Availability: January, 2014                    Charles E. Baxley              219-488-3848

 

 

Project Manager / Project Controls Specialist

Adept in project controls/scheduling & project management/coordination. Possess a proven track record managing and working within multi-disciplinary teams in multi-projects environment, emphasizing quality deliveries to internal and external customers.  Able to provide accurate controls information to stakeholders and staff on a timely basis.

 

PROFESSIONS

Oil Refining • Electrical Power Generation • Chemical Processing & Storage • Defense •

Iron Ore Processing • Rail Infrastructure • Nickel Processing • Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) •               Water Storage • Offshore Oil Drilling • Mining • Aviation •Information Technology

Competencies

Experienced With International Clients & Contractors

      EPC Critical Path Scheduling Methodology • Progress Tracking • Cost Controls • Formal Qualifications • Tender Management • Contract Negotiations • Customer Support • Subcontractor Management• Earned Value Management • Project Consulting • Business Process Re-Engineering • Test Program Management • Configuration Management • Technical Representative – Military

Technical Skills

Primavera P6 Desktop / Enterprise • Project 2013 • MS Office 2013

Access 2013 Development • Lotus Notes • SQL

Professional Experience

EXECUTREK, Honeywell PMT, Baton Rouge, LA (Chemical)              March 2013 – December 2013

Executrek Systems is a provider of construction management systems & services to a wide range of construction ventures.

Field Scheduler – Poseidon 0& T-OX Projects (Concurrent Projects)

§      EPC Scheduling services and progress tracking.

§      Created Civil, Structural, Piping, & Electrical schedules via drawings & planning sessions with discipline leads

§      Coordinated scheduling efforts for 5 contractors integrating data into 1 master schedule

§      Performed weekly schedule analysis

§      Provided progress feedback at weekly project meetings

§      Developed Access based Pipe Installation Progressing system to track pipe construction and quality acceptance processes.

Jacobs engineering, BP Refinery. Whiting, IN                                          May 2010 – March 2013

Jacobs Engineering is a global professional consulting firm offering a range of technical and management services from feasibility studies and planning to operations and maintenance (O&M), to the following industries:  Architecture/Engineering, Construction, Environmental, and Technology.

 

Sr Scheduler

§      EPC Scheduling services and progress tracking for multiple, concurrent projects

§      Responsible for as many as 55 resource loaded projects simultaneously

§      Conducted interactive planning sessions, weekly schedule analysis,

§      Liaised with customers, project mgmt., procurement and, 3^rd Party Engineering / Construction firms in capturing work packages and activities within master schedules

§      Planned / scheduled workflow for each project according specific needs and lead times

§      Provided progress feedback at weekly project meetings

§      Supported monthly reporting process

Fluor Maintenance services, Parrish, AL; New Roads, LA.              Sep 2009 – May 2010

FMS is a global maintenance company providing EPC solutions to energy and natural resource industries.  Assignment: Gorgas Power Plant, Boiler Units 7,8,9, & 10 turnaround; Big Cajun II turnaround.

Project Controls Specialist

§      Scheduling/Cost Control/Progress Tracking for electrical generating plant maintenance

§      Produced $1.5 million in scope changes

§      Conducted daily progress/coordination meetings with maintenance superintendents and general foremen

§      Produced Daily Progress reports

§      Developed work order management tool in MS Access

§      Provided procurement services during pre-turnaround planning periods

Fluor Constructors International, Whiting IN                            Jun 2008 – April 2009

FCI is a global construction company providing EPC solutions to energy and natural resource industries.  Assignment: British Petroleum Refinery, OCC Project.

