John Benedict Cortez

JOHN BENEDICT ASTORGA CORTEZ Head of Engineering. Construction Manager. Operations Manager. Planning Manager. Estimator. Leadership Trainer. Facade Specialist. Rainscreens and Sunshades Specialist. Quality Control/Assurance Engineer. Internal Auditor. Process Improvement Specialist. EDI Specialist. Property Development Appraiser.-- P. Bernardo St., Cubao, Quezon City, MM, Ph 1111 https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-benedict-cortez-606a17ba/ https://www.onlinejobs.ph/jobseekers/info/- LIFE PHILOSOPHY EXPERIENCE Realty Development & Property Appraiser/Project Manager February 29, 2025 - Ongoing Velocity Development Group St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Spearheaded Project Management and Operations across technical and regulatory requirements of the real estate projects, overseeing land acquisition, Design & Engineering, Architectural Fit-out prerequisites, Construction phase, Financing and Project Closeout Phases. Successfully managed trade and specialty contractors for the Site Works and Main Construction activities to ensure timely, costeffective, and quality-compliant project delivery. Head of Engineering CT-Bond Decorative Materials Trading Alinsod Compound, Brgy. Tagapo, Santa Rosa City, Laguna Nov. 29, 2023 - February 28, 2025 Acted as Department Head, spearheaded both the Project Management and Operations Sections. Championed the implementation of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Systems and Lean Methodologies, leading to a 65% growth in the Company Annual Collections during my first year. Ensured the full implementation of Newly generated Quality Procedures and System Workflows for the effectiveness of the Project Implementation. Led the full transition of Site Group from contractualization to regularization of more than 300 tradesmen and equipment operators. Started the annual leadership and Team Building of all company staff that resulted to a more-cohesive culture of the organization. Created different ways to improve relationship with the clients that resulted to a 160% increase of repeated order from the same General Contractors as the company’s main clients. Planner/Estimator NR Windows June 23, 2023 - Nov. 15,- Westroads Dr # West, West Palm Beach, FL, USA As a Virtual Assistant Planner and Estimator for a Facade Specialist and Rainscreens Contractor based in Florida, USA. I managed to estimate and provide Preliminary Schedule of multiple projects worth $16M costs estimated with 97% conversion to actual awarded projects. Improved the company’s bidding capability by submitting additional support documents such as detailed program of works which were all generated using Primavera P6 software. I have completed at least 27 pipeline projects with most of them are Caribbean countries; Scope of works included High-rise Commercial Buildings and Five-star hotels and Private Schools. Construction Manager AVACA Construction December 6, 2022 - June 9, 2023 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7W 0K8, Canada Successfully provided consultancy in the Construction processes of a young company in Canada. Ensured full compliance with the Canadian technical and regulatory requirements by leading the company to its established system from Project Startup to Completion. Provided end-to-end virtual support for residential and commercial projects from preconstruction planning, estimating, and CPM scheduling using Primavera p6 and MS Project. Operated CRM tools such as Contractor Foreman, Accelo, Hubspot, maintaining client relations and streamlining project pipelines. Successfully transitioned the company to implementation of ICS Master Divisions. Project Manager/Planning Manager Technoglass Curtain Wall Systems, Inc. February 15, 2022 - Dec. 2, 2022 Felix Ave., Brgy. Santo Domingo, Cainta City, Rizal Managed the government projects such as DOST New Building Facade, Rehabilization of Library in University of the Philippines, Diliman, QC and New Building at the House of the Representatives, Diliman, QC. Spearheaded and developed QA/QC procedures, quality audit plans, and document control workflows using tools such as Google Suite, Notion and Clickup. Generated detailed estimates based on evolving and incomplete documentation, ensuring contingency controls and cost accuracy. Scope includes Aluminum and Glass Windows and Doors system with glass railing, Sunscreen and Rainscreen systems. Project Manager Seapac Philippines, Inc. Gen. Lim Cor. Osmeña Highway, Brgy. Bangkal, Makati City October 16, 2017 - January 15, 2022 Managed multiple projects under an established and stable Facade Specialist Trade Contractor. InCharged of the project conceptualization, initiation/Planning, Design Implementation, Procurement, Production Schedule and Site Management. Specialized in Curtain Wall & drained and vented rainscreen systems. Spearheaded in the completion of Php 347,000,000 -worth of completed projects with the top triple A General Contractors in the Philippines. Championed in Value Engineering, Site Management, Checking of Materials Take off, Client-dealing, Commercial concerns management and presents Cost Performance Index of projects handled to the General Manager and Construction Manager. Planning Manager/Construction Manager Glazetech Glass & Aluminum Installation Trade and Financial Tower, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig March 19, 2016 - Sept. 26, 2017 Successfully provided established Planning Department in the Construction processes of this Facade Specialist-Contractor. Ensured full compliance with the Modern technical and regulatory requirements in the Glass and Aluminum Industry in the Philippines. Provided end-to-end support for residential and commercial projects from preconstruction planning, estimating, and CPM scheduling using Primavera p6 and MS Project. Successfully transitioned the company to an improved system in the Design, Procurement, Production and Construction Phases by spearheading the resource allocation and precision of timely and cost-effective project implementation. I hereby attest that the following information listed above are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. “The greatest achievement of a man can attain is not by overcoming others, but himself.” SKILLS & EXPERTISE Project Management Construction Management Planning Management Operations Management Estimation Facade Specialist Technical Writing Project Cost Review/Value Engineering Facade Specialist 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leader Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belter Lead Internal Audit Electronic Data Interchange Sales & Marketing SOFTWARE/APPLICATIONS Wunderbuild Accelo Asana/Trello/Zoho Management Clickup Slack Intuit Quickbooks Planswift Bluebeam Revu Sketchup Autocad Primavera P6 Google Suite Canva Xactimate Xero Hubspot LANGUAGES English Filipino EDUCATION Mapua institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering June 22 2005 - October 15, 2010 CHARACTER REFERENCES Virigilio Joson Manufacturing Manager - PERSONAL ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES Singer, composer, musician Profession driver, love to travel Sports enthusiast, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis player, swimmer. Church music ministry member, evangelism member, youth ministry leader. Speaking engagements with companies and organizations for leadership trainings.