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VP / Manager of Project Controls CDM Smith 1993 to Present
Project Controls Manager @PMD - Massachusetts Water Resource Authority 1988 to 1993
I am the Director of Scheduling for Quandel Enterprises. Quandel constructs hospitals, schools, healthcare facilities, waste water treatment plants, and higher educations factilities. I am responsible for all the aspects of scheduling on these projects. This inlcudes working with the project team to develop baseline schedules which meet the project requirements. These schedules are updated, out of sequence work corrected and I provide a detailed analysis to upper managment.
In my role as Director of Scheduling at Quandel Enterprises, Inc. I am responsible for approximately 35 project schedules. Their locations range between 3 and 500 miles from where I am located in our main office. I am hands on with some projects and supervise 2 schedulers for others. All of the schedules are developed using the Critical Path Method. Primavera is our scheduling software of choice. For GC and CM at Risk jobs, I will work with the project team to develop the approved baseline schedule.
Fredric L Plotnick, PhD, Esq, PE is CPM Planning & Scheduling. Co-author of industry bible CPM in Construction Management (now in 7th edition) with James J. O'Brien. Founder and host to Construction CPM Conference (www.ConstructionCPM.com). Practicing CPM since 1975. Professor at Drexel University since 1979.
Thirty-five years "hands-on" experience focusing upon the legal and technical aspects of project controls and the management of engineering design and construction.
Specialties:CPM Planning & Scheduling, Resolution of Claims of Delay and / or Disruption
As a Project Manager at The Rhodes Group, Mr. Kaplan analyzes construction-related claims and performs project scheduling on a wide range of projects including power generation facilities, industrial facilities, casinos, airports, hospitals and other medical facilities, elementary and secondary education facilities, university buildings and waste water treatment facilities, located domestically and internationally. More specifically, Mr.
Scheduler developing design schedules for heavy-highway and bridge projects for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Assist project managers with ensuring schedule accuracy and completeness. Assist portfolio manager with various overall program management activities. Prepared schedules for conversion from Open Plan v 2.3 to Powerproject.
Schedule reviewer of contractor construction schedules for Maryland Transportation Authority. Reviewing schedules for accuracy, logic, and completeness. Prepared reports for project owner of potential schedule issues.
Director, Pertmaster
Oversaw all sales and marketing activities for Pertmaster. Used expertise in risk and earned value management to promote integrated cost and schedule risk analysis techniques.