LOIS K. Lynn

1137 Piney Grove Road  ~ Augusta, Georgia 30906

(407) 221-0929katlynn8447@yahoo.com

 

Project Controls professional with a solid background in domestic and international schedules for power plant construction and engineering, cost control, and logistic planning and implementation. Detail-oriented Scheduler & Cost Control Specialist with the ability to perform critical path analysis and schedule evaluations. Skilled in strategy planning, producing requirements quickly. Proficient with Primavera P3-P6, Integraph SmartPlant, Passport, NAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Explorer, and Adobe Acrobat Professional. Additional expertise in:

 

Cost ForecastingSchedule DevelopmentContract Analysis             

Team LeadershipEngineering Change ProposalsEPC Project Management             

Critical Path AnalysisInterdiscipline CommunicationClient Reporting             

 

PROFESSIONAL  SUMMARY

 

Senior Project Controls Engineer – Planner/Scheduler

·            Built and tracked detailed project schedules for 50K+ activities, performing critical path analyses and reporting resolutions.

·            Led integration schedules for power plant builds, integrating engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, startup, and turnover plans.

·            Evaluated contractual commitments, analyzing discipline, partner, and vendor interdependencies.

·            Awarded Process Team Commendations 3 times for excellence in completing projects within budget and schedule while producing significant cost savings.

·            Provided impact analysis for budget and schedule for Engineering Change Proposals (Requests).

·            Identified potential issues and recommended corrective actions and work around plans.

·            Evaluated, recommended, and scheduled materials shipping plans for international and domestic sites.

·            Coordinated production of reports, supporting internal, partner and client reporting requirements.

·            Produced and monitored schedules for nuclear construction and maintenance projects.

·            Mitigated contract claims, minimizing cost risks and schedule impacts.

·            Authorized expedited shipping and overtime to meet contract commitments.

 

Senior Cost Engineer – Cost Analyst

·            Performed detailed cost and budget evaluations, comparing Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) to Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) and generating forecast Estimate at Completion (EAC).

·            Evaluated cost, schedule, and logistic feasibility proposals, recommending fund commitments and margin.

·            Led a Process Improvement Team, developing and implementing a cost model system for a newly created Cost Forecasting Department in the Projects Division.

·            Interviewed suppliers, ensuring specifications were defined and met contract requirements.

·            Developed detailed estimates, performing take-offs for civil, mechanical and piping drawings as well as power plant modification proposals.

 

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

 

CB&I, Waynesboro, Georgia2012-Present

Senior Nuclear Scheduler, Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 & 4, Georgia

·            Report, update and incorporate additions to the site engineering schedule, including detailing earned value/earned progress for Vogtle 3 and 4; managed over 27K activities in Primavera 6.

·            Monitor, develop and update site subcontract pre-award schedule.

·            Performed as lead coordinator for Southern Nuclear Company’s operational impacts team, controling, monitoring, and releasing scheduled work contingencies to ensure safe operation of Plant Vogtle 1 & 2.

 

BECHTEL, Multiple Locations, Florida2011-2012

Senior Nuclear Scheduler, St. Lucie Nuclear Station, Florida

·            Developed and integrated project coding structures to provide for the collection, monitoring and reporting of cost and schedule statuses and performance information on the EPU Nuclear Outage. 

·            Built burndown curves for calculations, hold points, and engineering change package closeout.

 

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

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BECHTEL, Continued

·            Implemented project setup, ensuring all project controls procedures, guidelines, and systems were applied.

·            Monitored budgets, expenditures, and forcasts, updating with new project developments and communicating the status of the project budget and performance to management.

·            Collaborated with the project management team in identifying potential deviations and risks, assigning responsibilities and tracking mitigation/follow-up throughout the project lifecycle.

·            Evaluated subcontracts’ performance, identifying variances and facilitating corrective measures; verified invoices/payments and incorporated changes into cost control tools.

 

Senior Nuclear Scheduler, Turkey Point Nuclear Station, Florida

·            Conducted engineering scheduling for a complete nuclear plant upgrade for increasing power by 14%, safety, reliability, and efficiency for each Turkey Point nuclear unit.

·            Integrated schedule data using Primavera P6, LoadSpring, and Florida Power & Light Company systems for architect/engineering (A/E), project engineering, plant engineering, and maintenance plans.

 

DUKE ENERGY – HK AVERY, Oconee Nuclear Station, South Carolina2010-2011

Contract Scheduler

·            Led engineering schedule development for a major project for three operating units, requiring retrofit and upgrade construction activities.

·            Integrated schedule data using Primavera P6 and LoadSpring for A/E, project engineering, plant engineering, and maintenance plans.

 

UNRELATED EXPERIENCE, Osteen, Florida2003-2010

 

SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE (Siemens Power Generation), Orlando, Florida1990-2003

Senior Project Controls Engineer

·            Led integration of project schedules for power plant build, collaborating with subcontractors, consortium partners and clients to ensure contractual commitments were met.

·            Managed critical path activities, developing work around schedules and recommending corrective actions.

·            Evaluated contract claims, preparing detailed estimates and supporting documentation.

·            Created proposal schedules using manufacturing pipeline for combustion turbine/generator build schedules.

·            Built schedules for client presentation, mitigating claims and providing retrofit and field deficiency plans.

·            Managed production, export documentation, and equipment delivery for the Berlin Testbed in Germany.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, 5 Power Plants1985-1990

Outage Scheduler/Cost Analyst

·            Performed scheduling and cost control at power plants under contract to Florida Power & Light, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Jacksonville Electric Authority, and Tennessee Valley Authority.

 

STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Multiple Locations1980-1985

Field Cost Analyst/Scheduler

·            Scheduled system turnover at Millstone Nuclear Plant, collaborating with closeout team, creating and driving punch list completion for balance of plant systems.

·            Performed cost analyses for the Getty project in New York headquarters; promoted to Field Cost Analyst, transferring to the Getty site for a methanol plant build.

 

Additional experience as a Cost Engineering Aide at Dravo Utility Constructor, Inc. in New York.

 

EDUCATION

 

BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, New York

Bachelor of Arts