Pilar Calderin
Portland,Oregon
Summary
Dynamic team-spirited and performance-driven professional with an extraordinary blend of leadership and business knowledge. Passionate about quality and customer satisfaction. Experienced in motivating team members to enhance strategic goals and bottom-line objectives. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Great planning, organizing, and management skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Climate Justice Program Manager
Earth Advantage
Portland, Oregon
04.2022 - Current
- Manage a program funded by the city’s Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF to provide life-saving and efficient portable heat pump/cooling equipment to low-income Portlanders
- Manage the purchase, logistics, and distribution of units to the Community Distribution Partners following the program guidelines
- Work with vendors and distributors to negotiate competitive prices for cooling units that meet the required specifications resulting in a 15-30% price reduction for the cooling units used in the second year of the program
- Report project progress to external and internal stakeholders and establish successful relationship
- Oversee compliance to standards of the unit’s installation before approving payment
- Manage a team of four program coordinators
- Developed and implemented procedures to ensure partners accountability
Project Manager
Hydro Extrusions N.A
06.2006 - 03.2022
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
- Lead the launching and implementation of new products
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and providing solutions
- Lead, coach and mentor a team of six engineers on a projectized organization
- Responsible to report key performance indicators to all stakeholders
Product Development Engineer
EPSON Portland Inc.
04.2000 - 03.2006
- Performed data analysis to recommend process improvements and reduce new products introduction timeframe to market
Procurement Engineer
EPSON Portland Inc.
02.1997 - 03.2000
- Served as a company liaison; communicating with suppliers, vendors, and shop floor personnel
- Initiated, designed and implemented a new process that replaced the need to build physical prototypes for vendor quotes, reducing the quotation process timeline by more than 10%.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Instituto Superior Politecnico JAE
Havana, CubaSkills
- Team Leadership
- Decision-Making
- Community Outreach
- Detail Oriented
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Process Improvement
Other
Trained on ISO/TS16949 methodology and requirements., Awarded Patent No. D541, 558- Computer system cart, Fluent in Spanish
Training
- Google Suite
- Monday
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Suite
- Visual Basic for Applications
Certification
- Project Manager Professional
Affiliations
- Backpacking
- Running
- Performing Arts
Timeline
Climate Justice Program Manager
Earth Advantage
04.2022 - Current
Project Manager
Hydro Extrusions N.A
06.2006 - 03.2022
Product Development Engineer
EPSON Portland Inc.
04.2000 - 03.2006
Procurement Engineer
EPSON Portland Inc.
02.1997 - 03.2000
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Instituto Superior Politecnico JAE
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