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Wilfredo Velez Jr. 

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Resume Headline: Project Managementt/Cost Planning & Estimating

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Wilfredo velez, jr., PMP/ASPE

134 Mountain view Dr.

Clifton NJ 07013

Tel: 973-279-8951

Cell: 973-493-9685

Willyjr65@optimum.net

 

Senior Project Control Specialist/Construction Estimating 

Key Highlights

ü                    Over 28+ Years of Experience

ü                    Fluent in English and Spanish

ü                    Certified PMP

ü                    Extensive Energy and Facilities Work

 

Education

·               BS, Industrial Engineering Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, PR

 

Certificates

·               Project Management Professional (PMP),  PMI

·               Calibration Laboratory (CL-120), ANSI/ISO/IEC

·               Six-Sigma Plus Green Belt

·               Quality Audit Reporting and Compliance

·               Primavera P3-P6 Enterprise Portfolio Management,

·               MS Project,

·               Plant Maintenance & Materials Management for Maximo

 

Software

·               Primavera P3 through P6

·               Manager

·               MS Project

·               MS Office

·               Maximo

·               Estimating System

 

Clearances

·               Department of Energy ‘L’ and ‘Q’

Mr. Velez is degreed Industrial Engineer and PMP certified with over (28) years of experience in planning and scheduling. His expertise in facilities planning, construction management processes and procedures, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, construction costs, escalation factors, risk assessment and mitigation, delay impact analysis, market trends, codes, standards, best practices, contracting laws, and plan/specification interpretation make him an asset on any project team. Mr. Velez experience includes both public and private sector construction, demolition, infrastructure improvement, environmental remediation, site safety, OSHA compliance, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Field Engineering, Change Order Management, Budgeting and Cost Control, Bidding, and Estimating. His industry experience encompasses transportation, nuclear, power, pharmaceutical, heavy commercial building, stadiums, and mixed-use facilities working both for the contractor and as an Owner’s representative. Mr. Velez has extensive experience using P3, P4, P5, P6, Microsoft Project and other industry software.

 

PACO Group Inc. New York, NY                                                                                                                                 2014- Present     Senior Project Control Specialist

Plan, manage, implement, and control the overall project scheduling process from conception to project completion for a portfolio of in-house managed projects including Lead Planner reporting to the Northrop Grumman Corporation Project Services Team Lead. Specific responsibilities included site focal point for Primavera Project Database to manage security and integrity. Deliver and maintain consistent and realistic plans and controls structures for each project. Understand the list of plans required to execute the assigned the project. Deliver and maintain consistent and realistic plans and controls structures for each project. Understand the list of plans required to execute the assigned the project portfolio and their interface to other projects within the portfolio. Develop the activities, logic, resources loading and progress to provide fully integrated project schedule, leading to the creation of the baseline schedule and its subsequent maintenance. Develop the planning and progress monitoring procedures to ensure that each element of the project performs the processes timely and consistently. Own the overall schedule monthly progress update cycle, forecast, critical path, and trend analyses. Develop status-reporting framework and provide regular and comprehensive schedule status reports to Project Management. Review scope change requests for the impact on schedules and the critical path of the project. Prepare reconciliation between earlier schedules and the current schedule. Consolidate the impact of approved changes and any deviations from the key project targets and milestones, including productivity monitoring and “What if scenarios" to aid project management decision making. Contribute to the development of the project risk profiles and translate these into the plans using deterministic and probabilistic analysis methods as appropriate. Regularly track the schedule risk mitigation efforts, the criticality of the main paths to completion, float consumption and the release of schedule contingency. Implement, ensure compliance, utilize the Shell standard tool, project standards, and control procedures. Provide input data for and conduct benchmarking activities. Support development of KPIs. Deliver close out data to enable knowledge retention (lessons learned, project data compilation) at completion of work. Maintain historical database of scheduling activities, durations, and overall cycle times. Develop Schedule Basis to document how project plan was developed.

