Project Manager Engineer

Nelson Villarroel

Phone: 832-***-****; e-mail: ****************@*******.***

Certificates/Education:

. 1996 Carabobo University Venezuela.

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

. 2003 Florida Board of Professional Engineers

Engineer Intern (FE)

. Venezuela Board of Engineers

Control and Management

. Carabobo University/Venezuela

Quality and Patterns ISO 9000 / Quality Auditor

. 1997 Venezuela Board of Engineers/Carabobo University Design

of Drainage Works

. 1997 El Palito Refinery/Carabobo University

Refining Process

Summary of Qualifications:

. Ten years in the Engineering Department in CITGO - PDVSA (Venezuela

Oil Company) "El Palito" Refinery, Venezuela. Experience in Pipelines

construction, Industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment

. 10+ years of Experience as "Engineer in Charge", Pre-Construction

Manager, Project Manager, Estimator and Purchasing Manager.

Coordinating filed activities with design changes and internal

scheduling

. 10+ years of Experience in Residential and Commercial construction.

Professional Experience:

July 2008 - Present Integral Solutions Group General

Contractors Miami, FL

Construction Manager

. Responsible for coordinating and development on all phases of

construction. Responsibilities included analyzing all construction

bid documents, preparing and negotiating bid packages through GMP

approvals. Outside of the day to day responsibilities, I was also

involved in implementing and coordinating various changes that

utilized sustainable materials, products and incorporating a LEED

perspective on a non-certified project. This included waivers for

LEED approved roofing, paint, and other various materials in order to

promote a more sustainable and green friendly building for owner

October 2005-July 2008 Lennar Homes, Home Builders-Dade

Division Miami, FL

Purchasing Estimator/Field Construction Verification Manager

. Leading role in the negotiations, Value Engineering, analysis of

Proposals/scope of work that result in a total of approximate $8.4

millions (18%) in reduction of "Direct Construction Cost" for the

year 2007 and $7.3 millions for 2008

. Organized, coordinated and managed the bidding of new plans and

negotiated contracts

. Oversaw finalization of budges & start packages and day-to-day

procurement and construction activities

. Liaison between suppliers & field

. Analyzed plans and performed cost analysis, review budgets Maintained

product

. Recruited new suppliers and researched new products & competition

. Created & maintained all scopes of work and practices

. Reviewed extra material orders. Analyzed month end reports

. Reviewed & approved contract packages, approved pricing changes

October 2004 - October 2005 Kodiak Construction

Miami, FL

Construction/Director of Operations

(Shell Contractor Commercial -Tilt Up Construction)

. Negotiated and Managed contracts for $81million

. Responsible for operations of estimating and construction dept

. Responsible for scope, cost and schedule

. Researched competitors, trained, advised and assisted purchasing and

estimating

. Recruited new suppliers and subcontractors while maintained plan cost

analysis

. Scheduled, cost control and miscellaneous projects using MS Project

and Excel software

Some Projects:

. Centex Destination Properties: Cinnamon Beach Condos Daytona Beach.,

FL 275 Units(Consisting of 11 ea. 6 story CBS buildings)

. Minto Homes: Artesia, Sunrise Fl, Consisting of 36 Buildings of 5 to

22 stories

. Leighton McGinn: Aventura Medical Bldg consisting of 5 story 100,000

sf.

2002-2004 Trinity Construction

Corp Coral Springs, FL

Estimator

. Quantity takeoff and cost estimating for projects from $15 million to

$30 million for companies like Lennar Homes, Centex Arvida, D.R.

Horton, etc.

. Cost estimating, preparation of scopes of work, scheduling, request

pricing and specs from suppliers.

2000-2002 Private Consulting

Services Miami, FL

Estimator

. Project Engineering, budgets, cost estimating, scoping, contract

review, Scheduling .

1995-2000 Venezuela Oil Company

(CITGO-PDVSA) Venezuela

Engineering Department, El Palito Refinery

. Engineer in Charge for three (3) PDVSA gas facilities on Margarita

Island, Venezuela. Ten-month duration (approximately 5 months per gas

station) with a budget of US $ 800.000 each.

. Engineer in Charge of the re-design and enlargement of a Waste Water

Treatment Plant, as part of PDVS Community Plan, El Palito, Venezuela

(Duration 6 month, Cost approximately US $750.000). In charge of the

City of Puerto Cabello and the El Palito Refinery (from PDVSA).

Construction and Management of the Project. Very close coordination

with the City officials in the scheduling of work, programming any

necessary interruption of water service in the city.

. Assistant to Regional Director of Engineering at the El Palito

Refinery with a budget of $20 million (annual).

. Supervision and Guidance in the elaboration of: Scope of Work,

Contracts, and Bid Packages.

. Member of Bidding Panel in charge of pre-qualification of

subcontractors and Award of projects at the El Palito Refinery.

. Value engineering design. Provided a comprehensive on-site management

system that included detailed documentation, construction methodology

and other techniques to maximize operation efficiency

Projects Included:

o "Nuevo Muelle" A deep-water port (1993 - 1998). Led the last

3 years of the project constructing a new pumping station,

construction of pipelines and sandblasting operation for the

new piping.

o New Pipeline from PDVSA Refinery "EL Palito" (Puerto Cabello)

to PDVSA Distribution Plant in "Yagua" (Velencia) distance

approximately 150 Km/100 miles. (1994 - 1996). Served as

Superintendent/ Assistant Project Manager

o "Parada de Planta" (1997): A General maintenance program

implemented every 2 to 3 years consisting of stopping all

production in the refinery in order to replace equipment,

piping, circuits, etc. A 24hr/day two-month schedule. In

charge of all piping and electrical work in the FCC unit (Fluid

Catalytic Cracking Unit).

1990-1994 Venezuela Oil Company (CITGO-PDVSA)

Venezuela

PDVSA- Carabobo University Working Scholarship Program

As Assistant Engineer I, Engineering Department, El Palito Refinery

. Part of the estimating team (3 estimators) for labor material and

equipment in Project "Nuevo Muelle" A deep water port (1993 - 1998)

at a total cost of $1.500 million. Plans and design done by

Consultant Foster Wheeler (FWLT)

. Quality Inspection an design of: Pipe Lines, utilities, sewage and

drainage net..

Computer Skills:

Xactimate, On Screen Take off, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, Primavera

P3, Power Point, JD Edwards.

Languages:

Spanish and English

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