Denisse Cruz
**** ** ** *** * Brooklyn NY *****
Cel 787-***-**** *********@*****.***
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Extensive experience in architectural, mechanical, and electrical projects management. Passionate about quality and customer satisfaction. Record of improving efficiency and productivity. Versed in contract negotiations project estimating, impending designs problems document preparation, building code and regulations, material purchasing, site management.
EXPERTISE
Strategy Planning
Quality Control Management
Construction Planning and Scheduling
Process Improvement
Budget Planning, Analysis & Cost Control
Proposal Development
Safety Management
Critical Path and Project Management
Estimating and Job Costing
Team Building & Leadership
Client Relations
Material management
Organization and Time Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Powercooling and Controls,Inc.
Project Manager 2004-Dec 2010
Plan, Organize and manage the overall Construction Division for Municipal and Federal Projects. Responsibilities include Analysis of projects, preparation of Quotes, bidding, negotiations, perform quantity take-off and pricing of electrical estimates, perform quantity take-off and pricing of electrical and mechanical estimates, sub contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget and comparisons between current and previous estimates., projects code compliance, project development, quality control.
Supervise crews of up to 75 trade workers.
Responsibilities:
- Perform quantity take-off and pricing of electrical estimates.
- Coordinate electrical scope of work with architectural, structural and mechanical estimators.
- Prepare budget comparisons between current and previous estimates.
Safety Engineer for Federal Projects
Responsible for providing security training to employees and supervision of projects as:
San Juan VA Medical Center in San Juan, PR
GSA Center, Guaynabo and Ron de Lugo Courthouse St. Thomas
Roosevelt Road Base in Ceiba, PR
Major Projects Accomplished
Federal Buildings
Supervisor of Mechanical Maintenance Contract
GSA Center, Guaynabo PR
Ron De Lugo Federal Bld and Courthouse, St Thomas
San Juan VA Medical Center
o Sleep Lab Project
Laboratory for Sleep Test
(Design-Build, Mechanical, Electrical & Architectural)
San Juan VA Medical Center
o Impatient Pharmacy Renovation
Upgrade Computer Room
(Design-Build: Mechanical, Electrical & Architectural)
National Guard
o Base Muñiz Carolina
Installation of AHU at National Guard Facilities (Mechanical & Electrical)
Government
o Coliseo Roberto Clemente
Installation of AHU (Mechanical & Electrical)
o Head Start San Jose
Improvement to Electrical System of Head Start San Jose (Design-Build, Electrical)
o Installation of Fan Coil and AHU Units (Mechanical and Electrical)
JM Caribbean
Project Manager 2002-2004
Plan, Organize and manage the overall Construction Division for Municipal and Federal Projects. Responsibilities include Analysis of projects, preparation of Quotes, bidding, negotiations, sub contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, projects code compliance, project development, quality control. Supervise crews of up to 25 trade workers.
Key Projects and Selected Accomplishments
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
100% Project Completion on time while meeting strict timelines and budget requirements.
Slashed material and equipment expenses by 10% by negotiating and establishing valuable vendor contacts
Schedule and supervised subcontractors
Clients and Vendor Relations
•Schedule client meetings, conducted needs assessment, explained designs concerns and cost effective options, planned, estimated and managed the projects from quoted to invoice it (start to finish) .
•Negotiated cost estimates with clients, maintained daily contact with clients at location sites.
Staff Development
•Strong employee and subcontractor productivity and ability to identify and eliminate work hazards.
•Established solid, positive and productive work environment by understanding the role and the needs of all team members.
EDUCATION
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 2003
Bachelor of Science
Concentration: Electrical Engineering (Power)
Electrical Engineering Program: Power and Electronics, Communications and Controls under Electronics. Mathematics, sciences and engineering sciences. Dynamics, and Electronics I, Logic Circuits, Electronics II, Electronics Laboratory, and Automatic Controls. (29 credit-hours )
Design experience: 8 credit-hours.
Credits: Socio-humanistic studies, mathematics, basic sciences, engineering science, and engineering design experience.
Capstone Design I and Capstone Design II courses
•Electric Power Engineering- planning and design of generation, transmission, distribution, and end user electrical system.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Project Management Methods Section
Asbestos Awareness Training (8 Hours)
Microsoft Project Course by Project management Partners
OSHA in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry
(30 Hours Course)
Photovoltaic Systems Renovable Energy (30 Hours Course)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Windows
• Office Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, Power Point
• Primavera
• Sketch Up
• Auto Cad
• Adobe Reader
• Word Corel Office, Lotus 1,2 & 3
• Internet Explorer
Typing Speed: 95 wpm