Erik Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

San Juan, Puerto Rico

As Head of Operations, my mission is to lead, develop and grow Velas Commerce. I am in charge of project management, business development, finance and leadership of our diverse multinational staff.We are business adoption and integration experts on the forefront of cryptocurrency technology. Velas enables businesses to accept, pay and securely store crypto by integrating websites, mobile applications, and point of sale systems. I work closely with our team of blockchain developers, web developers, clients and designers to streamline our processes and successfully deliver projects in the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency.

South Holland, Illinois

Transportation design engineer working on local and federal highway projects on the south suburbs of Chicago. Responsibilities include:• Creation of design documents, plans and specifications• Highway design• Stormwater drainage• Pavement design

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

• Project engineer for rail, highway, earthworks, drainage, and mining infrastructure projects.• Programming, scheduling, financial forecasting and coordination.• Safety management, risk assessment and construction procedures development.• Layout and quantity survey using GPS equipment.• Coordinating and reviewing geotechnical and material testing according to project specifications.• Manage quality control programs and update plans as necessary throughout the construction process.• Environmental management and planning.

Rockdale, New South Wales

• Railroad embankment construction inspection, density testing and quality control for RailCorp, NSW.• Perform site investigations including borehole logging, in-situ testing including standard penetration testing and dynamic cone penetrometer testing, and sampling for laboratory tests.• Site classification testing and analysis including sampling for shrink-swell tests, soil profileidentification and free surface movement calculations.• Footing inspections of shallow and deep footings for government and private developments.• Bulk sampling and test pit investigations for pavement design.

South Holland, Illinois

• Transportation, pavement, storm water and storm sewer design for local and federally funded projects.• Design Engineer for the $1.2 million South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association 2007Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption Project.• Phase II Design Engineer for $1.8 million intersection improvement at 168th Street and State Street in the Village of South Holland, IL.• Design Engineer for $500,000 extension of Belmont Drive in the Village of Romeoville, IL.• Storm sewer, drainage and pavement design of the $6.0 million 191st Street Extension Tinley Park, IL.

Chicago, Illinois

Repairs and maintenance of fleet vehicles.

Chicago, Illinois

• Assisted in designing high performance polymer and steel fibre reinforced concrete mixes.• Performed tests on concrete specimens including compression, flexural and bonding strength tests.• Construction and in-situ testing of a full-scale bridge for the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Fort Knox, Germany, Kosovo

Operation and maintenance of M1A1 Abrams tanks as a loader, gunner and driver nationally and overseas.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers Engineers without Borders Coursework: Highway Design Soil Mechanics.

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