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MARIA ALMARZA

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Professional in Geodesy and Geomatics Field with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

CADD Supervisor

Acciona Infrastructure North America
Toronto, Canada
07.2024 - Current
  • Leading the drafting team and ensuring the production of accurate and detailed drawings
  • Preparing scopes of work for site activities, aligning with project requirements and deadlines
  • Managing subcontractors responsible for generating orthophotos and performing survey tasks
  • Supporting project execution by producing precise technical documents and coordinating with project stakeholders
  • Maintaining quality assurance in drafting deliverables and adhering to project standards

Geomatics Project Manager

Aecon Construction
Toronto, Canada
02.2024 - 07.2024
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion
  • LiDAR Aerial data management for generating surfaces and final deliverables for Class B design
  • Raw data georeferencing and processing to generate Point Clouds, Track Geometry Records for design purpose
  • QA/QC procedures to evaluate confidence in datasets from MLS, ALS, TLS

Geomatics Specialist

Vital Roy, Arpenteurs-géomètres Inc.
Montreal, Canada
10.2021 - 02.2023
  • Point Cloud management which included measuring on site, processing, QA/QC procedures, cleaning, classification and final deliverables
  • Cadastral drawings following government regulations
  • Earthwork calculations

Survey Department SubManager

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co
Panama City, Panama
10.2020 - 09.2021
  • Coordination of survey teams on site
  • Verification of LIDAR data to be used as base topography for first designing phase
  • Basic network establishment
  • Following weekly meeting with the client (MPSA)
  • Method Statements executions for procedures to be done
  • Translator (spanish-english) for the construction department and korean staff
  • In charge of equipment purchase schedule
  • Drone survey for earthworks calculation
  • Raw data treatment to elaborate drawings for design department

Topography Chief

Consorcio FCC Corredor de Las Playas
Panama City, Panama
03.2019 - 10.2019
  • Coordination of three survey teams
  • General topographic drawings with raw data collected on field
  • Earthworks calculation to analyze monthly progress
  • Cadastral study of the area affected by the project
  • Flights made with MAVIC PRO DJI in order to study and analyze its accuracy to be used in the project
  • Stake out of interferences to be relocated

Topography Department Coordinator

Proyectos, Ejecución y Control de Obras, PROYECO
Panama City, Panama
11.2015 - 03.2019
  • Topographic surveys reviews
  • (Drones and conventional topography methods)
  • Digital terrain model generation for preliminary design
  • Contractors' supervision in infrastructure installation works
  • Earthworks calculation
  • Daily survey teams planning

Drafter / Drone Operator

Odebrecht
Santiago De Veraguas, Panama
03.2015 - 10.2015
  • Establishment of a Geodetic network for referencing topographic surveys using GNSS systems
  • Drone MAVINCI Sirius Pro operation in order to elaborate Point Clouds, DEM and Othomosaic
  • Stock Volume measurements with raw data collected on field
  • General topographic drawings with raw data collected on field
  • Survey teams planning
  • Supervision of road system and parking constitution
  • Coordination of earth moves and plumbing contractors
  • Stake out of coordinate points for pile driving
  • Level establishment for topping and floor installation

Project Engineer

Mega Mall, PROYECO
Panama City, Panama
02.2014 - 02.2015
  • Supervision of road system and parking establishment
  • Coordination of earthworks and plumbing contractors
  • Stake out of coordinate points for pile driving
  • Level establishment for topping and floor installation

Education

Geodetic Engineer -

Universidad Del Zulia
Maracaibo, Venezuela
01.2013

Skills

  • Civil 3D
  • AutoCAD
  • Cyclone Core
  • Cyclone Register 360
  • Cyclone 3DR
  • Microstation – Topodot
  • Global Mapper
  • Vision TTL
  • Pix4D
  • AmbergRail
  • Microsoft Office

Hobbies and Interests

  • Photography
  • Training
  • Learning new languages

Languages

  • English, Native or Bilingual
  • French, Native or Bilingual
  • Spanish, Native or Bilingual

Timeline

CADD Supervisor

Acciona Infrastructure North America
07.2024 - Current

Geomatics Project Manager

Aecon Construction
02.2024 - 07.2024

Geomatics Specialist

Vital Roy, Arpenteurs-géomètres Inc.
10.2021 - 02.2023

Survey Department SubManager

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co
10.2020 - 09.2021

Topography Chief

Consorcio FCC Corredor de Las Playas
03.2019 - 10.2019

Topography Department Coordinator

Proyectos, Ejecución y Control de Obras, PROYECO
11.2015 - 03.2019

Drafter / Drone Operator

Odebrecht
03.2015 - 10.2015

Project Engineer

Mega Mall, PROYECO
02.2014 - 02.2015

Geodetic Engineer -

Universidad Del Zulia
MARIA ALMARZA