Fernando Pleitez, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Sunrise, Florida, United States

• Reviews preparation of engineering drawings by technical staff; assists in the review of in progress and final engineering plans for completeness prior to public advertisement for bids; assists in the review and.
• Functions on behalf of the City, helping to coordinate consultants in the development of complex and difficult building and public works construction projects; reviews and verifies consultants’ invoices and recommends.
• Monitors building construction progress through on-site inspections; consults with contractor representatives, field personnel, engineers and architects to evaluate construction progress; solves field problems.

City Of Sunrise

• Prepare engineering plans and specifications, for in-house projects supporting stormwater and utilities operations. Examples of projects include lift station rehabs, water&wastewater master planning, and stormwater.
• Prepare and perform technical review of civil engineering design plans, engineering calculations, and permits including water, wastewater, stormwater, lift station. Projects include: Stormwater designs, paving, roadway.
• Assists staff for the administration and reporting for the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and National Flood Insurance Program - Community Rating System (NFIP-CRS) Programs

Fort Lauderdale Area

• Assists in developing the scope of work and proposals for water/wastewater treatment plants and distribution/collection network projects.
• Prepares cost estimates, engineering technical specifications, drawings, technical memoranda and other project related documents.
• Reviewed shop drawings to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Coordinates and manages work of sub-consultants to ensure budget control and delivery schedules.
• Coordinates internal quality control process and addresses comments from clients and permitting agencies.
• Develop schedules and provide schedule control of the different phases of the assigned project work.

Fort Lauderdale

• Assisted the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four implement their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program, which included: -Field manager of the stormwater treatment facilities and.

• Assisted students understanding engineering principles and standards in subjects like Analysis of Structures, Hydraulics, Strength of Materials, Surveying, and Environmental Engineering.
• Prepared the environmental lab materials and equipment and conducted labs under the direction of the Professor.
• Provided instructions and guided students during field visits.

• Worked closely with senior staff in providing aftersales support to existing customers of the DynoSand Filter and the Lamella Clarifier.
• Contacted existing customes of DynoSand Filters throughout the country to inform about new retrofits available for their water treatment systems.
• Assisted staff members with gathering specific product information and maintain project information up-to-date.
• Maintained database of existing customers up to date.

• Used different bid network websites like DemandStar and The Blue Book to search for bids that were applicable to the company's Civil Earthwork services and provided recommendation to senior engineer.
• Created, maintained and reported weekly to the CEO a master project log in Excel that summarized the status of all bids the company had submitted.
• Coordinated, printed, and compiled the bid package and delivered to corresponding authority.
• Provide informal training to other staff members for the system of storage and retrieval of plans and specs of submitted bids.

Boca Raton, FL

• Recognized for leadership and training of more than 30 engineering students in Calculus I ensuring their success by applying group discussions and application analysis.
• Designed and delivered group exercises reinforcing concepts learned in class, often using interactive peer to peer methods.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Environmental Engineering, 4.0 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Honors: Engineering Dean’s List President’s List Outstanding Academic Achievement