HUGO BRUN-PANTOJA
MEP Engineering and Management Professional
Baldwin,NY
Summary
Focused engineering and management professional with deep and varied experience in the engineering, design, construction, operations, energy assessment, project management, and program management for institutional, commercial, industrial, and residential facilities.
Objectives:
- Seeking to obtain a position of responsibility in a dynamic Organization in the higher-education, healthcare, and/or construction sectors.
- Help drive Organization's growth, profitability, and technical excellence.
- Apply leadership skills, program development experience, and technical knowhow in this pursuit.
- Foster departmental success, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic planning.
- Manage programs within financial constraints while advancing the best interests of stakeholders and enabling sustainable growth for the organization.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Skills
- Proven record as a successful program director for commissioning and MEP project management in higher education healthcare, and industrial facilities
- Experience managing teams through short-long term, extensive and complex program implementations in facilities and construction settings
- Strong business acumen with successful experience in managing contracts, fiscal and P&L responsibility
- Strategic thinking, strong problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills
- Proficient in data analysis and reporting methods
- Over twenty years of experience building teams, leading by example and with extraordinary work ethic
Work History
Associate Director - Engineering and Commissioning
Columbia University
New York, NY
04.2016 - Current
- Mentoring, Fiscal Responsibility, Program Management: organize, lead, and manage the direct-hire commissioning team, negotiation and contract management of staff extension and third-party commissioning consultants in the successful implementation of the commissioning program at Columbia University.
- Owner's Engineer: function as Owner's Engineer and technical resource on Capital Projects, evaluate contractor bids for adherence to scope of work and accuracy.
- Project Management: overseeing project managers in the execution of special MEP projects in support of the Facilities and Operations teams.
- Design Standards: chair standardization committee meetings with Operations teams and achieve consensus about updating the design, laboratory, and commissioning standards for the University. Vet innovative technologies and design principles. Enforce adherence to the design standards. Lead negotiation and conflict resolution with stakeholders when conflicts between design intent, design requirements and sustainability goals arise at Columbia University. Co-chaired cross-departmental meetings in the standardization of the laboratory closeout guidelines.
- Organizational Procedures/Construction Close out: chaired meetings with cross-departmental directors (CPM/Finance/Facilities and Operations) to improve the university-wide construction project close out and implemented a digital tracking process in Unifier. The committee identified key milestones during the project life cycle, created workflows for each department, aligned digital milestones for tracking the close out process at the end of each project phases, and assigned departmental signoff responsibilities to ensure timely project completion and financial close out.
- COVID-19 Protocols: conducted research and provided technical leadership to End Users, Engineering, and Facilities and Operations groups in re-opening the Morningside and Manhatanville Campuses post COVID-19.
Senior Engineer / MEP Project Manager
Columbia University
01.2013 - 04.2016
- Mentoring, Management: managed the commissioning process, and contractual obligations of the commissioning consultants in ground-up construction, renovations, retro-commissioning projects, including research laboratories with strict environmental controls on Morningside Campus. Performed ongoing project review for compliance with MEP, FP, FA design requirements, performance, constructability, maintainability, and compatibility of new systems with existing Campus infrastructure. Trained peers as the commissioning group expanded beyond Capital Projects.
- Project Management: managed the design and construction of mechanical and electrical projects for central utility plant and existing buildings. Prepared bid documents for consulting services, commissioning, project construction, developed schedules and project budgets. Managed consulting engineers and contractors in the execution of the engineering design, project administration and construction.
- Project Engineering: leveraged engineering knowledge of the Central Utility Plant, Utilities Distribution Systems, Building Management Systems, and MEP infrastructure of buildings to ensure the successful integration of new MEP, FP, FA systems into the existing systems on Morningside campus.
- Organizational Procedures / CMMS: created protocols to enable asset integration of new project's assets at key stages of the construction process and oversaw the integration of the MEP assets into CMMS.
Project Manager / Senior Engineer / QA Manager
FST Technical Services
08.2007 - 01.2013
- P&L, Management Responsibility: managed teams of multi-disciplinary engineers in providing commissioning and energy consulting services for organizations in the healthcare, higher education, K-12, commercial, governmental, and financial sectors while building trust and strong relationships with their representatives.
