SUMMARY: Over fourteen years’ experience in areas related to Project Controls in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industry and six years in Procurement. Experience as Project Control Engineer included the Development and implementation of the Project Controls Plan for construction projects, managed Engineering and Construction cost schedules, and actively audited and collaborated in Client and Internal Reporting. As Procurement Specialist managed Material Control Plan and related systems, prepare schedules, verify accuracy and prepare Purchase Order, construction work packages within MRP based on scope.

WORK EXPERIENCE: September 2014 – Present Amgen Inc. Juncos, PR

Project Manager / Scheduler

Oversee, manage and coordinate all operational aspects of ongoing department projects impacting multiple departments. Serves as liaison between project team and department.

Manage all aspects of project(s): planning, implementation, monitoring, completion, and follow-up.

Manage competing timelines and prioritize critical tasks. Establish and achieves project standards for work quality and quantity.

Assess project issues and develop solutions to meet scientific, productivity, quality and client satisfaction goals and objectives. Assist in technical, financial, and organizational issues by researching issues, providing recommendations and maintaining document archives.

Maintain and track project budget(s).

Reconcile the use of resources for the projects. Identify and anticipate schedule slips or changes and analyzes the costs and resource impact.

Implement tools, techniques and processes to provide or create information to enable informed decision making within the teams.

Actively participate in directing the evolution and defining the role of the project. Ensure the project goals and objects are well understood by the various functional areas.

Liaison with department staff, sub or satellite team leaders and members to obtain their continued input and feedback on the benefits, needs, and issues associated with the project.

Maintain the master project plan and schedule for assigned projects. Recommend and develop operational or process improvements for the performance and successful functioning of the project team.

Provide department management with project management support on an as needed basis as well as for special projects.

Manage and direct the activities of project support staff. Conduct annual performance reviews, and provides career counseling and general guidance.

Identify or lead focus area projects within the overall function of project management or related projects.

Generate periodic updates and prepare formal presentations for required forums. Generate individual and more complex reports utilizing various resources.

Ensure project work complies with domestic (may also involve international) regulatory requirements and approved guidelines relevant to the area of responsibility. Ensure project work complies with practices, policies and standard operating procedures.

Participate in required meetings, activities, and related projects and relevant interdepartmental activities. Anticipate resource needs and communicate to management sponsors.

October 2012 – August 2014 McNeil Consumer HC – Las Piedras, PR

Consent Decree Master Scheduler

Manage and coordinate the document identification, creation/revision and approval processes for all Quality System Elements.

Team with areas to drive preparation and scheduling of required activities and resources.

Identify, redesign and implement sub-processes and supporting elements for successful and sustainable process implementation.

Develop document schedule – resolving capacity issues; working to minimize issues in advance. Measure performance of schedule.

Provide forward-looking load to management on resource and volume forecast and manage potential hurdles – reduce bottlenecks and constraints as needed.

Develop and Communicate Project Plan schedule of all CD’s and prioritize all tasks and activities on a weekly basis.

Measure attainment and funnel back to metrics compilation to a specialist.

Run intersection meetings for respective documents. Facilitate discussion. Explore alternative options for accomplishing minimal document revision.

Run production meetings on priorities. Review schedule at production meetings. Discuss trends /issues within the 3 main areas to dial up necessary support and focus.

Monitor compliance with system development standards

Ensure issues are captured, tracked and resolved in a timely fashion

Develop the necessary project reports and communications

Report and Discuss progress, status, Deliverables, Project Brief, Plan, Issues, Risk logs, and Scorecards to IM Manager Key

August 2011 – October 2012 Torcon, Inc. – Guaynabo, PR

Project Controls / Scheduler

PNS Program – Pfizer – Guayama, PR – ($50 million)

Mennonite Hospital Project – ($60 million)

San Jorge Children’s Hospital – ($50 million)

Perform status updates to Program Schedule/Master Schedule.

Perform Program Schedule QA/QC review and updates.

Perform QA/QC on contractor schedule submittals for conformance with contract. Review critical path, cost loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints and milestones.

Perform Critical Path analysis and Earned Value analysis.

Track and be involved in project issues as they relate to project schedules.

Walk the field, check the contractor’s weekly and monthly schedule progress and provide reports to the project upper management and client.

Communicate with the Contractor regarding all schedule/progress related matters and concerns in the weekly status meetings and all other schedule related meetings

Review, evaluate, and reject or approve contractor recovery schedules.

Review, prepare and submit client’s invoices.

June 2009 – August 2011 MJ Consulting & Development – Caguas

Project Engineer

Work with contractors, Housing Monitors, and Designers in developing plans to assure completion of the project within agreed scope, time, cost and quality.

Interface with Accounting and Engineering Department for planning, reporting and issues resolution.

Responsible to attend weekly Construction Meetings.

