Henrique Chen
Director of PMO | Port Infrastructure & Capital Projects | APM Terminals – Pier 400, Los Angeles
- Role
- Director of Pmo Project Management Office at APM Terminals
- Location
- Los Angeles County, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Henrique Chen
I\'m a civil engineer who ended up running a Project Management Office at one of the busiest container terminals in the US.15+ years in port infrastructure — from terminal master plans and berth reinforcements in Brazil to a $200M automated yard modernization in Los Angeles. Today I lead the PMO at APM Terminals Pier 400, overseeing concurrent capital projects with a strong local team capable of delivering end-to-end.What I\'ve learned along the way: hire good people, give them clear direction, and get out of their way. Build governance that helps rather than slows. And take the challenges from one phase as lessons for the next.Safety record: man-hours, zero lost-time incidents.Languages: Portuguese (native), English, Italian.
Experience
Director of Pmo Project Management Office
Sep 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Established and lead the terminal\'s PMO at Pier 400, Los Angeles — overseeing a portfolio of 5–15 concurrent capital and infrastructure projects (under $100M combined).Built a strong local project team of 10–30 professionals capable of delivering end-to-end. Defined governance frameworks including project intake, stage-gate processes, risk reporting, and portfolio-level prioritization.Previously served as Project Civil Manager on the same terminal, leading the civil scope of a $200M automated yard modernization — Phase 2 delivered 4 months early, returning $11M in unused contingency. Zero lost-time incidents across man-hours.
Education
FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Especialista, Project Management
2011 — 2013
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Graduation, Civil Engeneering
2003 — 2007
Faculdades ESSEI
Especialista, Engenharia civil
2010 — 2011
Skills
- Autocad
- Pmbok
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Project
- Ms Project
- Word
- Logistics
- Microsoft Office
- English
- Windows 7
- Italian
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Excel
- Portuguese
- Engineering
- Project Planning
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