DAVID A. ORTIZ, P.E

                                                                    7248 BECKFORD AVE.

                                                                      RESEDA, CA 91335

                               PHONE 909-731- 6785

                                                                     david_825@yahoo.com

 

Summary:

 

BS. With a Major in Civil Engineering, and over twenty years of experience in the field of utilities, sewer design; hydrology and hydraulic analysis for drainage systems for highway, transit and light rail projects. QSD, Prepared SWPPP, SUSMP and WQMP for land development and public works projects, B permit plans for street reconstruction in the city of Los Angeles; designed water tank and pump station sites to accommodate appurtenance structures

 

Experience:

 

PROJECT MANAGER                                                                                    STANTEC Consulting INC

June 2012- January 2014                                                                      Thousand Oaks

 

Land Development – Construction inspection

-          Prepared grading and drainage plans for residential development for commercial projects and supervise grading / drainage works; resolved RFIs during construction; complied with water quality plans for construction permitting

-          Processed requirements from DPW, fire department for land development projects.

-          Designed grading for the Canyon Hills, a hillside development for 221 residential lots along the 210 freeway in the city of Glendale

-          Prepared WPPP for the Santa Maria refinery in San Luis Obispo, to comply with the disposal of industrial waste per California requirements.

 

PROJECT MANAGER                                                                                    DCA Civil Engineering Group

August 2011- January 2012                                                                      Torrance, CA

 

Utilities

-Resolved utility conflicts posed by some of the existing underground utilities along the proposed alignment for The Crenshaw / LAX Transit Corridor, an eight miles light rail transit (LRT) project that begins at Exposition Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles and traverses the Cities of Inglewood and El Segundo. MTA is going to construct the project under the Design Build modality

-Relocated an existing  39” storm drain that conflicted with the proposed ‘U’ section at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and 48th Street by changing the storm drain alignment and joining into the same drainage system seven hundred feet downstream; prepared the WSPG analysis and the project was approved for construction by the LABOE.

-Relocated a 39”storm drain at the intersection of La Brea Avenue with Florence Avenue in the City of Inglewood which alignment conflicted with the proposed underground guideway. The realignment extended for 1750 feet to connect downstream into the same drainage system. The City project was planned to be transferred as an MTD to the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Division of Flood Control and was designed by county standards.

-Relocated two underground duct banks owned by the LAX airport and the FAA. These duct banks transmit signal, communication and electrical power from the west side of the airport to the east side, and cross under Aviation Boulevard aligned north south in the City of El Segundo.  The underground LRT guideway is parallel to and along the west side of Aviation Boulevard.

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- Each relocation consists of a ductbank encased in concrete parallel to the existing one and does have a portion of steel casing to span the ‘U’ section where  the LRT guideway  approaches the street grade.

-These relocations are bundled with others as the ‘Advanced Utility Relocation Project’ to be constructed before the contract for the Design Build project is awarded.

 

PROJECT ENGINEER                                                                                    CNC ENGINEERING

August 2008 – January 2011                                                                      City of Industry, CA

 

Street design and Public works

-Designed the Widening of San Jose Avenue at Nogales Street to accommodate the new traffic

volume generated by the Nogales Street Grade Separation Project by ACE*, which modified

some vicinity streets into cul-de-sacs  and re-routed traffic through San Jose Avenue; the

widening was from an existing 60 feet right of way to a new width of 75 feet, in a length of 540

feet;  it incorporated  horizontal curves with longer radii that improved visibility, made a

smoother ride and included a new left turn pocket for semitrailer queuing.  

