Starting with the most recent:
Owner's Representative for PGA: (2011- ) Currently serving as Owner's Representative for the expansion of the Professional Golf Association of America Clubhouse facilities in Port Saint Lucie, FL. The project includes the construction of 3 separate buildings that will expand the area of the facilities by around 25,000 SF.
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Real Estate market analysis: (2008-2009) During this period I closely monitored the Real Estate market, for the US in general and for the St. Lucie County in particular, and performed several different duties for my employer, including verifying my prediction, made in 2006, of the precise moment and level at which the Real Estate bubble would stabilize, after it burst. I also worked intensively making sales projections for the Renaissance development (see photos above) and studying options to survive the market collapse.
I produced a Power Point presentation showing the method I used to predict the behavior of the market and the astonishingly accurate results of the prediction. Open the Power Point presentation by clicking the following link: resources/The Real Estate bubble, MS2003.ppt
Renaissance on the River: (2006-2008) See pictures above. A 220,000 SF multi-use, multi-story, residential, office, retail project in downtown Ft. Pierce, Florida. With a construction cost of $23,500,000, it was finished on time and on budget. A complicated project in the heart of the Historical District of Ft. Pierce. During construction all site work had to be coordinated with utilities and roadwork done by the City in all the streets surrounding the building. I was the Project Manager and supervised the permitting process, the design and the construction. Additionally, I did the takeoffs, sent out bid packages, negotiated contracts, priced the job, controlled costs and assisted the sales department. In 2006 I prepared a Real Estate market assessment of the Unites States and of the St. Lucie County. The former was based on the median single family home price for the whole nation since 1965 and the latter was based on all recorded real estate transactions in the County since 1972. I projected the information to predict, 3 years in advance, the exact date and price level at which the Real Estate bubble would stabilize after its burst (See the "Special Investigations" tab and click the link for full information on the bubble). Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Cypress Springs Condos: (2005-2006) I reviewed the design and inspected the construction of 88 town homes, with a building cost of $8,000,000. Directly intervened on the daily field supervision of the project, steering it away from cost overruns. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Cathcart renovation: (2004-2005) I assessed the renovation of the Cathcart Church building in the Historic District of Orlando, Florida, with an estimated restoration cost of $1,750,000. Made a thorough structural investigation and assessment of the 90 years old church, to design a complete renovation of the building. Interacted with the owner and the Historic Committee of the City of Orlando, to obtain guidelines and approvals for the project. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Tesoro: (2003-2004) a 1,000 lot residential land development for luxury homes in Port saint Lucie, Florida. With an approximate utilities and roadways cost of $12,000,000. The construction included dirt movement, potable water lines, sanitary sewers, lift stations, storm drains, reuse mains, electrical service, phone and TV lines, curbs, pavement and landscaping. My job was to keep track of production, supervise the inspection, review subcontractor pay applications, control costs and keep track of the complex permitting activities. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Portofino Isles: (2003-2004) a 600 lot residential development built simultaneously with Tesoro in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. My job was to keep track of all production. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Portofino Shores: (2003-2004) a 500 lot residential development built simultaneously with Tesoro and Portofino Isles in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. My job was to keep track of all production. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Gatlin Blvd. expansion: (2002) a 3 mile long expansion, from 2 lanes to 4 lanes with a median, in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. My job was to monitor production and inspection and assist the Project Manager with all engineering documentation. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Utilities construction in Port saint Lucie: (2002) my job was to inspect and monitor production of different crews in the construction of water main and pressurized wastewater lines along many miles of existing roads in residential areas of Port St. Lucie.
Casa Guri: (1999-2001) a 5,000 SF luxury home with a market value of $1,500,000 in the Palmilla subdivision of San José del Cabo, in Baja California Sur, México. In partnership with a group of investors, my job was to design, permit, build directly as a contractor and market a luxury spec home for sale. The house was sold in 2002. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and/or "Bird's eye view":
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Taller El Artesano: (1999-2001) In San José del Cabo, México. I solely owned and managed, on a daily basis, a company that did different jobs in the Los Cabos Corridor. The jobs, done between 1999 and 2001 with a total value of around $180,000 included several home renovations and improvements, a hotel extension, and various woodworking jobs, including cabinetry, ceilings and floors.
Bahía Dorada: (1997-1998) a high-rise residential condo waterfront building with over 250 units by the ocean in Pampatar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, with a construction cost of $17,000,000 it was completed in 1999. The project was based on an existing, partially built structure that had to be modified to accommodate a new design. As a partner of both the developing company and of the construction company, my job as Project Manager was to serve as the driving force behind the development. As part-owner and Project Manager, my duties included negotiating construction loan terms with the lending bank, supervise the permitting process, supervise the redesign, estimate quantities and costs, negotiate with all subcontractors, supervise construction and quality, establish apartment prices, supervise sales and control costs. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Metrópolis Town Center: (1997-1998) a Town Center in Valencia, Venezuela, with 2,300,000 SF of construction to be developed in 3 stages. The total construction cost was estimated to be around $120,000,000. As of July 2009, the first 2 stages were in successful operation. As partner in the developing company, my job was to conceptualize the Center, define all the design parameters, make all the financial projections to be used by the partners as a decision-making tool, perform all due diligences in the permitting process, supervise the design and negotiate and hire a general contractor. By the time I left Venezuela to go to Mexico, in 1998, the construction was ready to start. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Centro San Ignacio: (1995-1998) a luxury Office Center and Shopping Mall in downtown Caracas, Venezuela. With about 1,500,000 SF of area and a construction cost of $65,000,000 it's one of the most beautiful and important commercial landmarks of the city, completed in March 1998. My job as Technical Project Manager was to oversee the construction while the General Project Management company focused on financial issues. This was a fast-track project that required constant changes in design and use, with the corresponding architectural, structural, mechanical and permitting changes. The project was so complex that required a permanent Architect on site to resolve the architectural conflicts generated by the sheer complexity of the building and the constant design changes driven by market forces. One of the towers, for example, had to be redesigned twice while the concrete structure was being poured. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Quinta El Regreso: (1993-1994) a luxury single family home in Caracas, Venezuela, with about 6,000 SF of area and a market value of $1,500,000. As owner of the house I supervised the design, did the permitting and built directly as contractor the home, finished in 1994.
