Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Theoretical Research
Consultancy experience
Participation In Projects
Personal Information
Languages
Certification
Teaching Experience
Scholarships Awarded
References
Timeline
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Andrés Fernando Castro Beltrán

Guayaquil

Summary

Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience in hydrology and hydraulics, specializing in the design and execution of storm drainage projects and hydraulic structures. I have a solid academic background with advanced degrees in Civil Engineering, River Environmental Management, and Geography and Environmental Sciences. I have worked in various companies and projects, demonstrating exceptional skills in coordinating and advising on water projects, as well as in university teaching.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

DIGECONSA
Guayaquil
01.2022 - 12.2022

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

EMPRESA PUBLICA DEL AGUA
01.2021 - 01.2022

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2016 - 01.2020

Assistant Engineer – Hydraulics Specialist

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2009 - 01.2012

Assistant Engineer

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2006 - 01.2008

Engineering Assistant

Ing. Miguel Cabrera Santos
01.2005 - 01.2006

Engineering Assistant

SINECUANON INGENIEROS CONSULTORES
01.2004 - 01.2006

Engineering Assistant

ILM Relleno Sanitario Las Iguanas
01.2003 - 01.2004

Engineering Assistant

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2001 - 01.2003

Engineering Assistant

Instituto de Investigación de la Facultad de Ingeniería (IIFIUC)
01.2000 - 01.2001

Project Supervisor Phase 1 Sanitary Sewer Designs System 3 Sector E in Flor De Bastión

INTERAGUA
01.2011

Advisor – Coordinator of Water Projects

Secretaria Nacional del Agua (SENAGUA)
01.2010

Hydraulics Specialist

Consorcio ACOTECNIC-CONSULTORA TECNICA
01.2010

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Biology -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Civil Engineer -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Superior Diploma in Project, Construction, and Road Maintenance -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

MSc. - River Environmental Management

University of Birmingham
United Kingdom

Skills

  • Hydraulic modeling
  • Water resource management
  • Stormwater design
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • Field surveying
  • Team collaboration
  • Critical thinking
  • Project planning
  • Project management proficiency
  • Problem-solving
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • CAD proficiency
  • AutoCAD drawing

Theoretical Research

  • Scour in Bridges.
  • Calculation Procedures and Analysis, Sedimentation Processes at the Confluence of the Daule and Babahoyo Rivers, Guayaquil, Ecuador El Palmar Island,
  • Advancing process understanding of river channel change and floodplain systems: new applications of stream power models.

Consultancy experience

  • Update of the storm drainage design of the ALMAX V project
  • Storm drainage design project DURAGAS Nobol plant
  • Storm drainage design project Urbanization The Gardens.
  • Storm drainage design project ALMAX V
  • Subdrain design Urbanization Bonavila
  • Storm drainage design project Riocentro Los Ceibos II
  • Storm drainage design project industrial development Chaide & Chaide via Guayaquil - Daule
  • Storm drainage design project INTERHOSPITAL
  • Storm drainage system design project Plaza TIA Central
  • Storm drainage design project Gymnasium VITAURO, Urbanization La Joya.
  • Hydrological report on alternatives for riverbank stabilization of the Machángara river (Quito). (Ivan Bohman S. A.)
  • Hydrological Hydraulic Design Rectification Structures of Quebradas urban project Ceibos Point.
  • Hydrological Hydraulic Design storm drainage structures urbanization Bosques de la Costa
  • Master Plan Design of Storm Drainage of Urbanization Villa del Rey
  • Master Plan Design of Storm Drainage of Urbanization La Joya
  • Bridge design over the Estero Sabanilla Urbanization Sambocity
  • Hydrological-Hydraulic Design of works for the stabilization of Avenida del Bombero.
  • Hydraulic design of crossing structure at the intersection of El Macho canal with the road to Primavera, Machala.
  • Hydrological – hydraulic design of the drainage canal in the urbanization El Condado de Vicolinci.
  • Hydrological – hydraulic study of the Estero Sabanilla, tributary of the Daule river. (Urbanization Villa Club)
  • Drainage structures design in open channels in NEGINTER (NYLIC) lands
  • Hydrological – hydraulic design of the drainage work on the new access road to the campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ing. Jaime Guamán)
  • Storm drainage structures design of the Escuela del Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Guayaquil.

