GINO AGUIRRE

957 Nasa Pkwy #133, Houston, TX. 77058 | C: 210-381-7551 | gino.aguirre@att.net

Professional Summary

Personable Project Controls Manager successful at building strong professional relationships. With more than 30 years

of managing large and complex projects in all area of Industrial Services, while maintaining high team morale and

energy. Skilled mentor and mediator who excels at bringing out the best in team members.

Core Qualifications

Adherence to Safety Standards

Budgeting and forecasting

Work flow planning

Customer relations specialist

Superb time management skills

Process improvement

Troubleshooting

Area Operations Manager

STARCON International, Inc.

Primavera P6 proficient

Contract management

Work flow planning

Microsoft Office Suite proficient

Detail-oriented

Productivity improvement

EPC scheduling

Experience

07/2014 to 01/2015

La Porte , TX

Responsible for the implementation and adherence of the Company Safety Standards throughout multiple

projects.

Responsible for attending Project Proposal meetings, Work Scope job walk and consult with Estimating.

Lead the Project Teams through all the upfront project processes and readiness reviews.

Responsible for the management of the project budgets, schedules and reporting.

Ensured the HR department is aware of the manpower needs with proper dates.

Implement the Change Management process and monitored its progress throughout the projects.

Ensured that the QA/QC department is aware of the scope of work and is staffed appropriately to support the

projects.

Technical Support Manager

Zachry Industrial, Inc.

Project Planning:

01/2008 to 07/2014

San Antonio , TX

Review field estimates to ensure standardization and divisional requirements are meet.

Able to customize cost quantity tracking, scheduling and contract management systems.

Contributes to the development of new strategies to improve performance based on historical data.

Assisted Business Development in proposal creation.

Responsible for the implementation of the Project Planning in all areas of project controls.

Quantity Management:

Trained new and current employees in the operation of the quantity management system.

Trained new and current employees in the execution of work package creation.

Built interfaces to the quantity management system with inside and outside sources.

Development and improvement of the Quantity Management processes and system across divisional boundaries.

Cost Management:

Trained new and current employees in the operation of the cost management system.

Identified systemic problems and provided resolutions to problems in the Cost Management process.

Understand the relationships between cost management, accounting and purchasing.

Provided analysis services for project cost forecasts and projections.

Provided technical support to project cost staff.

Schedule Management:

Ensures accurate relationship between the schedule and cost/quantity management systems.

Troubleshoot schedule relationship issues between cost and quantity management systems.

Review project estimates and cost reports to aid in resource loading of the project schedule.

Provided expertise in advanced scheduling tools such as setting baselines, resource leveling, custom reporting

and schedule analysis.

Able to conduct meetings as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Project Controls Team with Owner's or

prospective clients.

Maintain and share project schedule data with other support departments for use and research.

Maintain an accurate and up to date backup of all projects' schedules.

Trained and mentored new and experienced users of P6 in basic and/or more advanced skills.

Provided technical support to project scheduling staff.

Change Management:

Trained new and current employees on the Change Management process and procedures.

Support project team with contract and sub-contract management functions.

Assisted in creating reports and forms to share information with upper management and the client.

Provides technical support to project staff.

Leadership:

Developed relationships with Business Unit Managers, Project Teams, other Support Departments and Owner's

Management Staff.

Contributed to new process strategies that help align Controls functions across support departments.

Developed and made presentations at the Project, Client and Corporate Division levels.

Support and contributed to the Corporate Project Controls objectives and philosophy.

Developed leadership skills in others.

Ensured good communications flow from and to executive management.

Provided on-site support for any project in the above areas if required.

Senior Project Scheduler

LyondellBasell Refining

01/2000 to 01/2008

Houston, TX.

As the Senior Project Scheduler for the IUP (Infrastructure Upgrade Program) we were charged with managing

eight (8) different Projects within a Multi-Year Program, with a yearly budget of $35MM and a Program duration

budget of $450MM, for which I was responsible for the entire Planning/Scheduling activities they relate to the IUP

Projects.

Duties include: Working closely with IUP Expense and Capital Personnel, Purchasing, HSE, Accounts Payable,

Operations, Sub-Contractors and their designated representatives.

Prepared project estimates, drawings and specifications to obtain an accurate scope of work for the planning &

scheduling of the projects.

Developed and maintain yearly project budgets in the $35MM range, monitoring project expenditures, identifying

variances and implementing corrective actions to control cost and schedule compliance.

Create SAP work orders, service and material requisitions for the entire IUP.

Monitor work orders and requisitions for cost accuracy and compliance to the "scope of work".

Planner/Scheduler

J.E. Merit Constructors, Inc.

01/1996 to 01/2000

Conroe, TX.

Responsible for Capital Projects, Turnarounds & Engineering project controls and schedules.

Duties include producing estimates, plans, schedules, assigning appropriate disciplines for pre, execution &

post phases of projects.

Other duties were tracking progress, materials, cost, updating schedules and reporting status to Project

Managers.

Project Manager, Planner/Scheduler, Superintendent, General Foreman, Foreman

J.E. Merit Constructors, Inc.

01/1984 to 01/1996

Houston, TX.

Worked directly with clients such as Texaco, Exxon, Oxy-Chem, Lyondell-Citgo, Solvay and Global Octanes.

My responsibilities included close client interaction, management of staff and manpower, adherence to company

policies, budget control, manpower scheduling, material and equipment procurement, also maintained safety

standards and followed through to project fulfillment.

Education

High School Diploma

Kenedy High School

Business

May 1981

Kenedy, TX., USA

1983

Bee County College

Beeville, TX, USA

Professional Affiliations

Member of PMI (Project Management Institute)

PMP Training September 2013

Oracle Primavera Training

Version 5, 6, 7 & 8

SAP Experience

PM & MM modules