Address: 309 Southwest 74th
Street
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Miami,
Florida 33001
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Home: 305.388.1230
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Cell Phone: 305.219.9876
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Areas of Expertise
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Strategic
& Tactical Planning
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Operational
Policies & Procedures
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Multi-Site
Project Management
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Business
Planning & Analysis
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Bidding,
Estimating & Negotiating Costs
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Financial
Modeling & Tracking
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Optimizing
Team Performance
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Proficient
Working in Matrix Organization
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Developing
Strong Relationships
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Reducing
& Resolving Claims
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Executing
Marketing & Sales Strategies
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Clear
& Concise Communications
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P/L,
Budgeting & Forecasting
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Critical
Path Method (CPM) Planning
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Meeting
Performance Objectives
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Quality
Control & Assurance
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Real
Estate Development & Construction
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Product
& Proposal Development
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Selected Career Highlights
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- Oversaw and guided project completions
of substantial initiatives that all
totaled more than $870 million
- Efficiently handled P&L
responsibility and spearheaded advanced new business pilot that merged similar client and company
functions that created synergy and netted 52% annual ROI at Fortune 500
company
- Analyzed,
formulated and eliminated contract change order claims through focused review of drawings,
specifications and costs of escalation,
material, labor, scope, errors and omissions that terminated $1.1 million+
in un-supported claims
- Managed cross-functional negotiations
and streamlined contract development that led to more than
$527 million NPV in executed long-term power purchase agreements for
cogeneration and small power production facilities
- Facilitated business growth and
proposed win-win strategy using innovative
technical acumen and intuitive business savvy that persuaded 100% of the selected municipalities in
participating with new service offering
- Systematically conceptualized,
organized, established project plans, identified resources, and mitigated
field issues on more than 90 projects that were completed
safely within time, scope, and
budget
- Originated and presented effective
strategies that gained economic operational advantages and
generated significant savings of over $3 million for small power producer
- Procured, owned, developed and
invested in residential real estate projects then decided to sell projects that attained 47% ROI within a one-year period
- Guided and closely oversaw the
development stages and entire construction phases of three high-rise buildings that enhanced revenue
by more than $322 million
- Developed master project plans and
coordinated as many as 100 Stakeholders on any given
project
- Handled terminal failure repair,
improved engineering design and eliminated failure reoccurrence that managed risk and reduced unplanned nuclear power plant
interruption estimated at $2 million daily
- Ensured timely resolution of architectural, engineering, contractor,
inspector, utility, city, fire, administrative and building facility
issues while strengthening positive rapport with
community organizations
Professional Experience
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Vice President Director of Construction
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Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA)
- Dania
Beach, FL (2008-2008)
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- Wrote
scopes of work and standardized subcontract agreements for
successfully launched startup business
- Contracted
services; purchased tools, equipment and materials; and hired competent
highly efficient labor services that maximized price
competitiveness and saved up to 60% in overhead profit and markup
Project Manager
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Groupe Pacific (GP)
- Aventura,
FL (2005-2007)
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- Led
and directed design professionals that fine-tuned, value-engineered, and
revised drawings to economize construction
- Carefully oversaw project implementation
and execution of luxury 48-story mixed-use high-rise development and
construction project
consisting of 384 units that
profitably produced revenue valued at more than $130 million
- Managed and successfully completed
lavish 48-story multi-use high-rise development and construction project tower two consisting
of 327 two-story loft units that recognized $140 million in revenue
Planning Consultant
Development Project Manager
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Codina Group Incorporated (CGI)
- Coral
Gables, FL (1999–2005)
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- Guided and managed development
projects that achieved $68 million including an
award-winning office building
- Improved
corporate-wide processes and consolidated projects’ physical, financial
cash flow analysis, and future cash-needs forecasts in one monthly executive management
report that improved accuracy of corporate sustainability
- Strategically
devised master plans and verified key performance indicators (KPI) through detailed financial and
physical assessment that improved team accountability of 51
construction projects totaling almost $190 million
- Rendered
hands-on, day-to-day, on-site MEP coordination; analyzed CPM planning and
initiated proactive technical approaches in troubleshooting that
profitably completed $52 million high-rise within time scope and budget
Power Systems and Sales Consultant
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R.B. Grove Incorporated (RBGI)
- Miami, FL (1998-1999)
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Formulate estimates and financially model project performance that
define projects’ feasibility and sustainability, based on thorough analysis
conducted on RFP responses, appraise project costs for equipment manufacturers’
and suppliers’ exciting turnkey construction of electrical power projects.
- Efficiently
integrated RFP responses in partnership with executives that resulted in successfully
acquiring phenomenal bid opportunities for international infrastructure
capital projects
- Accurately
outlined and designed project financial model and anticipated project
risks presented to international bank that backed $200 million bid to
build two power plants
Marketing Program Manager / Senior Analyst
and Various
Other Positions
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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
- Miami, FL
(1984-1997)
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Implement marketing programs for the largest electric utility company
in Florida rated No. 1 on Forbes Magazine’s list of 400 Best Big Companies in
America and ranked 154 on Fortune 500 list for 2009. Customize, improve, manage, and justify Load Management
(LM) and other energy saving programs. Provide
leadership for marketing and business development as well as managing projects
from inception to completion along with specific client relationships. Maintain overall program leadership, oversight
and approval that ensure program cross-functional teams develop advertising
strategies and marketing campaigns, write training manuals, develop performance
monitoring programs, assemble database systems, perform focus groups, identify and
target customers, exceed goals, evaluate qualifying equipment, roll-out programs,
recognize issues and adjust program based on lessons-learned. Build and carryout marketing and development
initiatives to best deliver results to existing and prospective clients.
