
Current Position:
Professor Hydraulic Engineering Department, Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty.
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador.
Academic qualifications:
Civil engineer, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, 1975.
M.Sc. IHE, Delft,
The Netherlands, 1977.
Academic Experience: Teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses on hydraulics, hydraulics engineering, fluvial hydraulics, hydraulics works, and hydraulic machinery. Research in: scale models in hydraulic engineering, mathematical modeling of reservoir sedimentation. Academic administration at National Politechnic School, Head of Hydraulics Department (1988-1990, 1990-1992). Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty (1993-1995, 1995-1997).
Professional experience: Consultant to several engineering firms in hydraulics engineering and water resources engineering. Consulting has included among others the following projects: design of water intake and pumping stations for the cities of Esmeralda, Loja, Cuenca de Vinces, Quininde (Ecuador). Applied Research in scale models of earth dam spillways, intakes, river engineering.