- Project Management: led engineering teams in performing Equipment Condition Assessments, Energy Audits, Retro Commissioning, Commissioning and LEED projects from start to completion. Managed MEP projects to scope, budget, and schedule. Performed procurement, negotiation, contract management, supervised, and audited contractors in the implementation of energy conservation projects. Created commissioning specifications, Measurement and Verification (M&V) specifications, commissioning plans, pre-functional and functional test procedures, test scripts, final reports, systems manuals for central utility plants, healthcare, higher education, K-12, commercial, governmental, and financial new construction projects.
- Project Engineering: recommended Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) improvements in existing buildings, calculated energy savings, associated implementation cost, and ROI of projects. Developed ECM design, performed quality control of energy retrofits and energy upgrades in existing buildings for Local Law 87 compliance. Applied proficiency in engineering standards and guidelines such as LEED, ANSI, ASHRAE, ASME, NFPA, ADA, and NYC Building Codes.
- Mentoring, Training: conducted training and mentored peers and junior engineers in facility engineering and building industry subjects.
Production and Facilities Coordinator
Tower Glass Products Inc
10.2005 - 01.2007
- Production, Program Management: executed production plans and managed resources to achieve production targets. Implemented and executed the preventative and corrective maintenance program on hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical systems supporting production process, exercised quality control, and supervised production team on the execution of daily tasks.
Chief of Engineering Services
Acondicionar Ltda - Turn Key HVAC Firm
06.2001 - 08.2005
- P&L Management: doubled company revenue and technical staff in three years by restructuring teams, setting KPIs, bonus incentives, and hiring resources. Exercised financial planning and cost control by generating budgets, controlling labor and material usages. Maximized firm's productivity, reviewed variances to budgets periodically, and offered affordable maintenance and installation services of HVAC systems to clients while keeping acceptable profitability margin.
- Project Management: performed resource planning, oversaw day-to-day operation, and supervised internal and external multi-disciplinary teams in the installation of HVAC systems for industrial and commercial facilities.
- Project Engineering: completed detailed engineering for HVAC projects, including project research, design drawings, code review, project review, coordination between trades, generation of construction drawings, construction administration, installation, and turnover.
- Program Management: developed, implemented, and executed a comprehensive preventative and corrective maintenance program tailored to industrial, commercial, and residential clients. Managed the short-term pressures of everyday priorities while keeping long term focus necessary to ensure reliability of clients' HVAC assets.
Engineering Assistant
Tuvinil de Colombia S.A
11.1997 - 01.2001
- Project Management: performed technical evaluation, bid leveling, negotiation, and award of contracts for energy efficiency projects and maintenance services. Supervised MEP contractors in the execution of projects.
- Project Engineering: generated projects to improve the efficiency and operation of production equipment and MEP systems, achieved energy savings, and obtained maximum output of production lines.
- Program Management: developed and implemented a preventative maintenance program for manufacturing equipment and electro-mechanical systems supporting production process inclusive of HVAC systems, electrical systems (medium and low voltage, distribution), PVC extruders, transportation fleet, building lighting, and grounds. Supported the engineering department in documenting the preventative and corrective maintenance plans and procedures in compliance with the Quality Assurance Certification, ISO 9001, and managed departmental compliance with ISO 14001. Supervised maintenance staff in the execution of assigned tasks.
Education
Master of Science - Construction Administration
Columbia University in The City of New York
New York, NY05.2024
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NYBachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
"Tecnológica De Bolívar” University
Cartagena, ColombiaCertification
- Certificate in Advanced Business, Columbia University, 2019
- Engineer-in-Training, New York State, 2011
- OSHA 10-h, OSHA 4-h Scaffolding, New York State
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Software
Procore, Newforma, Bluebeam, P6 Primavera, Unifier, MS Office, BIM360, AutoCAD,
Timeline
Associate Director - Engineering and Commissioning
Columbia University
04.2016 - Current
Senior Engineer / MEP Project Manager
Columbia University
01.2013 - 04.2016
Project Manager / Senior Engineer / QA Manager
FST Technical Services
08.2007 - 01.2013
Production and Facilities Coordinator
Tower Glass Products Inc
10.2005 - 01.2007
Chief of Engineering Services
Acondicionar Ltda - Turn Key HVAC Firm
06.2001 - 08.2005
Engineering Assistant
Tuvinil de Colombia S.A
11.1997 - 01.2001
Master of Science - Construction Administration
Columbia University in The City of New York
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
"Tecnológica De Bolívar” University
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