Professional Overview
Summary
- Combined four decades of experience in Construction, Education, and Mentorship.
- Managed multi-million dollar projects as the Director of Aviation Construction for an established South Florida-based general contracting company.
- Educator at Florida International University and Miami-Dade College.
- Instructor at the University of Alabama and Volunteer State Community College.
Education
- Earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida.
- Earned his M.B.A. from the University of Miami.
- Lifetime member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
- Achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) in just 39 months and achieved a second DTM, the first in the Pathways learning management system.
Keynote Topics
Areas of Expertise
- Career Counseling
- Corporate Training
- Professional Development
- STEM
Main Topics
- Career Advancement
- Effective Time Management
- Presentation Mastery
- Public Speaking
- Top 5 Soft Skills to Boost Your Career
Workshops
- 6 Steps to Get a Remote Job
- Career Switching: A Hurdle or Advantage
- Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting
- History of Quality and Quality Management Systems
- Quality Control in Construction
- Resumes & LinkedIn
Other Topics
- Education Quality Matters
- Effective Evaluation Techniques
- Financial Literacy
- Leadership
- Mentoring and Feedback
- Retirement Planning (Not Financial)
Speaking Roster
Corporate
- Amicon
- Estee Lauder Companies
- FPL (NextEra)
- Gannett Fleming
- Hanson Wade Life Sciences Research & Events
- Lemartec
- Medtronic
- Microsoft
- NBC Universal
- NextEra
- Perry Ellis
- US Army
- World Fuel Services
Conferences
- Advancing Construction Quality 2022
- Inspire & Thrive
- SHPE South Florida Sub-Regional Retreat
- South Florida Developers Conference (SoFla DevCon)
Professional Associations
- Florida Engineering Society
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- Rotary Club of Miami
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Associations
- Brinker Education Initiative
- Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC)
- IEEE Young Professionals
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Toastmasters International
Higher Education
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Engineering Management Institute
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida International University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Miami Dade College
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
- University of Miami
- URBE University