Education:

a. Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Central Oklahoma-USA, 2005

b. B.Sc. Civil Engineering, NWFP University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar-Pakistan, 2000.

 

 

Career Synopsis:

Project controls professional with 7 years of experience in Planning/Scheduling, Project Progress Measurement (Earned Value Management System) Change Management, Project Analysis, Project cost estimation, RFP & Bid Preparation, Project Status Reporting,  review of Cost Cutting measures during Bid process, Business Cases Preparation and writing Project Charters. Diversified and rich experience of telecommunication and engineering (oil & gas) projects.

 

Representative Project Experience:

 

·               Jacobs Engineering – Project Controls Specialist (Jul 2012-Mar 2015) Edmonton, AB – Canada

Enbridge Projects: Norlite Diluent Pipeline (NDP), Cromer Booster Pump Addition (CMBP), Line 7 Expansion (L7E), Clipper Expansion Phase 2 (CE2), Athabasca Pipeline Twinning (APT, Cheecham Surmont Phase 2 (CS2)

 

Major Responsibilities

o     Developed schedule WBS structure & basis of schedule document.

o     Prepared milestones schedule based on the input from Interactive Planning Sessions.

o     Prepared detailed logically sequenced and resource loaded schedule based on the input from the project team for DBM & Detail Design Engineering design Phases.

o     Issued project baseline schedule as a basis for the future updates and scope change management

o     Performed schedule analysis, Issued schedule updates & 4-Week Look ahead schedule

o     Incorporated approved changes into schedule, update schedule baseline when scope change is approved

o     Established project Earned Value (EV) System to calculate SPI,CPI and other KPI’s calculations based on the engineering deliverables and monitor EV progress in liaison with discipline leads

o     Prepared Project Status monthly reports for schedule, project progress (EV), cost and man hours.

o     Analyzed monthly EV progress in conjunction with project schedule and incorporated in project status reports for the project management and discipline leads

o     Maintained/Updated project staffing plan, project forecast for man-hours in collaboration with the discipline leads aligned with the EV basis and developed S-Curve development for comparison.

o     Analyzed and reported variances for schedule, EV indicators and man-hour budget for PM and discipline leads.

o     Prepared weekly time charges reports for project management team and helped process time sheet corrections.

o     Prepared Change Notices and Change Orders including schedule impact if required

o     Kept close coordination with internal and external project stakeholders regarding planning/ scheduling, staffing plan, project forecast, earned value management system.

o     Participated in Interactive Planning Session (IAP), weekly client and internal leads meeting.

 

·               Pak Datacom Ltd – Project Analyst (Jan 2009-Apr 2010) Islamabad – Pakistan

Major Projects: Oil & Gas Development Corporation (OGDC), and National Highway Authority (NHA), both Expansion of data communication Infrastructure

 

Major Responsibilities

o     Coordinated for bid/tender RFP submissions (review analysis of Bid packages, Management presentations)

o     Prepared cost estimates, BOQ, & reviewed pricing, cost estimates and cost cutting measures. 

o     Prepared project/bid risk analysis and reviewed contingency plan in collaboration with engineering team        

o     Analyzed and identified RFP requirements and assigned to internal function area(s) accordingly

o     Identified major activities, segments/stages for analysis of project costing and timelines

o     Coordinated for interdepartmental project specific integration (engineers, finance, sales)

o     Maintained liaison with suppliers/vendors for outsourced service integration related to bid/projects

o     Assisted the engineering team in planning and monitoring project milestones and final deliverables

o     Monitored project scope and processed change order requests.

o     Monitor cost variance and proposed corrective actions as per change in project definition

o     Coordinated with implementation team for the availability of required resources at site.

o     Prepared accurate project reports for internal and external stakeholders

o     Coordinated with clients final close-out phase.

o     Prepared business cases and Project charters for strategic business endeavors of the PDL.

 

·               Pak Datacom Ltd – Project Planner Scheduler (Sep 2006-Dec 2008) Islamabad – Pakistan

Major Projects: British Telecom (BT) and National Logistics Cell (NLC), both Expansion of data communication Infrastructure

 

Major Responsibilities

o     Prepared and maintained project baseline and prepared 2- weeks look ahead schedules.

o     Prepared monthly project schedule updates & analyzed scheduling change impact.

o     Prepared & maintained logically sequenced and resource loaded schedules.

o     Reviewed man hour expenditures for compliance with cost coding requirements 

o     Provide support to project manager & scheduling manager for development of project plan & schedule

o     Prepared and maintained project progress tracking mechanism

o     Coordinated with internal & external  project stakeholders

o     Coordinated with project implementation team for the availability of required resources at site

o     Prepared accurate project status reports for internal and external stakeholders

 

·               Bayindir Insaat  – Trainee Engineer (Jan 2001-May 2001) Burhan Site Camp– Pakistan

Major Project: Islamabad Peshawar Motorway (M2)

a. Earth Work Department – Major Responsibilities

o     Assisted and monitored the excavation & embankment work execution.

o     Assisted & monitored the access road work execution

o     Assisted & monitored the construction of highway drainage.

o     Coordinated with labor staff, Forman, sr. engineer earth work and sub-contractor staff.

 

b. Material Testing Laboratory – Major Responsibilities

o     Performed and monitored Procter density test according AASHTO standards.

o     Performed and monitored California bearing ratio test (CBR).

o     Coordinated with lab technicians, earth work engineer and material engineer

 

·               Innovative Communications (PVT) Ltd –Site Engineer (Aug 2000-Dec 2000) Islamabad – Pakistan

Major Project: Construction of I-8 Labor Colony (Residential Apartment units)

o     Assisted and monitored the concrete work, brick work and finishing.

o     Monitored the quality and schedule for physical project completion

o     Coordinated with project stake holders (Survey, Materials, MEP, consultants)

o     Interpret the shop drawings and specification to site foreman. 

 

Software Skills

·               MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook) – (Proficient)

·               MS Excel (Pivot Table, V-Lookup, Logical arguments, Formulas, Formatting, Graphs) – (Proficient)

·               Primavera P6 (Excellent – More than 5-Yers Experience)

·               Net Point (Basic Proficiency)

 

Additional Training & Continuous Education 

·               Primavera Project Management Module – Course 102 - Emerald Associates- Edmonton-Canada

·               Construction Cost Control (CSTN-490) – NAIT Edmonton-Canada

·               Communication & Presentation Skills Training - Pit Stop Training International

·               MS Office Training – Nicon International

·               AutoCAD Training – Brains Institute of Computer Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

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