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70 <br />ResumesNova Consulting, Inc. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Luis Dantes <br />Construction Field Representative <br /> <br />Mr. Dantes has over 30 years of experience in the fields of construction engineering <br />and inspection for municipal environmental and infrastructure projects. These projects <br />have included civil works, water lines, earthwork, drainage, buildings, and stake works. <br />He has been responsible for construction inspection, on-site coordination, site <br />investigations, scheduling, review of site plans and specifications, and overall <br />construction. Relevant Experience <br /> <br />Pump Station Improvement Program, Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department, <br />FL. Under the terms of the consent decree, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department <br />(MDWASD) launched the PSIP an estimated $215M program including 153 <br />upgrade/refurbish projects (118 sewage pump stations and 35 Force Mains) for <br />compliance with the NAPOT of less than 10hrs as well as requirements for rain <br />dependent peak flows. Nova is Program Manager responsible for project prioritization <br />and preliminary evaluation, design flow criteria including I/I reduction, upgrade plan, <br />equipment selection, coordination with utilities including FPL, design management and <br />review, scheduling and cost estimating, value engineering and constructability review, <br />and construction management and inspection including health and safety and <br />public/stakeholder outreach. The PSIP has won several awards, met all EPA deadlines <br />avoiding penalties and saved ~$37M (~17%) through implementation of value <br />engineering ideas. Mr. Dantes served as Field Construction Engineer and document <br />control assistant responsible for daily construction inspection, maintaining shop <br />drawings and RFI logs, distribution of submittals for designer’s review and coordination <br />between designer and contractor for resolution of construction related issues. <br />Attended meetings and developed minutes for meetings. Provided documentation for <br />claims. <br /> <br />C-44 System Discharge & Stormwater Treatment Areas, South Florida Water Management District, FL. The C-44 <br />Reservoir/STA project is a component of the Indian River Lagoon-South (IRL-South) Project under the Comprehensive Everglades <br />Restoration Plan. The C-44 project consists of a reservoir and stormwater treatment areas (STAs) located on an approximately 12,000 <br />acre site. Mr. Dantes serves as Construction Field Representative responsible for on-site observations, preparation of daily reports. <br /> <br />South Miami Heights Site Improvement, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, FL. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer <br />Department (WASD) requested engineering services in connection with the relocation of the Division staff from their existing offices <br />at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant (SDWWTP) to a new trailer complex to be located at the South Miami Heights Water <br />Treatment Plant (SMHWTP) site. This project involves providing engineering design services related to general civil, drainage, <br />electrical site lighting, parking, site striping and overall site plan. As Field Engineer, Mr. Dantes was responsible for conducting field <br />observations. <br />42” Water Transmission Main, Downtown Miami-Dade, County, FL. This project involves the design of a 42” water transmission <br />main between the intersection of Biscayne Blvd. and NW 5th Street and PortMiami. Nova was tasked to provide traffic control and/or <br />MOT plans in accordance with FDOT and Municipalities and deliver 100 % design of utility relocations and Venturi flow meter station, <br />piping, structural and details, as well as review and approval of up to 15 Shop Drawings, review of any change order requests and <br />as-Built Certification. Nova is currently working on the Construction Engineering and Inspection of this project, responsible for <br />Education <br />BS, Civil Engineering, Pedro Henríquez <br />Ureña National University <br />Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic <br />1986 <br /> Credentials | Registrations <br />ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician, <br />Grade 1 <br />CTQP, Earthwork, Level I & II <br />CTQP, Asphalt Paving, Level I & II <br />FDOT TTC Intermediate (MOT) <br />Hazardous Waste Operations and <br />Emergency Response <br />Troxler Nuclear Gauge Safety <br />OSHA 40-Hr. HAZWOPER <br /> Expertise <br />Construction Engineering & Inspection <br />Project Management <br /> <br />