Josh A. Medica

MANAGEMENT SUMMARY:

- Coordinate task to ensure timely and accurate reporting on hundred-million dollar projects. Managed employees with different personalities to complete several daily, weekly, and monthly tasks in an efficient and productive manner. Created, implemented, and awarded teamwork awards for multiple project teams on a monthly basis.

- Started project controls company, developed processes, gained clients and personnel from personal networks. Managed several different client and employee relationships. Grown company to over 2MM revenue with 30% profit margin. 

- Developed and managed (forecasted within 5%annually) worldwide project controls budget for personnel, equipment, training, and awards.

- Interview, select, and schedule project specific employees to work on various projects. Managed up to fifty employees on several different projects and locations worldwide.

- Responsible for monthly and quarterly project specific and company forecast and revenues to/with executive management.

- Implemented worldwide risk analysis process to comply with SOX404.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006 – Present       Integrated Consulting – Houston, Texas

Position:                                  President

Client Activities:     

                                                BP US Pipelines and Logistics North America       (1MM – 75MM)

Integrated Project Controls for EPC projects through gated processes across US. Created, implemented, and maintained schedule and cost standards, risk management, and earned value reporting.

Enbridge Pipeline USA                                           (1.5 - 2Billion)

Implemented EPIC Schedule and earned value tracking for onshore pipeline crude project. Maintained master project schedule, cost forecasting, earned value reporting, and change management.

Chevron CNL Gas Projects Olokola Project           (250MM)

Review tender for potential exposures, change management, reporting structure, and project controls plans.

Petrobras USA                                                        (150MM – 200MM)

Implemented EPIC Schedule and earned value tracking for offshore green field drilling project. Maintained master project schedule, cost forecasting, earned value reporting, and change management.

2004 – 2006            Global Offshore Industries – Houston, Texas

Position:                  World Wide Corporate Manager of Project Controls

Responsibilities:                      Home Office Support: 

-          Responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting all scheduling,  cost  control, and risk analysis for West Africa, Middle East, and the Americas

-          Oversee 41 total employees – seven direct

-          Manage overhead budgets, bonus structure, project staffing, and salary compensations for direct employees.

-          Review and report on a weekly basis with executive management world wide project gross profits and schedules

-          International travel and correspondence to perform cost and schedule analysis, and reporting for executive management and clients

-          Develop and maintain world wide vessel schedule

-          Develop and maintain world wide Monte Carlo Risk Analysis for all RFQ’s

-          Develop and implement change management process and procedure for Mexico Region

-          Establish project tracking system and client reporting for hundred million dollar projects world wide

Jobsite Activities:

                                                CNOOC Panyu / Huizhou Gas Pipeline Project

                                                Shekou, Shenzhen, P.R. China                                                               ($130MM)

Developed phase two schedule and cost reporting tools and assisted PMT with subcontract placement, tracking and monitoring. Created cost impact analysis for delay of vessel dry-docking for executive management.

PEMEX KU-D Pipeline Project

Del Carmen, Mexico                                                                               ($122MM)

Assisted regional project controls employees in project set up and lessons learned from previous PEMEX projects. Developed change management tracking system for streamlining change orders to client.

                                                Cannonball Pipeline Project

Trinidad and Tobago, WI                                                        ($68MM)

Assisted PMT with evaluating builders risk incident, and developed time frame analysis for negotiations with client. Developed recovery plan / schedule after incident for management and client. Maintained internal reporting throughout project life and assisted management in client negotiations during project closure.

2002 – 2004            Technip Offshore - Houston, Texas

Position:                  Senior Project Controls Coordinator

Responsibilities:                      Home Office Support: 

                                                - Weekly and monthly reporting of Cost, Change Orders, Forecasting, and Schedule to Clients and Senior Management

                                                - Monthly presentation with Project Manager to Senior Management on overall status of project, schedule progress, current costing, and cost forecasting.

