Cooper Pugeda Management, Inc.

Ismael Pugeda has twenty-eight years of experience in construction, which led to management responsibilities in cost/schedule development and analysis, cost control, field engineering, and contract administration.  His experience includes program and construction management assignments during design and construction of buildings, industrial facilities, rail transit and water/wastewater treatment plants.

At CPM, he is responsible for general management, finance and marketing.  

Jeffrey Cooper is Vice President of CPM Services, Inc. and has extensive experience in the oversight of project personnel of the firm. He prides himself of the working relationship he has with CPM staff. Jeff considers himself one of a few “project-based working” Directors who routinely performs project work and understand the needs of the project as well as the employee.

Jeffrey Cooper has tremendous experience in construction management, particularly in the areas of CPM scheduling, cost control, document control, contract administration, site logistics, construction phasing, delay analysis, and claims avoidance and mitigation.  He has a strong background in heavy civil, airport, water/wastewater, industrial, hospital, and transportation projects.  During construction, he has utilized cost and schedule control techniques to keep project participants informed while keeping the project moving forward. He is able to work with general contractors and the construction management team to achieve an acceptable baseline CPM schedule that meets the contract requirements.  With his diverse construction background, he is able to anticipate project obstacles and recommend practical solutions.  He takes a hands-on approach to schedule submittal reviews, time-impact evaluations, schedule work-arounds and delays analysis by involving all parties for input prior formulating his independent analysis.  Jeff is very proficient with the latest scheduling tools including Primavera P6, MS Project and Tilos.