Patricia A. Jacobs

Patricia’s experience includes Primavera and Microsoft scheduling, earn value, and cost controls for large complex projects for nuclear power plant, railroads, commercial contracts, DOE-nuclear, DOD. Pat has developed methodology to define integrated steps and activities for CAM’s to verify that the work scheduled is logical and achievable. She has provided CPR and funding status reports. Experience in scheduling, managing goals and milestones. Lead weekly integration meetings with the customer and applicable departments. Pat’s expertise includes development of integrated Master Schedules (critical path analysis), budget development and Earn Value Management, EV performance, cost controls including Risk Mitigation. Pat has successfully applied her leadership skills and technical proficiency through development and implementation of computer integrated project controls tools and methods including; WBS development, activity codes, scheduling, life-cycle variance, cost & schedule analysis, labor and materials forecasting and performance monitoring. Pat has extensive experience with proposal preparation and contract closeout.

Technical Leadership

¨       Provided technical interface to further eliminate duplicated technical and administrative functions in project controls, long range planning, finance and contracts.

¨       Participated as a team member in the re-engineering of contract auditing, tracking, reporting and source selection procedures, proposals and desktop instructions.

¨       Established organizational integration for cash flow and variance analysis.

Project Management, Controls, and Project Scheduling

Responsible for the development of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project and P6. Worked directly with Cost Account Managers (CAM’s) interfacing with Finance to maintain the schedule for Earn Value (BCWS/BCWP.)  Pat has coordinated tasks and updated activities with Engineers and Planners to ensure that program commitments were meet. Ensured the product life cycle linked with the IMS.

Cost Control Management

¨       Lead for Project Change Control Process. Successfully completed the project, resulting in eliminating numerous redundant project and finance related documents into one electronic document providing feedback and control to budget systems.

Skills

¨       Primavera P3/P5/P6/P7/P8.2, Microsoft Project 2007, Cobra Program Controls and Earn Value Management Reporting Tools, Siterra, Birst, Springboard, and Deltek Time & Expense.

¨       Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

¨       Modeled and implemented Oracle PeopleSoft (Asset Management) for both Public and Government sector.