SUMMARY
Project Management/Project Controls professional with extensive hands-on experience in Program Management, Estimating, Cost Engineering and Project Controls in the Power and Water Industries, Department of Energy (DOE), and other projects including Environmental Cleanup, and major Civil Construction Projects. Significant experience in the implementation and development of integrated Estimating and Project Control Systems and process development. Significant experience on large complex new and retrofit projects in Senior and Management level positions.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES
Global Project Management Office Leader, PM Operations Team 2008 - Present
Lead Project Management initiatives globally (~90 PM’s globally) to drive common Project Management processes and tools, which result in improved quality, Cost and Schedule performance and efficiency in Project delivery and fulfillment. Create and drive a culture of EPC Project Management Excellence across all PM execution functions.
• Create training programs for specific PM processes training. Insure compliance with ISO9001 standards and maintain Quality Management System. Participate in Internal/Registrar Quality audits and investigations to identify potential deficiencies in growth initiatives or customer centric activities.
• Manage quality metrics and performance including On Time Delivery (OTD), Net Promoter Score-NPS (based Customer Survey, and Contribution Margin (Project Profit Margin).
• Implemented cross functional Lessons Learned Project Reviews and Cost/Scope Deep Dives of projects with significant Cost Gain/Loss to determine Root Causes and improvement actions.
• Developed Resource Demand/Capacity Database driven model using MS Access and Excel, and integrated with a projects database “PDIT” containing all active and closed Water projects. PDIT is a GE developed SQL database which is integrated with Primavera, and the tool used by PM’s to track Cost and Schedule performance of their portfolio of projects. GE Water uses Primavera as its standard Scheduling Tool, which is integrated with SAP-Project Systems (ERP-Project Cost/Financial Management).
• In 2013 focusing on project Cost Management developed and implemented project Cost performance database and Dashboard using the “Tableau” Analytics tool. Dashboard enables users to interactively drill down into critical performance metrics including Cost and Schedule performance including potential and realized Cost/Schedule impacts. Enables PM’s and other functional leaders to drill down into their project portfolio (500+ Active Water Projects) to lower level project details. Dashboard used in monthly project Cost and Financial reviews.
GE ENERGY POWER PLANT SYSTEMS
Program Manager, ITO Growth 2005-2008
As Functional Program Manager in GE Energy’s Proposal Management/Estimating organization was Instrumental in developing and operationalizing several new integrated Proposal/Estimating Enterprise-Wide applications. eSumOps is a GE developed web-based Financial/Proposal tool for integrating and summarizing financials on all Proposals (Thermal-Combined Cycle/Simple Cycle). Key architect in development and implementation of a customized and integrated Success Enterprise Estimating application, used by GE Power Globally for development of complete Power Plant Estimates/Proposals. Success Enterprise and eSumOps were integrated with MS Project to provide a complete financial and detailed estimate of power plant projects. Success and eSumOps have since simplified and integrated with Primavera.
O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROJECT
Program Controls Manager 2004
Senior Level Manager reporting to Program Manager. Phase I of $2.8 Billion Dollar Airport Expansion Program. Responsible for Technical and Management leadership of Cost, Schedule, Finance, Document Control, and Reporting Functions. Lead implementation of an integrated ePC (Electronic Program Controls) system.
GE INTERNATIONAL POWER PLANT SYSTEMS (PPSD)
Senior Project Controls Consultant 1999-2004
Senior Level Project Controls Consultant supporting several Department Managers within Power Plant Systems.
• Managed development, implementation, and user training of several key cross functional processes and tools i.e. "As-Sold" Estimating Process/Tools, EWBV (Early Warning Budget Variance i.e.”Cost Trending”), Lessons Learned, eSumOps, PROMIS, ePass, Estimating Tool Upgrade, etc..
• Provided Leadership to multifunction team members and direct reports (including Programmers and Senior Consultants as required), including members from Estimating, Proposals Engineers, Proposal Managers, Engineering, Finance, Project Controls, Planning/Scheduling, Information Management, Six Sigma Managers/Black Belts, e-Business.
DOE-YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT
Senior Project Controls Consultant / Cost Engineering Manager 1996-1999
Started assignment as Senior Consultant overseeing/leading 6 Senior Cost Engineers/Estimators, which evolved into Cost Engineering Manager Position with 10 direct reports.
• Developed Project Controls organization, including staffing, system development, and training.
• Developed and implemented an "Activity Based Costed" Integrated Budgeting/Planning Process and tools. Integrated Cost and Schedule Tools consisted of Success Estimator, Primavera, and a DOE Cost Management Tool.
• Provided training to Engineering, Project Management, and Project Controls Team members, related to improved Project Planning and Budgeting Processes.
CONSULTING-RES Consulting/US Cost Consultant
Senior Project Controls Consultant...
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