Portfolio

1. Carlos de Miguel Portfolio
ENGINEERING PROJECT LIST
2012 to 2013 Geotechnical Engineer ICAES(Madrid, Spain)
Consulting &Services Firm- Building
Wrote geotechnical reportsforthe constructionsector asa Freelance Consultant
 Geotechnical report to cover a riding stable.
 Geotechnical report to build a greenhouse
 Geotechnical report to install a pressure group
 Geotechnical report to build a storm tank
2008 - 2010 Geotechnical Engineer INCOSACompany(Madrid)
Consulting &Services Firm- Building & InfrastructuresforCivilEngineering,Energy & Industry-
Developmentgeotechnical reportsforconstructionandcivil engineering for highways
and railways. Manage drillersteam. Supervision on-site investigation. Planned collect
soil samples. Planned laboratory testing. Wrote geotechnical report. Geotechnical
Design for foundations. Worked on the following projects:
 Geotechnical report for a highway M-104
 Supervision on-site investigation for high-velocity railway (Murcia, Spain). (3 months)
 Geotechnical reportaboutcurrentfoundationsbridge inHuesca(Spain) tocheckthe
pre-existentfoundations.
 Geotechnical report circumvallation highway in Madrid
 Geotechnical report to build a new National Hotel (Guadalajara, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build a new tax agency (Toledo, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build a new Statistic Nacional Institute (Madrid, Spain)
 Monitoring of pathologies detected Social department building (Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build four underground car parks (Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build an auditorium (Madrid)
 Geotechnical report to build a block of homes (Madrid)
 Geotechnical report to build a sports facilities (Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build a teenagers centre (Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build a social attend (Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to build a 132 kV electric power substation for Airbus Operation
S.L (Toledo, Spain)
 Geotechnical report to support a mobile crane in Archaeological Nacional Museum
(Madrid, Spain)
 Geotechnical Study and Analysis wall slope stability
2002- 2008 Geotechnical EngineerINTEINCO,S.ACompany. (Madrid)
Consulting firm- construction, environment and industry sector.
DevelopGeotechnical reports.Geotechnical Designforfoundations.Construction
QualityAssurance (CQA):site supervision of numerous residential buildings, inall
regionsof Spain.

2. Carlos de Miguel Portfolio
Checkedgeotechnical report.Checkedgeotechnical parametersof shallow anddeep
foundation,piles, micropiles,wall piles, retainingstructures andslope stability.
Checkedonsite the compliance with the geotechnicalreport,projectandcodes.
Wrote a reportto the insurance company aboutqualitycontrol. Workedonthe
followingprojects:
 Geotechnical consultantinProjectandsite constructionsof residential buildingsin
IslasCanariasIslands,Albacete,Sevilla,Marbella,MurciayAlicante.(Spain)
 Nº of projectsand site supervision inAlicante:50
 Nº of projectsand site supervision inAlbacete:192
 Nº of projects andsite supervision inSevilla:71
 Nº of projects andsite supervision inMarbella:65
 Nº of projects inCanariasIslands:56
 Nº of projects andsite supervisioninMurcia:58
 Geotechnical Consultant of new justice palace.(Las Palmas, Canarias Island)
 Geotechnical Consultant new hospital Las Palmas (Canarias Island)
 Geotechnical consultant in Project and site supervision of residential buildings in
Madrid. The Department (3 people)
 Total Nº of projects and site supervision in Madrid: 284 constructions.
 Responsible geotechnical consultant in Project and site constructions, structure
foundation of 51 residential buildings for public company of Madrid
 Geotechnical consultant of Aquatic Centre for Olympic candidature.
 Geotechnical Consultant new pavilion of congress centre.
 Geotechnical consultant a Sport centre
 Geotechnical report for a manifold
 Geotechnical reports building residential housing
2004 to February 2005 Geotechnical Engineer INTEINCO, S.A Company -Gerona and
Barcelona branch office-. Geotechnical Manager.
 Geotechnical consultantinProjectandsite supervisionof residentialbuildings Gerona
y Barcelona.
 Pathologystudyof a residential building.
 Geotechnical report to build enlargement archive diocesan.
 Geotechnical reports building residential buildings
Nov 2000- June 2002 Technical Manager H20 GEOFÍSICABALEAR SL Mallorca-SpainGround
investigation & reportsand concrete foundation-construction sector-.
 Development of 125 geotechnical reports to build residential building

