F. J.

Mena
Amparo, 81, 5 4 28012 Madrid, Spain +34.914.684.023 +34.622.100.316 quisco@gmail.com

Profile

Concept structural designer with cross-functional expertise in R&D, faade detailing, building physics and sustainable building. More than 8 years designing, optimizing and dimensioning building structures. 3 years combining project developement with research activities in structural design and sustainable building, having managed standards and projects in spanish, english, french, portuguese and italian. 3 years as proffesor of structural design for arquitecture, industrial and civil engineering. o foundations <= 20m. depth o buildings <= 10 floors high o span <= 48m o seismic acc. <= 0,16g

Selected Achievements Have designed and developed:

Designed structures and details in stainless-steel, aluminum, glass, laminated timber, tile. Managed structural standards from Spain, France, U.K., Swizterland, Italy, Maroc, Argel, Greece,... including also seismic, materials, actions and fireproofing specific national regulations. Have optimized structural systems to 50%. Presented a new aluminum-tile faade system to the french CSTB, currently approved. Colaborated in the testing process of the current spanish standards (CTE) Works and projects around Europe Spain, France, U.K, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Swizterland, Greece-, NorthAfrica Maroc, Argel, Tunisia-; and America Mexico, Brasil-. Selected Experience
STRUCTURAL BUILDING ENGINEERING

2007 ... 2010

Project manager. Acieroid, Group Bouygues. Madrid, Spain. Design and optimization for industrial and commercial building foundations, main structures and faade detailing. Coordinating other fields as faades, hidraulic&electrical installations, etc. Researcher. Take part in comittees of R&D and Sustainable Building, including presentation of several R&D projects and developing two of them within the company.
STRUCTURAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

2005 ... 2006

Structural Designer. Ale-Heavylift, A.L.E. Group. Madrid, Spain. Design of modular steel systems and procedures to manipulate precisely heavy loads. Writting technical reports adapted to the countrys standards (U.K., Mexico, Brasil, e.g.)
STRUCTURAL BUILDING ENGINEERING

2002 ... 2005

Project manager (structures). Jos Luis de Miguels Engineering Bureau, Director of the Structures Department at the ETSA Madrid . Madrid, Spain. Concept design, developing, drawing and implementation director of building structures, considering the entire process as a whole. All the calculations handmade, with the only aid of CAD programs for graphic static analysis.
EDUCATION

1998 ... 2003

Structures professor. Nova Academy. Madrid, Spain. Teach structures and physics theory for university students, from colleges of Arquitecture, Civil and Industrial engineering. Analysis / sinthesys proficiency Cross-functional thinking and resourcefulness Leadership and teamwork competence Extensive theoretical foundations Graphic structural analysis proficiency Diverse analysis/calculation software proficiency Various 3D drawing software proficiency Programming basics (VB, C++, e.g.) Spanish (native); English proficiency French, portuguese, italian - standard comprehension

Skills

Education 1994 ... 2001 2002 ... 2005 2004 ... Structural building engineering. 6-courses college at ETSAM, UPM (Polithecnic University, Madrid, Spain) Conceptual analysis and developement for building structures. 3-year practice at Jos Luis de Miguel Engineering Bureau. (Madrid, Spain) Aerospatial engineering. st Started 1 course at ETSIA, UPM (Polithecnic University, Madrid) Travel throughout Europe, North Africa & Latin America Modelism

Honors & activities Be selected to represent firm Acieroid-Spain in a European R&D contest. Honorable mention, spanish Physics Olimpiade

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