Project Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Ricardo Pena Aguirre
**** ***** *****, **********, ** 08536
908-***-**** uq090e@r.postjobfree.com Linkedln
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Project Manager with over twenty years of experience in construction management, customer satisfaction, quality assurance (ISO 9000) and OSHA Regulations. Experience includes management of complex multimillion dollar projects including residential and commercial buildings, schools, structural reinforcement and infrastructures projects.
PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
INVERCARIBE S.A., San José, Costa Rica
Inspector General/Project Manager 6/2006 - 12/2009
Invercaribe is a subsidiary of Taborda Velez Group in Colombia. Invercaribe, developed a luxury condominium project in Costa Rica, valued at an estimated $120 Million USD.
• Representative’s owner within the project from inception to completion; led planning, control and management processes of each construction’s stage. Provide project status and financial reports according with the owner`s guidelines
• Performance the final revision of blue prints and specifications, analyzing the results of the main bid, commitments of time and costs, and reviewing the subcontractor’s bid
• Lead weekly meeting with main contractor, subcontractors, and internal staff meeting identifying and analyzing problems and developing alternatives to solving problems. E-mailing minutes about agreements, tasks, and general information.
• Reviewing all the activities controlling aspects as scheduling, spends, contracts, materials, and equipment, ensuring the end of the project within the budget, time and quality expected
• Generated Quality Plan, designed processes & verified its efficiency, analyzed architectural requirements to assure the development of the project according to plans and specifications
• Worked with state representatives to approve an intricate large-scale project of 7 buildings of 15 floors in a area where the maximum height allowed was 12 floors
CASA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, San José, Costa Rica
Manager 8/2004 – 4/2006
CASA is a residential and commercial construction company headquartered in Medellin, Colombia dedicated to projects across South and Central America certified through Quality Management Certification ISO 9001:2000
• Led a construction of a residential condominium, generating the construction processes and controlling the construction activities of the main contractor, subcontractors, and internal staff, identifying and analyzing problems and developing alternatives to solving them.
• Conduct research and analysis of potential profitability before land purchase and building construction.
VOLIO Y TREJOS S.A., San José Costa Rica
Project Manager 2/2002 - 5/2004
Galvez and Volio is one of the most important Construction Company in Cost Rica dedicated to building projects of medium and large scale. Certified through Quality Management Certification ISO 9001:2000 and Occupational Health and Safety Standards based on OSHAS 18001:1999.
• Ensured customer satisfaction in the first project to Costa Rican’s Brewery. Because Costa Rican’s Brewery was an important client the company pretended to gain more projects in the future. After the completion of this project the company obtained 2 major contracts for 3 consecutive years
• Supervised and managed projects to guarantee the quality of the most important activity in this project: the concrete floor. It was done on time and fulfilled with the specifications required
• Performance the final revision of blue prints and specifications, analyzing the results of the main bid, commitments of time and costs, and reviewing the subcontractor’s bid
• Lead weekly meeting with main contractor, subcontractors, and internal staff meeting identifying and analyzing problems and developing alternatives to solving problems. E-mailing minutes about agreements, tasks, and general information.
• Reviewing all the activities controlling aspects as scheduling, spends, contracts, ensuring the end of the project within the budget, time and quality expected
• Reviewing invoices of subcontractor and suppliers, approving the payment according with the advance of the project and the quality of the jobs.
• Achieved Quality Certification ISO 9001:2000 on project’s final audit
• Increased profits from 10% to 30%, maintained 90% Customer satisfaction levels, and ensured that Quality Assurance audits achieved scores of 0 accidents on projects
CONCONCRETO S.A., Cali, Colombia
Construction Manager 9/1986 - 2/2002
Conconcreto is the most important Construction Company in Colombia dedicated to the development of construction and infrastructure projects. Conconcreto was certified with the Quality Management Certification ISO 9001:2000.
• Led the planning, management, and control of diverse and large-scale projects as residential and commercial buildings ensuring their quality, within the time and budget established
• Managed two and more projects simultaneously
• Ensured economic performance and reworked projects to optimize resources, improve buildings systems, and ensure timely delivery of projects
• Managed special tasks:
o Reinforced Colgate Palmolive’s building structure
o Reinforced the structure of Pasto city’s Soccer Stadium
o Constructed commercial buildings such as Exito, Comfandi, and Centroempresa, and residential buildings
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES
School Bus Driver 7/2011 - Present
SERAPIS and Independent tutoring
Teacher Spanish 1/2011 - Present
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Architecture 1986
Master Business Administration 2000
Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Ranking of CSIC, position 45 in Latin America
Green building guidelines; Environmental safety and health 2011 Cooper Union Engineering School, NYC
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica
• Rotary International
• Habitat for Humanity, Trenton, NJ
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Computer: Project6 Scheduling; AutoCad2D, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook
Languages: English, Spanish
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