1. Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzalez, CV
Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzález.
Madrid, Spain Phone: +34 91 442 43 81
e-mail: ernesto.prendes@gmail.com Mobil Phone: +34 619 200 478.
Skype: ernesto.prendes
Bachelor in Geology (5 years). Complutense University, Madrid Spain (1992)
Sediment Environments and basin analysis specialist, (Stratigraphy)
Senior Geologist/Project Manager with 20 years of experience in geotechnics and
contaminated land.
Linkedin: https://es.linkedin.com/in/ernesto-prendes-alvargonzalez-8958b14b/en
Currently: Available, geotechnical works and contaminated land assessments, remediation.
• Twelve years in contaminated land. Project Manager of contaminated land assessments,
RBCA, phases I, II and III. Soil, groundwater and atmosphere. Spills intervention. Remediation
systems design. EIA. Remediation control. Permitting. Four years as ENAC inspector (Spanish
National Certification Entity), soils, groundwater and atmosphere.
• Ten years in geological engineering. Eight years of Geotechnical Project Manager. Two
years as Area Manager in Barcelona, geotechnical assessments and construction supervision,
slope stability, foundations, roads, construction materials.
Skills and competences:
• Proactive, positive thinking focusing in the “we will do” philosophy.
• Coordination of multiple projects, subcontractors and multicultural teams. Cost control,
budgeting, bids, scheduling. Managing multidisciplinary research teams.
• Got used to work under standard procedures ISO, ENAC, ASTM, quality control and multiple
legislations.
• Project management in Africa and Latin America experience.
Geotechnical
• Geotechnical engineering: Slope stability, foundations, containment corrective actions, bolts,
drainage design, erosion control.
Environmental
• Quantitative risk analysis to human health, RBCA Risk Based Corrective Action works.
• Phase I, II and III assessments, cleanup proposals and remediation systems design,
demolitions. Permitting. EIA.
General
• Field campaigns design, geotechnical, contamination, sampling, laboratory testing.
• Geological cross sections, mapping, volume calculation, reserves, grade control.
• Drills execution control, coredrills detailed logging, conventional, wire line, waterdrills...
• Geomorphologic analysis, aerial photographs interpretation expert, landslides, faults, etc.
• Analysis of groundwater flow. Dispersion of pollutants. Numerical modelling.
• Hydrogeological tests, pumping, Lefranc, Lugeon, Slug-test…
• Microsoft Office Advanced user, Excel, Word, Power-point, Access…
Professional Background information (only shows the most prominent projects)
2016: Environmental Consultant
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• Environmental Monitoring Plan. Burning tires landfill, Retreat Plan of not burned tires. TRAGSA.
• Execution of the Environmental Monitoring and Control Plan for fluid phase hydrocarbons
extraction in a spilled oils pond (50.000 m3
). Government permitting interlocutor. TRAGSA.
• Detailed geological cross sections for the Ministry of Environment.
2015: Freelance environmental Consultant.
• Urgent remedial actions in Penwalt Facility in Nicaragua. Export 250 tons of pesticides waste
for destruction in Europe under Basel Convention. TRAGSA.
• Environmental and quality monitoring Plan for fluid hydrocarbon phase extraction in a spilled
oils pond. TRAGSA.
2014-2015: Freelance consultant.
• Detailed assessment, remediation proposals and demolition scheme of a mercury cells clorine-
alcali and pesticides facility in Central America, Penwalt complex in Managua, (14 ha, 85
buildings, 105 tanks, 45 structures), Nicaragua. TRAGSA.
2013: Freelance consultant.
• Tender for the detailed assessment and remediation proposals for the Penwalt chemical
complex in Nicaragua, Central America. TRAGSA.
• Geotechnical assessment of a water treatment plant and supply network (80 km), La Rioja
Spain. FERROVIAL.
2012: Environmental & Remediation Supervisor, African Minerals Ltd.
Makeni, Sierra Leone, for the Railway Pepel-Tonkolili.
• Design of Spoil and Borrow areas remediation program, civils and reforest works, erosion
control. Community Projects.
• Geotechnical assessor, for railway and Mine: Slope stability definition, erosion control.
