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August, 1987 Scheduler, 20+ years
I worked as a Scheduler & Project Controls Engineer as (mainly) a contract worker for the above major EPC firms working on major construction projects for world class clients such as Amoco (Now BP), Univen Refinery, Praxair, US Steel & all the major Steel Mills, The University of Chicago, City of Chicago, Nabisco, and L3. (Project list / profiles attached). •Level 3 Communications which was a national project scheduling permitting/environmental processes, real estate & right-of-way procurements – commonly along rail and highway lines for a fiber optic project.•Earned Value reporting at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago 911 Project, and others.•Assists in the Program / Project labor forecasts and cash flows, •Bachelor's in Engineering related degree (BSA major was 1/3 engineering, 1/3 IT, 1/3 Business, NIU)•24 years of scheduling experience involving CPM scheduling, 14 year specifically roadway construction scheduling.•Created claims submissions, review, and mitigation•Produced reports using MS Access, Oracle, Alpha 5 and report writing•Prepared for management cost management, budget control, & forecasting deliverables •Reconciled budget/costs for billing & progress reporting•Performed Monthly Status report (MSR) updates.•Presented results of analyses to departmental management•Conducts internal training sessions to project management staff on the use of systems and scheduling•Have been using Primavera P6 latest version since , along with other versions.•Planned and prepared production schedules for refinery, chemical, & process projects (estimated piping also) Typical projects: BP Refinery in York, VA, Citgo in Lemont, Amoco Chemical in Joliet.•Refined CPM schedule information with project managers pertaining to the scheduleTypical projects: Everywhere I have work, K-Five Construction, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Ambitech Engineering•Created resource loaded Baseline schedules using Primavera V6/V5 and version 3.1Typical projects: Roads, FSC Paper Plant, Lever Brother Soap factory in Whiting•Interacts with internal and external personnel on major matters. •Translates orders into a sequential work schedule & draws up master schedule:Typical projects: FSC Paper Plant, Lever Brother Soap factory in Whiting•Estimating: Worked as an estimator on refinery and process projects: BP Refinery in York, VA, Citgo in Lemont, Amoco Chemical in Joliet, and worked as a full time estimator in prior assignments. Reviewed third party cost estimates•Prepares status reports & Tracked Earned Value for management using various softwareTypical projects: Argonne National Labs, Chicago 911 Project, O’Hare Airport work•Developed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) & Earned Value management systems (EVMS)Typical projects: Argonne National Labs, General Motors EDM Division, Parsons Brinkerhoff •Developed Baseline Resource-Loaded Schedules using Microsoft ProjectTypical projects: Argonne National Labs, General Motors EDM Division, Parsons Brinkerhoff•Worked in team environments for Time versus Cost comparisons and implemented solutions.Typical projects: I-80 Project, Lever Bros., Rt 30/34 proj., etc.