Jorge Del Castillo Yances

Partner  |  MEng. Structures.  SIAB Hon. Member. |

Ingeniero Civil por la Universidad de Cartagena y Especialista en Estructuras por la misma. Con mΓ‘s de 35 aΓ±os de experiencia en el sector pΓΊblico y privado, ha desarrollado y dirigido obras de alta envergadura tales como estructuras de abastecimiento de aguas, Alcantarillados, Acueductos, vΓ­as, Complejos Multifamiliares y Escuelas, como tambiΓ©n mΓ‘s de una docena de Restauraciones en el centro HistΓ³rico de Cartagena de Indias.

Durante el periodo de 1997 – 2000 fue consultor en el Γ‘rea de Estructuras para la CuradurΓ­a Urbana No. 2 de Cartagena. Ha sido Consultor en diferentes estudios y proyectos, tales como: Miembro del equipo de la veedurΓ­a tΓ©cnica especializada, como Ingeniero Estructural, para el desarrollo del Convenio Cassals & Asociates, Inc / CΓ‘mara de comercio de Cartagena de Indias, contratado por United State Agency Internacional (USAID) para el control tΓ©cnico de las obras de los macro proyectos de escenarios deportivos para los XX Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, y del Sistema de Transporte Masivo para Cartagena de Indias, Col.

Consultor en los sistemas de infraestructura urbana y costos de obras en el Plan de RehabilitaciΓ³n del Centro HistΓ³rico de Cartagena de Indias, con la firma italiana Glass Architettura UrbanΓ­stica S.R.L., contrato ejecutado para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo BID.

Civil Engineer from the University of Cartagena and Structural Engineering Specialist from the same university. With over 35 years of experience in the public and private sectors, he has developed and led major projects, including water supply infrastructure, sewerage and aqueduct systems, roads, multifamily residential complexes, and schools. He has also contributed to more than a dozen restoration projects in the historic center of Cartagena de Indias.

From 1997 to 2000, he served as a structural engineering consultant to Cartagena’s Office of Urban Planning No. 2. He has consulted on a range of studies and projects, including as a member of a specialized technical oversight team and structural engineer for an agreement between Casals & Associates, Inc. and the Cartagena de Indias Chamber of Commerce. The agreement was commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide technical oversight of construction for major sports venue projects for the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games, as well as the mass transit system for Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

He also consulted on urban infrastructure systems and construction costs for the Historic Center Rehabilitation Plan for Cartagena de Indias, working with the Italian firm Glass Architettura Urbanistica S.R.L.. The project was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).