3. Carlos de Miguel Portfolio
ContentWriter,tutor for the Course “Introductionto Geotechnical Engineering.”(Module 1)-
12hours-:
1.2 Desk Study (aerial photographs, geological and geotechnical maps, etc.)
1.3 Soil description (material description, RQD, GM, Geomechanics station)
1.4 Geophysics (shallow and borehole), Geological and geotechnical cartography
1.5 Boreholes (rotary, dynamic probing, trial pits…), samples
1.6 In-situ testing (SPT, pressuremeter, CPT, permeability, dynamic plates, rock
Schmidt, etc…), piezometer
EFFICIENCY ENERGY
Produced seventeen Energy Performance Certificates for buildings (Madrid). Groen
Energy Company
Lecture: A practical process of Energy Certification according to Directive 2002/91/CE
of the European Parliament and C3X software. Council of Guadalajara (Spain)
GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE
Design fifteen guided routes around Madrid to show geological heritage.
Co-author of course: Geotourism and Geological Heritage
Co-author of course: Training for Teachers on educational, geological trips at
secondary school.
COMMITTEE:
 Spanish Official Association of Professional Geologist: Ethical Committee
member (2011)
 Environment National Summit: Team work member number 11 (2012)
PUBLICATIONS
BLOG: www.carlosjdemiguel.es
GEOLOGICALENGINEERING
Whatyou mustor mustn’tsay in geotechnicalreports.(2006)Tierra y Tecnologíanº 29.
PublishedbySpanishOfficial Associationof Professional Geologist
I compiledalistof missingdefinitionsmistakes,plustheirconclusionsfromgeotechnical
reports.My rich experience inqualityassurance gave me the insighttoidentifythese issues.
Link
Attention!!Foundation on construction progress. (2008) Tierray Tecnologíanº 32. Publishedby
SpanishOfficial Associationof Professional Geologist

4. Carlos de Miguel Portfolio
I compile alistof differentissuesthatoccurredinexcavationandexecutionfoundation.
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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GeothermalEnergy,a renewablereality. (2013) Itacambiental.Digital magazineof Association
of EnvironmentalScience. (ACA)
The presentarticle givestoknowthe mainprinciplesof the geothermal energy,itsapplication
and itspaperfor savingefficiencyenergy.
Enlace
Geothermal,looking forward.(2011) Tecnoenergía
Geothermal has a highpotential fordevelopmentinSpainlike energyresourcesbeing
alternative versusfossilresources.
Link
Lecture: Introduction to GeothermalEnergy.On ambientenet.es
Link
GEOLOGICALHERITAGE
Greenland Expedition 2009 (I):Its Geology.(2010) Tierra y Tecnologíanº 36. Publishedby
SpanishOfficial Associationof Professional Geologist
Greenlandisthe biggestisland inthe world,withapopulationof inhabitantswithHDIhigh.
The most village visitedwasQaqortoq(3.000inhabitants) yNarsaq(1.700 inhabitants).
Link
Greenland Expedition 2009 (II).Geosites.(2010) Tierray Tecnologíanº 37. PublishedbySpanish
Official Associationof ProfessionalGeologist
For people whoare travellingtoGreenlandandinterestedingettingtoknow indepth,the
article indicatesGeositesthatillustrate yourcuriosityto recognizeaunique geological place in
the world.
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Geoheritage asaneducational resource andeducational resourcesasheritage (2014) AEPECT
(SpanishAssociationtoteachEarth Science),num.22(pages.69-80)
Thismanuscriptpresentsacompilationof didacticexperiences,whichaddressthe teachingof
Earth Sciencesthroughthe knowledge of geological heritage.The aimof these proposalsisto
promote students’comprehensionof the Earthprocessessothattheymay developapositive
attitude towardsthem.The six activitieschosenofferacatalogue withavarietyof sites,
methodologies,contentsandlevels.

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Geotourism. (2014) Tierra y Tecnologíanº 44. PublishedbySpanishOfficial Associationof
ProfessionalGeologist
Definingtourismiscommon. However,Geological tourism?Thisisthe questiontoshow when
we google itfor the firsttime the wordGeotourismonthe internet.
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The valueof geologicalheritage. (2013) Blogof Institute of Environment - InstitutoSuperiorde
Medioambiente-
Whenwe contemplate alandscape,gothrougha ravine,we see acliff.Thisnaturally
surroundinghasa commondenominator:the Geology
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Conclusionsof l GeotourismInternationalCongress. (2013) Blogof Institute of Environment -
InstitutoSuperiorde Medioambiente-
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Blogof TurismoGeológico Company. 52Postsfrom January2013 to July2014
OTHERS
Entrepreneurship and races:Life and Sport .(2014). Blogof Institute of Environment - Instituto
Superiorde Medioambiente-
In thisnew post, I will doinparallel withsportsandourprojects.The sportspractice is an
essential forourdaily life, andthispractice will improve it. Link
VOLUNTEER
 Regional Coordinator ina civil Organisation againstpovertyandsocial exclusion.
(2005-2011)
 Campsite coordinator (1992-1997)
 Mountain Guide (1991-2014)
 Board memberof NIDO Foundation,Madrid-Spain(2005), charitydedicatedto
helpingchildrenwithcerebralpalsy