Huntington Beach, CA (714) 960-4358, Cell: (714) 587-8627 Email: melodymkr01@yahoo.com     

 

 

·   20+ years of experience developing / maintaining resource loaded program and project schedules with scope, dependencies, technical objectives, milestones and deliverables for seamless earned value management (EVM).

·   20+ years of experience integrating cost & schedule for enterprise wide schedules and financial control systems.

Software Competency: MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), Delteck OPP

Strengths: Leadership, Initiative, Organization, Analysis, Communication, Complex problem solver, Interpersonal skills 

Program Master Scheduler, Independent Contractor                                 July 2011 – Current                                               

Cymer, Millen Works, GKN & Arrowhead Products

Utilize MS Project / P6 as an integral member of the Program Management (PM) Organization and develop / maintain / analyze integrated master schedules (IMS), construction & production schedules ensuring all scope and technical objectives complete on time, within budget per quality standards on aerospace and infrastructure construction programs.

Prepare plans, obtain approvals, and issue the schedule for assigned construction projects

·   Created project schedule templates that increased efficiency 27.81% then organized operations to execute accordingly & met tight deadlines under challenging conditions.

·   Partner with the program teams to ensure that cost, schedule, technical requirements, engineering, procurement, production, software development, test & QA were fully integrated and executed as planned.

·   Enlighten PM, customer and senior management with weekly / monthly schedule reports with transparent visibility fostering proper corrective action decisions/plans ensuring programs meet or exceed schedule commitments.

·   Developed GKN’s and Arrowhead Product’s 6,000 activity router tree and BOM based IMS schedules, DCMA compliant, fully cost and resource loaded in Earned Value Management (EVM) environments, for the B2 retrofit & Saturn Rocket System engineering & manufacturing development programs.

·   Served as project manager; outperformed cost & schedule targets for 4 composite product lines by establishing ideal priorities, setting optimal capacity plans & motivating others to achieve beyond expectancy. 

·   Responsible for factory execution, cultivated interpersonal relationships with program manager, engineers, line managers, IPT leads, scientists, CAMs & suppliers and improved productivity on 3 product lines by 38.6%,

·   Conduct weekly and monthly schedule reviews for PM, senior management & customer to quantify performance against baseline plan presenting critical path analysis, progress reports, delay resolution, risk and rewards, planning metrics, status updates, schedule variance analysis, what if exercises and network logic validation.

·   Guarantee the IMS is accurately used as a predictive model, a respected time management tool for the program and valued for developing & recommending mitigation strategies to stay on track for the duration of the program.

·   Designed innovative system for reviews & improved schedule performance earnings across 2 product lines.

·   Formulated program schedule solutions to resolve complex problems (process and procedure bottle necks) & reduced acceptance test duration (and associated costs) from 3 months to 6 days.

·   Improved customer relations by clarifying scope & simplifying WBS reporting by developing the B2 Bomber Aft Deck Program IMS re-plan (6,000 activities) during a single schedule review.

Program Master Scheduler                                                                                                                 Oct 2003 – May 2011          

The Boeing Company, HB, CA, Integrated Aerospace Defense Systems                                                                    

Used MS Project and led all aspects of project control for proposals, engineering, development and production on multi project, multi site aerospace projects for complex, large scale ($100 million to $10 billion) DOD contracts including the ALTV X-37, Delta IV, Future Combat Systems, and A160 Hummingbird programs. Set up text book EVM systems.

·   Ended cultural delays and cost over runs on distressed projects by taking the initiative to independently identify and resolve all aspects of project control issues including planning, CPM scheduling, WBS development, IMP/IMS architecture, risk analysis, resource loading, cost accounting / estimating, schedule / cost reporting, etc.

·   Promoted to Lead Master Scheduler for increasing schedule performance earnings 26.1% on a key project by analyzing & correcting DCMA 14 Point Schedule Metrics deficiencies driven by excessive use of leads and lags, constraints, missing tasks, missing logic, excessive durations, improper relationship types, etc.

·   Created / maintained IMS baselines, fully cost and resource loaded, drove EVMS implementation on programs involving design, procurement, electrical, mechanical, tooling, custom fabrication, composites, propulsion, control systems, avionics, software development, system integration, system test, qual. test, prototypes & production.

Darrell Ochoa Resume, pp 2, 960-4358, Cell: (714) 587-8627 Email: melodymkr01@yahoo.com     

 

·   Proactively took over the development of UAV program schedule (8,000 tasks), dramatically improved the IMS’s utility to manage & coordinated operations to work to plan for the duration of the program.

