Javier Cárdenas

JAVIER

CARDENAS

CURRICULUM

VITAE

3124 SW 129th Terrace Unit 127. Miramar. FL. 33027 Tel. 754-2644728

javier_caleon@hotmail.com EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES         

Architect. “San Tomas University” Bucaramanga – Colombia. 1986-1992.

Construction Management Specialist. “San Tomas University” BucaramangaColombia 1993-1995.

Construction Estimating Course. Miami Dade Community Collage.March 2003 Construction Management Training Course – How to Bid Successfully.

American Airlines -North Terminal Program. Community affairs. October 7, 2003 Certificate of Completion of Planning and Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner course. Miami Micro Data. November 7, 2003.

State General Contractor Examination Course. IT training Course. March 18, 2004.

Certified General Contractor License # CGC1510173 10/30 Hours OSHA Construction Safety and Health Courses.

First Aid & Adult CPR Courses.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE 

Microsoft Office, Primavera Project Planner (P3) & (P6), Timberline Estimating Software, On Screen Takeoff, Prolog Construction Management software, AutoCAD. Others.

LANGUAGES: Spanish, English.

NACIONALITY: USA Citizen and COLOMBIAN Citizen.

WORK EXPERINCE. 20 + YEARS ARRIAGA STEEL. Concrete Reinforcing and Steel Placing.

North Lauderdale.

Qualifier & Project Manager. June 2010 – Today.

Overseeing preconstruction, the day by day administrative operations and the business development.

BAKER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. Company. August 2007 – May 2010.

Commercial

Shell

Contracting

2 Years working for the Preconstruction Services Department. Review, Coordinate, Prepare and submit all kind of Bids including, Terms and conditions, Scope of work, Estimates made on Timberline and with On Screen Takeoff software, Submit schedules, and the Operation plan.

9 Months working as a Project Engineer for the Miami International Airport People Mover Project.

Duties. Document Control - Keep up with Material, equipment, Submittal and RFI logs - Materials, Specs and Subcontractors Coordination - Schedule, prepare, delivery and track approval of Submittals - Safety on the jobsite is everyone responsibility Schedule and coordinate inspections - Review and Approve subcontractors and Rental equipment invoices - Write and distribute RFIs. ARRIAGA STEEL. Concrete Reinforcing and Steel Placing.

Orlando Florida. Worked as a business developer for the Orlando area. April 2006 – August 2007

CAPFORM INC. High-rise Buildings Concrete & Formwork Subcontractor South Florida. Project manager. January 2004 – April 2006 Duties.

1. Document control.  Set up and maintain a good communication flow with General Contractor, ensure the proper use of transmittals on documents, review that safety officer is covering the assigned and specific topics on tool box safety talks. Submit daily reports to General Contractor and keep a daily log for all issues involving delays or additional cost, review project specifications to determine what products require submittals, obtain submittal data from vendors and submit all required material cut sheets, follow up on progress of approvals and maintain the detailed submittal log.

2. Drawings and specifications.  At the beginning of the project we get the contract dated documents and have to ensure that they are always available for reference, maintain an updated drawing list and ensure that the field personal are working with the most current set, set up distribution procedures with General Contractor, ensure with layout guys that trailer master set is kept current, establish As-Builts protocol with general Contractor, maintain separate clean set of drawings for as-builts, turn in as built documents at the end of the job, and obtain written confirmation of receipt for closeout documentation.

3. Scope of work.  Handle contract disputes against the scope of work as they arise on jobsite, obtain written directive for all deviations from plans and specs.

4. Material / subcontractors coordination.  Assist superintendent with all material schedule an orders, for concrete ensure proper delivery rate and mixes, collect tickets, and maintain a concrete log, for pumping ensure proper pump size, help coordinate multiple pours to minimize pump cost, and maintain a pumping log, for rebar and PT cables set up with General Contractor the delivery schedule, review placing shop drawings and ensure the approval, maintain the rebar / PT log, for rental equipment keep a log for rental equipment, review equipment needs with superintendent, return rental equipment not in use and obtain written confirmation of returns. With all invoices I have to review them, confirm the receipt of material, confirm proper rate, confirm that rental equipment is still onsite, and approve them.

