Objective
My experience in the shipyard industry and my academic education as Oceanic and Naval Engineer give me the confidence to face new challenges in this sector.
In recent years I have been in charge of all aspects related to ship construction, including scheduling, ship outfitting, inspections and project management for a wide range of vessels such as ferries, supply and offshore vessels and inland passenger vessels, in Spain and Portugal shipyards.
Objective
To obtain a position as Naval Architect in a challenging and professional environment that would allow me to improve and perfect my skills.
Experience
January 2012 Present Site manager. DOURO AZUL. Porto. Portugal.
Responsible for the day-to-day on site running of the construction projects of 2 Inland Passenger Vessels (Projects C008-Queen Isabel and C009-Amavida at Navalria Drydocks. Aveiro. Portugal).
I am also in charge of surveys and inspections, ensuring that the vessels (hull structures, machinery installations/systems and relating components) are built according to the rules and regulations of Directives 2006/87/CE, 2009/46/CE and 2009/56/CE of Inland Waterways and comply with the technical specifications and good shipbuilding practices.
November 2009-May 2011 Project Manager in superstructure ship area. HJ BARRERAS SHIPYARD. Vigo. Spain.
Responsible for management of superstructure ship area, outfitting, coordination of the staff involved and monitoring project progress of the vessels built in the shipyard such as: seismic vessel WG Vespucci (Shipowner WesternGeco), offshore vessel Edda Hotel Fides (Shipowner Ostensjo Rederi), ferries Volcán del Teide and Volcán Tinamar (Shipowner Armas) among others.
September 2008-November 2009 Project Manager in ships accommodation.
REGENASA. Vigo. Spain.
Responsible for interior ship design, development, engineering and project management in the Technical Department.
July 2006-October 2006 Naval Technical Engineer in technical office. DRAGADOS OFFSHORE. Cádiz. Spain.
Responsible for buoyancy and stability calculations, as well as mooring and load studies.
I was also in charge of monitoring and controlling the transfer of offshore structures to the barge within the Manoeuvring Department in the Adriatic Project.
September 2005-March 2006 Installation Engineer in Gas Services. INSTALACIONES BERDUGO. Cádiz. Spain
Responsible for managing Natural Gas installations and repairs in domestics and commercial services.
January 2005-January 2006 Transit, Logistics and Customs Assistant. EUROPEA DE EXPEDICIONES. Algeciras Port. Spain
Responsible for customs documentation, import and export merchandise.
Education
2007 - 2008 Advanced Master in Naval Architect.
ANAST. University of Liège. Belgium.
2005 - 2007 Master Degree in Naval and Oceanic Engineering. ETSINO. University of Cartagena. Spain.
1997 - 2005 Bachelor Degree in Naval Architecture. Specialization in Marine Structures. UCA. University of Cádiz. Spain.
Certification
Skils
Languages:
• Spanish: Mother tongue.
• French: Independent user. Fluency obtained studying in Liège. Belgium.
• Portuguese: Independent user. I live in Portugal since February 2011.
• English: Independent user. Note: At present, I am following a private English course in order to obtain First Certificate level at International House at Aveiro. Portugal.
Technical Skills:
• Competent with most Microsoft Office programmes.
• AutoCAD: Practical hand-on experience.
• Maxsurf: Expert in modelling and mesh generation.
• Competent with L.B.R.-5, software dedicated to the stress analysis of orthotropic steel structures, (hydraulic and naval structures).
Professional development Courses
• 2010 (Jun-Aug) Hydraulic and Pneumatic study.
• 2010 (Mar-Jun) Risk Management. Health and safety in the workplace.
Projects.
• September 2008. IMPROVE: Design of Improved and Competitive Products Using an Integrated Decision Support System For Ship Production and Operation. My project was to design a new chemical tanker at the earliest stage of the design process using LBR-5, a naval design programme. Final Advanced Master Project. University of Liège.
• October 2007 – September 2008. VISIONS: Visionary concepts for vessels and floating structures. An annual creative process for the definition and validation of visionary concept ideas for vessels and floating structures. Universities of Nantes (France) and Liège (Belgium).
• July 2005. Sailboat Design with 10 meters length. Final Bachelor Project. University of Cádiz.