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Victoria (OC.AU.VIC)

Colin Cropley

First Name: 
Colin
Last Name: 
Cropley

Specialist in Integrated Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis and Monte Carlo simulation of projects.

User of Primavera planning for over 25 years and Pertmaster/Primavera Risk Analysis software for more than 12 years.

Chemical Engineer by training. Formerly Project Manager in resource, oil & gas and energy sectors with experience in technology development and I&CT sectors.

Professional Since: 
Jan-1972 (52.2 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Mar 2008 (16.1 yrs experience, WARNING: 36.2 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
46

Mark Falvey

First Name: 
Mark
Last Name: 
Falvey

My professional background is in the data network and Telco space.  Project work began around 2000 with my first experience of dedicated scheduling tools in 2008 in Project Coordination work for Nexgen Networks.  Scheduling for large, complex programs began with the Birchman group in 2009. 

Professional Since: 
Apr-1990 (34.0 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Apr 1990 (34.0 yrs experience)
Years Experience: 
25
Guild Accreditation: 
GPC Member
GPC Member Since: 
Wed, 2016-10-05 (All day) - Wed, 2055-05-05 (All day)

Project Coordinator, Nextgen Networks, Multiple L3 telecomms implementations

START Date: 
August, 2008
END Date: 
April, 2009

Convert sales department notes into statements of requirements for in-house engineering teams and third party suppliers to construct or configure.  Ensured delivery dates were met and coordinated workarounds as required. 

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
300

Principal, The Electric Paintbrush, Multiple website

START Date: 
May, 2010
END Date: 
May, 2012

In my own business I created online presences (websites, blogs, newsletters etc).  While most were straightforward websites, a few clients wanted project management and a schedule they could track and a closely monitored budget. 

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
700
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
250

IT Project Coordinator, Pepperstorm Pty Ltd, Multiple unified communications client implementations

START Date: 
May, 2012
END Date: 
November, 2012

Predominantly sales support, procurement and project coordination.  Created a short course for computer engineers to raise the profile of project maangement concepts in an effort to counteract ongoing scope-creep issues.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
600
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
150

IT Project Coordinator, RITEQ Pty Ltd, Multiple software implementation projects

START Date: 
May, 2013
END Date: 
April, 2015

Scheduling for major client implementations and resource deployment reporting.  Constructed a system to accept Consultant timesheets to inform invoicing and monitor resource workload.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1850
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
300

Program Scheduler, Terra Firma Pty Ltd, NBN HFC Asset Transfer

START Date: 
April, 2015

My engagement at Telstra (as a Terra Firma Senior Business Consultant) has involved rebuilding the existing MS Project schedule  using 'maps' drawn in MS Visio to visually represent the task dependencies.  While maintaining the schedule I've also worked on project financials to ensure compliance with NBN contracts.

Within Terra Firma I received intensive training enabling me to deliver MS Project training to other staff members.  I have also updated the training materials under the supervision of the Senior Project Controls Lead.    

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
2000
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
350

Cost & Schedule Engineer, Wood Group PSN, ExxonMobil - PNG LNG Project

START Date: 
November, 2013
END Date: 
March, 2015

Project planning and cost control of multiple small scale brownfield EPC projects (up to $5 million) across ExxonMobil's PNG assets, from project setup/initiation through to EPC execution complete and close-out.

Ryan Lee

First Name: 
Ryan
Last Name: 
Lee

• 4+ years of Project Controls (Planning, Scheduling and Cost Control) experience
• 3+ years of O&G Brownfield EPC experience
• Experience working on projects of varying s

Professional Since: 
Aug-2011 (12.7 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Aug 2011 (12.7 yrs experience)
Years Experience: 
1

Project Controls Engineer, Wood Group PSN, ExxonMobil - KTT Project

START Date: 
August, 2011
END Date: 
November, 2013

Project planning and cost control support for the brownfield EPC scope of ExxonMobil's KTT Project during the construction, commissioning/completions and close-out phases of Marlin Complex and West Tuna Platform/Kipper Subsea Facility tie-ins in Bass Strait, Victoria.

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