production of project plans
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila
1981 to 1990 - Various positions from Cadet Engineer, Civil Engineer, Estimator II, Planning & Cost Engineer, Opcen Head, Resident Engineer, Site Representative. Work assignment from based in Makati City, Philippines; Bauan, Batangas; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Libya; Singapore; Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Support customers with Ms Project and Primavera P6 planning tools.
Develop reporting tolls with Excel software
WGK, Incorporated (formerly Wilson, Gudgel, Kopmeyer).
Schedule Engineer for consulting firm focused on providing project CPM scheduling services, contract dispute resolutions, delay claims and expert witness services to Owners, Contractors, Engineers and Government organizations (COE, DOD, GSA, USPO and FAA). Responsibilities included developing and updating CPM schedules ranging in size from 100 to 30,000 tasks each; performing quantity takeoffs from project documentation; identification and validation of the project critical pat
Dearborn/Midwest Conveyor Company, Incorporated
Manager of Project Scheduling, directly responsible for overseeing the planning and scheduling of $300 million to $500 million annually in design, manufacturing and construction projects of Automotive, Postal /Package and Bulk Materials Handling systems and infrastructure projects.
Dearborn/Midwest Conveyor Company, Incorporated Project Manager for bulk materials group of large design / build materials handling firm. Responsibilities included: estimating take offs and oversight; bid/proposal formation and presentation; project execution plans; team selection and leadership; project buy-out decisions; contract and subcontract formation; actual labor usage and cost analysis; client change order negotiations; project profit and loss performance and reporting.
Pritchard Corporation (Prior Division of Black & Veatch)
Senior Project Controls Engineer for Petroleum-Chemical design and design/build firm. Projects ranged in size from $500 million to $700 million. Responsibilities included engineering / procurement / construction CPM schedule development, resource budget and actual use identification, CPM schedule status monitoring and reporting, risk analysis, labor productivity analysis, project trending, and forecasting.
Principal of consulting firm focused on providing Owners, Contractors, Engineers and Architects with construction project management oversight and status assessments, project controls set-up and monitoring, contract dispute management and expert witness services, project planning and scheduling, risk identification and assessment, forensic as-built schedule impact and quantum analysis, resource and cost performance measurement, proposed change order studies and negotiations, engineering and procurement completion assessment, and contract formation assistance.
Started work with Filippo Fochi Energia in Italy as a Junior Planner & Cost Controller; power generation, seeing my technical background from the Navy working with steam generators and steam/gas turbines it was a well suited start to my carreer.
These first experiences in the planning world were so good, it created very strong foundations for all the years to come to build upon. We were already doing earned value back then, don't think it's some new concept.
Lead Planner at a very large Insurance company. we have manage around 800 projects each year and use Primavera as our scheduling too. I manage a team of planners that work with the Data Strategies for this company. we currently have over 70 projects within my span of control. I review schedules prior to baselining for quality, I meet monthly with the Planner, Project manager and Lead business Analysis to go over the health of the project. We disucss budget, timing and scope.
Lead Planner at a very large Insurance company. we have manage around 800 projects each year and use Primavera as our scheduling too. I manage a team of planners that work with the Data Strategies for this company. we currently have over 70 projects within my span of control. I review schedules prior to baselining for quality, I meet monthly with the Planner, Project manager and Lead business Analysis to go over the health of the project. We disucss budget, timing and scope.