Maria Jose Alvarez Turizo

Civil Engineer graduated from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga campus. Assertive, proactive, responsible, and goal-oriented with leadership skills and creative thinking. Open to proposing and listening to new ideas, committed to assigned tasks, and willing to work as part of a team. Additional training in cost estimation and budgeting. Proficient in AutoCAD 2D, Revit, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office 365. Quick learner, strong team player, excellent interpersonal skills, adaptable, fluent in English and Spanish, with a strong desire for continuous growth and learning.

Certifications & Academic Events:

• Costing and Budgeting for Constructions I: Generalities
  Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA. Colombia
• Costing and Budgeting for Constructions II: Direct Costs
  Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA. Colombia
• XVII Technical Civil Engineering Conference – 2nd Symposium: Innovate to Grow
  Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  Attendee (October 18-21, 2017)
• XVIII Technical Civil Engineering Conference – 3rd Symposium: Innovate to Grow – Water, Food, and Territory
  Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  Attendee (October 17-20, 2018)
• 1st International Civil Engineering Congress – 4th Symposium: Innovate to Grow
  Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  Poster Presentation and Attendee (October 2-4, 2019)

Au Pair Program Participant
United States – April 2021 – April 2023

• Lived with two different host families, helping with childcare and light household tasks.
• Improved my English through daily conversations and being fully immersed in the language.
• Gained valuable communication skills and adapted to different cultural environments.