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Sixteen (16) years of professional experience within Owner and Consulting companies in projects controls and business management for multidisciplinary engineering, procurement and construction projects for the industries, mainly in oil (upstream & downstream) and mining, including the functions of project administration/contracts, costs control, cash flows, forecasting, budgeting (CAPEX/G&A), AFEs, financial analysis, planning and scheduling, work breakdown structures (WBS) development, physical progress, earned value and productivity under PMI and AACE International methodologies; besides the design and development of project controls systems and according to the project necessities. Also has participated in projects and proposal preparation with major companies such as TEXACO, Phillips 66, ENRON, Preussag Energie, PDVSA, Fluor Daniel, Parsons and Snamprogetti. Additionally, has excellent knowledge of Document Controls and Procurement procedures, project controls applications (Primavera (P3), Suretrak, MS Project, JobPROMS), personnel supervision, quality and productivity management.
His Project Controls Systems developments include applications databases to interface with Primavera Project Planner for many large projects for oil and mining companies. Also have developments for Cost Control, Procurement and Subcontract tracking allowing consistency and accuracy in the information and between the control systems during the project life; used with success and managing more than 600,000 MH, US$ 300MM and 13,000 deliverables with major national and international companies.
DETAILED EXPERIENCE
PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER (July 00 – Present )
UPSTREAM SURFACE FACILITIES
PETROLERA AMERIVEN (ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, PDVSA)
Venezuela
Assigned to Upstream Surface Facilities PMT (Project Management Team) for planning, scheduling & control and cost controls/estimates supervision in the Hamaca Project, located in eastern Venezuela in the Orinoco Belt. The objective of the Upstream Surface Facilities is to provide sufficient facilities to produce, process and transport to the Upgrader 190.000 BPSD of extra heavy crude. The overall project involves around of $900MM for all the phases and more than $ 600MM for Development and Commercial, to be developed in three years. This project is executed under EPC Lump Sum and/or Reimbursable basis with major national and international contractors.
In 2 years with Petrolera Ameriven he has been promoted twice with maximum PMP rating (5-exceptional) from Cost Control Specialist (July 00 – Mar 01) to Costs Control & Planning Supervisor (Mar 01 – Jan 02) and since February 2002 he has been in charge of all Upstream Facilities Project Controls.
Principal functions, reporting to the Project Manager:
• Supervising of 7 EPC projects under simultaneous execution with 4 different contractors companies all valued over $400MM.
- Pkg. A/B: Well Pads development, Crude Process Facility development for 45.000 BPSD, 20”/42” – 42 Km Pipeline and Storage Facility for 190.000 BPSD.
- Pkg. D: Crude Process Facility Expansion and Storage Facility Modifications for 190.000 BPSD
- Pkg. E: Gas Pipeline (16” - 40 Km) and Diluent Pipeline (20” - 40 Km)
- Honeywell Automation: Development and Commercial Phases.
- Power Supply to Substation 55
• Supervising of company independents projects with different contractors companies valued over $100MM
• Supervising 5 engineers (2 planners, 2 cost controls and 1 cost estimator) in home office and in the field.
• Budgets cost development/updating: CAPEX (capital expenditures) and G&A.
• AFE´s and WBS/CBS cost structure development/control/reporting.
• Developed and maintained the PMT Staffing Plan, and associated cost forecast.
• Projects Assets Registration development/coordination.
• Project Controls procedures development (physical progress measurement, change management, change orders, cost controls, escalation formula, etc) and his internal and external set up with major contractor companies.
• Project and Corporate Reports development: weekly, monthly progress and cost control reports.
• Projects cost control tracking using JobPROMS.
• Accruals reporting and Cash Call requirements
• Cost control analysis, studies, change orders and estimates reviews, variance and deviation analysis.
• Escalation formula application and review.
• Import duties and taxes controls for CAU (Arancel Unico Tax)
• Elaboration, updating and forecast of projects cash flows.
• Planning, Scheduling and Control, including Upstream Project Master Schedule and his interfaces with Drilling and Operations using Primavera System (Ver. 3.0)
• Contractors master schedule review (including critical path, costs/resources loading, leveling and prioritization) besides change orders schedule impact evaluation.
• Contractors report review (monthly progress and cost control reports) and invoicing approvals.
• Contractors project physical progress milestones approval, physical progress measurement and earned value calculation verification.
• Coordination, alignment and Peer review meetings with company partners beside foreign and nationals contractors companies.
• Project Execution strategies development and Bid Packages preparation and evaluation.
• Personnel selection and evaluation (PMPs).
FLUOR DANIEL Latin America (Tecnofluor) / TECNOCONSULT (October 97 – July 00)
Venezuela
One of the world's leading engineering/construction and consulting firm, that provides professional services in engineering design, construction, project management and studies in the following sectors: Oil and gas, infrastructure, mining and electricity, he had participation in the following projects by company direct assignment or by client requesting and in the following positions.