Participation In Projects

  • Hydraulic control structures design of the Viernes Santo Project (Fundación Guayaquil Siglo XXI)
  • Storm drainage design of the city of Milagro (Ing. Miguel Cabrera)
  • Hydrological – hydraulic design of the drainage structure of Santa Ana hill. (Fundación Malecón 2000)
  • Evaluation of the storm drainage system of Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil
  • Storm drainage of the Progreso – Playa Ochoa road on San Cristóbal island (Galápagos) (Suelos y Concretos)
  • Storm drainage of the traffic distributor at the intersection of the road to Daule with Av. Isidro Ayora (NYLIC)
  • Storm drainage design of the Ciudad Deportiva Carlos Pérez P. (Fundación Municipal Guayaquil Siglo XXI)
  • Irrigation system design of the Las Iguanas landfill (Consorcio ILM)
  • Project review of the closure of section B of the estero salado (Sinecuanon)
  • Drainage system design of the depressed passage of Avenida Benjamín Rosales (NYLIC)
  • Redesign of the closure project of section B of the estero salado. (NYLIC)
  • Hydraulic design and supervision of the channeling of the Montesanto and Galápagos ravines, Portoviejo. (SINECUANON)
  • Preparation of the designs of the Rio Daule – Rio Vinces Transfer project (ACOTECNIC – CONSULTORA TECNICA)
  • Hydrological Risk Study Project Complex Refining And Petrochemical Of The Ecuadorian Pacific (CONSULSISMICA)
  • Hydrological – hydraulic study South Crossing Bridge project of the Guayas river (CONSULSISMICA – NYLIC)
  • Hydrological – hydraulic study Spondyllus Route (NYLIC)
  • Hydrological – hydraulic study San Pablo river basin province of Santa Elena (Ing. Pedro Castro V.)
  • Design and supervision of storm drainage system of station E3 of the Aerovía. (CONSULTOLA)
  • Hydrological – hydraulic study for the channeling of the Aneta and Guayjas rivers. Urbanization Costasol (Ing. Pedro Castro)
  • Supervision of the expansion of the Guayaquil – Manta road. Hydraulic Specialist. (ASOCIACION DIGECONSA – EDICON)
  • Hydrodynamic Study of the Guayas River. Aerovía (Ing. Pedro Castro)
  • Studies and Designs for the Integral Repair in the tunnels of Cerro Santa Ana and Del Carmen, Guayaquil. Hydraulic Specialist (NYLIC)

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 09 0886620-5
  • Date of Birth: 10/20/76
  • Marital Status: Divorced

Languages

Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
German
Elementary (A2)
A2

Certification

  • International Course on Advanced Studies in Concrete Technology and its Applications
    Faculty of Engineering
    Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
    Year: 2007
  • Workshop Seminar “Computational Geomechanics PLAXIS V8 Basic Elements”
    Faculty of Engineering
    Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
    Year: 2006
  • Seminar “Hourly Cost and Machinery Performance”
    Guayaquil Construction Chamber
    Year: 2004
  • Course “Use and Application of the Total Station in Engineering Works”
    Division of Continuing Education and Postgraduate of IIFIUC
    Faculty of Engineering
    Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
    Year: 2004

Teaching Experience

  • 2010 – 2011: Guest Professor for teaching Hydraulics I and II at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
  • 2016 – 2017: Full-time Professor for teaching Hydraulics I, Hydraulics II, Geographic Information Systems, and Hydrology at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
  • 2017 – 2018: Assistant Professor of Hydraulics I, Hydraulics II, and Hydrology at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
  • 2018 – 2020: Assistant Professor of Hydraulics I, Hydrology, and Hydraulic Works at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Scholarships Awarded

  • 2008 - 2009 SENACYT (ECUADOR)
    2012 – 2016: SENACYT (ECUADOR)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

DIGECONSA
01.2022 - 12.2022

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

EMPRESA PUBLICA DEL AGUA
01.2021 - 01.2022

Hydrology and Hydraulics Specialist Engineer

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2016 - 01.2020

Project Supervisor Phase 1 Sanitary Sewer Designs System 3 Sector E in Flor De Bastión

INTERAGUA
01.2011

Advisor – Coordinator of Water Projects

Secretaria Nacional del Agua (SENAGUA)
01.2010

Hydraulics Specialist

Consorcio ACOTECNIC-CONSULTORA TECNICA
01.2010

Assistant Engineer – Hydraulics Specialist

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2009 - 01.2012

Assistant Engineer

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2006 - 01.2008

Engineering Assistant

Ing. Miguel Cabrera Santos
01.2005 - 01.2006

Engineering Assistant

SINECUANON INGENIEROS CONSULTORES
01.2004 - 01.2006

Engineering Assistant

ILM Relleno Sanitario Las Iguanas
01.2003 - 01.2004

Engineering Assistant

Ing. Pedro Castro Villalva
01.2001 - 01.2003

Engineering Assistant

Instituto de Investigación de la Facultad de Ingeniería (IIFIUC)
01.2000 - 01.2001

Bachelor in Chemical Biology -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Civil Engineer -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Superior Diploma in Project, Construction, and Road Maintenance -

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

MSc. - River Environmental Management

University of Birmingham
Andrés Fernando Castro Beltrán