George Berman Aleman
POSITION
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General Manager
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Project Manager
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Geotechnical Specialist Civil Engineer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Date of Birth: 2 November 1951
- Citizenship: Panamá
- Languages: Spanish and English
EDUCATION
- 1978 - Master in Science in Civil Engineering (MS - Geotechnical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America.
- 1974 - Civil Engineer (B.S., with honors) University of Arkansas, United States of America.
- 1973 - Chemical Engineer (B.S.) University of Arkansas, United States of America.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Civil Engineer, Republic of Panamá, since 1975 (License No. 75-6-20).
- Chemical Engineer, Republic of Panamá, since 1975 (License No. 75-17-23).
- Professional Engineer (Certificate No. 345 E), Panamá Canal Zone (North American Suitability) valid until 1979. The certificate expired upon the effectiveness of the Panamá Canal Treaties.
- Engineer-in-Training (Certificate No. 1642), Register at the State of Arkansas, 1973.
PROFESIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects (SPIA).
- Permanent Member of the Panamanian Structural Code Consulting Committee.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991 - Present INGENIEROS GEOTECNICOS S. A.
- General Manager of the Company since 1997. With annual sales of US$1 Million in Professional Services, with fifteen (15) permanent and five (5) term employees. Directed the following important Projects:
- Design of the Second Phase of Corredor Norte Project, a 14-KM long Fareway between Tinajitas and Tocumen, Panamá City. Cost: US$55 Millions. Contractor: Proyectos y Construcciones, S. A. (PYCSA), an International construction company based in Mexico.
- Design of the Pan-American Highway Expansion Project sections: Antón - Penonomé (18 KM) and El Caño - Aguadulce (14 KM, including Environmental Study, Soil Study, Geometric Design, Hydrological and Hydraulic Design and Bridge Design). Cost: US$40 Millions. Contractor: Dragados///FCC Internacional de Construcciones, S. A., an International construction company based in Spain.
- Geotechnical Studies, Design and Inspection of the Cruise Ship Port - Colón 2000 Project. Cost: US$5Millons. The project included: Land and Bathymetric Survey, Drillings for the Study of Soils, Design of the Dock with pre-stressed piles, and reinforced concrete structures, Inspection of the Marine Dredging and Installation of Piles. Contractor: Corporación de Costas Tropicales, S. A.
- Geotechnical Consultant for the Stabilization and Landslides (approximately fifty) of the Improvement of the Chiriquí - Bocas del Toro Trans-Isthmian Highway Project. Cost: US$11.0 Millions. Contractor: Constructora Urbana S. A.
- Civil Engineering and Structural Consultant from 1991 to 1996
- Civil Engineer: Performed hundreds of Soil Studies for High Rise Buildings and Commercial and Industrial Complexes.
- Structural Engineer: Performed Structural Calculations for High Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings (up to thirty Stories High), Structural Design for the Industrial Structures of Cervecería Nacional S. A. Expansion Project, Design of Pavements and Connecting Roads for the Colón Container Yards.
1974 - 1996 PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
- Project Coordinator --"Culebra Cut Widening Works" in 1996. Developed the Plan and Work Method for dredging ten million cubic meters in five years. Cost: US$40 Millions.
- Manager -- Exterior Maintenance Division from 1991 to 1995. Managed the Internal Construction Unit of the Panamá Canal Commission, dedicated mainly to the repair of locks and other marine installations. A heavy equipment fleet that included cranes and earth moving machinery, and over three hundred laborers, among Engineers and Qualified Personnel integrated the equipment under our responsibility.
- Supervisor -- Geotechnical Engineers Section from 1997 to 1990. Technical Authority on all geotechnical issues in the Panama Canal. Accounted for eight (8) civil engineers and geologists. The projects included the stabilization of landslides, shoreline erosion control, evaluation of the integrity of the dams, and site investigations. Directed the geotechnical work for the feasibility study of the Culebra Cut Widening Project.
- Geotechnical Engineer from 1974 to 1978. Performed stability analysis for various Culebra Cut landslides, and prepared designs for projects that included from footings to breakwaters.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Universidad Technológica de Panamá, Republic of Panamá
- 1996 -- Professor of: Geotechnical Engineering. This course is a part of the Masters Degree in the Structural Engineering Program.
- Universidad Santa María la Antigua, Panamá, Republic
of Panamá
- 1982 to 1989 -- Professor of: Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
- University of Panamá, Republic of Panamá
- 1997 to 1980 -- Assistant Professor of: Soil Mechanics and Foundations.