G Daniel Zavela

Project Management

2222 Westerland Dr Apt 200, Houston, TX 77063

Mobile: 713-252-5652.     DanZ1942@att.net

 

Career Objectives

My goal is to acquire a Project Controls position in a Project Management Office (PMO) with a company exhibiting professionalism and fostering career growth through training and education. I have completed a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate from Boston University; and have also completed the MBA requirements with a concentration in accounting and finance through DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management‘s.  My undergrad degree is in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University of Indianapolis. Presently I am enrolled in the Master of Science program in Project Management at DeVry’s “Keller Graduate School of Management.

 

 

Software Experience

 

·   Planning and Scheduling (Primavera 3 & P6 [8.3]); MS Projects 2010.

·   Estimating (Aspen Icarus V8.4 In-Plant Cost Estimator)

·   AutoCAD (2009)

·   Cost and Earn value Management

·   Minitab (Statistical Program)

·   Microsoft Office

 

Present Employment

 

BURROW GLOBAL (Deer Park, Texas)Aug 2013 – Jan 2015

Project Manager / Project Engineer

·   Performed project planning, scheduling, (Primavera 6.0)

·   Performed cost estimating using ICARUS.

·   Writing Proposals, Scope, and Project Execution Plans.

 

Previous Employment

 

Laid off from Preferred (Reduction of Forces)Jun 2009 – Aug 2013

 

Completed PMP Curriculum through Boston University and subsequently enrolled and attended DeVry University’s “Keller Graduate School of Management” MBA program with a concentration in accounting and finance

 

 

PREFERRED ENGINEERING (Nassau Bay, Texas)Mar 2008 - Jun 2009

Project Controls Specialist

 

·   Performed project planning, scheduling, (Primavera 6.0)

·   Performed cost estimating using ICARUS.

·   Utilized Earn Value Management System in monitoring and controlling detailed engineering progress.

 

FAITHFUL & GOULD (Houston, Texas)Feb 2006 - Feb 2008

Project Controls Specialist

 

·   Developed a portfolio of FEL schedules using BP’s CVP phase philosophy for small capital projects required for the next 6 years.

·   Loaded each activity in each schedule with estimated resources and budgeted cost to produce a Planned Value (PV) curve for future spending requirements.

·   Updated AFE’s for upstream projects at BP’s Westlake office in Houston.

 

BEI CORP. (Pasadena, Texas)Aug 2005 - Feb 2006

Project Controls Specialist

 

·   Developed FEL and Detailed Design Engineering schedules for small capital projects with Pasadena Refinery.

·   Developed Planned Value (PV) Curve for each project.

·   Determined progress utilizing Earn Value Management System from actual expended man-hours and cost to evaluate against earn value from Planned Value (PV) curve.

·   Created progress reports for management.

 

WORLEY PARSONS (Houston, Texas) Aug 2004 - May 2005

Project Controls Manager

 

·   Participated in ConocoPhillips Project Management Team as the Project Controls Manager for a $400mm coker project to be constructed in Borger, Texas.

·   Developed 1500 activity, level 4 - schedule with resources for ConocoPhillips CFO Project located in Sweeny, Texas.

·   Updated and created progress curves daily from Primavera for morning staff meeting.

 

HAZEN & SAWYER - Environmental Engineers (New York, NY) Nov 2002 - Aug 2004

Sr. Project Scheduler

 

·   Developed and provided work plan, Milestone Schedule, and detailed schedule specifications for bid documents.

·   Reviewed and approved Contractors Baseline Schedule with subsequent Updates for content and logic including submittal of vendors, material and equipment.

·   Chaired CPM update meetings. Created and presented to NYCDEP monthly report for assigned projects.

 

FAITHFUL & GOULD (Princeton, New Jersey) Apr 2001 - Nov 2002

Project Controls Specialist

 

·   Planning, scheduling, and maintaining capital projects for Campbell’s Soup Company’s World Headquarters in Camden, NJ.

·   Revised and updated pharmaceutical schedules for Merck at Danville, and Conshohocken PA.

 

PARSONS E & C (Reading, PA) Sep 1999 - Mar 2001

Sr. Project Scheduler

 

·   Revised and updated start-up schedule for Co-Generation Power Plant in Zagreb, Croatia

·   Project Scheduling for Sordoni Skanska on a Pharmaceutical Plant in West Warrick Rhode Island

 

 

PARSONS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (Houston, TX)Jun 1988 - Jun 1999

Project Controls Specialist

 

·   Developed procurement and construction CPM schedules for petro-chemical projects using Primavera.

·   Produced project life cycle by coordinating with engineering to integrate engineering phase schedules with procurement and construction phase schedules.

·   Utilized Earn Value Management System principles to develop Project Performance Measurement Baseline for monitoring and controlling job progress and performance through earned value and actual expenditures.

·   Produced Estimate at completion using EVMS data from the updated schedule.

 

Project Engineer

·   Responsible for reviewing and approving construction cost, estimate to complete and schedule updates.

·   Assisted engineering disciplines and client in the resolution of conflicts due to design and/or field installation.

·   Coordinated and scheduled material and equipment deliveries.

·   Responsible for QA/QC inspections

·   Responsible for systems turnover packages to client.

·   Prepared short-term subcontracts.

·   Coordinated and monitor subcontracts.

·   Initiated and write change orders request.

·   Maintained RFI log.

 

 

 

Education and Training

 

Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) 

Education Level: Bachelors Degree
Major: BSMET, Graduated: Yes

Boston University - Online Education Center   Jul 2009 - Oct 2010

Project Management Certificate Program (PMP)
Curriculum consist of 10 courses starting with Project Framework and Integration Management, Project Scope, Project Communication, Project Time, Project Risk, Project Cost, Project Quality, Project Human Resources, Project Procurement, Prep for PMP.
Status: Completed PMP Curriculum. Received PMP Certificate.

 

DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management (Houston)Jan 2011 – Sep 2014

Graduated from DeVry’s Keller’s Graduate School of Management’s MBA program with a concentration in accounting and finance in September 2014.

Presently attending DeVry’s Keller’s Graduate School of Management’s online project management program.

 

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