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Project Management

Location:
San Francisco, CA
Posted:
September 23, 2015

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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



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