juan jurado

Engaged in due diligence of hedge funds, analysis of financial markets and recommended asset investment strategies

* Participated in research understanding human behavior and learning patterns through virtual experiences. * Responsibilities included: * Monitoring subjects in virtual environments * Quantifying qualitative data * Developing VR experiments

* 2011- Present * Manage the marketing and business development of my family business. * Jurado Construction specializes in residential renovations. * We self perform Carpentry, Masonry, Ceramic tiling, Chimney Restoration & Painting. Our portfolio includes projects in the range of $5,000 to $100,000. * Summers of 2005 - 2008 * Performed carpentry & masonry work on various renovation projects in Boston, Belmont, Cambridge & Somerville

* In collaboration with project team, as the Assistant Super, I am responsible for building projects per design, specifications and city ordinances. I apply design thinking strategy to coordinate subcontractor sequencing, overcome field constraints and innovate solutions to unforeseen conditions in order to maintain production per the contract schedule. * Project Experience: * Currently building 340 Fremont St in San Francisco ($165M, 28 Months) * 42 story residential tower and a 9 story midrise * Concrete structure with precast & curtain wall envelope * Management & Supervision experience: * Strategic solving of time sensitive challenges * Sequence planning and production tracking. * Development of robust Quality Control systems. * Shoring & Excavation - 60' below grade, 27,000 gsf * Below grade waterproofing * Concrete structure - CIP & Shotcrete * Steel structural elements * Tower crane & temp hoist operations * MEPS

* Manage business development and strategic growth in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Oakland markets. Responsible for generating new project opportunities and building strategic alliances. Approach is founded on developing relationships, demonstrating value and delivering exceptional quality. * Skills & Experience: * Catalyze innovative product development through design thinking process * Design operating processes that optimize efficiency and enhance market outreach * Generate new client relationships and spearhead development of proposals, networking events, job site tours and interview presentations. * Work closely with West Region CEO to develop growth strategy, manage client relationships and closing deals. * Collaborate with owners, architects and engineers to schedule design phases, permit approvals, and material procurement based on target construction start dates. * Provide preconstruction consulting, conceptual estimating, comparative market analysis and value engineering recommendations. * Innovative solutions that lead to win-win results.

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The Stanford Science, Technology and Society Program allowed me to pursue my wide range of interests and blend them into skills that foster my creativity & energy. Additionally, it provided a platform for in-depth analysis of the human relationship to technology. My studies concentrated on Product Design / Design Thinking and were complemented by coursework in Studio Art, Architecture, Computer Science, Technology Theory and Economics. Activities and Societies: El Centro Chicano Sib Program (President) Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Vice President)