Lateef Lawal, PMI-SP                                              https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lateef-lawal-pmi-sp/58/547/745

Houston, Texas 77036

Email: lateeflawal.a@gmail.com

Phone: (832) 659-9054

PROJECT SCHEDULER/ PLANNER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

8 years’ experience using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project in Project Controls, Planning and Scheduling, with knowledge of Subsea equipment. Extensive experience in medium and high profile EPC Projects. Roles include but not limited to building schedule from start to finish. Proficient in schedule development, progress monitoring, report and forecasting, resource allocation, critical path analysis and baseline measurement. Exceptional communication skills, written and oral for effective collaboration with planning, design and management. Strong analytical skills in analyzing all aspects of a schedule.

EDUCATION

BSc. Computer Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

 

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Mind Genius, SharePoint

Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (PERTMASTER)

 

Certification: Project Management Institute Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chevron     Aug 2014-Present

Project Scheduler

Develops and maintains project schedules and the master schedule.

Updates progress within the schedule

Identifies critical path items and tasks creating negative float.

Identifies required resources and resource deficiencies.

Uses Primavera 6, version 8.3 scheduling software to create useful reports/ layouts.

Performs schedule management of project schedules ensuring their quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the scope of work).

Coordinates project team efforts along with execution functions (engineering, procurement, manufacturing)   to ensure overall quality and accuracy of the schedules.

Provides project management support by generating schedules and reports for the project team to have   visibility on look ahead of tasks to be performed in the future 2 – 6 weeks

Identifies schedule risks and mitigation opportunities in the schedule Measures schedule performance against baseline schedules.

 

Chevron  Aug 2013-Aug 2014

Project Scheduler

(Project: IO DSC, Integrated Operations Decision Support Center)

Responsibilities:

Created and updated IO DSC Project Schedule Per CPDEP format

       Developed and maintaind project schedules and the master schedule.

Updated progres within the Schedule

Identified critical path items and tasks creating negative float.

Identified required resources and resource deficiencies.

Used Primavera 6 (P6 Professional R. 8.3) scheduling software to create useful reports/ layouts.

Performed schedule management of project schedules ensuring their quality (logic, clarity) accuracy (update of actual dates, reflection of the scope of supply).

Coordinated project team efforts along with execution functions (engineering, procurement, manufacturing) to ensure overall quality and accuracy of the schedules

EMAS AMC                                                                                                                          Apr 2013 –July 2013

Project Planner II

Responsibilities:

 

Responsible for the development of Onshore/Offshore Project Plans

Worked closely with the Project & Operations teams to develop the project scope, cost estimates, and duration.

Created and maintained project schedules for engineering and offshore construction phases of subsea projects.

Facilitated weekly planning review meetings

Developed baseline schedules to encompass project scope, and deliverable requirements

 

Plant Engineering Services                                                                                                      Dec 2012-Jan 2013 

Project (BP South Houston Green Power)

TAR Scheduler

Responsibilities:

Analyzed schedules for completeness. Communicated with Operations or Turnaround Management Team when issues/edits were found.

Reviewed work orders with appropriate parties to ensure WO’s are complete and the scope clearly understood.

Ensured all inspection requirements were resourced.

Worked closely with the Material Coordinator to ensure the purchase and delivery of materials met the T/A milestones.

Performed daily schedule updates.

Attended turnaround planning meetings and presented planning and pre – turnaround status concerns. Took meeting minutes and maintained an action items list.

Worked with Turnaround Coordinators to develop Pre-TAR activities.

Recorded work orders into the turnaround database and maintained accuracy between P6 and WO’s.

Identified maintenance capital work and wrote the recorded work order numbers.

 

Henkels & Mccoy (H&M)                                                                                                       Aug 2012-Oct 2012

Project Scheduler

Responsibilities:

 

Created overall resource-loaded project schedule.

Built project budget - Included time & expenses for site teams, time for project manager, travel expense for PM site visits, tooling, and other miscellaneous charges.

Maintained daily status report consisting of daily progress, list of personnel onsite, safety issues (if any), and special issues or situations that needed to be addressed, along with future look-aheads.

Created weekly campaign budget update each week of the campaign. Itemized labor costs, personal expenses, tooling charges, etc. for the first week of the campaign.

 

Greka Energy                                                                                                                        Feb. 2010-June 2012

Project Scheduler

Responsibilities:

 

Reviewed scope and created Work Breakdown Structures with PM/Project Controls Manager.

Developed engineering schedules with pre-construction and integrated vendor packages with the Project Technical Director.

Developed deliverable schedule from engineering schedules for increased scope and schedule visibility

Compared overall PMT and engineering man-hour distribution over project duration versus labor budget.

Verified man-hours were booked against correct activities for accurate reporting and project control.

Defined and optimize critical path, float analysis, and notified project management of critical activities risks.

 

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.                                                                                                        Jan 2009-Dec 2009                                                                                                                                         

Construction Scheduler

Responsibilities:

 

Responsible for creating WBS, activities and milestones, maintaining Logic, Status updates, CPM Analysis, trending, and forecasting. 

Evaluated durations against historical or similar projects by communicating with Engineering team and superintendents to determine activity durations. 

Communicated project status report to project team and client via weekly meetings. 

Identify Critical Path Activities (CPA) and float to advise project team accordingly.

Integrated lower level schedules with project master schedule. 

Established project WBS and activities with project manager and project engineers

Worked directly with the Project Manager and Project Team to identify and resolve problems in the project plan.

Reviewed scope and conveyed the Work Breakdown Structure with Business PM/Project Controls Manager.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation                                                                           Jan 2008-Dec 2008

Project Scheduler

Worked as the Project Scheduler on Bonga 3D Seismic deep water drilling in the Niger Delta region.

Responsibilities:

 

Evaluated actual project progress and provided regular schedule updates.

Provided analysis and reporting for special and/or specific Planning & Scheduling issues.

Created/Maintained schedule templates based on project type and scope, detailing sequence of work performed.

Consulted appropriate team members as a means of ensuring that proper planning was completed prior to work.

Integrated different projects together for the master schedule.

Work directly with the PM’s and Stakeholders to identify and resolve problems in Project Plans.

Created and maintained detailed schedules based on WBS with task definitions, dependencies and relationships.

Defined and optimized critical path, performed float analysis and notified project management of schedule risks.

 

Languages Spoken: English and German