Manuel Azancot, GEOTECHNICAL PROJECT COORDINATOR

Manuel Azancot

GEOTECHNICAL PROJECT COORDINATOR

AMUNDARAY INGENIERÍA GEOTÉCNICA, C.A.

Location
Ecuador
Education
Higher diploma, Project Magamement
Experience
11 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 5 Months

GEOTECHNICAL PROJECT COORDINATOR at AMUNDARAY INGENIERÍA GEOTÉCNICA, C.A.
  • Venezuela
  • June 2017 to January 2018

Main Responsibilities: Manage geotechnical project. Create WBS. Develop project management plan. Monitoring and control all the activities of the project engineers. Direct and manage project work. Monitoring and controlling process. Manage project teams (Geological, geotechnical, and geophysical engineers). Negotiation process with client.
Achievements: Implementation of PMI recommendations, framed within Quality System of the company (ISO 9001 Certification).
Main Projects: Geotechnical investigation for production oil projects at Merey operational area (project of about 6.500 man hoirs). Topographical Survey & Geotechnical Investigation for Zumano Project. Location of Zumano Oilfield, El Tigre - Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (project about 5.600 man hours).

DISCIPLINE LEADER at SAC WELT SOLUTIONS, C.A.
  • Venezuela
  • November 2014 to December 2016

Main Responsibilities: Overseeing the activities performed by intermediate professionals involved in each project (geological, geotechnical and geophysical engineers). Write/Review technical reports. Project management and scheduling. Direct work with board and customer. Evaluation and project planning, preparation of fee and proposals for clients, contract administration.
Achievements: Overseeing the activities performed by intermediate professionals involved in each project (geological, geotechnical and geophysical engineers). Write/Review technical reports. Project management and scheduling. Direct work with board and customer. Evaluation and project planning, preparation of fee and proposals for clients, contract administration
Main Projects: Forensic Engineering of Cima de Cua buildings, Cua City; Geotechnical studies for foundations design for harbor facilities at Apure River, Landslide stabilization project at Mamera River Basin, Caracas, Pipelining detection by magnetometer at Pedernales Oil field, Orinoco River, Embankments Inspection for Belen City construction, Guarenas, Concrete and Soil cement inspection for home building at Ocumare City, Structural Pathology in Bicentenary Bank, Barquisimeto City, Details Engineering for Retaining Wall at Saint Gobain Abrasive Factory, Los Teques City.

PROJECT ENGINEER at SAC WELT SOLUTIONS, C.A.
  • Venezuela
  • January 2011 to October 2014

Main Responsibilities: Supervise field inspection of site investigations (on shore and near shore), planning site investigations (geological, geothecnical and geophysical), selection of laboratory test for samples, geological cartography, geotechnical profiles, stability analysis of slopes (soil and rocks), evaluation of liquefaction resistance of soils, foundations design, cribbing and retaining walls design, QA/QC embankments construction and concrete, technical reports.
Achievements: Design of soil laboratory formats under ASTM standards, Excel spreadsheets of foundations design, QA/QC embankments construction by test in places by nuclear methods (ASTM D-2922) and QA/QC of concrete under Venezuelan standards (COVENIN).
Main Projects: Landslide stabilization project at El Mirador, La Silsa and Santa Rosa neighborhood, Caracas, Loading Dock at Gran Roque Island, Vanezuela, Geological cartography at Cuira River Dam Axis, Panaquire, and El Morro de Petare neighborhood, Caracas, Geophysical Explorations at Aluvial Fan of Osorio River, La Guaira, QA/QC of embankments at Los Nisperos and Valle Dorado neighborhood, Maracay City, and Lomas de la Guadalupe, Ocumare City, Geotechnical studies for foundations design for Bed & Breakfast construction at La Blanquilla Island.

PROJECT ENGINEER at INGENIERIA GEOTÉCNICA PREGO, C.A.
  • Venezuela
  • March 2010 to January 2011

Main Responsibilities: Supervision of geotechnical explorations (SPT, CPT), visual description of samples explorations, geological cartography, geotechnical profiles and geological maps, slopes stability analysis (soil and rocks), photo geological interpretations, geological and geotechnical reports.
Achievements: Supervision of geotechnical explorations under ASTM standards (ASTM D-1586 and ASTM D-2113), improve description and identification of soils procedure under ASTM D-2488 standard.
Main Projects: Surface Geological Studie for Tinaco - Anaco Railway (Escale 1:1000), Venezuela

GEOLOGIST ENGINEER at OFICINA TÉCNICA DE INGENIERIA VICTOR LEON
  • Venezuela
  • January 2009 to March 2010

Main Responsibilities: Supervision of geotechnical explorations (SPT, CPT), geological cartography, geotechnical profiles and geological maps, slopes stability analysis (soil and rocks), geological and geotechnical reports, set - up site investigations (geological, geotechnical and geophysical), photo geological interpretations, geological explorations of loan materials and quantification of reserves, geomechanics classification, risk assessment of geohazard, QA/QC embankments construction.
Achievements: Sheets of field works (geological, geotechnical y geophysical surveys), and sheets of QA/QC embankments construction by test in places by nuclear methods (ASTM D-2922).
Main Projects: Geological cartography for Water Supply System, Barcelona City, Feasibility Study for pipelining Puerto La Cruz Refinery - Maturin City, and for Monaycito - Piedra Azul Dam, Trujillo state, QA/QC of embankments at Refugio La Lagunita neighborhood.

ENGINEER ASSISTANT at CONSULTORIA GEOMIN, C.A.
  • Venezuela
  • June 2007 to December 2008

Main Responsibilities: Supervision of geotechnical explorations (SPT, CPT), visual description of samples explorations, geotechnical profiles and geological maps, geotechnical reports.
Achievements: Laboratory testing of soil and rocks under ASTM standards.
Main Projects: Geotechnical studies for Caracas - Guarenas Subway.

LABORATORY INTERN at LABORATORY INTERN
  • Venezuela
  • April 2005 to May 2006

Classification and processing of samples geological explorations, geological cartography, samples of field.

Education

Higher diploma, Project Magamement
  • at Andres Bello Catholic University
  • December 2018

Project Management Specialization. Studies will end on December 2018.

Higher diploma, Project Management Specialist
  • at Universidad Catolica Andres Bello
  • December 2018
Bachelor's degree, Geological Engineering
  • at Central University of Venezuela
  • December 2008

I´m graduated in Geological Engineering, specialized in Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Geology, with strong knowledge of foundations, embankments and landslides analysis.

Specialties & Skills

Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering Geology
Soil Sampling
Foundations
Rocsience Package
AutoCAD
Management Tools
Ms Office

Languages

Spanish
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate