HERNANDO MATIZ

45776 Mountain Pine Sq.

Sterling, Virginia 20166
Res: (703)433 9305 Cel: (571)214 5760
hmc74662@westpost.net
PROJECT CONSULTANT / PROJECT ENGINEER
Engineering Consulting Management
Accomplished Civil Engineering professional poised to contribute in Project Mana
gement, Consulting, Business Development, Project Analyst. Successfully managed
multiple projects with cross-functional teams. Excellent interpersonal skills,
capable of resolving multiple and complex issues, motivating staff to peak perf
ormance and managing stakeholder relationships. Successful leadership style that
empowers team members by making them part of the decision-making process and en
ables both individuals and organizations to meet their unique goals. Expert in a
ssuring good levels of project definition based on key project drivers on planni
ng to ensure project success. Highly organized, with excellent communication and
analytical skills; good experience in construction. Bilingual, fluent in Englis
h and Spanish. Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Microsoft Pro
ject and STATA (statistics software for large and detailed databases), US Citize
n.
CORE COMPETENCIES
* Project Management * Standard Procedures * Construction Supervision
* Project Tracking/Reporting * Quality Assurance/Control * Leadership / Team Bui
lding * Project Assessments * Business Development * Process Improvements * Cont
ract Negotiation * Project Definition, FEL/FEED *Project Execution * Contract Ad
ministration * Planning/Cost Control/Budgets * Pipelines * Oil Production Facili
ties * Logistics
* Operations
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IPA a" Independent Project Analysis, Inc., Ashburn, Virginia USA
1999 a" 2010
Founded in 1987, IPA has rapidly evolved into the preeminent consultancy in proj
ect evaluation and project system benchmarking. Propietary of an extensive datab
ase of projects executed around the world.
PROJECT ANALYST / CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
a Consulted/assessed over 150 projects including megaprojects. Challenged with
developing/measuring project performance and comparison versus industry best pra
ctices using statistical tools.
a Consulting projects for several industries around the world.
a Conducted Quantitative Analyses of Capital Projects by using statistical tools
and benchmarked them against industry Best Practices. Designed and implemented
process improvements to ensure capital project excellence.
a Lead data collections and performed analysis based on statistical models, comp
arative datasets and best practices in industry to support set of conclusions an
d recommendations.
a Business case development and analysis. Reports written and oral presentations
.
a Assigned as a consultant to optimize projects definition based on key project
drivers.
a Designated as an Instructor of the IPA Institute for public and private course
s in project management and others thems.
a Use of key metrics/indicators for measuring project performance; use of projec
t best practices.
a Designed and conducted project workshops; developed system and site benchmarki
ng studies, process maps in addition to independent project analyses.
a Provided research utilizing extensive and detailed databases of projects execu
ted on a global basis.
a Developed authored and presented project written reports and benchmarking stud
ies.
a Managed multifunctional teams; liaised with senior management and project team
s to support continuous improvement initiatives.
a As a Customer Relationship Manager, opened and developed new clients relations
hips in Latin America. Increased companyas client portfolio.
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ASEINCO Ltd. (Engineering & Construction). Bogot*, Colombia
1996 -1999
MANAGER: Project Management for projects aimed to building construction for resi
dences and offices in Bogot* Colombia. Design, planning, budgeting and project c
ontrols.
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OXY / Occidental Petroleum Corporation / (Occidental de Colombia, Inc.), Bogot*
Colombia 1985 - 1996
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: Responsible for construction and maintenance contracts i
nto the organization. Main activities involved preparation of contract documents
according to company mission, principles of operation and policies. Contracting
negotiations, bid processes, technical pre-qualification and submission of cont
racts to the companyas contracts committee for approval. Responsible for the con
struction and maintenance contracts portfolio, forecast and budgeting.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Actively involved in Front-End Loading activities and FEED
for defining projects and prioritized them according to operational needs, coord
ination of projectas execution and preparation of technical specifications. Coor
dination of the project's committee for evaluating proposals. Presentation of re
commendations to company partners for contract awarding.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER: Project engineer assisting project managers during front-en
d engineering activities, detailed engineering, construction and startup. Respon
sible for the adequate buy-in and commitment between operations and project team
s. (Bogot*, Colombia).
PLANNING / COST CONTROL SUPERVISOR: Scheduling and cost control estimator for co
nstruction and maintenance projects. Responsible for managing physical progress
and preparation of monthly progressing reports, financial analysis and budgeting
forecast (Cao Limn oil field - Colombia).
HEAD SUPERVISOR (Arauca Training Center): Director of the Arauca Training Center
(ATC) with responsibility for the identification of training needs in the field
aimed mainly at operational and maintenance employees. Use of ascale production
facilitiesa installed at the center for a better comprehension of the field ope
rations (Cao Limn oil field).
PIPELINE MAINTENANCE HEAD SUPERVISOR: Responsible for pipeline maintenance activ
ities of the South sector of Cao Limn - Coveas Pipeline - 774 km before turnover
to the Colombian Government Oil Company (Ecopetrol S.A.) (Cao Limn - Coveas pip
eline).
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR: Supervision and inspection of several sectors of the pip
eline (18", 20", 24" in length of aprox. 320 km), as well as supervision during
construction of twelve pipeline bridges (suspension and ridges) (Cao Limn - Cove
as Pipeline).
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ELF (Elf Aquitaine Colombie) Casanare Oil Field / Yopal - Casanare/ Colombia
1983 -1985
LOGISTIC DEPARTMENT HEAD SUPERVISOR: General logistics of oil field operations,
including transportation via aircrafts, helicopters, heavy loading trucks, and v
ehicles for operations staff. Also responsible for the daily operations through
the helicopter fleet for attending well drilling operations and oil field produc
tion. Construction of new roads and maintenance of more than 200 km of internal
roads. Note: This Company no longer has operations in Colombia. Casanare Oil Fie
ld / Yopal - Casanare/ Colombia
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CHEVRON (Texaco) Cocorn* Oil Field, Antioquia a" Colombia
1981 a" 1983
CIVIL ENGINEER Construction supervision of oil production facilities, warehouse
s, pipelines, flow lines, storage tanks, rig platforms, roads construction, brid
ges, etc. Velasquez Oil field 1981 (Colombia)
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
National University of Colombia - Bogot*, Colombia
Associates Degree, Financial Management
EAN - Business Administration University) Bogot*, Colombia
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
PMP - Project Management Profesional Certification (In Process)
Petroleum Refinery Processing - The Center for Professional Advancement, Norther
n Virginia
Chemical Petroleum Processes - American Institute for Chemical Engineers, Virgin
ia
Project Management - OXY, Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Bogot*, Colombia
Management Models - Bogot*, Colombia
Organizational Development - OXY, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Bogot*, Colo
mbia