Planner / Scheduler / Senior Network Administrator

 

 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Planner/Scheduler - Fifteen years overall combined experience with CB&A Project Management Services (2011-Present), US Steel Blast Furnace #8 Outage (2008), BE&K Engineering Company (2006), Rust Engineering (1980-1988), and Southern Company Services (1974-1980) serving as a planner/scheduler in the engineering, procurement, construction, and construction management of heavy industrial projects and outages.

·   Organize scope into major categories (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, etc.) to outline deliverables and milestones.

·   Determine primary time table for deliverables from appropriate sources.

·   Sequence major work priorities into a logical schedule.

·   Determine critical paths that anchor the overall project completion date.

·   Develop workarounds to overcome obstacles in the critical path.

·   Integrate, review, and validate critical path relationships (predecessors/successors) with primary parties.

·   Calculate total float to report the critical path.

·   Prepare work breakdown structure (WBS) which serves the link to the scope of work. Prepare activity coding dictionary to sort and filter activities by system, building, discipline of work, etc.

·   Receive and understand client constraints (funding, outages, permits).

·   Integrate constraints into project schedule and evaluate schedule impacts.

·   Determine working calendars of each project discipline.

·   Coordinate with Cost Department, Estimating and Construction to determine work durations by commodity/task.

·   Manage and control all scheduling data (CPM, constraints, durations, WBS, etc.) through project management software (Primavera or other program).

·   Collect progress updates from responsible authority by discipline.

·   Collect progress updates from subcontractors and vendors.

·   Update and evaluate percent complete progress and actual dates based upon progress updates per Earned Value Measurement System rules.

·   Determine remaining duration.

·   Calculate project schedule duration after input of progress.

·   Review and analyze critical path.

·   Develop customized schedule reports according to customer requirements.

·   Produce and validate critical path report.

·   Develop milestone schedule report.

·   Validate status report of prior update.

·   Communicate project status report to project team and client via weekly meetings. 

 

Senior Network Administrator
Sixteen years progressive experience at Rust Engineering Company (and its successors) in computer and network administration with the last 5 years (1989 – 2004) holding the position of Senior Network Administrator supporting both Novell 4.11 and Windows NT/2000 Server.

·   Daily administration of the NT Domain/Active Directory for all users, groups, and device accounts.

·   System backups of servers were performed as part of a comprehensive data safety and corporate disaster recovery policy.

·   Strongly participated in development, design and implementation of LAN/WAN hardware installation and performance upgrades.

·   Established and maintained LAN documentation, SOP's and Work Instructions.

·   Daily interfacing with Planning and Scheduling groups to support software tools such as Primavera.  Installed and maintained Primavera and other software tools.

·   Able to effectively negotiate and coordinate multiple priorities as defined and directed by local and corporate IT management to achieve desired goals.

·   Work effectively as a team member or independently with minimum supervision.

 

 

 

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
 

Software / Operating Systems:
Primavera P3ec, P5, and P6, SureTrak, Microsoft Project, Visio, Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Windows XP - Home/Professional, Novell 3.11/3.12/4.11.

 

Certifications
All of my knowledge to implement, support and administer Application software, PC's, Server's, Network's, routers, switches, LANs, WANs, etc. has been from attending specialized vendor or systems training classes, learning from other trained personnel, intensive personal study and the ability to draw upon past experiences and observations to proceed in trouble-shooting new or different problems.

Relevant Specialized Training
Microsoft Office and Primavera P3 EC intermediate training.
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 

CB&A Project Management Services, LLC, Birmingham, AL April, 2011 - Present
Position: Project Controls Specialist – Responsibilities have included development and maintenance of EPC resource loaded schedules for clients in the chemical, petrochemical, and power industries.  Have experience developing schedules from estimates and drawings.  Utilized Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Trussville, AL August, 2008 to April, 2011
Position: Retail Sales Associate in Hunting and Fishing Department.

 

US Steel Blast Furnace #8 2008 Outage Birmingham, AL  April 2, 2008 - April 27, 2008
Position: Senior Planner/Scheduler - Contracted through CCSI, Inc. to Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc, Metals Technology Division to prepare and generate detailed hourly and summary project schedules, reports, critical path method (CPM) schedules and graphical display of such schedules for all segments of the project. Conduct twice daily schedule review meetings to discuss project status and participate in developing alternatives to accomplish changes in priorities.

