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An experienced Project Management and Planning professional with over 16 years in project planning/Scheduling/management, costing and risk management experience locally and internationally in diverse industries Oil & Gas, Engineering, Construction, IT, Manufacturing and Power & Utility. Ability to analyze requirements, develop propositions, and lead team to agreed timescales in delivering solution

Consulting Experience

·               FEED, EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction, and installation)

·               IT, ERP and EPCI PMO Project manager / Master Scheduler/Planner experience (Primavera / MS Project)

·               Strategic business development planning experience. Engineering and IT technology experience

·               Expert understanding of PMI Methodology, principles and procedures. Experienced working with both waterfall and AGILE project management methodologies.

·               ITIL Service Management / Change Management

·               PM experience (ERP & SDLC). SAP module projects (FICO, MM, SD, WM, PP, PM, BW, CRM)

·               Primavera P6 and MS Project Subject Matter Expert

·               Planning and evaluation of project, activity float and utilization of critical path method (CPM), budgets, activity coding, man-hour performance systems, Cost performance, resources and earned Value S-curve reports.

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

MBA Business Management

BA Business Studies

Construction Scheduling and Planning with Primavera

PMI - PMP Certified Professional

 

technical skills

Software/Tools: Primavera P3/P6, P6 Web, MS Project, PWA, Acumen Fuse, EPM, Active Risk Management, Pertmaster, Clarity, Planview, Intergraph, Process & Instrumentation Design (P&ID)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ConocoPhillips09/2014 – Date

Portfolio Planning – Lead Planner

Crude Systems Rationalization, DSM Data Exchange Hub - Agile, Data Center Relocation, LiveLink, Netback Calculator, FleetFocus Enterprise Purchasing SAP Integration, Security Access Model Redesign, Sharepoint.

 

·               Regional Subject Matter Expert in Primavera Implementation and Configuration. Primavera upgrade implementation from P6.2.1 to R8. Expert knowledge of Primavera functions including WBS, activities, project and activity codes, layouts, summarization, report creation and formatting, filters, custom fields and codes, timesheets, job services, collaboration server, resource loading, and other Primavera functions

·               Providing Planning expertise Create and execute an overall project plan, including major project synchronization of scheduling, dependencies, milestones, tracking variances, resource leveling across projects. 

·               Establish and execute communication plans, including project level status reporting, financial reporting and reconciliation, and other project reports including lessons learned at the close of the Project. 

·               Led schedule review meetings with all project participants to ensure proper logic, prioritization, resource utilization, logistics, and constraints were properly represented within the schedule

·               Managed, provide oversight, support & guidance to the Project Schedulers during the project development stages and throughout the execution of various projects.

·               Performed a wide range of project management tasks, including pre-project planning, operation management, resource management, scheduling, budgeting, costing project tracking, and project status reporting

·               Developed and maintained project management tool kits that include process and templates documents for project managers and planners.

·               Conducted budget management activities including variance analysis, events tracking, financial performance report, expenses forecasting, and forecast validation

·               Perform project plans functional review and compliance with Project Services guidelines. Provide feedback and support to planners. Perform periodic monitoring and appraisals of the performance of Project planners.

Review and, where appropriate, endorse schedule and progress baselines and forecast prepared by planners.

·               Facilitated regular Gate reviews, project status and planning meetings to develop plans, track progress, resolve issues and capture lesson learned.

·               Led the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress

·               Produced reports (man hour productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, cost performance S-curve reports (CPR), MDR-master data records) and Earned vs Planned value S-curves reports for the strategic programs

·               Developed and maintained project management tool kits that include process and templates documents for project managers and planners.

·               Developed and conducted trainings on Project Management, PMO Process, and P6 Tools trainings for project managers and planners.

Dell Computer Inc,03/2013 till 09/2014

Sr. Project Manager

CoreLogic – Bank Tax Mainframe Re-platform Project - The project will re-platform the Tax-Mainframe system, Replatform current Tax-Mainframe system to low-cost Linux platform

CoreLogic Credco DB Encryption, Upgrade & Migration Program - Encryption of the Current Databases: Credco has a planned business initiative to upgrade their existing Oracle database environment to 11gR2 and implementing the Oracle Advanced Security Option feature Transparent Data Encryptions (TDE) for a subset of databases including migration of IBM AIX platforms to a new architecture running Red Hat Linux 6.2.

