Jose G. Rodriguez  Senior Project Control Specialist (Senior Planner, Cost Control, Contract Administration, Project Management, Risk Management, email jose4595@hotmail.com, Houston Texas, USA)

Education

Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Mechanical Engineer, 1975

Bachelor of Science in Engineering The University of Michigan.- Civil Engineer, 1979

Master of Science in Engineering The University of Michigan.-Mechanical Engineer, 1978

Master of Science in Engineering The University of Michigan.-Civil Engineer, 1979

Training Primavera 6.0 Refreshing Course, Advanced and Master Level -Tepco, 2010

Certifications Certified Cost Engineer American Association Of Cost Engineers- C.C.E. (No. 2125) since 2003, 2003 Languages English, Spanish, Italian

Affiliations AACE, Certified member C.C.E. No. 2125, Member Since 1992 Associations: AACE Member since 1992.  Presently I have a TWIC card in order to obtain un escorted access to secure areas of ports, vessels, outer continental shelf facilities and all credentialed merchant mariners from USA.

Training:                      Primavera 6.0 Refreshing Course, Advanced and Master Level, Tepco, 2010.
Activities and Societies:
                                   Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International ANNUAL MEETING 2012.
                                   ACUMEN ANNUAL MEETING OCT 2012.
                                   Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International Houston Section.Meetings.
Sumary Experience

Project Control Specialist (Planner, Scheduler, Cost Controller, Sub contract Administrator) Performed different duties, during his 25+ years of professional experience, contributed to different Projects, within different positions in the Project Management and Administrative area the Construction Industry: Gas and Oil industry, Material Handling, Water treatment plants, Alumina and Aluminum industry, Hotel construction. Good skills combined with abilities to create a team work oriented, fluent in written and spoken Spanish and English and have performed Engineering and Construction for numerous international projects: Capital EPC and Turnaround Maintenance Management, Engineering Management, Administration, Planning and Control of Projects. Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control, Cost Estimating, Materials Management. Worked on domestic and international projects which include working for major firms in Venezuela, the Caribbean (Valero Aruba Refinery) and USA. Worked as Engineer, Project Engineer, Construction Supervisor, and Contract administrator, Planning and Cost Estimating and Cost Control using different tools as PRISM, PENTA, SAP, MAXIMO, PEOPLE SOFT, Means Data base, Excel and Access in technical and supervision roles. In addition, proficient with Project Management "Best Practices" Techniques, using Primavera P3 software v3.1 , 5.0 and v6.0 and Project for Windows.

Solar Turbines Caterpillar. Houston, TX, 02/2013 to Present
Senior Planner Pemex Project- • Contract EPC with PEMEX to build a Compression Module  for the Platform on the Gulf of Mexico (120 US$ Million). Assist project management team in preparation of all Project Controls reports including but not limited to scheduling updates and analysis, progress reporting, and various reporting for management. Provides analysis and reporting for special and/or specific Planning and Scheduling issues.

Technip USA, Inc., Houston, TX, 11/2011 to 01/2013-Mad Dog2 Project Spar BP Contract EPC with BP to build a Spar(floater) for the Platform Mad Dog2 on the Gulf of Mexico (600 US$ Million). Assist project management team in preparation of all Project Controls reports including but not limited to scheduling updates and analysis, progress reporting, change management and various reporting for management. Provides analysis and reporting for special and/or specific Planning and Scheduling issues. Works directly with the Project Manager and Project team members to identify and resolve problems in the area of Planning and Scheduling. Interfaces with project stakeholders. Reviews and ensures communication of project related information in a timely manner. Implements and maintains compliance of Technip’s quality requirements relative to discipline responsibilities. Provides additional analysis and reporting to Corporate Management as well as external clients as required.

CB&I Lummus Engineering, 05/2011 to 11/2011 Senior Scheduler Specialist II- Cartagena Refinery Project Colombia-Houston TX. Unit planner and scheduler for Crude, Vacuum and Hydrocracker Process Units. Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Overall responsibilities for those units, Monthly report for client and weekly internal. Project is 3.4 billion US$ and 29000000 Man-hours. Main Planner/Scheduler for units crude and vacuum, hydrocracker, site preparation and common areas (purchasing and subcontracts) using Primavera P6, engineering, procurement (level 5 E and P and level 3 for C). Development level 4 construction. Support to the preparation and issuing of monthly reports to project management.

