DAVID J. CANNON

 

18724 Hwy 157                                                                                                                              (706) 398-7298 Home

Menlo, GA 30731                            email: davidcannon@hotmail.com                            (423) 316-3504 Cell

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

BS Business Administration Trident University

 

Attended University of Tennessee at Chattanooga                            

 

Position Sought:  Project Controls/Cost and Schedule             

 

EXPERIENCE:                            Twenty-Five years in Planning/Scheduling, Field Engineering and Quality Control.

 

United States Human Resource Command

 

9/97-Present                            US Army Accession Command, Fort Knox, KY.

                                          Project Control Engineer  -  Responsible for implementing a cost and scheduling

                                          system for several software development projects. Trained engineers in Project

Management concepts, including scheduling and earned value. Participated in CMMI Assessments. Developed variance analysis on major software project.

Onsite Engineering

 

6/97-9/97                            PSE&G Salem Unit 1, Hancocks Bridge,NJ.

                                          Project Control Engineer - System Scheduler responsible for developing network                                                         logic for assigned systems, analyzing critical path, status work progress and                                                         coding activities to the proper plant milestones.

 

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors

 

2/97-5/97                             Washington Public Power Supply System, Richland, WA.        

                                          Project Control Engineer - Responsible for outage scheduling and daily updates                                                         and logic changes in the P3 outage network. Interfaced with craft and supervisors                                           to obtain progress and revisions to the work activities.

 

Automated Sciences Group/CACI

 

3/95-11/96                            Department of Energy, Portsmouth Plant, Piketon, OH

Project Analyst - Responsible for analyzing cost by WBS/Project. Interfacing with subcontractors on planned expenditures, baseline management, funds management, reviewing estimates and reporting performance to DOE.

 

Westinghouse Savannah River

 

3/92-3/95                            Department of Energy, Aiken, SC

Project Control Engineer - Developed schedules for Environmental Restoration Projects. Monitored cost by WBS and met with DOE-HQ officials at regional meetings to explain status of Technology Demonstration Projects.

Provided baseline management and funds management principles using Primavera, Excel spreadsheets and Excel graphics. Responsible for providing direction in developing a Site Integrated Scheduling System. Developed a database to track and report to DOE on all site milestones.             

 

DAVID J. CANNON

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors

 

11/91-3/92                            LaSalle Nuclear Station, Marseilles, IL

Project Control Engineer - Responsible for all electrical upgrade modifications. Responsible for leading electrical turnover meetings, statusing schedules, correcting logic errors in the plant outage schedule. Conveyed electrical status to the Utility representative at daily outage status meetings.

 

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors

 

9/91-11/91                            Knoxville, TN.

Project Control Engineer - Developed detailed schedules for major chemical plant upgrades. Monitored cost by WBS.

 

4/90-9/91                            Savannah River Site, Aiken , SC

Project Control Engineer - Responsible for developing integrated schedules and spend-out plans. Monitored project cost and performed an analysis of performance measurement.

 

Tennessee Valley Authority

 

4/89-4/90                            Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Spring City, TN.

Project Control Specialist - Responsible for preparing detail schedules for major electrical projects. Monitored cost, units, and man-hours. Prepared charts/graphs and other visual aids for daily progress meetings. Performed walkdowns to determine construction status. Coordinated with craft supervision regarding field conditions, quantities, man-hours and potential schedule impacts.

 

6/87-4/89                            Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Athens, AL.

Field Construction Specialist - Reviewed outstanding modifications for adherence to site requirements. Verified implementation of ECN's and updated configuration control program. Reviewed and updated site procedures for compliance with TVA and NRC requirements. Responsible for monitoring work activities to present recommendations to management on to increase efficiency of the work process.

 

Butler Service Group

 

1983-1986                            Vogtle Nuclear Plant, Waynesboro, GA.

Electrical Lead Inspector - Provided work direction to ten inspectors in the areas of Electrical hangers, conduit, and cable installation.

 

Lincoln Technical Services

 

5/83-10/83                            Midland Nuclear Plant, Midland, MI.

Electrical Inspector - Inspected conduit, conduit supports, cable tray and cable tray supports. Reviewed inspection reports for completeness and accuracy.

 

Tennessee Valley Authority

 

1978-1983                            Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Hollywood, AL.

Electrical Engineering Associate - Responsible for inspecting electrical installations and performing periodic maintenance. Served as Material Expediter responsible for maintaining an adequate stock of common electrical items. Initiated Purchase Requests while interfacing with vendors on price and delivery dates.