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BRANDON W. WATSON
6365 Marble Falls, Lumberton,
TX - (409) 651-1466 Bwatson80@Gmail.com
Objective: I am currently seeking a position with a new
company with hopes of being well established and successful in years to
come. I pride myself on being honest, reliable, professional, and
knowledgeable in an industrial atmosphere. Skills: I've gained
Senior Scheduling, Planning and Estimating status with my proficiency in
Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. I have a wealth of knowledge of
Refinery, Chemical and Petro-chemical processes, equipment and overall
understanding of all major components. I have an excellent understanding of
CPM (Critical Path Method) concepts and calculations, Earned Value concepts,
calculations, and rules of credit. I understand Schedule Performance
indexes (SPI), Cost Performance Indexes (CPI), Earned Value (EV), etc. I’m
experience in analyzing contractor-prepared delay claims. I pride myself on
being highly articulate and have an analytical approach to problem solving. I
have Clear decision making abilities, and excellent communication and
presentation skills. I thoroughly understand and utilize information
technology to increase my productivity and performance of my work including
Primavera (certified), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Access Databases
and Oracle applications. I’m Self-motivated; take great pride in my work.
I have a strong desire to learn and take any/every opportunity to learn new
skills. I’m an advanced in the use of computers while understanding
logic. I have a TWIC card. Experience: 2014-2015 – CITO
Refinery
Lemont, IL · Lead/Senior Scheduler – 2015 Alky Turnaround I
was the Lead Scheduler for CITGO’s Alky Unit Turnaround for 2015. I
Utilizing Primavera 6 v8.3 for a level 4 schedule with 10,000 activities with
completely retained logic and no open ends to report progress, variances, and
Impact/delay analysis on the upcoming Turnaround. Built complete WBS with all
disciplines (Major Equipment (Towers, Drums, Vessels, and Exchangers),
Piping, Valves, Control Valves, Relief Valves, and Rotating Equipment. Create
process and tracking reports which will provided the field updates to the
primavera schedule on a weekly basis. Create Layouts/Filters in primavera
which reported out of sequence activity, by area and equipment. Facilitates
agreement from multiple departments on milestone dates. Set baselines in
order to measure variances from our estimates vs. actuals (EV). Built reports
to show budgeted labor units for each resource assignments. Analyse schedules
for potential impacts and advise Project Manager of potential problems, work
interference or schedule difficulties and assist in the resolution. Provide
required information, reports, documentation, and schedules for Change Order
creation and submission. Conduct analysis of projects to highlight and
identify specific problem areas and risks and provide mitigating strategies.
Incorporate resources and budgets into the schedule. Create Standardized
reporting relative to the Request for Information/Change Order process for
input to P6 schedule. 2014-2015 –
ComEd
2 Lincoln Center – Oak Brook, IL · Senior Scheduler I worked for
ComEd as a Senior Project scheduler, working to Support a large number of
Transmission/Distribution project throughout the state of Illinois. I
Establish criteria for schedule development (schedule detail, work breakdown
structure (WBS), etc. Develop and update summary level as well as detailed
schedules. I develop multiple projects on a daily basis starting with
engineering activities and seeing the project through completion. I
identify major milestones, critical approvals and long lead procurement items
and determine reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussion
with task owners and/or teams. I Assign resources (cost, labor or material)
to activities and develop cash flow reports and resource histograms. I
evaluate critical and near critical path activity sequences, evaluate actual
progress based on site inspections and identify schedule changes and trends.