CDI Engineering, 04/04/2011 to 04/29/2011 Senior Cost Controller Hershey Project Lead Cost Control consultant to develop a cost control system within a period of 4 weeks that will include: project code of accounts, budget baseline based on the Estimate, Budget Control, Approved Changes, Expenditures, Commitments and Forecast in excel software, to be managed for junior cost controller, for Hershey Project activities scope was Engineering, Procurement and Construction for a Chemical Plant Capital Project 82 million. The system managed Level 1, 2, 3, 4 to contractual package level .

 Fishbone, 01/24/2011 to 03/31/2011 Primavera P6 Scheduler for Valero Houston Turnarounds- Unit Crude, ULSD and FCC Turn around project 40 days for Valero Houston refinery, scheduling activities using P6 updating existing schedules, Adding works changes into the schedule and deleting works out of scope, resources leveling, Interface the information between cost department using TTMC cost system as integration tool with SAP and Primavera, and planning department, reporting S-curves per subcontractor, per WO, per WBS as required per management from P6.

Aker Solutions, 05/2008 to 01/31/2011 Principal Cost Subcontracts Controller Cost control system tool set up for the GLF project, PRISM cost control tool set up for construction. Prepare the manpower load for construction. Assist in the preparation for cash flow of the whole project model working with the Business Manager and team leaders of the partnership. Cost control of construction phase at the site for direct hire project $120 million. Monitor, trending and forecasting all construction costs including direct hire and subcontract work, field purchases, construction indirect, construction supervision and management costs, back charges preparation to subcontractors. Cash flow monitoring, forecasting support to change management from subcontractors. Cost reporting activities in the field, prepare basis of forecasts, Prepare Contractual progress reports to invoice the client the construction portion of $237.7 million lump sum contract. Prepare ledgers and subcontracts progress curves. Assist construction management supervision of subs during weekly progress meetings. Specials reports by Project Manager, and attend project subcontractor’s weekly meetings.

River Consulting (Subsidiary Kinder Morgan), 01/2006 to 04/2008 Senior Planner and Scheduler Multi project environment Initiate the inmigration process getting a H1-B visa with them. Project Control Engineering Work Item Project Register, Planning and Control Primavera P6.0, 3.1 scheduling multi-projects ambient for engineering company 250 workers. Project planning and control for different capitals projects as gold mining project $100 million, “LOS FILOS” Mexico, project controls of major subcontract of engineering and support to CM at site, carbon and coke terminals for refineries as SRT and Sincor and very many others Kinder Morgan Marine terminals with materials handling as cement, crushed stone and energy plants, cost estimates using Means Data Books. Project controls and estimating in a Multi project environment. Support to corporate planning of vice presidency to obtain the one- year look ahead resources commitments and availability.

Valero Aruba Refinery, 11/2002 to 12/2005 Cost Controller and Turnaround Planner and scheduler Cost Controller, material planning and scheduling for turnaround several turnarounds and emergency shutdowns (for about $60 million/year and 900,000 Mhrs/Year) of crude units, hydrogen units, hydrotreater units, delayed coker units, flare systems, kerosene unit, sulphur units, package boilers, turbo generators, desalination units and visbreaker/vacuum flasher unit. The work consisted of major maintenance and repairs of equipment heat exchangers, drums, towers, turbo generators, blowers, compressors, safety valves, control valves, pumps, motors, metal structure, piping, insulation, painting, electrical and instrumentation systems. Cost close up books man-hours, crew rate analysis, committed cost, estimated cost, actual costs, productivity analysis, schedule variance analysis, and performance analysis.

Williams International Pigap II, 07/1997 to 09/2002 Manager of Planning and Control and Administration of Projects Manager of Planning and Control and Administration of Projects: for the direct supervision, of 15 people, during the peak of the project reporting to Construction Manager. Pigap Plant II, 2.6 million man-hours in construction, 8 GE/Nuevo Pig none frame 5 compressors to inject gas at 10000 psig, 1.500.000.000 SCFD, including all the civil, mechanical, electric works and Instrumentation associated. A dehydration plant and filtration, approximately 6 kilometers of distribution piping for injection to 4 macula’s and a total of 12 wells. Project: Train F Expansion Project at the Medium Pressure Jusepin Plant. (Approximately $1.4 million) Project: Train D El Furrial (approximately $5 million) construction of expansion of a gas injection plant. One centrifugal compressor and one reciprocating compressor to inject gas at 7,700 PSIG, increasing the volume 150,000,000 SCFD to a total plant capacity of 600,000,000 SCFD, including all the civil, mechanical and electric works.

