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Humberto V.

Humberto V.

Professional Engineer (PE) | Structural | Mechanical | Fire Systems

I am a Professional Consulting Engineer with a strong track record across multiple industries, specializing in machine design, process equipment, structural engineering, commercial and industrial infrastructure construction cost estimating, vibration/dynamic analysis, fire protection systems, and failure investigation. My broad experience—from R&D and systems engineering to heavy machinery and industrial infrastructure—allows me to deliver practical, innovative, and efficient solutions to complex engineering challenges. If you need a dependable engineer who can provide high-quality design, analysis, and technical expertise, feel free to reach out with your project details. Let’s determine if we’re a great fit and move your project forward! SERVICES: • Construction Cost Estimating for Commercial & Industrial Infrastructure Projects • Forensics Engineering • Expert Witness Testimony • Mechanical Engineering • Structural Engineering • Systems Engineering • Facilities, Piping, and Pipeline Engineering • Fuel Gas Piping • Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems • Pipe Stress Analysis / Pipe Flexibility Analysis • Static Equipment Analysis, Sizing, and Selection • Rotating Equipment Analysis, Sizing, and Selection • Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Analysis • PFD and P&ID's • Process Equipment Engineering • Fluid Power • Hydraulics • Structural Steel Design • Weldment Design and Analysis • Reinforced Concrete • Foundation Design • API 620 and API 650 Aboveground Welded Storage Tanks • ASME VIII Div 1 and Div 2 Pressure Vessels • Heat Exchangers • ASME STS-1 Steel Stacks • Design of Machinery • Project Management & Engineering • Cost Analysis • Terminal Facilities INDUSTRIES: • Oil and Gas • Solar and Wind • Petrochemical and Chemical • Pharmaceutical • Biotech • Food and Beverage • Tooling and Manufacturing • Heavy Machinery and Equipment • Pulp and Paper • Terminal Facilities • Energy and Power Generation • Automotive • Commercial • ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS • Linear and Non-Linear Static • Pre-stressed Static • Modal (Eigenvalue) Analysis • Direct Frequency Response • Modal Frequency Response • Buckling • Transient Response • Multi-Axial Fatigue • Thermal Stress • Drop / Impact / Shock Testing • Vibration Fatigue • Explicit Dynamics • SOFTWARE • Inventor • Nastran • RISA 3D • RISA Connection • RISA Foundation • SAP2000 • SKYCIV • COMPRESS • MathCAD • Fusion 360 • CAESAR II • AFT Fathom • AFT Impulse • AFT Arrow • Fire Sprinkler Systems (Proprietary Software)

🇺🇸Sugar Land, United States$160/hr100% JSS4.64 (72)Since Dec 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$4.7k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#6,129 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,002 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$500

Last 6 months: $28k

World#8,976 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,531 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$164k

Billed in all: $164k

World#20,745 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,769 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.6k

$2.2k in the last 6 months

World#90,776 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#15,327 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
13
77% fixed23% hourly
World#12,442 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,014 / 62.1k
Projects in all
102

Across 112 contracts

63% fixed37% hourly
World#27,043 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,346 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$164k+$500 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$163,250$163,500$163,750$164,000Oct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: #1 in 3 skills of 17

Rarest: top 1% in Piping Design, of 94. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Piping Design94 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 1%
  2. 1ASME B31.318 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 6%
  3. 1Seismic16 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 6%
  4. 2Structural Dynamics44 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 5%
  5. 3Reinforced Concrete Structures200 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 2%
  6. 3Fire Protection Engineering126 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 2%
  7. 3Stress Analysis57 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 5%
  8. #4Steel Structure310 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 1%