| JUAN C. CASTRO 1389 Spencer Rd. West Saint Paul, MN 55108-5206 (651) 645-4378 [email protected]; http://www.geocities.com/jxcastro CAREER OBJECTIVE A management position where my Engineering and Business background can add value, improve efficiency and profitability. |
| � Civil Engineer with 4 years of Project Management experience at Bechtel Corporation in Chile. � Reduced costs by optimizing materials purchases with the use of mathematical models. � Saved 10% budget by overseeing and revising contractors� work and monthly payment reports. � Efficiently applied knowledge to solving engineering problems onsite. � Experience in large, multidisciplinary work groups. |
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| SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS |
| �Niche� background blend of Engineering and Business (Finance and Marketing). Strong on analyzing problems and processes with an eye for cost reduction. Experiences in large company with specific duties and in small, starting company with multitask activities. |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| Sales/Marketing/International Business Development � Successfully created Start-Up Marketing Plan for Benegas Trade Company to introduce wine form South America to Minnesota, pre-selling over $32,000 in 2 months. � Diverse duties included: create client portfolio within Minnesota and part of Wisconsin. Plan and hold meetings with clients to offer the products. Establish promotional prices to penetrating the market. Study different distribution channels to better serve our clients, meet their needs, and offer competitive prices by reducing logistic costs. Forecasting and budgeting. Project Management � Managed compliance of construction contractors� onsite work for Bechtel Corporation in Chile. � Coordinated onsite activities with main engineering office to achieve effective work. � Implemented new or modified existing procedures to reduce costs and achieve quality. Engineering � 4 years in engineering and construction management including: project supervision, onsite problem solving, engineering design, and quality assurance. |
| AWARDS |
| � Achievement-based scholarship �Enrique Molina Garmendia� for the 6-yr engineering program. Only 2 awards per region. Chile, 1989. � 3 times awarded with scholarships at the School of Business for written papers on International Economic/Business events. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, 2001. |
| � Master�s Degree. International MBA. University of Saint Thomas, MN, USA, 2002 � "Mini Master" of e-Commerce. University of Saint Thomas, MN, USA, 2001 � Master�s Degree. Civil Engineer. University of Concepci�n. Chile, 1996. |
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