Juliana Patiño Quinchía, PMP
Ms. Patiño has over eight years of experience in the construction industry. She has held engineering and consulting positions with several engineering, utility, and consulting firms where she performed project management, program and project reporting, engineering reviews of the civil scope for electric substation facilities and development of proposals for the supervision of infrastructure projects for public and private entities, including high-voltage electric transmission projects.
Ms. Patiño has experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary and international teams in the conception, pre-planning, and budgeting of utility projects for competitive bids of design-build-operation and maintenance contracts.
Working for multinational firms in Europe and South America, Ms. Patiño has been involved in all phases of the construction process including initiation, planning, engineering review, procurement, estimating, bid and award, execution, and project closeout. Additionally, she has analyzed business opportunities for portfolio growth, monitored strategic alliance agreements, performed budget estimations, defined technical specifications for procurement, evaluated bids, provided recommendations for contract award, and performed contract management.
At earlier stages of her career, Ms. Patiño successfully provided technical support to diverse types of construction projects, including new building developments, bridges, roads, and airports. She managed European research projects and implemented innovative construction techniques, such as the use of short steel fiber reinforced concrete and the application of concrete maturity studies to expedite the construction process.
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- M.B.A., International Executive, Polytechnic University Madrid, Spain, 2013
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, National University of Colombia, Medellin, 2007
Best Bachelor Student Scholarship. National University of Colombia. Medellin, Colombia. 2002-2006
Emilio Robledo Correa Scholarship. Colombian Society of Engineers. Bogota, Colombia. 2005
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP), #2217501
LANGUAGES
- Spanish
- German
Prior Experience
Senior Professional, Integral S.A., Medellin, Colombia, 2015 – 2017
Substation Engineering Analyst, Activos S.A. (ISA S.A. ESP.), Medellin, Colombia, 2015
Engineer, Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. ESP., Bogota, Colombia, 2014 - 2015
Engineer, Acciona Infrastructure S.L., Madrid, Spain, 2008 – 2013
Academic Appointments
Assistant Teacher of Numerical Methods, Mathematics Department, National University of Colombia, 2005
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- M.B.A., International Executive, Polytechnic University Madrid, Spain, 2013
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, National University of Colombia, Medellin, 2007
Best Bachelor Student Scholarship. National University of Colombia. Medellin, Colombia. 2002-2006
Emilio Robledo Correa Scholarship. Colombian Society of Engineers. Bogota, Colombia. 2005
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP), #2217501
LANGUAGES
- Spanish
- German