Program Controls Manager Resume
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Houston, TX
SUMMARY:
- Strong technical & functional knowledge and experience in implementing enterprise project portfolio management, project earned value management and asset management.(Primavera Suites, CMMS and MS office suite).Conduct interview, recruit and train project controls team. Evaluate, select & manage deployment of software’s required to manage the program / project, based on organizational /client/ program need.
- Excellent functional and technical knowledge in various project developments like Preliminary design, FEED, Detail Design, Budgeting, Forecasting, Cost Estimation, Contracting, Control Account Manager, Change Control, Fabrication & Manufacturing, Construction, Commissioning, Shutdown, Redevelopment, Turnaround and Start - ups.
- Sound knowledge on collecting contractual scope and grouping them as project disciplines like Civil, Structural, Process, Mechanical, Piping, Subsea, Electrical & Instrumentation, Turnaround, Tie-in, FAT, SIT and Commissioning for project execution planning (PEP).
- Expert in develop & deploy Corporate PMO policy and procedure for smooth operation. Conducting periodical audit for NCR, recommend the corrective action and make ensure they are corrected.
- Develop cost / resource loaded schedule for project monitoring of schedules, with relationships, lead, lag, constraints, milestones and templates for project progress reporting using project data’s like ACWP, EAC, ETC, SV, CV, SPI, CPI of EPC
- Prepare / Analyze critical path, cost and resource loaded schedule assurance, work progress and develop project control reports required for clients, contractors, project managers, project accountants and regulatory agencies. Communicate potential problems to senior management to prevent/resolve problems early based on findings. Review sub-contractor’s schedule / estimate submissions, change orders for sufficiency and quality.
- Excellent knowledge in setting & prepare Cost & Schedule Progress report by downloading SAP, Oracle database and generating reports like Earned Value analysis, Schedule & Cost Performance Index, Float trend analysis and cost & schedule variances.
- Expert in Preparing & analyzing direct man-hour vs/ progress trend and project productivity index reports. Prepare written MOC analysis of time extension requests.
- Expert in Program / Project management process and technology like Cost & Schedule Risk assessment, Risk follow-up & mitigation, constructability reviews, Advanced project Methodology management, probabilistic cost estimation and Detailed project budget, Critical Path Method (CPM) and Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) Functioned as interim Health Safety Security and Environmental manager.
- Collect project HSE data collection and reporting to upper management, OSHA and other regulators periodically.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Proficient in Implementing and administrating Primavera P3,P5, P6, Contract Manager, Crystal Ball, MS Project, Monte Carlo, Pert master and MS Office.
- Excellent knowledge in Ares Prism - G2, Cost OS & Dashboard, Acumen fuse schedule risk analysis, Aconex, MS Office, Info-maker, Report Smith, SQL, ODBC, Dbase, FoxBASE, Clipper and Report Writer.
- Working knowledge in SAP, Maximo CMMS, CCTS, and in drawing application - CAD, Milestone. Functional knowledge in software application & programming like Java, VB Script, Java Script, HTML, DHTML, and ASP & EJB.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Houston, TX
Program Controls Manager
Responsibilities:
- Working at Houston Airport System as Program Controls Manager for $1.5B International Terminal redevelopment Program.
- Lead and guide team of Estimator, Cost Engineer, Schedulers, Finance & Invoice administrators, Document Controllers & System engineers in implementing the system, which will be managing A&E, CMAR, DB, DBOP and OCIP type of contracts.
- Responsible include but not limited to design, configure and implement an earned value management program control process based on a structured approach to planning, estimation, cost collection and performance measurement. Facilitated the integration of project scope and time and cost within system, with objective to report against a change controller performance measurement baseline.
- Established the organization’s project and program management methods & process within the system.
- Complimented organizations’ methods and procedure.
- Review probable cost estimate to validate cost of work for budget, contractor bond estimation purpose.
- Setting up control account manager for various approved scope.
- Compliment program/ project policy, procedure & flow charts. Accountable for System requirements specification produced for all tools and documented configuration manuals for all systems.
