Ana Cabido is a Portuguese civil engineer specialized in historic preservation. She has over 25 years of experience working as a design engineer, construction site manager, and director of construction projects in Portugal, Angola, and Belgium. Her background includes managing budgets from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
ANA CABIDO
+351 938922552 / cabido.ana@gmail.com
Birth date: 01/04/1971
Nationality: Portuguese
Education: Civil Engineering
I am a structural engineer who studied in Lisbon, Paris and Leuven, and specialized in conservation of historic towns and
buildings. I have worked as a design engineer as well a contractor, and been in charge of construction sites for projects as
complex and varied as office buildings, hotels and homes, but also as challenging as the conservation and reconditioning
of two of Lisbon’s historic districts, palaces and monuments. Over the last six years I have been responsible for developing
projects in Lisbon and implementing them in Angola, having to adjust to a different and challenging human and logistic
reality.
My experience goes from dealing directly with local construction workers, negotiating budget cuts and deadlines with
contractors, developing technical solutions with engineers, optimizing chaotic logistics and human and material resource
shortfalls in the most effective possible way, as well as reporting to top management. Most importantly I am used to
coordinating multiple and complex tasks from geo-spread multidisciplinary teams, to ensure that every collective goal is
achieved. My disposition and availability to travel to wherever necessary is total.
From the very beginning it has been clear to me that ideas are my inspiration but the actions that make them possible are
my motivation. I believe in the power of dedicated work in service of a project and in the commitment to its values. In
giving all you’ve got and making a difference with every day’s work. In team work, side by side with personal
responsibility. I believe there are no unsolvable problems or unbeatable difficulties, when our goal is clear and our resolve
is strong. That big achievements are made of small steps. And that’s where my motivation stems from.
EXPERIENCE
Wayfield Trading InternationalS.A., Lisbon, Portugal/ Luanda, Angola
Wayfield is one of the largest private conglomerates of companies operating in 3 countries in Africa with businesses
ranging from softdrink and detergents plants and commercialization to retail commercial units, with more than 2000
employees and a permanent construction requirement of more than 100.000 square meters per year.
July 2006 - August 2012
Director of Construction Projects and Facilities. Sole responsible for creating and managing this department for the
company. In charge of the technical development, operational implementation and management of construction projects
simultaneously in Portugal, Angola and Azores Islands, including:
 Industrial projects (factories that produce food, soft drinks, beer, detergents, other goods Warehouses and
logistics centers
 Cash & carry and supermarkets
 Office buildings
 Housing developments and apartment buildings
 Infrastructure (water piping, water treatment plants, electricity distribution)
Responsible for the development of these projects from the initial idea to the final construction on site, as well as for the
execution and control of budgets ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Coordinated several technical
teams in different stages of the process, between Lisbon and Luanda. Created the operational and logistic conditions on
the ground, managing contractors and local entities, negotiating and managing contracts and overseeing the construction
site, while assuring the planning and managing deadlines were met.

2. Edifer Construções, Lisbon, Portugal /Porto, Portugal
Edifer is the fourth biggest contractor company in Portugal with public and private contracts that range from the
construction of office and residential buildings, infra-structure, highways to airports and dams, with more than 1000
employees.
November 1996 - July 2006
Construction Site Director. Technical and operational manager of construction sites for the execution of projects involving
hundreds of construction workers and dozens of different contractors simultaneously, including:
 Conservation, restoration and structural reinforcement of older structures and monuments such as Sottomayor
Palace, Lisbon’s castle urban area and Cais das Colunas monument in Lisbon
 Construction of several hotel buildings
 Construction of apartment buildings
Responsible for the technical analysis and supervision of engineering projects, activity planning and overall budget control.
Analyzed and negotiated contractors budget proposals and managed construction contracts. Coordinated multidisciplinary
teams that included clients, contractors, technical and execution personnel. Oversaw the construction site, purchase of
materials, equipment and work force allocation.
Gapetri Engineering Projects, Lisbon, Portugal
November 1994 - November 1996
Civil Engineer. Design engineer as well as construction site supervisor for projects including:
 Court house building in Oeiras
 Court house building in Seixal
 Church and day carebuilding in Lisbon
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Conservation of Historic Towns and Buildings from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Centre R.
Lemaire, Leuven, Belgium.
Under-Graduate Degreein Civil Engineering from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France.
Five year Under-Graduate Degreein Civil Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico – IST, Technical University, Lisbon,
Portugal.
Specialization in Structural Calculation.
SKILLS
Languages: Fluent in English, French and Portuguese. Knowledge of Spanish.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Co-author of the article“Conservation and Restoration of Palácio Sottomayor in Lisbon’’, for the National Conference of
Structural Engineering 2002 – new challenges for quality in construction, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, LNEC,
Lisbon, Portugal.