Cyril Karr
C Y R I L L K A R R*
CONCISE PROFILE
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
| Address : | Queensland Australia 4127 |
Contact information: | Mobile ph. N : Available upon request Home ph. N: Available upon request E-mail : kirlka51@yahoo.com |
Australian Status: | Citizen, holder of Australian passport |
CAREER PROFILE OVERVIEW
Diploma qualified,flexible, result-propelled, enthusiasticproject controls professional. 20 years proven track record from site project engineer into the project controls/project management tenures at reasonably good levels. Reinforced delivery of projects by means of intensive, astute efforts. Those efforts enabled to overcome challenging project situations and complicated client’s requirements. Formed communication rapport both with owner’s agents and engineering/construction professionals. Was involved into decision making processes, managed to get diligent insight of overall managing projects picture.
OBJECTIVES of OPPORTUNITY SEARCH:
Obtain position in Program Support, Project Services, Project Controls, PQS/Construction Dispute Consultancy as Senior (Lead) Planner, Forensic Planner (Delay Analyst), Cost Engineer, Project Controls Engineer, Project Engineer etc etc with mature or growing project management wise organization, desirably in EPPM (Enterprise Portfolio Project Management) environment.
KEY STRENGTHS:
| * Apt towork independently unsupervised, as well as team member or perform as small team leader. |
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| * Analytical, problem-solving, recovery skills with regards to projects delivery |
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| * Proficient in translation of academic principals of Project Management (PMBoK) for actual projects, fostering client’s organizations growth from basic to more mature levels (PM wise,P3M3), improving productivity and performance |
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| * Competent to implement Project Controls software tools to boost project’s objectives delivery on time, under budget, support professional decision making and risk management, |
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| *Strong believer in importance of leaning and improvement, always eager to embrace new professional challenges. |
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| *Capableto work under pressure, concentrate and meet tight deadlines |
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SUMMARY of PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
See details in CV
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POSITIONS: | Dates: |
| 93-13 |
Senior Scheduler-Planner, Cost Planner/Estimator | 16 years |
Construction /Field Engineer, Construction Superintendent | 3 years |
Other Relevant Experience | 1 year |
LANDMARK PROJECTS/EMPLOYERS/CLIENTS:
12 Present | ·Range of short to medium term assignments on multi-disciplinary projects (Wiggins Island Coal Expansion Terminal, “Operation Queenslander” QRA) ·Ranbury/Critical Control PL for SW TNRP CMC,BMD ·Queensland Australia |
11-12 | ·Range of short to medium term assignments on multi-disciplinary projects ( Greater Western Flank Ph1, Rolleston Expansion, Goonyella/Blackwater portfolio projects ) ·PMSA (Fortior) for BMA (BHP Billiton), Woodside (FTSM),APLNG, Xstrata·Queensland-WA Australia |
06-11 | ·Railway infrastructure for mining multi projectenvironment (incl majors like Jilalan Bypass Provisioning Yard , Goonyella to Abbort Point 50, Blackwater/Goonyella portfolios) where enterprise wide programming was provided by centralised division to different disciplines and several projects same time ·PMSA (Fortior)for Queensland Rail ·Queensland, Australia |
05-06 | ·Automated Fare Collection multidisciplinary project spanning civil-structural, electrical, telecom, IT, business processes ·PMSA for Translink Queensland Government ·South-East Queensland Australia |
04-05 | ·Berths 8 & 9 Port of Brisbane , various tender estimates ·HWE for Queensland Main Roads, Port of Brisbane ·South-East Queensland Australia |
03-04 | ·Various tender estimates ·Iezzi Constructions for private clients and Local Government ·South-East Queensland Australia |
02-03 | Long Island Point Fractionation Plant Rehabilitation Project. Scope included LPG cold storage tanks re-vamps · Hays Montrose/ CB&I for Esso Australia · Hastings Victoria Australia |
01-02 | ·Integrated Liquid Fuels Project. Scope included ICBM ( missiles)site facilities decommissioning, dismantlement plants, civil engineering ·KBR Halliburton /Defense Threat Reduction Agency (US DoD branch). ·Activities throughout RF, Eastern Europe. |
99-01 | ·CPC crude oil pipeline project. Scope included civil/structural, telecom, SCADA,IT works for 68 block valve’s shelters, 5 pump stations, 16 radio towers and marine terminal ·Fluor Daniel for Caspian Pipeline Consortium. ·Kaz-RF, Eastern Europe. |
92-99 | ·Industrial, office, mixed-use developments projects ·NCC, Krest Ltd, Bovis Int,Aluma Systems for PLM, Phillip Morris, Credit Swiss, Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, German-RF Military Construction Consortium. ·Moscow Region, RF, Eastern Europe. |
