Fernando
Massard
Civil & Mechanical
Engineer
Resourceful Project Manager with 19 years of expertise in organizing
business operations, financial oversight, and resource management to
achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of
resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by
adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production
team, identifying problems, and providing targeted solutions.
Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budgeting,
Contact
forecasting, and financial management.
Recent participation in an important real estate macro project allowed
Address
me to develop skills for the process of obtaining resources through
Barranquilla, Colombia,
private capital funds.
080001
Phone
Work History
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E-mail
2022-May –
Director of Carbonization
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Present
PURE LIFE CARBON INC, Alberta, Canada
Provide special project consulting services for the
Skills
Carbonization process and other operations related to
harvesting bamboo by moving the Company’s
Management
operations forward in each of the upstream countries
and securing pyrolysis facilities for each location.
Excellent
Estimating
Excellent
2022-May -
Engineering and Financial Consultant
2023-May
TWO WAY STADIUMS – Arena del Rio Project at
Barranquilla, Colombia
Consultant services during the development phase for
Budget planning
the project Arena del Rio a multipurpose venue
Excellent
Logistics Management
integrating retail space, hotel and a scalable arena for
events.
o
financial model.
Excellent
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Design and planning
Developed the terms of reference and initiate
the selection process for bidders for the stage of
conceptual, schematic, and multidisciplinary
Very Good
engineering design required by the project.
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Subcontractor
Established the construction cost structure of the
Developed and restructured the financial
forecast, allowing a 10% increase in the project's
management
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) compared to its
Very Good
initial evaluation.
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Designed the executive summary (teaser) and
the financial presentation for investors,
Software
fundamental tools for the business pitch that
Microsoft 365/Office
national and international investment funds in
would enable conversations with more than 30
Excellent
AutoCAD
the process for a capital raise.
2021-Feb -
Interim Chief Executive Officer
2021-Aug
LASANTA BOTANICALS LTD, Alberta, Canada
Overseeing total operations and management for
Very Good
Lasanta SAS in Colombia, Cannabis Licensed Producer
of
MS Project
Psychoactive
and
Non-Psychoactive
biomass
cultivation, extraction and cannabis seeds.
o
Good
Successfully filed and obtained registry at the
Health Ministry for 4 cannabis-based commercial
MS Smartsheet
products.
o
Good
Executed the company’s 1st export to Germany
of standardized extracts of non-psychoactive
products for European characterization and
Languages
Languages: Spanish and
wholesale.
2020-Jun -
Planning Officer
2021-Feb
LASANTA BOTANICALS LTD, Alberta, Colombia
English.
Design, integration and optimization for agricultural
operations and production output planning towards
transformation (extraction) processes for 1st stage raw
materials.
Budget Control and cash flow forecasting according to
the financial model.
Biological
assets,
biomass
and
finished
products
inventory tracking.
• Obtained GACP (Good Agricultural and Collection
Practices) certification starting with gap analysis up
to final approval.
• Successfully increased 20%+ bulk dry flower weight
output by standardizing processes, water quality,
fertilization and genetic selection.
• For the year 2020, the team ramped up production of
bulk dry flower starting from 100 up to 500 Kg/month.
• Operational expenditures were reduced by 17%
starting January--Jan -
Chief Operations Officer
2020-Jun
LASANTA BOTANICALS, Alberta, Canada
Project management and construction of medical
cannabis cultivation site.
Project development and commissioning for agricultural
and transformation operations.
Equipment selection for 1st stage cannabis extraction.
Business development for cannabis based finished
products for medical purposes.
• Finalized the construction of 6 greenhouses for
propagation and production of medical cannabis
biomass obtaining a total of 25,000 sqm.
• Established and executed a cultivation plan involving
14 cultivation blocks to achieve a 580 Kg/week
production.
• Led the agronomical team that accomplished the
registry of 34 non-psychoactive and psychoactive
cultivars.
2011-Jun -
Fleet & Heavy Equipment Manager
2018-Dec
VALORES Y CONTRATOS S.A., Barranquilla, Colombia
Developing, orchestrating, and overseeing logistics
and construction operations, ensuring seamless
transportation and equipment deployment across
diverse job sites throughout Colombia. This entails
implementing maintenance programs and prioritizing
equipment safety.
