Expertise:  Irrigation, Water Supply, Basin Planning, Hydroelectricity

Professional Profile

Mr. Sobrino is a Water Resources Engineer with more than 30 years of experience.  He has managed and participated in all phases of irrigation, water supply, basin planning and hydroelectric projects in over 25 countries, worldwide. Many of these projects were funded by international organizations, such as UNDP, IBRD/IDA (World Bank), USAID, IFAD, OAS, IADB, OPEC, CAF, and USTDA. In addition, Mr. Sobrino has extensive US Domestic experience with water and power utilities, government agencies and private developers.

A registered Professional Engineer, Mr. Sobrino is a member of The US Committee on Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, The US Society on Dams, and a Life member of The American Society of Civil Engineers.  Mr. Sobrino attended the University of Peru where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Water Resources. He was also the recipient of the Peace Messenger Award, accepted on behalf of the US Committee on Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control.   Mr. Sobrino is fluent in English, French, and Spanish; with working knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.

Representative Experience

Earth Tech.Inc, Long Beach, California.   Sr. Water Resources Engineer/Project Manager.

·         Misicuni Multipurpose Project, Empresa Misicuni, Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Technical Project Manager for water supply and irrigation components.

·         Rio Cocle del Norte Water Supply, Autoridad del Canal de Panama (ACP), Panama, Irrigation Engineer. Feasibility study of irrigation potential in the Cocle del Norte River Basin (12000 ha). Sub-consultant to Harza Engineering Co.

 TAMS Consultants, Inc., New York, NY. Water Resources Project Manager

• Rio Indio Water Supply, ACP, Panama. Irrigation Engineer. Feasibility Study of irrigation potential in the vicinity of the proposed reservoir (6000 ha). Sub-consultant to Harza Engineering Co. Carrizal Chone Irrigation, Ecuador. Technical Project Manager. Feasibility review and detailed design of 15,000 ha project. Baro-Akobo River Basin Master Plan, Ethiopia. Water resources engineer for irrigation, rural water supply in part of the White Nile river basin. Prefeasibility Study for 60000 ha irrigation in the Baro River Valley. Artibonite Valley Irrigation Rehabilitation, Haiti. Project Manager for 5400 ha rehabilitation bid documents and supervision of construction, river bank protection design and bid documents for Canau diversion dam and technical assistance for on-farm irrigation pilot area. Pontal North Irrigation, Brazil. Irrigation Engineer/Team Leader for detail design of 4000 ha project. Pontal Irrigation, Brazil. Irrigation Engineer/Team Leader for prefeasibility and feasibility studies of 52000 ha project area and detail design of 4000 ha Pontal South area. (1992, on loan from Ebasco. Serra do Ramalho Irrigation, Brazil. Irrigation Engineer/Team Leader for 140000 ha feasibility study. (1989, on loan from Ebasco).

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors/Raytheon Infrastructure Services Inc. and its predecessor Ebasco Services, Inc. New York, N.Y. Consulting Engineer and Associate Consulting Engineer.

• Hydroelectric Private Project Development in Latin America. Project Engineer New York

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