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Fort Myers, Fl, Us

Estero, Florida, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Straticon is a full-service construction firm with 30+ year history and 280+ completed projects worth over $2 Billion dollars, with specialization in hospitality, multi-family, resorts, country clubs, marinas, commercial, and retail construction.DUTIESConcept Design, 3D visualizations, and presentations for high-end residential, offices, and marina projects.ACHIEVEMENTS• Straticon new HQ offices (8196.8 sqft), interior design. Completed• Design and coordination of a 165 Ft Superyacht Interior Revamp. 3 Rugs designed (1220 SqFT), upholstery of 91 items using 45+ of selected fine fabrics.• Conceptual and Schematic Design of a 4498 sqft house in Spanish River, Boca Raton, FL.• Remodeling of two houses in the exclusive Royal Palm Yacht Country Club, Boca Raton, FL.• Remodeling of a 10.600 sqft waterfront house in Seawall’s Point, FL.• Concept for a Marina for 586 boats (wet-slips/dry-racks), Restaurant/Bar, Self-storage, Captains Club. Stuart, FL. (in-construction)

Gamboa. Panama

Boutique Architecture & Construction firm (3-5 Architects). DUTIES• Design sustainable and energy-efficient projects (Private Residencies, Eco-Resorts, and National Parks facilities) in Central America, Central Africa, and the US.• Design and produce technical documents and presentations for all design phases• Design and oversight the production of furniture pieces.• Produce Land Development and construction cost estimations.• Buildings surveying for restoring plans.• Coordinating with suppliers, laborers, engineers, and other people related to the project.• CAD / BIM / GIS CoordinatorACHIEVEMENTS:• Contributed substantially to define key concepts and strategies for The Akanda’s Masterplan project that was honored with the APA National Planning Achievement Award in 2016. • Reduced 90% the firm time and expenses associated with land-surveying studies and grading design to start offering a highly rentable (+$100,000 / Year) in-house land-consultant service. • Led the firm’s first project with a budget of over 3M and 11044 sqft of construction.• Designed an iconographic and practical green-roof-system used to define the buildings aesthetic language for National Parks in Panama and Gabon.• Successfully produced and organized, without an additional documenting team, full sets of detailed architectural CDs, covering project sizes from tiny-houses to complex institutional projects.• Coordinated work with GC, engineers and other consultants in Belize, France, and the US.• Produced Construction Manuals with step-by-step illustrated instructions. These documents enabled the building construction by non-skilled workers, in remote access areas of Gabon.• Had the initiative to learn GIS by myself to check property boundaries plans (from azimuth and distance charts), define buildable areas and design/construction strategies, produce extensive site analysis, land surveys, maps, stakeout plans, and digital elevation models (DEM).• Mentored less experienced staff

APRIL 2-28, 2013 ‘Next to Normal’ Musical - Set Design. Teatro En Circulo. Panama / BuiltScenography design of the Play 'Next to Normal', Nominated as Best Play, 'Premios Escena' 2013.APRIL 20, 2011 – MAY 30, 2011Banesco Tower - New Emergency Exits. Urb. El Rosal. Caracas. Venezuela / BuiltDesign and Renovation of the facade and exterior areas of a 24 story bank tower to implement evacuation system according to the Venezuelan standards and NPFA code. This included: Design of new emergency exit and circulations, exterior stairs, generators area, transfer room, Landscaping, and Access Control System.2007 - 2010 Hacienda Santa Teresa’s Rums brand (Gran Reserva, Selecto, 1796, Araku, and Orange Rum). Caracas. Venezuela / Produced and Build.Interior Design Retail Architecture and itinerants installations to be used in exclusive promotional events in selected locations; Furniture design of End-Caps, Bars, Mini-bars, Portable Displays, and shelters.FEBRUARY - JULY, 2003 Wetter family - Apartment Revamp Project. Santa Fe. Caracas. Venezuela / CompletedRevamp project for an apartment of 300 square meters: spaces layout, finishes, terrace covering, benches, grill, bar, garden, kitchen, and bathrooms. Detail engineering and supervision of the execution of works and installations.JULY. 2002Historic downtown Facades restoration. Sublette Ave. La Guaira. Vargas State. VenezuelaDesign of the color composition for the restoration of facades of historic houses and buildings of the XVIII century, which were severely damaged by floods and mudslides on December 1999.

