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<br />Gonzalo Barrera, PE | Signalization
<br />Engineering
<br />Gonzalo Barrera, PE, brings over 7 years of
<br />signalization engineering experience,
<br />positioning him to lead traffic signal design
<br />for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. His work
<br />spans mast arm design, pedestrian countdown signals,
<br />detection upgrades, and Temporary Traffic Control,
<br />central to a coastal city's multimodal safety. He has
<br />designed signalization improvements for FDOT and
<br />Miami-Dade County corridors, coordinating with
<br />existing utilities and keeping systems operational during
<br />construction. His most relevant experience includes the
<br />MDC-DTPW NE 2nd Avenue Reconstruction Design-
<br />Build, replacing mast arms and adding midblock
<br />crossings and pedestrian signal enhancements, and the
<br />FDOT S.R. 7/U.S. 441 Transit Corridor Improvements,
<br />delivering actuated signals, pedestrian detection, and
<br />high-emphasis crossings.
<br />Leandro Vazquez | Utility Coordination &
<br />Permitting
<br />Leandro Vazquez brings over 8 years of
<br />utility coordination and permitting
<br />experience, positioning him to support the
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach. He specializes in
<br />utility conflict resolution and permitting for
<br />transportation, stormwater, coastal, and water
<br />infrastructure, coordinating with Utility/Agency Owners,
<br />design teams, and contractors to align relocations with
<br />roadway, drainage, and structural improvements while
<br />maintaining service continuity. He manages permitting
<br />with Miami-Dade and regulatory agencies. His most
<br />relevant experience includes the City of Fort
<br />Lauderdale Riverwalk North Seawall Replacement,
<br />relocating shore-tie pedestals and catwalk utilities for a
<br />coastal seawall, and the City of Homestead East 8th
<br />Avenue Drainage Improvements, coordinating utilities
<br />for roadway, drainage, and signalization upgrades.
<br />Joseph Williams | Cost Estimation & Project
<br />Controls
<br />Joseph Williams brings over 38 years of
<br />cost estimating and project controls
<br />experience, making him well suited to
<br />support cost estimation and project
<br />controls for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. He
<br />specializes in cost estimating, scheduling, value
<br />engineering, and budget oversight across municipal,
<br />transportation, and public capital programs, managing
<br />phases from design through construction and closeout.
<br />He has directed change order review, bid preparation,
<br />and design review for public agencies. His most relevant
<br />experience includes the City of Miami Capital
<br />Improvement Program, providing cost control,
<br />scheduling, and design review, and the Morningside
<br />Lift Station and Traffic Calming Circles projects,
<br />delivering cost estimating for drainage, utility, and park
<br />improvements.
<br />Julia Beliz, EI | GIS Analyst
<br />Julia Beliz, EI, brings 4 years of GIS and
<br />environmental engineering experience,
<br />supporting GIS analysis and infrastructure
<br />planning for the City of Sunny Isles Beach.
<br />She performs spatial analysis, geodatabase
<br />development, and mapping for water, wastewater,
<br />drainage, and transportation projects, and supports
<br />interagency coordination and permitting. Working within
<br />Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department's
<br />planning division, she has produced data-rich maps and
<br />conflict analyses guiding capital decisions. Her most
<br />relevant experience includes the MDC-WASD In-House
<br />GIS Specialist, supporting spatial data for capital
<br />improvement projects, and the MDC-WASD Master
<br />Plan for South Corridor, where she conducted GIS-
<br />based capacity assessments and transit service-area
<br />exhibits.
<br />Orlando Penate, PE, IMSA III | Plans Review /
<br />Electrical Engineer
<br />Orlando Penate, PE, brings over 20 years of
<br />electrical and lighting engineering
<br />experience, positioning him to lead
<br />electrical design and plans review for the
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach. As Engineer of Record on
<br />numerous South Florida lighting projects, he directs
<br />roadway and pedestrian lighting design, photometric
<br />analysis, FPL coordination, and electrical systems for
<br />city facilities. He oversees QA/QC and plan review for
<br />FDOT and county compliance. His most relevant
<br />experience includes the City of Fort Lauderdale
<br />Riverwalk North Seawall Replacement, designing
<br />Turtle-Safe wildlife lighting and shore-tie electrical, and
<br />the Palm Beach County Annual Street Lighting
<br />System Design contract, overseeing street and
<br />intersection lighting across multiple task work orders.
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