Participate on project teams that supports a portfolio of Capital projects and responsible for the coordination of the project using schedule controls activities to Communicate project risks and suggest mitigation measures

Regularly develop, biweekly look-ahead reports, update, integrate, maintain and analyze CPM and resource loaded schedules using Primavera P6.

Perform schedule data analysis to identify problems, make recommendations and continuously monitor project performance indicators to provide advice on status and corrective actions.

Regularly, provide resource loaded schedules as well as completed ready to execute resource loaded and logic driven schedules to project teams.

Interact frequently with Project Team Leads to track project performance against assigned resources and schedule.

Interface regularly with Engineering Projects and Field Services personnel as well as other Construction, Planning, Project Management groups to verify updated Primavera schedule and resource information.

Review project risks or variance and revise schedule after determining contingency plans

Prepare project documentations e.g. meeting minutes, summarize risk and action items

Prepare schedule performance index (SPI) summaries

Engineer II 02/2008-06/2012

(Land Environment & Remediation Services)

•Review and analyze environmental regulatory and compliance legislative developments for potential impact to AEP operations and activities. - specific responsibilities include solid waste landfill permitting and regulations review, groundwater statistical evaluations/reporting, hydro-geologic data reviews, environmental site assessments, and licensing support for environmental control projects.

•Develop groundwater sampling and analysis plan and negotiate regularly with state environmental regulators on acceptable criteria for affected facilities.

•Manage environmental remediation projects and provide advice on industrial facility closures associated with manufactured gas plants (MGPs), underground storage tanks (USTs), and coal fired power plants.

•Advise AEP and operating company senior management on upcoming environmental regulations concerning potential impacts to company operations and assist in planning to meet likely future new requirements.

•Routinely develop, prepare and review reports on complex technical subjects clearly, concisely and effectively, in a manner suitable for presentation to AEP and operating company senior management and environmental regulatory agencies etc.

•Provide specific review of environmental compliance for capital improvement projects and provide recommendations to reduce costs while maintaining an effective standard of care.

•Prepare construction and environmental permit applications, negotiate final permits and coordinate permit appeals as needed.

•Interact regularly with geo-environmental consultants, governmental agency personnel and others to gather relevant data and influence new environmental regulatory requirements.

•Provided technical guidance for operation of environmental regulatory systems and control technologies.

•Develop internal environmental policies, procedures and advisories consistent with applicable regulations and overall corporate environmental policy in consultation with the parts of the organization that are significantly affected to assure compliance with environmental regulatory requirements.

•Develop and coordinate training of company personnel regarding environmental regulation and key environmental compliance policies and acts as a subject matter technical expert in areas of responsibility such as underground storage tanks (UST’s), environmental site remediation work etc.

Norfolk Southern Railroad, Atlanta GA04/2005-02/2008

Associate Civil Engineer

•Designed grading plans for infrastructure improvement projects, prepared as-built drawings, contract documents, design specifications, and also provided construction reviews for existing and proposed infrastructures improvement projects.

•Supervised topographic survey crews, coordinated site and engineering design data collection processes while also managing topographic surveys (field and office).

•Supervised engineering consultants and produced design investigation reports and specifications while ensuring deliverables satisfy safety and quality requirements.

•Developed and reviewed specifications for the design, construction and procurement of railroad infrastructures hardware.

•Evaluated structural failures, performed root cause analysis reviews and developed appropriate engineered solutions for varied design and construction projects.

•Assisted in a wide variety of work tasks including, preparing earthwork quantities, basic cost estimates, specification review etc. for various construction projects.

•Coordinated safety training briefs and made presentations on work safety and hazards prevention and worker protection.

•Digitized maps into GIS database and managed GIS data acquisition and analysis.

LEADERSHIP COURSES ATTENDED

•Franklin Covey - Leadership Skill Development Training, September 2009 (3 days).

•Stanford Center for Continuing Education - Supervisory skills and leadership training Program, June 2007 (2 days).

•Senn-Delaney Organizational Culture Development Training, April 2006 (4 days).

SKILLS

•Primavera P6 Advanced user.

•Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, and Access for scheduling, budgeting and planning activities. 

•Proficient with use of MS Visio for creating complex diagrams, including brainstorming diagrams, organizational charts, timelines, calendars, and data-driven pivot diagrams.

•Proficient with use of MS PowerPoint for making presentations.

•Excellent working knowledge with enterprise GIS database applications.

•General knowledge in using graphics software such as Photoshop, AutoCAD/Microstation for designs and drafting.

•Knowledgeable in the development of construction standards.

•Expertise with the interpretation of federal, state, and local environmental regulations as it affects core business decisions.

•Excellent oral, written and technical communication skills.

•Proficient in reviewing and detecting deviations in specifications from approved engineering practices, codes and ordinances.

•Experience with supervision and delegation of duties to assigned staff.

•Experience with dispute resolution through effective complaints management to address concerns and conflicts.

•Some experience in web page design and development.

•Some experience with R-Programming language for advanced statistics and data analytics.

•Some experience with use of MATLAB/Octave for data simulation and modeling.

•Basic Python and C++ programming skills.