SUMMARY:

• Well qualified and highly skilled professional with more than thirteen years of experience in civil engineering, construction, environmental protection, permitting, financial, and project management areas within residential, commercial, food and beverage, hospitality, institutional, industrial, power and gas business sectors.
• Experienced Project Manager in construction projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Acted as Owner’s Representative and was responsible for all coordination, supervision and internal/external communications to the client, General Contractor, subcontractors and vendors.
• Ability to handle project phases with some supervision and guidance from initiation to closure.
• Participated in on - site construction observation activities following construction drawings and acted as on-site liaison between owner, designers and contractors for quality control and assurance.
• Involved in negotiations and development of: Procurements, Change Orders, Notices, Submittals, Payment Schedules, and all government agencies required permits for building construction and/or use.
• A natural team player with effective performance under pressure, strong analytical and planning skills, efficient work habits and excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills in project and financial management for a small company.
• Effectively provided management assistance in projects of up to $1M generating an increase of profitability by allocating corrections in schedule, negotiating pricing and fees, and ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Project Management
• Permit Expediting
• Construction Inspection
• Continuous Improvement
• Procurement Documents
• Quality Assurance
• Project Coordinator/Expediter
• Schedule Development & Control
• Quality Control
• Design-Build Projects
• Turn-Key Projects
• Budget and Cost Development & Control
• Computer software experience
• Environmental Compliance
• Various Industries

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Fully bilingual: Spanish (native) and English (fluent).

Computer literate: MS Office Suite 2010, MS Project 2013 / MS Project Enterprise, MS Visio 2010, SAP, ENCO, OneSRM, MS SharePoint, Quickbooks 2013, KanBan and AutoCAD 2013.

Results oriented, positive attitude, motivator and a hands-on professional in a fast pace environment.

Team leader who works well under pressure

Excellent public speaking abilities and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, ORLANDO, FL

Responsibilities:

• Create all Department related Purchase Orders (PO) in SAP or other business identified system
• Post Goods Receipts (GR's) for all PO's in a timely manner
• Track and provide data on various aspects of Department outsourcing including: skills outsourced to each vendor, PO remaining balances, total monetary value outsourced per vendor, etc.
• Act as a point of contact to field questions related to SOW/outsourcing business processes from Engineers and/or Management (E & M) and to support in their creation of high quality Scopes of Work (SOW)
• Support Department Head to manage travel budgets
• Planning and Scheduling
• Work with Engineers and Managers to support with data gathering, analysis, and verification in MS Enterprise
• Support E & M with project maintenance/reporting as required by PMO
• Support Department Head and Management with the creation of such reports
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives and General Project Support
• Support Department Head and Management as needed to coordinate and schedule various technical events or meetings
• Provide project support for improvement initiatives
• Assist the Project Manager in the Design Department with the project management (planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting) activities related to their R&D and Service projects
• Maintain resource loading data for department personnel; work with Management to optimize resource allocations and capacity planning for Department R&D work
• Maintain budgetary data for all R&D Programs; work with Managers to re-forecast data monthly.
• Design/create and maintain project management templates/data visualizations.
• Use software to design and create automated views of data residing in other tools (MS Office/ MS Project/ MS Visio/ SAP/ ENCO/ OneSRM/ SharePoint).
• Provide weekly updates to management for various project metrics.
• Help develop and grow the project management knowledge area within the Design Department.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Other project management support activities as required.

Confidential

INTERN WITH DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION, ORLANDO, FL

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation and submittal of procurement documents to the City of Orlando Permitting Office including: new housing permitting, land acquisition and related for Butler’s Preserve Project.
• Given an activity checklist, organize project activities and develop a project schedule baseline using MS Project.
• Participate in on-site construction observation activities following construction drawings.
• Provide assistance to projects as required by Director of Construction.

Confidential

COMPENSATION SPECIALIST, ORLANDO, FL

Responsibilities:

• Under minimal supervision, accountable for data evaluation and preparation for final audit of bonus and commissions in Finance’s Compensation Department in the hospitality/timeshare industry.
• Processed for payment all bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual bonuses per applicable compensation plans.
• Assist in the auditing process for bonuses of various departments.