I Develop earned value reports, Suggests corrective actions and/or develop
recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur. I Develop,
implement, and maintain sound business practices. I love
teaching/sharing scheduling techniques to junior planners & schedulers. 2013-2014 – Faithful &
Gould
(Contract)
BP Petrochemical – Whiting, IN · Senior Lead Planner/Scheduler I am a Senior
Scheduler working to Support the project team and stakeholders with time
management and control, Establish criteria for schedule development (schedule
detail, work breakdown structure (WBS), etc. I Develop and update
summary level as well as detailed schedules. I develop lists of design,
procurement, construction and post construction activities based on review of
design documents, examination of site conditions and discussions with owners,
design consultants and contractors. I identify major milestones, critical
approvals and long lead procurement items and determine reasonable schedule
logic and constraints based on discussion with task owners and/or teams. I
Assign resources (cost, labor or material) to activities and develop cash
flow reports and resource histograms. I evaluate critical and near critical
path activity sequences, evaluate actual progress based on site inspections
and identify schedule changes and trends. I Develop earned value reports,
Suggests corrective actions and/or develop recovery plans when delays are
anticipated or occur. I Review architect and contractor prepared schedules. I
Develop, implement, and maintain sound business practices. I Develop and
implements strategic objectives for practice aligned with the region's
strategic initiatives and ensure practice meets or exceeds budgeted financial
objectives, including revenue and margin. Effectively communicates relevant
practice information to superiors. I love teaching/sharing scheduling
techniques to junior planners & schedulers. 2013 - KAP Services
(Contract) Chevron Phillips – 2013 Turnaround – Orange, TX ●
Senior Lead Planner/Scheduler I worked as
lead planner/scheduler to provide Chevron Phillips with a schedule of
activities for their upcoming turnaround. I built an intense resource
loaded schedule of Safety Instrument System (SIS), Electrical, Piping
and Mechanical disciplines that are required for the turnaround. All
activities are logically linked together in order to perform the upcoming
outage with the utmost efficiency. I have developed and setup a server
based MS Project scheduling System. I’ve taught day to day maintenance and
electrical planners how a server based schedule and how it will benefit them
in the future, and I’m teaching them how their project can be interlinked to
cut down confusion which is common with the normal import and export of
information. Jun-2012 –Nov-2012 – Echo Maintenance
(Contract) Motiva Enterprises – VPS-5 Rebuild - Port Arthur, TX ●
Senior Lead Planner/Scheduler I had 1 Junior
Planner/Scheduler under my supervision. Job responsibilities were to
create an overall level 1 baseline for preliminary guidelines with important
milestones that apply to the project’s critical deadlines. plan &
schedule using of Primavera WBS scheduling techniques & develop logic
driven schedule and updating the integrated project schedule which I broke
down into sub projects of a working master schedule. After all logical
ties were complete a baseline was set and represented on Gantt for the
purpose of easily identifying critical items, items that may become critical
to be able to complete the project as efficiently as possible. I
utilize the baseline variance to show where production may be lacking or
where production is more efficient that we had originally anticipated which
allowed us to shuffle available resources around to other areas that had used
more time than the original estimate. I’m able to effectively utilizing the
technique of earned man hours vs. estimated hours. I built a database of work
to perform, estimated hours, earned hours and actual man hours utilizing
Microsoft access by creating queries that defined what information I needed
to keep a working/true schedule of activities. I attended meetings with
Motiva representatives on a daily basis to report any problems or set-backs
that could slow down progress, and where our main concerns were from a man
power / cost point of view. I’m responsible of receiving/signing the
transfer of documentation to me from the client and distributing the received
documentation to my Superintendents in the field. Jan-2012 –Jun-2012 - ENGlobal Engineering
(Contract) Gerdau Ameristeel – Rose City, TX ●
Estimator / Planner / Scheduler My job
consists of reviewing awarded contractor’s proposals for the 2012 Upgrade to
the Automation Systems to simplify operations and enable them to efficiently
produce coil steel with the new MCC & PLC systems. I Acquired all
available electrical & Instrumentation drawings, which included but not
limited to, electrical single line diagrams , Automation Cabinets electrical
diagrams, Remote I/O fiber & Profibus networks, Instrumentation Specs and
parameters, instrument locations & functions, cable schedules, location
plans and mechanical drawings, which included but not limited to,
Electrical Motors & Gearboxes, Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), trolley
cranes, roll stands, coil handling sail, Stelmor fans &
motors, and to propose an efficient estimate, plan and
schedule to carry out the upgrade. I built a user friendly database
with queries based from cable schedules provided from Engineering client in
order to affectively track and progress of each piece of equipment. I
was responsible for building a detailed schedule to the clients’ exact
expectations utilizing Microsoft Project 2010. I was responsible for
coordinating and leading daily meetings to make sure the task were on
schedule and if there were any deviations from the proposed plan. Feb-2011 – Nov-2011 - ENGlobal Engineering
(Contract) Pandora Methanol, LLC – Beaumont, TX ●
Planner / Scheduler/Estimator Analyzed
information and technical data from engineers to plan and build a schedule,
by Systems, for restoration of the facility, formally known as BMC Holdings.
