Robert Self, PMP
Arlington, TX 76016 - 817-307-6163
Email and SkypeID: RobertSelf@SBCGlobal.net
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Able
to work well with all levels of Stakeholders and Project Team members and
help foster professional relationships to replicate project success
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Mastery
of PMI concepts (Project Life Cycle from Owner/End user and Contractor
perspective), full Project Management Plan and all subsidiary plans
(Communication, Requirements, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Personnel, Procurement,
Risk, Change, Stakeholder, Close-out)
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Able
to support and assist relationship between Capital, O&M, and Outage type
projects, including project phasing and integration from Elicitation,
Engineering, Procurement, Execution, to Closeout
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High
proficiency in working with MS and Office products: Access, Excel, Power
Point, Project, Visual Basic, Word
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Mastery
of Primavera Project Management Tools: P6, Risk Manager (PertMaster), and
Contract Manager (Expedition)
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Developed
schedules using Primavera Tools (P6, P3) and MSP
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Developed
projects contract and documentation using Primavera Tools (Contract
Manager).
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Provided
assistance and counsel to the Project Team regarding schedule and cost
trends, coordination of work between performing parties and responsibilities,
validated and analyzed schedules (contract requirements, critical path,
resource impacts, cost impacts, Earned Value, TIA), all accompanied with
recommendations, follow-up, and/or mentoring)
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Worked
to develop project control policies and procedures
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Worked
to refine project control policies and procedures through Lessons
Learned/Process Improvement procedures
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Provided
presentation and reporting support to multiple projects and teams
· Designed Unifier Reports for
management exception reports
Functional Experience:
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Project
Tool Management:
Responsible for successful installations, upgrades, and implementations of
Oracle tools for multiple clients.
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Integration
Management:
Recommended process and systems improvements such as Risk Control, Earned
Value, data collection for programmatic activities.
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Project
Time Management:
Reviewed and investigated submitted contractor schedules (Baseline, Monthly
Update, Time Impact Analysis)
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Project
Cost Management:
established procedures such as project forecasts and cash flow projections.
· Project Scope Management: Defined project deliverables and
monitored status of tasks.
Accomplishments:
Technical
Review for Published book
· Oracle Primavera P6 v. 8: Project
and Portfolio Management (ISBN:
1849684685)
Process
Improvement
· Implemented processes that
automated the process of data collection from TxDot web site. Reduced
the total time to update company database from 2-3 hours to 5 minutes.
Reporting
· Wrote 2-3 Schedule Analysis
reports per week covering contractor submitted schedules, Baseline, Monthly
Update, and Time Impact Analysis reports for Civil and Building type
projects.
Assessed and
addressed organizational training needs.
Presentations
· Created presentation materials for
PMI - Ft. Worth Chapter
Application
Design
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Used
object-oriented design/programming to design multiple stand-alone
applications
o
MS-Access
o Visual Basic
Experience:
CMTS – Construction Management Technical Services – January 2010 to September
2014
Project Controls (functional Project Controls Manager)
DFW International Airport
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Worked
directly with Civil (8) and Facility (8) Project Managers on a variety of
projects ($2M - $20M each PM each project) throughout the entire project
lifecycle, including basic renovation to Greenfield projects.
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Worked with
the Terminal Renovation and Improvement Program (TRIP) team to develop: WBS;
WBS Dictionary; comprehensive schedules ($2B); Risk plans.
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Re-developed
the Project Management Plan (PMP) specifically for TRIP and all Airport
projects in general.
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Created
project management tools to facilitate a consistent approach for projects at
all stages of execution:
o
Project
Controls
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ADEOffice
– an
MS-Access based project data collection tool designed to interface with
P6. (Stakeholders, Risk Register – Qualitative and Quantitative,
Requirements Management, Traceability Matrix, WBS, Programmatic Schedule
Activities)
o
Process
Improvement
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Lessons Learned
– an MS-Access based, multi-user
Lessons Learned tool database designed to collect lessons learned data from
internal, as well as external knowledge sources.
o
Cost
Controls
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Earned
Value Analysis – an
MS-Access based EVA tool that directly interfaces to the production P6
database at the finance level for each respective activity. The tool
provides an EVA based on the applied and specific resource for that financial
task.
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Indefinite
Delivery Contract – an MS-Access based scope and bid collection tool.
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Risk
Management
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Risk
Register – an
MS-Excel based tool integrated with the project Stakeholder register and is
designed to be shared and distributed to the stakeholders and project team
for input and evaluation.
o
Stakeholder
Management
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Stakeholder
Register – an
MS-Excel based tool integrated with the project Requirements Register and is
designed to be shared and distributed to the stakeholders and project team
for input and evaluation.
o
Requirements
Management
§Requirements Register – an MS-Excel based tool designed to
be shared and distributed to the stakeholders and project team for input and
evaluation.
