FERNANDO YÉVENES UGARTE
FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Fernando is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of FYU engineering, bringing over 24 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry. His career spans major projects across the mining, industrial, infrastructure (subway, railway, bridge, port), and energy sectors throughout Latin America and beyond.
Before establishing FYU engineering, Mr. Yévenes held senior roles at several global firms, including:
- Senior Engineer at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
- Head of the Civil/Structural Department at OPTIMIZA Ingeniería y Desarrollo S.A.
- Project Engineer at SAXUM Engineered Solutions
- Business Development Manager at Samsung C&T Corporation – Engineering & Construction Group
- Lead Structural Engineer at OUTOTEC and AMEC Minproc
- Design Engineer at AKER Solutions, FLUOR Corporation, and ARA Ingeniería S.A.
In addition to his role at FYU engineering, Mr. Yévenes currently serves as a Team Leader at GHD, where he is also a shareholder and a GHD Associate. He leads the Chilean structural team and serves as the Structures Service Line and Design Discipline Leader for the Americas region.
He is also a Director of AICE (Chilean Society of Civil Structural Engineers, www.aice.cl), where he actively contributes to the promotion of structural engineering and the development of national and international standards.
Mr. Yévenes holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, a Professional Civil Engineer degree, and a Diploma in Structural Engineering, all from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
More information: https://cl.linkedin.com/in/fernandoyevenes
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