Reinaldo Zerpa

Current Location: Doha, Qatar

Nationality: Venezuelan
Mobile: +971585491844 / +97460099703
Email: rey13_12@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/reinaldo-zerpa

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I’m a Project Engineer and Project Management professional PMP® specialist who has been performing end-to-end refineries
EPC Oil & Gas and Venue projects management positions for more than 10 years in international assignment on site and
remote. Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering with high skills in SAP functional R/3 modules Materials
Management (MM) and Controlling (FI-CO), MS- Primavera P6, Smartsheet, Project BI, Project Planning Schedule, and ERP
(BOM). English - Chinese – Spanish- Portuguese Intermediate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy

Senior Scheduling Specialist 08/2022 – Current
Location: Doha, Qatar
Functions:
• Assisting the Venue Scheduling Team in creating and managing a Portfolio of FIFA World Cup Official Sites (Stadiums,
Training Sites, etc.) and Non-Official Sites (Fan Festivals, Broadcast Centre, etc.) Programmes
• Creating the Master Venue Programmes, ensuring all logic and requirements between projects are accurately reflected and
health status information across all Venues
• Undertaking creation and update of the Venue Schedules, monitoring daily / weekly variances, verifying their accuracy to
inform decision making
• Structured set of site delivery programs that incorporate the integration of all relevant stakeholders, alignment of activities
with the critical path (s) and time constraints of each site, to ensure the timely delivery of site works and operations
• Assessment of progress against plan over time and generation of status reports (“Dashboards”) accurate and trend analysis
reports for Senior Management across all Official and Non-Official Sites
• Assists with ensuring relevant updates are provided by all parties (e.g.: Sub-contractors, Project Managers, etc.) within
agreed timescales, and verify accuracy of updates with the Venue Scheduling Teams Senior Managers
• Development and updating of the Primavera / Microsoft Project / Smartsheet Schedules and ensure the accuracy of the
Project updates and logic to meet Senior Management requirements as and when required
• Ensuring updates are of the highest standard and all requirements, issues & risk for projects are accurately reflected and
make observations and recommendations
• Chairs ad-hoc meetings with Senior Managers where required to resolve complex scheduling problems
• Identifying and raising any early warnings in relation to Programme slippage, for team to review prior to implementing
recovery plans

Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA S.A)

Project Engineer 07/2011 – 08/2021
Location: Carabobo, Venezuela
Functions:
 Developing projects from concept to commissioning stage understanding the work sequences in EPC multidiscipline
projects environment, through set-up dashboards and schedules measurement systems in par with the best industry
standards
 Leading complex projects using widely-adopted project management tools, methodologies as scope control, change
management, lean six sigma, and earned value under industry best practice
 Evaluating EPC Oil & Gas Projects factors as size, risk areas, contract type, client's control requirements, project
organization, and cost architecture to establish the resources and organization (skills, manpower, list of tools, procedures
applicable, and communications) needed to achieve the control strategy and standard operational performance
 Agreeing Scope of works as Single point-of-contact, preparing request for services and biddings for Local and international
contractors, reviewing and approving CTRs Front-End Engineering Design in conjunction with PSCM and Project Services
 Coordinating development of Concept, Basis and Detailed Design and Construction phases, including the overall planning
and schedule, coordination for the inter-discipline team’s activities, interface with the clients and end users
 Ensuring sufficient and suitable engineering team is put in place for a project and that the engineering/design requirements
are correctly defined and delivered by the team
 Ensuring full handover of as-sold project knowledge from the sales team. Transferring information into standard execution
documents. Chairing project kick-off meetings (both internal and with customer) and managing project risk register
 Managing the assigned budget including contractual risk and generate margin expectation to meet operational target
 Dealing with due diligence duties, liaising and negotiating with local and national authorities
 Managing Project Cost Control and Schedule by earned value methodology EVM and updating to the head office
 Planning, monitoring and controlling Execution and Close Out and handover to the client, providing leadership to project
teams during different phases of the projects and maintain project completion schedule
 Executing the Project Cost Control Procedure through Cost Breakdown Structure IBIS (by entity - Job number) as well as CBS
codes to be used by each Operating Company participating in the projects
 Maintaining the overall EPC Projects Breakdown Structure and relevant Coding SAP FI & CO System (Planning - Scheduling)
to meet all control requirements (Project values, WBS, CBS, PBS, OBS, and financing constraints) in phases of
implementation, execution, and control
 Updating the progress in the interval of Bi-Weekly and Monthly complying with company procedures and forecast Time for
Completion to the client and head management as per baseline plan
 Building management reports of productivity, KPI, and MIS for PDVSA S.A and stakeholders, conducting meetings with Sub
contractors and operative department
 Consolidating cost control SAP R3 system in order to support EPC Projects Manager's decision-making process, providing
information necessary for identification of unfavorable trends or potential project problems (standard performance,
deviations above 15%, assumptions, planned budget, forecasts, and monthly accruals)
 Programing supply chain SAP MM & PM system in each Operating Companies, and verified the application of the CBS and
the proper traceability of costs for Procurement P2P assuring the entire life cycle of a transaction, providing insight into
cash-flow and financial commitments

Projects:
 FCC: Increase Load Fluid Cracking Catalytic Unit (70KB/d)
 Electrics: Gas Turbogenerators 30 MW N-2; Gas turbines Pratt & Whitney- Electrical Power 60 MW
 Replacement: Catalytic UV Infrared; FBM (100-200) series; UPS systems 60 Hz
 Steam: Boilers Utilities Plant 480 kip; Air Compressed Capacity 9,673 SCFM
 Water: Collection and treatment Cooling Services

EDUCATION

Beijing University of Science and Technology, China 2020

Master in Management Science and Engineering
University of Carabobo, Venezuela 2017
Candidate Diploma Specialist in Quality and Productivity Management
University of Carabobo, Venezuela 2013
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering

Project Management Professional PMP ® Credential ID 3205231

PMP Certificate Exam Preparatory Training 2738
Planning and Control Projects PMBOK 5ta Edition (2 weeks, Venezuela)
AutoCAD 2D (2 month, Venezuela)
Integrated Process System Certificate (IPS- IMS) (1 year, Venezuela)
First Class USTB 2020
International Liaison USTB 2020

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Team Player, Decision Maker, Conflict management, Coaching, Cross functional communication, large experience working with
supply chain, MS Office, Microsoft Office Project, SAP MM- PM FI-CO, Visio, MiniTAB, Visual Basic, MATLAB, Smartsheet, Power
BI, Spanish, English, Chinese, Portuguese Intermediate