Name:  HILARY OKOLO C

Title:   PLANNER/SCHEDULER/PROJECTCONTROL

Address: 13326 Vineyard Falls Dr, Houston Tx 77083

Email: hilgotngo@gmail.com

Phone: 7139660980.

Education:  2007- 2010 ITT Institute of Technology

      1999- 2003 Urbania Pontifical Universitas Romana

      1999-2003 University of Ibadan, Nigeria

      1997-1999 Enugu State University Nigeria

      1997-1999 Donbosco Computer Institute, Nigeria

Courses: Philosophy (B.A), Engineering and Mechanics, Public Relation and Mass Communication, Desktop Publishing and Programming, Computer Networking System.

Short Courses: Cost Engineering and Scheduling

Affiliations: Member of PMI both National and Houston Chapter, Member of AACEI and Member of PMI College of Scheduling.

 

Mr. Okolo has more than 12 years Engineering, Procurement and Construction Planning and Scheduling. As a Planner/Scheduler, he is responsible for developing the overall schedule and providing bi-weekly reports to the clients. Mr. Okolo has extensive knowledge of the PMI methodology and have worked across different industries.

Representative Assignments include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·   Planner Scheduler SHELL

·   The development, analysis, updating and evaluations of weekly reports.

·   Ensuring the accuracy of project schedules.

·   Ensuring work assignments are performed in accordance with the controlling policy or best practice.

·   Coordinating weekly/monthly project schedule and manpower update meetings and the distribution of reports in a timely manner.

·   Attending project/management meetings.

·   Monitoring current scheduling processes to ensure proper functionality.

·   Preparing, implementing and monitoring scopes of work and preparing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for control and integrity.

·   Reviewing contractor's schedules consisting of, but not limited to:  critical path, cost loading, schedule content, relationships and logic ties, constraints, milestones, and codes

o   Resource and cost load schedules, prepare cash flows

o   Validate work completed by others to ensure completeness and accuracy of content.

o   Forecast progress and performance in relation to cost / schedule trends.

o   Assist Project Management in formulating action plans to avoid cost overruns and time delays.

o   Analyze information produced by Project Controls systems to determine trends.

o   Conduct analysis of projects to highlight and identify specific problem areas and risks and provide mitigating strategies.

·   Retaining historical information for cost and schedule impact analysis for future work

 

·   Planner Scheduler Baker Hughes

·   Provides and coordinates the construction planning and scheduling systems, work processes, and reports needed to support the construction management efforts of the project.

·   Provides functional and management support of related project controls activities including project baseline schedules, man-hour budgets, project code of accounts, critical path analysis, manpower planning and forecasting, progress validation, earned value assessment, performance measurement.

·   Ensures project planning and scheduling deliverables are accurate and delivered to the Project Controls Manager in a timely fashion

·   Works closely with engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.

·   Integrate contractors/Third Party schedule into the overall Project schedule.

·   Breaks schedule down into shorter terms for easier management and tracking (example: 30-60 day look ahead).

·   Provide administrative assistance to the Project Controls Manager.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·   Planner Scheduler Champion Technology

·   Prepare and monitor Project Time Schedules using Primavera P6.

·   Develop Work breakdown Structure (WBS) and Activity codes

·   Develop Resource dictionaries, Calendars and assign to activities.

·   Analyze critical path and prepare PERT layouts

·   Prepare S-Curves and Histograms for manpower and other resources and costs.

·   Prepare and analyze cash flows

·   Prepare various types of Graphical and Tabular Reports from P6 and P3

·   Prepare Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports

·   Prepare resource reports, cost reports for senior management

·   Prepare Weekly and Monthly Look Ahead schedules

·   Integrate sub-contractor schedules into the project schedule for proper management of project

·   Resource and cost loading in the Project Schedule

·   Generate Earned Value Reports

·   Providing analysis and recommendations as corrective measures

·   Monitoring & Tracking project progress against target schedule

·   Schedule and monitor procurement activities to ensure timely arrival of materials and track variance

·   Measuring performance and suggesting corrective actions

·   Planned v/s actual schedules and cash flows

·   Monitoring and Reporting over budget to senior management

·   Establishing organization charts, procedures, data collection, and document flow plan

·   Manpower planning in coordination with the site team

·   Develop Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS)

·   Working with advanced P6 functions like Resource leveling, Global Change, Resource Curves, Top down Estimation, Work products and Documents, Cost Accounts and Budgets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·   Planner Scheduler Jacobs Engineering

·   Lead and facilitate the planning process. 

·   Use project planning documents and output from the interactive planning process as a basis for developing the project schedule. 

