Luis R Fernandez A Email & Phone Number

Canada

Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

✔ Planning & Coordination practices for project feasibility analysis, budget development, scheduling, and team coordination to achieve project goals approved by the stakeholders✔ Detailed design and documentation review to provide feedback on project feasibility and value engineering proposals while evaluating potential project risks and contingencies.✔ Structured procurement and contracting practices to define statements of work, bid management processes, and vendor selection policies.✔ Efficient stakeholder management and accurate reporting oriented to solve clients' concerns in a preventive way.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

🎓 Designed and delivered engaging lectures and practices on Project Management topics🎓 Guided students through academic and career advising, fostering professional growth in a new market.🎓 Evaluated student performance through tests, team assignments, and continuous participation.🎓 Incorporated teaching tools such as LMS (Brightspace) and correct use of AI in assignments.🎓 Increased student engagement in class attendance and participation by providing real-life cases and scenarios.🎓 Improved student learning experience by increasing 5% the student's 75% grading quartile.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

✔ Specialized Construction consultant to coach IT specialists and developers to understand Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry to improve Construction Management Software for the US, CA, and Latin American markets to overcome production losses by 30%.✔ Reduced the developer learning curve by 20%, promptly explaining the industry trends and needs.➕ Integrate the software solution to the most common tools in the AEC market boosting by 10% the adoption for potential users. ➕ Provided user training to adapt and include topics to the most used processes in the construction industry for better understanding and application of the solution, improving comprehension and adoption by 10%.

Guadalajara, Mexico Metropolitan Area

✔ Specialized Construction consultant to coach IT specialists and developers to understand Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry to improve Construction Management Software for the US, CA, and Latin American markets to overcome production losses by 30%.✔ Reduced the developer learning curve by 20%, promptly explaining the industry trends and needs.➕ Integrate the software solution to the most common tools in the AEC market boosting by 10% the adoption for potential users. ➕ Provided user training to adapt and include topics to the most used processes in the construction industry for better understanding and application of the solution, improving comprehension and adoption by 10%.

Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

✔ Applied Construction Project Management practices to ensure the correct use of resources for real estate projects from the planning to closing stages, decreasing by 20% the initial cost baseline.🕙 Reported to stakeholders timely to evaluate the actual progress versus the planned numbers using Earned Value Analysis, plus strategies to improve the performance, saving by 15% the time used in meetings.➕ Improved policies and processes to adopt practices for continuous improvement during the project to achieve savings of over the 10% in time and cost.✔ Defined and analyzed Construction projects during the planning phase using iterative and collaborative design techniques and target value design, merging all kinds of construction specialists.

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

🎓 Adopted a transformational leadership mindset.🎓 Achieved National Certifications and adopted PMI and Six Sigma tools within the Civil Engineering career syllabus.🎓 Developed efficient training and learning programs for future construction professionals.

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

✔ Forecasted and tracked project’s cost, scope, and time baselines for Real Estate (housing & retail) and light industrial projects based on financial-oriented Key Performance Indexes (KPIs) for different city markets, reducing rework in construction activities by 10%.➕ Enhanced procurement processes by selecting the right combination of general and specialty contractors for Real Estate and light industrial projects, guaranteeing the legal and technical standards demanded by the client.

Greater Seattle Area

🎓 Mapped innovative training and teaching strategies for construction professionals. 🎓 Researched Subcontracting practices in the US Construction market (research links available in my LinkedIn Profile) to understand how contracting practices work and collaborative trends in the market.

Zapopan Area, Mexico

✔ Managed consultants, engineers, local authorities’ concerns, contractors, and stakeholders for the project’s best interest.✔ Implemented ERP systems in the Construction department to control the projects’ cash flow and forecasting according to the financial department requirements.

Zapopan Area, Mexico

✔ Reviewed and tracked contractors’ performance during the procurement and execution phases to guarantee the proper completion of activities, evaluating change order requests against the primary baselines.

Zapopan Area, Mexico

➕ Developed highly accurate cost baselines, forecasts, and parametric cost analyses to select the best business case for Real Estate projects.

Master Of Science - Ms, Construction Management

Associate'S Degree, Construction Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Associate'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Flexible Learning Program in Civil Engineering topics for the Canadian Construction Industry