Marco Santivanez
Fairfax,Virginia
Summary
B.S. in Civil Engineering (ABET-accredited program) and Certified Associate Project Manager (PMI) with experience in the construction field as a WACEL Certified Special Inspector, specializing in inspections of concrete, soils, foundations and reinforced concrete. Responsible for reading plans and evaluating structural elements to ensure that the elements are built according to the plans and specifications, while exercising engineering judgment. My experience includes participating in the design of large-scale residential and infrastructure projects. I have gained experience in structural engineering, providing understanding of the beginning of the project life cycle.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Inspector
UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
06.2023 - Current
- Identified any key changes to the project that could affect the cost, completion date, and customer relationship.
- Observed construction methods and installations, inspection, and testing processes to maintain consistent progress.
- Interacted effectively with site engineering team and field staff to coordinate work that complied with design and construction documents.
- Completed accurate and detailed field testing and inspecting reports and filled out the quality assurance forms of the project.
- Maintained up-to-date inspection and audit records for improved reporting and analysis.
- Improved quality assurance procedures to minimize errors and increase effectiveness of inspections.
Field Engineering Technician
UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Employed quality control analysis for construction activities, in order to reduce rework.
- Oversaw the concrete cylinders, air content and slump test during the concrete pouring, which ensured the quality of the concrete elements by 100%
- Performed routine field and laboratory tests: field compaction testing, sampling and observation of soils
- Sampled asphalt cores to verify thickness and performed hand augers with a dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) to collect data of subsurface
- Performed concrete, soils, foundations, rebars and reinforced concrete inspections according to the project specifications and plans.
Junior Structural Engineer
PRISMA ENGINEERS
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Assisted drafters in developing the structural design of elements using drafting tools or computer-assisted software (CAD).
- Participated in design reviews within team-based structural planning committees in order to comply with client requirements.
- Engaged in structural infrastructure design of residential, school and hospital projects.
- Mastered computer-aided design software tools (Etabs, Sap2000, Ftools) for design.
- Performed inspections of all plans, documents and calculations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Lima, Peru02.2023
Skills
- Construction Operations
- Quality Assurance Procedures
- Microsoft Office
- MS Project
- Autocad
- ETABS
- SAP2000
- REVIT
Certification
- Certified Associate in Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI)- 2023
- Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Foundations Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Soils Level I Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Concrete Level I Technician, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
Languages
Spanish
English
Timeline
Special Inspector
UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
06.2023 - Current
Field Engineering Technician
UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
04.2023 - 06.2023
Junior Structural Engineer
PRISMA ENGINEERS
07.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
- Certified Associate in Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI)- 2023
- Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Foundations Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Soils Level I Special Inspector, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
- Concrete Level I Technician, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories (WACEL)- 2023
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