Hotel Isla Bonita: (1993-1994) a $65,000,000 and 307 room, 5-star luxury hotel in Margarita Island, Venezuela. My job was to represent one of the partners in the development, spearheaded by ONCE (National Association of Blind People of Spain, for its acronym in Spanish). In my role of "the eyes of one of the partners" I supervised the construction, inspected the quality and reported periodically to the minority partner I represented. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Fiveca Real estate Portfolio: (1993-1994) Fiveca was an investment bank that had a Real Estate mortgage portfolio of around $235,000,000 as of 1993. Given the financial crisis suffered by Venezuela in 1993-1994, my job was to help Fiveca assess the possible impact over the whole portfolio and make sure that the necessary steps were taken to help the developers, that had borrowed from Fiveca, survive the financial crisis. The financial environment deteriorated to a point that active interest rates reached a peak of 81% per year, in December 1993.
Aluminum Rod Plant: (1991-1992) in the city of Sept-Isles, Quebec, Canada. With a capacity of 60,000 metric tons of rod per year and a building cost of CND 40,000,000 my job was to coordinate and supervise the design phase of the plant, done by Roche Engineering in Quebec City. The plant was to be fed by molten aluminum production from Aluminerie Alouette, not far from the factory. The plant design was completed. My mission in the project was to completely understand the production process and the market forces driving the international aluminum market during the period and with that information, supervise the design and make financial projections of the future enterprise, using different scenarios.
Food manufacturing and distribution: (1990-1991) During this period I was partner in the Paris & Ayala company, which operated in Toronto, Canada. As manufacturer of the Andes Cheese brand I produced a specialty cheese sold in Ontario and Quebec. As importers of food, I sold different food products imported from Venezuela, mostly fruit nectars.
St. Clements house: (1989-1990) As partner in Paris & Ayala, I purchased, permitted, thoroughly renovated and sold a single family home in downtown Toronto, Canada, with a value of $400,000. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Home renovations: (1988-1991) As partner in Paris & Ayala, I partially renovated as contractor several homes for different clients in Toronto, Canada, with a value of about $150,000.
Developer & General Contractor in Venezuela: (1975-1988) During this 15 year long period I was co-owner of the Túnel Group of companies. The different companies developed and/or built a total of 4,395 individual homes and 2,251 apartments in different locations of Venezuela, with a total historic value of $138,000,000. The most important of those developments were:
La Esmeralda, in Valencia, with about 3,500 single homes. The challenge in this development was to produce 6 finished homes per day, using a semi-industrialized building system, under construction market circumstances that severely restricted availability of qualified labor. The structure was built using tunnel forms designed by me. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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La Mora, in Barquisimeto, with about 1,900 apartments. This represented one step forward in the industrialization process of massive construction, since all facades were prefabricated. The structure was built using tunnel forms designed by me. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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Río Lama, in Barquisimeto, with about 650 apartments in buildings of 3 and 4 floors, and 4 apartments per floor. This job was a masterpiece of industrialized concrete construction that encompassed all the experience acquired during the construction of La Esmeralda and La Mora. The structure was done using tunnel forms designed by me and the partitions were all made of elements prefabricated on site, and also designed by me, minimizing thus the use of hand-laid block. The circulation module was also prefabricated. From the moment the foundation slab was poured to the moment the apartments were finished, only 3 months passed. I was responsible for the design of absolutely everything, including the forms for the structure, the forms for the prefabricated panels, the solution for the stair module, and everything else. Click the link below to see a map. Once there, click "Aerial" and "Bird's eye view":
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La Cima, in Caracas, with 212 apartments. Just like the Rio Lama project, this development was also a masterpiece of industrialized concrete construction. The most interesting feature was the prefabricated facade and the system used to install it. Like in Rio Lama, everything was designed by me. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box:
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La Virginia, in Santa Lucía, Venezuela, with 134 one story town houses. Like in preceding projects, the system was highly industrialized and permitted completion of a row of single-floor town homes in a matter of a few weeks. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box:
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Numerous other smaller developments in different parts of Venezuela, some of which were:
Residencias 128, in Caracas, with 40 apartments. A successful, self-promoted real estate development. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box: 10 26 9 N,66 51 12 WColina Alta, in Caracas, with 60 apartments. A successful, self-promoted real estate development. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box: 10 27 35 N,66 51 22 WLos Samanes, in Caracas, with 48 apartments. A successful, self-promoted real estate development. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box: 10 27 26 N,66 51 24 WLos Samanes II, in Caracas, with 60 apartments. A condo development built as General Contractor for a third party. Open Google Earth and copy/paste the following information in the "Fly to" box: 10 26 16 N,66 51 22 W
Design, build and commercialize steel forms: (1973-1978) During this period I was co-owner of Sistemas Túnel S.A., a company that commercialized steel forms for the construction of bearing-wall and slab concrete structures in Venezuela. My job as CEO was to design, manufacture and commercialize steel forms. With these construction systems, some 4 million SF of homes and apartment structures were built throughout the country. (I developed two patents for these purposes. See patent pictures in the "Patents" tab)
