sandro

1/22/2015
New York, NY

Position Desired

Geotechnical Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

• Senior Geotechnical/Mining Engineer, experienced in design and construction management, dam and infrastructure, in a variety of challenging projects in Europe and West Africa, including tunneling and hydro structures.
• U.S. Employment authorization: U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card)
• Strong understanding of design and managing aspects of civil, railways, mining and construction engineering projects.
• Resourceful and creative mindset with excellent analytical and problem solving skills; proven leadership and management qualities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012– Present Free lance Construction and Geotechnics Consultant - Greentech srl, Energia Verde srl and Energia Alternativa srl, Italy
• Technical supervision for the construction of a wind farm of Nr.70 generators, 80 m high, 2 MW each, located in three different wind parks; project management and design from feasibility to setup, construction, commissioning, and operation.
• Improved capacity to deal with exceptional design loads and heights (crane pad and road design and construction, wind-turbine foundation), including roads,landslide remedial works, ground improvement, geotechnical investigation planning;
2009-2011 Head of Design Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Department - Tecnolav srl, Italy,
• Responsibilities including design of civil structures and infrastructures
• Managed resident team of 10 people and a number of external consultants, namely geologist, architects and engineers; project budgeting. Improved capacity to design a number of different projects, including land/rock slide remedial works, sport facilities, geotechnical appraisal and characterization of soils and rocks, landscaping; water and sewage facilities, concrete works; railways and urban railways tracks design (3rd ARST Metrolight line in Cagliari)
2007-2009 Resident Engineer - Studio Ing. G. Pietrangeli srl, Bumbuna Dam and Hydroelectric Project, Sierra Leone
• Responsibilities including Bumbuna Dam (located in Sierra Leone, West Africa) and Power House construction supervision, including a 200km, 161kV transmission line and substations; design and construction; work supervision, including dam monitoring, management of a 10 people technical staff and issuing the periodical certificate of construction for Contractor, total amount of 55M€;
• Efficiently managed the construction of a dam project, successfully dealing with a number of technical issues ranging from geotechnical, power transmission, and dam operation and safety including Preparedness Emergency Plan, Design and supervision of geotechnical works as investigation, seepage courtains, embankment remedial works, dam monitoring and control, riverbed protection, l/r slides, quarrying,
• Developed relations with the local government authorities, international stakeholders and panel of experts.
2006-2007 Production manager , senior geotechnical engineer - Estrazione graniti srl, Italy
• Responsibilities including managing and safety of a stone quarrying project, 10 people operation staff;
• Developed the capacity of managing the mining project, including strong environmental limitation and rockslides management.
2004-2006 Construction manager, senior engineer - F. Zanolla Costruzioni Ferroviarie srl, Italy
• Responsibilities including the project management of the Cagliari 1st line ARST urban Metrolight railway construction works, managing a 20 people staff for the railways construction s...

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