Civil Engineer (Master - 5 Years).
Faculty of Engineering - University of Oporto - Portugal
Consultant Dams & Hydro Projects
Senior member and Specialist in Construction Management by the Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros) - Portugal
Member of the executive Board of Construction Management - Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros) - Portugal
Arbitrator and Expert in Arbitration processes
Experience of 42 years in public works, especially in dam construction, bid processes and project management.
Specialities: Project Management, Hydropower planning and engineering, Construction planning and management, Contract management for construction projects, Resource management and administration, Business development, Dams, Tunnels, Caverns, Deep Excavations.
Dates - July 2015/July 2016
Position held – Senior Project Manager (Owner’s Engineer)
Mount Coffee Hydropower Project, Liberia
Owner – LEC – Liberian Electricity Corporation
Name and address of employer – Multiconsult , Oslo, Norway
Dates - July 2014/June 2015
Position held - Consultant , Portugal
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Dates - September 2013/June 2014
Position held - Technical Director
Name and address of employer - Andrade Gutierrez India (ANDRADE GUTIERREZ GROUP), New Delhi, India.
Representing the Andrade Gutierrez and as consultant of the Hydro sector, to Jindal Steel & Power, an Indian company which holds the concession for three large hydroelectric Projects (Etalin – 3,100 MW; Attunli – 500 MW and Kamala – 700 MW) in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Studies of Lower Arun Hydro Project, in Nepal. Joint Venture between Andrade Gutierrez Energy and BRASPOWER (Engevix Group- Brazil).
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Dates - January 2012/June 2014
Position held - Corporate Consultant
Name and address of employer - Zagope, SA (ANDRADE GUTIERREZ GROUP), Lisbon, Portugal.
Consultant for Dams and Hydraulic Works of Zagope, SA, for Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
Profile
Civil Engineer (Master – 5 Years).
Faculty of Engineering – University of Oporto – Portugal
Consultant Dams & Hydro Projects
Senior member and Specialist in Construction Management by the Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros) – Portugal
Member of the executive Board of Construction Management – Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros) – Portugal
Arbitrator and Expert in Arbitration processes
Experience of 40 years in public works, especially in dam construction, bid processes and project management.
Specialities: Project Management, Hydropower planning and engineering, Construction planning and management, Contract management for construction projects, Resource management and administration, Business development, Dams, Tunnels, Caverns, Deep Excavations.
Career Summary
Dates – July 2014/Present
Position held – Consultant
Dates – September 2013/June 2014
Position held – Technical Director
Name and address of employer – Andrade Gutierrez India (ANDRADE GUTIERREZ GROUP), New Delhi, India.
Representing the Andrade Gutierrez and as consultant of the Hydro sector, to Jindal Steel & Power, an Indian company which holds the concession for three large hydroelectric Projects (Etalin – 3,100 MW; Attunli – 500 MW and Kamala – 700 MW) in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Studies of Lower Arun Hydro Project, in Nepal. Joint Venture between Andrade Gutierrez Energy and BRASPOWER (Engevix Group- Brazil).
Dates – January 2012/June 2014
Position held – Corporate Consultant
Name and address of employer – Zagope, SA (ANDRADE GUTIERREZ GROUP), Lisbon, Portugal.
Consultant for Dams and Hydraulic Works of Zagope, SA, for Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
Dates – April 2010/December 2011
Position held – Contract Director, representing Edifer, SA in the Executive Boards of various Construction Joint Ventures, among which were the road concessions of highways of Baixo Alentejo and Algarve Litoral (500 km of highways and roads), Portugal
Name and address of employer – Edifer, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
Dates – July 2008/March 2010
Position held – Director of Progress Monitoring Team.
Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Project, Portugal
Owner – EDP – Energias de Portugal
Name and address of employer – Consulgal, S.A – Lisbon, Portugal
Dates – March 2008/April 2008
Position held – Consultant. Support to the Monitoring team of the Contract Works for Quadrupling of the Sintra Railway Line and Stations, Portugal.
Name and address of employer – Ferbritras, Lisbon, Portugal
Project and Supervision of Railway Works.
Dates – October 2007/February 2008
Position held – General Director
Name and address of employer – AEROMETRO JOINT VENTURE, Lisbon, Portugal
Contract works – RED LINE, between Oriente station and Airport station, for subway of Lisbon (construction of 3 km of tunnels and three stations), Portugal
Dates – September 2005/October 2007
Position held – Progress Monitoring Director.
Monitoring project for contract works for the rehabilitation of Rossio tunnel (railway tunnel with a length of 2,6 Km), built at the end of 19th century, Lisbon, Portugal.
Name and address of employer – DHV FBO – Consultants, S.A (DHV GROUP), Lisbon, Portugal
Dates – August 1988/May 2005 (17 years)
Position held – Director of dams Department
Name and address of employer – Engil, Sociedade de Construção Civil, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
Responsible for the construction of the following dams:
Lindoso Dam, Portugal;
Hydraulic Project of Odeleite-Beliche (dam and pipeline with 30 km in length with prestressed concrete pipes, 2.5 m diameter), Algarve, Portugal;
Sabugal Dam, Portugal;
Vermiosa Dam, Portugal;
Alfaiates Dam, Portugal;
Minutos Dam, Portugal;
R ‘Mil Dam, Bouarada, Tunisia;
Ribeiradio Dam, Portugal;
Pedrógão Dam –RCC Dam, Portugal.
1994 to 1997 – Managing Director of Fabritubo, Ltd., company of the Engil Group dedicated to the production of pre stressed concrete tubes for pressure conduits.
Dates – March 1987/July 1988
Position held – Managing Director
Name and address of employer – Mota Fonseca, S.A., S. Paulo, Brazil
Building construction
Dates – July 1985/February 1987
Position held – Production Manager.
Project control and planning.
Name and address of employer – Mota & Companhia, S.A., Oporto, Portugal
Dates – October 1978/June 1985
Position held – Technical Director/Site Manager
Construction of the Crestuma Multi-purpose Development (Hydroelectric Project)
Gravity Dam in conventional concrete with 65 m high and crest length of 500 m with a Navigation Lock and Powerhouse with three turbine Bulb groups, Crestuma, Portugal
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Torrão Hydroelectric Project
Coordination of the execution works for the Powerhouse main access tunnel, Torrão, Portugal.
Name and address of employer – Construtora do Tâmega, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
Dates – September 1974/September 1978
Position held – Technical Director/Site Manager
Construction of the Valeira Multi-purpose Project (Hydroelectric Project), Portugal
Gravity Dam in conventional concrete with 48 m high and crest length of 380 m with a Navigation Lock and Powerhouse with three Francis Turbine groups.
Name and address of employer – MSF – Moniz da Maia, Serra & Fortunato, S.A, Lisbon, Portugal
Dates – January 1974/August 1974
Position held – Production Manager
Construction of Quiminha Embankment Dam, in the Bengo River (irrigation).
Dam with 41 high and crest length of 500 m, with tunnel spillway.
Coordination of the construction of the Access Road between the city of Catete and the Dam Site – 22 Km, Catete, Angola
Name and address of employer – Mota & Companhia, SA, Oporto, Portugal.