 

 

J.J Contracting Inc: East Rutherford New Jersey 07073                                                        07/2014- On Call    

Remote home office: Construction Take Off / Work Estimator

 

Bespoke Contracting LLC: 151 Edge Water NJ, 07020                                                           04/2014- On Call      

Remote home office: Construction Take Off / Work Estimator

 

·              Bid Administration

o       Prepares and maintains status of plan reproduction

o       Solicits and maintains communication with subcontractors and vendors

o       Prepares subcontractor bid packages

o       Transmits addenda and other bid information to subcontractors

o       Ensures that we have the proper coverage from subcontractors on bid day

o       Contacts supply houses to obtain additional subcontractor bids

o       Shows creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from subcontractors

o       Submits 100% of bids and budgets by the bid deadline – no exceptions

o       Enters all relevant information into Timberline

·              Project Knowledge

o       Review bid requirements thoroughly and asks follow-up question on every bid

o       Has a thorough understanding of the scope for specific trades assigned

o       Develops RFI's and clarifications and ensure adequate subcontractor coverage and shows interest

o       Performs a comprehensive "bid day" analysis and scoping of specific assigned trades

o       Understands how to fit subs to the size/scope of project

o       Creates bid lists that fit scope of job, ensuring that we have the right subs for the project

o       Minimize exclusions by “doing our homework”

o       Include value-engineering ideas on every bid

·              Follow up & closing

o       Consistently follows up on submitted bids and budgets with Architect and/or

o       Construction Manager to close business.

o       Knows architects, construction managers, property managers, brokers and can close business

•Project turnover

o     Properly turns over bid documents and sub buyout information to Project Management in a timely manner. Goal is 100% of awarded projects turned over within 24 hours of notification.

o     Review drawings with Project Management team and highlight areas of concern

o     Review job cost with Project Management team and highlight any subs/material vendors that still need to be awarded

o     Complete project kick-off form to ensure compliance

• Subcontractor award

o     Thoroughly checks requirements to buy the proper scope

o     Awards subs in a timely manner to ensure release of materials

o     Releases materials for record only when possible

o     Ensures that subs are aware of (and commit to) the project schedule

o     Provide subs with as much information as possible (PM, Super, permit status, etc.)

• Subcontractor management

o     Seeks & qualifies new subcontractors O Holds subcontractors to the Relentlessly Proactive and companies Way standards

 

 

Inex - Industries LLC., Totowa, New Jersey                                                                   07/2014 - 11/2014   

Part-Time Consulting Specialist/Take-off Estimator

 

·   The position requires the Senior Cost Engineer Specialist to prepare and validate cost estimates and schedules for heavy Commercial and Residential construction projects, and analyze bids and proposals received from contractors or consultants for construction, design services, inspection services and construction management services.   Other duties include but not limited to: estimate change orders, estimate errors & omissions cost impacts, and attend bid qualification hearings on behalf of the Manager of Cost Estimating to help expedite the final contract negotiations.  Develop and maintain estimating database, visit Construction Site to ensure that plans and specifications accurately describe the work required. Additionally, in the course of performing duties, Senior Cost Engineer Specialist will be expected to supervise and mentor other cost engineers/ schedulers in a team effort towards the successful completion of the more complex major projects the Estimating Group is required to develop. Develops construction and design baseline Schedules for in-house Projects, and on as-needed basis, review, analyze, and approve construction and design schedules prepared by Consultants for large or complex Projects.

 

Bombardier Transit Corporación- Montreal, Quebec USA/Canadá                           10/2013 -07/2014                                                  

Project Controls Scheduler/Cost Estimating

 

Transportation Systems:

Maintenance of transport systems

·   Common roles include highways engineer or ITS engineer (intelligent transportation systems).