- Actualized
comprehensive marketing strategy and launched the “Off Peak Battery
Charging Program” that overachieved program goals by 16%
- Controlled
customer electric demand and piloted marketing program that justified
and implemented “Commercial Load Control Program” that postponed the need
to build another $400 million power plant project
Technology Assessment Project Manager / Senior Analyst
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Promote, appoint, optimize and conduct
technical and business
feasibility studies on advanced technologies for products and services that control
energy demand and saving. Analyze
technical, economical, logistical, and measurable data and discern viability of
energy saving proposals, concepts, and equipment; and publish results for
company-wide edification.
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Collaborated and supported investigation of system
voltage regulation that established
additional capacity availability to sell or save; equal to a 300MW power plant
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Work with FPL’s
Electric Vehicle (EV) expert and orchestrated municipality’s use of Hughes EV
charging station for General Motors “PrEView” car for South Florida debut
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Measured
efficiency of Air Products membrane technology, that determined custom incentive amount for
implementing technology and communicated technical information to all
stakeholders
New Product Development Project Manager / Analyst
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Lead pilot program and achieve aggressive
revenue goals for related and unrelated electric utility business. Leverage relationships in the marketplace
to achieve new business success, manage,
and streamline business operation of new product that create synergy for municipal
and company meter-reading functions as offer of new product. Control and maximize cost efficiency of programs’
existing corporate resources and processes; initiate change and improvement of human
resources activities for sub-contractors’ staff, enforce policies and
standards; incorporate consumers' needs into new product development; maintain
company’s integrity in the community; and manage program to operate within
prescribed time, scope and overall fiscal performance.
- Facilitated business growth and
proposed win-win strategy using innovative technical
acumen and intuitive business savvy that persuaded 100% of the selected municipalities in
participating with new service offering
- Advanced
and appointed to hold overall P&L management of new demonstration
product and program
- Efficiently handled P&L responsibility
and spearheaded advanced new business pilot that merged similar client and company
functions that created synergy and netted 52% annual ROI at Fortune 500
company
Load Management Project Manager
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Focus and engage in the negotiations of
R&D royalty fees, equipment costs, new technology development and demonstration
contract with California based company that would design unprecedented LM
equipment prototype using their power line carrier (PLC) and de-classified
military wireless radio communications technologies to control air
conditioning, water heater, and pool pump operations during high electrical
demand. Represent company and direct the day-to- day execution of
organizational program policies; drive and coordinate strategic direction of entire
project function, integration, installation and on-site demonstration; systematize
field experimental design, processes and procedures; ensure reliability of
systems; prepare, present and demonstrate unique solutions to peers and
counterparts from other utilities; publish details and comprehensive reports;
and provide final recommendations.
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Led R&D project and recruited 1000 customers that participated in $3.1 million demonstration
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Championed business technology efforts and understood
voice of internal customer that ensured smooth
integration with front-line operations
- Enforced
strict compliance of all requirements and encouraged manufacturing teams to
aggressively test system that met or exceeded expected results
and earned new LM device a UL Listing
- Proficiently
directed, trained, and supervised company and third party field crews that successfully installed and configured
300 radios, 500 AMR meters, and 500 LM devices throughout the Miami Area
- Controlled
loads, compiled data, completed project within promised constraints and
published reports that tactically and strategically pressured
existing sole source vendor of technology to reduce costs by 50%
Cogeneration and Small Power Production Specialist
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Manage and orchestrate contract development;
enlist team from risk, law, finance, planning, and other cross-fictional departments;
elicit comments on draft contract terms and conditions; and prepare and present
10-year Qualifying Facility (QF) Forecast to executive management forecast
committee.
Transmission Substation Project Engineer
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Thoroughly plan, track, estimate, and develop
budgets; design, engineer, purchase and construct (EPC) projects; monitor and ensure
progress of each project, maximize cost efficiency, solve engineering problems,
and promptly address Transmission and Distribution (T&D) field questions
for assigned transmission substation projects through-out FPL’s
territory. Consistently archive and exceed goals earning promotion and
assignment to design the largest substation project at the time.
Professional Entrepreneurial Experience
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Consultant
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Domestic and International Consulting
- Miami, FL (1997-1999)
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Manage freelance projects and provide expert consulting services both
domestically and internationally. Conduct
technical feasibility studies, steer business development for clients, author
business correspondence, research issues, and verify investigations.
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Trained
operating managers on the terms and conditions of the various electric utility
agreements for Montenay International Corporation
and Miami-Dade County’s resource recovery facility
- Formulated
and presented proven effective strategies that enabled economic
advantage during normal and force majeure operation saving over $3M
Owner / Land Developer
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Project Venture
- Miami, FL (1986-1987)
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Develop land to accommodate
multi-residential lots for sale and construction.
- Procured, owned, developed, and
invested in residential real estate projects then decided to sell projects that attained 47% ROI within a one-year period
- Demolished existing structures, engineered, filled, graded,
installed infrastructure (sewer, water, fire hydrant, drainage, electric,
telephone, cable, signage, striping), paved road, bonded drainage and
landscaped property completing development for residential construction
phase
Technical Proficiency
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Credentials
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Professional Training
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Sales Training
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Unlawful Harassment Awareness
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Quality In Daily Work
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Media Training
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Presentation Skills For Managers
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Situational Self-Leadership
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Lawful Hiring
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Work Place Violence For Supervisors
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Economic Decision Making
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Witness Training
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Project Management Training
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Quality Function Deployment
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Negotiations Training
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Speech Training For Managers
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Value / Manage Diversity
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Time Management
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Civil Treatment For Managers
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OSHA Safety Training
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Affiliations
and Activities
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