Drafting/CAD Volunteer teacher
Aid teacher in the instruction of High School and adult courses in Drafting and CAD operation.
5/2005 – 2008 DSDG Inc Sarasota, FL
Architect CA
Established an efficient system for processing all RFI’s and submittals, expediting their response and helping projects come to timely completion.
Created precise and comprehensive Specification Books, including 2 LEED certified projects.
Lead all job related meetings, mediate between consultants and GC.
Established a closed knit network of product suppliers and representatives, having them on hand for consultation.
Create precise and self explanatory sketches or complementary drawings for projects under construction in response to questions from the field.
Project Types:
Country Clubs, Residential, single and multi-family, Multi-story office and residential buildings, Retail, Restaurants, Yacht Club and others.
Architect CA
Review all Submittals, RFI’s and process through consultants or in office when applicable.
Worked in close contact with the City of Boston Public Facilities Department, brought to successful completion six large Public Library renovation projects, all at the same time.
Researched and provided precise product scheduling for Specification Books.
Lead all job related meetings, meet consultants and GC.
Created successful alternatives to ADA compliance updating.
Project Types:
Public and College libraries, Fire Stations, Institutional Projects, Historic Renovations, Schools.
2/2001 - 1/2004 CBI Consulting Inc Boston, MA
Architect/Field Engineer CA
Performed varied Field inspections; all pre-bid walkthroughs; assessed conditions for new proposals; and wrote reports. Through precise assessment of pre-bid conditions, I increased the percentage of projects CBI won.
Work in close contact with the City of Boston Public Facilities Department.
Research for ideal materials to use in complex situations, like particular epoxies to use in the display of ancient figures from the Cairo Museum for itinerant displays.
Performed revealing field investigation in search for failure causes, leak origins, misplacement of rebar in concrete etc., utilized varied field equipment in a wide diversity of unique situations, levels, pachometer, infrared cameras and others.
Wrote detailed and precise reports on all field findings.
Project Types:
Schools, Institutional, Private residences and condominiums, Universities.
1/1995 - 7/1999 Consulate of Colombia Boston MA
Vice-Consul
Managed the legalization department, issued Visas and provided general counseling pertaining relations between companies and people of the two countries. Actively participated with community groups, as well as interacted constantly with the local government for the betterment of my fellow countrymen living in the New England region.
Was fully in charge of the consulate on three occasions and acted as the Temporary Consul or General Manager handling all Consulate operations, responding directly to the Colombian government.
Architect/Contractor
Between 1985 and 1995 I worked independently as an Architect developing projects through completion. All my design work was done by hand, and a high percentage was in the area of Residential Restorative design and construction, mostly colonial masonry structures with wooden floors and roofs, in the old section of town. I formed and directed a team of drafters and construction crews, highly specialized in masonry restoration techniques. The list of projects in which I was involved is extensive, from hospitals, to residential, commercial, industrial, including the entertainment industry.
SKILLS
Language: Fluent in both English and Spanish
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, DOS
Drafting: Proficient at hand drafting and rendering, ADT2006/08
Applications: MS Office, Excel, Word, Power Point, IE, Outlook, Firefox, Open Office, ACT.
Field Equipment: Digital levels, infrared cameras, pachometer, camera equipment both digital/analog.
Hobbies: Reading, computers, music, offshore sailboat racing and cruising.
EDUCATION
U.J.T.L. Faculty of Architecture Cartagena, Colombia
Bachelor of Architecture Degree, June 1985 Concentration: Spanish Colonial renovation.
HONORS
National winner of a yearly design contest in Colombia, "Premio Corona a la Arquitectura" 1985.
Published in October 2003 edition of STRUCTURE Magazine: “Fort Point Channel” A Link to the Past - A Bridge to the Future.
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) since 2005
US Green Building Council Since 2/10
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