                Utilities

-Replaced existing shallow utilities to new easements that would become exposed by the

widening project

-Established in coordination with the water purveyor the alignment of a new 8” DIP

  recycled water to prevent cross connection and to avoid conflict with existing utilities

-Coordinated and established the alignment for a new 12” Steel main for drinkable water to avoid

  conflict with the abandoned AC pipe and detailed fittings to connect to existing services

-Coordinated and established with the GAS Co. the alignment for a new 6” PVC gas main, to be

  installed by bore and jack, to avoid conflict with existing utilities

-Established the easement geometry for right of way acquisition

-Designed precise grades to avoid an existing 33” sanitary sewer siphon and the shallow

  8”diameter air pipe to it 

-Relocated the street lights affected by the street widening project

-Secured temporary Right of Entry permits from the CPUC and the UPRR to perform utility

installation and street work within the railroad right of way at various rail crossings

-Performed Plan checking for permit issuance: utilities, grading; drainage for industrial projects

and tilt up building construction.

 

*ACE, Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority

 

PROJECT MANAGER                                                                    David Evans & Associates, Inc.

March 2007 - June 2008                                                                                    Ontario, CA

Land development

-Designed the Improvement plans for Neil Armstrong Avenue in the city of Montebello, the

project connects the west bound on, off ramps of the 60 Freeway at its intersection with

Paramount Boulevard; supervised street drainage design and SUSMP Report.

Highway Design

-Designed the plate lining project for the repair of a 60 inch corrugated steel culvert, Route 330 under jurisdiction of CALTRANS district 8; deliverables were submitted for the PS&E Phase 

 

Water Supply Systems

David A. Ortiz

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-Designed a new   8” PVC sanitary sewer pipe, 4 miles long for the city of Hesperia, along the 15

  Freeway corridor; it included a bridge overcrossing through the UPRR right of way.

-Designed a 12” PVC water main, two miles long to supply potable water to the North West

  expansion of the city of Hesperia along the frontage road of the 15 freeway.  

-Designed a loop system to improve the water supply for the City of Marina del Rey, via a

12” steel main interconnected to the existing distributing system to meet the new flow and

pressure demand; detailed interconnections and new service connections   

-Designed the temporary water supply system for the construction of the Pine Tree Wind Farm

Project in the Mojave Desert; it consisted of a 12” PVC main on the ground.  Rated pumps,

sized appurtenance structures and obtained approval from the LADWP as the water purveyor;

the system tapped water from the Los Angeles aqueduct in the Mojave desert, Kern County at

Jawbone Canyon Road.

 

PROJECT MANAGER                                                                                    PBS&J

October 2004 - February, 2007                                                                      Riverside, CA

Land Development and Redevelopment

-Managed land development designs for residential projects mostly located in the Inland Empire,

projects consisted of clustered homes, golf course communities, man-made channels and ponds.

-Directed grading and drainage teams to meet specific planning criteria and complying with

agency requirements

Lakeview Villas, City of Lake Elsinore

-Secured approval of water supply for a 28 dwelling units on a hillside development in the city of

  Lake Elsinore, by the East Valley Water District

-Designed the sanitary sewer connection for this project and secured its sanitary sewer service after submitting the demand study for service to the agency

-Prepared report submittals for water quality control (WQMP), related to land development

  and construction activities

Utilities

3400 Cahuenga Blvd

-Obtained permit from Los Angeles Department of Sanitation to depress the site water table

during construction

-Designed and received approval for a new 8”PVC private sanitary sewer service for a new 47

dwelling units building and a 24 Hour fitness facility

-Designed and obtained approval for a new 4” PVC water supply system for servicing a new

residential building, fire service and fire hydrants; evaluated available pressure and flow rate.

- Designed the relocation for existing PIV and FDC for the new re-developed area

-Coordinated with the Los Angeles department of water and power to relocate encroaching power

poles into the property              

-Designed the street widening and obtained “B” permit for its construction; relocated fire

hydrants and electric vaults

             -Secured CALTRANS encroachment permit to discharge drainage flows into the State system.

              -Provided construction support and answered RFIs for this project

-Greenwich Village, City of West Hollywood

- Developed the demand schedule for utilities of a new residential complex in San Vicente Ave.

  and Beverly Blvd. Secured ‘Will Serve’ letters from the Los Angeles sanitation district, Beverly

  Hills Water District, SCE; The Gas Company during the EIR stage

 

David A. Ortiz

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SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER                                                        Washington Group Intl.