Confidential

TEAM SUPERVISOR, TOA BAJA, PR

Responsibilities:

• Staff supervision for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC).
• Responsible for all equipment, materials, payrolls and progress documentation.
• Development of team building skills.

Confidential

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST, GUAYNABO, PR

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for construction division financial status and daily activities.
• Assist in cost estimating, schedule development and budget control.
• Experience in preparation of bid & construction estimates for renovations, modifications and new construction.
• Development of client relations and serve as liaison between contractors and client.

Confidential

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, GUAYNABO, PR

Responsibilities:

• As Owner Representative, assisted Project Manager (PM) with staff management, time management, project planning, tracking and management including, but not limited, to: scope development, contracts, plans, schedule, budget and estimates.
• Involved in negotiations and development of: Procurements (such as general procurement documents, Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitations for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Information (RFI)), Change Orders, Notices, Submittals, Payment Schedules, government agencies permits required for construction and/or use of residential, industrial and commercial buildings, and Closeout Documentation.
• Participated in negotiations; gained knowledge in special contract conditions.
• Acted liaison and point of contact between project manager, owner, vendors, contractor and sub - contractors.
• Developed agenda, meeting minutes and technical documents necessary for an effective meeting; scheduled and directed meetings and provided follow-up to pending items.
• Enforced Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established policy, procedures, training and team building techniques.
• Supervise and follow-up contractors and staff in order to meet deadlines.
• Participated in various project areas such as the design and construction decision-making process.
• Consult with stakeholders, designers and contractors to meet client's expectations.
• Preparation, evaluation and approval of quotations, legal/AIA contracts and breakdown for payments.
• With PM guidance, prepared reports presentations for stakeholder meetings such as cost and schedule reports.
• Experience in reading and understanding architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing construction drawings.
• Act as on-site liaison between designers and contractors for quality control and assurance (QA/QC).
• Detailed construction inspection for QA/QC within residential, industrial, hospitality and commercial projects to meet project drawings requirements and technical specifications.
• Monitor and control Building Code & Safety compliance.
• Prepare weekly reports informing progress and construction observations.
• Exposure to the preparation of project takeoffs and project estimating of diverse trades.
• Perform general construction inspections involving such diverse trades as pharmaceutical clean rooms (100,000 and 10,000 class), reinforced concrete, EIFS system, steel buildings, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering, roofing, masonry, and heating/ventilation/air-conditioning installation.
• Assist the Environmental Engineer in the preparation of various environmental documents such as Puerto Rico s Environmental Quality Board and Environmental Protection Agency permits.
• Experience in the preparation and control of Air and Underground Water Injection permits for the Environmental Quality Board, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for the Environmental Protection Agency, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC), Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), Standard Operation Procedures (SOP s) and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
• Prepare NPDES permits and inspect on-site installation and compliance.
• Prepare and provide training for SOP, SPCC and SWPPP.
• Created and developed business relations along with client, vendors, sub-contractors and General Contractors.
• In charge of project document control and change management assistance.
• Performed other duties as required.

Confidential, PRECIADO, PE

RESIDENT PROJECT INSPECTOR

Responsibilities:

• In charge of inspection of government construction projects with a detailed daily work progress.
• Reviewed drawings and specifications covering the assigned construction project using contract documents, drawings and technical specifications.
• Verified the compliance of cost estimates, breakdown for payments and construction process in accordance with contract agreement and time duration of the project.
• Directed contractor's attention to safety hazards and issued instructions for corrective action.
• Effective inspection and construction observation either reduced or maintained project duration and budget costs.

Confidential, MAYAGUEZ, PR

JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER INTERN

Responsibilities:

• Familiarized with mechanisms of potable water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Prepared Standard Operation Procedures for Water Treatment Plants.
• Developed Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
• Plan training to water treatment plant's operators.
• Inspected Sludge Treatment Plants and prepared water turbidity charts .