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Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Greater Sydney Area

Responsible for managing all aspects of the business operations and all projects awarded including project management, procurement, allocations, progress claims and variations, RFIs and technical due diligence with the client, designer, water service coordinator and Sydney Water. Also involved in the business financial management, recruitment of new office and field staff, machinery maintenance supervision, ISO9001:2015 QMS supervision, staff training.

Sydney, Australia

Manage the delivery of water and gravity sewer reticulation for various residential, commercial and industrial developments across Sydney Metro area working directly with the company director:• Developing task specific methodologies, project schedules and workforce allocations;• Procurement of materials and subcontractors including sourcing, pricing, quality assurance and project delivery coordination;• Working with director, foreman and client to coordinate all site activities;• Ensuring compliance with all relevant standards including but not limited to Sydney Water Code, WH&S, Environmental and Quality Standards;• Management and control of project administrative requirements;• Implementation of effective cost management procedures including cost reports, forecasts and estimates;• Issue of monthly claims, variations and tendering;• Project progress reporting to Director, Designer and Clients;• Conducting site meetings, project inspections audits.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Works with a team of engineering and legal professionals through data and documental analysis in order to support clients on the administration of engineering contracts; elaborating technical and financial studies to ground claims, arbitration procedures, lawsuits and expert evidence services on these disputes. Frequently evolves engineering economics techniques to thoroughly investigate causes of projects delay, productivity losses, increase of indirect costs and to advise clients on their contract administration and dispute resolutions.Some of the projects I have been involved in:• Simplício Hydroeletric Complex 333,7 MW;• Guaçu Biomass Power Plant 33 MW;• Cacimbas Gas Processing Plant;• São Paulo's Subway;• Port of Paranaguá;• Brucutu Mine;• Mineirão Stadium; • São Paulo's Beltway;• Tietê River's Bed Enlargement;• ViaNorte Highway Concessionaire;• Ituverava Solar Park 254 MW.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Assisted a team of engineering and legal professionals through data and documental analysis in order to support clients on the administration of engineering contracts; elaborating technical and financial studies, according to engineer economics, to ground claims, arbitration procedures, lawsuits and expert evidence services on these disputes.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

Structural design of foundations and steel structures for for substations up to 500 kV. Manage the design and verification of the design in accordance applicable standards, always liaising with senior designers and project managers. I was also involved in retaining walls and existing foundation reinforcement projects.Main projects:• Shineray Motors Factory [Ipojuca, PE, Brazil] - Foundation reinforcement using pre-cast steel driven piles that needed to resist both compression and traction force;• Substation Marimbondo II 500 kV [Fronteira, MG, Brazil] - Foundation design and draft for main equipment;• Substation Campina Grande III 500 kV [Campina Grande, CE, Brazil] - Foundation design and draft for main equipment.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Assisted residential buildings construction and repairs, working with planning and costs, materials inventory control and quality management (certified company ISO 9001 and PBQP-h Level A)Projects where I have participated:• Tamayo residential tower: post released repair and improvements, fire system installations, license approvals;• Salvador Dali residential tower: post released repair and improvements, fire system installation, license approvals;• Van Gogh residential tower: foundations and construction license approvals;

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Corporate Finance

Capstone project: Financial structuring of an investment fund for arbitration proceedings (third party funding)

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering

Capstone project: Productivity loss and extra costs associated with geotechnical investigations problems.

Exchange Student, Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Ridley Tennis Team

Education record

Activities and Societies: Class representative during both sophomore and junior years.