BUSINESS MANAGER (May 00 - Jul 00)
New Oil Gathering System Cabimas Field / Preussag Energie GmbH
Detail Engineering and Procuremnt services for the New Oil Gathering System Cabimas Field, performed in partnership with Ensys Yocum Incorporated (New York - USA). Scope: Lump Sum Project, 7 months, 18.000 MH, 700 deliverables. Supervise 5 disciplines (Project Controls, Cost Estimation, Procurement, Administration, Documents Control). (May 00 - Jul 00)
PROJECT CONTROLS LEADER (Oct 97 - Jul 00)
New Oil Gathering System Cabimas Field / Preussag Energie GmbH
Basic Engineering for the New Oil Gathering System Cabimas Field, performed in partnership with Ensys Yocum Incorporated (Houston - USA). Scope: Lump Sum Project, 3 months, 7.000 MH, 300 deliverables. Supervise 1 engineer (planner). (Sep. 99 - Dec. 99)
Hamaca Upstream Project - Due Diligence / Petrolera Ameriven S.A. (Texaco, ARCO, Phillips 66, PDVSA)
Basic Engineering for production Facilities / Upstream Project and Due Diligence for a PDVSA facility performed in partnership with Fluor Daniel (Houston - USA) and Colt Engineering (Calgary-Canada). Best in Class classification by IPA (Independent Project Analysis); Scope: Reimbursable Project, 11 months, 63.000 MH, 1.000 deliverables. Supervise 2 engineers (planner and costs). (Feb. 99 - Jul 00)
Jose Petrochemical Marine Terminal - Pequiven
Engineering, Procurement and Construction, performed in partnership with Interbeton (Holland) and Wayss & Freytag (Germany). Scope: Lump Sum Project, 25 months, 550.000 MH, 1.000 deliverables. Developed detailed EPC Schedule (Oct. 98 - Dec. 98)
Hamaca Crude Upgrader / Petrolera Ameriven S.A. (Texaco, ARCO, Phillips 66, PDVSA)
Basic Engineering for Heavy Oil Upgrader Facility / Downstream Project performed in partnership with Fluor Daniel (Irvine - USA). Best in Class classification by IPA (Independent Project Analysis); Scope: Reimbursable Project, 12 months, 70.690 MH, 1.800 deliverables. Supervise 2 engineers (planner and costs). (Oct. 97 - Oct. 98)
Upgrading Fire Protection System - Isla Refinery Curacao
Detail Engineering for upgrading fire protection system for Emmastad tanks. Scope: Lump Sum Project, 6 months, 6.335 MH, 300 deliverables. (Oct. 97 - Apr. 98)
Principal functions, reporting to the Project Manager:
• Supervising of 5 disciplines (Project Controls, Cost Estimation, Administration and Documents Control)
• Project Contract Administration, which included process deviations and change orders, and their execution procedure, prepared billing information, elaborated invoices and supervised subcontractors.
• General assist with preparation of project documents (field development plan, project execution plan, annual work program and budget, partner presentations, etc.).
• Reports development: weekly, monthly progress and cost control reports, variance analysis, close out project report, man hours expended, project productivity and forecast (including project cash flows). Early notice of likely schedule and cost impacts.
• Coordinate publication of the monthly project report.
• Project Master Schedule development and updating it (level III). It included network design, costs/resources loading, leveling and prioritization and critical path programming method done using Primavera System. (Ver. 3.0/2.0); project activities codification, programming engineering deliverables (level IV) and WBS definition.
• Project physical progress milestones definition, physical progress measurement and earned value calculation.
• Development and updating of project cost estimate and cost forecast.
• Development and updating of cost and progress S-curves.
• Development and updating of cost and procurement status tables.
• Elaboration of Discipline Quality Control Program following ISO-9001, PPM (Project Procedures Manual) and PEP (Project Execution Plan)
• Liaise with the finance and procurement groups to maintain status reports.
• Coordination and alignment meeting attendance with foreign and national companies.
PROJECT CONTROLS LEADER (November 95 – October 97)
MINMETAL S.A.
Chile
Leading engineering, construction and consulting company in Chile, that provides professional services in engineering design, construction, project management and studies in the following sectors: gas, infrastructure, mining and electricity, he had participation in the following projects by company direct assignment or by client requesting and in the following positions.
