Manager Project

LUIS A. QUINTERO, MBA

757-***-**** -********@*******.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Getting a job in the industry as deemed suitable to my skills, experience, and backgrounds, to help a

successful organization and to myself grow further professionally where my knowledge and ability to work

will contribute to an efficient completion of your projects. I have a proven record in the areas of projects

costing, budget, contract and material management and logistic, coordination between clients, consultants,

vendors, and contractors, health, safety and environmental issues with leadership, combined with foreign and

domestic experience and working knowledge of ISO and OSHA

KEY STRENGTHS

• MS Excel – Expert, more than 15 years

• MS Project – Good, more than 10 years

• Project Costing – Good, more than 5 years

• Project Management (planning, start-up, scheduling, control) - God, more than 10 years

• Financial Analysis – Good, more than 10 years

• Buyer, contract review and negotiation – Good, more than 6 years

• Health Safety and environment issues OSHA – Good, more than 5 years

• Material management and Logistic – Good, more than 5 years

• English as a second language – Good

• US Citizen

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

D.T. Read Steel Co., Inc. – Virginia

Safety Manager Aug. 2007 – Feb.12,2013

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• Formulate OSHA construction safety standards and implement risk prevention program to

effectively prevent accidents, falls, hazardous materials and other unsafe conditions .

• Provide support and safety training on site every week by keeping OSHA compliance 100%

according with the loss prevention specialty workers compensation division inspections assuring

that they comply with established safety policies and procedures.

• Organize and conduct 10 an 30 hours OSHA safety classes.

• Responsible for financial and budget activities related with HSE tasks.

• Conduct regular walk through inspections on constructions sites.

• Accompany insurance personal, external HSE visitors and OSHA inspectors on walk through tours.

Project and Material Manager (2003-2006)

• Design budget plans and cost estimates for different engineering construction projects that allowed

the company to track spend against budget and also the progress of work vs. budget.

• Develop and monitored project budgets, established and maintained project control procedures

including change order management, project forecast, and variance to budget analysis.

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• Plan and schedule the purchase of materials according to production schedule over short and long

range periods and assigns priorities for completion

• Relocate materials

CSS Facility Management, Inc – New Jersey

Account Manager (New York Account) 2001 – 2003

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•Successfully led the budgeting, inventory, payroll and purchases of materials by reducing 50% of the

inventory levels and 30% of the hours allowed in the budget.

•Effective management of 3 shifts and 30 union employees that jointly met the job requirements

complete 100% of the assigned goals using 70% of the budgeted resources by saving to the company

30% in the expected costs.

•Schedule work activities and manpower requirements to meet established completion dates

CONSTRUCCIONES JELSA Y CIA. LTDA. – Bogotá - Colombia

Cost, Budget and Buyer Manager 1997 - 2000

• Updating and monitoring the schedule for each project representing the cost by activity that allowed

to control the cost 100% in purchasing of materials and 100% in assigned hours permanently which

finally was reflected in the expected utility.

• Dealing face-to-face with suppliers optimizing complex contracts negotiating favorable price and

compliance in the process of purchasing by getting additional discounts on purchase of materials up

to 8%.

• Schedule work activities and manpower requirements to meet established completion dates.

• Managed construction contractors with a detailed progress payment schedule allowing the company

to control 100% payments vs. work done.

• Budget preparation, analysis and administration for different engineering construction projects

• Coordinates craft personnel, material, and equipment needed to meet schedules while adhering to

budget constraints.

• Managed consultants, contractors and vendors (technical direction and scope development, contract

negotiation, cost and schedule control, change order management).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Strayer University – USA (2006) - Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Universidad Distrital – Colombia (1999) - Specialization Production Engineering

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia (1988) – Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration

•Microsoft Office: Word, excel, Power Point, Microsoft project, Computer Administration

•ISO 9000

•OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry-Florida-2005

•OSHA 500 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry-Trainer (TEEX-OSHA

Education Training Institute-Dallas/Texas - 2011)

•Fire Fighting Rigging, Radiation, Hazard Materials, Fall Protection, Materials handling and storage, Cranes,

Excavations, Electrical Standards, Scaffolding, Ladders and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

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