Dan Palmer

Sylvan Lake, Alberta

403-864-9883 / cdndan@hotmail.com

An excellent communicator with strong experience in planning, scheduling, and cost controls, which maintains healthy Client relations and is experienced with all facets of project management.

·                   Experienced with project schedules and construction execution plans to enable monitoring and controls through all project phases.

·                   Experienced in earned value and physical progress, reporting and identifying trends

·                   Advanced Primavera skills

·                   Experienced with change management and contract controls, requests for information, contract / project change notices, etc.

Professional Experience:

Principal Specialist, Planning and Scheduling

KBR Industrial Canada Apr 2014-May 2015

·   Utilizing Primavera and Excel score-carding created and managed a resource loaded level three schedule for an ethylene furnace revamp project.

·   Very skilled at interactive planning with all trades and support trades to ensure collaborative planning for optimized execution.

·   Created and presented construction work packages for approval from the client prior to work commencing in the field.

·   Tracked progress from all trades for weekly and monthly reporting showing planned versus actual and estimate to completion.

·   Assisted with manpower calls and levels to augment progress and efficiency.

·   Chaired client presentations and meetings to communicate progress, obstacles and opportunities.

·   Worked closely with cost controls for accuracy and proactive planning and budget forecasts.

·   Provided training for the craft for human resources and safety.

 

Outage Scheduler

Suncor Energy May 2012-April 2014

·   Projects worked at Suncor Energy totaling $1.7 Billion

·   Managed level five Primavera schedules for large scale turn-arounds

·   Developed and issued look-ahead and weekly schedules

·   Monitored schedule execution for scope creep and compliance for carry over work scheduling

·   Trained the team members in advanced Primavera P6 application.

·   Trained the new hires on Planning and Scheduling processes including project structuring, logic development, coding, analyzing, change management, progressing and performance reporting.
 

Scheduler

FT-Services 2010-2012

 

·   Created and maintained level five and level three primavera schedules for a portfolio of maintenance and construction projects at the Suncor Energy, Firebag location.

·   Worked with all trades to establish tasks and logic with duration and appropriate man power loading.

·   Provided progress updates and reporting

 

 

 

Project Manager

Air Liquide Electronics, USA 2007-2009

 

·   Managed the completion and commissioning of a large scale ultra-high purity Nitrogen air separation plant with, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Helium and Hydrogen storage and delivery to a semi-conductor facility.

·   Managed all sub-contractors and budgets.

·   Managed site facilities and safety for staff and sub-contractors.

·   Managed a brownfield construction of a large scale Hydrogen production and storage plant, managing safety, subcontracts, quality and costs.

 

Education:

·   Certified with Primavera for versions 5 - 7.3 for advanced scheduling and resources

·   OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 40 Hour Safety

·   Excel and MS Office Training

·   CSTS and all other applicable trainings required for work in Alberta and the Oil Sands

 

 

 

 

I am currently available to start as soon as possible.