William J Thomas

528 Garden Oaks Cove l Niceville, FL 32578 l 850-307-7342 l wjtrader@gmail.com

 

Results oriented, hands-on Primavera Scheduling Professional with 20 years diverse professional scheduling and construction management experience.

Expert in project management scheduling using Primavera P6, P3, MS-Project, and Enterprise PPM, for planning, timeline scheduling, forecasting, tracking and monitoring to completion, a project's performance, progress, and status.

Experienced in providing project managers with cost and schedule analysis required to successfully execute, monitor, and manage large projects.

Proven track record for the successful completion of multi-million dollar projects by management with CPM scheduling to coordinate processes, manage subcontracts, and forecast activity dependent issues.

A team player with strong interpersonal skills and hands on working knowledge of overall planning and schedule development, analysis, and reporting.

 

 

·  Developing and tracking master/baseline schedules, cost/resource loading and leveling

·  Establishing work breakdown structures and assist in developing project specific codes

·  Developing and maintaining overall project cost reports, cost to date, earned values, and cost/schedule variance reporting

·  Identifying, reporting, and monitoring activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule

·  Generating periodic reports on operational activities including progress schedule analysis, S-curves, narrative reports, and histograms for client and management review

·  Performing "What If" schedule scenario's to analyze decisions or change impacts
supporting the managers in risk mitigation and claim reviews

·  Reviewing sub-contractors’ schedules for logic and contract compliance

·  Identifying schedule deviations and potential risks for corrective action

·  Monitoring critical and near critical path work and identifying potential issues to mitigate schedule delays and/or optimize project completion

·  Developing, maintaining, and monitoring short duration look ahead schedules

·  Understanding project’s scope of work, needs and deliverables, contract milestones, estimated budget quantities, costs, durations and resources

·  Establishing and maintaining communication with project stake holders and contractors

·  Hold a current secret security clearance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBO Project New Zealand                                                                    2015 – Present

 

Project Controls Engineer

 

Provide project controls subject matter expertise for a diplomatic construction project in New Zealand. Work with other members of the project staff in planning, coordinating, evaluating, and scheduling work to ensure that quality, schedule, and cost requirements are met.

Manage the operations of the Contractor office as related to the construction contract's cost and schedule. Prepare reports and other control documentation.

Assemble the contractor's monthly application for payment.

Review and evaluate requests for contract modifications as to schedule time extension requirements.

 

 

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft                                                                         2014 – 2015

 

Integrated Master Scheduler/Planner

 

Create and maintain detailed, resource loaded P6 IMS for military engines production.

Collaborate with Cost Account Managers, Engineers, Program Managers, and team members to plan, create, monitor, and analyze resource loaded network schedules for program schedule performance and schedule related metrics.

Ensure the integrated master schedule is networked in order to perform critical path and earned value analysis and reconciliation.

Conduct weekly/monthly detailed analysis for major program events.

Analyze key intermediate milestones in order to provide status updates to the integrated master plan.

Coordinate with major suppliers and subcontractors to collect and deliver current schedule information.

Schedule baseline management and control to report weekly/monthly baseline variance analysis.

Assist in proposal generation, costing, and cost/schedule integration.

Prepare and present briefing materials to management and customers.

 

 

K2 Engineering and Management                                                        2013 – 2014

 

Senior Planning Consultant

 

Created and maintained detailed, resource loaded P6 IMS for 101 turbine offshore wind farm.

Converted various MS Project manufacturing schedules into P6 integrated master schedule.

Collaborated with Engineers, Production Managers, Finance Managers, and team members in planning fabrication, delivery logistics, and erection of foundations, towers, turbines, and upland transmission components.

Coordinated with major suppliers to collect and integrated current schedule information into the P6 IMS.

Prepared and presented current/baseline analysis to Program and Financial Managers.

 

 

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft                                                                         2011 – 2013

 

Integrated Master Scheduler/Planner

 

Created and maintained detailed, resource loaded P6 IMS for research, design, and development of F35 military engines.

Collaborated with Cost Account Managers, Engineers, Program Managers, and team members to plan, create, monitor, and analyze resource loaded network schedules for program schedule performance, earned value analysis, and schedule related metrics.

Ensured the integrated master schedule was networked in order to perform critical path and earned value analysis and reconciliation.

Conducted weekly/monthly detailed analysis for major program events.

Analyzed key intermediate milestones in order to provide status updates to the integrated master plan.

Coordinated with major suppliers and subcontractors to collect and deliver current schedule information.

Scheduled baseline management and control to report on weekly/monthly baseline variance analysis.

Assisted in proposal generation, costing and cost/schedule integration.

Prepared and presented monthly briefing materials to management and customers.

 

 

MOCA Systems                                                                                        2010 - 2011

 

Senior Construction Scheduler

Mobile District Corps of Engineers

 

Developed P6 integrated master schedule for MILCON F-35 associated BRAC relocation to Eglin AFB including newly constructed Eglin 7th Special Forces Group Complex.  Resource loaded manpower requirements for Corps of Engineers and integrated with Prime Contractor schedules.  Performed monthly contractor progress schedule analysis for pay requisitions and impact analysis for change management.

