Senior Project Engineer Instrumentation and Control

Description

OMAR PIRELA

pirelao@gmail.com | Houston, Tx | 407 978 0572

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Professional with experience in Project Management, Project Planning, and Project Forecasting. Proven strengths in customer support, status reports and team alignment.

• Project Coordination
• Customer Support and Team Alignment
• Bilingual in both Spanish and English
• Excellent team and communication skills
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Project
• Drive initiative and work with minimal direction

WORK EXPERIENCE

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER      July 2003 – Present

OCCIMERCA Kissimmee, FL

• Establishes and nurtures productive relationships with engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors, driving a 10% annual growth in customer satisfaction.
• Directes projects to ensure profitability, safety, and timely completion, achieving a 20% increase in company profits through contract extensions based on superior performance.
• Manages comprehensive project documentation, requirements, contracts, subcontractors, purchase orders, and drawings, significantly reducing time and labor losses.
• Approves subcontractor selections and invoicing in alignment with financial best practices and organizational policies, enhancing operational efficiency.
• Serves as an engineer, procurement specialist, and construction (EPC) projects.

MANAGING DIRECTOR   September 2013 – April 2022

CONSTRUCENTER Curacao, Netherlands Antilles  

• Coordinated client development, maintenance, and management; contract preparation and negotiation; coordination with regulatory agencies; project planning, budgeting, and scheduling; establishing critical project objectives and performances.
• Mentored less experienced staff on the technical aspects of a project.
• Oversaw the project plan development for site layout, mobilization, demobilization, and support implementation.
• Directed and oversaw the downstream request for proposal (RFP) and bid process and prepared detailed scope of work documents for subcontractor and client contractor contracts, including bidder development, prequalification, evaluation, award recommendation, and selection.
• Responsible for facilitating project cost reporting, scheduling, work breakdown structure establishment, project set-up and closeout, and field progress tracking specific to construction and construction related and program level activities.

MANAGING DIRECTOR   September 2013 – April 2022

CURACAO INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION Curacao, Netherlands Antilles  

• Determined the most cost-effective construction methods and use of personnel, materials, equipment, and subcontractors, using Microsoft Project in projects where 170 employees worked.
• Reviewed and approved subcontractor selections and invoicing for projects and works, managing an annual budget of $5.0 MM.
• Coordinated and provided direction for the budget estimating, purchasing, engineering, accounting, cost, and construction functions related to the project’s completion for 9 projects in the oil refinery and shipyard of Curacao, Netherland Antilles.
• Negotiated, prepared, issued, and executed change orders (proposals) to owners, design team, and subcontractors and prepared revisions to the original budget because of changes and revisions to work. Led and participated in scheduled project staff meetings to correct possible deviations in work and budget.

PROCUREMENT AND PROJECT MANAGER      January 2003 – May 2010

OCCIMERCA Venezuela

• Led the entire procurement scope, including directing and coordinating commodity buyers, expediting, logistics, inspection and material management on projects and FEED.
• Led procurement activities, from strategy development to contract execution, for small to medium-sized projects.
• Managed all deliverables such as project specific terms and conditions, man-hour estimates, staffing plans, procedures.
• Led project procurement functions, including purchasing, administration, expediting and vendor document control, for a small to medium size project.
• Established and implemented effective procurement management leadership, systems, methods and procedures for the project.
• Engineered bids, evaluated proposals, drafted contracts, led and facilitated legal review and executed final contracts with service providers.
• Identified and executed opportunities for procurement cost reduction and supplier performance improvement, including alternating suppliers and products, renegotiating contracts to account for market changes, and working with appropriate functional areas.
• Consulted with over 50 vendors and project engineers regarding the technical suitability of equipment.
• Analyzed quotations, selected suppliers and negotiated prices and delivery terms.
• Executed procurement in terms of safety, compliance with rules and regulations, quality, schedule and budget.
• Developed contracting plans and sourcing strategies to mitigate risks, maximize opportunities, and outline contracting engagements.
• Managed end-to-end contracting, including negotiations, technical scopes of work coordination, formation, and post-award administration for high-risk marine installation contracts and floating storage and offloading contracts.
• Conducted commercial bid evaluations, including scoring analysis, benchmarking, and contract negotiations.
• Contributed to project budgets and cost forecasting.
• Led presentations, negotiations, and meetings with contractors and within the project team and function.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT COORDINATOR       January 2002 – December 2002

PDVSA Venezuela

• Developed and managed budget, schedule, and quality requirements across multiple disciplines for over 10 projects per year.
• Led a multi-discipline team of engineers and technicians to produce deliverables on diverse and challenging Oil and Gas projects. Supervised and mentored 10 engineers and identified developmental growth opportunities.
• Assisted with the performance management process and mentoring.
• Reviewed lower level engineering work and assignments. Responsible for coordinating multiple discipline activities and being responsible for assigned projects.
• Managed budgets and scheduled the following client requirements in support of the projects.
• Responsible for identifying key client interests and drivers on projects. Communicated client interests and drivers to project team members and developed approaches to accommodate these concerns in the work performance.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. Universidad del Zulia. Venezuela.

Bachelor's degree in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Universidad Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacin. Venezuela. Completed 86/86 credits.

Courses: Advanced English Course. CEVAZ. Venezuela

Financial Vision. Maraven. Venezuela

SAP Project Designer 4.6. CIED. Venezuela

ESH Review in the Pre-Startup of an Installation. PDVSA. Venezuela

Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study methodology. CIED. Venezuela