·   Your routine duties are likely to include:

·   Simulating transport problems using computer models, and working out solutions

·   Analyzing and interpreting data gathered from transport studies

·   Forecasting the impact of new developments

·   Looking at schemes to manage traffic

·   Studying accident 'black spots' to design road safety improvements

·   Writing reports for funding bids and planning authorities

·   Acting as an expert witness during public enquiries

Other Duties and Requirements

·   Provided and coordinated the construction planning and scheduling systems, work processes, and reports needed to support the construction management efforts of the project.

·   Provided functional and management support of related project controls activities including project baseline schedules, man-hour budgets, project code of accounts, critical path analysis, manpower planning and forecasting, progress validation, earned value assessment and performance measurement.

·   Ensured project planning and scheduling deliverables are accurate and delivered to the Project Controls Manager in a timely fashion.

·   Worked closely with engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.

·   Maintained current knowledge of the amendments to the contract and change orders issued for the project.

·   Broke schedule down to shorter terms for easier management and tracking 30-60 day look ahead.

 

O&R Transmission and Distribution, Spring Valley, NY                                                 04/2012 – 06/2013                                                                        

Construction Sr. Project Specialist/Scheduler

·   Coordinated department activities including work scope evaluations, development of schedules, resource loading, execution of work activities and subsequent evaluations.

·   Developed and maintained the TD/OH/UG System scheduling project activities utilizing Primavera scheduling and reported trends and metrics.

·   Developed outage work packages and plans for Planned, Forced and Maintenance outages, and utilized Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules when appropriate.

·   Enhanced work productivity by providing detailed work plans and work packages, coordinated materials and provided effective communication between maintenance groups and Planning & Scheduling.

·   Provided coordination during outages and on-site and off-site contract labor needs (i.e. equipment rebuilds and parts refurbishment), seeking out and recommending the most cost-effective solutions.

·   Maintained overall project cost, tracking, forecasting, trending, and reporting.  Prepared, revised and communicated cost control procedures as necessary to ensure accurate, consistent and timely reporting or real time cost.  Reported to Project Manager/Operations Manager/Cost Manager.

 

ITT Exelis Geospatial/Aerospace Systems, Clifton, New Jersey                                                      02/2012 - 04/2012 Production Planner / Scheduler (Contract)

Responsibilities: products and systems and information and technical services, which we supply to military, government and commercial customers globally and in the United States. As a member of Advanced Planning Geospatial Systems, served as primary interface for Global Supply Chain (GSC) Organization with Program Office, Engineering, Production, Product Support, and Master Planning in support of the GS/ET Programs in Clifton. Developed and monitored plans and schedules for the incorporation of design change documents. As resident IPT member, reviewed and denoted GSC impact for engineering change activity. Participated in drawing negotiations, requesting and processing advanced material requests. Coordinated, documented and tracked milestones associated with the incorporation of new and revised engineering. Established schedules/commitments for details and communicated to affected MRP Analysts.

·   Developed and oversaw the baseline schedules, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, and scheduling activities.

·   Reviewed and critiqued Contractor monthly updates to the schedule.

·   Verified updates are an accurate representation of the work accomplished.

·   Analyzed "look ahead" schedules for potential problems or delays.

·   Recommended work around plans, such as workforce acceleration, extended work week or multiple shifts to keep the project on track.

 

Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ConEd) – Various Projects – New York, NY      03/2009 – 12/2011

Lead Project Specialist

 

Under general direction planned, organized, coordinated, delivered, and monitored the content and activities of the Project Assessment for ConEd’s Construction Department. As Lead Project Specialist implementing plans and project schedules. He created and executed project schedules, and punch lists: revised as appropriate to changing project requirements. He developed the Work Order Project Schedule using Maximo Adapter for MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Primavera Project Planner, and other project management and collaboration software. Additional responsibilities included: planning and scheduling outage work for gas electric, light, heat & power, and generating stations; Pre-shutdown systems preparation and safety review.

