Bill Simon Email & Phone Number

Lombard, Il, Us

Managing projects onsite.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Responsible for the commercial and technical performance of projects executed in conformance with the client's specifications in terms of quality, scope, cost, and schedule. Specific responsibilities include providing the single point of contact for both client and internal activities; defining and disseminating the scope of work to the client and all disciplines; establishing and maintaining the project’s engineering budget; developing and maintaining the project schedule; coordinating the engineering and procurement activities of the project; issuing project status reports; providing direct oversight and coaching to all assigned project personnel.

Mobile, Al, Us

Onsite project manager of capital projects at a site producing high-performance aircraft coatings. Managed design, procurement, and construction of portfolio of small projects.Performed process design for projects, including drawing preliminary P&IDs and writing basis of designspecification. Wrote technical specification for equipment purchase. Created scope of work documents for piping scope and for FEED engineering. Coordinated evaluation of bids. Completed class II and class III estimates. Wrote project plan and laid out milestone schedules. Ensured client review. Presented at stage-gate reviews. Set safety expectations of contractors consistent with client requirements. Managed construction.

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Project manager for small capital projects of total installed cost up to $7 million each. Simultaneously manages a portfolio of projects, total value typically between $10 million and $20 million. Responsible for cost, schedule, and quality performance. Managed project risk. Wide breadth of projects in process areas, storage tanks, docks, wastewater treatment, and shop areas. Leads cross-functional teams during project execution.Responsible for planning and management of engineering, procurement, and oversight of construction self-managed by the site Mechanical Department. Facilitates safety planning, evaluation, and assimilation/onboarding of new-to-site contractors. Provides field safety leadership and serves as safety mentor for onsite engineering contractor company. Manages relationships with the business (clients). Developed improvements to materials management and streamlined project execution processes. Mentors new project managers, as well as new process design engineers.Project manager for ExxonMobil project to build 2 interconnecting traffic signals at the main refinery entrances. Managed the engineering, construction, permitting with IDOT and Will County DOT, coordinating the preparation of contract, and overall project safety. Developed cost estimates and obtained internal expense financing. Monitored construction, which was completed under budget with zero safety incidents and final sign-off by IDOT.

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Project manager during development of Regional capital projects with estimated total installed cost ranging from $6 million to $22 million. Responsible for project management during scope selection and definition phases, front-end engineering (FEL), assessment of projects for technical quality assurance, working with cost engineer on project estimates, and presentations at gate reviews. Lead/mentor for two others who filled this Project Manager - Development role.Served as ExxonMobil’s single-point-of-contact for new IDOT I-55 interchange, built partially on ExxonMobil land. Managed land survey, interface for relocation of utilities and natural gas pipeline, managing services of MAI land appraiser, and working with outside legal counsel on compensation for IDOT’s land “taking.”

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Managed a balanced capital budget portfolio, total value $26 million to $36 million, plus capital-related expenses. Achieved small capital project miscellaneous budget returns that exceeded company plan. Chaired the cross-functional Capital Projects Development Committee.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

MATE Program Office at the Aeronautical Systems Division

Mba, Leadership & Change Management

M.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering