Ariel Zarate

Degree in Civil Engineering from the
BOLIVIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
Master in Integrated Project Management and Management from the
UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
Master in Building Technology by the
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA
Master's Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention by the
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY
Postgraduate in Financial Management from the
BARCELONA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT - UPF
Project Manager
Windmill Structural Consultants S.L.P

Ariel is a civil engineer with 20 years of experience in structural engineering and construction project management, in the fields of buildings and civil works.

Graduated in 2000, between 2001 and 2005 he worked as a manager for the internationalization of the company CAT Consultants in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the field of natural gas.

In 2007 he completed a Master's Degree in Project Management at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and joined Brufau, Obiol, Moya & Asociados SL (BOMA) in that city, initially as an intern and later as a structural engineer for the international projects team.

During this period, he participated in outstanding projects such as the Pop Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the Szczecin Philharmonic Building, Poland, and the Spiraling Tower Building in Barcelona, Spain.

In 2009 he completed a Master's Degree in Building Technologies and Structural Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, as well as a specialization in building rehabilitation.

Later, between 2013 and 2015, he held the position of Construction, Research and Development Manager at Grupo FORZA in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where he directed the construction of projects such as the expansion of the Foianini Clinic and the Smart Studio buildings.

In 2016, he joined BAC Engineering Consultancy Group Bolivia Branch team, as a Specialist in Structures of the Pre-Investment Project for the construction of the Unduavi - Chulumani highway in La Paz, Bolivia and the construction of the Chacaltaya dam in the same city. He also served as Supervision Manager and Head of Inspection in highway construction projects in the same company.

He has also participated in the academic field as a university professor at the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, for both undergraduate and graduate courses as part of the Diploma in Rehabilitation of Structures.

He is a member of the Civil Engineering Association of Spain, as well as of the Bolivian Society of Engineers.