 

Managed the day-to-day execution of assigned projects, work scopes, and outages. He also reviewed Civil & Mechanical Gas/Steam and Elec Operating Procedures,

·   Prepare and distribute to the Authority weekly, bi-weekly and/or monthly progress reports on the status of each work assignment

·   Develop a Microsoft Project schedule based off the contractors or in P6’s

·   EPC development through implementation and will be required to create project schedules and job scopes

·   Development, review, analysis and maintenance of resource loaded computerized CPM Schedules (Design and Construction)

·   Provide engineering, design, and procurement input during project planning

·   Monitoring design and construction progress

·   Contact Constructability Review Meetings

·   Develop project construction durations schedule

·   Updating work order and construction schedules

·   Running monthly job scheduling progress meetings

·   Preparing and issuing monthly reports, earn value resource analysis, analyzing delays and developing recovery plans to mitigate delays

·   Analyzing schedule change orders and prepare schedule delay estimates/ analysis

·   Reviewing, analyzing and preparing reports on contractor’s claims and requests for extension of time

·   Representing and protecting ConEd interests in the project

·   Preparing and delivering scheduling presentations

·   Proficiency with Microsoft Office software and Project Control Software such as Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera P6 - Release 7.1 and Maximo 8.1 latest versions

 

 

 

DuPont Fabros NJ-1 Data Center – Piscataway, NJ                                                                            10/2008 - 03/2009        

Field Project Manager

 

Assisted in plan and specification analysis in order to provide clear, traceable and coordinated interpretations of the design drawings for construction; Researched and recommended solutions to design document problems, including conflicts, interferences, errors and omissions; Acted as liaison with subcontractors in expediting drawings and related information schedules; Maintained accurate and up-to-date logs (Schedule, RFI, Cost, Vendor/Subcontractor, Purchase, and Owner etc.), tracked responses and advised the Project Manager and Field Superintendent of project status; Obtained quotations for Notices of Change;  Maintained and updated Shop Drawing Log, reviewed Shop Drawings and submittals; Developed the baseline schedule; Oversaw all project scheduling activities; Ensured that construction activities progressed according to pre-determined timelines using Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management: Information Technology and MS Project; Coordinated submittals and procured all close-out documents including warranties and Operating and Maintenance Manuals; Monitored field work, including contract work, to ensure compliance with company standards, procedures, specifications and codes; Participated in the continuous updating and accurate generation of as-built documents;  Assisted with the research and preparation of field change requests to resolve design issues; Conducted quality control activities in accordance with instructions, inspection programs, using specified control measuring and testing equipment; Prepared drawings and sketches to support construction work as required; Performed document control functions in accordance with on-site policy and procedures, including tracking and creating of RFIs, transmitting and tracking of submittals, composing agreements, and maintaining project expediting list; Attended project coordination and stakeholder meetings as requested or required; Coordinated periodic job-related photographs for records.

 

Barr-Pliva Phartmaceuticals, Inc. – Facilities Development – East Hanover, NJ                             

Senior Facilities Project Engineer

 

Schering-Plough Phartmaceuticals, Inc. – Facilities Development – Summit, NJ                             

Field Project Superintendent

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Inc. – Facilities Development – Lawrenceville, NJ

Senior Facilities Project Engineer

 

Honeywell-Allied Signal Aerospace, Inc. – Facilities Development – Teterboro, NJ

·               Direct Hire: Jr. Plant Engineer/Planner - Division ~Aerospace Electronic Systems

·   Consulting: Facilities Engineer Coordinator & Estimate - Division ~Electronic & Avionics Systems

 


 

 

Work Status:

v      US Citizen - Born in NJ, Security Clearance from United States government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Justice, and the Central Intelligence Agency. DoE clearances include the 'L' and 'Q' levels.

v      Government classification levels:

o Top Secret (TS)- active

o Secret

o Confidential

o Restricted

o Unclassified

v      DD 256 AF - Honorable Discharge from United States Air Force Reserve AFSPC as Senior Airman (SrA) (E4) on 30th of May, 1992  Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado as Aerospace Specialist - 2A6X2 - Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Air Force Space Command

v      Spanish (Native) Portuguese (Basic) English (Fluent).

