Brayan Molina

I'm a licensed architect (CPNAA, Colombia) with 15 years in construction, 10 of them directing projects rather than executing them — around 300 properties and 10,000 m² across residential remodeling, renovation and new build. At TuObra Ya I led design, site teams, subcontractors, procurement, budgets, schedules and client reporting.

Most of my work is remodeling occupied and older homes, where the surprises live: drainage and electrical runs that don't match the drawings, moisture behind finishes, structural conditions you only see once you open the floor. I scope the real extent, price it, get written approval before executing, and protect the delivery date by overlapping trades or adding shifts rather than letting the schedule slip.

For the last three years most of that work has been directed remotely, for owners living abroad who couldn't visit the site. That forced a method I now use everywhere: daily reports with photos and measured progress, written change orders before any extra work, and open budget tracking so the client always knows where the money stands. Running several sites at once, I work from a single schedule board and visit by risk, not by routine.

I've also delivered commercial fit-outs — clothing and cosmetics stores, a beauty salon, a market and warehouses — projects measured by opening date, where permits and long-lead equipment, not the civil work, are what actually decide the date.

I read architectural, structural and electrical drawings, work in AutoCAD, and handle budgets, unit pricing, change orders and subcontractor negotiation. I work in English and Spanish, from Colombia on US Eastern time.