En esta página se presenta el perfil profesional de cada uno de los miembros de Modelistica.
Tomás de la
Barra, PhD
President and founder of Modelistica,
graduated as an architect-planner from the University of Chile in 1970, and
obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK in 1980.
Has 35 of professional and academic experience in
the fields of urban and regional planning, and transport planning. He is also a
postgraduate professor of the Central University of Venezuela as a lecturer in
Urban Structure, Transport Economics, Public Transport and Integrated Land Use
and Transport Modeling. He is the main author of the TRANUS system, and the
author of the book Integrated Land Use and Transport
Modelling, Cambridge University Press (1989). He has published many
papers in international technical journals and conferences, and has lectured in
many countries of Latin America, USA and Europe. In these countries he has also
directed many studies in his area of expertise. Contact:
tomas@modelistica.com
Ulises Navarro
Main partner of Modelistica, he graduated as an Engineer from
the University Institute of the Armed Forces, Venezuela, in
1982. He then obtained an
MSc on Urban Studies from the University of Nebraska, USA, in 1986, and
simultaneously an MSc in Transport Engineering from the same university. He then
obtained a PhD in Transport Engineering in the same university in 1990. He has
an ample and varied professional experience of 21 years in the areas of Civil
Engineering and Urban Transport and Traffic. He has directed and coordinated
many studies in planning, institutional organization, financial structuring of
transport projects, highway design and traffic operation in many countries of
Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay, Brasil, Bolivia, Peru, USA and Venezuela).
He participated actively as consultant and project coordinator with Booz • Allen
& Hamilton, Inc. He was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the Yacambu
University in Venezuela. Contact:
ulises@modelistica.com
Adriana Sánchez
Administrator and partner of Modelistica, she graduated as an
Accountant from the Santa Maria University of Venezuela in 1988. She has
postgraduate courses in Finances, Fiscal Management and University Teaching. She
has a wide experience in the Auditing and Financial Evaluation of Companies. She
is in charge of the administration of the company and has also specilized in the
coordination of surveys and other field work. Contact:
adriana@modelistica.com
Fanny Sánchez
Partner of Modelistica, she has a Technical
Degree in Architecture from the Central University of Venezuela, and studied
Business Administration at the Open University of Venezuela. She is currently
employed full-time in Modelistica as Technical Assistant in the areas of field
work, socioeconomic and land use databases, development of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) and integrated land use and transport modeling with
the TRANUS system. Additionally, she has been in charge of the coordination of
several projects. Contact:
fanny@modelistica.com
Patricia López
Partner
of Modelistica, she graduated as industrial engineer from the National
University of Paraguay in 1998. She obtained a Masters Degree from the Virtual
University of the Monterrey Tech in Mexico in 2006. She began her carreer in
quality management systems in a number of service and manufacturing companies in
Paraguay, Mercosur and Mexico. She lectured about quality control and ISO 9000
in the National University of Paraguay and in the Yacambú University in
Barquisimeto, Venezuela. She is in charge of quality management and control in
Modelistica and participates in most projects. Contact:
patricia@modelistica.com
Flor
Marina Yánez
Partner of Modelistica, she
graduated as a planner from the Simón Bolívar University of Venezuela. She has
participated in many projects in the areas of urban planning and design, urban
transport, design of administrative structures of public entities, training
programs, and local development in several countries of Latin America (Mexico,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela) and Spain. She collaborates with the Institute
of Urban Studies of the Simon Bolivar University and the Metropolitan University
in Venezuela. Contact:
flor_marina@modelistica.com
Juancarlo
Ańez
Former Director and founder of Modelistica,
graduated as a Systems Engineer from the Simon Bolivar University of Venezuela
in 1994. He has a wide experience in software development in Venzuela and the
USA. Since 1985 he has been in charge of the software development of the TRANUS
system, with important contributions in theoretical and operative aspects. He os
also a consultant to the firm DBAccess, and to the Ministry of Planning and
Development in the development of the currency control system. He has lectured
in the Catholic University Andres Bello of Venezuela, and has been editor of
several technical journals of computer science. With Modelistica he has
participated in several transport planning studies and in the development of
information systems and surveys processing mechanisms. Contact:
juanca@modelistica.com
Francisco Müller
Associate consultant to Modelistica, he graduated as an
Engineer from the
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos,
Brasil in 1983. He currently lives in Venezuela. He has a very wide and varied
experience as a consultant in the design of exclusive truck busways, feeder
systems, terminals and interchange facilities. He has been international advisor
in the areas of planning, design and maintenance of infrastructure for transit
systems, and the management of large bus companies. He has organized and carried
out many field research activities
involving transport demand surveys, operational
control, organization of the work force, operating costs and performance
evaluation of transport services.
He has also participated in of detailed highway designs, and has supervised
building projects of roads and transit systems, including planning and
operational control of bus fleets. Contact:
fcmuller@cantv.net
Geraldine
Fuenmayor
Associate consultant to Modelistica, she graduated as a Town
Planner from the Simon Bolivar University of Venezuela in 1996. She obtained an
MSc on Urban Transport Planning from the same university in 2000. Since then she
has participated full-time in several projects with Modelistica in the areas of
Transport Planning. She is also postgraduate lecturer at the Central University
of Venezuela in the area of transport planning. She has considerable experience
in integrated land use and transport modeling with the TRANUS system, the
development of databases of socioeconomic variables and land use, and the
construction of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Contact:
geraldine@modelistica.com
Tristán Gálvez
Associate consultant to Modelistica, he graduated as a Civil
Engineer from the University of Chile in 1973, obtained an MSc in Transport
Engineering from the University of Leeds, Great Britain, in 1985, and then a PhD
in Transport Economics from the same university in 1989. Currently he is partner
and President of
CITRA Ltd.,
responsible
for the technical direction and coordinator of planning and transport
engineering projects, traffic studies, public transport and road design. He is
also a partner of
ASTRA
in Chile,
Transport and Traffic Consultants, responsible for the technical direction and
coordination of studies in the areas of traffic engineering, economic
evaluation, public transport and road design. Until 1999 he was
Professor
and Researcher in the
Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Chile. He has a wide
experience as a consultant in several countries in Latin America. He has
published many papers in international journals and conferences. Contact:
tristan@citra.cl
