Kaushik(Kash) Desai

   E-mail: kaushik.desai123@gmail.com

                                        LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kaushik-desai/25/a33/511

 

Objective

Seeking a project controls position as a Project Planner/ Scheduler or Project Controls Engineer/Specialist in a reputable company.

 

Professional Summary

·   Offers 18+ years in project engineering/planning/scheduling/ project controls within engineering/ manufacturing / construction/ Turnarounds within the Petrochemical / Refinery/ Steel / Airports Shipbuilding, Transportation/Transit, Pharmaceutical, Utilities, Telecom, etc.

·   Fully conversant with Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) & PM Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

·   Excellent understanding of process improvement methodologies, risk/ opportunity management.

·   Development and maintenance of the Program Master Plan (IMP) & Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), cost and schedule integration, maintaining schedule baselines & updates

·   Proven performance as Owner’s Program/Project Master Scheduler, as in Owner’s CCM Firm Support role and also as role in General Contractor Scheduling.

·   Supported through complete project/ product life cycle phases from Master Planning, Design/DSA, Procurement, Construction and Close-out.

·   Proven experience as with resource/cost loaded schedules in various vertical as well as horizontal infrastructure projects with different project delivery methods.

·   Fully conversant with contemporary Project Management processes and methodologies, CPM -Critical Path Method, Integrated cost-schedule planning, schedule performance assessment as with EVM – Earned Value Management, trend analysis & forecasting for ETC/ EAC.

·   Cost support included establishing cost baseline, monthly Cash Flow analysis utilizing cost, commitment & final project/program costs.

·   Reports - periodic variance analysis, Pivot Table, WIP, Metrics Reports, using MS Excel, MS Access, Oracle/ SQL and Primavera P6 Report Module.

·   Sound engineering background for various international codes/ standards like ASME, ANSI, API, DIN, JIS, ASA, BS etc and Quality Control/ Assurance Programs/ Procedures.

·   Real team player, eager to learn new methodologies/ techniques and can work independently.

 

Certifications / Courses / Skills

 

·   Project Management: Primavera (P3), Version-3.1, SureTrak; Primavera (P3e),  P5 / P6/ Primavera Server Environment; Expedition; Schedule Analyzer; MS Project 98/ 2003/2007; CASP; Avena MARS ERM System; SAP (R3)- MM/ PM Modules.

·   Other Computer Skills: MS Office2007;; MS Excel; MS Access; Oracle/SQL*plus; Maximo; Timberline; Visio; Windows XP/2000/NT/95/98;SharePoint,CMMS; Lotus Notes.

·   Various training programs & seminars on Industrial /Refinery/ Construction Safety.

 

Affiliations

·  PMI – Project Management Institute, USA.

 

Education

·                          Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), S. P. University, Gujarat, India.

 

 

Employment History

 

(1)    Clients: Amtrak/ Parsons Corp.; MSDC/ STV-AECOM J.V; MTA/ NYCT/ URS.   

Employer: JCMS Inc                                                                     May. 2014 –   Current       

Sr. Scheduler :

(1) As with $80 M , PTC/  I-ETMS project in rail-road domain with AMTRAK, responsible for project baseline/ CPM schedule development, progress monitoring, updating, delay/time impact analysis, earned value/ trend analysis, reports.

(2) As with $220M, MSDC- Moynihan Station Phase I, Project in transit domain: As CM Firm, schedule reviews/ validations/ comments/ non-conformance reports and timely resolutions.

(3) As with $194M, MTA/NYCT- South Ferry Station Rehab Project in transit domain: As CM Firm, contractor Baseline schedule reviews/ validations/ comments and timely resolutions.

 

(2)    Client: Huntington Ingalls Industries, MS  --------------------------- Nov. 2013 –   Apr. 2014        

Employer: Axis Technologies

CPM Scheduler III :

·                 As with Multi-Billion Dollar LHA/ LPD class shipbuilding programs for U.S. Navy & others at HII-Ingalls, a spin-off from Northrop Grumman, with IMS- integrated master schedule/ work package schedules/ baselines having 25K plus activities, updates, forecasting & reports.

 

(3)    Client: LAWA/ City of Los Angeles, CA                                       Dec. 2012 – Apr.2013         

Employer: Athalye Inc., CA/ Walsh Austin J.V.

       Senior Scheduler

·                The New TBIT/ LAX Airport Project worth $1.5 Billion, for LAWA/ City Of Los Angeles: WAJV, CM/GC at Risk Contract: As as with master integrated schedule/ construction schedule, baselines, CMAR/Change Management as with Delay/ Time Impact Analysis, Monthly Progress Monitoring and Updating/Validation.

 

(4)   Client: LABOS/ City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA                   July 2012 – Sept. 2012 

Employer:   KDG Construction Consulting, CA                                                  ------    -                                                     

       Senior Scheduler

·                LABOS/ City of Los Angeles - LAWCSR Program for Hyperion Wastewater Plant,: For a $90M EPC Project, developed, maintained, analyzed & executed, resource/ cost loaded master integrated schedule, maintaining baselines, Critical Path/ Variance analysis, Monthly Updates, Time Impact Analysis.

·                Cost -Performed as in Cash Flow projections & Reports.

