Master Scheduler Resume
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SUMMARY
- Responsible for providing support for short term and long term planning needs through the development, maintenance, and management of small to large Microsoft Project Schedules.
- Demonstrate and apply highly developed interpersonal, analytical, and communication (written and verbal)
- Skills; ability to manage complex project and resource schedules in a diverse and dynamic environment with short - notice tasking under high pressure situations. Active Public Trust Clearance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Master Scheduler
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the project planning sessions and assist Project Managers (PM’s) in the development of project activities using Microsoft Project 2010
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and uses it to create and maintain a complex Integrated Master Schedule in MS Project Professional for major IT projects
- Develop and maintain a master schedule update process which includes regular reviews of scope, progress, changes, milestones, and risk management oversight to ensure the program schedule is accurate
- Monitor cost and schedule trends using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Involve in integration project management support and oversight to control the schedule for all sub projects
- Attend Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) to help ensure the Integrated Master schedule (IMS)and the overall program plan is thorough, complete, and realistic
- Implement best practices for integrating the master schedule and work with program and project managers to capture all tasks in the schedule
- Meet weekly with PMs and team leads to collect schedule status and update the project schedule according to the guidelines in the schedule management plan
- Create reports like two weeks look ahead, variance report, late tasks and slippage reports for the PM’s and stakeholders
- Prepare reports using Milestone Professional 2015 to generate color reports to add an impact to project presentation for executive meetings.
Project Scheduler
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Maintained and reported on the Integrated Master Planning Schedule with multiple programs and inputs from external contractors
- Developed and maintain project schedules in Microsoft Project to include the project Planning Schedule and detailed Deployment schedule
- Performed critical path analysis and interface with the project teams to develop and status schedule requirement.
- Responsible for tracking and reporting schedule status each week
- Provided schedule visibility, reporting, and schedule analysis to stakeholders and project managers
- Analyzed schedule variances, and working closely with Program Managers and functional organizations to develop recovery plans
- Developed preliminary work schedules, illustrate project timelines and milestones. Model schedules based on estimated scope
- Actively engaged in change management with stakeholders to ensure successful acceptance and readiness of delivered solution.
- Identified barriers and risk factors that may inhibit or impede the project schedule and define mitigation strategies
- Mentor and train junior level scheduler
- Researched and reported delayed activities and proposed remedial actions to accelerate project progress
Project Coordinator
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Assisted the PMO in developing and implementing an effective communication and change management plan
- Assisted the project manager with the development of plans and requirements
- Helped in defining all of the major milestone for the entire program
- Assisted with coordinating status meetings between the PMO and the implementation contractors
- Coordinated communications between project teams, stakeholders and customers
- Supported the identification, tracking and reporting of project risks, issues and dependencies
- Facilitated project status report and other project documentation
- Assisted the PMO in developing and maintaining the project schedule
- All other duties as assigned or directed.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suites - (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Microsoft Project (2007, 2010 &2013); SharePoint, Project Server, Customer Relation Management (CRM), Oracle, understanding of waterfall and agile project planning methodologies