Oscar Kelvin Pimentel
P.O. Box 1037 Eagle Lake, FL 33839  
 [Send email to request phone number] 14.7328	[Send email using form at bottom] 
SENIOR-LEVEL PROGRAM and PROJECT MANAGEMENT 
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 

	High-performing project-management professional with expertise in
directing highly complex projects that implement solutions in Publix Super
Markets Retail locations throughout the chain to build /optimize organizational
processes, measurement systems, and infrastructure to maximize business results
in a variety of service departments across the store. 
	Certified Associate in Project Management with extensive experience in
the management of projects that implement solutions in Publix Super Markets
Retail locations throughout the chain to test and validate equipment for use in a
variety of service departments across the store. 
	Customer-focused, highly organized self-starter with effective
customer-service skills and demonstrated ability to manage technical aspects of
projects, build relationships with the various business areas including Retail,
Retail Business Units, and Facilities, communicate scope and budget, and provide
feedback to customers. 
	Resourceful, creative problem-solver with proven aptitude to analyze
and translate customer requirements / business problems and to design /implement
innovative custom solutions.
	Articulate communicator who can fluently speak the languages of
customers and Publix Facilities, blending technical expertise with exceptional
interpersonal skills while interacting effectively with customers, Purchasing,
Facility Services, Design, and Construction; adept at delivering presentations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE 

	End-to-End Project Management		Strategic Planning /
Leadership		Organizational / Team Design Management
	Cross-Functional Project Team Leadership		Leadership
Development and Training		Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
	Project Planning / Execution		Multi-Site, Multi-Project
Leadership		Negotiation, Persuasion, and Communication
	Process Design / Redesign		Problem Solving		MS Project
	Productivity and Efficiency Planning / Execution		Decision
Making		Total Quality Management
	Equipment Validation Process		Change Management		Vendor
Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager – Facilities Project Office, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Lakeland, FL, 2007 to Present 
	Responsible for leading and facilitating numerous cross functional
project teams implementing solutions within Publix Retail locations; defining and
identifying project requirements, including the work breakdown structure, budget,
goals, objectives, risks, assumptions, organizational structure, staffing level,
team members, constraints, and drivers; managing the overall project to ensure
resources are available and channeled to produce planned deliverables; tracking
the project through all phases of the lifecycle; communicating to project
sponsors and stakeholders project results throughout the project lifecycle. 
	Responsible for facilitating the Equipment Validation Program,
responsible for a variety of projects that validate new and modified equipment
used in Publix Retail locations; responsible for gathering equipment requirements
from the impacted business areas;  assembling and managing resources to assist in
equipment validation; assembling and submitting approval budget requirements for
installation and testing of new or modified equipment; tracking the project
through all phases of the lifecycle; managing the validation to ensure the team
meets the business goals and produces the deliverable within the specified time
frame; communicating to project sponsors and stakeholders validation results
throughout the project lifecycle; ensuring validation documentation is completed,
communicating validation results. 
	Serves as liaison between the Retail Business Units (RBU) and
Facilities, including serving as Facilities business consultant on cross
functional strategic projects; directing RBU questions to the appropriate
Facilities business area; directing Facilities related questions to the
appropriate RBU; meeting regularly with the RBU’s to discuss implementation and
validation projects.

Facilities Implementation Manager, Publix Super Markets, Inc. Lakeland, FL, 2001
to 2007 
	Oversees the Facilities Implementation Program, responsible for a
variety of cross functional projects implementing solutions within Publix Retail
locations, including maintaining information on individual projects schedules and
activities; ensuring project requirements are gathered from the business areas;
ensuring resources are available and channeled to produce deliverables on time
and within budget; ensuring that the project teams achieve the business goals and
produce deliverables within the specified time frame; overseeing application of
changes to the project scope; mediating project related disputes, including
balancing project resources across multiple projects; ensuring project risks are
balanced across projects within the program; managing the overall communication
plan for the program. 
	Responsible for leading and facilitating numerous cross functional
project teams implementing solutions within Publix Retail locations; defining and
identifying project requirements, including the work breakdown structure, budget,
goals, objectives, risks, assumptions, organizational structure, staffing level,
team members, constraints, and drivers; managing the overall project to ensure
resources are available and channeled to produce planned deliverables; tracking
the project through all phases of the lifecycle; communicating to project
sponsors and stakeholders project results throughout the project lifecycle. 
	Oversees the Equipment Validation Program, responsible for a variety of
projects that validate new and modified equipment used in Publix Retail
locations; responsible for gathering equipment requirements from the impacted
business areas;  assembling and managing resources to assist in equipment
validation; assembling and submitting approval budget requirements for
installation and testing of new or modified equipment; tracking the project
through all phases of the lifecycle; managing the validation to ensure the team
meets the business goals and produces the deliverable within the specified time
frame; communicating to project sponsors and stakeholders validation results
throughout the project lifecycle; ensuring validation documentation is completed,
communicating validation results. 
	Serves as liaison between the Retail Business Units (RBU) and
Facilities, including serving as Facilities business consultant on cross
functional strategic projects; directing RBU questions to the appropriate
Facilities business area; directing Facilities related questions to the
appropriate RBU; meeting regularly with the RBU’s to discuss implementation and
validation projects. 

Supplier Information Analyst, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lakeland, FL, 1999 to
2001
	Directed, facilitated, and contributed to the selection of qualified
suppliers using the Category Review Process as a member of a cross functional
project team covering capital equipment, information technology equipment and
service suppliers. 
	Implemented a variety of capital equipment, information technology
equipment and services including coordinating with the impacted business areas to
determine requirements; worked with the business areas on implementing the
selected equipment or services; communicated to the impacted business areas and
suppliers. 
	Lead and facilitated negotiation and execution of contracts with
suppliers for a variety of capital equipment, information technology equipment
and services; review and resolution of business issues, price, and
implementation; coordination with Publix legal counsel on legal issues. 
	Maintained direct contact with suppliers as a part of the supplier
management process within the Facilities Purchasing department; coordination of
meetings, site visits, contract negotiations, and implementation of selected
equipment; facilitation and participation in business reviews of selected
suppliers; facilitation of issues resolution between suppliers and customers. 


EDUCATION 

	Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of South Florida, 
Tampa, FL, 1995 
	Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.), Institute for Supply
Management, Inc., 2000
	Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM), Project Management
Institute, 2006