 

(5)    Client: So Cal Edison, CA                                                                      Sept 2011 – Mar 2012

       Employer: 347 Construction Group, CA

        Lead Scheduler

·                500kV OPGW Transmission Line Project: @$20M, CM At Risk Project/ Owner’s Engineer, developed bid schedule, assisted in updating integrated master schedule, contractor schedule reviews, comments and resolution.

·                Cost -Performed  as in Project Cash Flow projection and updates, earned value & trend forecasting for ETC/ EAC.

 

(6)    Client: BP Refinery, CARSON, CA-                                                     Feb 2011 – Apr 2011                                                                                

Employer: EPCM-PSI / Spencer Reed Group, CA ----------------_____-         

      TAR Scheduler ( Turnaround/ Shutdown Project ):

·                Plant Turnaround/ Shutdown : Developed, analyzed & updated, large resource loaded schedules for major turnaround for oil refinery, working across integrated project team.

·                Performed as in leveling resource loaded schedules, Critical path/ Earned Value analysis.

·                Reports - Daily Turnaround reports, EPOCH reports, senior management reports, QA/QC Checks.

 

(7)    Client: LAUSD- Los Angeles Unified School District CA                       May 2007 – June 2010

Employer: HNTB-Yang J.V. / E-Square Corp

 

              Sr. Scheduler & Cost Specialist:

·                Developed, maintained & analyzed schedules for projects worth @ $200M of construction work annually for K-12 School facilities for LAUSD, 2^nd largest school district in USA.

·                Performed from time to time in Program Management/Project Development/ Design Services/ Contracts Services in master planning, schedule development, tracking, maintaining baselines, CPM schedule analysis, variance Analysis, Earned Value analysis & trend forecasting for ETC/ EAC

·                Reports- Progress, 4 wk rolling schedules, Variance, WIP etc, web-tool support & updates, QA/QC, Query Reports- MS Access/ Oracle.

·                Construction support - contractor schedule oversight, schedule forecasting, CPM//Variance analysis, Time Impact/Delay analysis, change orders, schedule updates verification / validation.

 

(8)    Technip USA Corp, Claremont, CA ------------------------------------------Oct 2006 – Mar 2007

Sr. Planner/ Scheduler:

·                 Outlined and developed the Master Plan and baseline Schedule for the Hydrogen Plant (40 MMSCFD) Project worth $80M for BP Refinery, Cherry Point, WA. 

·                 Performed as in the project team in creating, maintaining, and monitoring Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), liaise with IPT –integrated project team for schedule updates verification / validation.

·                 Project performance reports, analyzed with CPM- Critical Path/variance analysis, identifying trends with metrics like CPI/ SPI, EVM analysis & trend analysis for ETC/ EAC, participated in Gated Review process of project life cycle, risk analysis & mitigating efforts.

 

(9)    Hotel Ventures of Goldrock, Rocky Mount, NC ---------------------------June 2003 – Aug 2006

Manager:

·                 As Manager, Planning/Scheduling/ Estimating oversight/assistance for ongoing Hotel Projects, Budget Management, Sales, Maintenance-Quality Standards, Forecast/ Control, Reports, Assets Improvement, Safety, Home Office Communications.

 

(10)     AYTB CO Ltd, Jubail-31961, Saudi Arabia --------------------------------Aug 2000 – May 2002

  Planning Engineer-II :

·                 As with well-reputed, Saudi-American construction & Refinery Maintenance contracting company as Planner/Scheduler/Estimator for major plant turnarounds at corporate office as well as at client sites like Saudi Petrochemical Company (SADAF) & CHEVRON, Saudi Arabia.

 

(11)     Costain/ Mecon/ Trags , U.A.E/ Bahrain/ Syria -----------------------------May 1993 – July2000

    Planning Supervisor/ Engineer :

·                 Planning / Scheduling / Maintenance contracts for various Arabian Gulf countries as:

o        LNG plant major overhauls, ADGAS at Das Island, Abu-Dhabi, UAE - M/s.COSTAIN

o        Major Overhauls at QGPC – Qatar Gas & Petroleum Company - M/s.TRAGS

o        Major Overhauls at GPIC, Bahrain - MECON

·                 As Freelance Consultant with construction contractors, Surat, India (5/1993-7/2000).                                                                     

(12)     ESSAR STEEL, Hazira, Gujarat State, India ------------------------- --Nov 1989 – Apr 1993

   Deputy Manager (Mechanical) – HBI Project :

·      As with Project Engineering/ Planning/ Execution /Commissioning of this world-scale DRI/ HBI Plant Modules, with state-of-art technologies from MIDREX, USA.

·      Also, with GEC-BHEL Make Gas Turbine Power Plant/ electric sub-stations.

 

(13)     Client: KNPC – Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait-------Sept 1987 – Nov 1989

          Employer: KREMENCO, Ahmadi, Kuwait

             Jr. Engineer / Senior Tech :

·       As with well-reputed Saudi-American refinery industrial maintenance & engineering contractor with KNPC, Kuwait, in Maintenance Planning / Field Maintenance - Preventive / Shutdown Maintenance of equipments like Turbines, pumps, compressors, Piping systems, Heat Exchangers, Columns,etc.

 

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