- Apart from the above responsible for all the program / project controls functions like various reports, change controls, cost controls, cost estimation, document controls, planning & scheduling and system deployment and training the same.
Confidential,Houston,TX.
Project Controls Manager
Responsibilities:
- As PRC Manager for Chevron’s Managed Pressure Drilling and Statoil's Equivalent Circulating Density Project, responsibilities includes but not limited to Lead & guide the team (cost engineer, sr. scheduler & document controller) by providing guidance on executing the PEP's, company policies and procedure while fulfilling the contractual requirements (Chevrons CPDEP process).
- Develop & implementation of project controls process, procedure, strategy, execution plans in budgeting, resource planning, project risk control, cost control, scheduling and document controls.
- Conduct kickoff meeting, cost and schedule risk assessment (CSRA), crystal ball probabilistic risk assessment sessions and present the same the senior management.
- Responsible for unification of budget preparation, estimation, cost control, scheduling, document controls activities into integrated project controls reporting system. Integrate business partner’s manufacturing program with Rig modification program into Primavera network and monitor the progress.
- Responsible for preparing & publishing quarterly, monthly, weekly cost and schedule performance reports.
- Audit all departments for their compliance for corporate policies and procedure as Global Internal Auditor Team. Guide implementation CMMS of new project using IBM’s Maxim ver7.5 and SRO synchronization between Rig and Land based server.
- Conduct annual performance appraisal for the department members.
- Because of my interest & expert knowledge in HSE, performed as interim HSSE manager for the region.
Confidential,Cleveland,OH
Project Control Specialist
Responsibilities:- As Department Lead prepare proposal for the Estimation, Scheduling, Costing & Reporting scope for the Bid package.
- Prepared Opinion on Probable of Cost Estimate (about 75 estimates) for Industry Leaders like Wal-Mart, Bridge stone and Firestone.
- Designed and implemented Primavera P6 access via Citrix and Contract Manager via web
- Trained people within company across office on Primavera Project Management and Contract Manager.
- As Administrator Manage access of the application for company employees the above application.
- Produce customized report for Contract Manager using infomaker 10.5. Prepared Monthly EPC report containing Executive summary, Engineering progress in both hrs & Cost, Deliverable status along with procurement status, Change Mgmt, Schedule, CPM etc. for no of projects.
- Prepared, updated, Analysis and Reported EPC Schedule for various project executed in the company.
- Managed the Engineering of the Pipe Mill Project and construction of Beryllium Pebble Project. Setup Monthly Progress report for Major Projects by downloading Oracle financials and HR data to generate EV, SPI, CPI and Variances.
- Prepared budget forecast for Brush Wellman based on Funds from client, state and federal agencies.
Confidential, Toledo, OH
Snr. Consultant
Responsibilities:- As Project control for cost and schedule participate in Interactive planning section. Gather details on project schedule and cost breakdown for CVP stage Appraise, select, define & execute.
- Review contractor / Engineer schedule and submit detailed schedule review report to the Client PM.
- Prepared cost assurance which includes committed, expanded & cost forecast based on details from PE’s.
- Processed invoice for payment after verifying the WBS and project progress details in the invoice.
- Co-ordinate with finance/accounts to release /open the WBS not opened in SAP to charge the invoice.
- Prepare Billit report for the PE’s to prepare cost forecast / Accruals’.
- Export Capital and Expenses type cost accruals from SAP database to prepare Monthly cash flow and portfolio report.
- Input the approved cash flow forecast from PM into the Project Data System.
- Prepared Turnaround schedule program, hourly managed unit program with all possible working calendars with craftsman and equipment as resource loaded.
- Prepared detailed Turnaround schedule for Furnace, reactor, tower, drum, tanks, exchanger, piping, Rotating equipment, Electrical and Instrument from detailed estimate.
- Updated the Program for the approved Field change order estimates.
- All activities shall have unit number, equipment number, resource, calendar, and other cost, resource, activity codes populated.
- Prepared layout sorted by Unit, Area, Equipment and Phase for the crafts to update.
