Jorge Garcia

Experience

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  Laguna Lake Development Authority

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  Geodetic Engineer

  Member, Construction and Supervision Monitoring (CSM) Team of the Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation (LISCOP) Project for projects/facilities in Laguna de Bay region such as materials recovery facility with composting, eco-tourism, flood control, sanitary landfill and solid waste management projects being loaned by Local Government Units (LGUs) from World Bank.Conducts investigations/inspections on applications for Shoreland Development Clearance (SDC); Shoreland Lease Agreement/Shoreland Occupancy Permit (SLA/SOP); shoreland disputes, complaints and other shoreland matters; applications for barging clearance; and applications for clearances for land titling.Plans, recommends, and programs impending or proposed geodetic survey work including manning, time schedules, logistics and find requirements on shoreland areas being applied for SDC; SLA/SOP; and clearances for land titling.Undertakes instrument and technical survey, measurements and investigations and site evaluation for topographic, hydrographic (aqua-structure survey like delineation/verification of fishpens/fishcages, etc.) and other geodetic aspects for project planning and/or pre-construction.Heads surveying group for the needed field and office work and see to it that the work is accomplished according to its programs, schedules and budget.Prepares technical maps, survey plans and other geodetic data or reports for project development and construction or for site evaluation, land titling and project permit evaluation.Validated accomplishments of National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in delineation and demarcation of the reglementary 12.50 meter elevation of the Laguna de BayActs as technical witness on matters involving surveying and related aspects on land use or ownership technicalities in connection with Land Registration Cases and or official hearings related thereto Show less

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  Gulf Computers, LLC

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2014

  Senior Surveyor/GIS Technician

  Project: Survey, Trace and GIS Conversion of Old Water and Electrical Assets – Part 1Client: Khatib & Alami for Abu Dhabi Distribution CompanySkills Used: GPS; ArcGISRole: In-charge of the survey part of the electric cable tracing; Conducted basic training on how to set-up and use GPS for data gathering; Configures and troubleshoots GPS settings; Downloads GPS data and updates Survey Points database of the electric cablesProject: Storm Water and Irrigation Network (SWIN) Mapping ProjectGround Penetrating Radar (GPR) SurveyClient: Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM)Skills Used: ArcGIS; GPS; Total Station (TS); GPR Equipment & Prism 2.59Role: In-charge of the daily activities of the field personnel; Plans and recommends areas for survey and prepares corresponding maps; Logistics; Lay-out pipe location then conducts GPR Survey, process GPR Survey data to determine the depth of pipe; Updates the SWIN Geodatabase. Project: Storm Water and Irrigation Network Mapping Project (Geodatabase Development and Hydraulic Modelling)Client: ADMSkills Used: ArcGIS; GPS; TS; AutoCADRole:In-charge of the data quality check of all storm water-related networks for network connectivity, flow, levels, attributes, prior to modelling; Converts SWIN as-built plans to GIS data formats; Conducts field survey for position, connection and levels of all SWIN-related structures.Project: Traffic Signal Network Database ProjectClient: ADMSkills Used: ArcGIS; GPS; TS; AutoCADRole: Converts traffic signal as-built plans to GIS data; Conducts topographic surveys, inventory and check of the traffic signal-related installations of the intersection points of the Abu Dhabi road networksProject: Town Planning Dept. GIS Database ProjectClient: ADMSkills Used: GPS; TS; AutoCADRole: Conducted survey for plot showing, demarcation of the plot boundaries, resurveys for extension, topo surveys; Prepared data, corresponding reports and technical plans after fieldwork. Show less

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  Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)

  Mar 2014 - May 2024

  GIS Surveyor

  • Undertakes field surveys/inspections and verifications for new/replacement/maintenance works/shutdowns to identify and record the location of the potable water pipelines and other underground/surface Water Features (pipe laying, valves, fittings, chambers, hydrants, etc.) and also of all electrical-related installations (as-built submission verification, repair and emergency work) all-over Qatar prior to its inclusion of the Water and Electrical GIS (WGIS and EGIS) database of KAHRAMAA. • Coordinates with the Contractors/Consultants Engineers and Inspectors of KAHRAMAA and also Non- KAHRAMAA projects (e.g., ASHGAL, Qatar Petroleum, Lusail) for the as-built data collection of potable water and electrical-related installations to be updated in the WGIS and EGIS database. • Compiles notes, reports, sketches and records of data obtained and work performed; prepares the necessary written and technical reports, mostly GIS data formats (from data acquisition, processing up to updating and editing in the WGIS and EGIS database).• Directs work of subordinate members of the survey team and also of the contractor surveyors of KAHRAMAA for the proper logistics and dispersal of survey teams to collect the as-built data all over Qatar. • Attends and represents KAHRAMAA in official inter-agency meetings regarding, but not limited to, KAHRAMAA WGIS and EGIS procedures for as-built data gathering, collection, preparation and submission.• Care, condition and use of Survey equipment and Service Vehicle Show less