1. OMAR CASTILLO
ocastillozavala@gmail.com | Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom. | +1 (829) -864-1719
EDUCATION
May 2012 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, UT
B.S. Civil Engineering
 GPA: 3.37/4.00
 Honor Roll for Outstanding Academic Performance – Spring 2008
Spring 2010 INSTITUTE NATIONAL DES SCIENCES DE LYON Lyon, France
Study Abroad
 Learned Thermodynamics, Dynamics, Computational mechanics and French
 Represented Utah State University in different universities events
 Member of the European Students of Technology organization (BEST)
 Supported outreach events to recruit potential members as a BEST member
Summer 2014 CENTRO DE EXPORTACIÓN E INVERSIÓN R.D. (CEI-RD) Santo Domingo, D.R
Minor In International Business
 Learned about International Business (Import and exports)
 Learned subjects such as Logistics, shipping, payment methodology, requirements, price analysis,
business plans, and market research
LANGUAGES Santo Domingo, D.R
 English (fluent); Spanish (Native)
EXPERIENCE
2015-present CASTILLO CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT (DEVELOPER)
Executive Director and founder
 Leading the business development process for the Vila Andrea Residence ( Housing living project with
52 apartment livings and amenities such as Pool, common areas for recreating, parking and more)
 Leading and coordination the following works: Feasibility studies, architectural proposed drawings , Site
acquisition strategies, business plan, market research, marketability studies, project budget to ensure
profitability, entitlement process, government and community approval process.
 Manage investor relationships in order to keep them informed with the project development and provide
them constantly updated feasibility studies
 Stablished and Monitor the transparency system with the goal to keep the investors updated at all times
in regards the development of the project.
 Manage commercial banks relationships to ensure all work performed of the project development goes
according the expectations of the banks and most importantly Investor’s expectations.
2015-present INGENIEROS SUPERVISORES DE OBRAS DEL ESTADO
Construction manager system administrator- Luis Aybar Hospital (160 MM U.S)
 Created and stablished the construction management system in order to achieve operational excellence,
ensure the construction work finish on time, as specified and within the budget constraints agreed in the
contract.
 Implemented a construction management system to manage RFI’s, change order requests, submittal
reviews, drawings reviews, quality control, payment requests, and budget control monitory system.
 Overseeing submittal, specifications and drawings review process in order to fix the constructions errors
on paper rather on the field.

2.  Stablished administrative systems to improve project efficiency and transparency
 Standardized the quality control reports. After its implementation, all quality control managers for
different trades had a guide in regards what management expected from each quality control report.
 Prepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends with
goal to recommend actions.
 Determines project responsibilities, assign objectives to the engineer staff according the needs of the
project.
 Promoted and assisted in the establishment of a business culture among the project staff based on team
work, respect, integrity and commitment.
2014- 2015 INGENIERIA CIVIL Y DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE S.R.L – SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS
Project Engineer
 Executed the construction management for the construction of sidewalks and small parks at five different
locations (provinces) in the Dominican Republic. The main goal was to ensure subcontractors finish the
work on time within the budget constraints.
 Implemented a construction management system in order to manage RFI’s, change order requests,
submittal reviews, quality control, payment requests, budget control system and costs.
 Oversee the quality control process to ensure the construction drawings met clients’ expectations and had
enough details that reduce construction errors.
 Oversee field measurement to evaluate construction progress and payment requests.
 Conducted negotiation meetings where sensitive tack was required in order to find solutions that allow
the project keep going forward.
 Successfully led the following construction BIDS:
o Winning Bid- Construcción de obras municipales – Ministerio de Planificación Economía y
Desarrollo ($RD 2,700,000 RD).
o Supervisión de instalaciones de medidores para la zonas turísticas de puerto plata, romana y
moca – Agua y Saneamiento ($RD 10,000,000).
o Consultoría de reciclaje para las fundaciones de recolección de residuos sólidos – IDDI
(RD$215,000).
o Construcción de Funeraria Municipal en las Matas de Farfán – Dirección General de
Ordenamiento Territorial ($RD 15,000,000).
o Saneamiento del Rio Ozama, propuesta elaborada en conjunto con la fundación Waste Free
Oceans para desarrollar estudios básicos – Comisión Presidencial para el Saneamiento ($US
2,000,000).
 Developed construction management system plan for the construction of 1,000 housing units.
 Developed bid strategies in order to earn competitive advantage in the civil and environmental
engineering market place of the Dominican Republic.
 Assist in the following business activities: marketing, accounting, finance, human resource and strategy.
2013-2014 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Construction Manager Engineer – FT Irwin Replacement Hospital, CA (170 MM U.S)
 Construction Manager Engineer for the trades earthwork, masonry, drywall, medical equipment, food
service equipment, erosion control, hydraulic elevators, pneumatic tube systems, site survey, site work.

