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EDUCATION
- 2000 - 2004 Doctorate in Risk Management. Grade: Dr. – Ing. (Cum laude)
Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen,
Institut für Baubetriebswesen, Dresden, Germany.
- 1998 – 1999 Master in Science in Construction Management. Grade: MSc.
University of Notthingham, Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil Engineering, Notthingham, United Kingdom.
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1992 – 1998 Bachelor in Civil Engineering, professional degree of Civil Engineer,
Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, School of Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering, Tijuana, México.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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09-2004 to present: Lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC).
Current activities are related to Construction Engineering and Management research, lectures to undergraduate and
graduates students in the area of construction planning and control,
risk management, project planning and finance and construction costs.
- 01-2003 to 09-2004: Lecturer and researcher at the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, México.
Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Courses at the undergraduate level were:
(1) Planning and controlling construction projects, and (2) Construction costs.
At the graduate level, the courses were (1) Construction productivity, (2)
Cost management and inventory in construction, (3) Evaluation of construction projects, and (4) Organizational behavior in construction.
My research is in the areas or risk management, project management,
private finance partnerships and the use of artificial intelligence in construction.
- 04-2002 to 07-2002: Muller - Alvatter Bauunternehmung, Co.
The company is situated in Dresden, Germany.
Performed tasks related with the quality of construction projects at the post-construction phase.
The projects were very diverse, for example, commercial centers, prisons, hotels, etc.
Performed work related to the management of construction materials and its impact with project development.
- 01-1997 to 06-1998: Professional Drafting & Associates, San Diego, CA.
Performed analysis and design of steel structures in various projects around the United States.
The projects were from public and private clients. Worked as a project manager, and was involved with individual and teamwork.
Used AutoCAD and the design program SSDCP.
PUBLICATIONS
- 13.03.2003: "Sistema neuronal y de gerencia para el cálculo de riesgos en
proyectos de construcción." Paper presented at the I National Congress celebrated at the Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, Cholula, Mexico.
- 15.95.2003: "Conveniencia de investigar y usar sistemas neuronales en la
gerencia de construcción." Paper presented at the I Congress of the
National Academy of Engineering celebrated at the Universidad
Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
- 15.03.2004: "Impacto, consecuencias y beneficios de la administración del riesgo en
proyectos de construcción: Las ventajas de una gerencia de riesgos."
Paper presented at the II National Congress celebrated at the Universidad de
las Américas-Puebla, Cholula, Mexico.
- 17.07.04: "Estimation of environmental risks in construction projects in Puebla (Mexico): a neural network approach." Risk Analysis
2004, Fourth International Conference on Computer Simulation in Risk
Analysis and Hazard Mitigation 27 - 29 September 2004, Rhodes, Greece.
- 23.11.04: "Mexican Construction Procurement- Designing a Construction Management Contract for Puebla." Symposium on Construction Procurement.
The Impact of Cultural Differences and Systems on Construction Performance. 2005 CIB W92/T23. Las Vegas, Nevada, 8-10 February.
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