Background
Pestana-Nascimento, Juan M. was born on June 24, 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela. Came to the United States, 1986. Son of Domingos Pestana and Maria Cisaltina Nascimento.
Pestana-Nascimento, Juan M. was born on June 24, 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela. Came to the United States, 1986. Son of Domingos Pestana and Maria Cisaltina Nascimento.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, U. Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, 1985; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994.
Teaching assistant, U. Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, 1982-1985; instructor, lecturer, U. Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, 1986; construction engineering, GEODEC, Geotechnical Cons., Caracas, 1986-1992; civil engineer, CALTEC, Hydraulic Cons., Caracas, 1983-1986; assistant engineer, CALTEC, Hydraulic Cons., Caracas, 1983-1985; assistant engineer, T.W. Lambe, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990; consultant, Portfolio Management, Cambridge, 1990-1992; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992-1994; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Canada Society Geotechnical Engineers, International Society Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Sigma Xi.
Married Sandra Mattar, October 29, 1988. 1 child, Maria Teresa Pestana.