PhD. Amaury A. Caballero
2220 SW 139 Avenue
Miami, FL. 33175
(305) 348-1950 or (305) 229-7426
E-mail: caballer@fiu.edu
SUMMARY
Over Thirty years of teaching and professional work in engineering. Activities involved
developing and teaching of different undergraduate and graduate engineering and
construction management courses, project and supervision of different technological
objects, administration of contracts and subcontracts, planning and scheduling of
engineering works, inspections and feasibility studies. Solid background in Electrical,
Communication, and Control Systems. Over 80 publications in books, scientific journals
and refereed conferences. Management experience in technical and academic
environments.
EDUCATION
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Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering, State of Florida, 1996.(P.E.
Registration No. 50708)
Post-Doctoral Studies in Robotics Systems at the Technical University of Brno,
Czechoslovakia and the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Havana, Cuba, 1989.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, The Energy Institute of Moscow, Moscow, Russia.
1979.
Bachelor in Science majoring in Electrical Engineering.
University of Havana,
Havana, Cuba, 1966.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (1993- present)
• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: (1995-present).
Taught the undergraduate courses Control Systems, Communication Systems, Electronics
I, Circuit Analysis, Electrical Design in Buildings I and the graduate course Fuzzy System
Design. Advisor for undergraduate students.
• Department of Construction Management: (1997- present)
Taught the undergraduate courses: Environmental
Control in Buildings I (Air
Conditioning and Plumbing) , Environmental Control in Buildings II (Electricity and
Lighting) ,Scheduling I, Scheduling II (Primavera Project Planner) and the graduate
courses Value Engineering, Decision and Risk Analysis in Construction, Developments in
Construction Technologies, and Construction Information Systems.
• MacArthur South Senior High School: (1995 - present).
-Adjunct Professor for the courses: Practical Electricity and Electrical Wiring (1995-1997.
-Coordination and methodological advising for the “Apprentices for a Positive tomorrow
(APT)” program (1997-present).
• College of Engineering and Design: (1993-1997)
Science Academic Coordinator for the Florida-Georgia, Alliance for Minority Participation
Program. The responsibilities include among others the creation and maintenance of a
database containing all the necessary student information, organization of scientific
activities for the students and students’ advising.
MCO ENVIRONMENTAL INC., G & A CONSULTING FIRM , JUBLAN DEVELOPMENT ,
AND LOPEZ MANAGEMENT. (1997-present)
Consultant in 40 electrical and air conditioning projects for residential, commercial, and
industrial installations.
MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1995)
Adjunct professor for the course Introduction to Engineering
DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (1995-1996)
Part-time teacher of Mathematics and Electricity for the Engineer in Training (EIT) course.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA AND THE HIGHER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF
HAVANA (1966-1992)
• Full Professor (1977-1992).
Electrical Engineering College. Responsible for undergraduate courses in Analog and
Digital Electronics, Microprocessors, Communications Systems for Control applications
and Digital Signal Processing. Also taught the courses Reliability for Electronic Engineers
and Automatic Control Systems. Graduate courses in: Digital Radio-Communication
Systems, Digital Control Devices and Robotics.
• Department of Automatic Control Chairperson (1983-1987).
The responsibilities include among others personnel supervision and evaluation,
curriculum supervision, faculty assignments, and supervision of labs and equipment.
• Associate Professor and Instructor (1966-1977).
Electrical Engineering College and Basic Sciences College. Taught the courses Electrical
Circuits, Electronics, Theory of Probabilities, and Physics (Static, Dynamic,
Thermodynamics, Electricity and Optics).
• Senior Researcher.
1. Research works in control systems application in industry.
2. Responsible for the development of electrical and automated systems for the
optimization of energy and water utilization.
THE ENERGY INSTITUTE OF MOSCOW
(1975-1979)
Research Assistant. Research works in optimization of the structure of Control Systems
controlling geographically separated power units (Ph.D. Dissertation).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
More than thirty years of experience are combined in different areas of engineering with
emphasis in industry applications.
Departments Electrical and Computer Engineering and Construction Management at FIU
(1995- present)
• Sponsored research activity: thirty three research proposals presented, twenty two
funded ($713,650).
• Fully introduction of two electrical engineering and three-construction management
courses on WebCT.
MCO Environmental Inc. and ALDEVAL ARCHITECTS (1997 - present)
• Electrical and air conditioning commercial and industrial building projects.
Cuban Academy of Science - (1990-1992)
• Project director for the construction of a digital computer controlled pick-and-place
manipulator of silicon wafers. The design management included coordinating the
design team, composed
by electrical and mechanical engineers, for continuous
improvement, and checking that the design confirms and satisfies the stated
requirements.
Cuba, Ministry of Constructions - (1981-1990)
• Design, construction and installation of sequential starters for asphalt processing
plants.
• Member of the Commission for the Construction of a Subway in the City of Havana.
Developed alternative comparisons for control systems.
Cuba, Ministry of Nutrition - (1984-1986)
• Directed the design, construction and installation of an information and control system
for electrical pump stations at a brewery plant. The management included
establishment of scheduling and staffing requirements for producing project definition,
contract administration, as well as the technical work supervision.
City of Havana, Office of the Mayor - (1982-1987)
• Selection of an information system for the Havana aqueduct based on the optimization
of the electric energy and water consumption. Directed the project group that included
civil, electrical and electronic engineers.
• Selection and installation of a Carbon Monoxide level measurement and alarm system
in the Havana bay tunnel.
Cuba, Ministry of Agriculture - (1978-1982)
• Project of a distributed control system for a 30,000 ha. citrus farm irrigation.
Optimization of the electric energy and water consumption. Directed the electronic
design of the control and communication equipment.
• Design and installation of a measurement system for the transmission of information of
the water level in a dam. The work included besides the electronic design, the direction
of the construction of the 8 miles communication line and construction of the
equipment base in the dam, work scheduling and contract administration.
SKILLS
-Languages:
English
Spanish
Russian
French
-Software:
Microsoft Word for Windows
Primavera Project Planner
Excel
Access
Sonalysts Fuzzy Query
LabVIEW, National Instruments
Other application software.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
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Senior Member of IEEE (2004 – present)
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Member of the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS).
(2003 – present).
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Member of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction
(IAARC). (2003 – present).
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FIPSE Preliminary Proposal Reviewer. DOE. November 17 & 18, 2003.
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Panelist for the 2003 and 2004 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fellowship
and Scholarship Program panel review meeting.
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Member of the Curriculum Committee for the College of Engineering (2003 –
present)
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Undergraduate Council Representative for the College of Engineering (2003 –
present)
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Member of Advisory Board for the Florida International University Center for Diversity
in Engineering (2001 – present).
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Member of the National Board of Reviewers for The associated Schools of
Construction and the Journal of Construction Education (1999 – present).
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Member of the National Board of Reviewers for ASC Southeast Journal of
Construction Education, Curriculum, Law and Industry (1999).
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Member of the Association of Cuban-American Engineers (1996- present).
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Advisor for the Florida-Georgia Alliance for Minority Participation Program Student
Government (1993 - 1997)
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Member of the Commission for the Construction of a Subway in the City of Havana
(1986 - 1989)
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Member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences Higher Scientific Council (1988-1992).
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Member of the Scientific Council at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Havana (19861992).
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Member of the Cuban National Commission of Robotics (1987-1992)