Profile
Dedicated and accomplished civil engineer with solid experience in structural analysis and design. Interested in obtaining a position in the field of Structural Engineering, where practical application to more than two decades of high-quality and detailed-oriented research experience can be implemented. Main skills include project management, team leadership, critical thinking, complex problem solving, report writing, and excellent presentation and communication competencies. Expertise focuses in the assessment of structural behavior, experimental testing, structural analysis, and both forensic and earthquake engineering.
Work Experience
Assistant adjunct professor (2013-Present)
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Developed, taught and supervised capstone projects for upper-level undergraduate courses (Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design, and Senior Design Project), and for blended (on-campus/distance) graduate courses (Structural Analysis II, Low-Rise Building Analysis and Design, and Analysis and Design of Wood Structures)
Consulting engineer (2008-Present)
Construdiseño, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City
• Supervised the assessment, design and required repairs for cellular-communication towers in the states of Michoacán and Jalisco in Mexico
Full time assistant professor (2008-2013) Department of Structures and Materials Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
• Managed, directed and co-directed applied research projects (full list available upon request):
- Field Tests of Elevated Urban Railroads (2013-2014
- Behavior of Hollow Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns under Lateral Cyclic Load (2012-2014)
- Implementation of Fiber Optics for Damage Detection in Concrete Members (2012-2013)
• Inspected and documented damaged buildings and infrastructure after the Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (2011)
• Developed, taught and supervised capstone projects for the following graduate courses for the Joint Graduate Program of the School of Engineering and the Institute of Engineering-UNAM: Advanced Design of Concrete Structures, and Seismic Design of Concrete Structures
Education
Ph.D., School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (January, 2011)
Title: Shear Reinforcement Requirements for High-Strength Bridge Girders
M.Sc., School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) (ABD January, 2000)
Project: Instrumentation of the Sub- and Superstructure of the Impulsora Vehicular Bridge
B.Sc., School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) (February, 1997) Title: Efecto del refuerzo horizontal en el comportamiento de muros de mampostería confinada ante cargas laterales (Influence of Horizontal Reinforcement in the Lateral-Load Behavior of Confined Masonry Walls)
Previous Career Experience
Graduate research assistant, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2000-2008)
Full time research engineer, Department of Structures and Geotechnics, National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), Mexico (1999-2000)
Skills
Design Codes: AASHTO, ACI 318, AISC 360...
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