- Updated the progress from the field and generated report by unit, cost, categories, resource, and area.
- Prepared / updated report plan vs. actual progress of the project by resource / phase.
Confidential, Texas City, TX
Snr. Consultant
Responsibilities:- As a project control lead Supported, Audited and assured the project schedule and cost.
- Prepared Ad-hoc reports in SAP, Billit and CCTS. Reviewed and corrected SAP cost against project code/stage.
- Reviewed cost estimate growth between stages. Reviewed changed orders for Scope and cost.
- Reviewed schedule change notification and orders. Review project progress report and invoice submitted by contractors and followed up the same for the correction.
- Prepared summary cost report for the portfolio.
- Review and Approve invoice and coding the same SAP for payment, Monthly reports, Flight gauges, Engineering Labor reports, Field Labor reports, Cash flow reports, Project execution plan.
- Prepared period structure report, inline item reports and detail report in SAP
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Snr. Consultant
Responsibilities:- At the USD 300 million Schools Modernization Project Responsible for configuring and administrating Primavera implementation, including definition and setup of all coding structures required as well as installation and setup of Primavision, Portfolio Manager, Methodology Manager and Resource Management Methodology.
- Validated the current School Modernization Project with 11 Local District Project Managers for their scope.
- Export 12000+ design activities to LDPM’s for their progress update and Import the same to P3 for progress reporting.
- Prepared progress report grouped by 11 District, Bundles & Responsibility.
- Prepared variance report of the 370 bonds under is under 11 districts.
- Prepared and Updated Documentation progress report, Architect and other local / district submission progress.
- Implementing K12 project in P3e/C.
Confidential,Princeton,NJ
Consultant
Responsibilities:- Prepared and updated Level 2 schedules for Risk assessment of Chemical & Pharma Projects using Primavera.
- Prepared and updated Master Project matrix having sub-projects which have links between sub-projects and Master Project.
- Prepared and updated Level 4 construction schedule for Construction Management review. (BASF - Shanghai Project & Upgrading of Baggage screening Project @ International Airport Dallas) using Primavera. Prepared and updated detailed cost estimate of various projects (Schering - Confidential, Wyeth Lederlle Vaccine, College of New Jersey, Southern Connecticut state university etc.,) for Mechanical, Electrical & Instruments and Civil discipline.
- Designed and programmed a database to convert Uniformat Estimate to CSI (construction industry Standards) Estimate and vice versa.
- Designed and Programmed a Cost Data model for future reference from the Projects completed in MS Access. Prepared and updated US Cost Estimate Success Project for maintaining records of previous project for future business support.
- Prepared a detailed Primavera Project Planner Training Module for in-house training / creation of Planners & Schedulers.
- Installed / Uploaded new software in market for Estimation.
- Evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of using the software in the existing company environment.
- Identified Risky Projects among pool of Projects under Client, based on criteria like Location, Value, Designing contractor, Construction Contractor and complexity. (North Carolina University Project).
Confidential
Consultant
Responsibilities:- For Bulk Manufacturing Multi Product Plant & Tablet Plant. This $92 million Tablet Plant Project which started with risk of 70% was carefully managed and the Major Milestone event “Temp.
- Occupancy Permit” was achieved 2 weeks ahead of plan. Was leading a four-member project control team.
- At peak about 600 workers from 25 different contractors.
- Project management team member at above projects, responsible for program plans and requirements, schedule management, implementation and management, performance metrics development, configuration management, information systems, and documentation and data management.
- Managed subordinate staffs for Packages. Responsible but not limited to following.
- Prepared and updated Integrated Master Project Schedule that includes the Contractor's' and Client's Scope using Primavera.
- Prepared and updated detailed Client Scope Schedule for Process Commissioning, Start-up & Validation Protocol, Business System, Process Ranging & Start-up and Lab Set-up using MS Project.
- Prepared and detailed Quality Standard Procedure Schedule, mainly focusing on FDA's requirement of the project.
