868 Ave. Ashford • San Juan, PR 00907 • (787) 477.5822 • jv.ruiz@hotmail.com

JENNYFER VÉLEZ MIRANDA, PMP

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proactive Project Control Engineer who manages planning, cost, scheduling & estimating during all project phases,

effectively leading teams and communicating between stakeholders throughout project life cycle; bilingual in English and

Spanish.

• Experience in planning, cost control, scheduling, estimating, procurement and contracting with excellent leadership,

analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills; develops cost estimating tools to quickly and accurately forecast

project expenditures for new and maintenance projects.

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I think strategically and try to make good/quality decisions under pressure. I possess strong functional

expertise; understand the business and others recognize the speed and quality of my results. I am very comfortable

in dealing with ambiguity, thrive under pressure and handle change very effectively.

• Technical proficiencies include expert with MS Access, Excel, and Project; experience with SAP, AutoCAD, SPSS

Graduate Pack 10.0, Arc GIS 9, JDE, Primavera P6, PRISM and ProCon.

• Highly knowledgeable in principles and practices of project organization, administration, and management, as well

as in standard contracting regulations and procedures.

• Assembles and analyzes information; identifies problems, changes, and trends; and implements solutions.

• Selected by management for URS Top Talent Program in 2010 & 2011 at department and division level.

• Selected by management for BP Excellence Program.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shell – P&T Downstream East, Bukom Refinery, Singapore

Project Control Engineer

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2013-2014

Identified need for Project Controls measures throughout portfolio projects, designed master database using MS

Excel including the following modules Cost Control, Staffing Plan, Progress & Performance and Management of

Change; resulting in 25% reduction in project controls man hours.

• Developed Change Management Plan procedure, forms and registers; which established a robust, consistent and

systematic method of controlling, managing and communicating changes during the Life Cycle of a Project.

• Developed construction progress & quantity management system, measuring progress, reviewing performance

trends, and preparing analysis of progress trends; implemented tool which improved analysis timing and reporting

quality (visibility/level of granularity increased), resulting in 35% reduction in project controls man hours.

• Developed and implemented Risk Management tool to manage risk early identification, recording, documentation,

screening, review, and reporting; provided consistent and standard weekly/monthly communication method to

project and portfolio management.

• Participated in the implementation of ProCon throughout portfolio projects; providing a standardized system for

managing the entire Contract Lifecycle for Major Capital Projects; resulting in better communication with

Contractors.

BP - Global Projects Organization, Houston, Texas

20K™ Lead Cost Engineer

• Implemented Project Controls strategy, plans and procedures for Project 20K™.

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2011-2013

Identified need for Project Controls measures, designed master database using MS Excel that included Cost Control,

Progress & Performance, Risk & Opportunity, and Management of Change; implemented tool which improved

analysis timing and reporting quality resulted in tool standardization throughout other projects in BP.

• Developed and implemented project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) /Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).

• Developed, Issued and implemented Cost Management Plan and Performance Management procedures.

• Manage Cost Control System and monitored costs, collected and compiled progress, earned-value and cost data,

developed cost control worksheets and reports to support leadership on decision-making process.

• Performed variance analysis against project budget, estimate final impact and recommend corrective actions.

• Performed quality assurance on the contractor's cost management system, and performance vs. budgets.

• Reviewed financial data related to accruals, invoice payments, purchase orders and material deliveries and other.

Coordinate assessment of Value-of-Work Done, commitments, and project final forecast.

• Developed project monthly, quarterly and annual spend projections, cost reconciliations and variance analysis.

• Developed, implemented and maintained project performance management report and projects KPI’s.

• Lead project risk management assessments in order to identify any potential project risk and opportunities. Manage

review process and updates to risk management system. Use outcome to update/align contingency draw-down plan.

TAR Lead Cost Engineer

• Managed project cost activities in support of engineering (Front End & Detail Engineering), procurement,

construction, commissioning & startup for operations and turnarounds projects.

Identified need for cost control measures, designed and implemented cost control database.

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• Developed and implemented Project/AFE cost work breakdown structure (WBS) metrics and tools, tracking data,

analyzing and reporting.

• Developed and managed turnarounds cost estimate and establish control budgets.

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Integrated cost and schedule data and reporting and adhere to the segment financial, business and project

processes and management information systems to facilitate meeting financial goals.

Identified and tracked all changes or potential changes to the project scope, ensuring estimates of cost changes

and schedule impact are given visibility to project management.

• Lead project risk management assessments and review process with risk owners.

• Developed AFE and GFO annual spend cost estimate, cost reconciliations and variance analysis for BP

Turnaround function.

• Developed and implemented a procedure to integrate project planning stage (work order generation), schedule and

cost, ensuring consistency in managing project scope, cost, and schedule.

URS-Energy & Construction (EPC), Houston, Texas

Lead Cost Engineer

2008-2011

• Managed project cost activities in support of engineering (Front End & Detail Engineering), procurement,

construction, commissioning & startup, and operations in a multiple project environment for the Oil & Gas Industry.

• Led efforts to control and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects, providing work breakdown structure,

collecting and monitoring performance data, and analyzing results.

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Identified and tracked changes and potential changes to project scope, communicating estimates of impact on budget

and schedule to client and management.

