Karinne Vale

Experience

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  Marta Veloso Forensic Engineering

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Forensic Engineer (in Trainning)

  • Forensic Engineer Trainee: Marta Veloso Forensic Engineering, Sao Paulo – Brazil - I investigated and developed expert report about engineering analysis on property damage, conducted building investigations and building condition surveys. I have inspected more than 20 buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I also preformed analysis and investigation of specified building materials.

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  AGEM -Agencia Metropolitana da Baixada Santista

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2005

  METROPOLITAN AGENCY OF BAIXADA SANTISTA, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Trainee of Urban Planning and Assistant of Civil Engineering at AGEM - Metropolitan Agency of Baixada Santista, Santos - Brazil. I was responsible for updating the company's Urban Planning Website. I assisted professional architect and engineers supervising, taking pictures and writing reports. I worked on digital aerial photos, different kind of maps and different software. I also worked on project management and documentations of: North East Hospital and Vila Mathias Restaurant in Santos. Show less

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  MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2009

  Civil Engineer - Engineering Expertise - Project Cordinator - Quality assurance

  As a project coordinator/civil engineer I performed technical inspections and management activities in all different kind of projects. Assisted preparing independent estimates; reviewed contractor proposals; provided support in negotiations; notified potential claims or disputes. I provided daily; weekly and monthly progress report; checked, reviewed and approved contractors and consulting invoices. I performed engineering analysis, technical writing, reviewed field reports to ensure conformance to project specifications and plans in addition to overall project coordination.Reviewed construction contractor´s progress schedule (initial and updates) and possible impacts of any change and/or claims. Reviewed plans and submitted RFI´s to the designer; attended kick-off-meetings; client contact, verification and analysis technical writing, reviewed field reports and conducted structural inspections during construction. Verified site location, layouts; tests results in order to identify if tests were performed and that results are within allowable limits. Checked and coordinated start-up testing; demonstrations, outages, utilitity interruptions, excavation permits; on-site hauling and delivery routes, hot work, and utility work permits; I was involved in submittal reviews for conformance to project plans and specifications. My responsibilities were to monitor timeliness of construction contractor; to review and provide written comments on schedule of values submitted; to coordinate schedule of start-up tests demonstrations, and field instructions; to participate at pre-final and final inspections, to attend meetings and verify that construction has been performed in general accordance with plans and specifications on time, within a defined budget, a safe work environment and other activities. Field inspections included the observation of welds, structural steel, concrete placement, fasteners, interior finishes, post tension members, and moisture protection systems. Show less

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  Thompson Engineering Inc.

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2010

  Civil Engineer/ Quality Assurance

  • MAIN ACTIVITIES: I performed diversified technical expertise with extensive experience in Corp of Engineers, new construction and renovation.• Coordinated and performed complex engineering tasks to include supporting engineering designs, preparation of reports and client relations.• Expertise in analyzing project needs and assisting with the development of project objectives, ensuring project activities were complying and meet the requirements/specifications of the plans.• I have been the quality assurance representative for the USACE in several projects at Miami VA Hospital. I coordinated simultaneously seven different tasks with innumerous workers in different areas of the facility. I reviewed and provided written comments on contractor’s submittals regarding a suicide prevention facility, Mental Heatlth; Security Wall; Air Handling Unit; Upgrade Public Room; Miami VA Fuel Thanks; VA Parking Lot and Nursing Home renovation.• Coordinated meetings between the client and the contractor providing recommendations during work progress. I conducted property condition survey; preparatory, initial and final inspections.• I provided documentations through daily quality assurance reports; surveillance of construction work to verify that materials and ongoing work conforms to contract requirements; reviewed contract modification and contractor’s payment application for approval as it related to percentage of work completed. I was also responsible for strict enforcement of the contractor’s construction safety plan and compliance with VA Construction and Infection Control Policy. I was also responsible for strict enforcement of the contractor’s construction safety plan and compliance with VA Construction and Infection Control Policy.• MAIN RESULTS: This project was considered by the USACE as the best project of the year 2010 in Florida.• MAIN PROJECTS (I worked exclusively): Miami Veterans Affairs Hospital – Miami, Florida. Show less

