Professional Summary
Highly effective engineering/construction professional in the consulting industry with over ten years experience, who is extremely effective in consulting, construction and engineering. Results-oriented leader with solid professional background and driven to solve tasks analytically. Specific expertise includes:
• Ability to quickly understand and respond to client needs.
• Solid strategic planning and scheduling abilities through specific construction management skills: Critical Path Method.
• Solutions-oriented approach; exceptional problem solving ability.
• Enthusiastic having an inquiring mind, eagle eye for details, quick and precise decision maker.
• Skill set including, Geotechnical analysis, Forensic analysis, Facilities engineering, Pipeline design, Design-Build, Contract Administration, Cost estimates and Scheduling/Coordinating.
• Bilingual and capable of speaking and writing Spanish fluently.
• Advanced user of the following Engineering/Construction software: P3, MS Project, AutoCAD 2008, Microstation, Constructware, CIPMS, Surfer, GIS 9.3, Liquid Transient (LIQT, Stoner) and Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• Proficient with the following computer programming software: LabVIEW 7.0, MS Visio 2007, FORTRAN, C++, Turbo Pascal and Visual Basic.
Professional Experience
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Houston, Texas
Assistant Project Engineer III 03/2007 – 04/2009
• Assist program manager for the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering. Develop on-call work orders to expedite the repair or replacement of large diameter water lines. Provide owner representation throughout construction activities.
• Manage and coordinate construction contractor(s) during rehabilitation of large diameter pipelines.
• Perform design of pipelines using trenchless technologies, such as horizontal directional drilling, micro-tunneling, tunneling and augering.
• Develop disinfection and hydrostatic testing plan for large diameter water lines.
• Develop GIS maps to manage infrastructure elements such as large diameter water lines for the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering.
• Prepare construction documents (technical specification and plan drawings) for bids. Assist with pre-bid and pre-construction meetings.
• Develop elaborate flow charts to adhere to construction critical path.
• Perform construction phase services for design team, such as submittal reviews and RFI responses.
• Perform project inspections and site observation, and develop an elaborate report of findings and conditions. Determine if site conditions adhere to construction documents.
• Tabulate bids from contractor, and perform bid analysis to determine lowest bidder.
• Perform quantity take-offs and engineering estimates for budgets ranging between 2 to 10 million.
• Provide construction management services for a wide variety of projects. Construction management capabilities include water lines, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water line rehabilitation, streets, sidewalks and concrete unit pavers.
• Perform geotechnical reviews to determine design constraints and limitations as they exist for underground utilities. This includes soil mechanic analysis and calculations.
• Perform Condition Assessment of pipelines (water line and storm sewer rehabilitation) with particular emphasis on prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP).
• Develop case studies to determine the condition of pipe by providing material testing, soil analysis, risk assessment and research. Draft findings and recommendations in technical report for program managers and managing engineers.
• Develop transient models, using LIQT for high pressure water systems and provide surge (water-hammer) analyses. Perform valve opening and closure time to determine system effects. Develop technical memoranda with transient recommendation for pipeline protection.
Marx Okubo Associates, Inc. Houston, Texas
Project Coordinator 05/2006 – 03/2007
• Provide owners representation services for new construction or remediation projects. This included assistance on a periodic basis, as required or predetermined. Review of requests for payment, evaluate change order requests, review close-out documents and provide on-site observations to evaluate progress.
• Knowledge of building design and construction techniques, which provides clients with the comfort that problem design or construction issues will be detected and resolved prior to any negative economic consequences.
• Perform property condition assessments for due diligence and adhering to ASTM standard E2018. Assessments included surveys of the following building/facility systems: structure and foundations, roofing, exterior building facade, pavement, sitework, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, code and zoning compliance, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and surveys of interior spaces.
• Perform facilities engineering to determine condition of existing structure and determine approximate cost of concurrent and future maintenance.
• Conduct Pre-construction Project Review, Owner Representation, and Construction Loan Monitoring of projects ranging from multi-family housing to hotels and medical facilities.
• Develop and implement construction cost estimates derived from site observations.
• Coordinate and administrate engineering consultants, contractors and trade professionals.
• Schedule and conduct on site observations and reporting of construction activity.
Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. Houston, Texas
Graduate Engineer 09/2002 - 05/2006
• Support engineers and architects with the design-build of projects ranging from commercial to medical facilities, with particular emphasis in reading and implementing construction documents.
• Responsible for developing project schedules and budgets using MS Project 2003.
• Proficient understanding of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roofing, and waterproofing systems.
• Forensic investigations included observations pertaining to the structural integrity of buildings, foundation failure, and storm damage.
• Construction materials experience includes Atterburg limits, soil moisture test, concrete slump, concrete strength tests, nuclear density testing, and daily observation reports.
• Geotechnical experience includes soil analysis, coordinating drilling crews, logging soil samples, inspecting drilled piers, and drafting soil reports.
• Completed LabVIEW training and obtained LabVIEW 7.0 certification.
• Complied G.U.I’s using LabVIEW to present advance analyses of soil conditions.
Accurate Air Systems / Comfort Systems USA Houston, Texas
HVAC Designer 12/1999 - 09/2002
• Develop and implement design-build of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Designer of M.E.P. systems per job description and scope.
• Three-dimensional designer of HVAC ductwork systems. Performed psychometric calculations.
• Performed value engineering and take offs to eliminate over estimating project bid.
• Performed engineering functions, visiting sites to determine design constraints as specified by city regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science Engineering Tech. / Construction Management - University of Houston 2005 (ABET Accredited)
Licensure / Certifications / Accreditations and Associations
• Texas Board of Professional Engineers – EIT license in progress
• Project Management Institute – PMP certification in progress.
• Construction Specifications Institute – CDT certification in progress.
• LEED AP accreditation in progress.
• Certified City of Houston Construction Inspector – Public Works and Engineering
• Associate Member of The American Society of Civil Engineers, Member No. 469959
• Gulf-Coast Trenchless Association (GCTA) - Member
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