ATTN: Human Resources
Recruitment Notice No.: R108-040-04DDear Sir,
I am sending my curriculum to your consideration in this post.
CURRICULUM VITAE
SUMMARY CURRICULAR
35 years of experience in the hydrogeological field. Doctor in Sciences. Works on complex fissured and karstic aquifers assessment connecting with sea intrusion. Hydrogeological regional mapping for both, underground waters research and contamination water problems. Specialist in hydrogeochemistry and in natural and medicinal mineral waters hydrogeological assessment. Specialized evaluations in problems and projects of mining drainage and evacuation analysis, use and distribution of the drained polluted waters in attention to environment preservation.
Professor of Hydrogeology for Geology degree in University Center and Professor of Hydrogeology post graduated courses degree for hydrogeological professionals activities. Main Hidrogeologist for search, exploration and control of explotation of groundwaters for cities, agriculture and industry water supply. Experience as team guide attending National Mineral Waters Group and similar activities in Hydrogeological Mining Ministerial Supervising. Experience in international team work as international especialist in UNESCO PHI 2,3 Programme and in international events, both, as invited member, or as organizing international PHI events in Cuba . National Adviser for the problems of natural and medicinal mineral water aquifer and its contamination and sanitation assessment, and for hydrogeological studies related with solutions of waters problems in mineral ore deposits.
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NAME: José Antonio Valdés González
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
DATE OF BIRTH: April 18 1945
UNIVERSITY LEVEL: Graduated as Geologist in the School of Geologic Engineering of Orient University, Cuba
YEAR OF GRADUATION: 1968
SCIENTIFIC GRADE: Doctor in Sciences
LANGUAGES: Portuguese, English and French. Mother tongue: Spanish,
PRIVATE ADDRESS: Alameda Barros 186, apart. 403, São Paulo, SP. Cep: 01232-000, Brasil
Email: xetak@yahoo.es
Telephone: (011) 38267431
PERSONAL FILIATION:
-Member of the Geologic Society of Cuba
-Member of the Advisory Technical Council of the Mapa Hidrogeológico de Cuba.
-Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Geology and Paleontology
-Member The executive staff of the Cuban Association of Thermalism
-Member of the National Group of Thermalism
-Member of the Scientific Commission of Geology and Hydrogeology of the Sociedad Internacional de Tecnicas Hidrotermales (SITH)
-Member of the Asociación Brazileira de Aguas Subterráneas (ABAS)
-Member of the Union Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros
-Member of the Asociação Brasileira de Engenharia Geológica e Ambiental (ABGE)
Computer skills:
Skills in common softwares as Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoftproject, Corel Draw, Paint Brush AutoCad and specialized softwares as Hydrochem, AQUACHEM, GroundWater Vistas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1969-1971
-Professor of Hydrogeology of the School of Engineer Geologic of the Oriente University
1972-1974
-Researcher of the Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the ACC.
-Hydrogeology Group Chief
-Member representative of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba for the International Hydrological Decade
Researches concern with the Underground Waters Electromodels Laboratory and the hydrogeológic mapping of The Villa.
1975-1984
-Field hydrogeologist of Hidroeconomía Establishment of the Youth's Island.
-Hydrogeology Department Chief
-Advisor on the works concern with the underground waters of the Hydraulic Resources Management and Water Chemistry Department
-Direct participation as hydrogeologist on researches concern with marine
encroachment, contamination and protection of aquifers and the prospecting
and exploration of underground waters of a territory constituted by fissured and karstic rocks.
1984-1988
-Specialist in Hydroeconomic of the Institute of Hidroeconomía of the MICONS.
-Adviser on Hidrogeologic researches of the CubaYouth Island
-International Expert, representing Cuba in their Scientific Committee of the Program 2,3 of the IHP, UNESCO: Roll of the Underwater in the hydrological cycle and in the continental water balance,
-Direct participation as hydrogeologist on researches concerns with the marine encroachment in small islands.
1988-1996
Main Hydrogeologist of the Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Ministry of Basic Industry.
-Adviser and Controller of studies concern with the prospecting and exploration of mineral waters in:
San Miguel de los Baños, M.
Amaro, V.C.
San José de los Lagos, S.S.
Camaguey, C.
Chaparra, L.T.
Camujiro, C.
The Cuquita, S.C.
-Adviser and Controller of researches concern with the hydrogeologic assessment of solid minerals mining:
Asfaltita Manuela, H
Asfaltita Crispín, V.C.
Wollastonita Arimao, Cfgos.
Oro Guáimaro, C.
El Cobre, S.C.
Zeolita Olimpo, M.
-Chairman of Mapa Pronóstico of the Mineral Waters of Cuba 1:500 000
-Professor of Hydrogeology in postgraduate courses organized by the ministry for its professional staff.
-Direct participation as hydrogeologist in:
-National Program for the Mineral Waters and Medicinal Mud Development
-Program for the rescue of the traditional sources of minerals waters of Cuba.
-Confection of the methodological instructive of the provincial hydrogeologic maps.
-Hydrogeologic resources assessment for the Tropicola mineral waters bottling, C.H.
-Hydrogeologic resources assessment for La Cotorra mineral waters bottling, C.H.
-Hydrogeologic resources assessment of Santa María del Rosario spa, C.H.
-Hydrogeologic resources assessment of Ciudad Havana's traditional mineral waters sources, C.H.
-Elimination of the Cholera epidemy in Latin American by means of deep wells Project. Accepted by American Wealth Organization.
-Confection of the Cuban Normative Guidelines of Mineral Waters Proposal. Up to date it is the Cuba mineral waters official document.
1996-2001
Activities related with specialty research to obtain Doctor's Scientific Degree in Geological Sciences in the year 2001.