5. Submittals.  Review specification to determine what products require submittals, misc. materials, concrete mix requirements, MSDS, submit shoring and reshoring plans and calculations, develop a submittal schedule based on receiving shop drawings from the supplier a minimum of 6 weeks before delivery schedule, follow up on progress of approvals and maintain submittal log.

6. Safety.  Safety on the jobsite is everyone responsibility, ensure that our safety program is submitted at the beginning of the job, ensure that tool box meeting are held as schedule, and assist safety director and superintendent in enforcing safety policies.

7. Inspections.  Schedule inspections of all structural elements with General Contractor and maintain record of inspection results.

8. Job cost.  Assist superintendent with Man Hour reports  Maintain material logs (concrete, rebar, pumping and all mayor purchase)  Approve material invoices  Approve subcontractor invoices.

9. Request for Information.  It is under my responsibility the distribution and receipt of all RFIs  Review and determine with superintendent if there is a time or cost impact of RFIs, follow up to obtain written directive to proceed from general contractor and ensure proper pricing from our estimating department, maintain RFI log and book.

10. Change Order. (PCO)  Ensure proper distribution of change orders to subcontractors and field personal,  Review with superintendent to determine if there is a time or cost impact  Get the written directive in how to proceed and verify with estimating department that pricing has been submitted.

11. Schedule  Obtain the contract schedule, review it with superintendent and develop our base schedule with primavera project planner (P3), after that update it with actual dates on a regular basis, keep up with detailed notes on reasons for delays, post schedule and updates in job trailer and send regular updates to the General Contractor with written notice of delays.

12. Ticket work ( T&M ).  Write the T&M tickets to be issue, get the approval from General Contractor, and submit them from pricing. 

CAZO CONSTRUCTION. Design-Build Residential General Contractor Miami, Fl. Project Coordinator. 2002 -2004 Here in this company we specialize in affordable housing projects, were I have the following duties between others:  Prepare and coordinate bids for subcontractors.  Track progress of subcontractors.  Ensure proper communications between Owner, GC and Subs.  Track and coordinate schedule between subcontractors.  Control expenses and budget of projects.  Help estimator with pricing and take off for bids.  Coordinate with design team.  Review drawings and specifications.  Help superintendent to coordinate city inspections.  Get project plans approval from the city

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MISCELLANEOUS WORK. Miami, Fl. Handyman. 2001 - 2002.

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SISTEMAS CREATIVOS. Construction and Consultancy services.

Bucaramanga - Colombia. 1999 - 2001 Worked to his own company of construction and professional services.

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FITEC PROSISTEMAS. Further Educational Center.

Bucaramanga - Colombia. 2000.

Professor of construction estimating.

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CAPACITACION Y CONSULTORIAS INDUSTRIALES. Bogotá - Colombia. 1999.

Architectural design and construction estimate for a pump station building.

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OXFORD LANGUAGE TRAINING SCHOOL. Oxford - England. 1998.

Worked as an adviser for the space distribution of a new school branch.

Construction Subcontractor.

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SAUDI - TECHINT. International Construction Company.

Yambu - Saudi Arabia. 1997 - 1998.

Engineering assistant.

Worked for the Engineering department as an AutoCAD drafter.

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SISTEMAS CREATIVOS. Engineering and Architectural services.

Bucaramanga - Colombia. 1993 - 1997 Worked to his own company of professional services.

Dising and construction of different buildings. ( houses, warehouse, laboratories, auditoriums and sport fields.)

Marketing and distribution of construction management software, "Construdata" as authorized representative.

Marketing of AutoCAD drafting services

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO. For graphical information regarding project experience please go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercardenas