Leonardo Moreno De Luca
Bucaramanga, Santander
Summary
Enthusiastic Civil Engineer, M.Sc. and Architect with expertise in architectural and structural design, and in planning and development of construction projects. Excellent personal relationships, great sense of responsibility, proactive, creative and innovative, easy to adapt to change and in constant search for personal and professional growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Manager
WAICO Construcciones S.A.S.
05.2021 - Current
- Property management.
- Project planning and development.
- Architectural and engineering designs coordination and guidance.
- Supervise and define budget and scheduling of projects, cash flow and cost control.
- Lead and coordinate professionals and contractors who develop construction work.
- Define supplies acquisition and contractors selection.
Principal Architectural and Structural Designer
TAIPRO S.A.S.
09.2014 - Current
- Founder of TAIPRO S.A.S.
- Obtain clients / investors for new projects.
- Review, interpret and analyze urban and technical normative.
- Define and guide architectural, urban, landscape and structural designs of projects.
- Coordinate all engineering designs developed externally.
- Develop pre-planning studies for new construction projects.
- Supervise and accompany the construction of projects designed by TAIPRO.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture
Universidad Santo Tomás
02.2014 - 07.2014
- In charge of Structural Systems subject.
- In charge of Structural Design subject.
- Participate and guide a research project focused on biomimicry application into architectural and structural design.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Universidad Industrial de Santander
03.2012 - 03.2013
- In charge of the structural analysis numerical laboratory.
- Participate in Construction Materials and Structures Research Group (INME), co-directing several undergraduate thesis projects focused on applying evolutionary computation to optimize structural and architectural design.
Junior Structural Engineer
ORG Ltda
07.2011 - 02.2012
- Develop numerical structural models for various residential and health projects, specially in software like SAP, ETABS and SAFE.
- Coordinate CAD technicians for creating construction structural plans.
- Participate in design reviews with architects and engineers in charge of others specialties.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
05.2014
- Degree Awarded with Cum Laude.
- Degree Awarded with Laureate Thesis.
- 4.45/5.00 Grade Average.
- Recipient of Best Average Faculty of Architecture, 2012.
- Thesis Statement: Influence of Biomimicry in the Conceptual Phase of Architectural Design.
Master of Science - Structural Design
12.2013
- Thesis Statement: Evolutionary Computation Applied to Grid Structures Design.
- Degree Awarded with Laureate Thesis.
- 4.72/5.00 Grade Average.
- Young Researchers Award, 2013 from COLCIENCIAS
- Academic Excellence Award, 2012-2013 from Universidad Industrial de Santander
Short Course - Bio-Inspired Design, How Would Nature Do That?
06.2011
Short Course - Innovation And Sustainability in Architecture
06.2011
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
12.2010
- Degree Awarded with Cum Laude.
- 4.19/5.00 Grade Average.
- Thesis Statement: Effects associated with soil-structure interaction in the design of reinforced concrete buildings in Bucaramanga.
- Distinguished Student, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 from Civil Engineering School, Universidad Industrial de Santander.
- Recipient of National Top 10 Higher Education Quality Exams, 2011.
Skills
- Leadership in multidisciplinary design process
- Proficiency in development of feasibility studies for construction projects
- Accurate in structural configuration proposals in the conceptual design phase considering multiple specialties
- Efficient in proposing aesthetical, functional and cost benefit architectural design approaches
- Expertise in construction and management processes, from site preparation to final product
Presentations and Bibliography
PRESENTATIONS:
- VII Meeting of USTA Faculties of Architecture, Lecture: "Influence of Biomimicry on the Conceptual Phase of Architectural Design", Universidad Santo Tomás, Medellín. October 2013.
- 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM12), Presentation: “Evolutionary Multi-Objective Computation Applied to the Structural, Acoustical, and Aesthetical Design of a Grid Roof Structure”, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. July 2013.
- 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM12), Organizer of the technical session entitled: “Multi-Objective Evolutionary Computation Applied to Structural Engineering and Architecture”, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. July 2013.
- VI Meeting of Faculties of Architecture USTA: Architectural and Urban Research and Projects, Lecture: "Application of Biomimicry to Solve Structural, Functional, Aesthetic and Technological Needs of Architectural Objects", Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga. September 2012.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Gamba Carrillo, D.V., Peñarete Ortiz, W.H., Begambre Carrillo, O.J., & Moreno-De-Luca, L. Timber Roof with Laminate Structure, Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2015.
- Salgar Navarro, N.J., Begambre Carrillo, O.J., & Moreno-De-Luca, L. Morphogenesis of Shell-Type Structures from the Vizotto Computational Model, Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2014.
- Arguello Rodriguez, J.H., Buitrago Villamizar, D.F., Begambre Carrillo, O.J., & Moreno-De-Luca, L. Structural Analysis and Optimization of Shell Type Structures, Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2014.
- León Rodriguez, L.Y., Moreno Morales, K.M., Begambre Carrillo, O.J., & Moreno-De-Luca, L. Structural Configuration and Automatic Geometric Generation of a Diagrid Structure, Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, School of Civil Engineering , Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2014.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L. & Begambre Carrillo, O.J. Multi-Objective Heuristic Computation Applied to Architectural and Structural Design: A Review, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2013, Issue 4, Vol. 11, 363 – 392.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L., Galvis Chacón, M.J., & García, R. Biomimicry in Architecture and Civil Engineering, M Magazine, 2013, No. 1, Vol. 10.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L. & Begambre Carrillo, O.J. Development of a Morphogenesis Process Based on Multi-Objective Heuristic Computation for a Grid Roof Structure, M Magazine, 2013, No. 2, Vol. 10.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L. Evolutionary Computation Applied to the Design of Grid Structures, M.Sc. Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2013.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L., & Galvis Chacón, M.J. Influence of Biomimicry in the Conceptual Phase of Architectural Design, Bachelor Thesis, Faculty of Architecture, Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, 2013.
- Rincón Gaviria, O.S., Begambre Carrillo, O.J., & Moreno-De-Luca, L. Geometric Optimization of Roofs with Shell Type Structure to Minimize the Intensity of Solar Radiation, Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2013.
- Moreno-De-Luca, L. Effects associated with soil-structure interaction in the design of reinforced concrete buildings in Bucaramanga, Bachelor Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, 2010.
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Senior Technical Manager - WAICO Construcciones S.A.S.
05.2021 - Current
Principal Architectural and Structural Designer - TAIPRO S.A.S.
09.2014 - Current
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture - Universidad Santo Tomás
02.2014 - 07.2014
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering - Universidad Industrial de Santander
03.2012 - 03.2013
Junior Structural Engineer - ORG Ltda
07.2011 - 02.2012
Architecture, Universidad Santo Tomás - Bachelor of Science, Architecture
Civil Engineering, UIS - Master of Science, Structural Design
Schumacher College - Short Course, Bio-Inspired Design, How Would Nature Do That?
Schumacher College - Short Course, Innovation And Sustainability in Architecture
Civil Engineering, UIS - Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
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