SUMMARY:

• A professional who has acquired in - depth business knowledge complemented by nearly twenty-five years of project financial management skills and experience in the environmental, energy, pharmaceutical, infrastructure and petroleum industries. A highly motivated and diversified team player with extensive experience supporting project teams, making presentations and training or developing staff. A detailed oriented professional who will work well with developing interpersonal relationships, supporting internal and external customers and advancing the project mission.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Project Engineer Cost

• Portfolio project financial management oversight
• Cost tracking, productivity measurement, metric development, account reconciliation, monthly reporting and forecasting on multiple Pharma Construction projects
• Monthly Performance Reviews with client and Project Managers
• Track budget line to assist in the cash flow, commercial back log & Resource Labor tracking
• Portfolio forecast and general conditions planning/ Revenue Recognition
• MS Project Schedule development on multi-node multi-year facility telecom upgrade, Solid Dosage, WFI Tank Replacement, Lab Renovations and 20,000 Sq. Ft Fit out New Construction GMP Facility

Confidential - Swiftwater, PA

Project Controls Coordinator-Consultant

• Cost tracking, productivity measurement, metric development, change management, account reconciliation, subcontractor tracking, monthly reporting and forecasting on 15,000 SF Vaccine Plant addition at Confidential facility. PM Web change order. Month end progress tabulation.
• Track budget line to assist in the cash flow for management of liabilities
• Record change events data in a computerized accounting system
• Conduct periodic financial analysis to identify and resolve issues, gaps or variances
• Ensure all expenses are within assigned project budget and funding
• Review staffing FTE and cost implications with PM
• Ensure financial transactions are properly updated and recorded
• Ensure data integrity in all financial reporting and analysis
• Update financial records with recent transactions and changes financial forecasting
• Identify and resolve invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies
• Attends project management meetings for ongoing events that can impact results
• Audits project/task set-up in monthly report data for funding, staffing, LOE
• Met with clients weekly to discuss forecasted commitments, and identify and resolve project risks.
• Provide explanations of existing revenue and costs impacting existing projects
• Advises regional managers on conditions impacting current and future periods of performance.
• Generated and prepared spreadsheets depicting project performance and provided charts and graphs to illustrate existing and future performance
• Created tailored graphs and reports for monthly report
• Created ad-hoc reports for PM s based on needs
• Created best/worst/most like scenarios for forecasting needs
• Prepared Constructor’s claim log to dive deeper into the numbers to understand project to complete
• Assist in evaluation of project/task surplus/deficit and unbilled fixed fee adjustments
• Provide analysis of ceiling and funding limits
• Defined Earned Value process and metrics for project reporting
• AP / Purchasing / Travel: Review and approve coding
• Provided project financial analysis and reporting to external and internal business stakeholders
• Schedule Updating and actualizing activities in Microsoft Project 2013
• Responsible for delivery of project reporting for pharmaceutical build that satisfies client’s requirements.
• Responsible for providing strategic consulting to refine business processes for change management within CRB Builders
• Responsible for measuring deliverables and monitoring data.
• Responsible for providing status updates, through reports and face to face presentations for senior management to ensure projects met and exceeded the outlined goals and objectives.

Confidential

Project Controls Specialist Cost & Schedule - Consultant

• Project Control Administration support to Transmission capital project(s) for PPL-Electric Utilities
• Project Controls interfacing department schedulers, Project Managers, Asset Management, Finance and other stakeholders to provide guidance, direction and specialized assistance for project solutions
• Maintain project (ER) schedule within Primavera P6.831 Project Management software, Milestone tracking
• Forecasting multiple projects in web based Cost Management Excellence for EU entity
• Schedule Development in Primavera, editing Milestones, activities within portfolio
• Train Cost Analysts in Account Coding, Accrual Accounting, PEP preparation, project modeling
• Interfacing with Procurement, Engineering, Permitting, Operations and Finance departments
• Cost Report development
• Projects: X2-012 Saegers Switchyard new construction, Martins Creek Siegfried Transmission Line Rebuild, Milton Penn DOT interagency coordination, Lackawanna Substation new construction, Independent Power Providers, Natural Gas Plant connectivity to grid via PJM agency
• Provided expertise and mentoring to other project managers to create process standards and enhance project governance.
• Deliver quality, accurate work within established deadlines noted in monthly Playbook
• Project management meetings for coordination and planning scopes
• Site walks and investigations of new planned construction projects in Asset Build calendar year

