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Senior Partner & PMO Lead, Gruppo Piemme https://en.gruppo-piemme.com/, (various projects)

Senior Partner & PMO Lead, Gruppo Piemme https://en.gruppo-piemme.com/, (various projects)

START Date: 
September, 2020

Piemme Group (originally Piemme) was established in 1984 and has always dealt exclusively with Project & Construction Management.

 

Initially, it mainly operated in Italy in the sectors of Energy, Aeronautics and Transportation.

In 1993 it formed a Joint Venture with the American company O'Brien & Kreitzberg (world leader in "pure" Project & Construction Management activities) acquiring from it the most advanced and tested skills, methodologies and support tools that subsequently merged into the Bridge proprietary platform (www.bridge-epc.com ).

Since the second half of the 1990s, it has extended its field of activity to many other sectors (Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Military, Naval, Civil Buildings, Public Services, Information Technology, Major Events, etc.) contributing significantly to the diffusion of the management discipline in our country.

 

https://en.gruppo-piemme.com/

Regional Director, AACE International, Region 9

Regional Director, AACE International, Region 9

START Date: 
June, 2018
END Date: 
June, 2020

AACE International Region 9 Director, covering Europe, Africa and Russia

Planning Head, Westfield, http://www.westfieldmilano-project.com/it/

Planning Head, Westfield, http://www.westfieldmilano-project.com/it/

START Date: 
September, 2017
END Date: 
August, 2020

WESTFIELD MILANO, IS SET TO BE ITALY’S LARGEST AND MOST ICONIC RETAIL, DINING AND LEISURE.
Westfield Milano will feature the best Italian and international retailers across its over 300 stores and luxury village. It will introduce new retailers to Italy such as French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette which will open its first store in Italy inside Westfield Milano.
• 1.4 Billion Euro Project Value
• 1.8 M + SQFR of Gross Lettable Area
• 300 stores
• 50 Luxury international & Italian Brands
• 50 Outstanding Restaurants
• 10,000 parking spaces

http://www.westfieldmilano-project.com/

 

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
800
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
500
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
200
President, AACE International - Italy Section, Consultancy

President, AACE International - Italy Section, Consultancy

START Date: 
October, 2016
END Date: 
October, 2017

President of the new Italian section of AACE International. We are a non-profit organization that aspires to be recognized as a technical authority in terms of Total Cost Management since 1956.

Director, AACE International Peru' Chapter, Total Cost Management

Director, AACE International Peru' Chapter, Total Cost Management

START Date: 
August, 2015
END Date: 
August, 2016

Memeber of the Board of Directors, AACE International Peru' Chapter. The authority in total cost management

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
2000
Senior Planner, Astaldi Spa, Cerro de Aguila HPP Project

Senior Planner, Astaldi Spa, Cerro de Aguila HPP Project

START Date: 
May, 2014
END Date: 
February, 2016

Senior planner for the EPC contract to build the Cerro de Aguila HPP Project, Consortio Rio Mantaro. Located in Rio Mantaro-Huancavaleca, Peru’

510MW over the Rio Mantaro in joint venture with Grana y Montero – GyM – for a total value of 800MN us dollars

Client; Cerro del Aguila S.A.

Support for the preparation of new tender through the use of Primavera P6 / R8, Project 2010 and Tilos linear planning 8

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1000
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
1500
Lead Project Controller, Rizzani de Eccher Spa, High Speed Rail Project

Lead Project Controller, Rizzani de Eccher Spa, High Speed Rail Project

START Date: 
March, 2013
END Date: 
April, 2014

Site of Oued - Tlelat - Tlemcem: building of high speed rail / double line of 132 km, of which 20 km of bridges and viaducts to be carried out in joint venture with Società Italiana per Condotte d'Acqua Spa. Amount of works 854 millions Euro.

