Fernando Guerrero-Acevedo

2318 Broadway St.

Indianapolis, IN 46260

Email: fguerrero4020@yahoo.com

Cell 317 690 9901

 

 

Summary:

·               Strong experience in working as a leader developing, controlling and implementing information systems, using Primavera Project Planner and MS-Project, to plan, program, and control new projects in heavy industrial companies in Colombia, South America.

·               Well versed in coordinating scheduling input from multiple contractors and incorporate the information gathered into the integrated schedule.

·               Meticulous in using Structured Query Language SQL in Access Database, ORACLE Database and DB2 Database.

·               Hands on experience in monitoring and forecasting progress of activities in schedules by assessing or measuring physical progress in engineering and field construction. Highlight problem areas and recommend remedial actions.

·               Experience in acting as a liaisons with all team leaders to communicate required completion dates and interfaces between responsible parties.

·               Experience with organizing and co-facilitating sessions dealing with Project Management tools, such as: Project Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, estimating hours, Network Diagram, Schedule Development, Facilitating Processes – Change Control Management, Communication Management Plan, and Risk Management Plan, Re-planning efforts, others as agreed with Project Manager.

·               Experience with Next Gen Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project participation.

 

 

Skills

·               Primavera Professional P5, P6 R8.3

·               Primavera Project Planner, Timesheets, My-Primavera

·               MS Project 2007, 2010

·               MS Access, Excel

·               Structured Query Language SQL 

·               Budget

·               Document Control

 

 

Education:

·               Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, South America.

·               Project Management Primavera P6 Update - HEARTLAND Community College, Bloomington, IL

 

 

Experience:

 

Progress Rail Manufacturing Corporation, Muncie IN Jan 14 – Jul 14

Project Scheduler Engineer

·               Using Primavera P6 and MS Project 2010, preparing and maintaining the overall integrated, resource loaded project schedule to ensure optimization of resources and control of all associated project work.

·               Integrate project work scope into detailed, resource loaded turnaround schedules.

 

Projects participation:

NFSE Development

710GAS HPDI: High Pressure Direct Injection

710GAS DGBI: Dynamic Gas Blending

Tier 4 Locomotive Development

 

 

CAF USA, Elmira NY Jan 13 – Dec 2013

Project Planner/Scheduler Engineer

Using MS-Project and Primavera Professional P6 R8.1 in an EPC project for the construction of 4 cars prototypes for

AMTRAK, developed the following functions:

 

·               Participates in developing Work Breakdown Structure.

·               Used Structured Query Language SQL in Access Database, ORACLE Database and DB2 Database.

·               Coordinates schedule input from multiple contractors and incorporate the information gathered into the integrated schedule.

·               Prepares short-term look ahead schedules and leads the update in routine progress meetings.

·               Responsible for developing, measurement and reporting progress, including progress "S" curves.

·               Monitors and forecasts progress of activities in schedules by assessing or measuring physical progress in engineering and field construction.

·               Highlight problem areas and recommend remedial actions.

·               Evaluates allocation of resources and provide recommendations to maintain required progress.

·               Forecasts monthly expenditures and work progress for the project

·               Liaisons with all team leaders to communicate required completion dates and interfaces between responsible parties.

 

 

Cummins Engine, Columbus, IN 2011 – 2012

Project Planner/Scheduler Engineer

·               Next Gen Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project participation. 

·               This project transformed the Distribution Business Unit (DBU) into global distribution operations. 

·               The project improved the collaboration in the distribution channel with global information accessibility and sharing, implementation of common business, and improved integration with suppliers and customers, using Oracle/Siebel applications.

·               The purpose of my job like Project Planner/Scheduler Engineer, using MS Project 2007 and 2010, was to position the project for success from the start with leadership and management skills including the following task:

·               Settings Directions, establishing project goals that stakeholders and team members could understand work to achieve

·               Sharing Vision, providing a framework and sufficient detail so that each member of the team knows what to do and when to do it, and

·               Establishing Rules, establishing methods for work to be accomplished, communication to occur, and methods to track status and managed the changes that will inevitably come the project way.

 

 

SPG Indianapolis INC. 2010 – 2011

Project Coordinator - Production Supervisor

·               Responsible for developing the master production plan to satisfy customer demand while carrying minimum effective inventory. 

·               Responsible for providing the plant with a daily, weekly and monthly production plan according with the plant capacity, using Material Requirement Planning MRP and SAP’s Inventory Management System.  

