Donald M. McAlister

Garland, TX 75040

  (915) 892-5091

dmcalister25@yahoo.com

 

Personal Experienced in Construction Contract Management, CPM Scheduling, Project Controls, Project Supervisor, Estimating, Cost Control, Claim Preparation and Documentation on various contracts and with the COE, DOE, GSA, Air Force, Navy, VA, and Bureau of Mines and for private industry.

 

SCHEDULING (16 YR)  PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE  (22 yr)    Engineer & Technician  (16 yr)

 

# Contracts  Transportation - (5 )    Medical  (8 )    Oil, Gas & Chemical   (7)   New Facilities (4)  Upgrade (7)

 

Employment History:

 

SCHEDULING

 

30 Aug 2014 Unemployed

Present    

 

My experience with scheduling actually started when, as a young man, I took on a project scheduling over 1,000,000 parts for a space project through a Parts Conditioning Lab in one year simply because everybody said it couldn’t be done. I had nothing to lose so I took it up the challenge and, working with one other engineer was successful. When there was a problem with a part or group of parts we would do failure analysis to determine the cause of the problem, then notify the design engineer. Being able to notify the user of problems at an early date and allowing the designers to make the required changes in a timely manner. This experience caused me to recognize the benefits of a good detailed schedule and how a good well thought out schedule can identify problems when the unexpected happens and then make the required timely adjustments required to still meet the overall goals. 

 

14 May 2014 TEI Construction & Engineering – Scheduling Consultant

30 Aug 2014            Fr. Worth Bridge Overpass Design Schedule

 

30 Jan 2012   Unemployed

14 May 2014    

 

28 Oct 2011   Hal Hays Construction – Contract Scheduler

30 Jan 2012 U. S. Corps of Engineers, US54 Bridge Overpass & Connecting Road, El Paso, TX

 

I worked with Hal Hays in developing and then updating the P3 schedule of the bridge overpass and in closing out an ongoing landscaping project and closed out the schedule for a Landscaping Project.

 

Nov 2005-      Jacobs – Sr. Scheduling Manager

28 Oct 2011             U. S. Corps of Engineers, 5 year $3,500,000,000 Fort Bliss Expansion Program

 

As Sr. Scheduling Manager for Jacobs\COE I supervised 4 schedulers reviewing as many as 110 and a minimum of 75 P3 and\or P6 schedules @ one time to insure the schedule submittals met the requirements of the contract.  I was also was responsible for assisting the schedulers and the Project Managers in identifying and reviewing and analyzing contractor claims submittals and for the periodic reviews of the Contractors and COE personnel contract data (their “project controls” data) that was entered into the COE’s Resident Management Program (RMS) program.

 

2005-             TEI Construction & Engineering – Scheduling Consultant

Nov 2005                 DART CM-GC-1 Light Rail Build-out Line Sections SE-1, SE-2 & NW-1B

 

As scheduling Consultant I personally walked the job and provided all the contractor’s Primavera P3 scheduling submittals including schedule development and updating.

 

2002-2005   KJM & Associates, Dallas, Texas – Senior Scheduling Consultant

          DFW–CDP Scheduling Consultant for Terminal D & APM

 

As Sr. Scheduling Consultant I represented the owner and was responsible for reviewing and approving the contractor’s original Primavera P3 schedule submittals, the updates with jobsite visits to review of the work in place was as reported, and to review and make recommendations for potential project changes. Also assisted in assuring the required Prolog files were updated and maintained.

 

1998-2002   KJM & Associates, Dallas, Texas – Scheduling Consultant

DART Project Controls Scheduling Consultant for Signals and Line Sections NC-3 & G2

DART Service & Inspection Facility Expansion

DART Vehicle Assembly Building & Yard

DART South Oak Cliff Buss Operating Facility

 

As Scheduling Consultant I was responsible for reviewing and making recommendations for the approval and update of the Contractor’s Primavera P3 schedules. This included the job walks and updating Primavera Expedition project files (See letter of recommendation by the DART Resident Engineer, Mr. Joby Smith.)

