MARC CALDWELL

Houston, Texas [Harris County]

(832) 326-8975 (mobile)

Email: ml_caldwell@hotmail.com

 

PROFILE

Analyze systems and processes and implement infrastructure improvements. Self-directed, disciplined, and confident leader and vibrant team player who delivers exceptional rather than expected results through strategic thinking, innovative problem-solving, and managing teams for performance excellence. 

 

CORE COMPENTICIES

Production Planning - Inventory Management - Site Operations Management

Staff Development &Training MRP – Material Planning Sys Supply Chain Management

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP            JD Edwards Visual Manufacturing                  APCS Production Scheduling              Oracle                             Excel              MS Office                      

Certified Primavera (P6) Administrator and P6 Web Access Rel. 7.0

Certified Primavera [P6] Rel. 8.1, 8.2,8.3

 

SECONDARY LANGUANGE

Spanish [Fluent] Verbal & Written

 

WORK HISTORY

Project Scheduler

Consumers Energy     Jan. 2016 - Current

·  Prepare project schedule on primavera P6 with WBS, activities and milestones

·  Run Primavera Project planner reports and analysis (v-lookup, concatenate, pivot tables)

·  Update schedules when required

·  Run Filters on the primavera Planner for reports required by management

·  Prepare Logic Diagrams, bar charts and histograms

·  Analyze and mitigate schedules for impacts

·  Prepare Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules as required

·  Perform cost to complete projections and earned value

·  Lead project status meetings will project team and stakeholders

·  Support the project team in the development of Project Change Notices.

·  Create project plans by identifying tasks to be performed, necessary requirements, deliverables and milestones.

·  Demonstrate skill in defining project scopes and details and devising and recommending alternative methods of standardized analysis as a basis for solving problems.

·  Manage data and information collection and research.

·  Analyze, compare and forecast current status against established baseline schedule

·  Monitor and evaluate results in alignment with project goals and objectives.

 

Project Controls Specialist (Senior Project Scheduler)

G.A.S. Unlimited (Williams) Aug. 2014 – Dec 2015

·  Analyzed potential and existing large to mega-projects in each region/franchise for conflicts pertaining to scheduling, personnel/manning needs, contractor availability, and equipment availability.

·  Recommend course of action necessary to resolve aspects of projects noted to be problematic to successful project/program completion.

·  Interfaced with various stakeholders to receive project progress updates to determine schedule impacts using critical path methodology (CPM)

·  Maintained master project schedule and provide progress updates as required for project reporting

·  Identify critical project metrics to track in order to monitor progress

·  Issue bi-monthly progress reports for each Operating Area noting aspects of concern and internal/external resources available

·  Attend project and stakeholder meetings as needed

·  Reviewed client and sub-contractor schedules

·  Query cost and schedule forecasts (v-lookup, concatenate, pivot tables)

·  Performed job audits to validate actual progress vs. reported 

·  Provide cost and schedule forecasts

·  Create, Edit, and Maintain full level 3 schedules with resources and cost loaded

·  Ensure project activities are logically tied – provide sequencing recommendations

·  Make presentations to clients/stakeholders on project controls

·  Perform project closeout with summary cost and schedule statistics

·  Prepare S-curves highlighting cumulative progress vs. baseline

 

Senior Project Scheduler

 Oceaneering                                                                         Feb 2013 – Aug 2014

·  Generate and maintained project work package schedules based on inputs from work package and or cost managers

·  Support the development and maintenance of scheduling templates for creating lower tier work package schedules that feed into the integrated master schedule.

·  Performed schedule analyses to identify critical path, probability of meeting milestones and opportunities for increasing schedule margins.

·  Support the establishment of processes and procedures for generating and maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule.

·  Developed and analyzed schedule data at the task level and cost accountant level for each WBS and OBS.