2005-2011: Project Manager at GEOCISA, Spain, Environmental Protection Division, Head Office.
• Pollution Assessment and Remediation Project Manager, Phases I, II and III.
• Cuantitative risk for human health and ecosystems calculations. Define target remediation
values. Environmental Impact Assessments.
• Brownfields cleanup proposals, remediation systems design, remediation control. Installation
and operation remediation systems supervisor.
• Assessments design: scope of works, field works manager, drills, sampling, laboratory tests,
reports, analysis. Client relations, quotations, bids, tenders, procurements, cost control.
• Spain National Certification Entity Inspector (ENAC) for contaminated soils and underground
water. Atmosphere inspector for province government.
• Prominent projects:
o Sediments and basin detailed assessment, Quantitative Risk Analysis for Human Health
and Ecosystems (RBCA) and cleanup proposals for the Sabiñanigo dam reservoir,
Huesca. Ebro River Basin, MAMR, Ministry of environment, Spain.
o Assessment and future solution works definition in the gypsum quarry "The Guixera" in
Castellserà, Lleida. Waste Agency of Catalonia, Spain.
o Detailed assessment, ACR and solution actions in four landfills at former quarries in
Cerdanyola del Valles. Directional Centre at Cerdanyola del Valles.
o Sealing Project for the landfill "Montserrat 2" in Cerdanyola del Valles. Consortium
urbanistic of the Directional Centre at Cerdanyola del Valles.
o Detailed subsurface research, RBCA, cleanup proposals, design remediation systems,
(Phases I, II and III) in over 50 service stations REPSOL, CAMPSA, AGIP, CEPSA.
o Preliminary reports of soils assessment in REPSOL service stations, Phases I and II. (Over
100).
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o Monitoring and certification remediation works in service stations, handover reports,
REPSOL, CAMPSA, AGIP, CEPSA.
o ENAC inspection reports of pollution in soils, water and, atmosphere emissions and
inmissions. Confidential clients
o Detailed subsurface research, RBCA and cleanup proposals in CLH facilities, large
storage facilities, phases I and II.
o Detailed subsurface research, RBCA and cleanup proposals in some industrial plants and
large development areas. Confidential Clients.
2005: Geotechnical Consultant and Advisor of Project, G.O.C.S.A, Spain. High Speed Railway
Section Elche - Monforte del Cid.
• Geostatictics, geotechnical assessment, slope design, materials.
2003-2005: Area Manager and Senior Project Manger, at GEOPLANNING SL in Barcelona, Spain.
20 workers, 5 drilling teams, 4 junior geologists.
• Geotechnical assessments and technical solutions. Foundations, slopes, excavations.
• Team management, project assessment, research design, manage field works, sampling and
laboratory test, task assignation, timesheet management. Reports supervisor.
• Client relations, bids, tenders, quotations, procurements, cost control.
o Previous Study for the New Axis Rail in Catalonia. GISA. Catalonia Civil Works
Department. (Design and implementation of a Geographic Information System).
o Construction project of the N-II, Sections Maçanet-Sils and Sils-Caldes de Montbui.
MOPU, (Spanish Ministry of Civil Works).
o Report and solution proposals for the landslide at Tirvia, LLeida. GISA.
o Hydrogeological Report of the Alguaire waterspring in Baqueira-Beret. Client Confidential.
o Ebro Transfer water channel, Sections Vilafranca and Martorell. MOPU.
o Numerous studies Private housing and buildings, shopping centres, industrial, civil works,
etc. (over 200). Different Clients.
2003: Freelance Consultant for CESPA. Report on the landfill and waste deposits in Castilla La
Mancha.
2000-2003: Project Geologist and Field Manager at the Geotechnical Department I at the Head
Office of Ferrovial-Agroman construction company. (Prominent projects)
o Dam of Melonares in Seville.
o Project geotechnical assessments for Scuts tenders (Highways) in the Azores.
o Navarrete-Puerto Plata Road in the Dominican Republic.
o Camiri-Abapo Road in Bolivia.
o Bridge over the Rio Grande river in Bolivia.
o Radial-4 Highway. Madrid.
o Geotechnical assessments Project tenders for Scuts in Portugal, Grande Porto.
o Reports for minor structures and buildings in Spain, containment structures for slope
slides, bolts, anchors, drainage, and some buildings foundations (over 50).
