Chad Stevens

4514 40^th Street 

Zachary, Louisiana 70791 

Phone: 225-454-5565

Email: iceblue722@hotmail.com

 

 

Career Profile:

Engineering planner/scheduler with over 9 years’ experience seeking to leverage extensive background in operations

and production to a mid-level project controls support position. Extremely motivated and eager to contribute to a company’s technical division.

 

 

 

Relevant Experience

 

Richard Design Services        8/2013 – 4/2015

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Planner/Scheduler

Motiva, Praxair, and Valero small projects task force. Develop and maintain engineering schedules for all projects. Design and submit schedules for updates. Provide support to project team and evaluate all weekly bases. Organize and execute Interactive Planning Sessions. Analyze scheduling requirements to ensure completion within timeline. Evaluate individual work load and identify requirement of resources. Manage and review project deliverables before sending to client. Monitor schedule and ensure compliance to all quality assurance processes. Maintain project schedules and analyze risk to minimize issues. Maintain engineering man-hours to track and prevent overages.

 

 

Jacobs Engineering                          5/2012-8/2013

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Planner/Scheduler

Motiva small projects task force. Accountable to project controls leads for timely and accurate input of data, thorough and accurate review and analysis of schedules, and timely and accurate document production. Generally function as the assigned schedule engineer on a small or medium project, or as part of a team of schedulers on a large project or program performing routine scheduling activities with minimal supervision. Participated in Interactive Planning Sessions. Developed the schedule for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and validation activities. Updated activity data, logic, resources progress / expenditure information and review of activity durations and logic sequences. Performed critical path analysis to identify potential problems early enough for the project team to react and correct the situation. Reviewed staffing/resource forecasts based on input from project leads as compared to durations/staffing reflected in schedule. Reviewed earned value analysis based on input from project leads and compare to progress reflected in schedule. Support for cash flow development, reporting and analysis. Assisted and led the effort in producing various planning and scheduling reports. Reviewed change orders for schedule impact. Provided schedule input to the monthly progress report. Printed and distributed technical and administrative reports and assembly of monthly report packages.

 

 

Kelly Engineering on assignment at The Dow Chemical Company                                     5/2006-5/2012

Plaquemine, Louisiana

 

Planner/Scheduler

Provided accurate and realistic assessment of construction and startup planning for projects. Identified potential schedule risks, risk mitigation and improvement opportunities through analysis of the overall construction schedule, as well as schedules provided by the individual contractors, which are incorporated into the overall schedule. Analyzed contractor’s weekly construction scheduling plans and monthly schedule updates for comparison to reported progress and alignment of cost forecasts. Provided recommendations on cycle time reduction and techniques as applied to construction and startup scheduling. Evaluated construction subcontractor schedules and progress for validity and accuracy to support overall construction progress reporting. Analyzed construction contractor monthly progress reports to ensure accuracy and provide proper input into overall project reporting. Performed construction staffing density checks or staffing limitation checks to analyze and validate schedule durations and forecast completion dates. Performed critical path analysis to determine problem areas in regards to project schedule and resource overloads; notify the project team to critical scheduling issues and potential alternatives. Evaluated field change orders or project deviations to assess schedule and scope impact for proper decision making.

 

 

Technical Skills

 

·   Primavera P6 7.0

·   Microsoft Project

·   Netpoint

 

 

 

 

Education

 

Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Control Systems                               2005-2006

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana

 

Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technology          1992-1994

Southeastern Louisiana University,                  

Hammond, Louisiana

 

 

 

References

 

 

Scott McConnell/Project ManagerRichard Industrial Group832-285-4021

 

Colby Henslee/Mechanical EngineerRichard Industrial Group409-223-8578

 

Becky Rozas/Human Resources ManagerRichard Industrial Group225-293-7939

 

Paul Russell/Construction ManagerBASF Chemical Company225-339-7414

 

Jim Constant/Project ControlsDow Chemical Company225-353-8301

 

Jennifer Russell/Chemical SalesVeolia Environmental Services225-329-7853