Stephen L. Riggins 


2403 Nelwood Dr 


Houston, TX 77038 


(832) 663 - 2573 
(Primary)

(713) 899 - 7485 


Stephen.riggins@yahoo.com



 

Objective: Offering experience in personnel management, business operations, customer relations, along with: Proven problem-solving, analytical, and creative thinking skills in a complex environment. I am an articulate and persuasive communicator; trusted and respected for integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to deliver exceptional results that exceed all aspects of customer expectations in an ever changing environment. I can offer a great record of delivering critical projects on time while using a Team based working style. I demonstrate excellent interpersonal/ communication skills.




Skills:
 

• 13 years total experience in Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling.

• PLM Software (Product Life Cycle Management) for GE Aero. 


• Primavera 6 8.2 Certified.

• SAP, Oracle, MRP and ERP applications.


• Well knowledgeable of Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.

• JDE Intermediate experience.

• LEAN Sigma 6 Experience.

• PDMLink (Windchill)

• EPIMs

 

Experience:

 

DeepFlex Pipeline Houston, Tx

Master Scheduler

November 2014 to February 2015

• EPC Scheduling

• Schedule all projects for the company and incorporated them into a master schedule using MS Project 13.

• Directly responsible for verifying daily and monthly activities for each customer from origin to destination.

• Provide analytical support to various departments to look for opportunities for continuous improvement and business growth.

• Communicate system capabilities and deficiencies each month to various groups.

• Lead the creation and implementation of the integrated schedule structure for pipeline and process facility projects.

• Provide a resource loaded (and leveled) project schedule which clearly identifies critical path.

• Monitor, collect, and enter progress on a regular basis for the projects they represent.

• Partner with Project Manager to define schedule requirements and confirm lead times for new orders.

• Determine priorities to match supply and demand to achieve established customer contract obligations and operational business goals.

 

 

 

Chevron Phillips Sweeny, Tx

Lead Construction Scheduler (IMS Contractor)

February 2014 to November 2014

• Oversees all Turn Around and construction schedules from onsite contractors.

• Develop well defined and properly sequenced work activities.

• Develop and maintain project schedules for all major projects using P6.

• Understand the flow and logics of the execution needed for the project.

• Produce to upper management accurate schedules and status reports.

• Schedules all projects in Primavera.

• Resource load all activities in the project schedule.

• Create and document new work procedures for future reference.

• Work with PE’s and Production Engineers to formulate a schedule for their projects from scratch.

 

GE Oil & Gas Hydrill Houston, Tx

Project Coordinator (Contract)

July 2013 to Jan 2014

• EPC Scheduling

• Oversees workflow process of EBs (Engineering Bulletin) and PNIs (Product Notice of Improvement).

• Produce management and project specific status reports

• Assist in completion of client deliverable, marketing materials and new business proposals.

• Maintain internal calendar for administrative meeting and training events.

• Recommend and establish processes and procedures that improve operational efficiency.

• Manage acquisition, tracking, reporting or required documents.

•Review and process documents in PDMLink (Windchill)

• Coordinates software and hardware upgrades for Oil & Gas Offshore rigs.

• Updates Rig information and progress tracker in the GE network.

• Review rig procedures and EBs.

• Updates data form information.

• Coordinate projects for software and hardware upgrades.

• Track and coordinate top engineering customer issues in a fast paced environment.

• Populate spreadsheets, data forms, and other forms with updated project information.

• Summarize the status of projects and provide routine updates to leadership.

• Understand technical project requirements and ensure requirements are met.

• Create project packets for projects and keep them up to date as needed.

 

Atlas Copco Houston, Tx

Lead Project Scheduler (Contract)

March 2013 to July 2013

• EPC Scheduling

• Maintain a 97.3% on time delivery percentage.

• Maintain safety stock levels.

• Drive purchasing team for on time delivery of parts for scheduled projects.

• Assign and modify routings for all jobs.

• Schedules weekly production meeting for the status of current and upcoming jobs.

• Schedules custom engineered compressor design jobs.

• Oversees all project schedule activities.

• Reviewing and critiquing Contractor monthly updates to the schedule.

• Verifying that the updates are an accurate representation of the work accomplished.

• Analyze "look ahead" schedules for potential problems or delays

• Recommending work around plans, such as workforce acceleration, extended work week or multiple shifts to keep the project on track.

• Forecasting projects.

 

GE Aero Turbine Division Houston, Tx

CM&U Lead Project Scheduler (Contract)

February 2012 to March 2013

• EPC Scheduling

• Schedules projects for CM&U department.

• Forecasting projects.

• Managed and maintained accurate product revisions, bills of materials, and engineering changes submitted by customer.

• Manage the detail technical schedule and financial performance of the project.

• Experience with project negotiations, multisite interfaces and commercial management of contracts, supplier quality systems and development and implementation of project management strategies.

• Fills in for Project Managers to keep customers updated on task and job status.

• Creates, Maintain, Schedules and maintains work orders within PLM (Product Life Cycle Management).

• Update Kronos to reflect the amount of man hours spent working on that project.

• Maintain weekly reports to show progress and issues of each job.

• Conduct morning inventory of materials for proper accountability.

• Ensure that all task and activities are progressed as need and completed in the Aero PLM.

• Determine the status of assigned upgrade projects

•Approves and disapproves of modification dates from Engineers.

•Confirms that total labor, drawings, mechanical systems stay within total budget.

 

Vici Valco Instruments Houston, Tx

Senior Production Planner (Contract) September 2011 to February 2012

• EPC Scheduling

• Apply LEAN SIGMA 6 practices learned from Halliburton to improve productivity and reduce cost.

• Forecasting for Min/Max.

• Increased productivity by implementing proactive scheduling principles and management practices to meet on-time delivery requirements in an effort to improve production levels, product quality and customer satisfaction.

• Determine the status of assigned projects, expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

• Achieved overall plant adherence of 97% OTD versus target 90%

• Creates, Schedules and maintains production orders within SAP for assigned work centers to load the factory to ensure manufacturing cycle times goals are obtained for their site.

• Make changes in SAP to run familiar parts to cut back on bread down and setup times to increase more production.

• Research product history to determine production quantity.

• Supervised a team of 18 engineers and operators to increase productivity.

• Conduct inventory of materials for proper accountability.

• Process weekly reports of all activity of materials being shipped, received, and returned.

• Enforce safety rules and regulations provided by MSHAW.

• Responsible for working with assigned work center supervisors in the proper tracking and reporting on OTD (on time delivery ) cycle time and yield for production orders on a weekly basis.

• Analyzing production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.

• Adjust cycle times and setup times for more accuracy.

• Plans and manages production schedules for multiple product lines to meet customer deliver requirements.

•Responsible for the analysis of sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements.

 

Halliburton Westlake, La


Junior Production Planner / Scheduler

June 2007 to September 2011 


• EPC Scheduling

• Supervised and determined the status of assigned projects, expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions in SAP. 


• Responsible for accurate routings to support production for multiple product lines.

• Forecasting to keep stock available.

• Implement LEAN rules to shorten production and setup times.

• Research data from previous years to have an average time to complete certain task.

• Exceeded target forecast adherence of 90% through proactive planning-year ending adherence for 2007-- 97%, 2008-98%, 2009-98%, 2010-98%, and 2011-97%.

• Prioritize jobs based upon customer due dates and level of importance.

• Make changes to reflect actual cycle and setup times.


• Process materials for testing in the lab. 


• Conduct morning or weekly inventory of materials for proper accountability. 


• Process weekly reports of all activity of materials being shipped, received, and returned. 


• Enforce safety rules and regulations provided by MSHAW. 


• Ensure that all materials meet onshore and offshore drilling specs. 


• Analyzing production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements. 


• Monitors, analyzes & reports performance to schedule of production & production support activities, utilizing information derived from material and production control systems. 


• Supervised schedules, expedites, & coordinates the delivery & movement of critical material, including material transfers & conditional material releases. 




 

Carter Chambers Lake Charles, La


Production Planner / Scheduler

May 2005 to June 2007 


• Served as contact with project managers, manufacturing and logistics for determining resource constraints and developing plans to achieve customer needs. 


• Direct and lead production priorities, capacity planning and develop process for demand-based planning. 


• Create and maintain consolidated production plan and master schedule with Primavera 5 based on project work orders, priorities for specific field requirements and available plant capacity for materials and labor.

• Forecasting to keep stock at Min/Max to prevent overstock and not enough stock.


• Supervised and coordinated the activities of workers engaged in receiving, transporting, stacking, order filling, shipping and maintaining stock records in warehouse. 


• Prepared RFQs and effectively sources and obtains proposals on assigned requirements. 


• Establish good working relationships with vendors through personal and telephone contact; discuss and resolve problems regarding delayed delivery dates. 


• Maintains existing client case to ensure ongoing client communication with Center Staff and client commitment to Concentra. 


• Manage time and territory to accomplish an assigned weekly goal of scheduled appointments, new business, and maintenance calls to meet and exceed the incremental revenue expectations. 


• Writes and reviews agreements and negotiates the terms with vendors and sponsors, including the price, payment and billing procedures, and travel regulations. 


• Served as primary contact with vendors for orders, bids, and tracking; maintained documentation and performed other related transactions. 


• Coordinated all aspects of material planning and stock room material flow.

 

City Of Faith Federal Corrections Lake Charles, La


Assistant Manager

Jan. 2002 to May 2005 


• Planned and implemented facility programs in accordance with regional and national policy and to meet established objectives for providing efficient, effective postal services. 


• Drafts correspondence for Corrections Warden and represents the Corrections Warden in matters relating to inmates families, elected officials, and other government officials. 


• Provided training and consultation to institutional analysts statewide and conducts training sessions to orient new employees and arriving inmates to the functions and operations of classification. 


• Directed and coordinated operations of various sectional centers within the district. 


• Served as an assistant Chief of Security over the main prison complex or auxiliary camps at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) 



 

U.S Army Fort Stewart, Ga


Engineer/ Procurement/ Scheduler

June 1999 to Jan. 2002 


• Consulted with engineering personnel in order to establish performance criteria for manufacturing and testing. 


• Planned utilization of facilities, equipment, materials and personnel to improve efficiency of operations. • Analyzed work force utilization, facility layout and operational data such as production costs, process flow charts and production schedules to determine efficient utilization of workers and equipment.

• Conferred with management and engineering staff to implement plans and recommendations. 


• Successfully helped a 38-person team in building a new Headquarters for the 92ND Engineer Battalion. 


• Investigated potential suppliers and recommended those most desirable. 


• Interviewed supplier representatives regarding specifications, costs, inspection and similar problems relating to parts and equipment. 


• Participated in conferences between suppliers and engineers, purchasers, inspectors and other company personnel. 


• Facilitated material inspection, substitution, standardization, rework, salvage, utilization and economical procurement of parts installed in aircraft, spacecraft and related products. 


• Analyzed technical data, designs, preliminary specifications, manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities

and the availability of parts and equipment. 


 

Education:

 

Waltrip Senior

High Houston Tx 


Diploma 1999 
 

 

U.S Army School Of Engineers

Fort Leonardwood, Mo 


Civil Engineer 2000 - 2002