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PLANNING ENGINEER, Van Oord Gulf FZE - UAE, Artificial Island

START Date: 
May, 2001
END Date: 
September, 2013

Planning Engineer

Jumana Island, Dubai UAE

Dredging, Reclamation and Rock Works and Ground Improvement works

Responsibilities: Project planning and programming and provided direct scheduling support to projects to include: Project planning, master schedules, detail schedules, interdependency and network schedules. Facilitate and assist programs in establishing schedule by defining the tasks, establishing logical relationships, estimating appropriate duration, identifying necessary constraints, assigning appropriate resources, and analyzing the schedule. Provide schedule analysis to include float analysis/slack and critical path status at the summary level (Gantt charts, Milestone/Events, Master Phasing Schedule) in addition to detailed task level. Directly responsible for 'hands-on' scheduling support to control account managers by developing new schedules for work in planning stages, updating schedules as revisions occur, and updating status all schedules on a weekly basis.

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