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  IBAPE-SP

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Civil Engineer
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  JNT Engenharia e Construções Ltda

  Feb 2012 - Oct 2013

  Civil Engineer

  • MAIN ACTIVITIES: I reviewed and analyzed blueprints prior to construction, extimating quantities and costs; performed survey on site and based on constructions drawings.• I wrote technical reports based on laboratory analyses results, implemented safety trainning for injury prevention and incident.• I leaded project decisions regarding technical approaches, construction bid; costs and performance.• Administered decision-making process in determining allowable changes to construction contracts. I tracked and managed costs, report for local jobsite accounting for purchasing order.•I tracked and managed costs, report for local jobsite accounting for purchasing order.• I performed forensic engineering on building´s appraisal and negotiating inventories; structural reinforcement after fire damages; structural reinforcement to change the use of the building and construction retrofitting.• I implemented project closure and delivery processes.• I structured the forensic engineering and appraisal department. • MAIN RESULTS: I raised the degree of maturity, I implemented routines and I created company policies. I was also responsible for the implementation of purchasing routines, optimizing 20% of the profitability in the purchase. Reduce risks; improved costs, reduced costs related to repairs to third parties and reduced legal actions• MAIN PROJECTS (where I worked): Commercial buildings and Warehouses. Show less

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  Fundação Vanzolini

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Post-graduate degree in project management

  The use of indicators (KPI´s) as an instrument of forcasting results" A successful project is one that manages the constraints of scope, time and cost. This research concludes that there are strong indications that lead us to consider and validate the use of indicators (KPI´s) as results of forecasting tool, helps organizations to take these indicators to explore opportunities and possibilities of their use to obtain better performance and management of their projects.

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  SLT Engenharia e Construções Ltda

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2016

  Civil Engineer/Project Manager

  • MAIN ACTIVITIES: I procured project permits with all necessary agencies; negotiated agreements with trade partners; I reviewed and approved contractors and consulting invoices. I participated in the survey and discussion of the projects to present the bidding of government works.• Performed project management from conception-to-end based on PMI knowledge. I detected and found solution for stormwater project; managed expansion and improvement of existing sewage facilities; improved and managed installation of lightning rods in 5 buildings at the Department of Public Safety; I performed accessibility projects for the physically and visually impaired. During this project managed, conducted and reviewed employees profiles for all background checks and security. Implemented standards and maturity on company environment.• MAIN RESULTS: I implemented purchase routines by 20% increase the profitability of the purchase and improved the processes of closing and delivery of the project allowing the company to receive financial volume above 7 digits that were pending due to non-approved deliveries.• MAIN PROJECTS (where I worked): Ciretran Santos (Regional Transit District); Nursery project; Government projects (Public and Technical Schools and Health Units). Show less

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  PM Congress - Edição Língua Portuguesa

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Palestrante
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  KR Engineering

  Aug 2016 - now

  Civil Enginner / Project Manager

  MAIN ACTIVITIES: I am responsible for the planning, organization, execution and control of projects on civil construction focusing on residences and commercial buildings. I conduct research and technical surveys, evaluating construction studies, reviewing and approving projects.I develope budget, composition of unit costs of labor, equipment, materials and services. I am responsible of management of the execution of the civil construction work, control of the physical and financial schedule of the work, supervision of the works, supervision of the safety and environmental aspects of the work. I perform preventive and corrective inspection, review and approve invoices for purchase and payments of services rendered and other activities of management routine.MAIN RESULTS: The company had difficulties to expand its activities with quality. In order to solve this, I implemented compliance with the legal area, legal quality requirements; time; cost; delivery and SLAs as rule of execution compliments; quality assurance processes, success bonuses, among others, that allowed the company to outsource part of its activities, increasing profitability and acquiring new customers.MAIN PROJECTS (where I worked): Comercial and residencial buildings (Condos). Show less