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Linus Sequeira

First Name: 
Linus
Last Name: 
Sequeira

Profile: Project Control Engineer with 3+ years’ experience in the field of MEP Projects.
• Worked in Preparing schedule using Primavera P6 Version 7 and MS Project, Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring, Progress reporting, and cost control function cost Estimation, Budgeting, cash flow planning, cost reporting, Change management,
• Specialties: Project Controls, Extension of time Claim Analysis, Primavera Training, Primavera Implementation, Superior client relationship and Management skills.


Academic Qualification
Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India

 

Areas of Expertise:
 Preparing project schedule, manpower and quantity reports
 Ensuring the preparation and presentation of the Critical Items Action Report
 Monitoring critical activities based on the project schedule and advice Construction team
 Preparing weekly and 3 weeks look ahead schedule and work Packs.
 Preparing project schedule analysis, Claim analysis and studies of problem areas.
 Preparing and submitting updated work program and cash flow curve showing actual progress
 Monitoring day to day work progress at site and preparing the weekly and monthly program and reports
 Preparing monthly report that reflects work progress summary.
 Liaising with project site management and client counterparts for specific planning and scheduling tasks.
 Creating of Reports reflecting the current work progress and making comparison between plan and actual progress
 Assisting in preparation work program, cash flow and manpower histogram for tenders.
 Preparation of Closeout schedule for project.
 Preparation of Extension of time (EOT) Claim based Impacted As Planned, As-Planned But for and Time Impact Analysis methods.
 Preparation of Dashboards for Tracking Progress, Site observation reports.

Experience highlights:

Project Controls Engineer at Sepam Qatar: April 2013 – Present (1.5 year) Doha, Qatar

  • Responsible for planning, review and oversight of construction project materials controls, document controls. Responsible for Planning and Scheduling for NDIA lounge fit out project.
  • Interface with Project Manager, Construction Manager, Construction Coordinators, Planning & Controls, Engineering and logistical personnel.
  • Submits to client and to SEPAM management accurate and on time reports on project planning & scheduling & progress variances.
  • Conducting Claim Analysis and Preparation of Extension of time (EOT) Claim, Delay analysis and Disruption analysis on the Project and Submission of Cost Entitlement for EOT, Acceleration and Delay associated to the project.


Primavera Consultant- Planning Engineer at OMNIX: March 2012 – March 2013 (1 year 1 month) Dubai, U.A.E

  •  Provide the functional and technical consultancy on implementing Primavera P6 for various clients.
  • Special attention provided on the General Project Management Concepts creating awareness among the project team about various aspects of the projects like Project Context, Project Process and the Knowledge areas.
  • Implement and configure Primavera products as per customer’s business process.
  • Prepare Schedule on tools by key in the data based on client requirements.
  • Generate and issue management progress reports such as Earned value, Cost Reports etc.
  • Develop charts and tables that tracks resources needed to achieve project targets.
  • Interacting with the clients then and there to ensure the project is on right track. Conducted Workshops for corporate clients like CEGELEC, FATA Gulf and ELECTROMA.


Primavera Specialist at CADD Centre Training Services Pvt Ltd. July 2010 – December 2011 (1 year 6 months) Chennai & Pune, India

  •  Provides technical support for scheduling, tracking and generating reports for projects using primavera and Microsoft Project,
  • Provide training for corporate companies in Project Management software.
  • Worked as planning engineer role using primavera and Microsoft project.

Essar oil & gas, Hazira, Gujarat. (Shutdown of atmospheric vacuum unit (AVU i & ii),

Collected all activities and created WBS, then scheduled the project to find the critical activities and resources, project duration was 35 days.
Tamil Nadu water and drainage department (TWAD government project) Underground sewage system (UGSS).
 

UGSS to Cuddalore municipality in zone -7, 8&10 under phase –i & package-iii, o UGSS to Ramanathapuram municipality in zone 3&5 under phase i & package-ii o UGSS to Virudunagar municipality in zone 1&2 under phase-i & package-ii
Planned and scheduled the project based on two constraints – Project duration of 18 months and Project cost of 12 crores, generated cash flow report for every month and quarter.
Implementation of Primavera p6.
Implementation of PM concepts by project scope management, project time management, and project cost management, project human resource management, project quality management, project procurement management, project communications management, project risk management, project integrations management.
Conducted seminars and demonstration on Primavera for corporate Clients.


Project Involved

  • SEPAM QATAR- New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Passenger terminal complex Lounge Fit out Project.
  • FATA GULF – Involved in Sohar Aluminum Plant, as Primavera Consultant. – Ongoing Project.
  • CEGELEC Bahrain- Involved In Implementation Primavera Professional software solution.
  • Tamil Nadu State Government:-Water And Drainage Department (TWAD Government Project Underground Sewage System (UGSS)
  • UGSS to Cuddalore Municipality in Zone -7, 8&10 under Phase –I & Package-III,
  • UGSS to Ramanathapuram Municipality in Zone 3&5 under Phase I & Package-II
  • UGSS to Virudunagar Municipality in Zone 1&2 under Phase-I & Package-II


Languages Known
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani & Malayalam


 


 

Professional Since: 
Sep-1986 (37.9 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Jan 2013 (11.6 yrs experience, WARNING: 26.3 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
1

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