2809 Dove Drive - York, Pennsylvania 17404 - 717-792-9815

 

summary

 

Highly skilled, progressive, self-starting individual with over twenty years of experience in planning, developing schedules, monitoring and controlling new design / procure / construction air quality control and retrofit / rehabilitation projects for fossil, independent power producers and numerous hydro plants. Experienced in project controls, project management, manufacturing operations and materials management. Experienced user and implementation leader of Primavera Project Planner P3, P3e and Primavera P6.8.0 Also experienced user of various Microsoft-based packages. Has experience with SAP. Works well with others in a team environment.

 

experience

 

Voith Hydro – York, Pennsylvania   August 2012 to July 2015

Functional Master Scheduler

Provided achievable plans for Engineering to follow and execute on time. Responsible to develop and maintain the resource table, assigning resources to Engineering activities in the Master Schedule. Provided Engineering Leadership with current Resource loading plans. Maintained KPI’s for Engineering and assisted Engineering in the significant reduction of their past due KPI’s. Participated Shop Floor Meetings for Engineering which lead to open communication across all Engineering disciplines and downstream functions which improved Project execution.

 

WorleyParsons - Reading, Pennsylvania     July 2005 to June 2012

 

Sr. Project Controls Specialist

Responsible for the planning, monitoring, and controlling of multi-unit Flue Gas Desulphurization engineering, procurement and construction projects, as well as new Coal Fired Power Generating Units.

 

voith Siemens hydro power. (formerly Allis-Chalmers) - York, Pennsylvania1977 to July 2005

 

Master Scheduler     1996 – July 2005

Leader in the development of a process to automatically harvest salary labor hours and off-load the Master Schedule, eliminating the need to manually off-load the Master Schedule.

 

Supported Outage Managers by providing revised and updated outage schedules, which maximized their time available for Outage Management.

 

Leader in the installation and conversion of SAP R/3 schedules to Primavera P3 and P3e scheduling software. Lead conversion of a legacy manufacturing schedule to Primavera P3 3.0.

 

Master schedule all phases of complex projects which led to a complete overview of all projects.

 

Coordinate Engineering Management’s efforts to capacity manage and level load Engineering Teams.

 

Facilitate Manufacturing planning for critical path projects which resulted in obtaining on time Customer Deliveries.

 

Production / Capacity Planner     1988-1996

Plan and manage material delivery, Manufacturing and Engineering schedules to support Customer Schedules which led to achieving the goal on 100% on time shipments.

 

Develop project shipping plan to optimize consolidation of components resulting in meeting Customer requirements and minimizing transportation costs.

 

Level load critical work centers which led to fully utilized critical work centers and a smoother workflow. Evaluate average direct hours per employee and track direct vs. indirect hours yielding data for process improvement goals.

 

Material Analyst     1987-1988

Develop, manage and convert manual system to an on-line customized MRP system. Implement cycle counting and eliminate yearly physical inventory.

 

Manufacturing Experience     1977-1987

Over 10 years experience in a heavy metal fabrication, specific concentration in machining, assembly and testing. Journeyman Machinist with CNC machine training and the capability to create CNC programs.

 

Training and Mentoring

 

SAP Specific:

-Developed training manual/users guide.

-Provide training and support to end users.

 

General

-Provided training and assistance to individuals in the materials organization, including PC usage and software.    -Assisted in the ongoing Mentoring program for York College Operations Management Course.

 

Education/Certification

 

Penn State/Voith Siemens Project Management Certification2004-2005

 

Penn State - York, Pa Intro to Project Management2000

 

Primavera  Project Planner for the Enterprise (P3e)

1999

 

SAP Training  Trained in specific modules of SAP R/3 software1996-1997

 

APICS Courses JIT (Just In Time), Capacity Management and “Train the Trainer”

1991-1995

 

Penn State - York, Pa. Principles of Inventory and Material Management1988

Penn State - York, Pa. Mechanical Engineering Technology1983-1984

 

ICS and Employer8000 Hour Machinist Apprenticeship1978-1983

 

GraduateSpring Grove Area High School - Spring Grove, Pa.

1976

 

Software Capabilities:   Proficient in Primavera P3, Primavera P3e, Primavera SureTrak, MS Projects, Excel, Word. Working knowledge of Powerpoint and Access, SAP R/3 Project System, SAP R/3 Production Planning.

 

Professional Membership

 

APICS (American Production and inventory control society) –Former Member

PMI (Project Management Institute) – Former Member

References Furnished Upon Request