Armando J Milheiro MBA, CFM, LEED-BD+C
Laveen, AZ 85339
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OBJECTIVE To secure a position in an organization seeking a highly
motivated individual with demonstrated
Leadership, Management experience, and business acumen.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2011- BECHTEL CORPORATION - power gbu
Present Engineer - Projects Control
Phoenix, Arizona
. Responsible for the final Project acceptance prior to Client approval.
. Roles consist of Project Management, Estimating, Budget Tracking /
Forecasting, and Scheduling input.
. Direct communication with Management and Client on Project status and
as requested.
July 2006- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE - Real Estate & Facilities Dept.
April 2011 Manager - Design & Construction Projects Group
Phoenix, Arizona
Manage Projects Group consisting of 70 staff (internal
and external) completing a wide range of projects
varying from smaller Tenant Improvements to Ground-Up
construction, and budgets ranging from hundreds of
dollars to multi million dollar projects.
. Established/Implemented Dashboard Metrics'/Key
Performance Indicators (KPI's) for performance
management and project success.
. Responsible for guiding our Real Estate & Facilities
Department through Project Delivery Methods of
construction and process improvement.
. Standardized Department Process of Project Cost Control,
Estimating ROM's, and Project Delivery in order to
benchmark true historical cost data.
. Oversight of Engineering, Estimating, General
Contractor, Design & Furniture contracts.
. Led company wide Supply Chain effort for related scope
in various categories maximizing efficiency, leveraging
company spend, and sourcing vendors/suppliers to be
used company wide.
. Managed Supplier Diversity opportunity program for
department in conjunction with Supply Chain management.
. Forecasted and implemented Capital and Non-Capital
project work for the Department.
. Forecasted Material & Service fee escalations.
. Developed various business case justifications to
provide alternate project scopes to Executives.
. Negotiated Contracts on behalf of Company.
. Prepared/Presented proposed projects to Executive
Management.
. Established Expectations/Guidelines for baseline Group
criteria (i.e. Estimating software, unit pricing,
Variance reporting, reasonable Contingency amounts)
. Head of Standards Committee for the Department.
. Manage the allocation of allocated office space and
Department locations.
Project Coordinator / Project Manager
Phoenix, Arizona
. Managed $3 MM to $4 MM in spend per year on Furniture
contracts.
. Responsible for guiding our Real Estate & Facilities
Department through Project Delivery Methods of
construction and selection criteria for qualified
General Contractors.
. Have developed Day to Day Processes that keep our
Department functioning efficiently and focused on
keeping customer satisfaction high and overall budget's
reduced.
. Responsible for forecasting and maintaining the Capital
Budget for department currently valued at $46 MM.
. Provide technical assistance in the form of Estimating
and Construction Means and Methods.
. Provide Leadership to various projects and Project
Managers. Self motivated.
. Maintain and update Operations documents and computer
databases.
. Effectively meet and negotiate with various Leaders and
Officers on project by project basis.
. Effectively led 2 Sourcing events as Team Lead
delivering in annual savings reaching $900,000.
. Led Master Planning effort consisting of multiple sites
in preparation for $44 MM project.
May 2006- CONCRETE STRUCTURES INC.
Phoenix, Arizona
July 2006 Project Manager - Structural Division
Managed Structural projects in the commercial sector
Duties consisted of: Structural Form Design, Change
Order control, Estimate Development, and Shop Drawing
submittals
Create and maintain cost control budgets for projects
awarded
Served as company representative with the owner on
various projects
Assisted crew members on critical items as needed
February 2002- Sundt construction inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
June 2006 Estimator/Project Engineer
Plan and coordinate full estimates on complex concrete
structure projects
Prepare cost analysis summaries and proposals for both
hard bid and negotiated work
Create and maintain cost control budgets for projects
awarded
Create and execute concrete subcontractor contracts
Apply daily various construction methods for Estimating
and Engineering purposes
Manage projects ranging $30,000 to $5.25 million
Develop and maintain effective relationship with owners,
engineers, subcontractors
and suppliers
Supervise/Train beginning Estimators and/or Project
Engineers
Coordinate construction schedules with that of the owner
Utilizing reports and other tools to forecast production
costs and job outcome
Responsible for final profit margin on all concrete
projects estimated
Create Project billings every month for payment
Originate and distribute change orders involved with
projects estimated
. Coordinate Change Order Requests and pricing as needed
. Collaborate with other contractors to efficiently
complete work phases
. Past member of Sundt Safety Task Force
. Also have held position: Field Engineer
October 2000- Baker Concrete Construction Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
February 2002 Project Engineer/Assistant Superintendent
Responsible for pre-construction, daily reports,
production and cost reports
. Assisted Project Manager in controlling/monitoring
budget costs, change order requests,
and quality control
. Coordinated and motivated construction crew to create
quality workmanship
. Coordinated work around utilities to facilitate project
schedule
. Corroborated with other contractors to efficiently
complete work phases
. Provided technical assistance and guidance on tilt panel
operations
. Oversaw weekly project payroll
February 2000- Evans, Kuhn & Associates
Phoenix, Arizona
October 2000 Project Engineer/Civil Engineer EIT
Designed improvement site plans for private and public
works projects
under Professional Engineer
. Utilized Softdesk software extensively for various
design projects
. Corroborated with architectural and other engineering
firms on various projects
June 1999- City of Tucson Department of Transportation Tucson,
Arizona
March 2000 Internship
Established / updated database of city streets and
street features using Arcview
. Compiled street light / signals location maps
Summers FREEPORT McMoRan (Phelps Dodge Incorporated) Morenci,
Arizona
1995 - 1998 Student Civil Engineer/Surveyor
. Assistant Project Manager/Construction Engineer
. AutoCAD Design
. Utilized Knowledge of Geodimeter, Global Positioning
System (GPS), leveling, data collecting
. Calculated slope grades, blast hole patterns, property
lines, elevations
. Updated mine progress
November 1996- Full Circle Engineering Tucson,
Arizona
April 1997 Internship
. Researcher, instrument runner, rod man
. Laid out subdivisions, blue-topping, educational
surveying techniques
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Strong Leadership and Focused and Persistent
Organizational skills Detail oriented
Highly & Self Motivated Take ownership
Very Resourceful Focused on end client
satisfaction
Excellent team working skills Effective in multi-
tasking
Very likable person and gets Big Thinker
along great with others Results Driven
Always Budget Conscious Do what it takes to get
the project complete
Software
All Microsoft Applications Prolog 6.0
AutoCAD Estimating Software
Microsoft Project Forecasting Software
Peoplesoft Maximo
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Phoenix, Arizona
MBA / Global Management
October 2005
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson,
Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
December 1999
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
2008
Certified Building Operator - Electric League
2007
LEED- AP (BD+C) 2006
Currently pursuing:
PMP (Project Management Professional)
ISO 9000 Certification
LANGUAGES Bilingual - English, Portuguese
REFERENCES References Available Upon Request