Guild of Project Controls: Compendium | Roles | Assessment | Certifications | Membership

Alberta (NA.CA.AL)

Project Controls Lead, Keywest Projects, Ltd., Oil and Gas Project

START Date: 
July, 2012
END Date: 
September, 2012
Accountable for all the Project Controls management functions. Developed and improved Project Controls procedures, contributed in the preparation of proposal, presented cost and schedule reports to management and clients. Supervised, mentored, and provided technical and leadership guidance to Project Controls personnel.
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
900
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
900
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
200

Project Controls Specialist, Inter Pipeline, Corridor Pipeline Project

START Date: 
December, 2007
END Date: 
February, 2011

• Prepared detailed monthly report for project stakeholders identified project progress by work breakdown structure, identified and explained cost variances to budget and estimate.

•Tracked commitments and value of work done on project vs forecast and budget.

•Developed risk methodology, maintained risk register and managed mitigating strategies.

•Developed and maintained project schedule.

•Prepared monthly project man hour reports.

•Responsible for all contractor claims verification.

•Reviewed and approved invoices.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
500
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
8650
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
700

Project Controls Specialist, Cenovus Energy, Christina Lake SAGD Facilities Execution & Commissioning

START Date: 
January, 2011
END Date: 
October, 2011

•Performed cost and schedule analysis on multiple capital projects.

•Prepared cost reporting, progress measurement, change management reports, accruals and forecasts on a monthly basis for project stakeholders

•Prepared and presented annual capital budget to Senior leadership.

•Performed detailed variance analysis for cost & schedule on a monthly basis for Sr. Management.

•Assisted Project Managers and EP contractors in preparation of cost estimate, work breakdown structures and cost breakdown structures.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
200
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1700
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
0

Senior Project and Business Consultant, PM Solution Pro, and Training Curriculum End to End design, model, PM Solution Pro business case, structure, website

START Date: 
January, 2018

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1650
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
2050
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
400

Gholan Medalla

First Name: 
Gholan
Last Name: 
Medalla
Professional Since: 
Apr-1997 (27.1 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Apr 1997 (27.1 yrs experience)
Years Experience: 
48

Claims Planner, Project Controls SME, Project Planner, Resource Speaker, ExxonMobil, keiwit energy, Saudi Aramco, Taisei Corporation, TOTAL, Worley Parsons, (various projects)

START Date: 
April, 1997
- Resource speaker and Trainer /Facilitator on various PMI Chapters, AACE Chapters, and other non-profit Engineering Organization in North America, Asia,  Australia and the Middle East. - Multiple Industry experience e.g. Oil and Gas, Railway systems, US DoD Projects, Heavy Industrial and Infrastructure mega projects with large corporations such as Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Total, Siemens, Kiewit, etc.- Experience in various forms of contract i.e.
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
22850
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
6900
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
12900

Project Controls Manager, Hatch Ltd., Oil & Gas Projects

START Date: 
July, 2017

Project Controls: Cost Estimates, Plan

Cost Engineer, Unitech Electrical, Nortel Westwinds Plant

START Date: 
January, 1996
END Date: 
August, 2000

Lead Estimator and Design Build Coordinator for 11 NORTEL Networks Facilities, The Calgary Herald Newspaper Plant, Sunridge Business Park through Pauls Properties Canada as well as an approximate 80% of all design Build work introduced into Unitech through numerous General Contractors. 

Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
9200

Estimating Lead, Flint Energy Services - Alberta Canada, (various projects)

START Date: 
June, 2011
END Date: 
February, 2012
  • Assist with bringing new Cost Engineering Practices and Principles on

Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1400

Estimating Manager, AltaLink, Western Alberta Tranmission Line $1.5B

START Date: 
September, 2012
END Date: 
April, 2013
  • Establish and build the Estimating department

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
100
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
1200

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