LUIS ZUÑIGA

Plan, schedule, organize, direct, and control the 21MD+ vivarium lab in-use facility phased renovation project for the US Navy Medical Research Unit.

• Prepare schedule progress reports, and issue progress schedule updates to main stakeholders.
• Oversee short term(daily), mid-term(monthly) and long term(project completion)field operation planning and progress tracking.
• Track, measure and monitor the activities of subcontractors and self-performed work staff.
• Conduct employee orientations and safety meetings
• Coordinate materials and equipment delivery with vendors and suppliers
• Create schedules for self performed labor and subcontractors.
• Hire additional subcontractors, and assign work accordingly.
• Maintain a daily log for the job site’s operations, reporting to management as necessary
• Make changes in the operation as necessary to best meet construction deadlines
• Implement management techniques that are cost-effective and efficient
• Resource allocation.
• Implementation of planned and reactive adjustments(resources, strategies, priorities) to address uncertainties and constant changes in project variables.
• Create cost estimates for labor, supplies, materials and other project costs
• Achievements:
• 100% increase on median monthly progress payments values
• Improvement in personnel onsite presence (absenteeism reduced). Zero construction project delays due to personnel & workforce absence.
• Zero project schedule changes due to inaccurate phasing, execution sequencing, or planning.
• Establishment of an integrated and competent QC organization covering all mandated disciplines
• Zero cashflow impact due to project schedule reporting/approval/non conformities delays.

Planned, designed, implemented, managed QC processes, procedures, reporting, and records associated with construction and design completion deliverables preparation, tracking, and reviews for multidisciplinary (HVAC, BAS, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, FA, FP, Access Control CCTV, Architectural, Structural, Comm, Interior Outfitting and Transitioning, Lab Equipment Supply) phased demolition, phased retrofit, and new construction projects for 22+ MDD US NAVY BSL-3 Laboratories.

• Responsible of coordinating a multi-disciplinary QC organization (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical Electrical,FA, Access Control, CCTV, FP, Bio Medical) to develop and meet key construction and design completion deliverables witihin established contractual and schedule-driven timeframes.

Responsible for the project execution schedule analysis, design, schedule construction and monthly updates for multidisciplinary (HVAC, BAS, Civil, Mechanical Electrical, FA, FP, Access Control, CCTV, Architectural, Structural, Comm, Interior Outfitting and Transitioning, Lab Equipment Supply) 21MD+ phased retrofit and new construction project for, BSL-3 Laboratories (Microbiology/Virology/Parasitology)

• Change order tracking
• Financial tracking, monthly progress completion conciliation, recovery schedule development, tracking and update
• Responsible for developing the agenda and leading project weekly status meetings with key stakeholders (USACE as the client, NAVY as the end users).
• Responsible for careful coordination, scheduling and planning of user-invasive(physical spaces, operational systems) construction tasks for all disciplines under project scope

Achievements:

• Zero construction execution delays due to submittal approvals.
• Zero project schedule changes due to inaccurate phasing/execution sequencing/planning.
• Establishment of an integrated and competent QC organization covering all mandated disciplines.
• 1600+ (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, FA, FP, Bio Medical) submittals processed in RMS. -Zero cashflow impact due to project schedule reporting/approval/non conformities delays.

Construction Operations Management of 6 MDD/yr high-end residential construction, land development, and infrastructure operations.

• Construction budget planning, development, and control.
• AEC (Architectural/Engineering/Construction) multidisciplinary integration.
• Field production, quality control, financial, and schedule management - customer service/care management.
• Construction Supply Chain Management - Engineering/Construction/Admin Team Building.
• Subcontractor Management
• Post-Turnover Project Management
• Deficiency resolution
• Financial and Physical Project Closure

Achievements

• 9% reduction in projects' life span.
• Resolution of outstanding turnover deficiencies leading to financial/physical closure on 80% of unclosed projects.
• 13% increase in upgrade/change order sales.
• Reinforcement and redefinition of target quality multi-disciplinary standards
• Restructure of sub-contractor/customer/change order/cost estimate/schedule management processes.

Plan, develop, organize, direct and control regional civil engineering operations in Guatemala, El Salvador and

Honduras for a 7mdd/yr industrial/commercial construction General Contractor.

• Project charter development.
• Establishment and appointment of the project execution team, and the cost estimates development team.
• Establishment of project execution strategies, local and regional project sales strategies
• Establishment, monitoring, and evaluation of yearly performance objectives (collective and individual).
• Human talent recruitment and development.
• Contract negotiation and strategic partnership development for project bids and project execution.
• Subcontractor management, project recovery management, resource management, and project control.
• Project sales generation management.
• Project Scheduler for USACE projects using Primavera P6 as a tool.

