Emilio García Gallego

Biography

 Born in Cabreiroá (Orense) in 1947. Civil engineering degree (Madrid 1971) and Law degree (Barcelona 1982) as well as Phd courses at the Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya. He has also attended the following official courses: Subterranean Hydrology (Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona); Management Skills (1984-1985) (Escuela de Administración Publica de Catalunya); Coast Engineering (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Catalunya ( ETSICCP)); and Port and Oceanographic Engineering (ETSICCP, Catalonia). As a teacher, he has been professor in charge of the course on “Soil Mechanics and Special Foundations” at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona (from 1974 to 1982) and professor in charge of the doctoral course on “Consolidation of Soft and Loose Ground” at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona in 1979-1980. Professional experience: He has been an engineer for the River Policing Authority of the eastern Pyrenees, engineer for Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, representative for the Catalonia area of the company Grandes Redes Eléctricas, S.A., Head of the Ports Service of the Regional Government of Catalonia and co-director of the Plan de Puertos de Catalunya, general manager for Infrastructure and Transportation of the Regional Government of Galicia, general manager for Transportation of the Regional Government of Catalonia, deputy manager of the Sanitation Council and deputy manager of the Water Board of the Regional Government, general manager of Public Works of the Regional Government of Galicia and chairman of the Water Board of Galicia, chairman of the Entity Managing Railway Infrastructures, adhered to the Ministry of Development and responsible for executing the entire High Speed railway infrastructure, chairman of Puertos de Galicia. He is currently an independent civil engineering consultant.

Research Interest

Engineering