November, 2000 - September, 2004                                                        Irvine, CA

 

Highway Design

-Lead drainage engineer for the San Fernando BRT, a 14 miles bus way Design-Build 

Project for the Los Angeles MTA; the project included 26 street intersections.

-In charge of drainage and grading design for this project.

Light Rail Design                                                                                                                             

 

-Responsible for the drainage design to the Los Angeles to Pasadena Gold Line, a 13.8

miles light rail design-build project, within jurisdictions of the cities of Los Angeles,  

              Pasadena; South Pasadena and CALTRANS.

-Coordinated and conferred with agencies to accommodate appurtenance structures and to

relocate existing utilities.

 

-Memorial Park Station: Deepened a 84” RCP storm drain siphon under the metro rail tunnel to

avoid conflict with tunnel structure and rerouted it around a 48” sewer trunk

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-Replaced an abandoned a 36” RCP drain; rerouted the new pipe within the city right of way

                                                                                                                             

-Figueroa Marmion Way tunnel: Rerouted a sewer main through new manholes to avoid the new

  metro tunnel structure; rerouted storm drain lines to cross the street over the box structure.

-Designed the underground drainage pump station; sized wet well and rated pumps to discharge

into the city drainage system

 

-Chinatown station: Rerouted a 36” RCP drainage pipe to avoid conflict with a 48” RCP existing

  sanitary sewer. Drainage sheet flows were received from an adjacent upstream private parking,

  intercepted before reaching the escalators and elevator platform

-Designed precise grading and drainage for platform stations and parking lots.

-Provided field technical support by resolving RFIs during the construction of the project

                                                                              

CIVIL ENGINEER                                                                                    Nolte Associates, Inc.

February, 1998 - October, 2000                                                                      Corona, CA

-Prepared rough and precise grading for commercial development projects

-Studied site hydrology to size an underground detention gallery for storm rain water

-Sized trunks and storm drain system for the entire site, establishing flow rates, grades.

-Designed plans for streets, horizontal control and profiles using Soft desk.

-Designed a private spur rail, alignment, profile and sections using Soft desk 

 

ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER                                                          Rose Hills Co. Inc.

January, 1990-December, 1997                                                                        Whittier, CA

 

Land Development, water supply and sewer

-Designed the on-going land development plan for the company: roads, streets; parking lots,

  grading of lawns; hillside development and associated drainage; water tank site 

-Designed pump stations; rated pumps for water supply and irrigation systems.

-Designed the drinkable water supply system for two buildings through a series system of steel

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  tanks and lifts stations, a 4” PVC pressure main two miles long.

-Designed the sanitary sewer for a new building, a 6” PVC pipe, 4,000 feet long

-Dealt successfully with the Los Angeles Sanitation District to obtain recycled water.

-Converted the existing irrigation system into a dual one: well water- recycled water system

-Inspected building construction              

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                           

ENGINEERING SOFTWARE:

HEC-RAS

TR-55

WSPG

INROADS as a design tool

AUTO CADD / LDD Land Development as a design tool.

AUTOTURN

 

BUSINESS SOFTWARE:

EXCEL

WORD

 

                                                                                                                             

Education                                                                                                                              

B.S. degree with major in Civil Engineering issued by the National Engineering

             University*, Lima-Peru,

MBA degree from the University of Phoenix, Graduate School of Business and Management

 

Professional Certification

P.E. License Issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

EIT Certificate

QSD, Qualified Storm water pollution prevention plan Developer by CASQA

 

              Professional Affiliations

              American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), active member

 

Special skills

-Proficient in the Metric System (System International, SI)

-Bilingual skills, Fluent in Spanish.

 

           

* Www Site:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_Engineering

 

http://www.uni.edu.pe/