Dr Luis Serrano-Tamayo

Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dr Luis J. Serrano-Tamayo works as a lecturer in project management at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Before starting his academic career in the UK, he served in the Colombian Navy, achieving the rank of Navy Captain. During the New Colombian Offshore Patrol Vessel programme, he served as Project Management Office leader of the Colombian Navy, contributing during the planning phase in the prioritisation of the essential capabilities needed in the vessel. He also led the negotiation of technology transfer agreements that improved the industrial capabilities of the shipyard.

In addition, he has more than 10 years of experience in shipbuilding, including repairing and construction projects, leadership of negotiations for the construction of landing craft vessels, and programme manager for the upgrading of some systems of the Colombian frigates, which led him to obtain his Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification. Complementarily, his project management experience include the development of mathematical decision-making models to optimise the selection of procurements in defence projects.

Session: New Colombian Offshore Patrol Vessel Programme

In the ever-evolving world of shipbuilding projects, the fusion of traditional and novel success factors propels the industry forward and sets higher standards for innovation.

This is the case of the “New Colombian Offshore Patrol Vessel” programme, a series of four multi-role ships that combine traditional missions of sea control and combat of transnational crime with scientific capacities to undertake maritime research.

This project involved a series of traditional success factors, which involved the application of lessons learned from previous projects consolidated in a robust knowledge management system, a substantial investment in human and material resources, and detailed planning of scope, schedule, and cost.