SUMMARY

• Accomplished Project Scheduler with 12 years of experience in the Project Management field coordinating and scheduling impactful project plans of up to $380M in budget, planning work of multiple teams of up to 30 resources and delivering results that exceed expectations. Through knowledge in Earned Value Management (EVM) and Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling. Expertized applying both Waterfall and Agile methodologies from inception to deployment.
• Articulate communicator skilled in analyzing client requirements, delivering clear project vision, reporting progress, updating reports & documentation, and negotiating with various stakeholders.
• Academic credentials include Master’s Degree in Project Management. Multilingual: English - Spanish-Italian. Currently preparing for PS (Project Scheduler) certification from PMI and Primavera P6 certification from Oracle.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• MS Project & Primavera P6 Scheduling
• Milestone Professional
• Deltek Acumen Fuse
• Critical Path Analysis
• What-if-scenario analysis
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• PERT CPM
• Resource Leveling
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• PMBOK best practices
• SDLC SQL
• SharePoint
• Problem Analysis & Resolution
• Workflow Process Analysis
• Resource Management
• Waterfall & Agile
• Database Design (RDBMS)
• Advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot)
• Advanced MS Access
• Reporting & Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Radford, Virginia

Master Project Scheduler

Responsibilities:

• Currently developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) of 5000 activities in Primavera P6 for a modernization construction project.
• Developed general project scheduling plans (both resource and non-resource loading) that are aligned and traceable to the project Statement of Work.
• Performed Critical Path analysis.
• Worked with project team to develop, integrate, and maintain project schedules that includes subcontractor schedules.
• Communicated summaries and recommendations to the Program Director - Modernization based on project assessments.
• Sequenced and scheduled the project work elements and determined the resources required for each work element.
• Responsible for the tracking of a recovery plan when the project falls behind the scheduled baseline.

Confidential

Technology Consulting Services Organization

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Project Managers to develop, maintain, input, and communicate Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedule schedules for all assigned projects with 2000 + tasks/activities (MS Project & Primavera P6).
• Reported on project progress; identifying schedule conflicts, resource and/or time constraints. Provided key data to Project Managers to update project status and impact on overall portfolio (e.g. EAC exceptions, EVM analysis, timelines, resources, delays).
• Conducted the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis.
• Communicated timelines as the point of contact to appropriate involved departments/individuals. Worked with project team members to ensure that schedule data is accurately interpreted.
• Utilized MS SharePoint as repository to storage documents.
• Built and Managed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Statement of Work (SOW - Quotes & Proposals) and Critical Path (CPM).
• Assisted the Project Team(s) in evaluating and monitoring the contractors progress, as well as consulting and troubleshooting issues.
• Facilitated review sessions with management and technical teams.
• Documented the communication plan, change management plan and escalation plan.

Confidential

Technology Consulting Services Organization - Information Management

Responsibilities:

• Monitored and visualized project performance versus project plan (MS Project 2013 & Primavera P6).
• Liaised with resources to develop a cost and time-effective detailed project schedule.
• Analyzed deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule with 500 + tasks/activities highlighting bottlenecks / delays and proposed corrective actions.
• Analyzed project performance through Earned Value Management (EVM) technique.
• Facilitated requirements gathering and assist with the creation of project deliverables as needed.
• Applied use of MS Excel and MS Access in creating detailed, interactive spreadsheets, workbooks, and databases.
• Coordinated UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with end users including user acceptance signoff.
• Managed WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), and identified and optimized critical path (CPM).
• Budgeting & Cost Control: Assisted Project Managers in developing and managing project budgets.

Confidential

Technology Consulting Services Organization

Responsibilities:

• Provided insights and analyzed for various business units (Corporate and Mass Markets) project performance (both schedule and financial) by utilizing PPM tools (MS Project 2010 & Primavera P6) to deliver metrics and reports.
• Ensured project meets committed schedule/contract dates and costs by providing and communicating timely and accurate analysis and forecasting of project schedules. Communicated project status to stakeholders as defined in the various project communication plans.
• Performed EVM analysis, managed WBS and SOW, and identified and optimized critical path.
• Experienced applying both Waterfall and Agile methodologies in Full Complex Project Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for both Application Migration and Software Development from inception deployment and support.

Confidential

Project Planner/Schedule

Responsibilities:

• Conducted what-if analysis (EVM analysis) and analyzed alternative project plans. (MS Project).
• Extracted and analyzed data by executing Excel’s advanced functions such as VLOOKUP’s and lists (MS Excel),
• Accomplishment: Led the software development team in the adoption of the agile methodology for executing SDLC projects. Agile adoption benefited the business units’ ROI solutions development planning.

Confidential

IT Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Accomplishment: Planned, developed, and implemented an Oracle-based cadastral registration application for Libertador County achieving automation of the information. Trained 25+ end-users. The system’s implementation improved the registration record search time, and customer request approvals and resolutions from 5 days to less than 10 minutes.
• Scheduled and facilitated business requirements sessions for clients from banking industries (BANESCO), Telecommunications (CANTV) and Government (First Aid - Civil Defense).
• Management Leadership: Developed functional test plans, and user acceptance test plans of self-learning applications. Assisted in the development of SQL queries and analyzed extracted data.
• Accomplishment: Developed, re-engineered and implemented a new system process reducing costs ($400,000) and improving building efficiencies within the Billing Control Office.