Background
Mirafuente, Nestor Tapia was born on May 15, 1930 in Manila, The Philippines. Son of Buenaventura Macutay and Loreto Baltazar (Tapia) Mirafuente. came to the United States, 1967.
Mirafuente, Nestor Tapia was born on May 15, 1930 in Manila, The Philippines. Son of Buenaventura Macutay and Loreto Baltazar (Tapia) Mirafuente. came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering, National University, Manila, 1956. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, 1956. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1973.
Founds. engineer, Development and Resources Corporation, Dez Dam Project, Iran, 1960-1965; construction manager, Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, Inc., Iligan City, The Philippines, 1965-1967; partner, chief engineer, Foundation Sciences Inc., Portland, Oregon, 1967-1970; senior engineer, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, California, 1970-1974; principal engineer, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc Engineers, San Francisco, 1974-1978; construction engineering, San Francisco, 1978-1992; project manager, Portland (Oregon) Water Bureau, since 1992. Chief materials engineer Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc International, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1958-1960. Assistant city engineer Bureau Public Works, Cavite City, The Philippines, 1956-1958.
Member of the United States Committee on Large Dams, since 1967. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life), American Water Works Association, University of California Geotechnical Society.
Married Ermelinda Villaflores Arceo, January 9, 1957. Children: Lionel, Larina.