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Lead in
implementation of full project control measures
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Project
Work Breakdown Structure administration
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Weekly
reporting of project status into P6
o
standardized
handling of contractor’s schedule information
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Performed
frontline evaluation of preliminary contractor schedules; analysis of
contractors’ monthly schedule updates; and analysis of contractor schedule in
a claims mode.
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Software
Implementation
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Initial
installation and implementation of Oracle Primavera P6 v. 6.1
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Multiple
upgrades of Oracle Primavera v. 6.1 to 6.2
to 8.1
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Assist
with Unifier knowledge transfer for integration between Skyer/Unifier
and P6
o
Created
separate interface tools for data
transfer from P6 to Unifier and Unifier to P6
KBR - BE&K division Birmingham, AL
[Engineering-Procurement-Construction-Installation] - April 2008 to June
2009 (left due to Reduction In Force)
Project Risk Analyst
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Performed
Qualitative and Quantitative risk evaluations on diverse E-P-C project
ranging from $5mm projects.
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Part
of the team that scheduled and executed a new plant construction (about $1B)
at Tuscaloosa refinery using P3. This involved managing and incorporating
multiple contractors’ and vendors’ schedules
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Team
Lead for the implementation team for Contract Manager for a client request of
a specialized document control process requiring integration and document
protection. This required coordination of client, contractors,
home-office, and field personnel.
· Specialized Trainer for customized
P6 & Contract Manager
KAP Project
Services, LTD. - La
Porte, TX [Professional Plant Maintenance Management
Service] - April 2006 to March 2008
Master Scheduler
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Directed
3 schedulers and 6+ planners to integrate multiple systems to create a
unified schedule (IMS) for multiple plants in a single maintenance outage for
a refinery in El Segundo.
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Wrote
and produced training manuals and material for multiple software tools for
in-house and client personnel.
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Consulted
with clients for implementation of Primavera tools and methodologies.
· Implemented Primavera Project
Manager at multiple client sites.
Sigmand & Summerfield (for Unisys) – Jobsite at Brecksville, OH - [IT Technical Staffing] -
August 2005 to April 2006
Scheduler
· Project Scheduler for
implementation of client healthcare software upgrade.
Bluegreen
Corporation – Bluegreen
Southwest One division, Arlington TX [Land & Community Development] -
January 2005 to August 2005
Project Controls Manager
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Established
rapport with Contractors/Subcontracts to facilitate more timely communication
resulting in faster payment, reduced costs, and better documentation.
This process also provided better bi-directional reporting for the project
managers.
· Created management reports that
facilitated a more concise monthly financial analysis for each project,
project manager, and the division.
Orcas Project
Controls - Jenner, CA - [Professional Project Management
Staffing] - May 2004 to December 2004
Project Lead/Project Controls Manager
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Implemented
select Primavera and Microsoft products. Use of the Primavera product
facilitated the client’s migration to a more effective, simple, and concise
documentation process.
· Provided training for the client
in use of standardized document processes and procedures.
Computer
Ability, Inc. - Richardson, Texas [IT and Network Design] - July
2003 to May 2004
Mentor / Business Development
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Created
practical application training manuals for SureTrak, Primavera Project
Planner, and Primavera products.
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Created
business/marketing plan to expand operations.
· Provided Project Management
consulting in the areas of planning, risk, implementation, operating
scheduling, resource and cost project management systems for various clients.
Commint
Technical Services, inc., Houston, Texas [Primavera Authorized Reseller and
product Training] - November 1988 to June 2003
Professional Trainer/Consultant
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Full
line of Primavera product trainer – Primavera Certified Trainer
through 2003 for P3, P6, Methodology Manager, TeamPlay, Contract Manager, and
SureTrak.
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Executed Project
Management consulting in the areas of planning, implementing and operating
scheduling, resource and cost project management systems for the mining,
commercial construction, heavy construction, heavy fabrication, utility,
transportation, petro-chemical, defense, engineering, and information
technology industries using Primavera project management tools and various
database interfacing tools.
· Executed multiple installations
and implementations of Primavera Project Manager (first released in 1999) for
multiple industries.
Education:
1979 –
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Business Administration
1999 – Primavera Software Systems, Inc., Bala
Cynwyd, PA, Primavera Project Planner Enterprise Instructor
2001 – Primavera Software Systems, Inc., San
Francisco, CA, Implementation
2008 – Primavera Software Systems, Inc., Houston,
TX - PertMaster
Certifications:
PMP #1390960 –
Since: February 2010 – Expires: 19 Feb 2017
Skills: