Paul G. Halenda, PMP

303 Village Drive

Mars, PA 16046

 

SUMMARY

 

·   Over ten years experience in adapting PMI project management methodologies to business models.

·   Successful Project Manager in the Healthcare, Metals, Rail- transportation, and Refractories industries.

·   Strong background in managing customer relationships throughout project life-cycle from planning through closeout.

·   Participative management style which motivates and encourages team members to achieve their full potential.

·   Well versed in strategic planning, fiscal management, and workload management.

·   Experience in managing engineering project teams consisting of cross-functional roles.

·   Strong Decision making and verbal Communication skills.

·   Proficient with MS Project.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Master Scheduler – Custom Fabrication                                                              

2014-Present                      

   GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Pittsburgh, PA

·   Managing project activities for dry fuel storage system for the decommissioning project at ZION nuclear power plant.  The project is estimated to generate $390 million in new economic output.

·   Perform financial/administrative reporting and distributed as required.

·   Conduct financial analysis including variance, risk and profit/loss analysis for project.

·   Responsible for coordination, identification, and tracking of all items prior to shipment to jobsite.

·   Submit progress reports to management and participate in schedule discussions.

·         Interface with all departments, including machine shop foreman, operators, quality control, and quality assurance.

 

Director of Outreach Events                                                                                                 2010-Present

PMI Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

·         Manage a team of four event coordinators that are responsible for the coordination of chapter events that allow our members to earn educational credit towards their Project Management certifications.

·   Develop and manage events for experienced project managers to increase their program and project management skills.

·   Responsible for promoting the PMI Pittsburgh chapter to local businesses, academic organizations, professional associations and the local Pittsburgh community.

·   Promote awareness of the activities and offerings of the chapter and increase effectiveness of these for our membership in pursuit of an ultimate goal of establishing the Pittsburgh area as a Project Management Center of Excellence.

 

Project Manager                                                                                                                                  2008-2014

Coventry Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA

·   Managed project for new Memphis, TN facility site.  This project allowed us to consolidate our other facilities and save more than $500,000 a year.

·   Managed scope of project and document any out of scope work and create change request.

·   Defined material requirements, material lead times, construction sequences, resource requirements, and safety concerns.

·   Developed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated project schedules for the project team.

·   Prepared tracking reports for each project’s spending costs and presenting reports to management on a monthly basis.

 

Consultant:                                                                                                                                           

1996-2008

Primavera Project Planner/Scheduler

Bombardier Transportation, Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                                                                      

·   Improved international customer base with new people mover system for Metro de Madrid that carried 7,000 passengers per hour per direction.

·   Communicated estimate bid information to field operations at pre-construction meetings to ensure understanding of scope of job.

·   Developed, analyzed, and updated the schedules to meet the client’s engineering, procurement, construction, and start-up requirements.

·   Updated and published project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for the engineering team members. 

·   Prepared schedule reporting specification for contract bid and proposal packages and coordinated the development of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

 

Project Manager                                                                           

   CONSOL Energy, Pittsburgh, PA

·   Managed a team that created a new PMO process for the project management team that improved efficiency by 40%, within 180 days. 

·   Interfaced with all departments, including engineering, operations, and product testing, to coordinate a successful completion of a project

·   Conducted financial analysis including variance, risk and profit/loss analysis for projects.

·   Recommend corrective actions for projects that were significantly behind schedule and/or over budget.

 

Project Manager       

    Harbison-Walker Refractories, Pittsburgh, PA

·   Project manager for new product development project that reduced heating-up and dry-out times by 50%, and improved safety standards.

·   Coordinated all aspects of the project ranging from contract negotiation to engineering and through delivery, commissioning and warranty

·   Interfaced with all departments, including engineering, operations, and product testing, to coordinate a successful completion of a project

·   Developed and maintained relationship with customer by submitting progress reports and participating in schedule discussions and planning.

·   Monitored the critical path and implementation of appropriate corrective actions.

 

EDUCATION

Project Management Professional (PMP)                                                          PMI Certification

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Applied Business                            Waynesburg University, Expected 2015

Bachelor of Science Business Administration                                                      Robert Morris University, 1996

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

·   Languages: Windows, Oracle, SAP

·   Tools: Microsoft Project, MS-Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Primavera Project Planner (P3, P3e, P6e), and Microsoft SharePoint.

 

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

·   Planning

·   Presentation Skills

·   Communicating

·   Influencing

·   Leadership

·   Organization