Julio Contreras P.Eng MSc.
Overview
Industrial Engineer with strong project and operations
management background and excellent computer skills. Master’s degree in Operational Research with 14+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management. Bilingual in English and Spanish, accompanied by leadership abilities, strong attention to detail and great work ethic.
Experienced with large-scale manufacturing apparel and food companies.
Fully knowledgeable in all aspects of Supply Chain process, forecasting demand and sales SOP (Sales and Operation process) Developing Master Production
schedule an apparel company to export 500,000 pair of jeans to USA. I was the responsible for all the Logistics to export to Mexico, USA, Caribbean and Central America. Studying the PO’s (Production Orders) and the BOM’s (Bill of Materials) to plan 100% of work loads
Senior Project Controller, Universal Pegasus: Calgary, AB
Pipeline Engineering Company
(April 2014 – Current)
• Developed and maintained Level I, Level II and Level III integrated EPC schedules based on project scope, overall program timeline and construction / procurement
execution plans and strategies.
• Lead planning workshops with stakeholders to develop a Baseline achievable by all parties and Prepared SBM (Schedule Basis Memorandum).
• Prepared Project Controls Plan, as well as WBS, COA, Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management and Progress Management Procedures.
• Prepared and maintained progress basis, staffing plan and resource curves for all phases of the project.
• Conducted schedule review meetings to discuss project status / progress and identify potential schedule impacts resulting from engineering and procurement schedule delays.
• Prepared and Analyzed cost reports for client as well as management team including Cost management (Budget, Incurred, Committed, Invoiced and Forecast), Change management, Earned Value, Progress, Performance.
Areas of Expertise
Scheduling
Resource Planning
Contract Change Requests
Project Planning
Contact Information
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Years of Experience
14 Years
Education
M.Sc. Degree Research Operations,
Francisco Marroquin University,
Guatemala (1999)
B.Sc. Degree in Industrial Engineering,
San Carlos University, Guatemala (1996)
Registration/Certification
APEGA Professional Engineer
H2S Alive
CSTS
Alberta Construction Safety Association
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• Performed Schedule Risk Analysis, Identified areas of criticality during schedule updates and generated "What If" scenarios for schedule issues. Projects
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project
WoodFibre Gas Pipeline Eagle Mountain Project
Interpipeline Cold Lake South Mainline Loop
Project Control/Scheduler, URS: Calgary, AB
(July 2011– March 2014)
Project Control
Worked on defined of Scope of Work (SOW)
Developed the WBS and analyzed of the critical path.
Analyzed the KPIs, CPI and SPI.
Analyzed the schedule slippages and cost over runs.
Recommended mitigation measures for schedule and cost impact.
Fluent with primavera 6 to set up planning, rescheduling systems.
Followed sub-contractor productivity and progress as per specifications.
Preparation of routine project cost reports.
Monitoring man hours and cost progress to trends and assist in forecasting.
Liaising with project management on matters relating to cost control.
Coordinating the overall cost analysis activities.
Monitored project cost, analyzed and reported variance against budget.
Developed the budget for different projects $10M to $120M. Change Management
Captured trends from Project Team
Ensured that trend hours will be captured in a timely manner from all discipline leads.
Created Project Change Requests/Orders in order to get Client Approval.
Liaised with Cost Control & Scheduling to update the Project Controls Systems.
Prepared biweekly and monthly reports to the client. Involved with various projects for clients such as Shell Caroline Central Compressor
Estimated contract value $5-$10 millions
Replaced piping and added another one lines
Cenovus, Well Pads
Installed two modules
Structural steel, civil and piping.
Estimated contract value $20-$25 millions
Caterpillar Power Generator System
Built the bases to set up the equipment
Estimated contract value $3-$5 millions
PennWest SAGD plant
Built a plant with three pump jacks
Estimated contract value $25-$35 millions
Joffre – R3 Revamp – Nova Chemicals
Outages and expansions of a new polyethylene facility
Estimated contract value $80-$100 millions
Trans Canada
Pipelines Keystone
Seven Pump Station.
Estimated contract value $100-$120 millions
Supply Chain Manager (2002-2010) Koramsa (largest apparel manufacturing company in Latin America -2006 rank), Guatemala City, Guatemala) Main responsibilities and contributions:
Generating the Master Production Schedule by evaluating the production capabilities from the Material Resource Plan (encompassing 500,000 pairs of jeans per week and totaling 24 Million jeans produced in a single year)
Studying the PO’s (Production Orders) and the BOM’s (Bill of Materials) to plan 100% of the work load for manufacturing work stations
Evaluate supply load schedules, inventory on-time flow (Work-In-Process) of raw materials and delivery dates to release production schedules to the manufacturing floor, prioritizing deadlines and urgent work
Managing different engineering teams to strategize solutions for the key accounts managers and brand managers (Levi’s, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Abercrombie
& Fitch)
Control the Kpi’s measuring efficiency, production and quality on each work center
(20000+ employees)
Main responsibilities included contract preparation, planning, budgeting, scheduling, project control, client liaison, vendor selection, subcontractors/ trade, change orders, in addition to monitoring quality control, equipment /material acquisition, coaching, developing and mentoring junior staff employees. Logistics Manager (1996- 2001) Expro S.A (Multi-national Food Retailer Company in Central America, the Caribbean & Mexico), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Main responsibilities and contributions:
Optimize the delivery time of the all Stock Keeping Units (SKU's), assign transportation routes and prepare budgets for the areas of transport, warehousing and delivery systems
Implement changes in the warehouse management systems and created 100% of the KPI’s (key performance indicators) for the areas of logistics and the purchase department.
Coordinated and tracking the logistics for supplying the USA, Central American and The Caribbean region (8 Countries) optimizing routes and providing cost-benefit analysis for the different types of delivery such as rented, outsourced and owned Computer Software Proficiency
Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Primavera, and Windows environments in general.
Advanced experience using Oracle to create and generate mixed reports. Experience in using different MRP (material resource planning), ERP (enterprise resource planning), MPS (master production schedule), MRP and forecasting software
Risk management software @Risk business forecasting ForecastProOperational research solving software lingo/lindo