Unix-to-Linux Migration Project - Migration of Unix to Linux system

 

·               Develop, coordinate, and maintain detailed project schedules for individual projects and project portfolio within MS Project that is fully consistent with PM3 Best Practices.

·               Established and maintained a MS project schedule that is fully resourced and cost loaded; monitored progress to the plan and made changes as required. Developed recovery program and contingency plans to meet changed objectives

·               Tracks, controls and updates RAID entries

·               Led schedule review meetings with all project team to ensure proper logic, prioritization, resource utilization, logistics, and constraints were properly represented within the schedule

·               Analyze the project schedule, Asymmetric, monitored progress, and highlighted potential cost/schedule variances. Recommended corrective action plans for project management approval

·               Track project status, generate project reports and provide project status updates to Senior managements and key stakeholders

·               Conduct analyses to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.

·               Perform a wide range of project management tasks, including bid, pre-project planning, resource management, scheduling, and project status reporting

·               Work with Dell contractors and vendors teams with respect to project planning, maintenance, updating and reporting functions

·               Lead regular project status and planning meetings to develop plans, track progress, resolve issues and capture lesson learned.

·               Prepared SPI and CPI weekly reports regarding progress, cost and schedule variances

·               Developed and maintained relationships with project and delivery team members in order to facilitate efficient and effective project coordination, communication, and reporting to management

·               Developed and led the preparation and maintenance of a large, complex level 3 project. Integrated Master Schedules Microsoft Project

·               Coordinated with various offshore team members to define and execute the project roadmap and scope and scheduled deliverables and activities carried out offshore and US with Developers and testing team for events including scheduled maintenance downtime, system upgrades, installations, testing, and job scheduling

·               Developed and managed efficient and effective processes and standards (best practices) to continuously improve quality

·               Coordinated, and prepared presentations for IT Governance meetings and Project Manager Roundtable meetings

 

Phillips6608/2010 – 03/2013

Portfolio Planning and Control - Lead

Transportation Pipeline Integrity Construction, Terminal Automation projects

 

·               Developed and maintained Primavera P6 and MS project - FEED, EPC execution plan.

·               Led schedule review meetings with all project participants to ensure proper logic, prioritization, resource utilization, logistics, and constraints were properly represented within the schedule

·               Perform sub-contractor and crew supervision

·               Analyzed the project schedule, Asymmetric, monitored progress, and highlighted potential cost/schedule variances. Recommended corrective action plans for project management approval

·               Developed and maintained project management tool kits that include process and templates documents for project managers and planners.

·               Conducted budget management activities including variance analysis, events tracking, financial performance report, expenses forecasting, and forecast validation

·               Work with Independent Project Review (IPR) teams and post audit activities with respect to project planning functions

·               Perform periodic monitoring and appraisals of the performance of Project Schedulers.

·               Examine and evaluate the Contractor’s schedule control organization, plans, performance and procedures endorse schedule and progress baselines

·               Chaired regular Gate reviews, project status and planning meetings to develop plans, track progress, resolve issues and capture lesson learned.

·               Facilitates resolution to project risks and implementation of mitigation strategy

·               Led the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress

·               Produced reports (man hour productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, cost performance S-curve reports (CPR), MDR-master data records) and Earned vs Planned value S-curves reports for the strategic programs

·               Maintained all subsidiary reports such as personnel staffing and release schedules, equipment schedules, etc. to facilitate good cost projections (EAC)

·               Developed and conducted trainings on Project Management, PMO Process, and P6 Tools trainings for project managers and planners.

 

Oceaneering Engineering Oil & Drilling (AMEC)01/2009 – 09/2010

Lead Planning Consultant / Sr.Project Engineer

Regional Infrastructure build out - turnkey EPC, EPCM, Pipeline, Cutter suction Dredger, Clean Products Hedging Offshore Project

 

·               Developed engineering schedule with inclusion priorities for various vendor packages and early construction.

·               Participated in development of planning controls at level 1, 2, 3, and 4, as applicable, to include engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction for distillate desulfurizer (DDS) project.

·               Providing Portfolio and Planning expertise throughout the phases of the project life cycle, Initiating, Planning, Executing, and Controlling. Work closely with PMO office to establish standards and process to support a 5 year portfolio. Developed a project schedule that adheres to and maintains the key planning and controlling elements set forth in planning processes and methodologies. 

·               Analyzed validity of schedules submitted by sub-contractors contributing to DDS project. 

·               Develop and maintain an Integrate Master Schedules (IMS) including front-end loading, detail design, procurement, construction and commissioning for several projects

·               Developed and maintained Primavera P6 and MS project - FEED, EPC Execution plan.

·               Developed contract key dates, milestones and plan dates that align with the overall program schedule.  Participated in evaluating bid schedules and reviewing contractor plans to support contract award recommendations.  Review and verify contractor reported progress and ensure that this is reflected in the project schedule. 

·               Conducted budget management activities including variance analysis, events tracking, financial results report, expenses forecasting, and forecast validation

·               Created monthly reports and RAG status and participated in gate and project reviews to capture lessons learned and understanding of root causes

·               Developed and managed the scope change management system, incorporating all approved changes into the schedule. Optimized resource utilization through resource leveling and density analysis

·               Created dashboards, filters, reporting, and general template setup to assist project managers and initiative leads to plan, resource load, and provide overall planning expertise to the overall portfolio.

 

Network Rail 06/2005 – 01/2009

Principal Primavera Consultant / Sr. Planning Engineer 

Railway Infrastructure Projects, and HSE Risk Management & Remediation

P3E to P6 Upgrade, Data collection and Migration, and ERP Application Refresh, Data Center Relocation

 

·               Develop, coordinate, and maintain detailed project schedules for individual projects and for the infrastructure projects, DP&C project portfolio within Primavera P6/ MS Project. Facilitate schedule development and maintenance with the full project team (i.e. engineering, procurement, and construction) 

·               Implementation of Oracle Primavera Project Management System (PPM) including installation and administration of Oracle Primavera P6 v5. Involved in all phases of the SDLC (Initiation phase, Definition phase, System design phase, Coding and Evaluation, Testing, Implementation and Sign off). Employed knowledge of the ITIL v3 Change and Release management process in meeting project goal. 

·               Develop Workflow and Training Materials for management on the use of Primavera for Resource Planning. Trained High level Management on Resource planning using the Primavera.

·               Directly supervised the internal resources engaged on project work which includes annual performance management in addition to oversight of external resources to execute project work.

·               Integrated Master Schedules IMS using Primavera Project Planner and Microsoft Project

·               Established and maintained a project plan that is fully resourced and cost loaded; monitored progress to the plan and made changes as required. Developed recovery program and contingency plans to meet changed objectives

·               Define and execute the project roadmap, scope and scheduled deliverables on projects carried out in Europe, Africa, and the US. Field Engineering team for events including scheduled maintenance downtime, system upgrades, software installations, and job scheduling

 

Total Oil06/2004 – 06/2005

Principal Planner / Planning and control Specialist Lead

Boise Chemical Plant Recovery Turnaround Maintenance (FEED - EPC Project)

·               Worked directly with the individual project managers and lead engineers/designers to develop work plans and schedules and to ensure that all project deliverables were in place and tracked, during the planning stage and during project execution. Structured 6,000 line item schedules for $225 Million capital project

·               Assisted in auditing Materials Management area of the business for SOX compliance

Power Generation, Beaumont, TX02/2003 – 06/2004

Lead Primavera Project Planner / Scheduler

Turnaround Maintenance (FEED- Detail EPC)

·               Created Plan and Tracked project progress. Develop project cost metrics, package costs, direct/indirect costs, cash flow/revenue analysis, invoice verification, and collection and analysis of performance data.

National Oil and Gas03/2002 – 02/2003

Master Scheduler - HSE, Petroleum, Production, Development, and Exploration

City Engineering 05/2000 – 02/2002

Project Planner - Oil Tank Construction Projects

Certifications/Training

PMP, Project Management Institute

DELL PM3, Project, Program and Portfolio Methodology Framework, RAID3

Mastering MS Project

Primavera P6 Subject Matter Expaert

Agile SCRUM

Project Management Process and Tools Trainer/Instructor

Construction Scheduling and Planning with Primavera

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

ITIL Service Management V3

ISO9000 policies and compliance