• Recognized cost variances, investigated discrepancies, and recommended solutions or recovery plans.

• Lead project risk management assessments; updated leadership with solutions to project challenges to meet project

budget, schedule and objectives.

• Established earned value management system, measuring progress, reviewing performance trends, and preparing

analysis of progress trends and cost impact.

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Played key role in procedure development, change control management, document control, critical path method

network analysis, and project reporting.

• Monitor and analyzed data for tracking actual cost against funding/budgeting limitations.

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Identified need for cost control measures and developed and implemented Excel-based tool to quickly and

accurately reorganize project historical data, resulting in 75% reduction in project control man hours.

• Participated in creation and establishment of earned value management system, calculating performance indicators

to track deliverable targets, predict future trends, and forecast project cost and schedule.

Piloted weekly project staffing reports and monthly forecasts, guarding against under- or over-staffing and ensuring

proper future allocation of resources.

• Employed change management system, ensuring consistency in managing both positive and negative impacts to

project scope, cost, and schedule.

• Implemented PRISM, cornerstone project controls tool to track and forecast project cost and engineering progress;

created progress reports by discipline and deliverables.

CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., New Braunfels, Texas

Project Control Engineer

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2007-2008

• Coordinated project administration, document control, and planning; led three-person team managing estimate,

expenditure, forecast, manpower costs, project coding, and cash flow tasks for $400 million construction project.

Identified need for cost control measures, designed database using Access and Excel, and implemented tool, which

resulted in approximately 90% reduction in man hours and set standard for future projects.

• Analyzed cost and schedule variances, developed cash flow and schedule projections to identify project cost and

schedule trends; and recommended corrective actions.

Piloted monthly project cost, expenditures, forecast, and cash flow reports; provided up-to-date information to

management to facilitate management cost decision-making.

• Spearheaded acquisition of $95 million of equipment, allowing plant production to increase by 128%; gathered

purchase requisition information, processed request, and tracked approval process.

• Evaluated contractor proposal against original scope and budget to ensure proper work breakdown structure was

submitted, facilitating proposal and invoice review and cost-tracking process.

• Reviewed vendor/contractor invoices and obtained necessary management approval; meticulous management

ensured that 100% of invoices were accurate and paid on time.

• Led cost team through project closing process, assuring project was coded properly and no further charges were

assigned; participated in development of project completion reports including evaluation of subcontractors and

vendors, and equipment capitalization.

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Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas

Civil Engineer I – Infrastructure Department

• Developed and maintained schedules and reviewed project plans and construction specifications for compliance with

ordinance and engineering requirements.

• Designed, developed, and implemented master project database to include contract, administrative, financial, rightof-way,

and scheduling information; instated new tool to enhance data gathering.

• Coordinated projects bidding processes and prepared required documents; organized and attended preconstruction

and bid-opening meetings, evaluated bids, and recommended contractors.

• Generated monthly cost analysis and progress reports, ensuring budget accuracy in assigned projects; created and

updated monthly status and financial reports.

• Conducted field investigations, evaluating engineering problems and recommending solutions; explored concerns

with road and bridge projects and drainage issues.

• Computerized scheduling, contracts, financial reports, and filing system in capital improvement division; improved

organization and ease of locating information.

• Established procedure for determining which roads required maintenance; considered factors such as traffic

accidents and delays, congestion or need for expansion, and drainage problems or flooding issues.

Center Point Energy, Shreveport, Louisiana

Planner/Scheduler Engineer

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2004-2006

• Designed project services database, assembling comprehensive list of information, covering all projects within twoto

five-year range; assisted management with workload and resource distribution.

Incorporated contractor schedules with database to estimate overall capital project annual budget and developed

Excel-based cost-estimating tool used to quickly and accurately forecast expenditures.

• Analyzed and submitted possible delays and ideas for quantifiable cost savings while improving cost performance

against budget.

• Monitored and updated new plans and changes in master schedule, tracked issues and action items, assisted with

change control process, and provided monthly reports.

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Federal Highway Administration Research Engineer

Transportation Design Engineer

• Directed team of 20 undergraduate engineering students engaged in transportation research responsible of planning

and overall project design; conducted site surveys and inspections for university’s transit system, redesigned routes,

and regulated bus schedules to boost student use.

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Piloted more than 800 hours of research, surveys, and data gathering; created innovative solution that increased

number of mass transit users by 30% and reduced traffic congestion and parking demand by 25%.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Minors: Transportation Engineering and Project Management

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

30 CFR Part 46 – Mine Safety Health Administration, New Braunfels, Texas

Construction Management Certification, OSHA 10, Ponce, Puerto Rico

PUBLICATION

Jennifer Velez Miranda, “Training and Workforce Planning for Organization Excellence and Quality Management,”

Transportation Research Board, 2004.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Planning and Programming • Construction Project Inspection • Statistical Analysis • Highway Safety

Pavement Management • Urban Planning

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2014

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2002-2003

• Led extensive research of graduate and undergraduate engineering students on workforce management planning for

highway safety industry. Developed user-friendly master database for employers’ quick reference in assessing job

competencies, roles, and proficiency-level requirements of certain jobs within highway safety field.

2006-2007