Qualifications
Technical Diploma in Engineering, Italian State Technical Institute Galileo Galilei, 1975.
Trainining
Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Method, for Roads and Railway Design 2.0 months – OctoberNovember
1982, Tecnic S.p.A., Rome, Italy.
The Automated Highway Design, including Structural Component, Alignment Optimisation and
Quantity Computation 1.5 months – March-April 1982, Tecnic S.p.A., Rome, Italy.
Languages
English (fluent), Spanish (working knowledge), Arabic (working knowledge), and Italian (mother – tongue).
Key Abilities
r. Soligno is a Civil Engineer, Project Manager, Specialist Surveying & Mapping Engineer as well as Quantity Surveyor for a full range of activities on large scale Civil Engineering Project, with more the 30 years of professional experience in Civil Engineering Design, Construction, Supervision, Surveying & Mapping as Geomantic, that is the modern scientific term to describe an integrated approach to the acquisition, analysis, storage, distribution, management and application of spatially-referenced data..
He has a complete knowledge of computerized techniques including the Computer Aided Design (CAD),
Eagle Point, Leica Software for Total Stations and GPS and Programming.
He has a wide experience in Africa, South America and Middle East, particularly in Ethiopia.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCES
Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Libya, Liberia, Sudan, Uganda.
Middle East Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, UAE.
America Venezuela.
Career Summary
From March 2014 up to date
Nigeria
For TEAM (Technics Engineering Architecture Marketing) Nigeria Ltd., as Consultant Quantity Surveyor for the IDU-KADUNA Railway (759,000,000 US$)
From November 2013-to March 2014
Nigeria
For Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd as coordinator of various sites as Field and Quantity Surveyor
From February-September 2013
Mozambique
For CMC in Mozambique as Chief Surveyor for the Road Namialo-Rio Lurio, Lot 1 75 Km.
November 2012-February 2013
Ethiopia
For TREVI for the soil investigation for the foundations of the Tossa Steel Factory, the biggest in East Africa as logistic coordinator and field and quantity surveyor
January 2011- November2012
Ethiopia
For HSM as Project Manager in the work executions of a sugar factory with related irrigation project in Arjo district west Ethiopia for a total value of 100Millions US$.
January2009 –November 2010
Ethiopia
For HSM a Dubai firm involved in Sugar Can Plantation in Ethiopia for the survey of 7,000
Hectares of land survey for irrigation purpose and in a diary farm in Zuwai for an extension of 2500 Hectares
August 2008-December 2008
Ethiopia
For CONSTA JV on the Addis-Djibouti railway emergency repair as Quantity Surveyor and for some topographic detail job total value of the project 50 millions Euro.
August 2007-April 2008
Ethiopia
In various project in Addis Ababa City Roads for the traffic alleviation.
May-June 2007
Uganda
For Salini Costruttori SpA at the Bujagali Hydroelectric Project for the preliminary Topographic jobs.
February-April 2007
Dubai
For Salini Costruttori SpA at the Ras Al Kor Crossing Contract 6 on Sh. Zayed Road for one of the Dubai Traffic Alleviation Project.
Septmber 2005-up to April 2006
Ethiopia
For I.C.T. an Indian firm, for the main traverse line and its detail survey for the Shire-ShiraroHumera road project including part of the DTM design. Road length km 192 km.
May-January 2006
Ethiopia
For Salini Costuttori for the location and detail survey and design of the access roads for the TanaBeles hydroelectric power plant for 35 km.
July-December 2006
Ethiopia-Somaliland
For I.C.T. for the total topographic detail survey of Dure-Kurjet which links Ethiopia with Somaliland.
January-May 2005
Ethiopia
Data base for the Telecom optical cable for Siemens from Addis Ababa to Gondar 800km
September 2004
Ethiopi
Detail map for the Gambo Catholic Hospital.
