Deneen Everly, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Key staff member managing master program schedules for major transportation projects in the Portland Tri-County region. Manage the scheduling function for the Engineering & Construction Division (ECD) to facilitate decision making and ensure on-time completion of division projects. Develop, update, maintain, and report monthly progress status for the portfolio of ECD projects including agency wide projects with impacts to transportation operations and/or customers. Develop, manage, and update master program schedules for major transit expansion projects. Create work program and implementation schedules for engineering, prioritization of right of way acquisitions, owner furnished material procurements, permitting, third party utility relocations, construction, start-up and operational readiness schedules. Prepare monthly and quarterly schedule updates reporting status, variances to targets, and forecast completion to TriMet staff, partner stakeholders, FTA and PMOC constituents.Resource load ECD master schedule to review staffing demands and support resource allocation; Cost load program schedules for major transit projects seeking FTA Capital Improvement Grant funding to determine financing needs and cash flow requirements. Review contractor baseline and progress update schedules. Evaluate workaround and recovery plans as needed. Monitor actual performance progress and analyse variances to target plan. Forecast milestone completion and coordinate interface turnovers to follow-on contractors. Conduct time and cost impact analysis to support and/or avoid claim issues. Participate in budget, schedule, contingency and risk assessment workshops to help leadership determine optimal sequencing of major work packages and demonstrate project readiness to the FTA (Federal Transit Authority) and PMOC (Project Management Oversight Committee). Monitor schedule and budget performance reporting on progress.

Develop and manage large capital project program schedules to include project life cycle phases for project development, engineering, construction, startup and closeout work. Plan detailed work program activities, including sequencing, resource requirements, timing, and inter dependencies with a multiple discipline project team consisting of civil, structural, and utility engineering disciplines as well as architectural; right-of-way acquisition; private and public 3rd party relocations; federal, state and local permitting; environmental mitigation and hazardous material remediation; procurement of owner furnished materials and rolling stock; civil and systems construction, integrated testing, training, and startup.Performed lead role as Track Access Coordinator during construction managing permit process to grant civil, track, systems, and 3rd party contractors priority access to the new guide way to avoid conflicts and ensure safety in all operations were met.Managed architectural & engineering design contract to renovate an existing facility and utilize it as Backup Operations Command Center. Assured technical aspects of architectural, electrical, mechanical, communications and information technology met our needs and completed issue for construction documents ready for invitation to bid.

Portland, Oregon Area

Prepared detailed project schedules for advance utility construction, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of major light rail projects. Worked with design and construction managers to review contractor bid proposals, evaluate schedules and work plans, conduct time and cost impact analysis to support and/or avoid potential claim issues, assist in preparation of change order documentation as needed. Reviewed detailed baseline & monthly schedules for compliance with specifications, monitor work in progress and compare to target, measure performance for payment, forecast milestone completion and coordinate interface turnovers to follow-on contractors. Prepared monthly and quarterly schedule updates reporting status, variances to targets, and forecast completion to TriMet staff, partner stakeholders, FTA and PMOC constituents.Developed unique geographical schedules for major projects to serve an informational and communication tool illustrating area of work, scope, and timeline. These tools were also a beneficial aid in planning and communicating the schedule and work scope to a variety of audiences from the technical professional to the neighboring businesses and public citizens.

Portland, Oregon Area

Member of the lead Civil Engineering firm for the Westside LRT project coordinating a 21 firm design team developing civil, track, architectural, geotechnical, structural, and environmental design work program schedules and budgets; estimated cost-to-complete forecasts for design and construction contracts; combined contract values approximately $54M. Developed a system to define design physical percent complete based on contract deliverables and tracked against financial percent complete for earned value analysis. Setup financial billing and project control tracking systems; initiated and administered contracts with sub-consultants.

Technical Services Division - Northern California Region, Sacramento, Ca

Worked to develop a market for a new division in Northern California area providing industrial and commercial clients services for plant inspection, maintenance, repair, and PCB transformer change out (including oil/transformer carcass disposal) from oil to dry type. Educated customers on RCRA/TSCA rules governing PCBs and requirements for testing, labelling, handling, disposal.

Sacramento, California Area

Prepared proposals, project schedules, and established operating budgets for financial and performance tracking for large power delivery and automation projects for General Electric Company in the Western and Southern United States. Developed and conducted one-on-one and group training on project management scheduling and cost tracking techniques. Started career with GE as a PCB Facility Supervisor managing daily work and recordkeeping of team working at a transfer and storage facility receiving and processing electrical equipment hazardous materials (PCBs and asbestos) for appropriate off-site disposal. Negotiated contract pricing with disposal facilities. Interviewed drivers, inspected vehicles, prior to loading and shipping materials off site. Maintained records per Federal EPA (RCRA/TSCA) guidelines, and per California Code of Regulations. Assisted regulatory agencies during on-site audits.

Ephrata, Washington

Planned and implemented a hazardous waste risk assessment project of the entire electric system to identify and prioritize equipment for further testing and proper disposal; supervised the work of 10 environmental interns collecting and recording data. Co-authored technical paper on the geographic and equipment inventory project and presented findings at Electrical Power Research Institute annual conference. Worked as Engineering Draftsman and Student Intern during vacations while attending college.