 

Marble City Mobile, LLC and A&M Productions, LLC, Birmingham, ALSept, 2006 - Aug, 2008

Position: Truck Maintenance Manager, Tractor Trailer Operator and Video production Specialist for contracting company's which record and televise sporting events in and around the southeastern states for CSS-Sports and ComCast Cable Television.

 

BE&K Engineering Company, Birmingham, AL May, 2006 - Sept, 2006
Position: Senior Planner/Scheduler - Contracted through AllStates Technical Services to prepare and generate detailed and summary project schedules, reports, earned value progress reporting, critical path method (CPM) schedules and graphical display of such schedules.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Birmingham, AL March, 2005 - May, 2006
Position: Retail Sales Associate and Inventory Control Specialist

Self Employed Computer Consultant, Birmingham, AL December, 2004 - August, 2005
Position: Desktop/Network Computer Consultant

 

 

Washington Group International, Birmingham, AL June, 1992 to July, 2004
Position: Senior Network Administrator

Formerly Raytheon Engineers & Constructors,
Formerly Rust Engineering and Rust Construction
Responsibilities: Design and Construction of Pulp and Paper Mills, Automotive Assembly Plants and other Industrial/Chemical/Foods/Energy Projects
Progressive Advancement in Responsibilities within Information Technologies Department
Position: Senior Enterprise Network Administrator (April, 2000 to July 2, 2004)
Position: Network Administrator (June, 1996 to April, 2000)
Position: Network Support Specialist (June, 1992 to June, 1996)

 

·               Administered and maintained a local and wide area network consisting of 20 servers and approximately 300 workstations using Novell and Windows 98/NT/2000 network operating systems.

·               Perform on-site and remote administration of network servers (local or remote site).

·               Install, maintain and update network server installed software: specifically critical operating system server and system security updates.

·               Administer local area networks "hosts" file, DNS server, WINS server and DHCP server

·               Plan, implement, and document network operating systems changes.

·               Monitor, analyze and troubleshoot network and system performance.

·               Manage utilization of network server disk space.

·               Develop and implement corporate security policies and procedures.

·               Develop and implement disaster recovery procedures related to equipment and data.

·               Maintain integrity of corporate data via network backups, restores and/or archives.

·               Administer, maintain, install and configure local network hubs, switches and routers.

·               Administer users accounts: Create, modify, reset passwords; Grant appropriate access rights.

·               Develop and maintain documents detailing local and wide area network connectivity.

·               Build, maintain and update remote access servers.

·               Diagnose and resolve network connectivity issues utilizing appropriate resources.

Rust Engineering and Rust Constructors, Birmingham AL    March, 1988 - June, 1992
Responsibilities: Design and Construction of Pulp and Paper Mills/Industrial Projects
Position: Manager - Client Services

 

·               Price negotiations with prospective hardware/software vendors and service providers.

·               Continual interface with hardware/software vendors and service.

·               Supervise Client Services personnel (6 employees).

·               Supervise all computer related training as it relates to the Birmingham office and assists in the coordination of computer related training in regional offices and job sites where applicable.

·               Review all PC hardware and software requisitions prior to submittal to IT Manager.

·               Focal point for all PC related hardware and software purchases.

·               Supervise the receipt and installation of all hardware and software in the Birmingham office.

·               Focal point for PC networking as required on existing local area network

 

Rust Engineering and Rust Constructors, Birmingham AL October, 1980 - March, 1988
Responsibilities: Design and Construction of Pulp and Paper Mills, Industrial Projects 
Position: Planner/Scheduler

Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham AL October, 1974 - October, 1980
Responsibilities: Design and Construction of Electric Power Generation Facilities
Position: Planner/Scheduler

 

FORMAL EDUCATION:
L. F. Banks High School, Birmingham, AL - Graduated 1971 - Advanced Academic Diploma
Jefferson State Junior College, Birmingham, AL - 2 Years Engineering Studies
UAB, Birmingham, AL - 1 Year Engineering Studies
UAB, Birmingham, AL - Varied Special Studies Courses over several years.