Carlos Pena

Experienced and driven real estate development & construction professional with 15+ years´ experience across diverse real estate products from conception through delivery, project scope, design management, tenders, budgets, setting milestones, feasibility analysis, leasing, development strategies, design strategies, liaison with construction team, direction of top consultants, operators & EPC contractors, tenders, construction management, contracts and overall project planning. Skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, in leading value engineering initiatives to reduce costs and implementing creative technical solutions.

Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project. English fluency. Willing to relocate.

• Project structure, direction
• Project management
• Investment appraisals/real estate market analysis
• Lead project teams, consultants, subcontractors
• Development strategy

• Resource & funds´ assignment 
• Interpersonal & Communication skills
• Verbal & written skills English & Spanish
• Commercial/Retail/Residential– Development & Construction 
• Real estate product positioning
• Organizational structure

• Due diligence
• Designs & value engineering
• Leadership skills 
• Feasibility analysis
• Start-up to handover & closeout
• Assessment of project objectives
• Lead designers, architects, engineers

Advanced Leadership, UN UNIVERSITY, Copenhagen, Denmark

PRINCE2 Foundation, APMG International, London, UK

Business Administration Specialist, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, UK

BS, UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA, Civil Engineering, Bogotá, Colombia