Project Controls Specialist

§      Developed fully resourced and coded construction schedule for $1 Billion Coker

§      Infrastructure Planning/Scheduling/Progress Tracking for electrical and heavy haul road

§      Implemented detailed work packages to evolving schedule

§      Coordinated with discipline experts to assure quality deliverables

§      Efficiently tracked progress culminating in monthly reports to stakeholders

§      Continuously analyzed program plan to mitigate potential program conflicts

§      Incorporated changes via change management process

§      Conducted weekly schedule reviews with senior staff

Chicago Bridge & Iron, Plainfield, IL                                                                      April 2007 – June 2008

CB&I is a global construction company providing EPC solutions to energy and natural resource industries.  Assignment: Exxon Mobile, LNG Storage & Processing Facility, Pt. Arthur, Tx; Suncorp, LNG Peak Shaver, Vancouver Is, BC, Canada.

Project Controls Specialist

§      Provided end-to-end project controls support to multi-disciplined engineering team

§      Analyzed schedule progress for engineering impacts to program throughput

§      Performed bi-monthly cost account reconciliation producing balanced labor actuals

§      Executed monthly earned value analysis with submissions to senior stakeholders

§      Coordinated w procurement & construction to mitigate risks via program conflicts

§      Developed MS Access based tools to expedite department reporting while improving data quality

James Clark & Associates, Perth, Western Australia              December 2003 – April 2007

James Clark & Associates (JCA) is a multi-disciplined Engineering and Construction consultancy group providing professional management, planning, & scheduling services to the construction, mining, and technical industries.

Project Planning Consultant

§      Provided comprehensive consulting services to JCA client base

§      Guided client staff through the intricacies of Primavera software

§      Generated key deliverables in graphical/tabular format as required per client: Master/Milestone schedules, Staffing Plans, Earned Value Curves, Critical Path Analyses, Budgets, Forecasts

§      Boosted client productivity through process improvements and staff oversight

§      Provided schedule conversion services for clients migrating from MS Project to P5

Projects

§      Pilbara Iron Ore & Infrastructure Project - Rail Facilities – Asst PM / Planner

§      CSBP NA/AN Plant Expansion – Planner / Scheduler

§      Portman Iron Ore Plant Expansion – Project Coordinator

§      BHP Ravensthorpe Nickle Processing - Planner / Scheduler

§      Kalgoorlie K400 Resevoir - Tender Planner / Scheduler

§      Woodside LNG Phase V Civil Works - Planner / Scheduler

NAUTRONIX Pty Ltd, Fremantle, Western Australia                            May 2001 – December 2003

Nautronix specializes in Acoustic Signaling Solutions for the Defense and Off Shore Oil and Gas Industries.  Assignment:  Full program management responsibility for NASPos / NASDrill Acoustic Positioning System for Offshore Drilling Industry.

Project Manager

§      Concurrent management of multiple engineering projects to include planning, estimating, monthly forecasting, monitoring of progress and budgets, and project control.

§      Management of highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team responsible for the integration of Windows based display and control technology with proprietary DSP, motion sensing, navigational, and acoustic signaling solutions.

§      Maintained in-depth understanding and awareness of commercial ramifications regarding all risks, issues, trends and challenges posing impact to progress.

§      Performed Operations Management functions as 2-IC of Operations Dept.

§      Managed customer support engineering activities, globally, in sustaining a large international customer base.

§      Prepared feasibility studies for capital development and capacity expansion programs.

§      Regular assessment of staff productivity with annual performance reviews.

§      Participation in monthly project reviews with customer and business management.

§      Developed MS Access based tools for Project Management, and Production Control.

Motorola, Inc.  San Francisco, CA                                                        August 1999 – May 2001

Motorola is a global communications company providing technical solutions for a multitude of commercial and government applications.  Assignment: TransLink Fare Payment System (Smart Card technology).

Project Manager – Quality & Test

§       Planning, costing, resource estimating, progress reporting, tracking deliverables, risk assessment. 

§       Analyzed system requirements, generated Project Master Test Plan, System Integration Test Plan, and System Acceptance Test Plan.  Acceptance program design to confirm system performance as per business requirements and processes.

§       Formulated a methodology by which 3 Sigma and 6 Sigma availability requirements could be measured and confirmed.

§       Developed MS Access based Quality Management Systems.

§       Coordinated project activities and represented company interests on subcontractor premises

 

Additional Work Experience And References Available