Fernando Gallego

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About Fernando Gallego

Project Manager with more than 15 years of experience in multinationals. International profile, leading engineering, procurement and construction projects in English language through Europe and America. Analytical and well-organized professional, focused on problem resolution and results orientation. Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP) by PMI as well as Agile and Lean Methodologies knowledge. Definitely strong in technical skills. An expert in minimizing costs, meeting deadlines and empowering teams. Also an amateur sketcher. A C H I E V E M E N T S 2019-2020 | Manufacturing Plant at Elenita (Chile) After years of unfulfillments in terms of scheduling and costs (deviations higher than 50%), I started to lead the project and it reached in 8 months the expected schedule and budget with a minimum impact (9%). 2019 | Glencore Lomas Bayas Mine (Chile) Reduced the implementation duration to only 2 months (normal duration 4-6 months) 2019 | Boliden TARA Mine (Ireland) In record time, all legal licenses to perform the Hidrogel Trial were prepared. 2018 | Best ‘360 Evaluation’ (out of employees) Valued as the best employee in the whole company by superior heads and the rest of the team. 2018-2019 | REPSOL P64 Puertollano Refinery Revamping (Spain) Designed and implemented a successful revamping with major modifications during a minimum 10 days maintenance window. Great results on this project meant new open door opportunities with Repsol. 2018-2019 | REPSOL PP Plant at Puertollano Chemical Industries Complex (Spain) Redefinition of the complete scope, tasks and objectives of the project, in order to be able to achieve deadlines (out of contract) in 1-month time. 2014-2017 | Zeegrugge LNG Plant (Belgium) Economic loss minimization by €24 million. Reduced time and costs by 20% through a smarter and simplified technical solution. Avoided penalty applications, recovering funds from vendors and subcontractors (1.8 M€) 2009-2012 | Castor Underground Gas Storage (Spain) Underground gas storage in Vinaroz: Reduced costs of the original budget by 15%. Off shore operation plant project: Led International coordination within several of the most important engineering companies in the sector. 2008-2009 | Lump Sum Turnkey projects (Spain) Achieved challenging deadlines established by the Ministry, receiving government premium, which made the project profitable.