- Schedule and progress several topside and spar fabrication phases for various projects out of the Corpus Christi, TX and Pori, Finland fabrication shops.

- Develop and maintain multi-project schedules utilizing P3 (Primavera) by capturing Engineering, Procurement, fabrication, and Installation for tracking performance.

- Cobra and TPCost, cost controlling/forecasting through daily interface with Project Managers and Clients.

- Establish several risk management programs on various projects

- Budget analyzing and tracking with clients and project managers

Jobsite Activities:   

                                                Project Controls Manager (Constitution Truss Spar Project)

                                                Technip Offshore, Houston, TX                                                             (850K MH, $180MM)

                                                E, P, I, C Project with fabrication in Pori, Finland

Established global cost controls, schedule, change, and reporting procedures. Responsible for establishing and maintaining all reporting and budgeting to client and Senior Management which includes cost, forecast, schedule, progress, and change orders for all phases of  project.  Assist Project Manager in contract administration and change management.

Project Controls / Contracts Manager (Redhawk Cell Spar Project)

Gulf Marine Fabricators, Corpus Christi, TX                         (739K MH, $145MM)

                                                Fabrication phase

Managed two contracts coordinators and schedulers  for project duration.

Responsible for all Subcontract progress, budgets, interface, material tracking, and delivery schedule for entire project.  Also negotiate terms and conditions, and commercial issues to comply with company standards for seven vendors in three states on Red Hawk Project. The client contact for contract changes, commercial questions, and overall interface.

2000 – 2002            Chicago Bridge & Iron - The Woodlands, TX

Position:                  Project Controls Cost/Scheduling Engineer           

Responsibilities:                      Home Office Support: 

- Assisted Industrial Division in determining overall cash flow, revenues, and cost forecasting on a quarterly basis to upper management.

- Develop and maintain multi-project schedules utilizing P3 (Primavera) by capturing Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Construction for tracking performance by upper management and clients.

Jobsite Activities:

Responsible for establishing Project Controls presence on all west coast jobs. Updating and maintaining all E, P, M, C, schedules. Change management, cost tracking, and forecasting while working closely with clients and Project Managers on a daily basis.

Lead Project Controls Engineer

Responsible for costing methodologies, client cost reporting, and cost/billings reconciliation, assisting in completing turnaround schedule with histograms and manpower curves. Managed all reporting of cash flows, monthly and quarterly recognized revenues, and all project cost and man-hour forecasting.

Scheduler & Project Controls Engineer

Develop and Update Scheduling Activities utilizing P-3 (Primavera) - Direct Communication with Clients.  JDE Cost Control and Forecasting – Activities Coordinated with Project Manager

1995 – 2000            Moore Constructors, Baton Rouge, LA

Position:                  Estimator / Project Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:                      Home Office Support

-Estimated residential, commercial, and light industrial projects

-Developed and maintained multiple P3 schedules and project cost reports

-Developed change management policies and procedures and implemented on all projects

-Client interface for project status, change management, and project close out

EDUCATION:                     B.S. Construction Management, Minor Business Administration

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA                

SOFTWARE SKILLS:        P3/P6 Primavera, Microsoft Project, J.D. Edwards, Oracle, Microsoft Office, GDMS, Cobra, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, TCRisk, @Risk, Primavera Risk

CERTIFICATIONS           

AND AFFILIATIONS:        Pipeliners Association Member                                                              12-2007

Primavera 6 – Certified                                                                           09-2007

Managing Different Personalities – Rice University                               10-2005

Crystal Ball (Risk) training certified                                                        03-2005

Pert Master (Risk) training Certified                                                       02-2005

                                                Project Negotiations Skills training certified                                           11-2004

                                                PMI Member                                                                                          05-2004

PMP Certified                                                                                         06-2004

AACE Member                                                                                       04-2003

                                                Primavera – 3 Certified                                                                           09-2002

                                                Primavera – 5 Certified                                                                           09-2002