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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWAB Mayor's MemoCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk FROM: Tomas Regalado Mayor DATE: SUBJECT: REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: October 20, 2011 Mayoral Appointments FILE: I am submitting the following appointments for the October 27, 2011, Commission Meeting. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Waterfront Advisory Board 1. Lucia Zamorano Perez 2▪ 3 —i C) "‹ r- Qrn r- vao ▪ •3 . • us 0 m cp m iri .r; D RESUME Lucia Zamorano Perez 3301 SW 16 Lane Miami, Florida 33145 Phone: 305-443-3319 (home) E-mail: familyperez2003@comcast.net EDUCATION: M.S., 2003, Geology, Florida Atlantic University B.S., 1996, Soil and Water Science, University of Florida PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: South Florida Water Management District 2121 SW 3rd Avenue, Sixth Floor Miami, Florida 33129 Staff Project/Water Resources Manager Miami -Dade Regional Service Center, August 2011 to present Responsibilities include: • Overseeing and managing up -to 12 stormwater and environmental restoration projects. • Providing technical expertise on various subjects related to the mission of the District. • Leading and/or serving as part of multi -agency and stakeholder teams related to issues of local and regional concern, including: o C-4 Technical Group (Chair) o Biscayne Bay Regional Restoration Coordination Team o Miami River Commission Dredging Working Group o Miami River Commission Stormwater Subcommittee o Climate Change Advisory Task Force — Built Subcommittee o City of Miami's Green Commission o Miami -Dade Planner's Technical Committee • Developing project specific statements of work, negotiating contract terms and managing approximately 15 interlocal agreements related to storm drainage improvements, enhancement of natural resources and watershed planning. • Assisting in the execution of the annual budgeting effort for the Service Center. • Leading community relations and local outreach by preparing and providing presentations on various subjects to a variety of audiences and stakeholders. • Coordinating for, and assisting with, local outreach efforts in support of various District departments and divisions. • Working with Service center staff and providing technical guidance as necessary on various subjects related to the mission of the District. • Continued communication and support with Local agencies, including but not limited to Miami -Dade County's Department of Environmental Resources Management, Miami -Dade Public Works, and Water and Sewer Department. Miami -Dade County, Department of Environmental Resources Management 33 S.W. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33130 (305)-372-6645 Hydrogeologist 3 Natural Resources Planning Section, November 2000 — May 2006 Responsibilities included: • Design, calibration, verification, and implementation of groundwater nadeli 4i• co in = the region in support of the county's Wellfield Protection Program. • Update Wellfield Protection Areas as new information and technologies becbie available. • Participate in project management from the planning phase. Work with a selected team to develop project conditions. Keep track of project deadlines and deliverables. • Represent the County at intergovernmental and public meetings, such as the L30 Pilot Project, and the ENP Seepage Management, and other CERP related meeting, as necessary. • Provide technical assistance to other DERM Departments on issues related to water resources, and groundwater/surface water issues. Assess environmental impacts of projects. • Interpret model output and results, as it affects Miami -Dade County. Document and organize all work. • Work in conjunction with WASD in the permitting and delineation of new wellfields. South Florida Water Management District 3301 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 Specialist Scientific Associate Hydrologic Systems Modeling, June 1998 — November 2000 Responsibilities included: • Model Application and Development using MODFLOW for Lower East Coast and Water Preserve Area Restudy Projects in North Miami -Dade and South Palm Beach Counties. • Applied computer programs to manipulate and format data files for existing groundwater models. • Analyze model output by GIS analyses and HEC-DSS; Perform Sensitivity Analyses, and aid in the calibration of the groundwater models. • Document all work on the data and model runs. • Train any new technician/intern on GIS and application software. Senior Engineering Associate Hydrologic Systems Modeling October 1997 — June 1998 Responsibilities included: • Retrieved, manipulated, and maintained hydrologic data for model development. • QA/QC of hydrologic data. • Created, modified, and maintained GIS databases for model development. Staff Scientific Associate Water Quality, August 1996 — October 1997 Responsibilities included: • Responsible for preparation of field sampling. CD ri • Collection of manual and electronic sediment and water/atmospheric precipitation quality data. • Field documentation, data review, and data entry. • Monthly reports. COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SKILLS Proficient in MODFLOW, ARC/INFO, ArcGIS, ARCVIEW, GWVistas, HEC-DSS, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, SAP Business Management, Unix Operating Systems, and Windows NT. Some knowledge of GFLOW, Rockworks, C++ Programming, Visual Basic Programming, Fortran Programming, and Arc/Info AML Programming. TRAINING/AWARDS Received the Employee Team of the Month award for August 2011 from the South Florida Water Management District. Project Manager's Methodologies (District training) Emergency Operations Center Overview (District training) Ethics, Sunshine Law, and Public Records for Project Managers (District training) SAP Project Systems — Comprehensive Course (District training) SAP Procurement Impact for Project Managers (District training) Project Scheduling for Project Managers (District training) Conflict Resolution Training (District training) Customer Service Excellence (District training) PUBLICATIONS --4 Fri .' :.,• Wilsnack, M.M., D.E. Welter, S.K. Nair, A.M. Montoya, L.M. Zamorano, J.I. Restrepte ai i J.T:B. Obeysekera (2000). North Miami -Dade County Ground Water Flow Model. Hydrologic yste PI' Modeling Department, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida, 40 ppr- Nair, S.K., A.M. Montoya, D.E. Welter, M.M. Wilsnack, M.P. Switanek, J. Herr, D.M. Adam, L.M. Zamorano, J.I. Restrepo, and J.T.B. Obeysekera (2000). South Palm Beach County Ground Water Flow Model. Hydrologic Systems Modeling Department (2000), South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida. Wilsnack, M.M., D.E. Welter, S.K. Nair, A.M. Montoya, J.T.B. Obeysekera, and L.M. Zamorano (1998). Hydrologic Impacts of a Proposed Mining Plan With Structural Improvements in the Northwest Dade County Freshwater Lake Belt. Hydrologic Systems Modeling Department, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida, 26 pp.