Albert Iglesia Maduro
Bacoor
Summary
Albert Iglesia Maduro has 22 years of expertise as a structural BIM lead and has been producing structural drawings from concept design to construction (IFC) design drawings since 2003. He has been using Revit and Naviswork regularly for all of his projects since 2009. In 2009, he started managing a team of one to three CAD/BIM technicians in the office. In 2017, he started managing a team of two to four BIM technicians that worked remotely. His regular responsibilities include sending projects outside of the United Arab Emirates, as many are sent to South Africa and India, either to work with the Abu Dhabi Office there or to join the team to finish the project. He is currently working on a project in Australia, the UK, and the US, primarily from home with two days per week spent in the office. All of the files are in ACC and BIM360. Because of his intense passion for his work, Albert was promoted twice by AECOM, from Senior BIM Technician to BIM Coordinator to Discipline BIM Lead. He was the line manager for five BIM technicians at one point, continuously mentoring them till most of them (three of them) advanced one level from their previous position. Since he believes that if the department's average abilities improved, the talent pool for the next project would be much better, he is even mentoring other technicians who weren't on his team when the opportunity arises. He is familiar with theme parks, shopping malls, general and specialty hospitals, airports, weirs and dams, and multi-story tower buildings that can reach heights of 70 stories. He has a great deal of experience overseeing one to five BIM technicians during a project, and he is proficient in modeling, having either begun and finished projects on his own or participated in them. As a one-man army, Albert can also handle all BIM Specialist responsibilities, such as those of BIM Manager, BIM Lead, BIM Coordinator, and BIM Technician. Working on large projects, either alone or in a group, is his natural habitat. He can also think like an engineer because he has a degree in civil engineering. He can estimate the size of a beam, wall, column, slab, stair, pilecap, footing, and pile before an engineer has a chance to sit down and go over the work.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
BIM Lead / Project Coordinator (Structures, Plant and Processing)
GHD Philippines
Makati, Philippines
06.2020 - Current
- Management of 3-5 BIM Specialist
- Operation and Management: Shop Drawings (Bar Bending Schedule using BS8666:2005 & 2020)
- Operation and Management: Pipings and Steel Structures
- PROJECT: Various Water Treatment Plants in UK, US and Australia
- Project: Rookwood Weir Project / Kidston Hydro Dam Project / Paradise Dam Project
- An Australian Government (South Queensland) Project
- Large-scale project involving a concrete structure with steel interiors, including steel assemblies and numerous steel steps. began with a concept and worked from home to complete the IFC design stage. 300 structural sheet drawings were produced for the IFC submission
- Role: BIM Lead (Dams and Structures)
- Management of 3-5 BIM Specialist
- Deliver sheet drawings for various stages of design
- Clash Detection
- Creates 4D Scheduling through Naviswork
- Model the entire structures using LOD 350 and Australian Standards
- Managing Revit files in the BIM 360
- Creating lectures and trainings for Revit and Naviswork
- Mentorship to develop and produce BIM Technicians
- Lead the team to produce As-Built Drawings
- Project: Abbey & Hodthorpe Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
- Upgrading the capacity of the old existing water treatment plant. Management of 3-5 BIM Specialist
- Role: BIM Lead
- Recreating the model of the existing water treatment plant in the BIM space using Revit
- Managing 3-5 BIM Specialist
- Lead a team to produce Rebar Bending Schedule in Revit using BS8666:2020
Discipline BIM Lead (Structures)
AECOM
Abu Dhabi, UAE
11.2013 - 04.2020
- Responsible for overall delivery of Sheet Drawings and fully coordinated Revit models for both Main (Abu Dhabi and Endless Ocean) and external buildings
- Manage a project team consisting of 4 BIM Technicians; 1 for each zone of Abu Dhabi and Endless Ocean for Main building and 2 for external building done in South Africa Office
- Directing the team to produce the following sets of sheet drawings:
- A. Piling Sheet Drawings
- B. Enabling / Excavation Sheet Drawings
- C. Abu Dhabi / Dubai Municipality Drawings for construction permit purposes
- D. Schematic to IFC Drawings
- Creates a drawing register at the onset of the project
- Set-up the Revit model, making sure that all the necessary view templates, basic families, line types & thicknesses and Revit add-ins are all in the Revit model before BIM Technicians start to model the structure
- Studies the site-wide plan to decide how many part plan drawings (and also scope box to use) to produce in a particular drawing scale
- He was tasked to lead the South African (SA) Team of 2 BIM Technicians and 1 Junior Structural Engineer, remotely leading them from Abu Dhabi Office
- Checks the sheet drawings from all the errors in standards, engineering, and inter-discipline coordination
- Checks the quality of sheet drawings and Revit model of South African Team, making sure that both Main and External Building sheets have the same and similar drawing quality output
- Evaluating & mentoring Revit Technicians for yearly Performance Review Evaluation
- Gives Detailed Weekly Progress Report for all Revit Models and Sheet Drawings according to their completions to Project Manager and Principal Structural Engineer
- Project: Sea World Abu Dhabi
- The world's biggest indoor water theme park, Seaworld Abu Dhabi, will include six distinct zones: Abu Dhabi, Polar, Tropical and Endless Ocean, Blue World, and Sea of Delight. The 400x300 meter main building is surrounded by a series of long, heavy steel trusses that form steel roof framings over each of these areas, and these trusses also support the façade. The main structure is 41x31 grids in size, with each grid set 10 meters apart. Six levels of concrete make up the overall project, with two levels devoted to catwalks and steel roof components. There are 8 exterior buildings surrounding the main structure. The building of Seaworld Abu Dhabi is expected to be completed in 2022.
