Project Manager Engineer

David A. Palomares

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Profile

Extensive experienced in project control as a scheduler and cost in projects such as: nuclear and power

plant, crusher mine, airports, submarine pipelines and oil storage tanks. Knowledge in different types of

contract project, such as: engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), construction management

(CM) and general contractor (GC). Involved in projects where the critical path (CPM) and earn value

method (EVM) have been used to control the progress of the schedule and cost .

Summary

• Strong organizational, goal-oriented and cost skills, analytical problem-solver, proficient to anticipate

impacts, critical thinking, implements corrective actions on diverse projects and adapting to change.

• Bilingual speaker, English and Spanish.

• Team worker and build a trust relationship with team members.

• Accountable and reliable for controlling and managing the contract values and commitment cost.

• Take initiative to learn and to step up beyond my primary duties.

Work History

Shaw Group

VC Summer Project – Nuclear Plan AP1000 – Job Site

Jenkinsville, South Carolina 2011 - Current

Project Scheduler for Nuclear Island (Containment, Auxiliary and Shield Building)

• Organized and updated level 2 schedule activities and hours.

• Identified the critical path by commodity.

• Created and controlled received on site (ROS) and work packages activities by major and critical

equipment for electrical and mechanical, structural and mechanical modules, structural steel and

other commodities.

• Reorganized activities of the level 3 schedule by EPC and disciplines, such as: field engineer,

procurement and construction activities by room number, areas and elevation.

• Reschedule the Civil discipline, such as: precast, metal deck, rebar, concrete, structure steel,

stairs and floor module.

• Coordinated and organized the level 3 schedule of instrument and control activities, such as:

panels, cabinets and instruments.

• Submitted schedule reports, such as: 2, 4 or 12 weeks look ahead.

ASME III Schedule

• Organized and updated the ASME schedule for two nuclear plants Vogtle and VC Summer.

• Coordinated logic sequence by phone calls or meeting room with engineers and management.

• Coordinated and set up reports for updates with management from both projects.

CA20

• Reorganized the CA20 module schedule with procurement, assemble and construction areas.

• Coordinated and created new schedule activities from the new scope.

• Validated the new sequence with construction team by room and elevation.

Training to new members team

• Trained the new members of the team on how the schedule has been build and the sequence of

each discipline by building.

• Explained the relationship among engineering, procurement, construction and star up.

Shaw Group

China Project – Nuclear Plant AP1000 – Home Office

Stoughton, Massachusetts 2010 - 2011

Project Scheduler on Civil discipline for annex, radwaste and diesel generator buildings

• Controlled the production of deliverables from civil discipline, such as: drawings, specifications, etc.

• Prepared, support, control and updates trends.

• Identified potential delays and gave solution in advance.

• Controlled and updated the S project curve and payment milestones.

• Issued monthly reports such as: Earned Value, Pf, Percentage progress, etc.

• Coordinated and updated the progress with different disciplines for diesel generator building.

• Created and added new activities for changes orders or potential trends.

Newmont Mining Company

Crusher project – Job Site

Battle Mountain, Nevada 2007 - 2009

Project Control Engineer - Construction management by Newmont (owner) - $35.6 millions.

Demonstrated and developed not only project management skills but also safety, leadership, contract

administration, material management, cost control and schedule analysis.

My accomplishment:

Safety, Field Engineer and material and equipment reception

• Prepared safety and environmental inspection. Performed safety audit reports during the life project.

• Supported and controlled materials and equipment received on site (ROS).

• Escorted and supported the construction inspector, and the concrete quality assurance inspector.

• Updated lessons learned with actions list.

Cost

• Big achievement in project cost, we saved U.S$ 2M from the original budget.

• Planned and returned budget money six month before than the project was completed.

• Forecasted project cost by using work breakdown structure (WBS) and issued monthly.

• Controlled trends, commitments, expenditures and accruals reports.

• Coordinated cost functions and development cost control documents by area and commodities.