Aguas de Monagas, C.A. World Bank Model Financed Project –Spanish- Venezuelan- American 06/1996 to 06/1997 World Bank Consultant to the Presidency of the Company Contributed to obtain the credit for the Privatization of the "Aguas de Monagas" Model of the World Bank. BOO(Built-Own-Operate).This model was implemented thru FOCSAVEN Company (Spanish operator) that operated the Water Privatization of the Service. Supervise the correct utilization of World bank funds “Unidad Ejecutora Del Proyecto de Mejoras al Sistema de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Urbano de Aguas de Monagas, C.A”. Estimated investment cost of Project 40 millions of US$, financed totally for the World Bank. The project consisted expansion of the water plant, upgrading of the water network for Monagas State, Construction of new sewage system for disposal waters.

CVG Bauxilum (Alumina (1.7 million tons/yr.) and Aluminum Plant) 05/1995 to 05/1996 General Engineering Operations Manager Supervisor name: Vice-president of Operations of the Company Engineering Manager for a Program of 12 million $ annual projects to maintain and upgrade the Aluminum and Alumina Plant .Manage 150 people and the Cost Optimization for the company included relocation of personnel from Engineering department to others departments reduction to 98 people, with the Engineering improvement in cost and flow of personnel of plant assigned to that unit. Duration for execution upgrading of projects eliminating some bottleneck causes in the design and execution phase and reduction of indirect cost.

Cryogenic Expansion (ACCRO II), Jose Plant, 01/1993 to 05/1995 Planning and Control Manager Consortium Dit Harris- Technip- Inelectra Reporting to the Project Director expansion of the Train 3 and 4 of Jose Plant, consisting of separators towers, substation expansion, compressor and cooler installation, plant pipeline installation.

CVG Interlumina, Puerto Ordaz Venezuela, 11/1987 to 12/1992 Planning and Control Manager Direct Hire Expansion Project reporting to Project Director Consortium CVG- Alussiesse Engineering Two-million ton per year expansion of Alumina refinery. Planning and Control Manager reporting to the Project Director .Project included the installation of new process tanks, heat exchangers, cyclones, conveyor belt, traveling stacker/ reclaimed, barge unloading facility.

CVG Venalum: Aluminum Plant, 05/1985 to 10/1987 Planner/Scheduler Marshall and Associates Junior/ Senior Planner and Scheduler V Line of Venalum production planning and scheduling.

LAGOVEN, PDVSA, 03/1982 to 03/1885 Project Engineer Direct Hire Project Engineer different projects pipelines, fire protection systems, gas lines. Project training DSMA Project Lummus Vepica. General Engineering Caracas Mechanical Department. Started Project control department with utilization of Artemis

INARCONSULT / ELECTROCONSULT MILAN , NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VENEZUELA (CADAFE), 03/1980 to 01/1882 Project Engineer Hydroelectric Power Plant Uribante Caparo Project Engineer Pipeline and Gates system. Preparation of master schedule using Pert CPM techniques manual. Specification for mechanical design Turbines. Post grade studies University of Michigan Ann Arbor 09/1976 to 12/1979 Bs Civil Engineering, MSE Mechanical Engineering and MSE Civil Engineering

Instituto Venezolano Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) former INTEVEP 06/1973 to 04/1976 Assistant Engineer of Mechanical Engineering Shop from IVIC

Teaching Experience: 1. - Professor Planning and Control Course, Universidad Simon Bolívar –1992 2. - Planning and Scheduling using Primavera, courses of 24 hrs in house teaching for different companies , Hack mar Contractors, Custom Contractors, Independent contractors. Aruba 2002-2004 Publications 1. AACE “PROJECT CONTROL FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN VENEZUELA”, 2. Different Company administrative manuals and trained project team members in common "best practices.” Project Management "Best Practices" Techniques, using primavera P3 and P6.