Javier Irizarry
Assistant Professor
Phone: 404-385-7609 Fax: 404-894-1641
Address: 280 Ferst Drive, 1st Floor
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0680
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• President, IMATEK Consulting Services Inc., 2000 - Present
• Scheduling Manager, Redondo Construction Corporation, Puerto Rico, 1997 - 2001
• Estimator / Scheduler, Frederic R. Harris Inc., Puerto Rico, 1995 - 1997
• Intern, General Management, Architecture, and Engineering Consultant (GMAEC), Puerto Rico, Summer 1995
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
• Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-Present
• Assistant Professor, Southern Polytechnic State University, 2005-2008
• Instructor, Purdue University - Calumet, Fall 2004
• Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, 2001 - 2002
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Puerto Rico, 1994 - 1995
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
• Ph.D., Civil Engineering (specialization in Construction Engineering and Management), Purdue University
• M.S., Engineering Management, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
• B.S., Civil Engineering (Cum Laude), University of Puerto Rico
CERTIFICATIONS:
• Applied Management Principles (AMP), Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2002
• Public Transportation Service and Operations Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• OSHA 30 Hour Training Course in Construction Safety and Health
• ICC-Certified Commercial Building Inspector
AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
• American Society of Civil Engineers – Associate Member
• American Society of Civil Engineers Construction Institute
• College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• North American Society for Trenchless Technology
• The Masonry Society
• International Code Council
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
AWARDS:
• Outstanding Faculty of the Year, Southern Polytechnic State University, 2008
• National Teaching Award - Associated Schools of Construction, 2008
• Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation Scholar, 2004
• George Washington Carver Doctoral Fellowship, Purdue University, 2001-2005