• Cost control such as: contract site instruction, change order request, etc

• Prepared project cost analysis and issued by weekly and monthly to project manager and home office

Invoicing and Payment

• Set cost codes and budget control by using WBS.

• Controlled shipment release approval and budget cost, subcontract information such as: cash flow, S

curve cost and change orders.

• Controlling Invoice and payment from different contracts

Planning and scheduling

• Planned, organized, and developed schedule activities using the WBS for Engineering, Procurement,

Contracts and Construction disciplines; and assigned modification/maintenance work scope.

• Developed and planned level two and three schedules for areas assigned.

• Developed and updated manpower S curve.

• Monitored and analyzed work progress versus baseline schedules.

• Controlled the project milestone and critical path.

• Communicated issues and concerns to the project team in advance.

• Participated in update meetings with contractors.

• Forecasted the project schedule.

Contracts

• Incorporated subcontractor information in the schedule and approved by the project manager.

• Modified and coordinated the contracts terms, these changes helped to contract administrator.

• Improved the control of contract site instruction (CSI) and change order request log (COR); these

changes helped us to track these cost.

• Verified progress of subcontractor payments.

• Ensuring timely input and recording of subcontractor progress toward periodic reporting and invoice

schedules.

• Set and coordinated with subcontractors to measure their progress weekly.

• Supported the project manager with meeting minutes to clarify or avoid any issue or claim.

Newmont Mining Company - TS Power Plant – Job Site

Dunphy, Nevada 2006 - 2007

Project scheduler and cost control - Construction management by Newmont (owner) - $618 millions.

My accomplishment:

Schedule

• Planned, organized, and developed Construction schedule.

• Controlled the critical activities, float, constrains and relationships to achieve the major milestone.

• Developed maintenance plans and schedules and second/third level critical path networks for areas

assigned.

• Monitored and analyzed work progress against the maintenance schedules and directing preparation

of timely schedule analysis reports

• S Curve man hours, controlling Contractor man hours to ensure the performance of work by

disciplines like boiler, piping, AQCS and steel structure for 2007, using the earn value method.

Cost

• Prepared, controlled and provided the Forecast Cost consistently by using the Work Breakdown

Structure; to the project and construction manager,

• Controlled the trends, commitments, expenditures and accruals reports.

Lima Airport Partners - Modernization of international airport Jorge Chavez

Lima Callao, Peru 2004 – 2005

Project scheduler – EPC and Construction Management by LAP (owner) – $ 108 Millions

My duties and my achievements were:

Cost Engineer, May - July 05

• Developed and coordinated with management office to set critical cost milestones.

• Prepared an S curve of investment for 2005-2006 to EPCM and assisted in development of the

investment plan for 2005-2008.

Project Control, Sept 2004 - May 2005

• Developed and controlled the master plan of LAP’s direct projects in coordination with Engineering,

Procurement and Construction areas.

• Determined constrains and relationship between every activity of the entire project.

• Controlled and updated the material and equipment report of local and imported goods.

• Controlled, updated and reported the project progress to management office.

• Assisted and prepared the schedule and developed individual work plans for every department of

LAP.

• Set up update meetings with construction engineers by weekly

Master Plan, June - August 2004

• Developed and controlled every department of the airport to establish an opening master schedule.

• Controlled and updated training sessions of new equipment and systems.

Bechtel – Edica – Modernization of the international airport Juan Santamaría

Alajuela, Costa Rica 2001- 2003

Project scheduler - EPC General Constructor by Bechtel - $111 Millions

My duties and my achievements were:

• Assisted on the Master Schedule and coordinated with engineering, contract, procurement and

construction areas.

• Established activity sequence, durations and determined milestones to support the project schedule.

• Determined relationships, constraints and interfaces by activities of the project schedule level 2.

• Developed and restructured master schedule with WBS in Primavera.

• Updated and monitored activities, total and free float, and critical path of the master project schedule.

• Controlled project progress with curve charts, monitored subcontract register, developed material

assignment schedule and identified critical issues in coordination with construction and procurement.

