My name is Oscar Agudelo, and I am originally from Medellin, Colombia. At the age of nine, I moved to the United States, and in 2014, I became a naturalized US citizen. I currently reside in Houston, Texas, where I attended Lonestar Community College and obtained my associate degree in general studies. One interesting fact about me is that I have traveled to 12 different countries and have a passion for experiencing and learning about other cultures. So far, my favorite destination has been Tahiti, the French Polynesia, for its breathtaking scenery.

I have been working in the engineering consulting field for five years now. I started as a project accounting intern at POWER Engineers, a private engineering consulting company based in Idaho. After completing my associate degree, I was fortunate to be offered a position with the same team as a project manager assistant (PMA). In this role, I worked closely with the area lead and project manager(s) in financial management, including project initiation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, invoicing, status reports, management of unbilled costs, purchase requisitions, percent complete updates, accounts receivables, and more.

My most significant career challenge, and also the most rewarding, has been joining Mott MacDonald, a globally recognized private engineering firm based out of the United Kingdom, as a project control specialist in late 2022. Currently, I work with project managers to forecast costs, and I hope to expand my skills to include scheduling in Microsoft Projects in the near future. I specialize in oil and gas and power projects, and my favorite aspect of working at Mott MacDonald is the opportunity to collaborate with people both within my team and across various disciplines.

In December 2022, I joined AACE as a member to learn as much as possible and connect with like-minded individuals in the field. As a volunteer with the Rising Professionals Committee (RPC), my favorite thing about being an AACE member has been bringing awareness to the organization among younger individuals rising in their careers in total cost management. My goal is to develop my overall  knowledge by obtaining scheduling and cost certificates from AACE and continue to be involved in the community.