·   Created IMS baselines and measured status against baseline plans for uniform weekly schedule updates/reviews.

·   Created 116 concurrent CPM Project Schedules to resolve & track engineering issues that grounded the Delta Rocket fleet; prepared expedited repair schedules, launched rockets on time and eliminated delay penalties.

·   Worked closely with program managers, engineers & production to analyze & resolve cost & scheduling issues, led the development of a re-plan plan and completed a delayed rocket project 3 months ahead of schedule.

·   Led progress meetings, provided CPM & variance analysis, identified issues, recommend corrective actions to resolve cost & schedule issues and delivered 8 UAVs (space craft, rockets and helicopters) on time, on budget.

 

Project Scheduling Manager                                                                                                             Feb 2000 – June 2003  

KDG Development, Construction Management Consultants, LA, CA               

·   Promoted to Project Scheduling Manager for delivering major, complex infrastructure construction projects on time and on budget by effectively directing all aspects of project controls including program master scheduling, project scheduling, construction scheduling, critical path analysis, resource loading, budgeting, WBS, cost accounting, cost estimating, cost control, schedule reviews, change order reviews, progress reports, cost reports, time impact analysis & variance analysis. 

Project Controls Manager (Consultant Contractor)                                                                Jul 1998 – Oct 1999                                                          Client: Edison, Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Business Unit, Rialto, CA                                           

·   Promoted to Project Controls Manager for designing an integrated cost & schedule solution that surpassed enterprise performance standards for time / budget controls, accounting, financials and resource allocation.

·   Worked with project team to develop the scope & IMS Schedule for a $1B dollar software development program.

·   Advised Sr. management on methods for completing technical objectives on time & on budget.

·   Directed staff in continuous project controls improvement.

·   Implemented the EVM system 3 months ahead of plan & received PUC post audit EVM Systems validation certification enabling client PUC program funding ($2 Billion) authorization.

Sr. Project Controls Engineer (Sub Contractor Consultant)                  Oct 1996 – Jul 1998                                                                                                                                                                                                         

D’ Leon Consulting Engineers, Long Beach, CA                                                                                    

Client: MTA Subway Program, C0331, No. Hollywood Tunnel, Hollywood, CA                                                                       

·   Developed Program Master Schedule, project schedules and construction schedules and provided project controls for the MTA Redline Subway Program ensuring that time and funding objectives were met.

·   Managed costs, billings and collections. Completed project billings in a timely and accurate format to the client. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow. 

·   Created breakthrough mitigation strategy that eliminated $33.4 million in revenue delay penalties.

·   Delivered project on time, on budget: formulated & recommended corrective actions.

·   Improved schedule reviews and increased construction production rates 32.34%/

Sr. Project Planner / Scheduler                                                                                       May 1995 – Sep 1996      

Client: Westinghouse, Spent Nuclear Fuels Removal Program, Hanford, Washington                                                                                          Developed program, project and construction schedules for nuclear engineering / construction projects at the Westinghouse Hanford Nuclear reservation. Methodically improved program planning, scheduling, WBS, critical path analysis and budgeting and contributed to the resolution of cultural delays and cost overruns on an enormously complex nuclear engineering programs.

·   Delivered all 6 K-Basin nuclear reactor project on time, on budget

·   Interfaced with engineers, scientists and construction managers & improved the schedule’s efficacy for completing work on plan and increased schedule compliance earnings by 93%.

·   Used P3 and led the development of DOE & EVM compliant cost integrated CPM master schedules interfacing design, permitting, procurement, construction, and operations turn-over.

·   Used Primavera P3, developed engineering project acceleration schedule, completed project 18 months ahead of schedule and saved $36.48 million in reduced life cycle costs.

EDUCATION

Cal State Fullerton Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Finance Major 

Cal State Fullerton, APICS studies

Completed Project Management Professional (PMP) Studies, Kellar Corp., San Diego, CA

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Darrell Ochoa Resume, pp 3, 960-4358, Cell: (714) 587-8627 Email: melodymkr01@yahoo.com     

 

MRP Certifications

·   Xerox MRP System Implementation Certification ,CIE Systems MRP System Implementation Certification

 

Earned Value Management (EVM) Certifications

·   EVM Post Audit Review Validation Certification: DOD 1987, DOE 1996, PUC 2002, NASA 2005

Scheduling Software Certifications

·   Certified in MS Project, Primavera (P3), Open Plan Professional (OPP) & COBRA

 

CLEARANCE  Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)