Sandra Kaneps, PMP

sandrabkaneps@gmail.com 310-796-6703

 

Summary

Independent and self-directed energy industry professional, committed to delivering program excellence. 

●        Experienced with international projects, with focus on industrial operations-.

●        Fluent in English, French, and Italian, beginner Portuguese.

●        Computer proficiencies include MS Office, SAP and Primavera (P6). 

 

Professional Experience

 

 

FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE – Beloit, WISeptember 2014 to December 2015

Lead Project Manager, EDF DUS Project

 

Successfully groomed team to embrace new business venture, including building a fully integrated schedule, hiring quality subject matter experts to grow knowledge base, created reporting system for customer to respond to their needs for project transparency, and built a solid foundation upon which the business grew its Project and Portfolio management standards.

 

Fostered good relationships between functional groups to bring about a team environment in which everyone was working towards the same end goal.  Briefed upper management on project status through project schedule, risk register, change requests, and lessons learned.

 

Initiated Project Claims process with consortium partner for recovery of investments due to scope creep and expanded engineering responsibilities.

 

 

BP WHITING REFINERY/Turner & Townsend – Whiting, IN              January 2014 to September 2014

Senior Consultant, Planning, Capital Projects Group

Joined Project Controls team for Process 2.  Trained on business processes and project selection management.

 

 

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY – Cranberry Township, PA                        October 2009 to January 2014

Project Manager, Resource Planning

Implemented organizational restructuring of resource table and resource additions to Primavera database.  Censored the use of resources to eliminate generic resource ids and name specific resources for project completion activities.

 

▪          Identify system improvements to optimize project planning functions, focused on resource planning.

▪          Assess resource demand versus capacity over both near-term and long-term planning cycles to ensure that GICP staffing plans consistent with the need to support project deliverables.

 

 

Senior Project Controls Engineer

Lead member of the Project Controls Group for a $6Billion engineering project as a Primavera certified planner, providing balanced reporting with schedule management for international and domestic customers. 

 

▪          Manage multidisciplinary engineering schedule integration through interactions with functional managers.

▪          Directly support projects by proactively implementing processes and methodologies related to planning, scheduling, cost analysis, estimating, risk assessment, cost and schedule performance and resource requirements, capacity and productivity analysis.

 

EXXONMOBIL REFINERY/Manpower – Torrance, CA                                 August 2005 to September 2009

Construction Management Team Planner/Scheduler

Joined Capital Projects Group’s Construction Management Team as a Primavera Certified planner/scheduler in order to manage a growing scope of construction work.  Projects varied from $550K to $1.5million.

▪          Provide construction and engineering schedules (with 6 Year Plan) for Capital Projects and Infrastructure Improvement Initiative Group. 

▪         Attended Constructability Review Meetings and Contractor Coordination Meetings to collect detailed project information for Primavera schedule and monthly report narratives. 

▪          Built and maintained Two Week Look Ahead schedule in Primavera with information assembled from contractors, measuring weekly progress against baseline.

▪          Conducted field/job walks at construction sights in the Refinery with contracting and operations personnel.

▪          Logged Daily Activity Sheets and Unitized Progress Reports from contractors into database.

 

Procurement Specialist

Developed refinery-wide network of contacts for the resolution of $2 million local deficit by verifying materials received in the main warehouse and by field engineers.

▪          Researched purchase order history and ran reports from SAP to collect necessary information to resolve GR/IR discrepancies. 

▪          Interfaced with Accounts Payables in Houston and Thailand to track vendor payment using “PayNet Electronic Purchase to Pay” system. 

▪          Negotiated account credits with vendors for returned material, incorrect or damaged shipments, and duplicate invoices. 

▪         Created Excel spreadsheets to track receiving problems and implement solutions to prevent future discrepancies. 

 

DELTA AIRLINES – Los Angeles, CAJanuary 2000 to December 2006

Airport Customer Service Agent

In a challenging environment with extreme levels of security requirements, communicated with airport security, federal agents, Delta supervisors, and corporate Vice Presidents.  Maintained a constant focus on providing the highest level of customer service to the traveling public personalized attention.

▪       Responded effectively to security breaches, airport evacuations, and various other threats, real and perceived, always maintaining safety and security of travelers as the first priority.

▪       Appointed to Irregular Operations team, a special task force responsible for re-routing passengers who missed Los Angeles connections during the pilot dispute of 2000. Established relationships with other airlines to facilitate travel and provided courteous and efficient service to distressed customers.

 

Educational Background

Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in International Studies

Master of Science in Project Management

 

Professional and Academic Affiliations

Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional

America Nuclear Society

Fulbright Scholarship Candidate