Thomas E. Tuntas

632 Bermuda Road

Cocoa Beach, FL  32931 

Phone: (321)783-7192

Cellular Phone (321) 806-6292

Email: ttuntas@gmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS

·               Excellent organizational skills

·               Ability to develop strategies and goals, for present and future projects

·               Highly motivated, multi tasking abilities

·               Goal Oriented and effective in setting priorities and managing time

 

EDUCATION and/ or EXPERIENCE

·               Bachelor of Science- Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

·               Bachelor of Arts – Engineering Business Management, University of South Florida, Tampa,

·               Proficient in Microsoft Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Primavera P6 Project Planner,  Primavera Cost Manager, SAP Enterprise Software, Cost Point ,PRO III, Wind chill, Milestone Professional, Team Center Applications, ORACLE

·               Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

·               Effective written and verbal communications

 

WORK HISTORY

04/2012- 01/2013

Engineering Project Scheduler Traincroft @ GE Transportation - 1900 NASA Blvd. Melbourne, Fl.

·               Development of newly awarded Contract-Proposal Schedules using Primavera P6 Project Planner Client to support the Oracle Time collection Data Base, (direct and indirect) costs.

·               Role/Resource load schedules at a Level 3 detail; baseline schedules with a clearly defined Critical Path.

·               Further schedule development according to a structured WBS and Engineering Work Package input; schedules will also maintain Critical Milestone Dates.

·               Integration of these Engineering Schedules into the Project Master Schedule.

 

02/2011-01/2012

Sr. Scheduler / CDI @ Siemens Energy – 4400 N. Alafaya Trail Orlando, Florida 32826-2301

·               Responsible for cost & schedule support of program planning, tracking, analysis & reporting. Interface with customer, subcontractors, project managers, contracts, senior technical personnel, and finance  in support of  the NGF 50 and NGF 60 Gas Turbines

·               Provide variance analyses; monitor and report performance against plans to ensure that contractual, cost, and schedule objectives are met.

·               Prepare & present monthly program status to senior management.

·               Establish a working Work Breakdown Structure, the mapping and integration of statements of work, and the incorporation of appropriate criteria for measuring Earned Value.

·               Measure performance (earned value) on a regular basis and generate EV reports, graphs, analysis; prepare CPR data items; ensure cost/schedule integration is maintained per industry standards

·               Provide EVMS expertise/training where needed.

·               Creation of detailed IMP/IMS on all major programs; create & manage the Program Critical Path, maintain Earned Value metrics for the Program Schedule

 

08/2007 – 04/2010

Sr. Scheduler Analyst/Craig Technologies – Bldg. M7-0355, Rm 2059 SAIC-LX-3 Kennedy Space Center, FL  32899

·               Overall schedule management and integration of related projects.

·               Ensure the project schedules are correctly resource loaded, in compliance with the Earned Value Management Plan and control the baseline maintenance and approved schedule changes.

·               Identify schedule critical path and the associated schedule risks and impacts to control milestones and mitigation options.

·               Perform schedule assessments and report results to the Integrated Project Team.

·               Coordinating with other Projects Program Office and other Centers on their project schedules.

·               Maintain “As Run” schedules showing the difference between baseline planned work and work actually accomplished in support of the project.

·               Attend Schedules working group meetings to insure schedule integrity, review key milestones, and any other pertinent schedule issues.

·               Program Planning and scheduling support with regard to the KLXS Program

03/2007 – 08/2007

Program Planner/DRS Technologies Optronics Division – Palm Bay, Fl

·               Chairs weekly operations reviews with program IPT to assess program accomplishments and work preformed for the prior week; reviews impact of past delays or late deliveries/develop work around plans and critical items list.

·               Monitors and reports on all material requirements and manufacturing orders; Releases in a timely manner to meet production schedule.

·               Works with Program Managers to develop and implement production schedules

·               Generates purchase requisitions as required to meet Production Manufacturing Orders.

·               Analyzes production schedules, inventory reports, and work orders to determine material and labor requirements

·               Confers with department supervisors to determine overdue material and parts and to inform supervisors of material status

·               Issue manufacturing orders to meet production schedules

·               Locate and arrange to distribute materials to specified production areas

·               Maintain work in progress and report on status. Close work orders as needed

·               Compiles and maintains records such as material inventory records and production records

·               Works with engineers for the substitution of obsolete parts

·               Compares work ticket specifications to material used to work stations to verify appropriate assignment

·               Work with Purchasing Department to expedite orders for materials

·               Coordinate data received from vendors between purchasing and the program manager to select for proposal

 

06/2005 – 08/2006

Engineering Planner Senior/Lockheed Martin Corporation – Orlando, Fl

·               Provide Support to the Program Manager, the Lead Program Engineer and the entire Program Team in all areas associated with program schedule development and maintenance.

·               Develop, maintain, analyze & status a detailed program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS); horizontal & vertical integration.

·               Implement and maintain an internal monthly Earned Value Management System that incorporates cost/schedule reporting & tracks program performance against established base lined milestones.

·               Schedules, chairs, monitors attendance of weekly status meetings with Cost Account Managers to assess program accomplishments and work-performed for the prior week, review the impact of task delays or late deliveries/develop work around plans and risk items. 

·               Earned value reporting together with schedule analysis (late starts and finishes, critical path analysis, etc.). 

·               Provide inputs to the Monthly Program Reviews as it relates to the programs 5-blockers (Program Status) and schedule risks.

·               Develop, mange, and report monthly schedule progress metrics.

·               Manage Schedule Critical Path analysis and reporting to Program manager.

·               Lead Planner in development of Program Planning Guidebook.

 

07/2003-06/2005

Senior Program Planner/Northrop Grumman Corp. Laser Systems

·               Generate new and update existing program schedules, plans, and analysis (Summary Master Plans, First Article Master Scheduling Committee FAMSCO, recovery schedules, workaround plans, and the coordination of tasks and activities that span multiple departmental areas).

·               Ensure cost effective and timely execution of assigned programs.

·               Function as FAMSCO Chairman, running status meetings where updates to detailed FAMSCO plans are statused on a weekly basis.

·               Support MRP II systems.

·               Develop and design reports that track program status including all related internal plans, action items, and schedules on a routine basis; identify critical path, schedule overlaps and actual or potential schedule slippage and recommends corrective action.

·               Schedules, chairs   Integrated Program weekly status meetings as an integral part of the Program Management team, giving insight to Programs management where issues may impact the master schedule.

·               Prepares data for review processes such as sales meetings, All Program Reviews (APR) and Corporate Operations Review.

·               Prepares Summary Delivery Schedules to be used by Production Control and Programs Finance.

 

9/1998 –11/2002

Senior Project Controls Engineer/Siemens Westinghouse, Orlando, FL

·               Overall project cost forecasting and scheduling of equipment supply projects.  This includes developing schedules and cost forecasts via project contract and budget requirements.               

·               Provide timely project status and review for on going Equipment Supply Projects in excess of $100 million.

·               Provide critical path analysis of project schedules.

·               Project Lead in analysis and reporting of monthly Project Customer Reports and monthly Project Status packages for internal Project Reviews.

·               Progress Curves Metrics, based on forecasted versus actual Project progress, such as (Engineering Drawings, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Delivery of key Power Island Electrical Equipment), based on Contract Milestone Delivery dates.

·               Maintain cost and schedule control through timely comparison of Target, Contract, and Budget forecast and schedule.

·               Developed a standard format for the cost forecasting function; this resulted in a consistency for reporting, analyzing, and presenting cost control data.

 

MILITARY SERVICE

·               U.S Air Force