 

1985-1986Payne and Keller, Houston, Texas – Scheduler (Duplicate From Project Management)

 

On-Site Scheduler for a turn-around at the Texaco Refinery, Port Arthur, TX

 

As “On-Site Scheduler” I was responsible for doing the daily updates and sending the update a scheduling contractor in Houston who returned the daily schedule update. Then I presented the daily progress report to the client in time for them to have it on their desk when they came to work the next morning

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (a list of projects is available upon request)

 

1997-1998Alman Electric, Inc., Dallas, Texas – On-Site Senior Electrical Project Manager

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Expansion

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Office Building No. 3

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Parking Garage

 

As  Sr.  Proj. Manager I was personally responsible for developing and coordinating the electrical schedule, then coordinating the purchasing and delivery of the equipment and materials with another Electrical Project Manager. An updated schedule was presented to the General Contractor on a weekly basis for incorporation into the project schedule.

 

1986-1997Young Enterprises, Inc., Sherman, Texas – Young Enterprises’ General Representative in Young/Haycon Joint Venture

              Texarkana/Waskom Visitor’s Centers at Texarkana, Texas & Waskom, Texas

 

As Young Enterprises’ Representative for the Texarkana/Waskom Visitor Center I was responsible for developing the master schedule, setting up and updating the Project Controls, and reviewing progress and the Pay Request submitted to the Owner.

 

Young Enterprises, Inc., Sherman Texas – Senior Project Manager

El Centro College Renovation – Dallas, TX – On-Site General Project Manager

Renovate Building 91/New Chiller Plant – Waco, TX – On-Site Project Manager

Fire Safety Upgrade, Federal Building – Lubbock, TX – On-Site Project Manager

Corrosion Monitoring & Control, Big Hill Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Winnie, TX – On-Site Project Manager

Modifications to VA Clinic, Federal Building – Lubbock, TX – On-Site Project Manager/General Superintendent

CASS Equipment & Installation, Dyess, Air Force Base, Abilene, TX - On-Site Project Manager/General Supt.

Life Safety Upgrade, William Beaumont Medical Center, Ft. Bliss, TX – On Site Project Manager

Between projects worked as Chief Estimator and on claims.

 

Young Enterprises concentrated on projects that included a large amount of electrical & mechanical work. My main responsibility was to locate prospective projects & then bid the jobs along with a preliminary scheduled (Primavera Project Planner). When the bids were successful I was responsible for going to the job site in whatever position the job required, finalizing the schedule for the work and completing the work as scheduled and bid.

 

1985-1986Payne and Keller, Houston, Texas – Scheduler

 

On-Site Scheduler for a turn-around at the Texaco Refinery, Port Arthur, TX

 

As “On-Site Scheduler” I was responsible for doing the daily updates and sending the update a scheduling contractor in Houston who returned the daily schedule update. Then I presented the daily progress report to the client in time for them to have it on their desk when they came to work the next morning

 

1982-1985Gilbert Industrial, Fort Worth, Texas – Area Manager/Project Manager

Manager – Odessa Field Office

M.S.A.U. CO₂ Injection System for Exxon, Andrews, TX – On-Site Mechanical Project Manager/Field Engineer

Arco CO₂ Compressor stations (2), Walsenberg, CO – On-Site Elect./Mech./Instrumentation Project Manager

Between projects estimated electrical, instrumentation, equipment erection and some civil

 

The work involved Exxon’s taking CO₂ from the ground in the San De Cristo Mountains outside Walsenberg CO, compressing it and piping it to the oil fields in Means Field where it was compressed again and injected into the ground to recover additional oil from the field.