Caracas, Venezuela

Creative consultant services firm which combined multiples disciplines such as advertising, Information technologies, graphic design, industrial design, company identity, and architecture, to create a unique design solution approach. Clients: UNESCO, BANESCO Universal Bank, Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), D-Linea Films, McDonald’s, among others.ACHIEVEMENTS• Data processing for international institutions and production of easy-distributable document systems to deliver in seminaries, curses, and conferences around the world.• Established, led, and positioned a profitable company the Venezuelan competitive market.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Architect for private residences and retail stores.• Designing of constructive details and technical specifications (wood, concrete, steel)• Construction documents and drawings 2D/3D. (AutoCAD, Sketchup)• Construction oversight.ACHIEVEMENTSCollaborated in design and construction oversight of recognized international brands retail stores.Levi Strauss & Co, Retail Stores:• Las Virtudes Mall. Punto Fijo. Estado Falcón.• Sambil Mall. Maracaibo. Estado Zulia• Buenaventura Mall. Acarigua. Estado Portuguesa• La Vela Mall. Porlamar. Estado Nueva Esparta• Sambil Mall. Paraguaná. Punto Fijo. Estado Falcón"Crepes and Waffles" Restrooms revamp project. Sambil Mall. Caracas."Bon Appétit Café" Kiosk". Centro de Arte Los Galpones". Los Chorros. CaracasSony Style Store's Home Theater Showroom. Area 10.45 m2. Sony Style Store. Sambil Mall. Barquisimeto. Estado Lara.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Assuring compliance with contract documents and specifications• Ensuring construction contractor procedures and materials follow specifications and quality standards.• Enforcing the national construction code.• Checking quantity and quality of works.• Preparing monthly reports.• Checking compliance of safety regulationsPROJECT :Fundación Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (FUNDAYACUCHO). Building Restoration. Project. La Urbina. Caracas. Venezuela

Barinas. Venezuela

• Leader Architect for institutional facilities.• Projects oversight: progress tracking, weekly reports• Supervising projects: inspecting works, coordinate, contractors, deadlines, progress reporting.• Coordination with other non-design professionals (consultants) and other government institutions and departments (Ministry for Lands and Agriculture, Ministry for Education, Army and local government officers)• Coordination for documents production and CAD drawings. (AutoCAD)• Cost Estimations.• Site AnalysisPROJECTS:Latin-American Agro-ecological Institute “Paulo Freire” (IALA) Master Plan. (1000 students)Area 5.5 ha., Hacienda “La Marquesena”. Boconoito. Barinas State.“Simon Rodriguez” Library Architecture Project, supervision / CompletedArea 314 m2. Ciudad Deportiva “Antonio José de Sucre”. Barinas. Estado Barinas.Ciudad Deportiva’s Dining-Hall Revamp Project / CompletedArea 445 m2. Ciudad Deportiva “Antonio José de Sucre”. Barinas. Estado Barinas.Students Dormitories, Repairs Project / CompletedCuidad Deportiva “Antonio José de Sucre”. Barinas. Estado Barinas.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Design of public spaces, urban Equipment and Furnishings• Presentations and community speeches. • Coordination with other architecture offices with projects in the area and other non-design professionals and consultants.•Technical Assistance for housing buildings restoration• Monitoring, progress tracking, analyzing, and reporting on activities, results, and recommendations relating to the project execution.• Inspection Coordination.• Design of Maintenance Manual.PROJECTS:• “Rufino Blanco Bombona”, Technologic Institute Architecture Project. Carrizales, Edo Miranda. • “Pariata” Community Restoration Project. Catia La Mar, Edo Vargas. • “10 de Marzo” Community Restoration Project. Catia La Mar, Edo Vargas. • “Conjunto Residencial Marapa” Architecture Project. Catia La Mar, Edo Vargas. • “Guaracarumbo” Community Restoration Project. Catia La Mar, Edo Vargas. • “Romulo Gallegos” Community Restoration Project. Catia La Mar, Edo Vargas. • Petare-Guarenas Road Restoration Urban Project. Designing the public space for 3.4 Km of highway that composes the limits and urban-facade of the largest “Barrio” of Caracas, Petare.

Caracas. Venezuela

‘Barrios’ (Informal Settlements) Physical Upgrading and Private residences revamp projects.• Coordination of a team of engineers and consultants. • Analyzing of the urban equipment and structure to generate a macro-plan of strategic actions for rehabilitation, including: proposal of new roads, vehicular and walk connections, study of precarious access areas; infrastructure plan, location of possible areas for urban equipment and substitution-housings, coordinating evaluations and inventory of houses in unstable areas, public utilities studying. Identifying problems and opportunities. • Communicational aspect: exhibitions and round-tables with the affected communities.• Architectural design and details engineering for a penthouse revamp project; PROJECTS: • “Barrio Ojo de Agua” and “Barrio Tacagua” Urban Restoration Projects. Edo. Miranda. Caracas.Projects exhibited in La Biennale di Venezia, 50th edition, “Estructuras de Supervivencia” (2003)• D’Ambrosio Family - Pent-House revamp Project / Completed. Altamira, Caracas

Sartenejas. Baruta. Venezuela

Determining structures of historical and patrimonial value for the collective memory; through analysis, site observation and contact with communities. Checking physical and structural conditions of buildings of possible historical or cultural value for their rescue and conservation. Inventorying, using databases, plans drawing and sketches.PROJECTS:• “La Guaira, Historical and Cultural Patrimony Inventory”. La Guaira. Estado Vargas.• “La Guaira Historical Downtown Restoration, Feasibility Study”. La Guaira. Estado Vargas.

Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture

Thesis: “Architecture generation through social and urban structures” / Outstanding Thesis Award.

Bachelor Of Mathematics (B.Math.), Pure Mathematics

(Not finished: three years approved)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)