Luis Velazquez

LUIS VELAZQUEZ PAEZ Bach. ARCHITECTURE Birthdate: June 21st, 1983 Nationality: Mexican Professional Objective : Promote extensively the culture of environmental remediation, supporting political and financial decisions towards a responsible and humane development in the industry and communities. EDUCATION- – 2015 - - Branson Centre of Entrepreneurs: Caribbean Diplomas: PMI (ITESM, Mexico), Creativity (Stanford, USA), Quality and 5S, Innovation, Industrial Processes for Recycling, Leadership, Successful Teams, Water Runoff Management, Training for Instructors, Fire Brigade and Industrial Security, LEED Fundamentals Bachelor in Architecture (ITESM, Mexico) Universal Accessibility (ITESM + DIF, Mexico) M etapolis Urban Design (ITESM, Mexico) PROFESSIONAL 2016 – 2017 Roger Downing & Partner, Director of Design and Construction (British Virgin Islands) 2015 – 2016 GP Construccion, Design Project Manager for Sungwoo HiTech (KIA Motors Park in Nuevo Leon, Mexico) 2011 – 2015 GP Vivienda, Sustainability R&D and Project Manager Achievements: § Design of 3 Evaluation Assessments for urban, public spaces and dwelling scales, based on international standards and national norms. § Evaluation of 32 developments, forging “Project Sustainability Index” to design specific strategies and apply for federal subsidy. § Coordination of eco-technologies: Photovoltaic Panels, WWTP, Net Zero Prototype, Energy Efficiency at Urban Scale and Green Roofs. § Project Construction for use and reuse of alternative materials from waste for urbanization and public spaces in 3 developments. § Swale prototypes design for Urban Development. § Concept store for Seven-11 store § Self-Consumption Tree Nursery, in colab. With Biol. Fernando Estrada - Grupo GP, Head of Environmental Committee for Corp. Social Responsibility Achievements: § 600+ trees planted in plazas and public spaces in 6 events, including Continuous Education Courses, Conferences about sustainability, reforestation, energy efficiency, recyclables and waste, etc. § § Recyclables programme for waste diverting during 4 years. Children Education Programme to encourage kids to pursue a career (2 yrs) 'Stilo M agazine, Writer for Sustentability-related articles 2010 - - 2011 § 2008 - 2011 § • • • M exico Green Building Council, Media and Communications Worldly communications campaign, for Mexico GBC and World GBC, Events and Expos and Founder of the Education Programme on Sustainability for Latin America during the World Green Building Council - The Americas' Regional Network in 2010. BEA, Project Leader and Design & Communications Participation as PM and construction supervision in several projects (residential, urban, landscape, retail, industrial, educational and touristic) including: Bioconstruccion y Energia Alternativa HQ in San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. winner of: o LEED-Platinum Accreditation, as Latin America’s first LEED-Platinum Building, 2011 o Carbon Neutral accreditation o Energy Positive accreditation o First Place of Owens Corning’s Prize “Pink is Green”, 2010 o First Place in the National Architecture Biennale, 2010 o Second Place in Sustainability of the CEMEX Building Award, 2011 Interpretative Ecological Centre (CIE) in El Cielo ecological Biosphere in Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas, winner of 4 CEMEX Building Awards in 2010, including Sustainability’s National First Place and International’s Third. Feasibility, Project M anagem ent and Docum entation: o Integrally Sustainable Urban Design for El Jaral in El Carmen, N.L. (Appia Residencias) o LEED-NC for ARCA (Coca-Cola) Bottling plant in Monterrey o LEED-NC for LEGO Moulding Plant (Cienega de Flores, NL) o LEED-ND Hines Developments (Monterrey, NL/ Houston, TX) o Eco technologies for diverse residential projects o Engineering Specialties Management 2007 - 2008 M aiz Proyectos , Project Manager and Specialty Coordination in diverse projects (residential, hospitality, retail, offices, industrial, supermarkets, retirement, and touristic) 2005 - 2007 Velazquez Design & Construction, Design Architect Residential, landscape, educational, industrial and sports projects within Monterrey Area. Freelance Consultant on Real Estate and Developments (MTY) Entreprenurial Projects Consultant (BVI / MTY) Development of Social Programmes Through Art (BVI) Interior Design collaboration for KPMG and Conyers Dill & Pearman (BVI) Teaching University Courses of Sustainability in 3 Universities in Monterrey Area Programme Design for “Corporate Social Responsibility” for CREA University (MTY) Sustainability Consultant for the Biotechnology Building in the R&D Park (MTY) Solar Passive Architecture Designer and Consultant for numerous projects in Mexico Numerous projects of Philanthropy and Probono AREAS OF INTEREST Project Management, Logistics and Planning, Landscaping, Urbanism, Solar Pasive Design. Sustainability, Energy, Architecture, ABILITIES Languages (spa/eng/ita/por), Planning, Side Thinking and Innovation, Leadership in Multidisciplinary Teams, Graphic Expression, Project Management, Executive Project Documenting, Marketing in Social Media, R&D. PERSONAL INTEREST Entrepreneurship, Education, Photography, Technology and Science, Plastic Expression, Music and Cuisine. Updated: February 2018