 


Professional Training:

·               Certificate ~PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) from PMI Project Management Institutes Grant Date: 30 July 2008 Expiration Date: 30th July 2018

·               Certificate of Completion~ Program Project Management from PMP Project Management Institutes in December  16th  2007 Expiration Date: 11th October, 2016

·               Certificate of Completion~ Associate in Project Management from PMP Project Management Institutes in 06th September 2004 Expiration Date: 05th September 2017

·               Certificate of Completion~ PMI Agile Certified Parctitioner  from PMP Project Management Institutes in 11th February 2013 Expiration Date: 10th February 2016

·               Certificate of Completion for Migrating from Primavera Project Planner Course 108 (P3) to (P6) from PMI-REP 13 PDUs Grant Date: September 11th 2008

·               Certificate of Completion for Using Info maker with Primavera Contract Manager Course 203 Grant Date: February 21st 2008

·               Certificate of Completion for Primavera Project Planner CEU’s 2.1 from Primavera Systems, Inc Grant Date: June 30th 1994

·               Certificate of Completion for Primavera P3 (Level-1) Course 30/Hours for High-Tech Center Faculty of Engineering Grant Date: 2nd , April, 2007 to 4th ,April, 2007

·               Certificate of Completion for Primavera P6 Enterprise Course from Reinhold Hansen, West Soft A/S Grant Date:  8th-9th December, 2008

·               Certificate of Training Program for Project Management in P6 Course 102 Client-Server from CMCS Lebanon PDUs 19.5 Grant Date: 5th,7th ,12th& 15th , July 2010

·               Certificate of Training  ~EMCOR Safety Training Certificate in NFPA 70E-Arc Flash Safety –Grant Date: ­­­­­November 6th 2008/ Renewal Date: February 2nd 2013

·               Certificate of Completion for Microsoft Project 2010 Features Expert: Granted on August 30th 2010

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Environmental Services: Asbestos Awareness Training In accordance with EPA 40 CFR

·               763 and OSHA 1926.1101: Grant Date: March 14th 2009/ Expiration Date: March 14th 2014

·               Certificate of Completion for Primavera Project Planner for Enterprise Courses P102/P106 TotalSoft  Grant Date: February 21 2005

·               Certificate of Completion for Microsoft Project: Orange Belt- Managing a Single Project with Microsoft Office 98 from International Institute Learning, Inc  1.4IACET CEUs/14PDCs  Coe: 1003-814600 Granted Date:  May 2000

·               Certificate of Completion~Ethical Quest for Standards of Business Conduct in Record Retention from Con-Edison on July 1st 2010.

·               Certificate of Completion~Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Level 1, by GeneEd Inc.  January 67, 2009

·               Certificate of Completion~American Concrete Institute on AIA/CESLU/HSW Issue on November 17th ,2009

·               Certificate of Training for RSMeans on Facilities Estimating Seminar Grant Date: 8th ,October 2008

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Ethical Quest for Standards of Business Conduct from Con-Edison 1 thru 45 on 2009-2011.

·               Certificate of Recognition for Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007 Planning, Monitoring and Analytics: Granted Date: September 22nd 2008-October 31st 2008

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Level 1, by GeneEd Inc.  January 67, 2009

·               Certificate of Completion for ~American Concrete Institute on AIA/CESLU/HSW Issue on November 17th ,2009

·               Certificate of Completion for ~ Microsoft Office 2000 Specialist Official Certification for  Microsoft ® Excel 2000 Specialist in Creating Excel Templates from Account-temps Granted date: March 13th 2000.

