Dynamic leader with strategic vision, strong business acumen and proven operational experience. Committed professional with a passion for cross-functional team leadership and team building mind frame. Articulate and collaborative communicator, with talent for establishing productive relationships with clients, colleagues, consultants, contractors, and government officials. Tenacious professional with proven ability to direct all aspects of design project lifecycles. Highly versatile and experienced Manager with over 14years of program management practice executing multidisciplinary projects in the design and construction industries within the private and government sectors.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Championed the structuring and management of successful consulting program division encompassing diverse sectors, such as Buildings, Energy, Education, Healthcare and Federal Fund Management with yearly bookings of over 17 million dollars.
• Program Manager for Puerto Rico's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA program management office. Key contributor in the development of the island wide ARRA master plan to meet critical deadlines, budgets and compliance requirements. Led Program Management efforts for 7 billion dollars worth in capital and non capital projects for a four year tenure.
• Program Manager for the engineering design of 50MM Wyndham Vacation Ownership development. Program encompassed the development of five parcels of land and the conversion/remodeling of a 7 story, 600 key hotel. Responsibilities included the management of technical disciplines and coordination with multiple stakeholders including client, internal and external senior executives, subcontractors, construction managers, architects, legal counsel and public officials.
• Led implementation of startup digital network for AT T Wireless in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Island. As Implementation Manager, directed the capital investment program which included site acquisition, design, permitting and construction of 226 telecommunication sites and over 100 equipment upgrade projects.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

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The largest Hispanic-owned program management/architectural/engineering/planning and environmental firm in the U.S., with offices in North, Central and South America rated among the 40 largest Program Management firms in the Country, as ranked by the Engineering News Record.

Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for the management of CSA's strategic client accounts/projects and provide corporate support in interoffice business development efforts, program/project management initiatives and special projects. Clients include Lockheed Martin, Wyndham Worldwide and CB I/Shaw totaling over 7 million dollars in service fees. Overarching project management responsibilities included, but were not limited to, strategic planning, the management of project lifecycles, subcontractor procurement, monitoring of project's financial health, programmatic accountability, business development, proposal preparation, financial reporting, project resource management and client satisfaction.
• Program Manager for the CSA Wyndham Worldwide account which included the MEP design and permitting of five development parcels and the renovation/conversion of a 600 room 4 star hotel. Hotel included restaurants, lobby, bar, sales
• area, gift shop, casino and new pool amenities. Project involved the management and/or interaction with multiple subcontractors, specialty consultants, architects, professional engineers, permitting specialists and environmental experts.
• CSA representative in partnership with Lockheed Martin and ESG in Wyndham Worldwide sustainability program. Managed CSA's MEP energy audits efforts for 4 properties in North America and the US Virgin Islands. Efforts included the evaluation of Energy Conservation Measures associated to building envelope, VRV Systems, chillers, transformers, reverse osmosis systems, propane water heating systems and flow controls.
• Project Controls and Business Solutions manager for the CB I/Shaw 70MM New York Sandy Recovery PMO. Projects include the procurement, resiliency design, permitting and construction of impacted NYCHA developments. Responsibilities include evaluating technology solutions for the PMO, evaluating business unit flow processes, review of master schedule and internal financial project controls.
• Management of companywide accounting and project management software switch out initiative. Responsibilities included the evaluation of different software in the market, the management of technology firm executing services, acceleration of project timeline, management of internal and subcontractor budgets, and integration/coordination of all functional divisions Marketing, Accounting, Operations, Human Resources . Also offered training and mentoring to new system users.

Program Manager Consulting

• Accountable for the fiscal and operational results of the Consulting Unit composed of 40 direct/ indirect reports from diverse technical and non technical backgrounds. Directed all Program operations including, but not limited to, business yearly market planning and forecasting, business development efforts, project execution, invoicing/collection efforts, resource allocation and management. Provided presentations to senior management and public officials, mentored project managers, created Program standards of operation, worked in unison with clients in creating strategic visions for future projects etc.
• Spearheaded the development of new Federal Funds Management Consulting Business Unit in CSA with yearly bookings of 17 million dollars.
• Led operations of the ARRA Program for Puerto Rico which monitored 7 billion dollars in federal funding for capital and non capital projects in 78 Municipalities, over 130 Government Entities and 200 Non Government Organizations.
• Developed and directed ARRA spin off programs for the Puerto Rico Department of Health and Education federal funds divisions.

Project Manager

• Responsible for the management of multiple projects that spanned across diverse business sectors in Puerto Rico, U.S.V.I., Dominican Republic and the United States. Projects included a wide variety of industries such as telecommunication, commercial, hospitality, housing and government with fees that ranged from 1 million to 5 million dollars. Responsible for the execution of project scope, financial outcomes, resource management, change management, product quality and schedule in addition to client management and project level business development efforts.
• Project Manager for infrastructure design of Westin RocoKi in Punta Cana Dominican Republic. Infrastructure design, included the design of potable water and sanitary systems, irrigation systems, storm sewer and drainage systems, H H Studies, waste water treatment plants, potable water storage, primary and secondary power distribution.

Wyndham World Wide

• Successful management of 50MM project involving the MEP, civil and fire protection design of 4 parcels of land in Puerto Rico. Project involved the coordination of environmental consultants, architect of record, interior designers, specialty consultants, client's development division, construction managers and legal counsel. Scope included storm water management design, potable water design, environmental and Jurisdictional Studies, surveying, HH Studies, geotechnical studies, structural design, MEP design, community outreach efforts and permitting services.
• Successful execution of Hard Rock Caf project in Old San Juan, PR. Project involved the management of multidisciplinary architectural and engineering team, specialty consultants, structural assessments, environmental studies, multiple permitting agencies and design services during construction.
• Recognized by corporation for having outstanding leadership skills and made part of CSA's Leadership Team.

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Implementation Program Manager

• Responsible for the management and direction of the Implementation department during start up/launch of AT T's digital wireless network. Accountable for the execution and smooth integration between the different phases of a wireless turnkey project site acquisition, A E design, permitting, construction and equipment delivery and its interaction with the internal functional areas RF, Marketing . Performed design reviews, construction site inspections, punch walks, prepared bid solicitations, managed contractor RFQ/RFP processes and issued NTP's for construction services. Department responsibilities also included personnel supervision, warehouse inventory control, leading weekly cross functional progress meetings and presenting monthly results to senior executives.
• Executed the build out efforts of the AT T launch involving the construction of 226 communication sites 115 growth cabinets in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in a one year timeframe.
• Led the oversight and maintenance of over 300 telecommunication facilities.
• Worked with internal/external legal councils to resolved complex legal disputes hindering project completion, serving as owner representative in legal disputes and provided court testimonies.

SKILLS

Fully bilingual English and Spanish , MS Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook , Microsoft Project, Microsoft Sharepoint BST Enterprise, Ajera