Daily responsibilities include estimating, planning, and scheduling the
re-build of an abandoned NH3 & MEOH facility. I managed
sub-contractors schedules and time frames, setting project goals and
analyzing the status of the project. I utilize Primavera P6r8.1
software, Microsoft Excel and Access to organize, store and reference
estimates, drawings, daily status reports and other necessary resources
required to inspect/perform maintenance and or rebuild the reformers,
exchangers, towers, compressors, turbines, and complete assessment of piping
throughout the facility. My activity plans and schedule must be a
direct reflection of work being performed in the field, and it is my
responsibility to correct any problems that may occur due to material
procurement delays, safety issues, weather delays or exclusion zones. Mar-2009 – Nov-2010 - Newtron Group INC.
(Contract) Total DCP Project - Port Arthur, TX ●
Planner / Scheduler/Estimator Daily
responsibilities include estimating, planning, and scheduling project
activities, setting project goals, and analyzing the status of the project
and weekly meetings to discuss our current projected man-hour vs cost
path. I utilize Primavera P3 & Primavera P6 software, Microsoft
Excel and Access to organize, store and reference estimates, drawings, daily
status reports, and other necessary resources required for day-to-day
activities. Estimate new work transmittals from
client, review current estimates for new revisions to drawings and review and
makes changes to red-line drawings as per field verification and adjust
previous estimates and schedules accordingly. Nov-2008 – Mar-2009 - Applied Control Technology
(Contract) Delek Refining - Tyler, TX ●
Planner / Scheduler I was the
scheduler during emergency rebuild in the saturated gas unit. I was
responsible for gathering information from sub-contractors to compile a
workable P3 schedule. Schedule was designed utilizing cost codes,
resource codes and man hour loaded to be able to accurately track specific
disciplines, area and equipment. I was personally responsible for reporting
the status of the critical path and any future events that might impact the
project completion date. Met with project managers and field engineers to
analyze and evaluate how changes in activity dates and durations would impact
the schedule on a daily basis to report changes due to construction and
planning in the field. May-2008 – Aug-2008 - ENGlobal Management
Systems
(Contract) ALON Refinery - Big Spring, TX ● Planner / Scheduler I was
Scheduler responsible for maintaining an intense Instrument and Electrical P3
Schedule for Honeywell. I was responsible for reporting the status of
the critical path and any future events that might impact the project
completion date. Met with project managers and leads to analyze and evaluate
how changes in activity dates and durations would impact the schedule on a
weekly basis to report changes due to construction and planning in the field.
Jan-2007 – Apr-2008 - Ranger Planning & Management
Huntsman Corporation - Port Neches, TX ●
Planner / Scheduler Implemented
information received from the Project Planners into a 12,000 activity P3
schedule. I was part of an experienced team of Planners and Schedulers
in the pre-stages of a multi-million dollar mechanical, instrument and
electrical turnaround at Huntsman’s JCO facility. Used Microsoft Excel
to organized job plans in preparation for the final schedule. I was
also responsible for ordering and expediting of materials required for the
completion of the turnaround. Feb-2005 – Jun-2006 – Houston
PD
Houston Police Department - Houston, TX ●
Technical Hardware Data Analyst III I instructed
HPD employees how to operate and make use of their computer systems, software
and manuals. Answered user inquiries in person, and via telephone, concerning
systems operation; diagnosed system hardware, software, and operator
problems; recommended and performed minor remedial actions to correct
problems based on knowledge of system operation. Supported all
HPD departments, installed and assisted in the installation of hardware and
peripheral components, such as monitors, keyboards, printers, disk drives,
networks and configuration on user’s premises, following design or
installation specifications. Education:
Lamar University – Beaumont, TX BS Computer Science Engineering Nederland High School – Nederland, TX Student
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