Joel Correia Leite
Verona,NJ
Summary
Motivated engineering, construction, and technology manager with extensive experience in these fields. Skilled in creating AutoCad drawings and proficient in using tools like Planswift and Bluebeam for takeoff purposes. Possesses strong office management and administration abilities. Recognized for prompt adaptability and leveraging active learning skills to effectively execute assigned duties.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Officer
KING Contracting Group
01.2020 - 02.2025
- Provide more than 1000+ Shop Drawings approved for Masonry Scope.
- Bidding more than U$200M dollars projects total.
- Change Order approved more than 99%.
- Estimating & Takeoff efforts, preparing bidding takeoffs for potential jobs
- Prepare detailed conceptual budgets and estimating from pre-construction, concept design, schematic design and design development documents
- Preparing field assessments quality review.
- Management and administration of the company website.
- Document control.
- Review/ track RFI’s and following-up on status.
- Other duties as assigned as office manager.
Project Engineer | Estimating
RSC Group LLC
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Managed and coordinated project activities, including Masonry Construction shop drawings and takeoffs
- Collaborated with Field Engineers on-site to ensure project success
- Worked with RFIs, AutoCAD, PlanSwift, BlueBeam, Microsoft Office.
- Interpreted and read architectural and construction plans
- Gained experience with EIFS, Stucco, Stone, CMU, and Brick systems
Project Engineer
Chris Stearns Design & Build
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Designed and implemented electrical systems, including shop drawings and on-site job monitoring
- Created Demolition Plans and new Floor Plans, including shop drawings for kitchen cabinets
- Developed 3D drawings for clients using AutoCAD and Rhino6
- Worked on Home Automation projects (Lutron, Nest) and Telecommunication installations (Internet, PBX systems)
- Performed Take-Offs for electrical, drywall, framing, CMU, brick, EIFS, and other construction elements
Field Engineer - Maintenance and Residential Automation
Sagewood
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Oversaw electrical installations and residential automation projects
- Installed structured cabling (RJ45, RJ11) for internet and telephone systems
- Provided technical support for low-voltage structured cabling and equipment (Lutron keypads, dimmers)
Field Service Engineer
Avaya Brazil
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed Avaya application installations, configurations, and troubleshooting
- Participated in project implementation and support
- Maintained and troubleshot servers (DELL, IBM, AVAYA) in the CPD (Data Processing Center)
- Configured and troubleshot VMware environments
IT Administration - Telephone Technician
Unilever Brazil
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Managed CPD and ensured the smooth operation of telephone equipment
- Installed and maintained structured cabling systems (RJ45, RJ11, CAT6)
- Provided support for third-party devices and telecom equipment
Telecommunications Technician / Technical Support
Atento Brazil
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Managed and troubleshot Cisco and Huawei routers in the CPD
- Provided remote and on-site support for client machines (desktops and laptop)
- Installed and supported telecom applications for clients
- Installed and configured new devices and system components.
- Installed and repaired network cabling, hardware and software to maximize operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with other technicians to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Reduced downtime with regular maintenance of telecommunications equipment and infrastructure.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all installations, repairs, and inspections for easy reference in future troubleshooting efforts.
Education
Mini-MBA - Engineering & Technology
Rutgers Business School
Newark, NJ01.2022
Bachelor's - Electrical Engineering
Universidade Nove De Julho
Sao Paulo, Brazil01.2014
Associate in Telecommunication - Telecommunications
SENAI Roberto Simonsen
Sao Paulo, Brazil01.2009
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Windows
- Excel Spreadsheet Management
- Detailed Shop Drawings
- Masonry Skills
- AutoCAD
- Rhinoceros 6
- Chief Architecture 3D
- PlanSwift Proficiency
- Bluebeam
- Telecommunication Infrastructure Management
- IT Infrastructure Management
- Computer skills
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
- Created and developed the company’s website.
- Took courses in construction to improve my skills.
- Set up office management methods to help organize projects.
- Made AutoCAD templates to make drawing work easier.
- Created and showed 3D drawings for projects to track progress.
- Shared knowledge with coworkers to help everyone learn.
Certification
- 2022: Procore Estimator Certification
- 2020: Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control
- 2015: Avaya - Call Management System Implementation and Maintenance
- 2015: CompTIA A+
- 2015: OSHA 10 Hours
- 2014: ACIS - Avaya Aura® Contact Center
- 2013: ACIS - Avaya Aura® Contact Center CCT and Multimedia
- 2012: ACSS - Avaya Aura® Communication Manager and CM Messaging Embedded
- 2012: ACIS - Avaya Aura® Communication Manager and CM Messaging – Embedded (R6.x)
- 2010: ITIL V3 Foundation
- 2008: McAfee - Antivirus Security Products
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Engineering Officer
KING Contracting Group
01.2020 - 02.2025
Project Engineer | Estimating
RSC Group LLC
01.2019 - 01.2020
Project Engineer
Chris Stearns Design & Build
01.2017 - 01.2019
Field Engineer - Maintenance and Residential Automation
Sagewood
01.2016 - 01.2017
Field Service Engineer
Avaya Brazil
01.2012 - 01.2015
IT Administration - Telephone Technician
Unilever Brazil
01.2010 - 01.2011
Telecommunications Technician / Technical Support
Atento Brazil
01.2008 - 01.2009
Mini-MBA - Engineering & Technology
Rutgers Business School
Bachelor's - Electrical Engineering
Universidade Nove De Julho
Associate in Telecommunication - Telecommunications
SENAI Roberto Simonsen
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