Prashant A. Navkal

5 Forest Drive, Andover MA 01810

Cell: (978) 729-8406; pnavkal@yahoo.com

 

 

Motivated individual with over 20 years of combined experience in reviewing and developing project tracking and progress reporting processes, across industries including design and construction of Railroad / Duel mode bus system, large commercial buildings and Life Sciences; Experience includes developing, updating and analyzing schedules in cross-functional matrix organizations; includes scope, time, cost, risk, and stakeholder management using Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

 

Relevant Project experience:

 

Project Scheduler   May 2015 – February 2016

Sanofi - Pasteur Corporation

December 2015 / 2016 Canton Facility Shutdown – Site Improvement

Project Technologies Group, Inc.

 

Worked as a Project Scheduler during plant shutdown site improvement projects

 

·   Developed level 4 schedules for all the phases of the project including Design, Procurement, ramp down, C & Q and Facility Restart during plant shutdown, using MS Project. The schedule was then converted to Primavera P6.

·   Created Level 4 schedule for construction activities in collaboration with the Construction Manager.

·   Conducted schedule development meetings with key stakeholders to understand expectations, issues / risks.

·  Conducted update meetings with the project team.

 

Project Scheduler June 2015 – September 2015

Sanofi - Pasteur Corporation

Tangential Flow Filtration System Replacement

Project Technologies Group, Inc.

 

·   Developed a level 4 schedule for all the phases of the project including Design, Procurement, C & Q and Engineering Run using Microsoft Project;

·   Created Level 4 schedule for construction activities in collaboration with the vendor

·   Conducted schedule development meetings

·   Conducted meetings with stakeholders to understand expectations, issues / risks

·   Conducted update meetings with the project team

 

Project Control  Consultant / Scheduler July 2013 – November 2014

Sanofi - Genzyme Corporation

New Fabrazyme Downstream Purification (DSP) Facility

Project Technologies Group, Inc.

 

Worked as a Project Control / Scheduling consultant on this approximately 70 million project.

 

·   Developed guidelines for schedule requirements for the EPCM contract

·   Developed guidelines for schedule updates

·   Created work flow for the commissioning activities based on project C & Q  Master Plan

·   Created variety of dashboards to track design documents submissions, procurement, FAT, submittals, construction progress, C & Q document generation & execution and ETOP, using downloads from Primavera and with the input from the Project Team

·   Created dashboards for senior management using input from Project Managers and Program Director

·   Created overall project status dashboards (S-curves) for all phases of the project for Sanofi - Genzyme Corporate Offices.

 

Project Control / Scheduler       October 2011 – July 2013

Sanofi - Genzyme Corporation

Fabrazyme Manufacturing Trains Construction & Qualifications – Train 3 & Train 4

 

Worked as a Project Scheduling Consultant and as Project Control Consultant on these multimillion dollars, high impact, and high visibility projects during facility shutdowns.

 

Developed process flows for ramp down and restarting the facility – Train 4

·   Developed utility dependency matrix – Train 4

·   Developed C & Q process flow based on C & Q Master Plan. – Train 4

·   Developed a level 4 schedule for all phases of the project including construction, startup, commissioning and qualification during plant shutdown – Train 3 & 4

·   Updated schedule on a daily basis with the input from Construction Manager, trade contractors and Project Managers – Train 3 & 4

·   Created daily milestone status report and summary level schedule for the senior management – Train 3

·   Reviewed subcontractor schedules for accuracy. – Train 3 & 4

·   Developed processes for progress reporting – Train 4

·   Developed various status dashboards for design, procurement, construction and C & Q phases using data from P6 – Train 4

·   Created dashboards for senior management using input from Project Managers and Program Director – Train 4

 

Contract Administrator & Cost Control Engineer September 2009 – September 2011

Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, NextEra Energy Resources

CCSI, Inc. New Hampshire

 

Security Clearance was obtained for this contract position

 

Cost Control Engineer:

 

·   Collected manpower utilization data and ensured that various tasks on the project are completed within budget, by providing cost related input to the management.

·   Developed & maintained manpower utilization sheets to track budget against actual cost.

·   Reviewed daily cost reports to ensure proper reporting of daily manpower.

