Pablo (Simón) Arbelaez Vargas
Drainage Engineer & Flood Risk Consultant
Experience
Drainage Engineer & Flood Risk Consultant
Remote
- Creation of flood risk assessments for planning approval
- Drainage designs with SuDS in Causeway Flow (SWMM)
- Leading and ensuring compliance across projects
- Liaison with stakeholders
Engineering Assistant Civil Engineer
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Part of a contract for upgrading the sewer network in Manizales
- Drafted and updated network in Civil 3D and SewerGEMS
- Used QGIS for hydrological applications
Engineering Assistant
Top Ingeniería
- Assisted on budget spreadsheets
- Prepared weekly and monthly reports
- Drafted and calculated earthwork volumes in Civil 3D
Freelance Civil Engineer
Independent
- QGIS/grading; 2D AutoCAD
- Photogrammetric planning and processing with Agisoft Metashape
- Project management leading a group of three engineers in computational modelling of urban pluvial flooding with GIS and SWMM-based model formulation
Hydraulics Laboratory Assistant
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Performed flow rate measurement experiments to characterize hydraulic parameters
- Worked in a team environment with special care for safety protocols
Service Agent
Call Center
- High use of communication skills to de-escalate customers
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Construction (4.5 years), Professional Services (2 years), Utilities (0.5 years), and Education (0.5 years).
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Experienced in Project Management (4.5 years), Quality Assurance (1.5 years), Research and Development (1 year), Operations (0.5 years), and Customer Service (0.5 years).
Skills
- Drainage Engineer & Flood Risk Consultant
- Qgis/arcgis
- Civil 3d
- Swmm
- Urban Water
- Python/matlab/r
- Hec-ras/mike
- Agisoft Metashape
- Adaptable
- Resourceful
- Dynamic
- Proactive
- Detail Oriented
- Clear And Concise
Languages
Education
IHE Delft, TU Dresden, UPC Barcelona, Universidad de Ljubljana
Master in Flood Risk Management · Flood Risk Management · Barcelona, Spain
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Civil Engineer · Civil Engineering · Colombia
Certifications & licenses
Introduction To R
TU Dresden
Top Ingeniería
IHE Delft
Civil 3D For Autodesk
Coursera
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