Meet Oscar Armendariz
I founded Obedient Technology because I kept watching the same thing happen: owners funding capital projects without the front-end discipline, cost controls, or field representation to protect their investment — and finding out too late.
I'm an owner-side project manager and construction manager with 15+ years of direct industrial experience. I've managed a portfolio exceeding $80 million across pulp and paper, chemical processing, food and beverage, and manufacturing capital projects — including work for Coca-Cola, International Paper, and Smurfit Westrock. I've managed up to 60 direct reports and coordinated contractor workforces exceeding 100 people on a single project, and delivered results that finished on time and under budget because of disciplined planning, not luck.
At Obedient Technology, I work exclusively for the owner. Not the contractor. Not the engineer. The person whose capital is at risk and whose plant has to run when it's over.
The Numbers
15+ Years owner-side PM/CM experience
$80M+ Capital project portfolio managed
4 Industries: pulp & paper, chemical, food & beverage, manufacturing
100+ Contractors coordinated on a single project
How We WorkEvery project we manage follows the same four disciplines — because they're the four things that determine whether a capital project succeeds or fails before the first contractor ever mobilizes.
Front-End Loading. We define the scope, lock the estimate, and build the schedule before money moves. A well-executed FEP-3 phase is the single highest-return investment on any capital project.
Cost and Schedule Control. We track every dollar against the approved budget by discipline, review every invoice against the Schedule of Values, and update the schedule weekly. The owner always knows where the project stands — not at the end, when it's too late.
Accountability. We work for you. We review contractor work, challenge engineering deliverables, enforce safety programs, and document every decision in writing. Nothing hides.
Communication. Daily field reports during construction. Weekly written status updates. Monthly owner meetings. And immediate notification — same day — for anything that changes the budget, the schedule, or the scope.
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