Construction Magazine April 2018 | Page 118

ETINAR S . A .

E tinar ’ s history traces back to 21 September 1973 , when it was registered by engineer José Macchiavello Almeida . The company ’ s main goals are engaging into civil engineering and public infrastructure projects for urban and rural areas . However , it didn ’ t take long for the company to add another purpose to its agenda : to engage in important projects , the kind that drive a positive change within the area they are built .

Etinar works for three main sectors : public works , private investors handed turnkey projects , and also as developers and marketers for its own projects , delivering mostly residential properties to end users .
Company structure allows Etinar to take part and deliver in different kinds of projects ( industrial , housing , large buildings , commercial , public works ) from different angles , acting also as consultants to thirdparty design / architecture studios , managing projects from finished designs or designing from scratch with its own specialised staff . “ Our company deals with
managerial and technical infrastructure , enabling us to design any kind of project . We build and then we market ; these are the company ’ s strongholds ,” comments Guillermo Jouvin , CEO for Etinar .
Jouvin graduated in Business Administration from Eckerd College ( USA ) and afterwards earned an MBA from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María ( Ecuador ). Since joining Etinar in 1999 , he has been in charge
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