• Planned and controlled installation rates for earthworks and asphalt pavement to improve the

production. Controlled installed quantities of asphalt and developed an S curve project.

• Developed and coordinated with the equipment area the distribution and quantity plan of equipment

as required for the Project.

• Responsible for the construction schedule, including, Hold Pad 07, Taxiway, new Temporary Control

Tower, South Parallel and Hold Pad 25, and La Candela Road, and new concrete west parking

positions. Developed detail schedule of a new passenger bridge for the New Terminal building and the

Sterile Corridor in the Holdrooms.

• Developed and monitored the aggressive demolition schedule of the existing control tower and

terminal building during rainy season to reduce the cost and the risk .

• Assisted in the preparation of schedule data and S curve for asphalt placement on the Runway and

shoulders. Monitored variances of the asphalt S curve.

• Developed and monitored an S curve for drainage channels on the Runway with field engineering.

• Continuously assisted engineering department in development of their individual work plans and

definitive work packages.

• Budgeted manpower of 2.7 million hours

Consorcio Terminales (Graña y Montero) – Rebuilding nine oil storage plants

Lima, Perú 1999 - 2001

Scheduler and field planner – EPC General Constructor - $12 Millions

From 41 subprojects, my achievements were:

• Worked in Management area. Monitored the master schedule, relationships between Engineering,

Procurement and Construction activities.

• Prepared and developed construction S curve, monitored and updated construction activities and

materials.

• Coordinated with project manager and supervisors by discipline to establish tools for monitoring and

controlling 41 subprojects.

• Prepared contracts packages, evaluated and assisted the subcontract award.

• Assisted on document control such as: specifications, drawings, request for information (RFI) and

supporting construction offices.

• Assisted on the development of the cash flow.

Field engineer - Bolivia June - July 2000

Tarija, Entre Ríos and Villa Montes.

Supported the evaluation and reception of three oil and gas storage plants

My accomplishment:

• Responsible of evaluation of three plants of gas, GLP and oil.

• Evaluated the conditions of facilities, such as: concrete and structure steel, piping system, electrical

and mechanical system, fire protection, special system, and steel storage tanks by plant.

• Inspection the status of pumping and piping system, bridges and access roads between plants.

Graña y Montero, Lima, Perú 1998 - 1999

Engineer – Home Office Nov 1998 - Feb.1999

Responsible for estimation of quantities, such as, rebar, formwork and concrete, for the following projects:

• Special projects area: Hydroelectric power station, the Platanal, for the house of machines.

• Industrial projects area: Refinery of Cajamarquilla, for storage tanks of fuel.

• Commercial projects area: Mall Araucan - Chile, all axis and levels; Latino Ripley building, for

elevators, architecture finishes and basement.

• Extension of Repsol’s plant: earthworks, such as, cut, excavation and backfill.

Field engineer – On job site August - October 1998

I worked at the extension of the hydroelectric power station project, Cañon del pato. My duties were:

• Responsible for reporting the placement of concrete process, production work and to compare it with

budget by the end of the first stage.

• The report assisted the project manager with decision making in order to improve the production

process in the second stage and consequently increase profit.

Field engineer – On job site March - July 1998

I worked at the industrial plant Gloria project, Huachipa. My duties were:

• Supported site office and home office.

• Prepared and supported production construction report of formworks, concrete and steel.

EDUCATION

Civil Engineer, third upper position National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru

Primavera version 6 July 2009, Sugarland, Texas

Writing in English Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

Reading in English Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Leadership, American Management Association, Virginia.

• Access, Great Basin College, Elko, Nevada

• Primavera 6 version 7 and 3, MS Project

• Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Power Point, Visio, Outlook and CAD.

PUBLICATION

Planning, programming and control of manufacture and installation of submarine pipe of 12” Ø and 1,000

m. of length for reception of derivatives of Petroleum, using the earned value method and primavera

software. Lima, Peru, July 2005 to August 2006, researched and presented at Civil Engineer faculty,

National University of Engineering. This publication and presentation was recognized with a grade of

Excellent.

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