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RAFA CASTRO, PE, PMP, ENV SP <br />Senior Civil Engineer <br />Rafa Castro, PE, PMP, ENV SP, will serve as Senior Civil Engineer for the City of <br />Sunny Isles Beach. With 12 years of experience, Rafa specializes in infrastructure <br />project delivery, utility improvements, drainage systems, program controls, cost <br />management, and construction administration. His experience includes municipal <br />capital improvement programs, water and wastewater infrastructure, flood mitigation <br />projects, stakeholder coordination, cost estimating, scheduling, permitting, and <br />construction oversight. Rafa combines technical engineering expertise with project <br />management and financial controls to help public agencies successfully deliver <br />infrastructure projects while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality objectives. <br />EDUCATION <br />2025 <br />MBA, Business <br />Administration, University of <br />Florida <br />2017 <br />MS, Renewable Energy, <br />Nationale des Sciences <br />Appliquees de Rouen <br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE <br />Industry: 12 <br />KEITH: 1 <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />REGISTRATIONS <br />Professional Engineer, <br />91232, FL, 2021 <br />PMP, 6563695, 2021 <br />ENV SP, 25017, 2018 <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />AFFILIATIONS <br />Florida Engineering Society <br />(FES) <br />American Society of Civil <br />Engineering (ASCE) <br />Critical Stormwater Infrastructure Condition Assessment – Year 1, Fort Lauderdale, <br />FL: Project Manager. Managed development of a citywide program framework to <br />assess stormwater infrastructure across ten municipal watersheds. Responsibilities <br />included project planning, stakeholder coordination, regulatory compliance, project <br />management plan development, funding support, and evaluation of infrastructure <br />improvement priorities supporting long-term stormwater resiliency and capital <br />planning efforts. <br />Hallandale Beach Boulevard (SR 858) Water Main Improvements, Hallandale <br />Beach, FL: Project Manager. Managed design and construction support services <br />for replacement and upsizing of approximately 3,500 linear feet of water main <br />infrastructure under the City’s continuing services contract. Responsibilities included <br />utility coordination, survey and SUE integration, permitting, bidding support, <br />construction observation, contract administration, and final certification. <br />NW 132nd Street Drainage Improvements, Opa-Locka, FL: Project Manager. Managed <br />a multi-phased drainage improvement project under the City’s continuing services <br />contract addressing repetitive nuisance flooding within a mixed-use residential, <br />commercial, and industrial corridor. Responsibilities included survey coordination, <br />utility investigations, drainage design, permitting, bidding assistance, construction <br />administration, and replacement of the existing stormwater collection system. <br />Champlain Tower South Surfside Memorial, Surfside, FL: Project Engineer. Supported <br />civil engineering, project coordination, and multidisciplinary design efforts associated <br />with development of the Champlain Tower South Memorial. Responsibilities included <br />agency coordination, permitting support, stakeholder engagement, grant-funded <br />project coordination, and delivery of design and construction services within a highly <br />regulated coastal environment. <br />Gary Matzner Park, Pinecrest, FL: Project Engineer. Supported development of a <br />3.75-acre community park serving as a gateway feature for the Village of Pinecrest. <br />Responsibilities included civil engineering design, site development, multidisciplinary <br />coordination, consultant management, and support of project delivery from planning <br />through implementation. <br />Goldsboro New Infrastructure, Sanford, FL: Project Manager. Managed design <br />and permitting services for new utility infrastructure improvements under the City’s <br />General Engineering Contract. Responsibilities included survey coordination, utility <br />investigations, utility coordination, civil engineering design, and development of a <br />new looped water main system serving the Goldsboro community. <br />Engineering Inspired Design.35CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES (CCNA) <br />PROFILE <br />RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE