PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

Years of experience in project management and project controls.  Have developed a passion for learning and implementing new methodologies to solve complex problems and increase productivity. Experience has included collaborating closely and extensively with stakeholders/sponsors and business units to gather and analyze requirements to ensure project deliverables are on time and under budget; establishing good rapports with stakeholders/sponsors and team members; and utilizing Waterfall and Agile/Scrum Methodologies to complete projects.  Initially specialized in computer information systems development and IT project management but has since specialized in engineering project management. Established a thorough knowledge of the principles of program planning, engineering/design, project controls/cost engineering, outages/clearances, right-of-way/land acquisition, permitting, construction project management, and construction scheduling, as well as, a good understanding of various contract types, such as cost plus, time and material, and fixed-priced to ensure that all requirements of the contract are applied to the project schedule.

 

Very knowledgeable in project management/controls tools such as Oracle Primavera P6v8/EPPM, Oracle Portfolio Management (OPPM), Oracle Primavera Contract Management (PCM), Oracle BI Publisher, Oracle P6 Analytics, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Oracle Unifier, MS Project/Project Server, IBM Maximo Asset Management, Hewlett-Packard Portfolio/Project Manager (HP-PPM), Deltek Cobra, WBS Chartpro, MS-Visio, Bid-to-Win Cost Estimate, Hard Dollar Cost Estimator, and On-Screen Take-off.  In addition, have knowledge using several information technology tools including Oracle Databases, Oracle Primavera SDK, UNIX, WebSphere, J2EE, and .NET; working with various software programs including SQL Server, SharePoint and SharePoint Designer, Visual Studio, Crystal Reports, Cognos, and SourceForge.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Burns & McDonnell, Inc.

(At Consolidated Edison, Inc.)

New York City, NY, USA

Project Controls Manager/Scheduler, September 2013 - PRESENT

Project Controls Manager for the Enterprise Project Management System (EPMS), a 15M project, at Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc., which includes utility companies ConEdison of New York City and Orange and Rockland Utilities. 

 

Responsible for planning, executing, scheduling, reporting, implementation, configuration, resource management for Oracle suite of applications that include Primavera P6/EPPM, Primavera Contract Management, BI Publisher, P6 Analytics, Risk Analysis, Primavera Portfolio Management.

 

Manage vendors Oracle, LoadSpring Cloud Hosting, and UMT on integration points with the Oracle Applications, Identity Federated Services (Single Sign-On), and B2W Cost Estimate software. 

 

Assisted in creating standardized Project Charter; Project Execution Plan; Change Order Guidance Document; Change Management Plan; Issue Log; Configuration Management Plan; Schedule Management “Best Practices” Guidelines; WBS/Code Data Dictionary; Schedule Management Plan; and Backup Management Plan.  Maintain budget, invoicing, cash flow, forecasts and accruals for EPMS program effort.

 

Manage a team that converted 500 Microsoft Project (2003, 2007, and 2010) schedules to Primavera P6v8.3 for Steam Operations, Substation Operations, and Systems and Transmission Operations. Created conversion templates, global changes, and a re-baseline process to improve efficiency of the conversion effort.

 

Responsible for providing assistance in schedule creation and updating; development of dashboards, portals, and portfolios; designing BI Publisher and Report Wizard reports; and KPIs for various stakeholders across both companies, ConEdison and Orange and Rockland. 

 

Provide as needed scheduling assistance on new substations, major substation upgrades including installation of transformers; generators; circuit breaker replacements; and disturbance monitoring equipment, transmission lines ranging from 64kV to 345-kV, spare equipment and outages.

 

Manage project controls resources (Schedulers, Estimators, and Document Controls Specialist) and activities required to support the planning and execution of project controls for operations for large and small scale programs/projects. 

 

Responsible for review, analysis, reporting of findings, consulting, and briefs on construction schedules including change fragnets, schedule updates, integrated master schedules and schedule risks.

 

Established cost loaded schedule template and process for Capital 5-Year Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Capital Budgets.

 

E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.

(At the Pacific Gas & Electric Company)

San Ramon, CA, USA

Sr. Project Controls Engineer/Scheduler, April 2012 – July 2013

Continued on the Capital Improvement Project as a member of the Gas Operations Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program (PSEP) Project Controls Group at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) that is responsible for developing, cost loading, and schedule management of Gas Pipeline Replacements, Pipeline Strength/Hydrostatic Testing, Pipeline Automated Valves, and Pipeline In-Line Inspection program and construction schedules in Primavera P6V8.2.

 

Monitored and updated integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible.  Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.

 

Monitored schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action. Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis. Maintained record of scope changes, trends and variances that affected schedule performance.

