Fernando Romero, M.S.

OSEMPENMF!
1. Instructor at SIUE – UMass – 2 years
2. Professor at UFMG – Department of Construction - Brazil
3. Professor at FGV – Executive MBA’s Program in Project
Management - Brazil
4. Last countries: Venezuela ($8,0 billion), Germany ($2,4 billion),
and Peru ($18,5 billion),
5. In the last 30 years: 14 countries.
6. Project Manager – Director
7. Master Degree, Civil Engineering
8. Author of the Book: Megaprojects Management – A Lean
Approach
9. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
 Steel Plant in Venezuela

Budget – Over $8,0 billion

Direct Jobs – 8,000 people
Indirect Jobs – 24,000
people
Project Team – 400 people
 Suppliers
Suppliers

Germany

Brazil USA China Italy Venezuela Turkey Spain Lithuania France Rumania England

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 Tunnel - Peru
Airport
runway
HSC Road - Peru
Landslide
HSC Road - Peru
 Research
Have developed an integrated model for making decisions in
preplanning phase of capital projects. The model includes the
synergies between Front End Loading (FEL), and Lean Project
Delivery System (LPDS).

Using concepts and tools of Concurrent Engineering, Value

Improving Practices, Set Based Design, Target Costing, and the Best
Practices of PMI.
Iron Ore Mine Project - Brazil
 Results and Benchmarking
Project: Iron Ore – 26.4 Million tons per year
FEL 1 FEL 2 FEL 3 Total Schedule Construction Startup Total Schedule Years
6 30 24 60 24 4 88 7
MODEL= FEL + LPDS + TC + SBD + CE +
Total Schedule Construction Startup Total Schedule Years
VIP's
4 12 18 34 20 3 57 5

-33% -60% -25% -43% -17% -25% -35% -35%

-44,44% -36%

Results
Cost -22% Reduction in cost
Schedule (FEL + Construction) -36% Reduction in time
Engineering Design -25% Reduction in time
Startup -25% Reduction in time
Project Lifecycle -35% Reduction in time
Academic Experience ✓ Publications (14) and Citations (56)
✓ 1 Book and e-book
✓ 11 Referred Conference Proceedings -
(US/Brazil and Chile)
✓ 2 Trade Magazines – Proceedings Reviewed
✓ REVIEWER (Proceedings) – 2 conferences

✓ Teaching Experience - Instructor

✓ Construction Management and Senior Assessment (CNST 452 –
Capstone Course), International Construction (CNST 495), Building
Construction Materials & Methods (CNST 210), Civil Construction
Material and Methods (CNST 211), Project Control (CNST 464), Project
Management (CNST 501 – Graduate Course), and Introduction to
Construction Management (CNST 120).

✓ Executive MBA’s Program, Project Management at FGV – Brazil – since

2011
✓ Department of Construction, School of Engineering at Federal
University of Minas Gerais – UFMG – Post graduation courses
✓ Advisor of students – Undergraduate and Master Degree courses
✓ Committee member – Master Degree Thesis – March 2013.
 Academic Experience / Service
UMass ASC Competition – Region 1 – Albany/NY 2019

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UMass ASC Competition – Region 1 – Albany/NY
Academic Experience / Service
UMass ASC Competition – Region 1 – Virtual 2020
UMass Commercial team UMass Preconstruction team

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 Academic Experience / Service
UMass ASC Competition – Region 1 – Albany/NY 2021

The team consisted of: Olivia Josias

(Project Manager), Patrick Koenen
(Superintendent), Emma Kelly (Senior
Estimator), Jocey Krooks (Risk Manager),
Eric Lee (Senior Scheduler), Michael
Ayles (Safety & Quality Manager).
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SIUE - Academic Experience / Service
✓ Service

✓ Coach – UC New Builders Competition – Commercial and Residential

Estimating and Design, Cincinnati, Ohio – Spring 2018 and 2019

✓ Commencement – Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and 2019

✓ Coach – ASC Region 3 student competition – Heavy Civil, Project

Solutions, and Residential Fall 2017 and 2018

✓ Lecture – SIBA – (Safety Management) 2017

✓ Volunteering at Textbook Service for Book Return, Spring 2018.

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