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Permanent Address in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
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ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Doctorate in Carnegie Mellon University: Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the area of construction and environmental engineering, 2004
M. E., Carnegie Mellon University: Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the area of construction and environmental engineering, 2001.
M.S.E., University of Texas at Austin: Civil Engineering, in the area Construction & Project Management, 1994.
Bachelor, Mexican National Autonomous University (UNAM), Civil Engineering, 1985.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Construction Industry and environmental associate issues.
Life Cycle Assessment of products and processes in the Construction Industry.
Sustainable project management.
Project management techniques
CURRENT AND PAST POSITIONS
Professor at the Civil Engineering Department in the University of Michoacan (UMSNH), 1994 -
Plumbing installations in residence buildings
Residence buildings supervision in Michoacan
Mexico, 1989-1991Concrete Structures Design for Industrial Plants in the Mexican Petroleum Institute, 1985-1988
Professional practice (social service) int the Materials and Construction Laboratory in the Mexican National Autonomous University (UNAM), 1982-1983
Engineer assistant(ICA) in the construction of the 4th METRO (Electrical train) line in Mexico City, 1979-1980
SKILLS AND AFFILIATIONS
Spanish and English command
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) .
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
§ Algebra I. Bachelor semester academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Algebra II. Bachelor semester academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Costing and budgeting in construction. Bachelor semester academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Construction project management. Bachelor semester academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Algebra. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Engineering Economics. Teacher assistant of Dr. Chris Hendrickson at Carnegie Mellon University (undergraduate), Pittsburgh, PA.
§ Mathematics II. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Construction Procedures III. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Construction Procedures I. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Economic Engineering. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University
§ Management in Engineering. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Critical Path Method in Construction. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
§ Computation applied to Construction. Bachelor annual academic program in Civil Engineering in the Michoacan University.
Especialty
§ Infrastructure works management. Specialty in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana .
§ Computation Seminar. Specialty in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana .
§ Documental Research Methodology. Specialty in Urban development in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana.
Graduate
§ Project Management in Construction. Master in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana
§ Thesis I. Master in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana.
§ Thesis II. Master in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana.
§ Thesis III. Master in Transportation in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana.
Other Courses
§ Integral Computation Introduction . Continuing education course in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana .
§ Windows programming. Continuing education course in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana .
§ Civil Engineering technical texts translation workshop . Open course for students and professors in the Civil Enginnering Department at Universidad Michoacana .
§ English Conversational Club Coordination Open space for students and professors in the Michoacan University Espacio.
THESIS SUPERVISION
Undergraduate
§ “Modification proposal for the Construction Code in the State of Michoacan, relative to structural damage in civil works due to geological faults” Javier Martínez Velázquez, Civil Engineering Department (UMSNH), November 2007.
§ “Aplicación de la Hoja de Cálculo Excel en el Diseño de Pavimentos Rígidos” García Ochoa Rita Soledad, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Septiembre 1998.
§ “Cálculo Hidráulico de Redes de Distribución de Agua Potable en Malla con Ayuda de la Hoja de Cálculo Excel” Peña Miranda Obed, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Septiembre 1998.
§ “Cálculo de Poligonales por Medio de una Hoja Electrónica (Excel 5.0)” Guerrero Durán Vicente, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Agosto 1998.
§ “Ampliación y Remodelación del Hospital General Regional No 1 del I.M.S.S., Morelia, Mich. ” Hernández Ramos María del Carmen, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Agosto 1998.
§ “Automatización del Cálculo de Curvas Horizontales Simples para el Proyecto de Carreteras” Meza Merlos Liliana, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Mayo 1998.
§ “Control Automatizado del Programa de Apoyo a la Costa Michoacana para la Reconstrucción de Viviendas Después del Sismo del 11 de Enero de 1997” Farías Domínguez Daniel, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Enero 1998.
§ “Procedimiento constructivo del gimnasio auditorio de usos múltiples de la UMSNH” Cerna Alvarez Martín, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Agosto 1997.
§ “Programa de Excel para el Cálculo de Precios Unitarios” Díaz Negrete Leopoldo, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Julio 1997.
§ “Procedimiento Constructivo y Presupuesto del Tramo 241+000 - 250+000 de la Autopista México-Guadalajara, 1992-1994” Mascote Súarez Héctor, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Marzo 1997.
§ “Procedimiento constructivo y presupuesto del Sistema de alcantarillado sanitario del Fraccionamiento “Tierra y Libertad”, Moroleón Gto.” Milán Castro Fernando, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Marzo 1997.
§ “El Cálculo del Valor Esperado Utilizando Excel v.5.0” Acuña Olvera Juan Carlos, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Noviembre 1996.
