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Alliance Planner & Scheduler, Repcon, Refinery Turnarrounds

Posted Wed, 2011-05-25 14:56 by John Sherling
START Date: 
May, 1987

Planner/Scheduler/Cost

Career Environment Domestic/International — Southeast Asia

 

 

Strategic and growth-focused professional, with more than 24 years of planning and scheduling experience, backed with business acumen, hands-on management expertise, and distinguished performance in general contracting, maintenance, water treatment, and construction since 1987 in the Refinery, Chemical and Power Industry. Reputed for the ability to provide strong leadership, combined with tactical execution of strategic initiatives to capture and enhance overall quality, productivity, business, and bottom-line results. Interested in pursuing advancement asPlanner/Scheduler within an international or domestic company to effectively utilize top-ranking qualifications in construction/operations management and purchasing/procurement, along with dynamic leadership and persistence to achieve goals.

 

High-performance and success-driven with competency to lead full spectrum of construction, expansion, and maintenance projects. Exemplify keen expertise in scheduling, budgeting, production, quality assurance, and on-site inspection. Powered with high-caliber qualifications in directing multiple teams, projects, and locations simultaneously, complemented with comprehensive skills in establishing and maintaining productive working relationships among cross-cultural team members associated with the project. Recognized in every step of career path for positive attitude and work effort, and for maintaining the highest professional ethics and standards.

 

Career Summary

 

  • Provided strategic planning and evaluation to client’s complex projects, in the areas of advance planning, environmental planning, budgeting, field change order process and capital improvement planning.
  • Demonstrated strong leadership competencies in planning, administering, and coordinating multiple projects along with resources to achieve established objectives and planned budgets.
  • Participated as part of project planning team on projects up to $37M projects with 500K safe man hours. Thrived in meeting production objectives by employing effective management, securing availability of resources, establishing P&L and accountability, as well as providing adequate manpower and staff scheduling.
  • Conducted and facilitated research studies, analyses, and report recommendations on infrastructure improvement, environmental requirements, and other project-related matters; analyzed planning issues and determined project schedules and priorities.
  • Prepared and reported documented presentation to key decision-makers on pre-planning and estimation for job packages on heat exchangers, towers, vessels, piping, and structural steel modifications, enabling senior leaders to identify cost control measures from progress reports, such as Actual vs. Plan and Productivity vs. Manpower reports.
  • Employed technical proficiency in utilizing scheduling software, including Primavera P6, Primavera P3, and Microsoft Project; utilized Allen Bradley PLC SLC 500, PLC5, RS 5000, RS View, Fix 32, IFIX, Step7, and Win CC HMI programming applications.
  • Codeveloped and maintained comprehensive integrated master project schedules, including Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning/Start-up Project Stages; monitored project schedules during project life cycle to track progress and incorporate changes where appropriate.
  • Executed ongoing schedule analyses and critical path analyses to identify areas needing improvement; provided value analyses, risk analyses reporting, and recommendation on construction project; and scheduled improvement opportunities.
  • Accomplished deliverables of system engineering design with operator interface, callout system, control panel design, instrument calibrations and setup, project schedules, onsite supervision, customer kickoffs, as well as installation and startup support.
  • Technical experience with DC Drives, 480/2300/4160 motors, MCC, transformers, Steam Vacuum Units, CO2/N2 Gassing Units, Auto Lube Units, RO/Demin Units, waste water Filter Presses and 24VDC control systems.