3.  Remotely overseeing the engineering performance of ten subcontracting companies to meet our client’s
expectations. All operations where managed from the Washington D.C business unit.
 Managed subcontractor represented about 15 MM out of 170 MM dollars of volume of work.
 Ensure the engineering work from subcontractors goes according the construction specifications and
contract documents.
 Successfully led the coordination of mechanical, electrical and plumbing work among subcontractors,
and the Turner field staff with the goal to achieve operational excellence at the jobsite.
 Supervised subcontractors to ensure their work were perform within budged and on time.
 Performed subcontractor risk assessments for problem anticipation with the goal to not impact the
budged or the construction schedule.
 Successfully addressed sensitive issues with tack while kept sub-contractors focused on task and
determined course of action that was acceptable to all parties.
 Promoted to level two with only eight months of service in the company.
 Developed scope of works for the following trades: paint, building insulation, millwork, resinous
flooring, resilient flooring, carpet, acoustical ceiling, access flooring, signage, spray applied fire
proofing.
2012-2013 Estimating Assistant
 Assisted in the cost estimation and development of scope of work for construction trades (earthwork,
roofing, elevators, etc.) for multiple bid pursuits.
 Established trusting relationships with subcontractors to ensure Turner obtains competitive bids.
 Assisted in the pursuits of the following projects: Adrews AFB (220MM), Fort Bliss Hospital (630
MM), Library of Congress (50 MM), DC Detention center (10MM), Howard University Research
center (40 MM), Camp Lejeune (100 MM), FDIC (30 MM), Hine site (90MM),
LEADERSHIP
SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
2013 Vice President- Marketing - SHPE DC professional chapter
 Assisted in the development the organization culture based on the SHPE’s Vision, commitment and
discipline.
 Performed a market research to evaluate the chapter operations, member’s satisfaction and understand
their needs to better serve them with programs and events.
 Established media relationships with Mundo Fox, Telemundo, Univision to promote our programs and
encourage professionals from the D.C to join to the organization.
2012-2013 Vice President - Community Outreach - SHPE DC professional chapter
 Assisted in the development of the strategic plan for the SHPE-DC chapter with the goal of adding
professional value to the organization, achieve operational excellence, and encourage chapter
engagement.
 Implemented the 1st
annual SHPE-DC NASA Space Science Day (NSSD) program in Washington D.C.
The goal of the NSSD is to encourage middle/ high school Hispanic students to become scientists and
engineers through hands-on activities. These activities are taught by Hispanic scientists and engineers
from NASA.
 Successfully led a group of five experienced professionals to implement and coordinate the NSSD event.
180 students, 30 volunteers, 12 teachers attended to the NSSD program.
 Developed and submitted proposal to the SHPE foundation to obtain funds to host the NSSD event in
2014.

4.  Established a strong relationship with the Arlington Public Schools Board to work together in outreach
programs and promote the SHPE scholarship opportunities for students.
2011-2012 Regional Student Representatives, National Affairs Committee (student chapter)
 Represented SHPE student members in Ten Midwest States.
 Assisted and established the region 3- Chevron scholarship program for student members.
 Restructured region and established Regional Board of Directors to better oversee region affairs.
 Coordinated several regional retreats and Regional Leadership Development Conference.
 Implemented strategy for membership increase from 408 to 631 students.
2010-2011 President, Utah State University Student Chapter (student chapter)
 Established new organizational structure in order to facilitate chapter programming and duties.
 Implemented and coordinated 1st
USU NASA Space Science Day.
 Successfully led a group of 15 college students to implement the NASA Space Science Day.
 The NASA Space Science day has become an annual tradition at USU. Held three times.
 A total 900 students (approx.) has attended to the NASA Space science day events.
 Ranked 21/240 (Top 10%) for chapter membership growth in the country.
PORTFOLIO OF NEWSPAPER/ MEDIA APPEARANCES (INTERACTIVE LINKS)
• Mundo Fox – White House strategic plan for
employment
http://youtu.be/Ar5nk2Np4xI?t=1m7s
Mundo fox report on the NASA Space Day event. I had the
opportunity to speak on the United States National T.V on behalf
of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers about that the
Latino Community can become engineers and scientists
• Hispanic Engineers Network Through Club
http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=48640
This was an article about my presidency of the Society Hispanic
Professional Engineers at Utah State University
• Omar Castillo – Facebook community outreach
campaign
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omar-Castillo-for-
Community-Service-Chair-SHPE-DC/213783071965179
This was my Facebook campaign to become the Vice-President
for Community Outreach for the Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineer in Washington D.C
• NASA Scientist awe students
http://www.usustatesman.com/nasa-scientists-awe-students-
1.2517727
This articles talks about the NASA Space Science Day in Logan
Utah, which was coordinated and executed by the Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers and NASA
• NASA Science Day to be held at USU (Press release)
http://cachevalley.fox13now.com/content/nasa-science-day-be-
held-usu
Press release announcing the NASA Space Science Day