Project Manager

Gabriel E. Hernandez

281-***-**** • ***********@****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Leadership position in Construction Management

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A highly qualified and accomplished Professional Civil Engineer with a record of 15+ years of

project management experience in various types of construction projects in a wide range of

budgets and locations. Solid analytical and interpersonal skills with superior organizational and

communication abilities achieving high level of customer satisfaction. Broad knowledge and

expertise in project controls concepts and principles including scheduling, cost control, change

management, progress tracking, forecasting and trend analysis with specific emphasis in project

execution, consistently completing projects on time and under budget. Strong Civil &

Industrial/Process construction background. Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power

Point), MS Project, AutoCAD, Primavera, Primavera Enterprise & Primavera Expedition. OSHA

Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction. Fluent in English and Spanish languages with successful

international experience.

CORE STRENGTHS

• Construction Management • Project Controls • Quality Controls • OSHA Regulatory Compliance

• Planning & Scheduling • Cost Control • Process Equipment Installation • Industrial Facilities

Construction • Infrastructure • Oil, Gas & Chemicals • Engineering Management • Earned Value

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGER [2007 – Present]

WASHINGTON DIVISION of URS CORPORATION – Houston, TX

Provided project management support to large Oil, Gas & Chemicals EPCM project with a TIC of

>$200 Million USD, coordinating overall work package development for upstream onshore pipeline

and associated infrastructure construction, and serving as a liaison between engineering and

construction management groups.

In previous assignment provided project management services for Industrial Manufacturing CM

projects with an average TIC of $80 Million USD, leading project operations with full responsibility

for overall financial performance, project execution and general oversight of 250 skilled trades.

Ensured that a firm scope-based schedule baseline was established, managed performance and

progress against the plan and ensured accurate forecasts of cost, schedule, and resource utilization

with commensurate action plans. Worked with Business Development to increase scope of services

on existing contracts, building client confidence and nurturing positive client relationships.

Accomplishments:

• Led a team comprised of 22 professionals that completed the most challenging projects in

record time, consistently achieving results that exceeded key performance objectives.

• Recognized for containing costs, meeting stringent schedules, and profit attainment resulting in

25% reduction of execution time and cost compared with similar projects previously completed.

• Consistently improved and strengthened client relations/satisfaction resulting in consecutive

single-source project awards and extensions spanning for the last 10-years.

• Successfully developed and introduced company to an international strategic market for the

Industrial/Process division achieving the same level of performance and safety excellence.

• Recipient of Safety Excellence Award, 2008 as a project lead achieving over 2-years & 600K

man-hours without recordable incident.

• Nominated for Performance Excellence Award, 2007 as a project lead.

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PROJECT ENGINEER / PROJECT CONTROLS [2001 – 2007]

WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. – Detroit, MI

Applied sound judgment and experience toward the accomplishment of project-defined goals and

objectives for Industrial Manufacturing CM projects with an average TIC of $60 Million USD,

providing functional and administrative management of all project control activities, including

baseline and control budgets, project code of accounts, commitment tracking, expenditures, cash

flow forecasts, manpower forecasts, progress and performance measurement, productivity,

analysis, trending, change control process, project and executive reporting, and estimates.

Reviewed budgets and cost schedules, to establish staffing levels and subcontracting plan.

Accomplishments:

• Consistently improved and strengthened client relations/satisfaction resulting in consecutive

single-source project awards and extensions.

• Recipient of Safety Excellence Award, 2006 as a project team achieving more than 2-years &

700K man-hours without recordable incident.

• Recipient of Performance Excellence Awards, 2002. Nominated for Performance Excellence

Awards, 2005 & 2006 as project team.

PROJECT ENGINEER [1998 – 2001]

MORRISON KNUDSEN CORPORATION – Detroit, MI

Managed project controls and construction engineering functions for Industrial Manufacturing CM

projects with a TIC of $20 Million USD holding the overall responsibility for implementation of all

cost/schedule control systems and associated reporting toward the accomplishment of project-

defined goals, including planning cost and schedule (work breakdown structure) metrics and tools,

collecting performance data (installed quantities, expended labor hours, and other progress

measurements for direct hire and subcontract work), tracking data (daily cost compilation and

monitoring), analyzing (productivity, critical path and risk analysis), and reporting.

Accomplishments:

• Key role with a team that completed an strategic project achieving results that created a long

lasting rapport with the client with an outcome of over $20 Million USD in future contracts.

