Justin E. Schawl                                                                                j_schawl@msn.com            

100 Willow Drive   cell phone: 201-396-9839                 

Butler, PA 16002                                                                  work: 862-345-5056

                     

Summary

 

Scheduler / Planner experienced in commercial electrical, scheduling, project planning, and database administration. Currently manager of outage planning for 19 of Covanta Energy’s waste to energy facilities. Previously database administrator / program analyst at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant within the Integrated Work Management Department. Overseas past experience as planner / scheduler for facilities and maintenance at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, as well as Mosul,Tikrit, and Camp Bucca, Iraq. 

 

Experience

 

Covanta – Morristown HQ     March, 2014 to Present

 

Corporate Outage Manager

One of 2 Outage Managers for Covanta’s fleet of 43 energy to waste facilities.  Responsible for direct oversight of 4 planners and 3 project managers for the northeast, south, and NYC metro areas. Providing important strategic decision making advice in creation of centralized corporate outage planning (previously planning was done on a site by site basis only). Coordinating with 43 facilities on creating and updating a corporate schedule of facility outages and projects including resource management.  Oversight of individual facility outage schedules and overall outage readiness of the 19 facilities within my 3 regions.

 

-          Played integral role in Covanta’s effort to save 25 million dollars in 3 years through optimization of facility outages as an original member of the outage optimization group.

-          Provided critical advice based on previous experience, in the creation of a centralized planning process and department for Covanta.

-          Original creator of documents and reports needed for a planning organization including, an ORI (readiness index) and Critique reports (for measuring performance and schedule adherence).

 

 

Constellation Energy - CCNPP                           October, 2009 to March 2014

 

Program Analyst / Database Analyst – Integrated Work Management

Maintain and update databases (Maximo, P6, and Microsoft Access).  Creating and running reports and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) using Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Maximo, and P6. Business Administrator for Maximo at the Calvert Cliffs site, including ensuring proper communication and information transfer between Maximo and P6 software.

 

-   Responsible for creating and running Outage Excel and MS Access Indicators / KPIs for refueling outages utilizing P6 Primavera & Maximo data.

-   Key player in implementing Work Control Process Indicators report which runs daily to all 3 constellation nuclear energy site’s utilizing the current P6 schedule and Maximo database.

-   Assisted as Scheduler during Refueling outages, rescheduling of activities as well as assistance in Maximo if requires changes in planning.

-   Maximo Administrator for Calvert Cliffs, responsible for ensuring that personnel have the proper Maximo clearances, and also ensuring that Maximo is communicating properly with the scheduling software. 

-   Department Point of Contact for software upgrades, including upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, and ensuring that existing software, e.g. Maximo, and P6 continued to function correctly. 

 

 

KBR, Camp Bucca TF-134                   June 2008 to February 2009

 

Lead Project Planner / Scheduler

Planned, produced and updated schedules for TF-134 using MS Project 2007. Tracked shipment of materials using Maximo software. Responsible for all planning and reviewing  of KBR construction projects as the Lead Planner / Scheduler for Bucca TF-134 Camp Bucca Iraq.

 

- Revised information contained in the schedules based on new scheduling procedures and processes using Microsoft Excel along with MS Project, new schedules were produced which greatly enhanced the information contained within the schedules and allowed for greater information sharing with the construction department.

 

 

Halliburton KBR, Afghanistan & Iraq                 May 2006 to June 2007

 

Senior Project Planner/Scheduler

Planned & produced schedules with Microsoft Project Scheduler software.  Responsible for creating and distributing accurate duration driven schedules for all construction projects planned at Bagram, Afghanistan, Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq.   

 

-Key player in implementing Scheduling at BAF during a Pre-CAR period when scheduling was required to be implemented in a very timely manner in order to meet contractual obligations.

-Acted as the Scheduling POC for BAF, was responsible for attending all supervisor meetings, meeting regularly with the ACO, Site Manager, Project Leader for Afghanistan, and coordinating with other schedulers throughout the Theater.             

-Acting Lead Scheduler for Tikrit Iraq, responsible for oversight on all scheduling activities for the bases of Tikrit, as well as management of the scheduling department.              

 

 

Halliburton KBR, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan                        October 2005 to April 2006

 

Utilities Administrator

Responsible for creating, tracking and updating work orders in the Utilities department  database. As well as tracking and updated department manpower & material resources.

-Worked as a LN/TCN escort, responsible for monitoring and escorting LN/TCN’s on site while they performed their work duties.

-Trained and worked as Electrical Department Administrator.

-Trained and worked as Utilities Department Administrator creating and tracking work orders.  

-Coordinated with Utilities Plumbing Department in an effort to create a total material inventory within an Access Database.  

-Revised method of collecting information on work orders using Microsoft Access for electrical material records so that information could be stored by job number and reviewed upon job completion for more accurate information on the amount material used. 

 

IBEW local 5, Pittsburgh, PA                                         September 1999 to October 2005

 

Journeyman Inside Wireman

Responsible for installing, maintaining and troubleshooting all types of electrical circuits. Including lighting, motor control, low voltage, high voltage, DC, AC, speaker systems, fire alarm systems, PLCs, and isolated ground for computer circuits.  Installed all types of conduit and wiremold, including Rigid, PVC, and EMT. Utilized training in teledata to set up information distribution networks with CAT V cabling, fiber optics, and patch panels. 

-Completed a 5 year apprenticeship in a training program that is widely acclaimed with 10,000 hours of on the job training and over 1000 hours in the classroom.

 

 

 

Education

 

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA2004

A.S, Major, Electrical Technology

GPA: 3.4. Received an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Technology

 

IBEW NJATC Apprenticeship Program, Pittsburgh, PA2004

Certificate, Inside Wireman

GPA: 3.4. Received a Journeyman’s Certification from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers after a five year Apprenticeship.

 

University of Pittsburgh, Greensburgh, PA     1998

Major, Information Science

Attended University of Pittsburgh for 1 semester after High School to study Information Science.

 

Butler Senior High School, Butler, PA1998

H.S. Diploma

Graduated from Butler Senior High School in 1998.

 

Skills

 

-Project Scheduling: Primavera 4, 5,6, and 8.2 through web based and on the job training. Skilled in Microsoft Projects 2003/2007/2010, knowledge of the usage of Access and Excel in MS Project and Primavera in building and tracking duration and resource loaded schedules, work downs and graphs.    

-Software experience: Knowledge of Administrative Operations, including the use of all Microsoft Office software, including Access as well as Maximo, Peoplesoft, ALM (Asset Mangement), P6, and Visual Basic, and Business Objects.

 

Intro to Estimating, Cost, Scheduling & Data Documents Courses.

Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship, Journeyman Electrician

 

References

 

Available upon request.