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Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Executive schedule analyst that works closely with Government program/project leadership to strategically guide, integrate, and analyze schedule performance.• Provide expertise to distribute, manage, and coordinate technical schedules for large scale and medium scale programs to include Integrated Master Plans (IMPs) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMSs)• Experienced with the implementation and management of integrated scheduling tools to provide expert guidance and implementation support to project control personnel in the integration of schedule and resource data through resource loaded schedules within an automated schedule management tool.• Thorough understanding of EIA-748 standard Earned Value Management (EVM) principles as they relate to schedule and technical performance measures.• Has extensive experience in the use of various commercial schedule management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project and Primavera) and analytical tools (e.g., Acumen Fuse).• Has extensive experience with the implementation of probabilistic schedule risk assessment and schedule health processes and techniques. • Ability to collaborate with wide range of personnel across NASA Centers, other government agencies, industry regarding matters concerning program/project scheduling.• Support programs and projects reporting cycles with schedule products as required. • Expert knowledge and practice in program/project analysis.• Expert knowledge of the development and integration of project technical requirements with cost and schedule projections, performance measurement, and workforce allocations.• Excellent communication skills to interface with customers. • Assist project personnel in interfacing with program and project offices at other NASA Centers.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Lead the owners (Nestle/Purina) efforts on a new construction, $1B capacity expansion project, located in Eden, NC • Clean up General Contractors schedules in P6• Integrate Primavera P6 schedules into MS Project• Develop and crate Commissioning and CQV schedules for the expansion project for all 4 production lines• Build reports in both Excel and Power Bi• Integrate MS Project Schedules into Microsoft PWA• Develop relationships which foster better communication between contractors and clients• Preform schedule forensics on sub-contractor and general contractor schedules

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

• Responsible for a consistent integrated outage planning and scheduling process for Turnaround use across all AdvanSix manufacturing facilities to include detail milestone tracking and resource loaded plans during pre-Turnaround and Turnaround execution. • Developed and maintained integrated planning and scheduling documentation for turnaround utilizing SAP, Microsoft Project Web Add (PWA), and Power BI development for reporting and tracking progress. • Responsible for maintaining and keeping the master Schedule for all readiness assessments up to date. • Works closely with site planners to develop and Maintain the portfolio resource scheduling for the integrated Large TAR activities to enable TAR managers to make decisions on in-sourcing and out-sourcing needs. • Works with site planners to ensure assigned resources are updating their project activities correctly, completely, and on time. • Confirms that site TAR schedules are correctly transferred to the master planning database(s) and prepares monthly reports. • Promotes and maintains safety and follows established Turnaround Milestone plans and work practices, whilst controlling schedule impacts and complying with planning and scheduling of overall TAR executions at all three AdvanSix sites. • Works closely with site planners and TAR managers to schedule appropriate internal and external resources and manage risk for assigned plant Turnaround both small and large outages. • In conjunction with the relevant resource coordination, review both site capital and maintenance planners’ developed schedule and assist in determining the key execution integrated milestones schedule. • Updates Turnaround schedule reports and updates TAR management and key project stake holders and ISC leadership • Carries out planning and scheduling duties in accordance with all relevant process and procedures within established Turnaround management guidelines and practices.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

• Manage all capital resources to optimize effectiveness and cost when executing capital projects.• Provide consulting, training, and support to both Project Controls Schedulers and Leadership in regard to the development of the Sensei PWA Beacon Solution. • Reduced scheduling inefficiencies• Responsible for ASIX scheduling activities and mentoring of junior schedulers • Provided training aimed at developing the Project Controls Scheduling Group.• Supporting Engineering organization with resource scheduling & providing guidance and analytical assistance to the engineering department and plant management to assure expenditures are controlled within scope of distribution. • Develop various Microsoft Bi Reports to improve both communication and execution of action items throughout AdvanSix for multiple departments.• Project control – use cost tracking and scheduling tools to track & compare project plans to actuals. Advise respective project engineer and engineering management of trends and analysis. Work directly with project managers and project controls to provide gaps between actual vs. budgeted amounts such that cost impacts are analyzed. • Capital Planning – Maintain the portfolio resource scheduling for the capital engineering organization and forecast out manhours for major and minor projects to enable managers to make decisions on in-sourcing and out-sourcing needs. Ensure assigned resources are updating their project activities correctly, completely, and on time. Confirm that monthly updates from SAP are correctly transferred to planning database(s). Prepare monthly variance reports. • Procedures – Participate and maintain appropriate project controls procedures. Drive project controls and ensures department’s adherence to Advansix accounting policies and standards of internal control.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

