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1 Architecture 13-9 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> Education Douglas Ramirez, PE <br /> B.S., Civil Engineering, Florida <br /> International University Structural Engineering <br /> M.S., Structural Engineering, <br /> Florida International University <br /> Douglas Ramirez has nine years of experience in engineering, including the structural design of <br /> 1 Registrations/Licenses a wide variety of projects as well as field experience in performing assessments on hurricane <br /> Professional Engineer damaged structures. He has worked on a variety of projects which have been designed with <br /> Florida, 70993, 2010 structural steel, cast-in-place concrete, precast and prestressed concrete, composites, masonry, <br /> and wood. The clients have included industrial plants, Federal Department of Defense(DoD), <br /> Professional Affiliations state agencies, school districts, and county governments. Notable projects include the Port <br /> American Society of Civil Manatee Security Building, Bridgeway Acres Redevelopment, Panama City Beach Aquatic <br /> Engineers(ASCE) Center, MacDill Air Force Base AGE Facility, and numerous smaller renovations at local Publix <br /> stores. He has also assisted with the renovation of the Land's End Resort at Captiva Island, <br /> Florida after the resort was heavily damaged during a hurricane. <br /> As a structural engineer, Mr. Ramirez works with all disciplines to develop the optimum <br /> structural design which meets the owner's criteria. Once the structural systems are defined, <br /> ' he heads the effort to develop all structural calculations, working drawings and specifications, <br /> taking time to coordinate with other disciplines. Other responsibilities include performing site <br /> visits and writing reports outlining solutions to structural problems and assessing structural <br /> conditions at various sites. <br /> Mr. Ramirez's representative project experience includes: <br /> Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus, FL. Mr. Ramirez performed structural work for <br /> the new, 8-story Culinary Arts Building at Wolfson Campus. Structural design including pile- <br /> supported foundations, shearwalls, concrete floors, and roof. He also performed construction <br /> administration and additional services related to the construction of the facility, which achieved <br /> Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. <br /> Miami Dade College (MDC) Plans Review and Inspection Services, Miami, FL. Mr. <br /> Ramirez performed as structural engineer, responsible for performing code-related plan reviews <br /> and inspection services, focusing on structural components, for various projects for all MDC <br /> campuses. Assignments have included the reroofing project at the Kendall Campus, Building <br /> 3000, that involved miscellaneous electrical and mechanical work as well as plan reviews; <br /> renovation of the gymnasium at the North Campus, Building 400, that consisted of reviewing <br /> the Phase III documents and performing inspections based on the Florida Building Code <br /> (FBC); plan reviews and code-inspection services for the SET and BURN buildings at the North <br /> Campus; Computer Center renovations at the Kendall Campus; and Americans with Disabilities <br /> Act(ADA)compliance plan review and inspection services for the street-crossing project at the <br /> North Campus. <br /> Parking Garages Condition Assessment Services, Orlando, FL. Mr. Ramirez performed <br /> structural inspections and prepared assessment reports for six city-owned parking garages in <br /> the City of Orlando, including an evaluation of the structural condition of each facility floor by <br /> floor and area by area. Structural inspection services included evaluation of cracks, spalling, <br /> exposed steel reinforcement, delamination, deflection concerns, bearing/connector plates, <br /> coatings, surface wearing and abrasions,joints, interfaces, barrier mechanisms, handrails, stairs, <br /> and potential contamination. A condition report was prepared documenting the floor-by- <br /> floor structural findings of concern for each parking structure including a discussion of how all <br /> identified problems or concerns relate to the service life of each parking garage facility. <br /> I <br /> 0006.027944.0512 Atkins I City of Sunny Isles Beach, RFQ No. 12-04-02 <br />