Confidential

Senior Project Controls Analyst

• Developing and maintaining the reporting controls systems for the program including performing complex cost analytics, management and oversight of relevant accounting streams and charging practices, monthly and ad hoc reporting, ensuring adherence to accounting governance and time charging practices as well as other key Program/Project controls functions. Relationship building and problem solving with engineers, project management, field construction staff
• Providing leadership in development and generation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc project controls reports. Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating and analyzing data in support of project controls reporting. Prepare actual job hour, work force, revenue, and cost data for reports.
• EPCM cost tracking, budget preparation, financial monthly reporting, Project financial reporting Man hours, Variances, Earned Value, Cash Flow development, Accruals, Pricing, forecasting
• Updated project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for accuracy on a monthly basis
• Analyze cost trends and identifies potential problem areas
• Develop quantities for undefined scope assumptions, or verifies quantities provided by others particularly for change orders
• Promptly report anticipated cost overages or other unsatisfactory cost elements
• Assisting in scheduling and carrying out benchmarking and self-assessment initiatives relevant to project controls and the types of projects typically managed by the project controls group.
• Strong background related to producing reports and keeping project costs on schedule
• Strong experience identifying and communicating improvement opportunities, adoption of best practices and counter measures to address gaps in performance.
• Maintain updated income and spending forecasts in order to manage project cash flow.
• Proactively provided subject matter and business analyst advisory services to clients’ project team members.
• Invoicing and collections - ensured invoices were sent, received, processed and paid.
• Responsible for financials (profit and liability) of each product line
• Consumers Energy - Karn Pulse Jet Fabric Filter (PJFF).
• Consumers Energy - Campbell Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS)
• Consumers Energy - Campbell PJFF P1 and P2/3 P1
• Consumers Energy - Campbell Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) / (CM)
• Consumers Energy - Campbell PJFF SDA U3 P1 Engineering Support
• Consumers Energy - Karn Spray Dry Absorber
• Consumers Energy - Campbell PJFF U2 P2 Const Mgmt.

Confidential

Project Accountant

• Biopharmaceutical Development Program - Multiple Projects. Ft, Dietrich, MD
• Project cost modeling, monitoring, weekly reporting, forecasting, expenditures reviewing, and payroll accounting

Confidential, Hamburg, PA

Business Manager

• Penn DOT - I-78 Renovation, Northern Berks County, Pennsylvania.
• Payroll, accounts payable, auditing, charge coding and assignment
• Subcontractor administration, vendor payment
• Change management
• Forecasting, variance analysis
• Material support field purchasing
• Site business management, logistics

Confidential, Maumee, OH

Financial Analyst-Contracted

• Budgeting, forecast modeling, business IT transformation, contractor monitoring

Confidential, MD, VA

Cost Engineer

• Account reconciliation, back charges, change orders, MBE participation, coding

Confidential, Toledo, OH

Senior Accountant -Contracted

• Account reconciliation, material sales order processing, fixed asset account.
• Inventory valuation of scrap metals, reconciliation for month end

Confidential

Project Accountant - Field

• Cost tracking, forecast modeling, procurement, and field purchases.
• Prepared estimates to complete and accounts payable reconciliation.
• Jet fuel tank farm renovation and containment at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Confidential

Accounting Specialist-Contracted

• Prepare and maintain journal entries, reconciling accounts of major subcontractors, create and compile ad hoc reports to conduct audit for management.
• AP design support, bookkeeping, labor hour review, month end close and accruals.

Confidential

Budget Analyst

• Support for a proprietary Navy budget software system and client liaison to the Supply command.
• Technical writing work plans and revision of software user’s manual. Perform test of client data errors. Report design for data analysis. Identify areas for improvement in business practices in existing product.

Confidential

Project Business Administrator

• Project office set up, daily cost tracking, procurement, scheduling, payroll and auditing on location for government and commercial contracts.
• Cost and revenue financial reporting to managers and regional accounting offices. Developed project specific information management with multiple work task coding and reporting using databases.
• Evaluated costs and prepared estimates for budgeting contract modifications and procurement amendments.
• Performed procurement including requests for quotations, vendor selections, purchase requisitions for materials, rental equipment, subcontracted work, transportation, waste disposal, office supplies, and staff accommodations on unit price, time and material, and cost reimbursable contracts.
• Handled all purchases with Pcard and company check writing authority.
• Prepared monthly reports and auditing. Payroll and time report supervision on Davis Bacon and Service Contracts.
• Coordinated and reconciled accounting systems with Accounts Payable and Billings.
• Project Accountant Supervision, EPA Region III,( ) Belmont Glass, Morgantown WVEPA Region III, American St. Drum Removal, Philadelphia, York Plating, Decontamination and Demolition, Philadelphia, Dauphin St. Drum Removal, Philadelphia