David Peñalba De Las Heras Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Business Developer analyzing new opportunities and partnerships. Project development in Transportation (incl. recently awarded SR-400 Express Lanes P3 project), Fiber and other critical infrastructure in the Americas. Investment approval process and SPV mobilization.Meridiam is a leading infrastructure developer, investor and manager, committed to.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Providing financial solutions and transaction advisory for Private Developers and Public Clients for structuring investments in infrastructure sector in Latin American and the Caribbean. Leading Technical Cooperation with funding from different Donors (i.e. Spain, Korea, UK) and management of the INFRALAC Program.Identification of Unsolicited Proposals.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supporting the Transport Global Practice in Latin America and the Caribbean in multiple assignments, such as PPP Programs and National Infrastructure Plans. In close collaboration with other World Bank Group entities performing public clients advisory and pipeline development.PPP and Smart Mobility advisory, in coordination with Trust Funds and other.

Miami, FL And Alexandria, VA

• I work closely with multi-functional team members in challenging environments on P3 infrastructure project development in the United States and Canada. I also support business development efforts on the East Coast.
• For the I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando FL, I served as technical lead during the shortlist and successful bidding process. I analyzed Road O&M contracts and previous projects to drive market intelligence and.
• I then served as Mobilization Manager from contract award to financial close for the I-4 Ultimate project. I was responsible for setting up the entire project office, including staff planning, developing budgets.
• For the I-66 Outside the Beltway project in Virginia, I served as Technical Lead for O&M, traffic, and operations. I benchmarked O&M costs and conducted critical research.
• For the New Bridge for the Saint Lawrence Corridor Project in Montreal, Canada, I served as Technical support during the bidding process, leading the SPV and O&M negotiations with equity partners.

Santiago, Chile

• Looking for a good fit and interesting challenge, I took the opportunity in Chile and was selected for a temporary assignment, which then expanded into a multi-year opportunity in LATAM before Skanska reconsidered the.
• I pursued and gained successful approval of the Private Initiative "Rutas del Loa" in northern Chile. During the process, I engaged closely with our design consultant RyQ and Ministry officials to procure technical and.
• As Bid Manager leading "Rutas del Loa" proposal development, I aligned equity and construction teams to come up with innovative solutions to procurement challenges, communicate concerns to the Ministry officials to.
• In preparation for the 2012 infrastructure plan for Colombia, I launched the Colombian market effort to find partners and meet Ministry officials in Bogota.

Stockholm, Sweden

• After the economic meltdown, the U.K. pipeline of projects dwindled significantly and I moved from London to support the Nordic team in preparation for the incoming bids in the region.
• I was seconded part time to the Gdansk Transport Company, concessionaire for the A1 (Gdansk-Torun) Motorway PPP Concession in Poland. This involved a year-long competitive procurement and successful award of two fuel.
• I provided tendering for D1 phases 1 & 3 (Slovakia) and A1 Tuszyn-Pyrzowice (Poland) as well as other P3 opportunities in Sweden, Finland, and Poland

UK, Sweden And Argentina.

• I joined Skanska through their competitive Global Trainee Program and completed 11 weeks of intensive training as well as rotational assignments in the U.K., Sweden, and Argentina.
• Feb-Dec 2007: I first served as Bid Manager for U.K. PPP Infrastructure projects: M25 DBFOM and Street Lighting PFI projects. I supported the successful bidding process for the M25 DBFOM project in London, UK. I.
• Jan-May 2008: I completed an assignment at the Northern Link design-build tunnel construction project (NATM) with Skanska Sverige AB in Stockholm. This assignment included drill-and-blast rock tunnels, cut and cover.
• Jun-Sep 2008: While based in Buenos Aires (Argentina), I worked for Skanska ID Latin America in project development and asset management in Brazil and Chile.
• Business Unit Plan 2008-2010 strategic review, reporting to CFO and presenting to Executives. Project pipeline worldwide, expected growth by region, target returns, budgeting needs, and the implications of expansion at.

Madrid Area, Spain

• I was hired as T&R Analyst to support Head of Traffic & Revenue in the Project Development Department where I contributed to the bidding of new traffic risk projects (30+) in Europe and North America in very successful.
• I was involved in several phases of international tendering PPP projects and auction processes in the United States, France, Finland, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
• At various stages in the awarded bids, I handled technical aspects of the competitive side of the tenders, including financial sensitivity analysis.
• I successfully led the bidding of Best and Final Offer and award of the "Scut AZORES" project in Portugal, with oversight of both project coordination and the Traffic & Revenue process. I managed all proposal.
• Based in Madrid, I provided support to several projects for Cintra Developments LLC in Texas and monitored traffic and operations of 20 motorways, supporting Investors relations.
• I was entrusted to select and manage international consultants to act as sponsor's and lender's advisors.

Civil Engineering, Msc In Transportation

Erasmus, Civil Engineering - Väg Och Vatten.

Erasmus interchange Programme between European Universities.

Training Course, Corporate Finance

In-company course for Cintra S.A. employees. Project Finance lectures and Case Studies.