- Role: BIM Coordinator
- Regularly doing the clash detection for the Main Building through Navisworks
- Regularly doing walkthrough coordination of the external building through Navisworks
- Compiling each viewport and its snapshots in the word documents and send them either to BIM Manager and/or other Discipline BIM Leads (Architectural, MEP and other non-AECOM 3rd party consultant)
- Hunting down all the location of the garbage chutes, shafts, HVAC ducts, electrical cables and water pipes that requires larger than 250mm concrete openings (smaller than 250mm is considered as sleeves, the contractor has to detail them on site), informing the engineers to include the openings in their Etabs model, reflecting in the Revit model and sheet drawings for layout
- Makes sure that all the concrete sizes and thicknesses given by the engineers on their design through markups and/or initially given by BIM Technicians to their model will not have any problem with other disciplines such as the thickness of the drop panel against the MEP ducts and cables
- Makes sure that all the pile caps, piles and footings will not be clashing against any underground pipes
- Role: BIM Specialist
- Set-up training for both old and newly hired BIM Technicians on how to use Revit and Navisworks
- Teaching the engineers how to use Revit and Navisworks and if they don't have time to learn that software, he is teaching them how to use DWFX
- Manages Project BIM Library and creates new families that will help shortcut the modeling and detailing efficiently and more accurately
- Modeller of too complicated detail such as rebates around underwater oculus acrylic based on the design of the 3rd party consultant
- Creates view templates for standardized and quick creation of the sheet drawings
- Other Projects he leads unless noted otherwise:
- KHMC Hospital Abu Dhabi – 2 towers 50 stories each with the podium and 2 basements. 400 Sheet Drawings during DD
- Oman Theme Park (ASAAS Oman) – A large theme park with 15 low rise wide structures ranging from single stories to 5 story structures with steel structures. Later send to Indian Office to continue the DD and IFC stage and remotely manages 3-4 BIM Technicians by checking their Revit model and sheet drawings every 2 weeks. 250 Sheet Drawings during IFC
- Media Zone Abu Dhabi – 2 Buildings, 6 stories each with wide podium and basement
- Masdar Institute Building – 9 large buildings (7 stories each) sitting on the wide 2 stories podium. 800 Sheet Drawings during IFC Submission
- Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC) Dubai – 11 stories with 4 level basements hospital. 250 Sheet Drawings during IFC
- Al Noor Hospital Airport Road Abu Dhabi – 6 stories with 2 basements hospital. 250 Sheet Drawings during IFC
- Warner Bros. Theme Park Abu Dhabi – Large indoor theme park. 1500 Sheet Drawings during IFC
- TDRC Saadiyat Mall Abu Dhabi – Very large mall (largest project in AECOM) started from SD to DD but not constructed by the client due to zoning problem by the Abu Dhabi Government. 1000 Sheet Drawings during Schematic Design
- Mall of Oman – large 5 stories mall with complex steel roofings. Lead the first 2 months of the SD project, but later transferred to Lead Al Noor Hospital Project
- D1D2 Tower Dubai – 74 stories with 5 basement levels, 2 towers
- KCB School Doha Qatar – 3 low rise school building (Involved in modelling only)
- Al Mamoura School Doha Qatar – low rise 3 stories school building
- Ashghal School Project UAE – 2 low rise but wide school buildings with basements
- Shams Retail Abu Dhabi – Series of low rise concrete structures (up to 3 stories) with single standing tall steel minaret. Send later to Indian Office and remotely manages 3 to 4 BIM Technicians to produce the DD and IFC design drawings.
