Miami-Beach-Appoints-New-Building-Department-Director
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2018
Miami Beach Appoints New Building Department Director
— First Female to Hold this Post at the City —
Miami Beach, FL – Today, the Miami Beach City Commission unanimously approved the appointment
of Ana Salgueiro as the Building Department Director. With more than 30 years of experience in
municipal engineering and construction, she has worked as a professional engineer in both the private
and public sectors — spearheading numerous commercial and residential design projects throughout
South Florida. Of the 35 building officials in Miami-Dade County, Salgueiro is only one of nine with
professional engineering degrees, in addition to building official credentials.
After months of hard work and an external audit under her helm, the Miami Beach Building Department
recently received an ISO 9001 certification – making the department the first in the city to obtain this
global quality management certification. The international standard recognizes companies and cities
that offer quality services to their community with a strong customer focus and motivation from top
management
In her short tenure as Deputy Building Director over the last year, Salgueiro has brought the Miami
Beach Building Department to this high level of service with her hands-on leadership and innovative
solutions. In August of 2017, Salgueiro streamlined the building permitting process by developing a new
method of walk-through plans ticketing – successfully cutting service wait times by more than 75
percent.
“Ana is transforming the department into a more user-friendly office that provides equal access to all
residents,” expressed City Manager Jimmy L. Morales. “She’s built a practice of quality customer
service and a culture of staff that strive to continually improve on these methods and beyond. For these
reasons and her decorated portfolio, I’m proud to welcome her as the new, and first female, building
director for the City of Miami Beach.”
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