 

 

Jacobs Engineering                                                                                  2009 - 2010

 

Site Manager

Federal FAA ARTC Atlanta Facility Renovation

 

Managed and coordinated subcontracted site activities with CPM scheduling and

Prolog document control.  Challenging renovation schedule coordination with Owner (FAA) occupied facility and ongoing air traffic control operations.

 

 

Speegle Construction, Inc.                                                                       2007 - 2009

 

Project Manager

 

Managed self-performance and subcontractors with CPM scheduling and Expedition document control.

 

120,000 sq. ft. New Crestview, Florida Elementary School

20,000 sq. ft. New MILCON USAF, Hurlburt Field, Florida Design/Build Squadron Operations Facility

65,000 sq. ft. Walton County, Florida Courthouse and Facilities Renovation

 

 

Cambridge Companies, Merrillville, IN           2005 - 2007

 

Project Manager

 

Managed self-performance and subcontractors with CPM scheduling and Expedition document control.  In addition, performed company-wide CPM scheduling of design/build contracts.

 

35,000 sq. ft. New Allied Waste New Orleans Regional Office

20, 000 sq. ft. Allied Waste Lake Charles, Louisiana Office Renovation

10,000 sq. ft. New Allied Waste Pensacola, Florida Transfer Station

10,000 sq. ft. Allied Waste Anniston, Alabama Transfer Station Renovation

 

 

The Skillman Corp., Indianapolis, IN        2001 - 2005

 

Project Manager

 

Managed multiple prime contractors with CPM scheduling and Expedition document control.  Typical CM style bidding and fast-track phasing.

 

(2) 120,000 sq. ft. New Mattoon, Illinois Middle Schools

65,000 sq. ft. New Fisher, Illinois Middle School

40,000 sq. ft. Urbana, Illinois High School Renovation and Pool Addition

 

 

Professional Construction Management, Barrington, IL                      1998 - 2001

 

Project Manager

 

Managed multiple prime contractors with CPM scheduling and Expedition document control.  Typical CM style design/build bidding and fast-track phasing.

 

65,000 sq. ft. New Big Hollow, Illinois Middle School

80,000 sq. ft. New Grayslake, Illinois Middle School

 

 

Unteed Nelson Slack Anderson, Architects        1993 - 1998

 

Architectural Site Manager

 

Managed multiple general and prime contractors with CPM scheduling.  Typical responsibilities included performing contractor scheduled and actual work in place analysis for evaluating progress pay requests, evaluating contractor quality adherence to design documents and specifications, evaluating and negotiating change order requests, and resolving design discrepancies.

 

(2) 100,000 sq. ft. New Champaign, Illinois Middle Schools

40,000 sq. ft. University of Illinois Turner Student Services Renovation

50,000 sq. ft. University of Illinois ISGS Coal Research Laboratory Renovation

30,000 sq. ft. University of Illinois Adams Physics Laboratory Renovation

10,000 sq. ft. University of Illinois IMPE Pool and Deck Renovation

10,000 sq. ft. Champaign, Illinois Park District New Phillips Recreation Center

Illinois state-wide Mental Health Facility Renovations

 

 

Camosy Construction         1990 - 1993

 

Project Manager / Project Engineer

 

As Project Manager directed self-performance and subcontractors with CPM scheduling and Expedition document control.  As Project Engineer performed company-wide CPM scheduling and document control.

 

20,000 sq. ft. Elkhorn, Wisconsin Middle School Renovation

10,000 sq. ft. Waukegan, Illinois Bobcox Justice Center Addition

20,000 sq. ft. Waukegan, Illinois Wastewater Treatment Facility Renovation

40,000 sq. ft. Wheeling, Illinois New GSA Facility

60,000 sq. ft. Kenosha, Wisconsin Maintenance Facility Renovation

100,000 sq. ft. Burlington, Illinois New High School

30,000 sq. ft. Racine, Wisconsin New Precast Finishing and Plating Industrial Facility

20,000 sq. ft. Libertyville, Illinois New Condell Professional Office Building

30,000 sq. ft. Waukegan, Illinois Middle School Addition and Renovations

65,000 sq. ft. Lake Villa, Illinois New Elementary School

 

 

 

 

Morse-Diesel         1987 - 1990

 

Project Superintendent

 

Managed and coordinated subcontracted site activities with CPM scheduling.  Developed Master Project Baseline Schedule and performed periodic progress performance updates.

600,000 sq. ft. Chicago, Illinois Sears Consumer Financial Services Complex

 

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 1987   Associate of Applied Science in Construction Technology Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois 1984   Continuing Education in Primavera Scheduling and Project Documentation Software, OSHA Safety Training, BURSI Roofing Certifications, and Corps of Engineers QCS/RMS Training