- Prepared business System Integration Schedule for software systems like LIMS, AVANTIS, CMMS, JDE, GEDMS & PRISM.
- Prepared, Updated & Reported the Plant System List Matrix, Installation Qualification /Operational Qualification / Process Qualification Matrix, Walk-down Matrix, Standard Operational Procedure Matrix, Non-Validated System Matrix and Commissioning Qualification Matrix Project Core Committee.
- This is an EPC contract. Was mobilized to the site once the construction ready to start. Was stationed in the construction site until commissioning is complete.
Confidential
Consultant
Responsibilities:- This $350 million Multi Product Bulk Manufacturing Plant was First plant for Merck in Singapore. The Project had successful completion as planned though the scope was increased for an additional product in the mid-erection stage. Was leading an eight-member project control team. At peak around 700 workers from 30 contractors.
- Project management team member at above projects, responsible for program plans and requirements, schedule management, implementation and management, performance metrics development, configuration management, information systems, and documentation and data management.
- Managed subordinate staffs for Packages. Responsible but not limited to following.
- Prepared and updated Integrated Master Project Schedule that includes the Contractor's' and Client's Scope using Primavera. Prepared and updated detailed Client Scope Schedule for Process Commissioning, Start-up & Validation Protocol, Business System, Process Ranging & Start-up and Lab Set-up using MS Project.
- Prepared and detailed Quality Standard Procedure Schedule, mainly focusing on FDA's requirement of the project. Prepared business System Integration Schedule for software systems like LIMS, AVANTIS, CMMS, JDE, GEDMS & PRISM. Prepared, Updated & Reported the Plant System List Matrix, Installation Qualification /Operational Qualification / Process Qualification Matrix, Walk-down Matrix, Standard Operational Procedure Matrix, Non-Validated System Matrix and Commissioning Qualification Matrix Project Core Committee. Prepared & Updated the Project Documents like Project Activity Flow Chart starting from Construction till Production, Walk-down Requirements, SOP & SOP Maps using Visio.5, Project Schedule Risk Matrix from Risk assessment workshop for Project Presentation / Workshop. Analyzed / Reported fortnightly from Float Trend Analysis, Cost & Schedule Variance Report - for the Project / Project Milestone, IQ / OQ / PQ Completion Date Trend Analysis, Contractual Key Dates Tracking, Tie-in / interface dates tracking, Cost Performance Index, Project Direct Man-hour / % progress Trend and Project Productivity Control Index from the above Schedule/ Documents.
- Prepared CTR Sheets for Major client scope with resource loaded in it and using that create an Access database for progress reporting.
- Identified the critical from the above and recommend the solution for the situation.
- Conducted / Participated in weekly progress meeting with contractors & prepared the minutes.
- Validated Physical Progress of the project based on Contractor's progress report.
Confidential
Project Planning & Scheduling Engineer
Responsibilities:- Group of Stork Companies, Netherlands. Who constructed Carbon monoxide plant in Singapore, This Fully automated US $50 million plant was completed with International Quality & Standards. Implementation of Primavera P3-based program management system, including schedule metrics, Earned Value, cost efficiency, trend analysis and Estimate To Complete (ETC) forecasts.
- Was leading four-member project control team. Responsible but not limited to following.
- Master Schedule from the details of contracts and P&ID. Programmed detailed Schedule for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning activities in PRIMAVERA for Civil, Structural, Mechanical Equipment, Piping, Electrical and Instrumentation.
- Prepared S-Curves for Various Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on the resources allocation prepare. Prepared Schedule control, Progress Reporting, Status of Manpower & Equipment utilities of Subcontractor based on Plan, Evolve & eliminate critical activity.
- Identified, initiated, submitted and got approved the change orders / contract deviation from the Contract scope of the Project with detailed cost breakdown.
- Prepared Cost analysis from on the contract variation and Original contract scope that had schedule deviation.
- Prepared Weekly & Monthly Progress report, attended prepare minutes for the meetings.
- Evaluated the sub-contractor’s progress to clear invoice and also contract variation.