Experience

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  Sanchez Investments

  • South Miami

  • President

    • Mar 2007 - Present
    • South Miami

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  AvAirPros

  • Miami, Florida

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Miami, Florida

    Airline/Airport Liaison Consultant to the Miami Airport Affairs Committee (MAAC). Headed the Miami MAAC ALO (Airline Liaison Office), providing technical review of projects keeping MAAC members abreast of all major airport capital improvement projects (CIP) in planning, design, construction and maintenance. Facilitated high-level communications, coordination and project status meetings with MAAC representatives and senior Miami-Dade County Aviation Department (MDAD) officials of Miami International Airport (MIA).Provided architectural design reviews of the new automated baggage handling facility for JetBlue and facilitated airport department heads’ preparedness for the opening of the new International Terminal 4 building at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).

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  URS Corporation, An AECOM Company

  • Miami, Florida

  • Business Development Manager

    • Apr 2008 - Mar 2011
    • Miami, Florida

    Construction Services Division - Reported to division VP providing business development for all Construction/Program Management pursuits in So. Florida. Responsible for early project identification, pursuit strategy, integration of remote URS specialty departments and contributed to proposals. Called on new clients and maintained existing client satisfaction. Assisted with the coordination and integration of all disciplines and resources necessary to best represent clients’ interests. Represented division’s Quality Management Systems to deliver projects on time and on budget while maintaining proper document and project controls. Provided oversight of major projects as Owner's Representative, i.e.:• $560M Marlins Stadium• $220M Miami International Airport North Terminal Baggage Handling System.

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  Sanchez-Zeinali & Associates

  • Miami, Florida

  • Architectural Principal

    • Apr 1996 - 2008
    • Miami, Florida

    Founder and chief architect of a small A/E firm (8-14 staff) providing mostly transportation architecture and civil/structural engineering. Sample Clients:• Miami International Airport: Architecture Support for North Terminal C-D Infill Shell & was initial PM for the South Terminal;• Airlines: PM of miscellaneous terminal facilities upgrades for American, Delta & United Airlines;• FL. Dept. of Transportation (FDOT): PM on various design study assignments, i.e., Miami Intermodal Center Major Investment Study and I-95 Noise Walls. Parking layout, landscaping, & sight line studies for the Promenade Shops of Aventura. Also provided public relations for the Metro-rail Station Area Aesthetic Design Development & Biscayne Boulevard Enhancement projects. Performed highest & best use studies for eminent domain projects; • Public Works: Project Architect for South Dade Greenways Bike Path; • K-12 Schools (DCPS): Project Architect for Palmetto Sr. High School Renovations Design-Build; • Public Housing: PM & design principal over 7 years for Miscellaneous Upgrades to a myriad of projects at locations spanning across the county, i.e. roofing, A/C, drainage, etc.; • Residential: high-end upgrades, expansion, landscaping & pool/spa/waterfall design thru construction management.

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  Bermello Ajamil & Associates

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Sr. Project Manager/ Associate

    • Jan 1994 - Apr 1996
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Oversaw architecture design teams (~6 staff), project specialty consultants and main client contact on major transportation projects, i.e.:• Miami International Airport (MIA): PM for Terminal-Wide Concessions Master Plan and Vertical Circulation Studies; • Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: PM for new Concourse E, Terminal 4 Expansion, Remote Aircraft Hardstand, Surface Parking Lot, General Renovations to Terminals 3 and 4 and Concourses C & D; • FDOT Miami Intermodal Center (MIC): PM for Miami Intermodal Center Major Investment Study, MIC/MIA Light Rail & MIA/Seaport Metrorail station design concepts and alignment studies.

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  Northwest Airlines

  • Minneapolis, Minnessotta

  • Senior Design Manager/Owner’s Rep., U.S. East Coast Region

    • Oct 1992 - Jan 1994
    • Minneapolis, Minnessotta

    Oversaw design of all airline-owned real estate projects at terminals, cargo & city offices on the east coast. In charge of internal scoping, corporate justification, cost estimates & schedules. Selected design consultants, oversaw design and construction documents by both internal & external design teams. Consulted for construction managers through construction close-outs. Designed the airline’s modular ticket counter system in-house. Sample airport sites: Boston Logan, Ronald Reagan (Washington National), Washington Dulles, Baltimore, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Fort Myers, Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, and Miami International Airports, amongst others.

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  American Airlines

  • Miami, Florida

  • Exclusive Consultant (thru Crompton Construction)

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Miami, Florida

    Assisted with intense organization of the airline’s early Corporate Real Estate Office. Managed design & construction of many airline projects at terminals & cargo facilities at Miami International Airport. The position required diplomatic coordination with consultants, contractors, other airlines, high-level county staff, plus different and sometimes competing user groups. Oversaw multiple simultaneous complex projects, i.e.: North Terminal planning, Employee Medical Facility, other airline relocations, public terminal facilities, ticket counters, holding rooms, baggage claim, offices, training rooms, back-of-house operations areas, baggage handling & miscellaneous cargo projects.

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  Grafton Architects

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Managing Principal

    • Jun 1986 - Jan 1990
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Managing partner and Sr. PM of a small architecture, interior design and planning firm (9-14 staff). Provided all business-related services from administrative employee relations and benefits, proposals and presentations, client representations, project team management, billings, contracts management, design thru project construction close-outs. Responsible for mostly public airport & school projects. Sample projects:• Miami International Airport: designed 13 modular retail facilities, was PM for firm’s local architect-of-record role of 9 permanent retail facilities for various concessionaires. PM for miscellaneous office and terminal facilities; • Detroit International Airport, ARA Proposal: lead design teams and made extensive presentations for concessionaire proposal package including restaurants, bars, retail, duty-free, offices, etc.; • K-12 Schools (DCPS): Sr. PM thru Design Development overseeing design teams and specialty consultants of 3 miscellaneous school renovations: Pine Villa Elementary, Richmond Heights Elementary, & Redland Middle.