Background
Horta, José Carlos de Oliveira Sousa was born on December 16, 1935 in Homoine, Mozambique.
Horta, José Carlos de Oliveira Sousa was born on December 16, 1935 in Homoine, Mozambique.
Candidate in Civil Engineering, University Liege, Belgium, 1957; Doctor of Science in Earth Sciences, U. Algiers, Algeria, 1972; certified in applied geophysics, U. Algiers, Algeria, 1973.
Political adviser Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, 1959—1961. Geotechnology and highway engineer Ministry Public Works, Algiers, 1966—1973. Acting director Civil Engineering Laboratory, SONATRACH, Beni Mered, Algeria, 1978—1980.
Senior highway and geotechnology engineer Louis Berger International Inc., Paris and East Orange, 1980—1991. Project manager, regional representative DMJM International, Washington, 1991—1992. Civil engineering consultant Lisbon, since 1992.
Quality lead engr ExxonMobil, Cameroon, 2000—2002. Design, construction supervisor quality control expressways, 2003—2005. Participant international conferences on soils, construction materials, road design, construction and maintenance, including 5th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991, 2d International Conference on Roads and Road Transport Problems, New Delhi, 1995.
Member American Society for Testing and Materials, Indian Roads Congress (life).
Son of Josée Maria de Sousa Horta and Maria do Carmo de Oliveira. Children: Viriato, Soahanta Vololona, Maria Carmen, José Daniel.