June-August 2004
Ethiopia
For UNHCR for the location and setting out of the Hare Haffir Dam in the Somali State.
October-May 2004
Ethiopia
For Salini Costuttori for the location and detail survey and design of the access roads for the Gil Gil Ghibie II hydroelectric power plant for 50 kms.
March-September 2003
Ethiopia
For UNHCR for the location and setting out of the Odier Camp in the Gambella State for 24,000 Refugees.
January-May 2002
Ethiopia
Detail map for the Italian Embassy Compound and the Italian Schools in Addis Ababa.
October 2001-January 2002
Ethiopia
Design Review for the Nazereth-Asella-Goba for UNICONE for the delivery of traverse line and detail survey. -Road length km 230
July-September 2001
Ethiopia
Jiga-Quarit and Dembecha –Feres Bet for UNICONE for the delivery of traverse line and detail survey. Road length km 150
February- May 2001
Ethiopia
For KBS of South Africa, for the main traverse line and it’s detail from Makenajo to Dembidollo including part of the design done by DTM soft ware. Road length km 100
1999-2000
Ethiopia
Gawane-Mille Road Project – Design and Construction, Centreline Staking-out, Cross Sections Survey. Road length km 146
1998
Saudi Arabia
For ITALCONSULT in joint venture with DAR AR RIAD, for the main traverse line and it’s detail in the mountainous area of the AZIR region. Road length km 100
1997-1998
Ethiopia
From June 1997 up to February 1998 for I.C.T. an Indian firm, for the main traverse line and its detail for the MUTU- GAMBELA road project.-Road length km 170.
1996-1997
Ethiopia
From November 1996 up to March 1997 with DIWI a German firm, for partial of the survey of the Debre Marcos-Gonder road means from Bahir-Dar to Gonder for the delivery of traverse line and detail survey data in digital format. Road length km 170.
1996
Ethiopia
From April 1996 up to October 1996 with PARKMAN a British firm, for the Addis Ababa – Debra Marcos road projects 300 km, for the GPS observation done every 10kms, the secondary traverse line and it’s detail data in digital format. Road length km 303.
1995
Ethiopia
From June 1995 up to December 1995 with PIETRANGELI an Italian firm, for partial of the Addis Ababa-Jimma road projects 100kms delivering traverse line and detail survey data in digital format. Road length km 325.
1994-1995
Ethiopia
From November 1994 up to April 1995 with SKAPHER an American contractor for the execution of the Finchaa Sugar Factory we delivered the site plan survey of more than 100 h with traverse line and detail survey in digital format.
1991-1994
Ethiopia
From September 1991 up to March 1994 with HVA-VARCON joint venture a Dutch and Ethiopian firm for the all the survey works of roads and canal at Finchaa Sugar Project.
From 1975 to 1991: Other Project Service done as Civil Engineer, Supervisor, Head Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor are the following:
Liberia Kakata – Totota road project – As field and quantity surveyor- Road Construction.
Libya Misurata steel factory– As building surveyor- Steel Factory Construction.
Yemen Arab Republic Ras Katanib – As field and quantity surveyor- power plant Construction.
Iran Bandar Abbas – As marine and quantity surveyor- port harbours – Construction.
Saudi Arabia Rural roads in the Gizan area – As field and quantity surveyor– Road Design and Construction
Libya Bukrein – Sebha – As field and quantity surveyor- Road Construction
Venezuela Rio Uribante hydroelectric project– As tunnel surveyor – Construction.
Saudi Arabia Majarda – Wadi Kat – As field and quantity surveyor- Road Construction.
Saudi Arabia Dammam – Al Kobar freeway – As field and quantity surveyor– Road Construction.
Djibouti Dobi – Djibouti road – As field surveyor–Road Construction.
Sudan Kassala – Haya – Port Sudan –– As field and quantity surveyor– Road Construction.
Ethiopia Addis – Ababa stadium extension – As building surveyor- Construction.
