CURRICULUM VITAE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name:                              Orlando José Villa Guerra

Birth place and date:        Bogotá, Colombia. 4 May 1958

Citizenships:                     Colombian, Italian

Major studies:                   Civil Engineering

                                                Professional Register 25202-35137

Minor:                               Systems analysis and computer programming

Languages:                      Spanish, English, French, Italian

Address:                           C/ San Bartolomé 7, piso 3A, Madrid, Spain

Telephones:                     +213 6133 1352, +34 606 748 996, +34 91 531 0839

E-Mail:                              orvilla@etb.net.co  orvilla@gmail.com

Web:                                 http://pwp.etb.net.co/orvilla

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 

High School. Washington Park High School, Racine, Wisconsin, USA. June 1976.

 

High School. Colegio San Bartolomé, La Merced; Bogotá. November 1976.

 

Systems analysis and computer programming. Instituto de Análisis de Sistemas. Bogotá. July 1979.

 

Civil Engineering. Universidad Católica de Colombia. Bogotá. August 1985.

 

 

 

OTHER STUDIES AND SEMINARS

 

Construction projects administrative organization. Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá. Sep. 86.

 

Structural analysis through specialized software. Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá. Jun. 87.

 

Seismic restraint structures, Decree 1400. Sociedad colombiana de Ingenieros. Aug. 88.

 

Metal structures construction. Universidad Javeriana. Sep. 90.

 

Structural software applications criteria. Asociación Colombiana de Ingeniería Estructural. Jul. 92.

 

Concrete structures and precast elements in architectural applications. Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Arquitectura. Jul. 94.

 

Asea Brown Boveri Ltda. Bureau Veritas.ISO 9001 training course and certification for substations and transformers. May. 96. Acquired in May. 97.

 

Acodal. International Businesses Roundabout. Acqueducts and sewerage systems operation. Cartagena, July 96.

 

International seminar on private participation in urban utilities. Sponsored by ABB, Empresas Públicas de Medellín and World Bank. Medellín, Dec. 96.

 

ABB SUSA, Inc. Strategic Planning for Developing Business in Latin America. Miami, USA. Jan. 97.

 

ABB Corporate Management. Business Improvement Project. Private Participation in Water Infrastructure. Baden, Switzerland. Jun 97.

 

US Embassy, Colombian Environmental Ministry. Bilateral Seminar on Environmental Technologies. Bogotá. Sep. 97.

 

First National Congress on Public Utilities, ANDESCO. Cartagena, Nov. 97.

 

ABB SUSA, Inc. Contractual Documents in Civil Construction. New Jersey. Jun 98.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

SACYR VALLEHERMOSO – SADYT. Madrid, España, Aug 07 to Date. Civil Works Manager. Direction of Civil Works required for a Desalinization plant located in Skikda, Algeria which amounts 85 Million USD. Construction of inlet building. Erection of metal structure to cover a triple area of 35 x 88 meters. Installation of pipelines in different materials corresponding to the desalinization process.

 

COBRA PLANTAS INDUSTRIALES, S. A. Madrid, España, Jan 07 to Jul 07. Civil Works Manager. Direction of all Civil Works required for a Desalinization plant located in Beni Saf, Algeria. Construction of access roads, excavations and structural backfill, marine works, perimeter fence, drainage works, compound’s temporary buildings and other facilities, reinforced concrete for shield walls, bored piles and ground slab. Erection of metal structure for the main production building.

 

ACCIONA AGUA – INFILCO, Madrid, España, Jul 05 to Dec 06. Project Manager. Construction managerial activies for a wastewater treatment plant located in Pazardjik, Republic of Bulgaria. Management of projects for public utilities sector in Eastern Europe including design, supply, construction and commissioning of water and waste water treatment plants.

SOUFAN INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, FZC. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 05 to May 05. Chief Proposals and Contracts. Proposal, bids and tenders preparation and contracts management for supplying of power generator sets and prefabricated life support (trailers for office, dorms, bath and shower rooms, kitchens, first aid stations) to the US Army based in Irak and Afghanistan. Installation of life support samples in Kabul and Bagram in April 2005.

 

AMERICAN PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL. Field Superintendent . Bogotá, Sep. 98 to Aug. 2004. Potable water mains, valve and purge chambers construction throughout Bogotá. Tibitoc-Casablanca 78” water main rehabilitation and complementary civil works for Bogotá’s water supply company (EAAB). Interior steel supplement installation to rehabilitate 31 kms corresponding to a 78” water main. Installation of 50 kms of CCP (concrete cylinder pipe) 12” and 16”. Design and construction of a 1.0 m3/s automatic pump station for water storage tanks. Installation of thirteen 60” Blakeborough valves automated with Rotork actuators. Management of civil works subcontractors. Budget and work schedule preparation, proposal assessment, administrative contract and documentation management, project progress control through Project 98, flow cash analysis and control.

 

ABB SUSA, INC. (ASEA BROWN BOVERI).  Chief Proposals and Sales. Industrial Systems Department. Bogotá-North Brunswick, Jan. 96 to Sep. 98.  Proposals preparation and bidding process follow-up for public utilities sector in South America including design, supply, construction and commissioning of water and waste water treatment plants. Technical and administrative management of contract 2300106 with EMPRESAS PÚBLICAS DE MEDELLÍN – Design, Fabrication, Procurement, Supervision Services during Equipment Setup, Field Test and Commissioning of Main Equipment of the San Fernando Waste Water Treatment Plant, Groups 1, 2, 5 and 10.

 

DILLINGHAM CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL, INC. Civil and Structural Inspector, Quality Control Department. Bogotá, Mar. 93 – Jun. 95. United States Embassy Facility Project. Responsible for technical specifications and contract drawing interpretation to field workers. Quality control and quality assurance on five separate buildings distributed on a 15-acre site. Responsible for the quality control field laboratory to perform concrete quality tests for the armored building. Responsible for technical inspections on high-specification installations. Specification description to field workers. Safety briefings to new workers. Submittal preparation, work progress control through Primavera Project Planner and daily report to Department of State – Foreign Building Operations.


BANCO CENTRAL HIPOTECARIO. Profesional Bienes Recibidos en Pago. Bogotá, Jan. 86 a Mar. 93. Technical and economical analysis for residential and urban projects assigned by the bank to bestow them rehabilitation and marketing. Official tenders’ document preparation, construction companies selection, administrative contracts establishment and follow‑up. Project progress document preparation and cost control reporting for Managerial meetings.

 

SOFTWARE: Windows XP and Vista, Office 2003, Primavera Project Planner, Autocad 2007. Microsoft Project, SAP, MWHSoft network analysis.

 

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

 

ABB SUSA, Inc., ABB Ltda. Mr. Ramón Monrás, President. Carrera 100 No. 45A – 11,

Tel. +57 1 417 8000, Bogotá.

 

Dillingham Construction International, Inc. Mr. Steve Haffner, Project Manager. 5960 Inglewood Drive, Pleasanton, California 94566-0199, USA. Tel. +1 (510) 463 3300.

 

U. S. Embassy. Señor Julio Carbó Artola, Commercial Specialist, Department of Commerce, Calle 22 D Bis No. 47-51, tel +57 1 315 2126. Bogotá.

 

Acciona Agua. Señor Pedro García Arroyo, Gerente. Avenida España 22, Alcobendas, Madrid, España. Teléfono +34 91 790 7700.

 

Cobra Plantas Industriales. Señor Andrés María Picado. Director de Personal. C/Cardenal Marcelo Spínola 10, piso 2º, tel +34 91 456 9500. Madrid, España.