History
Construction Manager
PAS+P STUDIO, Philadelphia, PA, USA
January 2022 – Present
Led and coordinated construction projects for new locations and renovations.
Ensured projects were executed within schedule and GMP budget, complying with all code requirements.
Reviewed construction documents, prepared budgets, and provided accurate cost estimates.
Managed and negotiated with contractors and vendors, creating specific purchase orders.
Prepared schedules and monitored subcontractor performance.
Enforced and supervised job-site inspections, ensuring compliance with OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations.
Reviewed and approved subcontractor close-out documentation.
Principal
Ilir Sera “Geological and Geophysical Engineering” (Studio di Geologia e di Geofisica Applicata), Perugia, Italy
1997 – 2021
Conducted data review and analysis, landslide analysis and remediation design, slope stability analysis, ground improvement, settlement analysis, and bearing capacity calculations.
Designed complex geotechnical engineering plans and projects.
Analyzed data to determine appropriate soil parameters for structural and geotechnical design.
Evaluated soil and foundation conditions to recommend corrective measures.
Reviewed geotechnical data and structural information from various regions, completing geonostic studies and designing geotechnical tests.
Provided technical support for field personnel during ground improvement technology installations.
Coordinated drilling operations and lab testing of soil samples, generating well logs and subsurface profiles.
Interpreted subsurface information to provide site-specific geotechnical recommendations.
Designed retaining walls and slope stabilization systems, preparing drawings and design calculations for construction approval.
Inspected and monitored construction sites to ensure adherence to drawings, safety standards, building codes, and specifications.
Project Experience
Extensive infrastructure project based experience across multiple areas including Bridges, Roads, Tunnels, Hydroelectric Plants and Airports. Specific projects include the following:
Albania: Over 20 bridges, including those on the road connecting Selenice-Qeparo, the Shkoder bypass, the Bridge of Gostima, and several roads and bridges connecting Orikum and Himare.
Road Segment from Qukes to Qafe Plloce, Albania: 27-mile roadbed, identifying zones with potential landslides.
Highway SH10, Albania: Landslide susceptibility mapping along the highway corridor.
Performed roadbed stratigraphy for various projects.
Hydropower Plant Fushe-Arrez, Albania: Identification of high-permeability zones in the reservoir
Hydropower Plant Treska, Albania: Leveraged ERT methods to map geological variations and determine a possible dislocation plane and assess the volume of the potential landslide
EDUCATION
IAP Career College, November 2022- Project Manager Certificate Course
University of Siena, January-June 2014-Seismic and Geoelectrical Prospecting Methods
University of Perugia, Italy, 2006-2009- Masters of Geological Resource and Risks
University of Tirana, Albania, 1986-1991- Masters of Science Geophysics Engineering
Professional licenses
License PE in Geology and Geophysics, European Union. License number 542, Umbria Italy
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Geotechnical Pocket software Microsoft Project AutoCAD Q-GIS