Client: A.N.E.S.R.I.F 

Supervision: B.C.S

Cost Control Manager: 
- Setting up of Cost Control office and procedures in new construction sites
- Daily/weekly/monthly check on strategic materials
- Management & Reporting of Stocks
- Daily/weekly reports on aggregates transport, concrete production, machine utilization and analysis report.
- Daily checks on warehouse exits, crusher/concrete and prefabrication reporting and analysis. - 
- Analyzing direct and indirect costs, producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
- Management and implementation of ERP System ( Cost Control/Planning/Warehouse)
- Preparation of monthly report including monthly closings, preparation actual production report
- Budget update, estimating & tender support.
- P&L management
- Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports and required project cost reports.
- Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
- Ensure all purchase requisitions for goods or services are within the Project Scope and proper budget and cost codes have been assigned
- Implementing and maintaining the accounting/costing structure
- Maintaining good working relationships and facilitating communication with internal groups

Project Reporting; 
-Technical and economic reporting to the Head Office, to site management and to client or stakeholders.

Project Planner; 
- Development and maintenance of monthly manpower, progress, histogram curves
- Updating the original time schedule, weekly programs, MRP. Planning the work according to the objectives, estimating & allocation of resources.
- Check of the progress, pointing out potential delays against the baseline, analysing and suggesting possible corrective actions

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1100
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1100
Cost Control Manager & Project Planner, Salini Costruttori SpA, Development of District 1 Abuja

Cost Control Manager & Project Planner, Salini Costruttori SpA, Development of District 1 Abuja

START Date: 
February, 2012
END Date: 
February, 2013

 

Responsible for Project Planning and Cost Control for Phase 1 & 2 of the development of District 1, Abuja ( Nigeria ), amount of works 240 million €. 

Cost Control manager, analyzing direct and indirect costs, analyzing variances, cash flow preparation, STR management, preparation of monthly report including monthly closings, preparation actual production report, budget update, cost estimating. Preparation of analysis and reports to support management decisions.

Project Planner: monthly/weekly/daily progress report, overall project progress report, histograms, progress S-Curves, material requirement planning, current versus baseline comparisons, scheduling, with Primavera P6. WBS development and implementation, project schedule development.

Planning of the relocation of acqueduct using TILOS linear planning software.

 

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1000
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1000
Cost Control & Planning, Salini Costruttori SpA, Gurara Dam

Cost Control & Planning, Salini Costruttori SpA, Gurara Dam

START Date: 
March, 2011
END Date: 
May, 2012

Planning and project control through the use of Primavera P6, analysis of direct and indirect costs, analyzing variances, preparation of monthly reports including monthly closings, preparation of photo report and actual production report.
(Gurara Dam, completion of the dam and power plant, irrigation system planning and power lines, Nigera)

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1250
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1250
Cost Control & Planner, Salini Costruttori SpA, Dualisation of the Suleja - Minna Road

Cost Control & Planner, Salini Costruttori SpA, Dualisation of the Suleja - Minna Road

START Date: 
March, 2011
END Date: 
May, 2012

 

 

Responsible for planning and project control through the use of Primavera P6, analysis of direct and indirect costs associated with individual project activities ( cost centers ), analyzing of deviations from budget, preparation of monthly reports including monthly closings, preparation of photo report and actual production report. Preparation of cash flow through the use of Primavera P6. Constant reporting.
(Site of Suleja, 50 km rehabilitation of expressway, amount of works € 50 million , Nigera)

 

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1250
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1250
Cost Controller, Salini Costruttori SpA, Al-Kufra & Tripoli Airport

Cost Controller, Salini Costruttori SpA, Al-Kufra & Tripoli Airport

START Date: 
November, 2010
END Date: 
February, 2011

Rehabilitation of Al-Kufra Airport and Construction of new Tripoli Airport runway.

Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
500
Project Control, Pizzarotti Spa, Cluj-Napoca, East Variant

Project Control, Pizzarotti Spa, Cluj-Napoca, East Variant

START Date: 
June, 2009
END Date: 
January, 2010

Implementation of east variant ( amount of works 110 millions € ) site of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Lot 1 & Lot 2. from Km 0+000 to Km 18+700, 2500000 m3 of earthmoving, 200000 lm of micropiles and tie-backs, 1500 lm of viaducts and two overpasses. Cost control, STR software, internship at warehouse, internship at administration department foreign branch Impresa Pizzarotti, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1000
Owner, DA Consulting, International Commerce

Owner, DA Consulting, International Commerce

START Date: 
January, 2003
END Date: 
August, 2009

International Commerce between South East Asia and Europe. Consulting in cost control & planning for the development of small residential/commercial projects in South-East Asia

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
2000
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
10000

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