§ “Aplicación del Excel en el Análisis de Volúmenes de Obra” González Gómez Octavio, Fac. Ing. Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Agosto 1996.
ARTICLES AND OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS
§ L. Ochoa Franco, B. Echeverria Toriz, E. Garcia Rodriguez, and F. Valle Fernandez "Comparative Methane production from agriculture, livestock and forestry in Canada and USA, from a biogas production standpoint.” Engineering and Architecture National Congress. Proceedings ISBN 978-968-9322-40-5,Michoacan University,November 2008, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico., November 26 to November 28, 2008.
§ Belem Echeverria Toriz and Luis Ochoa Franco "Associate structural damage to geological faults and aquifer over-exploitation in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.” XVI Seismic Engineering National Congress. Proceedings in DVD, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo,Mexico., October 31 to November 3, 2007.
§ Luis Ochoa Franco, Maricela Villicaña Méndez, Leticia Ochoa Franco y Ezequiel García Rodríguez "Tala de árboles: Estudio de caso desde una perspectiva económica y de impacto ambiental.” VIII Congreso Mexicano de Recursos Forestales. ISBN: 968-7469-81-1, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico., 28 de octubre al 31 octubre del 2007.
§ Luis Ochoa Franco, Alberto Rodríguez Castro, Ezequiel García Rodríguez y Gabriel Martínez Herrera "Inventario ambiental de la elaboración de refrescos y hielo, y purificación de agua: Caso de estudio utilizando un método económico de entradas-salidas.” VII Seminario Iberoamericano: Planificación, proyecto y operación de sistemas de abastecimiento de agua. ISBN: 84-89487-25-1, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico., 18 al 21 de junio del 2007.
§ L. Ochoa Franco, J.A. Rodriguez Castro, E. Garcia Rodriguez, R. Garcia Acevedo y B. Echeverria Toriz “El plan de estudios de la licenciatura en Ingenieria Civil de la UMSNH en el contexto de la acreditacion y del Tratado de Libre Comercio de America del Norte.” 2º Foro Academico Nacional de Ingenierias y Arquitecturas, 2006. ISBN: 970-703-442-4. Pags. 139-146. Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico., 6 al 8 diciembre 2006.
§ Roberto Garcia Acevedo, Jesus Alberto Rodriguez Castro, Montserrat Serrano Medrano y Luis Armando Ochoa Franco “Analisis de la variacion del Oxigeno disuelto y demanda bioquimica de Oxigeno en el Rio Grande de Morelia.” XXII Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidraulica. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, Octubre 2006.
§ Belem Echeverria Toriz y Luis Ochoa Franco “¿Sabias que a traves de la vibracion del medio ambiente se puede saber si un puente esta dañado o no?.” Revista Electronica Carisma de la Ciencia, Nº 3, pp. 18-20, 2006, http://ciencia.dcc.umich.mx/carisma.html (ultimo acceso 20 Enero 2007), Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
§ Liliana Márquez Benavides y Luis Ochoa Franco “El uso del cartel para una comunicacion cientifica efectiva.” Revista Electronica Carisma de la Ciencia, Nº 3, pp. 15-17, 2006, http://ciencia.dcc.umich.mx/carisma.html (ultimo acceso 20 Enero 2007), Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
§ Luis Ochoa, Robert Ries, H. Scott Matthews, and Chris Hendrickson “Life cycle Assessment of Residential Buildings.” Construction Research Congress 2005, April 5-7, 2005, ISBN 0784407541, CD_ROM, ASCE,San Diego, California.
§ Ochoa, L., Hendrickson, C., y Matthews, S., “Economic Input-output Life-cycle Assessment of U.S. Residential Buildings.” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, Volume 8, Number 4, pp. 132-138, December 2002.
§ Ochoa, L., “La Automatización y la Robótica en la Construcción en el Mundo,” Revista de Ingeniería Civil de la Facultad de Ing. Civil de la UMSNH, Volumen 1, Número 3, Morelia, Michoacán, Noviembre 1997.
§ Ochoa-Franco, L., Haas, C., and Dailey, C.. “Construction Automation Research Database. Automation and Robotics in Construction XI,” Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Brighton, UK, ed. Chamberlain, D.A., Elsevier, New York, NY, May 24-26. 523-530, May 1994
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
§ Scholarship for doctoral studies at the Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)by the Mexican Board of Education SEP) in 2000
§ Beca para estudios de maestría en la Universidad de Texas en Austin por parte del CONACYT en 1994.
§ “El Reconocimiento Nacional 19 de Septiembre: Reconocimiento a la solidaridad social,” otorgado por la Presidencia de la República en Noviembre de 1985, referente a los sismos del 19 y 20 de septiembre de 1985