VICTOR ROLANDO S. SAPLALA
Member, Board of Directors & Vice President, Engineering Services

Dam & reservoir planning, design & construction · Irrigation & drainage and water supply facilities planning & design · Construction supervision · Project monitoring and evaluation · Dam safety monitoring & evaluation · Agricultural & rural infrastructure · Hydraulic & structural design · O&M of irrigation & drainage systems
  • Vice President for Engineering Services, HydroTerre Consultants, Inc., 1993 - present
  • Irrigation Planning Engineer, JBIC-DAR Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phases I & II, 1996-2007
  • Dam Design Engineer, Akkoy Hydropower Project, Turkey, 1999
  • Design Engineer, Ambuklao Dam and Reservation Silt Retention Dams
  • Irrigation Drainage Engineer/Deputy Team Leader, IBRD-NIA Water Resources Development Project, 1993 - 1995
  • Team Leader/Water Resources Engineer, Akean Resort Development Water Supply Project, 1995
  • National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 1974 - 1992
    • Manager, Design Division and Head, Dam Safety Group, 1985 - 1992
    • Head, Civil Works Design Section; Civil Works Design Division, 1979 - 1985
    • Supervising Irrigation Design Engineer - Construction Management Division, 1977 - 1979
    • Senior Design Engineer - Construction Management Department, 1975 - 1977
    • Design Engineer - Engineering Department, 1974 - 1975
  • Major NIA project involvements - Magat Multipurpose Dam Project, Pantabangan Multipurpose Dam Project, Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project, Bohol Irrigation Project, Irrigation Systems Improvement Project, Kabulnan Irrigation and Area Development Project, Second Palawan Integrated Area Development Project, Small Reservoir Irrigation Projects, Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program-Irrigation Component, Bulsa Diversion Project, Tubigon Embankment Dam Project, Second Irrigation Operation Support Project, National Improvement Systems Improvement Project, Philippine Rural Infrastructure Project, Small Water Impounding Management Project, Palawan Integrated Area Development Project, Abulug River Irrigation Systems Project, Baua River Irrigation Project, Libmanan-Cabusao Irrigation Project, Saug River Irrigation Project, Zinundingan River Irrigation Project, Dipolo River Irrigation Project; improvement and rehabilitation of about 145,000 hectares of land composed of 50 national irrigation systems, extensive experience in the hydraulic and structural design analysis of different types of dams ranging from 7.0 m to 107 m. dams

E D U C A T I O N

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 1973

T E C H N I C A L   T R A I N I N G

  • Design, Construction and Operation of Small Hydro-Power Schemes, Auckland, New Zealand, 1988
  • Safety Evaluation and Operation & Maintenance of Earth and Concrete Dams, U.S Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, USA, 1983
  • Water Resources Management: A System Approach, NWRB & Colorado State University, 1981
  • Planning and Design of River Structures, Paris, Grenoble and Lyon, France, 1980
  • Pre-stressed and Pre-cast Reinforced Concrete, ASEP, University of the Philippines 1977
 
 
 


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