Resume

MIGUEL PLANO

216 Achbar St. Gatineau (Québec) J8P 4J4

Home: (819) 643-0902

Mobile: (819) 918-5510

E-mail: miguelplano@yahoo.com

Passionate about everything mechanical, particularly the automotive sector, Miguel is a well-versed mechanical engineer.  He is professional, conscientious, reliable, discrete, innovative and industrious.  Miguel is a team player, able to work with little supervision and adapts well to changing environments.  He looks forward to draw upon his knowledge and experience, to contribute to an organization’s theoretical and applied mechanical engineering needs, as well as further its policy and regulatory direction.  Miguel is trilingual and has excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills.

·      B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (June 2011)

University of Ottawa

·      Bachillerato (Secondary School)
(November 2000)

Colegio Hispanoamericano Conde Ansurez

Bogotá, Colombia.

·      Vinci Park - Ottawa, Canada (2005 to date)

Team Leader and Senior Valet at L’Esplanade Laurier

Duties include supervising, scheduling, training, customer service, maintenance, daily reports to supervisor, cash handling, valet parking and implementation of parking lot procedures and policies

·      Mini Autos Hobby Shop - Bogotá, Colombia (1994 – 2001) - family business

Customer Service Assistant

Duties include sales, customer service, cash handling, inventory, shipping and labelling

·      Autos (Car Magazine) - Bogotá, Colombia (1999-2000)

Junior Writer and Test Driver.

Duties include writing articles, performing test drives and other general duties

·      Federación Colombiana de Automovilismo Deportivo - Bogotá Colombia  (Colombian Federation of Motor Sport) - F.I.A. approved (1995 – 2000)

First Class Flag Marshall

Duties include being responsible for a section of the track and supervise a team, radio communications with the race director, flag management, accident assistance, report incidents and enforce the racing code, ensure safety of all team members and drivers

·      Freelance writer for different car magazines (since 1994)

·      MinipassionMini (2000 to date)

Owner, researcher, designer, writer

www.minipassionmini.50megs.com

·      International Mini Model Collectors’ Club (2005 to date)

Founder, President & Forum Administrator

www.immcc.com

·      Solidworks, Office (Word, PPT, Excel…), FrontPage, Scanning & Imaging programs, most usual computer programs – Above average computer knowledge

·      Fax machines, photocopiers, scanners, Filing systems

Handyman abilities – easy repairs, electrical, mechanical

·      Thirteen years of driving experience

·      Racing School and Driving Techniques
Mobil Racing School
Bogota, Colombia

·      Winter driving techniques

COOPSCO

Gatineau, QC

·      English: Spoken, read and written

·      Spanish: Spoken read and written

·      French: Spoken, read and written

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