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION& ASSOCIATIONS
Dates: | 87-93 |
Acquired Degree: | Construction Engineer (Project Construction Management), proven classification Austr Engineer 2209. MGSU (equivalent of RMIT and/or QUT) |
OTHER TRAINING COURSES & SPECIAL SKILLS:
Dates: | 03-11 |
Cost management courses: | Cost Management incl Earned Value utilizing PRISM of Ares. |
Schedule/project management courses: | Primavera Australia certified as basic and advanced user of Primavera Suit ofprogrammes. ( incl Risk Pert Master Management,P6 and Web applications) |
Dates: | 02 |
Cost seminars: | Attended cost engineering seminars at AACE RF Division ( Association of Advancement of Cost Engineers) . |
Dates: | 97 |
Cost/schedule and PMBoK brief courses: | Attended Project Management courses ( based on Project Management Body of Knowledge and organized by Parsons Int). Obtained intermediate level of PMBoK proficiency. |
Dates: | 95 |
Construction project management course: | Bovis Construction North , Manchester , UK. |
Dates: | 92 |
Work on building site: | On-job-training as rigger/concreter/carpenter on reinforced-concrete construction site |
Design course | Steel structures design summer workshop courseat Melnikov Design Institute, Moscow, RF, Eastern Europe |
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: PLANNING
Program Development:
| ·Developed both high level and detailed schedules, schedule scenarios at interfacing, circulating, planning sessions ·Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)& Critical Path Method networks, Gantt charts, WBS up to 6 levels ·Some schedule development based on engineering norms ·Scope of Works (Bill of Quantities ) set up |
Resource Planning: | ·Cross-projects ( enterprise portfolio wide ) resource (roles) plan development-implementation , including cost estimates loading into activities |
Schedule/Resources Tracking: | ·Tracking of Project Schedule/Program ( Integrated or Master Schedule up to 20-30thousand tasks ) with subprojects and potential impacts/deviations ·Resources leveling on a weekly/monthly basis ·Scheduling/alignment of site activities with transportation/ logistics/ storage and operations/maintenance |
Forecasting : | ·“What if” analysis of schedule impacts ·Forecasting project/project stages completion based on CPM ·1 & 3 months look ahead programs ·Contributed to acceleration/re-scheduling of crew/machinery/ contractors, reconciliation/outsourcing of resources based on forecast/ imposed target |
Performance Trends, Curves, Indicators: | Tracking performance by S Curves based on MH Database and P3/Visual Basic/Excel link ·Productivity factors calculation ·Earned Value Management System /Cost bearing DBs ·Manpower Histogram |
Progress Reporting/Status Control: | ·Project progress status reporting ( summary, progress measurement actual vis-à-vis baseline, variance ) on weekly/monthly basis ·Verify quantities for progress payment ·Co-ordinated day-to-day reporting of project activities |
Systems Engineering: | Co-development of systems processes and procedures likely design, procurement, project , time-cost management ·Work flow charts development |
Risk Management: | ·Risk management system active support-implementation ·Schedule based Monte Carlo risks simulation and analysis |
Claims: | ·Forensic planning of Prolongation, Disruption, Extensions of Time claims. ·Retrospective/contemporaneous delay analysis, forensic planning or defense against |
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:COST
Cost Performance Baseline Development : | ·Cost Performance Baseline development utilizing software tools. Strait cost loading into Control Accounts, cost computations onto resource allocations |
Cost Control in work flow situation: | ·Performance curves/trend analysis ·Scope/status changes control ·Progress payments control. Familiar ·Cost Reporting/Recording ( WBS coding, cash flow, commitment, identifying forecast at completion, potential overruns , controlling contingencies). ·Accounting principals/ Ledger systems ·Cost Benchmarking Reporting |
Valuation of Budgets: | ·Order of Cost ·Control detailed ( Indicative budget ) ·Hard dollar lump sum tender with Elemental Cost Analysis |
Cost Estimation Algorithmsutilized: | ·Superficial/parametric ·Composite rates based on historical cost records ·Tender elemental costs calculation on all-in rates, subcontractors quotes, additional preliminaries, overhead, contingencies and other allowances likely EBA, Provisional Sums and insurance . |
Cost & other databases and data resources: | ·Proprietary cost database development/maintenance ·Databases of vendors/designers/ subcontractors ·Commercial data resources likely RS Means and/or Spoons. |
Materials take-off/Scope definition: | Calculated based both on ·Design brief/ Performance Specification ·Tender design package ·Bill of Quantities |
Variations : | Cost analysis development of various variations, “Quantum meruit” inclusive ·Defense/analysis against claims-variations |
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