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Module No 2 Job Hazard Analyses - Engineering & Maintenance & Operations Issue on July 11th. 2002

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Level II Bio-Hazardous - Engineering & Maintenance & Operations Granted Date: April 11th 2006

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Bio-Hazardous Emergency Response on Site Operations Granted Date: May 4th 2003

·               Certificate of Completion for Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Manufacturing from The IASSZ Accredited Training; Grant Date: June 2nd 2002

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Six Sigma plus Green-Belt Training (Work on a project for Energy Saving) Grant Date: December 12th 2001

·               Certificate of Training  for Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules for IBM Maximo Adapter for Microsoft Project for all subsequent releases and modifications types of planning/scheduling activities Grant Date: April 12th 2002

·               Certificate of Completion for Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) PMC-2000, MAXMIO4si & 7 Grant Date: May 12th 2001

·               Certificate of Training ~ The National Concrete Masonry Association for Level I Segmental Retaining Wall Installation, Grant Date: February 15th , 2000

·               Certificated of Accomplishment Intermedia Communications for Cissco CCNA: 7IOS Configuration: Granted Date: May 1st 2000

·               Certificate of Training ~ from AlliedSignal Aerospace 2.4 Continuing Education Unit on Support Process Training 17th December, 1997

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Visual Inspection workshop, from American Welding Society (Pressure Vessel Compliance) Grant Date:  April 14th 1994

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Exceptional Quality, Audit reports (Quality and Compliance)Grant Date: August 13th 1992

·               Certificate of Achievement ~ Introduction to Microsoft Access (windows 2000)  CEUs 0.7 from Computer Applications Learning Center, Inc., Granted Date: November 22nd 1997

·               Certificate of Achievement ~ Introduction to Microsoft Project (windows 95) 3 days CEUs 2.1 from Computer Applications Learning Center, Inc., Granted Date: February 9th 1998

·               Certificate of Completion for ~Machine Shop Tool & Die & Design, CNC machining, Milling, Turning Wire with EDM machining services.  Die/Mold Machining.

·               Certificate of Award ~ SPC Training Tools Organize by Engelhard Corp. Granted Date March 28th 1992

·               Certificate of Training for Support Process Training ~ Honeywell-Allied Signal Aerospace, December 17th ,1997

·               ANS/ISO/IEC Standard 17025: 2005 Competence of testing and calibration laboratories for test methods in ASTM Standard E329 Concrete & Soils, Federal Register, National Archives & Record Administration training.


 

References: Available upon Request, short objective resume and portfolio with, copies of certificates can be futures

*willing to travel up 10%, if you feel that your company is in need of someone with my background,

Please contact me at your earliest convenience. 973.279.8951 or

By via e-mail at Willyjr65@optimum.net

 

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Job Title

Company

Experience

Engineering - Project Control/Chief Estimator

PACO Group Inc

- Present

 

Additional Info

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Desired Salary/Wage:

65,000.00 - 145,600.00 USD yr

Current Career Level:

Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)

Years of relevant work experience:

More than 15 Years

Date of Availability:

Immediately

Work Status:

US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

Active Security Clearance:

Active Top Secret/SCI

US Military Service:

Yes

Citizenship:

US citizen

 

 

Target Job:

Target Job Title:

Commercial and Residential/ Facilities & Maintenance /Cost Estimating Strategic Planning & Schedul

Desired Job Type:

Employee
Temporary/Contract/Project
Seasonal

Desired Status:

Full-Time
Part-Time

 

Target Company:

Company Size:

Industry:

Construction - Industrial Facilities and Infrastructure
Construction - Residential & Commercial/Office

Occupation:

Building Construction/Skilled Trades

·         Site Superintendent

Biotech/R&D/Science

·         Pharmaceutical Research

Project/Program Management

·         General/Other: Project/Program Management

 

Target Locations:

Selected Locations:

US-NJ-Northern

Relocate:

No

Willingness to travel:

Up to 25% travel

 

Languages:

Languages

Proficiency Level

English

Fluent

Portuguese

Intermediate

Spanish

Fluent