• Establishment of the Fleet & Heavy Equipment
department with 200+ units of heavy equipment as
of 2011 and the acquisition of 320+ units between
2011 and 2017 with multiple financial means.
• Successfully decreased fuel loss originated from
unauthorized fuel tank extractions generating 30%
monthly savings at an operation that consumed 2.4
million gallons/year of fuel.
• Designed and implemented a system to collect fuel
transaction data for 500+ construction equipment
working simultaneously at 10+ job sites.
• Designed a cloud-based data base for all equipment
documents
related
compliance
and
to
property,
maintenance
for
insurance,
immediate
availability serving all equipment users throughout the
Colombian territory.
• Executed
an
annual
U$1
million
budget
of
international purchases and customs processes for
construction equipment, components and spare
parts.
• In 2017, selected, purchased and installed the right
equipment for sheet piling at deep excavations
required
for
Barranquilla
the
storm
allowing
sewer
50%
construction
savings
against
at
the
conventional crane system.
2015-Jan -
Executive Board Member
2018-Nov
GRUPO AEROPUERTARIO DEL CARIBE, Barranquilla,
Colombia
• Executive representative for VALORES Y CONTRATOS
S.A. as a partner and general contractor company
in charge of engineering design, procurement, and
construction for a privately-financed project to
remodel the airfield and terminal building of
Barranquilla's INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT "ERNESTO
CORTIZZOS" for USD $255.3 million
2013-Jan -
Executive Board Member
2018-Jun
CONSTRUCTORA BOGOTA FASE III, Bogota, Colombia
• Board member as an executive representative of
VALORES Y CONTRATOS S.A. as partner and general
contractor in charge of engineering design,
procurement, and construction to build the massive
transportation bus line TRANSMILENIO, including
roads, utilities, and urban public areas for USD $185.6
million.
2007-Jun -
Project Manager
2008-Dec
VALORES Y CONTRATOS S.A., Soledad, Colombia
• Overseeing all operations to fulfill the necessary
activities to meet the specifications during the
construction of a general contractor city contract to
build new sewage and aqueduct system for the
district's water company TRIPLE A.
• Public works planning and execution at 9 different
job sties
• Oversaw all contract labor work, accounts
payables, receivables and budget control for a total
of USD $2 million.
• As main contractor successfully delivered aqueduct
and sewage system for three neighborhoods.
• Proven ability to lead all project stages including
material procurement, selection and supervision of
contract labor workers and subcontractors
managing activities at several construction sites or
neighborhoods in the city. Maintaining materials
stock for timely usage, efficiently as well as ordering
when required.
2004-Dec -
Project Manager
2007-Jun
VALORES Y CONTRATOS S.A., San Andrés Isla, Colombia
• Oversee all operations to fulfill the necessary
activities to meet the specifications during the
construction of 19 general contractor contracts at
the island rebuilding 18.6 kms of urban and rural
roads for the government's INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE
VIAS (INVIAS) in their aggressive national
infrastructure project PLAN 2500.
• Managed and executed strategic activities
involving maritime operations for material
procurement and construction equipment.
• Oversaw all contract labor workers (local and
foreign), accounts payables, receivables and
budget control for a total of USD $11 million.
• Monthly reporting to government inspectors, client,
and headquarters.
• Optimized account receivable process for 19
simultaneous contracts with four different
government inspector companies.
2004-Nov -
Executive Board Member
2006-Nov
UNION TEMPORAL AVENIDA SUBA, Bogota, Colombia
Executive Board member as representative of VALORES
Y CONTRATOS S.A., partner, and general contractor
company in charge of engineering design,
procurement, and construction of a privately financed
project to build massive transportation bus line
TRANSMILENIO for U$66.8 million.
2004-Jan -
Project Manager
2006-Nov
VALORES Y CONTRATOS S.A, Bogota, Colombia
• Managed overall project management for VALORES
Y CONTRATOS S.A., to fulfill the necessary activities
to meet the specifications during the construction of
this project requiring managing abilities for human
resources, construction equipment management,
procurement, quality assurance and budget control.
Education
2003-Sep
Major in Construction Management
Universidad Del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia
2003-Sep
Bachelor of Science: Civil Engineering
Universidad Del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia
2002-Mar
Bachelor of Science: Mechanical
Engineering
Universidad Del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia
2002-Mar
Minor: Computer Aided Design and
Manufacture CAD/CAM
Universidad Del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia
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