Diego Contreras
Houston,Texas
Summary
Motivated Project Engineer with history positively impacting projects through attention to detail and skilled designs. Achievement-oriented professional possessing expertise in policy and procedure development, technology implementation, and staff supervision. Committed to delivering innovative products and solutions while maintaining safety and sustainability. Personable professional successful at communicating with all involved, from construction site workers to company CEOs. Focused on successfully seeing projects through from initial planning stages to completion. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Civil Design Engineer /Project Manager
Texas Sports and Civil Engineering
Houston, TX
02.2022 - Current
- Reviewed blueprints and building plans to determine the type of materials needed for construction projects.
- Designed land development layouts for residential communities using AutoCAD software.
- Coordinated with architects, surveyors, contractors, and other specialists to ensure compliance with building codes and regulations.
- Prepared drawings, specifications, calculations, sketches, diagrams and final plans for various types of civil engineering projects.
- Provided technical advice on civil engineering related issues such as soil stability, water drainage, and road design.
- Managed and directed construction, operations or maintenance activities at project site.
- Maintained records of all documents related to each project including specifications, change orders, invoices.
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints.
- Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Drafted project construction schedule and updated as job progressed.
- Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Instituto Tecnológico Y De Estudios Superiores De
Chihuahua, ChihuahuaSkills
- AutoCAD expertise
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Interpreting Blueprints
- Cost Estimates
- Technical review
- Technical Reports
- Project Estimation
- Superior time management
- Construction Site Management
- Project Support
- CAD Drafting
- Project Management
- New product introduction (NPI)
- Microsoft Excel, Project, and Visio
- MathWorks
- Concept studies
- Cost Estimation
- Precise
- Staff Management
Affiliations
- basketball
- golf
- running
- reading
Accomplishments
- Junior Olympics (Basketball)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Civil Design Engineer /Project Manager
Texas Sports and Civil Engineering
02.2022 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Instituto Tecnológico Y De Estudios Superiores De
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