Achievements:

• Managed the process to subscribe to a 5-year MATOC IDIQ contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Central America. Three task orders were awarded and executed in the first two years.
• Managed process to become a Chevron/TEXACO approved construction contractor and succesfully execute two projects in one year (industrial construction)
• Opened Civil Division operations in Guatemala with projects for Cargill (industrial construction) and the US Army Corps of Engineers as the general contractor.
• Enhanced commercial construction operations in Honduras with projects for Ericsson Communications (commercial) and Tres Valles Sugar Cane Mill.
• Solidified operations in Nicaragua with $1 million projects for Cargill.
• Coached four team members in USACE Quality Control management and scheduling under USACE standards using Primavera P6 as a tool.

• Development, maintenance and support of business applications
• Achivements : Development of HR payroll application, sales planning application., PRIMAVERA P6 SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS Cassell
• Consulting
• Development of Project Schedules under USACE/NAVFAC standards using Primavera P6 as primary tool
• Contents
• OBS , WBS, Global Parameter Settings, Calendars, Time Periods
• Activity Coding, Relationships, Duration types
• Cost Loading, Resource Loading

• Project Superintendent
• Commercial/INdustrial construction Cost Estimates Engineer
• Project Control
• Project Management

* See list on pages below of generated and executed projects as Project Engineer.

Project Generation, cost planning, control and physical execution of Civil Division projects in Nicaragua

Achievements:

• Solidified operations with HOLCIM customer by succesfully delivering the following projects (industrial construction): -Structural Restoration of 70,000 sq.ft Raw material storage facility
• Structural Restoration of 30,000 sq.ft finished product storage facility
• Civil engineering minor projects at air separation clinker mill.

Quality Control Manager

• Quality Control plan development and enforcement, submittal register development and maintenance.
• Internal review and approval of materials, shop drawings, and designs for multidisciplinary trades.
• Conduct preparatory phase meetings for each DFOW.
• Conduct planned and random tests as per the QC Plan.
• Site inspections (initial and follow-up) for multidisciplinary work, QC daily report generation.
• Project phasing, development, planning, and execution.
• Red-Line/As built plans maintenance
• Record and maintain defficiencies, daily reports, delays, testing results, meetings helds, deficiency correction on QCS system.

Project Scheduler

• Project schedule development, maintenance, update and pay estimate generation

Quality Control plan development and enforcement, submittal register development/maintenance for the phased construction project of 11 ATFP Anti-terrorism force protection Guard Towers.

• Internal review and approval of materials, shop drawings , design for multidisciplinary trades
• Conduct preparatory phase meetings for each DFOW
• Conduct planned and random tests as per the QC Plan.
• Site inspections(Initial and Follow up) for multidisciplinary work, QC daily report generation
• Project phasing development, planning and enforcing
• As built plans maintenance
• Record and maintain defficiencies, daily reports, delays, testing results, meetings helds, defficiency correction on QCS system

Production management (Site Superintendent) for Second half of Project

• Responsible for physical progress, construction production, sub-contractor management, project logistics and resource management. -Safety process management.

Project Scheduler using primavera MS Project Tool

• Schedule development, maintenance and pay estimate generation

Sub Contractor Quality Control Manager for the Construct FY-11 Barracks (200,000 Sq.ft of New Construction) Soto Cano Air Base, Comayagua, Honduras

• Submittal register maintenance
• Internal review and approval of materials, shop drawings , designs for civil engineering trades
• Conduct planned and ramdom tests as per QC Plan
• Site inspections(Initial and Follow up) for civil works

Achievements:

• Succesfully turned over in due time, quality and within budget the first multiple phase Task Order for Inmsa Argo as USACE's General Contractor
• Succesfully cooperated in turning over the largest single project of the USACE in Latin America at the time (18mdd task order).

Site Superintendent, Field Quality Control, Material Procurement planning, cost estimate development, land management, Sub-Contractor management for social housing developments and infrastructure construction industry.

Achievements:

• Succesful construction and turnover of two housing developments (80 Homes Total) in Puerto Cortes, Honduras.
• Succesful turnover of 60 individual housing solutions (new construction and enhancements) across northern Honduras. (EL Progreso, Santa Barbara, Puerto Cortes, La Lima, Choloma, San Pedro Sula)