ANDERSON K. BARBOSA

1259 S FOREST LN

PRAIRIE DU SAC WI  53578-2031

608-370-9666

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive Project Administration/Controls/Scheduling experience. Versatile and in-depth knowledge of computers in general, including Windows operating systems and other specific software, such as Microsoft Office and Corel Office suites (including MS Project), Primavera’s P5/P6 and Contract Manager (formerly Expedition), as well as MRP/ERP packages (Scala, CostPoint, Maximo, etc.) handling projects, production, inventory, sales, databases, and accounting functions. Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and keen analytic skills. Able to communicate fluently in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

 

Specific Project Administration/Controls/Scheduling Experience

·   Scheduling experience in MS Project and Primavera (P5 and P6) to create, maintain, and update project schedules (Engineering/Manufacturing (EP/EPC) environment, as well as IT and shop production)

·   Schedules ranged in size from a few hundred to upwards of two thousand activities

·   Baselining and weekly schedule updates, gathering information from team members, then reviewing and approving with project PM and/or directors, sponsors, delivery leads, etc.

·   Preparing project documents, from charters/plans to period reports and lessons learned

·   Participating in, contributing to, and sometimes facilitating project meetings from planning to close-out

·   Heavy use of MS Excel to create and track project budgets, monitor financial progress, using EVM methodology

 

EMPLOYMENT^[1]

CNA Insurance (through Mitchell Martin), 9/13-present

SR. PROJECT PLANNER

·               Create and maintain project plans in P6 throughout the entire project lifecycle, consistent with approved PMO processes and standards

·               Responsible for project and staffing plan data integrity and ensuring compliance to approved coding standards

·               Monitor resource assignments for accurate allocation against staffing plan to ensure proper utilization

·               Provide analytical review of project schedule, emphasizing items such as a critical path, earned value, burn rate and late tasks.

·               Provide regular and ad-hoc project progress reporting including variance analysis against approved project baseline for activities, milestones and dependencies.

·               Maintain/update/reconcile project financials (actuals, accruals, forecasts) with the company’s accounting systems (general ledger), including purchase order uploading/updating

 

State Farm Insurance Company (through TEKsystems), 2/12-9/13

PROJECT PLANNER

·               Use of Primavera P6 daily to create, maintain, and update resource-loaded schedules according to company standards

·               Lead schedule planning efforts, including gathering information, facilitating planning sessions, refining the plan with the PM and team leads, establishing baselines

·               Preparation of standard and project-specific weekly reports for EVM/controls analysis by PM, covering resource hours and burn rates, project costs, performance indices, estimates to/at completion, etc.

·               Assigned to a Development Center emphasizing customer communications as part of a major, multi-million dollar revamping project within Systems, focused on customer preferences

·               Managed an average of four schedules at any point in time, participating in core team meetings, producing reports and analysis using Primavera P6 and other tools.

·               Created customized Excel dashboard charts with data extracted from P6 for graphical analysis of project performance

 

The Walt Disney Company (through Advantage), 1/12-2/12

SCHEDULER

·               Created and maintained special parts manufacturing schedules daily using Primavera P5 at Central Shops, Disney's manufacturing facilities for all parks and resorts.

 

Adjuvare Eventos e Serviços Ltda. (Brazil), 1/11-10/11

ADMINISTRATOR

·               Participated in all aspects of day-to-day operations, from sales to customer service and personnel management, providing insurance services to individual and corporate clients, as well as training in Purchasing legislation for public officials and workers in all levels of Brazilian governmental entities. Family business.

 

Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc., 9/07-10/10

PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR

•Plan and coordinate scheduling, budgeting/cost control/EVM, and administrative tasks related to projects

o Scheduling in Primavera P5/P6 (occasional use of MS Project when interacting with suppliers and clients using that tool), from setup to close-out, gathering information from team members (sales, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing), including setting up WBS and cost codes

o Weekly schedule updates, personally gathering percentage of completion, cost and hours spent, and other information from team members and ERP software, then reviewing and approving with project PM and Director of Projects (including discussing critical path, delay risks)

o Setup and maintain (weekly) budget tracking spreadsheets with EVM calculations, including graphical dashboards showing project “health”

o Personally update/write schedule section of monthly reports to clients covering major milestones, delay risks and measures being taken

•Support PMs in project-related administration tasks such as requisitions, PO follow-up to delivery, logistics and shipping, invoicing and accounts payable

•Support Director of PM in creating presentation materials, including PowerPoint files and handouts/reports

•Enhanced project reporting both in process and image (formatting)

•Developed and served as instructor for an in-house introductory overview course on Primavera P5

•Led Lessons Learned efforts, including moderate post-mortem team sessions

 

Water Equipment Technologies (a unit of ITT Corporation), 1/05-9/07

PROJECT ADMIN/TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

·               Work regularly on MS Project schedules, including:

o            Create and update all project schedules

o            Perform analysis on delays and advise Project Managers on potential delays

o            Prepare regular schedule reports (Gantt and narrative)

·               Support Project Managers in daily operations of design, procurement and logistics

·               Process paperwork, from POs to correspondence and engineering drawings

·               Tracking of project-related purchasing, logistics, costs, financials, and reporting

·               Developed MS Access database to centralize and manipulate project information

·               Worked in the Service department handling all calls for parts sales and troubleshooting

  

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/SEMINARS

Oratory and Verbal Communication, IASP - Brazil (8 hours), 1988

Drawing in Publicity, INAP - Brazil (1 semester), 1992

Marketing and Visual Communication, Teacher’s Union - Brazil (4 hours), 1993

Product Briefing/Training, Office Depot University (16 hours), 1997

Exceptional Customer Service, Fred Pryor Seminars (8 hours), 1998

Administrative Assistants Conference, SkillPath Seminars (8 hours), 1999

SEDA Fall Symposium (16 hours), 2006

PLC Fundamentals, Rockwell Automation (16 hours), 2006

Centrifugal Pumps (Hands-On), National Technology Transfer, Inc (24 hours), 2006

AMTA Conference, AMTA (40 hours), 2007

Primavera Courses 102 and 106P (40 hours), 2007

PMI Congress North America (8 hours), 2009

Project Management, Fred Prior Seminars (8 hours), 2009

Project Planner at State Farm, State Farm (64 hours), 2012

Primavera in State Farm Systems, State Farm (32 hours), 2012

 

EDUCATION

Communications (bachelors) - FAFI-BH, Brazil (1989-1993)

^[1] Relevant past experience shown. Active in the work force since 1993, held different positions (typist, assistant manager, courier, sales floor, administrative assistant) in different industries both in Brazil and the US. Information on these jobs/gaps can be provided upon request.