• Was instrumental part of the team focused at developing the Tools and Practices aimed at improving the Resource Scheduling of Design and Engineering such as the Microsoft Project Web App and Microsoft Power Bi Reports/Apps which utilize real time data and analysis focusing on key KPI’s.• Increased the visibility regarding job performance and schedule to all Disciplines utilizing an organized and functional Project Database, Microsoft Power Bi, and the Microsoft PWA.• Reduced scheduling inefficiencies• Developed and implemented an ongoing review and interaction process between Design Engineering leads and Project Manager stakeholders which has improved how we interact and prioritize work throughout the company.• Provided training to both schedulers • Worked alongside management to achieve common goals related to continued improvement regarding cost, schedule, and work estimates while continually driving the company to become a more schedule driven organization

• Provided daily/weekly and per job task-oriented schedules routinely updated, designed to keep the fabrication effort on track for customer delivery dates.• Communicated with field/shop managers on various projects to determine manpower requirements in the field/shop and provided relative information.• Provided manpower forecast projections relative to upcoming projects in conjunction with production throughput requirements allowing for adequate planning/hiring time frames to accommodate manning requirements.• Communicated with purchasing and project managers to drive material deliveries to accommodate early start fabrication dates to ensure adequate fabrication time frames.• Checked drawings for accuracy but not limited to.o Constructability – was it even possible to fabricateo Views to be correct and user friendly.o Developed shop work packages consisting of but not limited to.o Accurate process outlines for various builds.o Subassembly packages relative to various projects.o Subassembly drawings.o Structure shape cutting list/nesting.o Shell layouts.o Relative patterns.• Planned out and scheduled all subcontractors as needed for each job in production.• Wrote RFQ’s and PO’s for all NDT and NDE needed for each job, purchased equipment as needed, as well as purchased materials.• Tracked progress of jobs in relation to man-hours used versus what was estimated and developed strategies and implemented them into production to continually improve.

Dallas, Tx, Us

SCHEDULER AND RESOURCE ANALYST | JACOBS SVERDRUP | 2003-2005• When Jacobs Sverdrup took over running NASA Langley in 2003, I was recruited to become part of the transition team as well as continue much of the same work I was previously doing for Swales Aerospace along with the below added responsibilities. • Provided detailed resource loaded and leveled schedules for various NASA Langley Research Center projects.• Attended and reported in all SASA meetings (Upper Level Facility Management Meeting), reported directly to NASA Langley Director regarding scheduling, manpower/skillset allocation needs for various projects and tunnels as well as presented what if scenarios for research projects• Worked as part of a scheduling team consisting of individuals from several different NASA facilities in various locations working together to construct an integrated Master Schedule that was both resource loaded and leveled.• Was solely responsible for the scheduling for the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (TDT) testing as well as shutdowns for maintenance, repairs, and upgrades and reported and collaborated directly with the Director of Tunnel Operations.

• Provided detailed resource loaded and leveled schedules for various NASA Langley Research Center projects.• Attended and reported in all SASA meetings (Upper Level Facility Management Meeting), reported directly to NASA Langley Director regarding scheduling, manpower/skillset allocation needs for various projects and tunnels as well as presented what if scenarios for research projects I was in charge of. • Worked as part of a scheduling team consisting of individuals from several different NASA facilities in various locations working together to construct an integrated Master Schedule that was both resource loaded and leveled for the X-43 project as well as NRFMS (NASA Research Flight Management System).

Bachelor Of Science

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