Armando A. Parra Menéndez, PE

Education

1981 - 1986: University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus
Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering, with a minor in environmental and quality control engineering

Work experience

2006 - Present: Villavicencio & Associates Construction Corp.

Vice President of Operations:

The Vice President of Operations primarily responsible for effectively managing and operating goals and objectives for the organization. On a day to day basis oversees all aspects of the Company Projects; directly supervise Project Managers in their execution of the work. Client relations, safety, cost accounting, quality of the work, are just some of the aspect that Eng. Parra manages directly.

1986 - 2006: Nevares & Villavicencio Construction

Vice President of Construction:
Responsible for all field operations of the company.

Projects completed:

  • Rubix Capacity and Process Building Foundation, MERCK
  • Dry kit #3 at Lilly Carolina
  • Rubix Capacity, at Merck, Barceloneta
  • Escuela Elemental Bordones, Comerío
  • Infirmary at Pfizer, Barceloneta
  • Sabana Hoyos Elementary School
  • Warehouse at Amgen Opus Program
  • Pipe Rack at Amgen Opus Program
  • Winston Churchill Office Building
  • Nicorette Gum Facilities, Pharmacia
  • Big Kmart, Juncos
  • Centro Gubernamental de Humacao
  • Alturas del Parque
  • El Bosque de Torimar
  • Supermercado Grande
  • Portales de Parque Escorial
  • Multilevel Parking Building
  • AT&T New Bulding
  • Exterior Renovation to the Administration Building of the Ports Authority; Acuaexpreso Vessel Maintenance Base
  • Expansion to Passenger Terminal Building, Pan Am Dock
  • Pueblo Drive-In
  • Luquillo High School
  • Arecibo Vocational High School
  • Caparra Office Building
  • Cellular One New Office Facilities

As Project Manager for Nevares & Villavicencio:

Projects completed:

  • Comerío Health Center
  • Pueblo X-tra Los Colobos
  • Manatí Urban High School
  • First Bank Forest Hills
  • Medium Security Dormitory at Vega Alta Industrial School for Women
  • Office Max, Bayamón
  • Psychiatric Forensic Hospital of P.R. Centro Médico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
  • Downtown Complex, U.S. Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
  • Syntex Waste Water Treatment Plant
  • Instituto de Ciencias Forences
  • Centro de Recursos, Fase II-C Colegio Regional de Carolina
  • American Airlines Reservation Offices

As Project Engineer for Nevares & Villavicencio

Projects completed:

  • UpJohn Manufacturing Co.
  • Stanric Remodeling Facilities
  • Battalion Maintenance Facilities

Qualifications

  • 2009: World of Concrete
    Seminar: How to Reduce Project Risk and Improve Performance
  • 2009: World of Concrete
    Seminar: People Management: Understanding Your Workforce
  • 2001: Nevares & Villavicencio Construction
    Seminar: Explicit and Implicit Contractor Obligations
  • 2001: Nevares & Villavicencio Construction
    Seminar: Construction Contracts, AIA form