·               Planning, coordinating, and consulting with the Project Manager and core team, the priorities, task assignments, and work schedules of the resources assigned to the project, using MS Project.

·               Participating with other staff members the preparation of resources & cost planning, budgets, estimates, and work plans for the efficient deployment of the project team members using Earned Value Analysis.

·               Used Structured Query Language SQL in Access Database, ORACLE Database and DB2 Database.

·               Planned, analyzed, and develop all production process and activities including: production line design, selection and training of operators, and material flow monitoring and requisitioning.

·               Gathering records and preparation of periodical project progress reports. Ongoing planning, coordinating, training, and supervising the project staff work.

 

 

State Farm Insurance, Bloomington IL Jun 08 – Jul 09

Project Planner Engineer

·               Define the vision, goals and objectives needed to support projects and components and to analyze the progress reported against work schedules.

·               Advocate, advice, and/or educate project teams on the Project Management Processes (planning, controlling, executing and closing). 

·               This includes the process’: purpose, use, deliverables, examples, and relationship to Project Methodology.

·               Organize and co-facilitate sessions dealing with Project Management tools, such as: Project Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, estimating hours, Network Diagram, Schedule Development, Facilitating Processes – Change Control Management, Communication Management Plan, and Risk Management Plan, Re-planning efforts, others as agreed with Project Manager.

·               Develop a project schedule, focusing on the areas of: measuring work progress, managing resource assignments, tracking milestones, monitoring metrics such as Earned Value, burn rate, etc.

·               Used Structured Query Language SQL in Access Database, ORACLE Database and DB2 Database.

·               Support delivering the project on-time and within budget while meeting the goals by: defining procedures for the collection of team status and analysis of project's progress, including any metrics reporting and resource forecasting, updating the project's schedule with periodic status updates collected from the project team.

·               Analyzed the updated schedule, emphasizing items such as a Critical Path, Slipped Tasks, and Upcoming Tasks, calculating, analyzing and presenting metric reports, such as Earned Value Analysis and Burn Rate Analysis, to appropriate parties.

·               Manage resource assignments including submitting requests, monitoring current allocations and forecasting future needs, meeting with Project Manager to discuss project status.

·               Attend project meetings, leading portions dealing with the schedule, metrics and resources.

 

 

Alpine Electronics of America Jun 00 – May 08

Management Program Engineer

·               I was responsible for gathering the documentation required by the customer during the process of developing new projects, using the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methodology. 

·               I developed an Information Systems to plan, program, manage, and control the progress of new projects. 

·               Additionally responsible for identifying and bringing to the General  Manager’s attention all conditions that may indicate current or future schedule, cost or technical problems. 

·               Using MS-Project, maintaining the Program Master WBS, ensuring that project plans are submitted to the customer on time, overseeing preparation and review of Periodic Progress Reports.

 

 

Distral S.A. Colombia, South America 1990 – 2000

Project Engineer

In Distral S.A., I had to incorporating Project Management to perform Project Management duties, detailed engineering of main production plants, and purchase management of major equipment required for said plants, supervision of technical and administrative fulfillment of all contracts involving construction, commissioning and implementation.

 

Some Projects participation like a scheduler using Primavera Project Management tools:

Electrical Project, 1994-2000 TEBSA

·               This project EPC, consisted of increasing the output of power from 250 Mega Watts to 750 Mega Watts for the local government power generation company in Barranquilla, Colombia S.A. 

·               Budget was $700 Million dollar U.S., and was a Design, Supply, and Build, Joint Venture with Asea Brown Boveri - ABB.

·               Used DB2 for running AS400.

 

 

Oil Projects - EPC

·               POLIDUCTO DE ORIENTE, Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos – ECOPETROL,  US $200 Million, Joint Venture with British Petroleum – BP                                                                                                                               1998 – 2000

 

·               FOUR PUMP STATIONS, Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos – ECOPETROL, US $120 Million, Joint Venture with Fluor Daniel                                                                                                                                                           1992 – 1996

 

·               130 UNIT and PARAFINES UNIT REBAMPING, Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos – ECOPETROL, US $110 Million, Joint Venture with Parsons Corporation                                                                                                   1990 – 1990

 

 

Industrial Production Projects - EPC

 

·               Cement Production

·               Sugar Production

·               Pulp and Paper Production

·               Garbage Process