Jose Rodriguez

Senior Project Controls/Planner/Scheduler/Risk - PMP

Civil Engineer (2004), PMP (License 1672060)

joserodriguezardila@gmail.com

 

Summary

 

11 years of experience in EPC/PCS project controls area providing planning, monitoring and control of schedule/resources/costs/risks in several industries (Residential/Commercial Buildings, Mining, Refinery, and Oil & Gas Projects). Strong background in Project Management (PMP certified) and scheduling tools (P6 and Pertmaster Advanced user). Overseas working experience in Argentina, Brunei, Ecuador and Dominican Republic.

 

Experience

 

Senior Planner & Scheduler at Foster Wheeler

Project: Cartagena Refinery Expansion Project – Reficar (Construction, Commissioning)

January 2014 - Present

 

Lead Planner Engineer at Cerrejon (BHP/Anglo/Glencore – Cerrejon owners)

Project: P40 - Coal Mine Expansion Project, Guajira (Construction, Commissioning)

2012 - 2013

 

Planner Manager at Mecor C.A

Project: Reficar Refinery - Coke Handling System Project (Engineering and Procurement)

2011 – 2012

 

Planner/Project Control Engineer - Schrader Camargo (Fluor EPC Contractor)

Project: Barrick's Gold Mine Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic (Construction)

2010 - 2011

 

Scheduler/ Project Controls Engineer at Contracting Consulting Engineering LLC

Projects: Home Office/Construction for Design-Build Fueling Systems (Colombia), Build Embassy Compound (Brunei), Build Consulate Compound & Renovation (Guayaquil).

2008 – 2010

 

Site Engineer / Scheduler at Luis Javier Galeano Company (Colombia)

Projects: Several Plant and Buildings Maintenance for EPM Company

2008

 

Junior Estimator at Constructora Colpatria (Colombia)

Projects: Home Office / Several Home Building Projects

2007 - 2008

 

Junior Engineer, UBA – INA (Argentina)

2004 - 2007

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

 

·              Supervise and support the planning team

·              Supervise Area Planners activities on a daily basis to ensure that consistent methods and procedures are followed

·              Supervise and maintain an accurate and reliable progress basis for all aspects of the work

·              Lead Risk Workshops

·              Perform Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment

·              Create and Update Risk Register

·              Conduct schedule risk analysis on a periodic basis

·              Perform as Primavera Data Base Administrator “Admin Super User”

·              Create User Profiles and grant access to Planners according to their responsibilities and capabilities

·              Includes Primavera system integrity (backups, baseline maintenance, etc)

·              Chair weekly home office/construction update meetings and interface with Construction Superintendents, engineers, and management as required.

·              Direct the development of critical path schedules based on engineering, procurement and construction philosophies for the project using Primavera P6

·              Overall responsibility for Home Office/Construction & schedule reporting as required to support Client bi-weekly reports, internal Home Office/Construction & , internal Home Office/Construction, & flash reports

·              Participate in management level presentations where expertise in planning and scheduling is required

·              Work with construction contractors as required when schedule problems are encountered

·              Interface with client management as required

·              Development and maintenance of Schedules (Level- 1 to Level- 3)

·              Development and maintenance of 3wla schedules

·              Development of Work Breakdown and Project Coding Structures for control and integrity of project scope

·              Development of totally integrated EPC schedules/cost control programs

·              Development of a process to proactively manage the critical path of the project

·              Development and maintenance of resource load schedules

·              Development and maintenance of Activity Codes, Calendars, Resource Dictionary, etc.

·              Prepare overall progress and manpower forecasts for construction

·              Prepare management level reports regarding schedule performance and alerts management to potential schedule problems and necessary actions

·              Prepare management level curves, graphs and other pertinent statistical information

·              Identifies trends and deviations and recommends corrective courses of action

·              Monitor engineering production of design deliverables and their impacts against the construction schedule

·              Monitor procurement and material delivery dates and their impacts on the construction schedules

·              Regularly analyzes construction schedule activity to identify poor performance and areas of criticality

·              Schedule Activity Reviews and identify potential schedule impacts resulting from engineering and procurement schedule delays

·              Provide accurate & timely “what-if” schedule scenarios as required.

·              Provide timely variance analysis and an early warning to management on critical or near critical activities.

·              Provide corrective action plans as required.

·              Lead and produce any re-forecasts to the quantities & progress plans

·              Lead and develop Turnover Systems schedule

·              Generates quantities installation & progress plans by discipline.

·              Maintains the established project cost/schedule program and prepares schedule/cost status reports

·              Analyzes variances in cost and schedule performance against the plan, and communicates the reasons for the issuance of variance.