- Repton School Abu Dhabi – Low rise school structure (Involve only in producing and checking the sheet drawings)
- Juno Project Abu Dhabi - Low rise government structure (Involve only in producing sheet drawings)
- Dubai Opera Project – Series of multi-stories concrete structures
- Al Falah Mall Abu Dhabi – Large mall (Involved at the early stage of the project to establish the Revit model, division of model for sheets, templates for sheet production)
- Al Maryah Mall Abu Dhabi – Large mall (Involved at the early stage of the project to be given later to another team. Establish the sheet numberings, shear divisions, view templates, Revit families and prepare the Revit model for modellers for production)
Senior Structural Revit Modeler
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
Manama, Bahrain
08.2009 - 11.2013
- He was given the responsibility of starting the structural drafting team's transition from Autocad to BIM. For each set of drawings, he created a different view template, set the line weight and type to the Atkins Autocad standard, created structural schedules inside the view template, and created basic Revit families to replicate the Autocad drawing structure. In order to facilitate speedy importation into the ongoing projects, he also converted or recreated all the standard drawings, general remarks, and usual details that were in Autocad. He started the BIM migration while simultaneously starting several Revit training sessions to teach other CAD specialists his expertise. Additionally, he was supervising the two CAD technicians as they used Revit and Navisworks for all active projects, including villa developments, commercial multi-story buildings, and 30-story high rise buildings.
Senior Structural CAD Engineer / Revit Modeler
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
Sharjah, UAE
10.2007 - 08.2009
- He was responsible for producing Structural Design Drawings based on the sketches of the engineers and corrections made by the Cad Lead. He was expected to produce the following design drawings: Cover Sheet, Drawing Index, General Notes, Standard Drawings, Excavation Layout Plan, Shoring Layout Plan, Pile Layout Plan, Enabling Works Details, GA Plans, Columns and Wall Layout Plan, Slab Reinforcement Layout Plan, Sections and Details, Wall Elevations for Wall Opening Layout, Stair Details, Miscellaneous Details, Steel Details, Load Maps
- He was involved in numerous Qatari Government Projects ranging from Multi-stories Schools to LRT Rail Projects. He was also assigned to undergo Revit and Naviswork training paid by Sharjah Office in preparation for the migration of the drafting team to BIM
Senior Structural CAD Engineer
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
Doha, Qatar
02.2007 - 10.2007
- He was responsible for producing all design drawings based on engineer's design, architects, MEP drawings and markups made by Cad Lead. He was involved in various projects ranging from multi-stories commercial complex to Industrial warehouses and small airports.
Structural CAD Designer
Hyder Consulting
Manila, Philippines
03.2006 - 02.2007
- Involved in producing design structural sheet drawings. Involved in high rise multi-stories projects
Structural Rebar Engineer
WSP Asia
Ortigas Pasig, Philippines
01.2006 - 03.2006
- He works to produce bar bending schedules from design drawings while the construction is on-going in the site
- (Contractual only)
Structural CAD Engineer
Nishimatsu Construction Corporation Ltd.
Manila, Philippines
01.2005 - 01.2006
- He works to produce shop and As-Built drawings from design drawings of KAMANAVA FLOOD CONTROL Project, a Government Project
Structural CAD Engineer
Sinclair Knight Merz Philippines
Ortigas Pasig, Philippines
01.2004 - 01.2005
- He works to produce Design Structural Sheet Drawings based on Engineer's markups. He was involved in Industrial and multi-stories high rise building projects. He was also tasked to produce fabrication steel drawings for Dampier Port Upgrade Project in Western Australian Project
Structural Cadet / CAD Engineer
Luzviminda Engineering
Makati, Philippines
01.2003 - 01.2004
- He works as a site engineer and produces shop drawings for the on-going construction project for consultant's approval before applying it to construction
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila (University of City of Manila)
01.2002
References
- Philip, Rido, SQOC Coordinator/Technical Advisor, +63 917 8678610, GHD Philippines
- Sindhu, Nair, Project Structural Engineer, +971 50 870 8325, AECOM Abu Dhabi UAE
- Chandra, Raj, Discipline BIM Lead, +971 50 688 1781, AECOM Abu Dhabi UAE
Timeline
BIM Lead / Project Coordinator (Structures, Plant and Processing)
GHD Philippines
06.2020 - Current
Discipline BIM Lead (Structures)
AECOM
11.2013 - 04.2020
Senior Structural Revit Modeler
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
08.2009 - 11.2013
Senior Structural CAD Engineer / Revit Modeler
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
10.2007 - 08.2009
Senior Structural CAD Engineer
WS Atkins Overseas & Partners
02.2007 - 10.2007
Structural CAD Designer
Hyder Consulting
03.2006 - 02.2007
Structural Rebar Engineer
WSP Asia
01.2006 - 03.2006
Structural CAD Engineer
Nishimatsu Construction Corporation Ltd.
01.2005 - 01.2006
Structural CAD Engineer
Sinclair Knight Merz Philippines
01.2004 - 01.2005
Structural Cadet / CAD Engineer
Luzviminda Engineering
01.2003 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila (University of City of Manila)