Responsible to inspect all phases of construction of public works and private development projects. Investigate resident complaints; confer with property owners regarding project schedule, hazards and inconvenience.

Feb 2007 – April 2009 Wyeth Consumer Plant – Guayama, PR

Project Control Engineer

Capital Projects

Provide support in Project Accounting, Documentation Control, Schedule Control, Cost Control, and Progress Control. Responsible for the progress monthly.

Work with project engineers in developing plans to assure completion of the project within agreed scope, time, cost and quality. This includes Cost Plans, Cash Flow, Procurement Plan and Execution Plan.

Contribute to the interpretation of project data and the planning of project activities.

Work with Project Engineers and Capital Procurement in developing and issuing the required commercial contracts. Review and analyze proposals, invoices and changes. Assist in auditing the service providers.

Assist engineers on capital projects progress tracking and compliance with budget. Manage Annual Capital Budgeting and Forecast Process, and maintains capital status throughout the year. Support engineers in developing scope, budget estimates and justifications. Interface with Accounting and Finance for planning, reporting and issues resolution.

October 2006 – Feb 2007 Global Turn Key Services, Inc.

Project Controls / Scheduler – Client Representative

Amgen – AML Building – ($180 Million)

Generate, monitoring and analyzing project CPM Schedule, cost estimates, expenditures, and forecasts.

Cost report preparation “Estimating Cost vs. Actual Cost” variation tracking log preparation and implementation of change management cost procedures.

Develop requisition and project schedule reports.

Create and maintain project schedules. Produce Two Week Look Ahead Schedule, Recovery Plans, “What-if” scenarios, baseline schedule.

Progress reporting, earn value calculation.

Preparation / revision of bids and proposals for client submission.

December 2002 – October 2006 Skanska USA Building

Project Engineer – Construction Project Control

Azithromycin Product Project – Pfizer ($12 Million)

AML Administration Building, Cafeteria & Site Project–($50 Million)

CORDIS LLC - New Coating Lines Project - ($12 Million)

Support Project Manager in Subcontract Cost Control & Forecasting, and Monthly Client Reporting and presentation. Analyzes variances affecting budget in a monthly basis. Responsible for Change Management Process.

Updated and follow up Project Schedule, progress curves and productivity.

Responsible for collecting and auditing progressed quantities from Subcontractor’s, and update Weekly Progress reports for the client.

Created Client Billings and audited. Responsible for General Conditions and Project Status Reporting for Skanska financial team.

Responsible for planning and scheduling activities. Update progress, performance and Staffing requirements and actual. Update Integrated Schedule (Engineering, Construction and Commissioning).

July 1996 – 2002 Fluor Daniel Caribbean Corp.

Principal Specialist, Material Management

IPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – ($100 Million)

Amgen – Opus Project – ($200 Million)

Responsible to prepare, revise and monitor the Material Control Plan in compliance with the Procedures Manual.

Ensure system and data integrity for transfer and sharing of Material Management and related third-party systems.

Review all Material Requisitions and works with Engineering and Construction in the Execution of the Material Control Plan.

Responsible to prepare schedules, verify the accuracy of material takeoffs, receive Request of Quotations from Engineers and prepare Purchase Orders.

Plan and assist in the delivery of required construction materials using MRP.

Creates construction work packages within MRP based on scope of work, schedule, activities and priorities. Analyze, review and recommend actions based on MRP information.

Interfaces with Construction, Project Controls, Engineer and Material Control to achieve project goals and schedule.

Responsible to plan and execute the material control, procurement, logistics, or inspection activities associated with commodities or engineered equipment, systems or materials in support of project operations.

Responsible to assist in the handling of complex material control, procurement, logistics or inspection function plans, and execute those functions within established Material Management Plans, policies and procedures.

Coordinate/chair./document bid explanation and bid opening meetings. Evaluate and select pre-qualified bidders for a specific scope of work.

Prepare through bid tabulations and evaluations. Recommend and obtain all required approvals.

EDUCATION: 2000- 2005 Universidad del Turabo Caguas, PR

Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management

1989 – 1995 Universidad del Turabo Caguas, PR

Bachelor Degree in Material Management (BBA)

Cum Laude

ASSOCIATIONS: Association of Cost Engineers

SPECIAL TRAININGS: Primavera Project Planner by Eniac Corporation, Microsoft Project 2013, Planning and Scheduling of Construction Project Using Sure Track by CIAPR, Differing Site Conditions and Change Orders, Project Management Techniques, Contracts at the Construction Industry, PROLOG, Forecasting, Construction Management Liability and Awareness, Estimates, SAP, SRM, FDA,EMA and cGMP regulations.

SKILLS: Fully Bilingual, Team Work and Supervision Skills. Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis Skills.

SOFTWARES: Primavera Project Planner, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, PROLOG, SAP, Sure Track, Share Point, SRM, EDM

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