Mines Project / CODELCO - Chile División Andina
Detail Engineering, equipment and material procurement and Construction Management, for the expansion of a mineral extraction facility. Scope: Lump Sum Project, 24 months, 45.000 MH, 800 deliverables. (Jun. 97 - Oct. 97)
Iron Plant - Los Colorados / Compañía Minera del Pacífico
Detail Engineering, equipment and material procurement and Construction Management for an Iron extraction facility. Scope: Lump Sum Project, 15 months, 100.000 MH, 1.800 deliverables. (Mar. 97 - Sep. 97)
LiSA Project / FMC Corporation
Detail Engineering, equipment and material procurement and Construction Management for an extraction and treatment of Lithium facility in Argentine. Scope: Lump Sum Project, 17 months, 240.000 MH, 4.100 deliverables. (Nov. 95 - Apr. 97)
Principal functions, reporting to the Project Manager:
• Project Master Schedule development and updating it (level III). It included network design, costs/resources loading, leveling and prioritization and critical path programming method done using Primavera System. (Ver.2.0/1.0); project activities codification, programming engineering deliverables (level IV) and WBS definition.
• Project physical progress milestones definition, physical progress measurement and earned value calculation.
• Development and updating of project cost estimate and cost forecast.
• Development and updating of cost and progress S-curves.
• Development and updating of cost and procurement status tables.
• Reports development: weekly, monthly progress and cost control reports, variance analysis, man hours expended, project productivity and forecast.
• General assist with preparation of project documents (field development plan, project execution plan, presentations, etc.).
• Coordinate publication of the monthly project report.
• Project Contract Administration, which included process of change orders, prepared billing information, elaborated invoices and supervised subcontractors.
• Liaise with the finance and procurement groups to maintain status reports.
PROJECT CONTROLS COORDINATOR (April 92 – November 95)
OTEPI CONSULTORES S.A.
Venezuela. 87-89 / 92-95.
One of the leading engineering, construction and consulting company in Venezuela, that provides professional services in engineering design, construction, project management and studies in the following sectors: Oil and gas, infrastructure, mining, steel and electricity, he had participation in the following projects by company direct assignment or client requesting and in the following positions.
His last assignment included be in charge of project controls and administration of the Re-organization of the Industrial Property Registration Project (Office of Brands & Patents in Venezuela), which included the revision of 120,000 applications of brands and patents; development of 6 computer network systems, and development of 20 procedures. Supervised 10 professional and administrative individuals. Scope: Lump Sum Project, 36 months, 100.000 MH.
Principal functions, reporting to the Project Manager:
• Project Master Schedule development and updating it (level III). It included network design, costs/resources loading, leveling, and critical path programming method done using Instaplan System. The budget included cost of personnel, subcontracts, equipment and materials procurement and personnel trips.
• Project physical progress milestones definition, physical progress measurement and earned value calculation.
• Development and updating of project cost estimate and cost forecast.
• Development and updating of cost and progress S-curves.
• Reports development: weekly and monthly progress reports, variance analysis, man hours expended and project productivity.
• General assist with preparation of project documents (field development plan, project execution plan, annual budget, presentations, etc.).
• Coordinate publication of the monthly project report.
• Project Contract Administration, which included billing preparation and administration of four subcontractors; personnel administration, which included selection, recruiting, retirement, salaries evaluation and incentive bonus program; administration and control of archives, which contained around 80,000 files.
PLANNING AND PROJECT CONTROLS ASSISTANT (July 87 – September 89)
Principal functions, reporting to the Discipline Lead:
• Gathering information and data updating regarding to engineering and construction projects: steel facility, gas pipeline and external works for petroleum tanks, physical progress measurement for drawings and documents, data updating in Open Plan, Lotus 123, document control system management and others, elaboration of presentation in Harvard Graphics and PowerPoint.
• Databases design (Alpha Four).
MEMBERSHIP & ASSOCIATIONS
• PMI (Project Management Institute) Member # 222.574
• South Florida Chapter Member
• Venezuela Chapter Member
• AACE International (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) Member # 31.624
• Houston Gulf Coast Section Member
• World Oil Publication (Exploration, Drilling, Production)
EDUCATION
• Business Administration. Simón Bolívar University. Venezuela, 1988 - 1992.
• Project Formulation and Evaluation. Andrés Bello Catholic University. Caracas, Venezuela, 1999
• IberoAmerican Project Management and Direction (Seminar & Workshop), Santiago Chile, 2001
• JobPROMS / "Kildrummy".Caracas, Venezuela. / Houston, Irvine; USA, 2000
• Primavera (P3) and Suretrak. “Metacontrol.” Santiago, Chile, 1995
• Courses of planning and project control, Lotus, Microsoft Office, database (dBase III, Alpha Four and Alpha Five for Windows), MS Project, LAN (Lantastic) and Novell networks. Caracas, Venezuela.
• Languages: Bilingual (English-Spanish); "Institute of English Language". Los Angeles, California, USA; "BERLITZ". Caracas, Venezuela.
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of birth : May 30 of 1969
Place of birth : Santiago, Chile
Nationality : Chilean (currently assigned in Venezuela)
Marital Status : Married (with Spanish citizen)
Work references : Upon request
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