 

Conducted schedule reviews with project team on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule. Analyzed schedules from Engineering firms, General Contractors, and/or Vendors to verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths for activity sequences to insure constructability.

 

Made recommendations to manage float and (re)sequence activities (if required) to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates. Analyzed change orders for schedule impacts. When necessary conducted thorough time impact analysis report.

 

Used Oracle Unifier to management construction/contractor related information such as Requests for Information (RFI), Transmittials, Daily Logs, Submittals, and Meeting Minutes. 

 

Performed jobsite walks to verify physical progress of scheduled activities.

 

Facilitated project scheduling meetings and planning meetings when required by the Project Manager.

 

PARSONS CORPORATION

(At the Pacific Gas & Electric Company)

Walnut Creek, California, USA

Sr. Project Controls Scheduler, December 2011 – April 2012

A member of the Gas Operations Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program (PSEP) Project Controls Group at PG&E that was responsible for planning, developing, cost loading, and schedule management of Gas Pipeline Replacements, Pipeline Strength/Hydrostatic Testing, Pipeline Automated Valves, and Pipeline In-Line Inspection program and construction schedules in Primavera P6V8.1.

 

Was responsible for interfacing with PG&E Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Cost Analysts to develop detailed, cost loaded and baseline project schedules for Gas Pipeline Replacement projects (250 miles) in excess of $919M, Pipeline Valve Automation projects (150 miles) in excess of $142M, Pipeline Strength/Hydrostatic Testing projects (650 miles) in excess of $177M, and Pipeline In-Line Inspection projects (250 miles) in excess of $44M. 

 

Responsibilities have included interfacing with various teams and/or attend regularly scheduled meetings for status updates on cost and percent completes, work performed, analyzing the critical path, adjusting logic or durations, and progressing the schedules weekly.  In addition, have provided dashboards and reports for:  Key Performance Index (KPI) Scorecards, Earned Value, Critical Path Analysis, Monthly Cash Flow, Float Analysis, Resource Management, Histograms, Outages/Clearances, Key Milestones, Variances, Transmission Lines, Automated Valued, In-line Inspection, and Hydrostatic Pipe Testing.

 

AMEC ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE

Oakland, CA, USA

Sr. Project Controls Scheduler/Technical Analyst, December 2009 – December 2011

Responsible for planning, costing, and scheduling of program and construction schedules in Primavera P6V7 for the City of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and its land developer, Lennar Development, for the design, demolition, and redevelopment of the Hunters Point and Candlestick Point neighborhoods in excess of $2B. Provide various monthly and yearly reports, cash flows, critical path analysis, risk analysis, and PERT analysis for an integrated master project schedule

Responsible for planning, cost estimating, and scheduling a $30M project schedule for the demolition, waste management, and remediation of the Hunter’s Point US Navy Shipyard for the US Navy and the City of San Francisco.  Provide cash flow and risk analysis assumptions to the US Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) and bonding insurance company.

 

Responsible for planning, cost managing, scheduling, and maintaining a $5M design/build project schedule for the construction of housing for the Border Patrol and US Customs at Big Bend National Park for US National Park Service in Brewster County, Texas.  Produce detailed, individual project schedules and an integrated master project schedule. 

 

Responsible for project controls and cost scheduling of the $11M sediment remediation, soil monitoring, water monitoring, environmental assessment for the Schlage-Lock redevelopment project in the City of San Francisco.  Work with Brownfield Properties team to develop remediation and design/build project schedules.

 

Responsible for planning, cost loading (resource, expense, and material), baseline, and the weekly/monthly progress of the $3M San Fernando Valley’s North Hollywood Groundwater Remedial Design project using P6V7.  Provide various monthly and yearly status reports, Critical Path Analysis, PERT Analysis, and Trend Analysis to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Lockheed Martin/Honeywell joint venture. 

 

WESTLAND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

(At the San Francisco Public Utilities)

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sr. Project Controls Engineer/Scheduler, July 2007 – December 2009

Conducted master integrated scheduling for the Peninsula Region of the Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Project. Responsibilities include scheduling and managing the projects in Primavera P6.2; Worked with various city engineering department engineers, creating P6Web dashboards, and maintaining Project Portfolios; Planned projects from the planning phase through construction, insuring proper activity logic structuring, percent complete and duration types, and cost loading (resources and contracts) in Primavera and Contract Manager for capital water infrastructure improvement projects in excess of $200M; forecasted monthly expenditures and work progress; creating trend notifications, change notifications, budget reallocations, and profitability and loss reports; coordinating program and project schedule costs input from A/E firms, multiple contractors, internal teams, environmental and ROW departments while managing scheduling meetings with the project teams; incorporated schedule and actual cost information into the project and program schedules while developing and managing processes and procedures for updating, analyzing, and monitoring schedules to insure best practices. Analyzes critical paths, schedule logic, proper resource allocations/leveling, monitor earned value (SPI/CPI), and create analytical look-ahead reports, layouts, P6Web dashboards, and filters.