• Nominated for Performance Excellence Award, 1999 as project team.

PROJECT CONTROLS [1994 – 1998]

VARIOUS EMPLOYERS – Mexico

Estimator and project controls staff positions for Industrial Manufacturing projects with a TIC up to

$5 Million USD in the northeast Mexico maquiladora corridor. Responsible for planning, scheduling,

estimating & overall project controls.

Accomplishments:

• Promoted to Project Lead (1997) in a contract involving the construction of a new

manufacturing facility as a result of top-performance that increased company annual revenue.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas

Tampico. Tams. Mexico [1994]

Construction Estimating, Scheduling & Project Controls Program

Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas

Tampico. Tams. Mexico [1995]

Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction

U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Buffalo, New York. USA. [2002]

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RELEVANT PROJECT LIST

Chevron Piceance Basin Natural Gas Development Program – Washington Division of URS Corp.

Cost-reimbursable Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services

contract to Chevron North America for the development of the Skinner Ridge Field and associated

infrastructure near DeBeque, CO. [Work Package Development Manager. Houston, TX / 2009]

GM Powertrain X22F/X25F Transmission Program – Washington Division of URS Corp.

Cost-reimbursable Construction Management (CM) services contract to General Motors Corporation

for the conversion and renovation of 650,000sf of existing manufacturing facility and installation of

350+ pieces of manufacturing equipment to incorporate the 6-Speed Front Wheel Drive (FWD) and

a new Hybrid transmission product line. [Project Manager. Ramos Arizpe, Mexico / 2007 – 2009]

GM Powertrain HFV6 Engine Program – Washington Division of URS Corp.

Cost-reimbursable Construction Management (CM) services contract to General Motors Corporation

for the conversion and renovation of 350,000sf of existing manufacturing facility and installation of

100+ pieces of manufacturing equipment to incorporate the High Feature V6 3.9L engine product

line. [Project Manager. Ramos Arizpe, Mexico / 2007 – 2008]

GM Powertrain X22F 6-Speed FWD Transmission Program – Washington Group International, Inc.

Cost-reimbursable Construction Management (CM) services contract to General Motors Corporation

for the conversion and renovation of 490,000sf of existing manufacturing facility and installation of

200+ pieces of manufacturing equipment to incorporate a new 6-Speed Front Wheel Drive (FWD)

transmission product line. [Project Controls Manager. Warren, MI / 2004 -2007]

GM Powertrain CME Professional Services Contract – Washington Group International, Inc.

Construction professional services contract to General Motors Corporation for pre-project planning,

scheduling & project engineering in the early planning phase of the X22F Transmission Program.

[Project Engineer. Ypsilanti, MI / 2003 – 2004]

GM Powertrain I4/I5 Cylinders Engine Program. – Washington Group International, Inc.

Design, build & cost-reimbursable Construction Management (CM) services to General Motors

Corporation involving construction of a new state-of-the-art 650,000sf industrial manufacturing

facility, installation and integration of 350+ pieces of manufacturing equipment, commissioning &

start-up assistance. [Project Controls Manager. Tonawanda, NY / 2001 – 2003]

GM Powertrain CME Professional Services Contract – Morrison Knudsen Corp.

Construction professional services contract to General Motors Corporation to assist develop, follow

up & close all open Items for the 4L60-E Transmission Project manufacturing equipment de-bug

and qualification. Planning, scheduling and coordination of the capacity increase equipment

installation. [Project Engineer. Ramos Arizpe, Mexico / 2000 – 2001]

GM Powertrain 4L60-E Capacity Increase Project. – Morrison Knudsen Corp.

Design, Build & fixed-price General Contractor services contract to General Motors Corporation

involving the conversion of 200,000sf of existing engine manufacturing operations to a

transmission manufacturing operations; including installation of 200+ pieces of manufacturing

equipment. [Project Engineer. Ramos Arizpe, Mexico / 1998 – 2000]

IBM Corp. Link IDC / MDC Project. – Morrison Knudsen Corp.

Design, build & fixed-price General Contractor services to IBM Corporation involving construction of

a new 10,000sf storage facility and link including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and

architectural work. [Project Engineer. Guadalajara, Mexico / 1998]

Johnson Controls, Inc. Industrial Facility Construction – Copimsa Construcciones.

Design, build and direct-hire lump sum sub-contract involving the construction of a new 120,000sf,

manufacturing & administration facility for Johnson Controls Inc.

[Construction Manager. Reynosa, Mexico / 1997]

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