 

1981-1982McClung Industrial, Fort Worth, TX – Vice President/Project Manager

 

Plating Line Modifications, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK – On-Site Project Manager/General Superintendent

 

I was responsible for the estimate, cost distribution, submittals, schedule, Project Controls, and the billings for a project to install 4 scrubbers in a new building built above the operating Plating Line in Building 3001

 

1975-1981Beckman Construction, Fort Worth, Texas – Electrical Manager

Tank Training facility, Ft. Knox, KY – Project Manager

Parts Cleaning Facility, Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX – Designer/Estimator/Eng. (Design Build Project)

Excel Helium Plant Modifications, Dumas, TX – Electrical/Instrumentation Project Manager

Deep Sea Diving Training Facility, Pensacola, FL – Electrical/Instrumentation Project Manager

Oil in the Ground Project, Strategic Oil Reserve, Hackberry, LA – Electrical Project Manager

Computer Controlled Parts Cleaning Facility, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK = Electrical Proj. Mgr.

Security Lighting System – Barksdale Air Force Base, Barksdale, LA – Electrical Project Manager

Life Safety Upgrade – Ft. Bliss, TX – On Site Project Manager

The Beckman philosophy was to bid jobs where the bid documents were so screwed up nobody could arrive at a good planned and bid enough to make sure there was enough money in the bid to do the work. My main responsibility was bidding the electrical and instrumentation. When the bids were successful I was responsible for going to the job site in whatever position the job required, finalizing the schedule, using 1^st Microsoft Project and then later, Primavera Project Planner, for the work and completing the work as scheduled and bid. While working as Project Manager on the various projects I was also Electrical Manager in charge of electrical estimating and electrical contract administration.

 

1974-1975Weatherby – Godbe Construction Co., Dallas, TX – Superintendent (General-Electrical-Piping)

Installation of Ammonia System & Electrical Modifications, Decker Meat Plant, San Antonio, TX – General/Piping/Electrical Superintendent

Melt Shop Installation, Chaparral Steel, Midlothian, TX – Electrical Superintendent

HVAC & Lighting Installation for 32 Dallas schools, Dallas, TX - Engineer/Office Manager

The project for the Dallas schools and the Decker Meat plant were both ongoing projects that I took charge of and completed. The Chaparral Steel project used Microsoft Project as the scheduling program and involved scheduling and construction of both the rolling mill and the melt shop.

 

ENGINEERING & TECHNICIAN

 

1973-1974Fischbach & Moore, Dallas, TX – Electrical Cost Engineer/Estimator

Worked as an estimator and on successful bids I broke down and distributed the cost into work activities for incorporation in the General Contractor’s schedule.

 

1973-1973Howard Electric, Arlington, TX – Electrical Office/Field Engineer

              DFW Runways, Terminal C, Infield Parking, and Rail Tran

 

1971-1972Morton Foods, Dallas, TX – Maintenance Superintendent

1970–1971J & D Electronics, Garland, TX – Owner Electrical/Instrumentation repair shop

1965-1970LTV Electrosystems, Garland, TX – Systems Engineer, Parts Scheduler, & Reliability/Quality Control Engineer

1961-1965Pan American World Airways, Yuma, AZ & Ft. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada – Senior Electronics Technician

1960-1961     American Telephone & Telegraph, Tucson, AZ. Central Office Technician

1956-1960   United States Coast Guard Electronics Technician 2^nd Class w\proficiency pay

 

Education:BBA in Business Administration, University of Texas, Arlington, TX 21 Dec. 1979

Associate in Science, El Centro Jr. College, Dallas, TX 14 Jul. 1970

Diploma, Capital Radio Engineering Institute (correspondence) 18 Sep. 1967

Graduate of USCG Electronics Technician Training School, Groton, CN 1957

Certificate, George Washington University, Government Contract Claims 10 Aug. 1979

Various courses in scheduling, Government Contracts, computers & etc..

 

Membership & License:              Former Senior Member of Instrument Society of America

                           Journeyman Electrician (Expired)

      FCC Second Class Technician (Expired)

 

Computers:Experienced with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Perfect Office 97, Word Perfect (thru ver. 8.0) WordStar, Lotus 123, Quattro Pro, dbase, FoxPro +, Paradox, Primavera’s Expedition, Suretrak, FH, P3, & P6, Microsoft Project, AutoCADLT 97 , US Govt RMS & QCS, PROLOG, & others