2000: Project manager at Green, Ground & Water. Geotechnical and hydrogeological reports for
landfills of Castilla La Mancha (80).
2000: Hired as geologist at Environment, Transport & Planning. Environmental audits at fuel
stations and asphalt facilities.
1999: Hired as project geologist, at INGEMISA Geotechnical logging team management of the drills
for the Guadarrama Tunnel, high speed railway; (30.000 m).
1998-1999: Hired as geologist at Environment, Transport & Planning. Environmental audits at fuel
stations and asphalt facilities.
1997: Hired by JA Torroja Technical Office for the European Commission. Field Team Manager, and
geotechnical report for the Chiweta-Karonga Road in The Malawi Republic, Africa.
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1995-1997: Hired by INGEMISA. Project geologist and project manager. Preliminary Assessments
for Highways, Sections Vegadeo-Lugo, Ribadeo-Bahamonde and Ribadeo-Cape Vidio for National
Department of Roads.
1994-1995: Hired by INOCSA as project geologist. Construction projects of the Cantabrian Highway,
Sections Caravia-Llovio; Lieres-Villaviciosa. Preliminary Reports for the Cartagena-Alicante and Ciudad
Real-Atalaya del Cañavate Highways. National Department of Roads.
1992: Hired by CGS (General Drilling Company) as project geologist to make the Spanish Geological
Map of 1:1,000,000 scale.
1992-1993: Hired by TEPSA (Drilling Special Techniques) as driller. Performing monitoring,
geotechnical and water wells and some anchors works.
1997-1998: Hired as Technology Professor in a secondary school, Education Ministry of Spain.
Languages
Spanish: Native.
English: High level in reading / writing medium level / fluent conversation. Projects in English-speaking
countries, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Africa.
Portuguese: Reading medium / medium-level conversation. Projects in Portuguese-speaking countries,
Portugal.
Additional Training
Various training courses on safety and prevention, to hold the labours of field manager at civil works:
• Safety and Risk prevention, Information and prior training (17/07/2005) GEOCISA prevention
service.
• Safety and Risk prevention, Basic level, 50 hours (13/07/2006) SentaWork.
• Work at elevation areas Safety Course (22/03/2010), Vertical Technology.
Professional specialization courses:
• Pumping Test seminar, design and interpretation, ICOG, 2013.
• Mining course online, (130 hours), ICOG, 2013.
• Ballast quality specialist and quality certifier, ADIF, Spanish Railways, 2013.
• Pollution dispersion models, hydrocarbons, chlorinated compounds, solutes, 2012.
• Basic course Modflow. Groundwater flow modelling, 2012.
• Course of 3D geological modelling with GeoModeller, 2012.
• Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing, GIS. ETSI Agronomists (250 hours) Madrid, 1999.
(Geomorphology).
• Seismic applied to the subsurface geology, (120 hours), modulus of the Master in Subsurface
Geology, Superior School of Mining Engineering, Madrid, 1994.
• Practical Log analyst, (80 hours), drill geophysical analysis, modulus of the Master in
Subsurface Geology, Superior Mining School of Engineering, Madrid, 1994.
• Practical Topography. (300 hours) Torvall Academy, Official Certification, 30/04/1992.
• Artillero, Blasting design and explosive handling, Civil Engineering Superior School, Madrid.
(150 hours). Official Certification, 23/12/1993.
• Teaching Aptitude Certificate (CAP), 03/06/1996.
Computers:
- Handling of all types of packages and software, Windows and Linux.
- Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat, etc, expert user.
- Specific programs: AutoCad (Drawing), Surfer (Mapping), Modflow (modelling of groundwater flow),
Dips, Swedge, Slope (Analysis structural geological data for design of slopes), RBCA Toolkit, GMS.
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5. Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzalez, CV
May 2016.
Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzalez.
Chartered Geologist nº- 4209
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6. Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzalez, CV
May 2016.
Ernesto Prendes Alvargonzalez.
Chartered Geologist nº- 4209
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