 

Major projects included the rehabilitation of the Pulgas Emergency Reservoir, the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant (raw water pumping station with six horizontal split-case pumps), the Baden Pumping Station (with three pumps driven by electric induction motors), and the Crystal Springs pipeline (moving water from the Crystal Spring Lower and Upper Reservoirs), and the San Andreas pipeline (moving water from the San Andrea Reservoir to the Harry Tracy Treatment Plant).  Planned, developed, and managed from design through construction in accordance to the WSIP’s program’s scope, time, and budget including reporting and presenting their project status and earned value to city and state agencies and construction contractors.

 

BLACKWELL CONSULTING

(At State Farm Insurance Companies)

Chicago, IL, USA

Project Manager/Planner, February 2006 – July 2007

Managed projects and master scheduled using Primavera P5 for multiple projects ranging in budget from $250M to $25M for a national insurance firm. Was responsible for identifying the project risks; developing and managing project integrated, complex schedules utilizing Primavera and MS Project Server; maintaining costs within baseline; updating schedules, resource allocations, and analysis of schedule activity for variances in baselines; escalating potential issues to project team and management; organizing and facilitating project planning meetings to develop appropriate deliverables such as project charter, project plan, change management control documents, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Responsibility Assignment Matrices, and Schedule Network Diagrams; creating reports detailing status, trend, variance, and forecasting of project performance metrics such as Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and Burn Rate; and analyzing complex problems, including diagnosis of root cause, cost and schedule variances, schedule float, lag, schedule logic, proper duration and percent complete types, and risk analysis to make independent judgments and decisions required to resolve risks and issues. Used WBS ChartPro to convert MS Project WBS structures to Primavera schedules. 

 

 

Projects focused on software/database development and included scheduling and managing:

 

A Claims Management ($25M) Test delivery Project involving 75 on- and off-site project resources with multiple cross-functional dependencies on several application projects in a Websphere/J2EE and DB2 infrastructure.  Developed testing project to design, create, and execute Use Case Paths using an Agile (Iterations) Methodology.

 

A Claims Management ($11M) Infrastructure project consisting of 80 resources that included hardware, storage, operating systems, networks, development environment, security, performance, availability, stability, processes and procedures that support the infrastructure that produced a new upgraded Websphere/J2EE architecture, several HP9000 Servers, and DB2.

 

An upgrade and delivery of a Test Requirements Database ($250K) project that involved 20 project resources including outside vendors.  Created Project Plan, identified project risks/issues, managed scheduling, maintained costs and implemented the project through the Test Delivery Organization.

 

TEK Systems, Inc.

(At DTE Energy Corporation)

Detroit, MI, USA

Senior Project Planner, June 2005 – February 2006

Planned various projects for a public utility, reporting to 12 Project Managers in the IT department. Responsibilities included facilitating project meetings for project schedules in Primavera and MS Project  for multiple projects with a combined budget of $50M; represented the Project Management Office (PMO) by providing project management analytical and support services required by ITS clients; developed project schedules using Waterfall or Agile Methodologies, conducted After Action Reviews and/or Lessons Learned sessions; enforced PMBOK principles; coordinated with Information Technology Group and SCADA Project Managers to develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Cost Allocations, and Resource Breakdown Structures (RBS) for projects by reviewing Business Cases, the Project Charter, and Use Cases; analyzed reports for the evaluation and management of Earned Value Analysis, Burn Rate, budgets, activities, and resource allocations to ensure on time and in budget implementation of best-in-class solutions; and developed and conducted presentations utilizing Primavera’s MyPrimavera, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and Crystal Reports.

 

Visteon Automotive Systems

Van Buren Township, MI, USA

Project Coordinator, April 1994 – May 2005

Managed the scheduling and execution of multiple major IT projects.  Responsibilities included project planning, managing, and delivering the $5M Oracle legal database system for internal and external counsel; integrating the Oracle application with SAP ERP to report legal financials to upper management; coordinating internal and external technical and business resources located at multiple sites; and planning and scheduling the implementation or conversion of various mainframe and server-based legal applications.

 

Tools and methodologies utilized include the Unified SDM methodology for departmental projects; project planning using MS Project and/or Primavera P4; and developing business/visual modeling for expected deliverables. Business Requirements and GAP Analysis was used to determine time frames, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing project requirements and goals.

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA, Bachelor’s of Science, Major: Business and Public Administration

MONTCALM COLLEGE, Associate’s of Science, Major: Liberal Arts

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified

ScrumMaster (CSM) Certified (Iterative framework for Agile methods)