·  Performed schedule variance assessments and supports the issuance and maintenance of work packages and planning packages (v-lookup, concatenate, pivot tables)

·  Create, Edit, and Maintain full level 3 schedules with resources and cost loaded using P6

·  Ensure project activities are logically tied – provide sequencing recommendations

·  Interfaced with various stakeholders to receive project progress updates to determine schedule impacts using critical path methodology (CPM)

 

Planner/Scheduler

 Aker Solutions Oct 2011 – Feb 2013

·  Developed detailed project schedules and maintaining the master schedule for all projects. (Engineering and supply chain)

·  Reports to the project manager (PM) project progress and identifying critical deliverables in relation to the baseline project schedule to identify potential risks to the project (v-lookup, concatenate, pivot tables)

·  Identify and report to the project manager - project related required resources and resource deficiencies for each project throughout the project

·  Create, maintain, and diagnose problems with WBS and project calendars in P6

·  Maintain project schedule reporting using P6 to update project status for

·  TLP’s, jack ups, masts, land rigs and various FPSO packages

·  Liaise with contractor/outsourcing representatives for various projects to ensure compliance to the overall project schedule

·  Lead project related meetings to inform stakeholders project progress versus the original baseline schedule

·  Consult and advise PM’s and senior management of critical items, project milestones and continuing progress of their related projects.

·  Initiate recovery plans to mitigate risk and minimize the impacts from adverse changes in the project schedule with various project stakeholders.

·  Forecast data for possible future projects in regards current backlog versus future backlog and possible constraints and or bottlenecks

·  Determined reporting and analysis needs, and sets up and prepares special and periodic reports of project activities using S-curves, earned value and various P6 report tools.

 

Materials Manager/Master Scheduler

MIC Group - Brenham, Texas Jul 2010 – Oct 2011

•         Manage department and oversee all project scheduling and production control activities that are responsible for 50MM annual revenue.

·  Level loaded plant capacity to maximize use of available labor and material to reflect the lean manufacturing process to maximize the shop production and efficiency.

·  Monitor actual production and material consumption against the schedule to include order coordination, capacity requirements, supply inventory analysis etc. Investigate variances against schedules and alert management as deemed appropriate.

·  Managed direct planning activities including the proper management of finished goods and supply inventories to meet the needs of our clients in the Continental Americas and abroad (Europe, Asia)

·  Plan and schedule workflow of WIP for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and takt times.

·  Plan sequence of fabrication, assembly, outside processes, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers and verification of correct routers to ensure most accurate takt time possible.

·  Develop projections on rolling 3-6-12 month basis and monitor actual requirements versus projections.

·  Implement takt time calculations and lean manufacturing concepts to identify waste and improve efficiency and performance of production lines.

·  Generate production reports, Facilitate weekly meetings on project-production progress. Develop and distribute weekly schedules

·  Participated in daily meetings to identify best practices and areas of inefficiency to form teams to investigate and recommended new processes or procedures.

 

Planner/Scheduler

Valco Instruments - Houston, Texas Jan 2010 – Jun 2010

•         Created schedules and maintained production orders within SAP to ensure manufacturing cycle times were obtained.

•         Planned and managed production schedules for multiple product lines to meet customer delivery requirements

•         Run analysis of sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements.

•         Responsible for accurate routings to support production for multiple product lines

•         Coordinated with engineering, production, quality and sales to achieve On Time Delivery.

 

Buyer/Planner/Scheduler

Baker-Petrolite (Baker Hughes) - Sugarland, Texas Mar 2008 – Dec 2009

•         Planned, scheduled, and purchased a wide variety of materials required to make products to meet customer requirements.

•         Managed all supplier related activities with the authority to commit company resources through contractual agreements for

•         12 different Baker facilities.

•         Supported all plant purchasing functions through the SAP procurement process.

•         Investigated and resolved AP issues with suppliers.

•         Initiated, expedited and rescheduled purchased orders to meet demand requirements.

•         Interfaced with external and internal customers and suppliers.

 

 

EDUCATION

Howard Payne University 1993 – 1995

(Communications & Public Relations)

San Jacinto College 1998 – 1999

(Process Technology)

 

CERTIFICATIONS/AFFLIATIONS

State Licensed Mortgage Lending Professional

Certified Process Technician

Certified Primavera (P6) Administrator and P6 Web Access Rel. 7.0

Certified Primavera [P6] Rel. 8.1, 8.2

Aspiring to be a member of APICS, Houston Chapter- CPIM *(Studying- In process)