·   Reviewed invoices for accuracy and compliance with the Purchase Orders.

·   Reviewed / modified and maintained project forecast sheets with input from the management.

 

Contract Administrator:

 

Reviewed contractor claims on a $35 million switchyard construction project. These claims covered areas such as loss of productivity, added scope, weather delays and code related issues. Recommended resolutions for these claims. Based on my analysis claims were substantially reduced.

 

·   Reviewed contract documents to analyzed claims.

·   Reviewed daily reports, meeting minutes, turnover sheets to establish major contraction milestones

 

Claims and Changes Administrator October 2003 – December 2008

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

Keville Enterprises, Inc., Boston, MA

 

Reviewed contractor claims on a $260 million construction contract.

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·   Reviewed and negotiated construction claims with the contractor to resolve numerous time and material claims.

·   Developed spreadsheet templates for analysis of time and material claims and changes.

·   Developed extensive spreadsheet templates for back charge allocations to various contracts.

·   Processed claims and changes into contract modifications.

·   Prepared contract modification packages for MTA review and approval. 

 

Prepared contract closeout packages and final review packages, including contractor and subcontractor performance review documents, DBE compliance documents, Material certifications and closeout forms.

 

Contract Administrator June 2000 – August 2003

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s Boston Convention Center

Keville Enterprises, Inc., Boston, MA

 

Responsible for designing & maintaining a database for shop drawings, RFIs on a $800 million construction contract.

 

·   As a member of construction administration team, designed and maintained data base to track shop drawings and RFI’s issued to the Contractor, including 30,000 drawings issued for structural steel work.  Client is using this data base system on other projects.

·   Maintained current drawings, sketches, and specification logs.

·   Processed shop drawing submittals, requests for information (RFI’s) from construction contractor.

·   Performed site visits and wrote field observation reports.

·   Monitored shop drawing and RFI review process to achieve timely completion of shop drawings and RFI review.

·   Attended construction status meetings for various trades active in the field.

·   Created Architectural Change Requests (ACRT) and Architectural Supplemental Instructions (ASI) , Non compliance reports (NCR) with input from design team.

 

Assistant Project Manager  September 1996 – June 2000

MBTA South Boston Piers Underground Transitway Project

Keville Enterprises, Inc., Boston, MA / Stone & Webster, Inc.

 

Responsible for contract drawing reviews, co-ordination between sub consultants and design change order processing on a $520 million construction contract.

 

·   Reviewed bid drawings, contract specifications to ensure that pay items were well defined and include intended scope of work.

·   Reviewed sub consultant invoices for consistency with budget and schedule.

·   Supervised consultant tasks.

·   Ensured coordination between system design consultants and section design consultants

·   Revised sub consultant subcontracts and project manual to include contract updates

·   Developed cost proposals for additional design services

 

Project Control EngineerApril 1995 – September 1996

Railway Systems Design, Inc., Boston, MA

 

Responsible for Cost and Schedule Control for various MBTA Projects

 

·   Developed and implemented manpower utilization and control procedures to ensure timely and within-budget completion of projects.

·   Monitored progress on various projects using CPM techniques; implementing cost control/monitoring procedures for major projects such as the MBTA So. Boston Piers Transitway, the MBTA Light Rail Accessibility Project and the MBTA Cabot Yard Project.

·   Reviewed contract documents for all the projects to identify scope of work and potential change orders

·   Prepared cost proposals with inputs from design team.

·   Ensured proper coordination between Main Office and Boston office on contractual issues.

·   Reviewed project invoices to ensure within budget completion of design tasks.

·   Prepared cost proposals in standard agency formats with input from design team.

 

Certifications

 

·        Primavera P6 Professional Release 8.2 Fundamentals

·        Primavera P6 EPPM (Web) Release 8.2 & 8.3 Fundamentals

·        Primavera P6 Professional Resource Loading / Leveling

·        Primavera Contract Manager Version 12 Course 201 certification

·        Primavera Project Planner P3 advanced course certification

·        The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – ongoing

 

Education

 

·   Master Of Science, Construction Management

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

·   Bachelor Of Engineering, Civil Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology, India