2001-São Paulo Mineral Waters Map, scale 1:1 000 000 Post Doctorate Project, approved by Depto. de Engenharia de Minas e Petróleo da Escola Politécnica Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
2001-Mining Hydrogeology. Post Graduated course proposal approved by Depto. de Engenharia de Minas e Petróleo da Escola Politécnica Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
2002-up today
Hydrologic and Hydrogeological Net Monitoring Project of San Felipe Ferric Ore Deposit the bed of ferrous minerals, Camaguey. San Felipe Mining Ltd., Cuba.
Underground waters medicinal use characterization of the Soroa Tourist Center, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cadena Horizontes, Cuba.
Underground Interferences mapping with Georadar Method in the area of Ajinomoto, SP. Deep would Engineer Underground Ltd.
Preparation of projects for urban drainage with methodology no destructive.
STUDIES OF POST GRADUATED DEGREE
1973-Hydrodynamic of the underground waters and Electrohydrodinamic Modeling Course, Institute of Geology and Paleontology. ACC, Cuba
1974-Filtration Computation Inside and margins of reservoirs Seminary. Superior Technical Center of the Construction. CTSC, Cuba.
1976-Exploitation of aquifers Course, Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría Superior Institute (ISPJAE). UNESCO, Cuba.
1978-Studies of the hydraulic investments Seminary. CTSC, Cuba.
1985-Undreground Waters Tracing Techniques Course. UNESCO, Austria.
1986-Isotopic Hydrology International Course. Instituto of Hidroeconomía-AIEA, Cuba.
1987-Remote Sense Technique applied to Groundwater Prospecting Workshop. UNESCO, Italy.
1991-Thermalism Basic Course. SITH-MIB-MINSAP. Cuba.
1992-Evaluation and control of risks for the human health for exhibition of toxic substances. MINSAP, Cuba.
1995-Environmental Geology Course. IGC, USP-IGP, Cuba.
1996-Techniques of Environmental Isotopic in Hydrogeology. USP, Brazil.
1996-Advanced Hydrogeology Course. USP, Brazil.
1996-Geostadistic Applied Course. USP, Brazil.
1996-Aquifer Management Course. USP, Brazil.
1996-Hydraulic Resources and Environmental Geology Course. USP, Brazil.
1996-Isotopic and Chemistry Tracing applied to Hydrogeology Course. USP, Brazil.
1997-Underground Waters Modeling with the system AQUIMPE.CEPAS-IGC. USP, Brazil.
1997-Geochemistry of the Waters Course. USP. Brazil.
1998-Environmental Hydrogeology and Mathematical Modeling Course. USP.
2001-Doctoral Thesis Defense in order to arrive the Doctor in Sciences Scientific Grade in the Instituto de Geociencias of the São Paulo University.
2001-Ground Prospecting Radar (GPR) Training Course. ASTRAL Enterprise, São Paulo, Brazil.
PAPERS PUBLISHED
Most of the papers are compiled in internal reports of the entities in that I have worked, which are included inside as direct work researches before mentioned during the professional experience described. Otherwise, also find published, the following ones:
1977-Distribuition of the fluorine ion in Island of Pines. El Constructor Magazine, Island of the Youth, Cuba
1985-The rivers of the north part of Island of the Youth as assessment criteria of the underground waters drainage. Voluntad Hidraúlica Magazine, I.H., MICONS, C.Habana.
1988-Contribuitions in The Role of Groundwater in the Hydrological Cycle and Continental Water Balance. IHP Project 2,3. UNESCO, Paris.
1989-Remote Sense Technical applied to Hydrogeology. Lecture Text made for postgraduate on Hydrogeology. Ministry of Basic Industry School.
1989-Marine encroachment. Lecture Text of similar condition that the previous one.
1990-A necessary approach to the assessment of pumping groundwater resource in coastal areas. International Symposium on Groundwater Monitoring and Management, Dresden, Germany.
1992-Protection and exploitation of the Cuban mineral waters. First International Congress of Health Tourism. Book of summaries. C.H.
1993-Geologic considerations on the formation of Cuban medicinal mud. II National Journey of Thermalism. Book of summaries. Tope de Collantes, V.C.
1993- Talasoterapy. Necessity and favorable perspective for their development in Cuba. Summaries Book II National Journey of Thermalism. Tope de Collantes, V.C.
1993-Talosoterapia. Necessity and favorable perspective for their development in Cuba. Summaries Book, XXIX Congress of the International Society of Hydrothermal Technical, C.H.
1995-The Automated system of the Mineral Waters Recording. Necessity of their exploitation for the development of these mineral resources. III National Journey of Thermalism. Summaries Book, Santa Clara.
1996-Hydrogeologic and Hydrogeochemistry Study of the Thermal and Mineral Hydraulic Resources of Cuba Centro-Oriental. Boletim of Resumos, II Scientific Workshop of Pós-Graduação of IGUSP, USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
1998 -Some considerations about natural and medicinal minerals waters aquifer management. Electronic Annually of the International Symposium of Hydraulic Resources Management, Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
2000-Hydrogeochemical approach on highly mineralized groundwater in Central Cuba. 31st International Geological Congress, 6-17.08.2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. CD-ROM Abstracts Volume.
2001-Avaliação Hidrogeológica e Hidrogeoquímica das Águas Subterrâneas de Cuba Centro-Oriental com Ênfase nas Águas Minerais.Doctoral Thesis. Instituto de Geociências, USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
2002 - Algunas consideraciones sobre la vulnerabilidad y manejo de los yacimientos de las aguas minerales naturales y medicinales. II Seminar International Workshop Protección de acuiferos contra la contaminación: caracterización y evaluación. Revista la Ingenieria Hidraulica,ISPJAE,Ciudad Habana. (In press).