·   Obtain input from project team members, subcontractors, suppliers and client to support the development of a baseline schedule, and subsequently to update schedule progress and forecasting.

·   Provide timely analysis and reporting to support the project team.

·   Evaluate schedule alternatives to support project changes. 

·   Assist the Project Manager in managing resources. 

·   Be the focal point for all subcontract schedule development, update and incorporation into the overall schedule.

·   Assisting project teams understand the project risks that could affect project schedule and costs.

·   Prepare bi-weekly and monthly progress reports, perform progress analysis, and schedule updating, monitoring, forecast and resource planning.

·   Developed and maintained resource loaded project schedules for engineering and construction schedules.

 

 

 

·   Planner/Scheduler Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Responsibilities includes, assisting project teams understand the project risks that could affect project schedule and costs. Prepare bi-weekly and monthly progress reports, perform progress analysis, and schedule updating, monitoring, forecast and resource planning. Developed and maintained resource loaded project schedules for engineering.

·   Provided schedule/planning support on project proposals.

·   Reviewed, analyzed, and validated schedules submitted by contractors and other outside parties contributing to the project.

·   Assisted project teams in understanding project risks that could affect project schedule and costs.

·   Prepared bi-weekly and monthly progress reports, perform progress analysis, schedule updating, monitoring, forecast and resource planning.

·   Interfaced with vendors and collected / collated progress information and status and updated the project schedule.

·   Performed duties related to change control and document control management.

·   Developed and maintained resource loaded project schedules for engineering, procurement, construction work /facilities management using Primavera planning software and MS Project.

 

·   Planner/Scheduler Carter Construction Company

·   Responsibilities includes Updating activities weekly, recording percentage complete, earned value and remaining duration until completion of business cycle. Performing cost and schedule baseline comparison to actual costs and work performed. Preparation of various reports, including milestone report and cost reports. Budgeting, forecasting the team’s operational and financial targets.

·   Reviewed internal departmental financials, audited and accounted for variances.

·   Mentored and provided ongoing feedback to staff, providing workflow charts for management team.

·   Scheduled database maintenance and backups.

·   Performed required due diligence on new Construction to ensure compliance with the company’s requirements and standards.

·   Reviewed and approved vendor and subcontractor invoices and account payables.

·   Preparing contractual requirements relating to project planning, scheduling, and performance measurement /reporting.

·   Updating activities weekly, recording percentage complete, earned value and remaining duration until completion of business cycles.

Performing cost and schedule baseline comparison to actual costs and work performed.  Preparation of various reports including milestone report, and cost reports

·   Planner/Scheduler PSE&G. Responsibilities includes establishing and updating schedule inputs from MS projects to P3 format, ensuring planned process are implemented. Providing scheduling/planning support on project proposals. Working experience of developing WBS, scheduling and tracking project activities with adequate predecessor and successor. Reviewing, analyzing and validating schedules submitted by subcontractors and other outside parties contributing to the project.

·   Established a project-filing index for all hard copy engineering documents stored by the project, and establish a similar index for the filing of project correspondence.

·   Established and updated scheduling inputs from MS project to P3 format, ensuring planned processes are implemented.

·   Managed document controls and software, archiving project milestones, timelines and project lifecycles, inputting schedule codes for projects using SAP.

·   Providing schedule/planning support on project proposals.

·   Working experience developing WBS and independently schedule and track project activities with adequate predecessor and successor.

·   Reviewing, analyzing, and validating schedules submitted by Subcontractors and other outside parties contributing to the project.

·   Assisted project teams in understanding project risks that could affect project schedule and costs.

·   Preparing bi-weekly and monthly progress reports, perform progress analysis, schedule updating, monitoring, forecast and resource planning.

·   Collating progress information and status with vendors and collected / collated, and updated the project schedule.

·   Developed and maintained resource loaded project schedules for engineering, procurement, and construction work using Primavera planning software P3, and MS Project 2003.

 

 

Special Fields of Knowledge:  Philosophy, Planning and Scheduling, Computer Networking etc.

 

Languages:  English(Fluent), German, French, Classical Latin(Fluent), Hebrew, Greek and Igbo(Fluent).

 

Employment History:

      SHELL2013 – Date

     Baker Huges2012 – 2013

Champion Technologies2010 - 2012

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 2008 – 2010

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG)2006 – 2008

Carter Construction Company2004 – 2006

PSE&G2002 – 2004

 

Working Knowledge of the following applications:

Advanced Microsoft Office, Microsoft Projects, Lotus Notes, Primavera (P3), P6, P6.2, P6.8, PERTMASTER and SAP BW 3.5