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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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Wilfredo Negrón

Summary

Professional Engineer with robust experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing engineering projects. Skilled in utilizing advanced technical tools and methodologies to drive project success. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering results, adaptable to evolving project demands. Known for problem-solving abilities, effective communication, and leadership in high-stakes environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Professional Engineer

  • Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience working successfully in all areas related to construction. Combine excellent technical and analytical qualifications with demonstrated achievements in finishing and delivering projects on-time and within budget.
  • Consistently perform in various capacities such as Project Manager, Estimator, Plan Reviewer and Building/Engineering Inspector.
  • Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality, customer goals and objectives. Mitigate risks by identifying, escalating and resolving issues across multiple delivery groups and/or projects.
  • Experience includes managing crews of up to 60 including subcontractors in new construction, remodeling and modernization projects. Perform project planning and direct the execution of works for a variety of projects.
  • Extensive experience in negotiating contracts and estimating for competitive bid market. Highly adept at assessing value engineering opportunities and suggesting alternative construction methods/systems to provide better results for similar or less economic impact.
  • Plan Review and Inspection experience in Residential & Commercial Buildings following Florida Building Code and City Standards details.
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, organizational, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Outstanding team building and multi-tasking abilities. Computer literate: MS Project, MS Office Suite, On-Screen Takeoff, Bluebeam, Accela, Email and Internet applications. Bilingual (English/Spanish) with excellent communication skills.

Senior Project Manager

  • Successfully supervised/mentored team with several contracts and different phases maximizing resources utilization while following City of Fort Lauderdale standard procedures and guidelines.
  • Developed outstanding relations with key stakeholders in every project assuring client satisfaction resulting in positive feedback.
  • Consistently finish projects meeting federal requirements, designer, owner, municipal entities and community expectations within estimated time, budget, scope and quality.
  • Interact with different stakeholders such as: Fire Rescue, PD, CRA, TAM, Broward Trust for Historic Preservation, Park & Rec & HOAs across the City.
  • Act as a corporate representative for the City on trip and fall cases.
  • Acting Chief Engineer.

Senior Project Manager

City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department
02.2024 - Current
  • Under minimum supervision from the Chief Engineer, supervised team of Project Managers to ensure all projects assigned are completed within budget and on schedule. Recruit and hire staff, prepare organizational charts, establish goals, expectations and responsibilities.
  • Supervised the work of assigned staff, delegate and review work assignments, conduct performance evaluations, provide guidance to staff on policies and procedures, prepare modifications to the city's ordinance in direct communication with the city's attorney office. Successfully supervised team with several contracts working at the same time maximizing resources utilization following the City of Fort Lauderdale standard policies and procedures.
  • Reviews and oversees the preparation of request for proposals (RFP), request for qualifications (RFQ) and other documents for a variety of services and resources in compliance with municipal, state and federal code requirements.
  • Reviews and oversees analysis, evaluation and recommendation for contract award, prepare projects for bid, including reviewing plans, specifications and estimates.
  • Review and oversee the development and/or approval of selection packages, participate in the selection of architects and contractors, negotiate contracts with service providers.
  • Develop and oversee applicable budget for the department, division and capital improvement projects, monitor actual project costs to ensure project expenditures are within budget.
  • Manage complex architectural design projects and facility remodeling logistics, manage the planning and development of overall project scope, make recommendations for project management throughout all phases of design and construction.
  • Serve as the City's Corporate Representative deposit for trip and fall cases.

Project Manager II

City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department
02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Responsible for managing Underground Utilities projects from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) of the City. Specifically manage Consultant and Contractors during the following phases: Project Initiation, Design, Bidding, Construction and Warranty. Perform site inspections and ensure the projects are completed within time limits and with high levels of quality.

Plan Reviewer & Inspector

CAP Government
10.2018 - 02.2023
  • City of Fort Lauderdale: Responsible for plan reviews requested in residential and commercial buildings. Responsible for ROW inspections such as revocable license, MOT's, Water & Sewer, Pools, Paving, Sidewalk & Curb, Stormwater, Utilities etc. following Florida Building Code and City's standards.
  • City of Highland Beach: Responsible for plan reviews requested in residential and commercial buildings. Responsible to perform building inspections: Structural, Site, Storm Water ROW's, Seawalls, Piles, Pools etc. following Florida Building Code and City's standards.

Site Operations Manager

T&G Constructors, Miami FL
06.2017 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for all field operations including but not limited to prepare pay applications, ensure schedule on time and budget, subcontractor management, change orders, time & materials, weekly meetings and meeting minutes. Daily Reports using Redteam Software. Report directly to Senior Operation Manager.

Project Manager, Project Engineer and Estimator

Ram Construction, C Ponce PR
08.2002 - 02.2017
  • Oversee complex, multi-phase and high-profile construction projects. Able to address financial constraints and complicated logistics to overcome project challenges. Work effectively with clients, contractors and government agencies to meet exceeding quality, timing and budget requirements. Accountable for planning and managing the execution of construction work using the best methods available. Ensuring long-term connections that lead to a result of excellent performance. Consistent seeking new business prospects and clients. Estimate projects for bids. Create baseline schedules using computer software.

Education

B.S. - Civil Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
Mayaguez, PR
01.2002

Skills

  • Design skills
  • Training and mentoring
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Safety regulations
  • Research and development
  • Engineering software proficiency
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Time management
  • Environmental compliance
  • Process development
  • Design development
  • Technical documentation
  • Material selection
  • Computer-aided design
  • Technical reporting
  • Project estimation
  • Cost analysis
  • Budget management
  • Project planning
  • Project management

Accomplishments

▪ Successfully supervised/mentor a team with several contracts on different phases maximizing resources utilization while following City of Fort Lauderdale standard procedures and guidelines.

▪ Developed outstanding relations with key stakeholders in every project assuring client satisfaction resulting in positive feedback.

▪ Consistently finish projects, meeting federal requirements, designer, owner, municipal entities, and community expectations within estimate time, budget, scope and quality.

▪ Interact with different stakeholders such as: Fire Rescue, PD, CRA, TAM, Broward Trust for Historic Preservation, Park & Rec & HOAs across the City

▪ Act as a corporate representative for the City on trip and fall cases

▪ Acting Chief Engineer

Certification

  • Professional Engineer (PR) Lic#20289
  • Professional Engineer (FL) Lic#84744
  • OSHA 80 HRS Cert
  • Qualify Storm Water Management Inspector Certification
  • PMP 35 hrs Training Certification
  • NIMS Certifications: ICS 100, 200, 700, 800, 300, 400

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department
02.2024 - Current

Project Manager II

City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department
02.2023 - 02.2024

Plan Reviewer & Inspector

CAP Government
10.2018 - 02.2023

Site Operations Manager

T&G Constructors, Miami FL
06.2017 - 10.2018

Project Manager, Project Engineer and Estimator

Ram Construction, C Ponce PR
08.2002 - 02.2017

Professional Engineer

Senior Project Manager

B.S. - Civil Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

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