Consultant/Contractor with Granite Services International, Inc.Assigned to the Customer Outage organization to develop critical path (CPM) schedules in Primavera P6 for planned maintenance outages for next generation Gas Turbines.Coordinate with Outage Engineers, Field Service Managers, Design Engineers, etc. to define scope or activities (WBS) required for each outage type. Participate in time studies conducted on mock-ups and/or prototype units to estimate durations of activities.Analyze critical path to recommend activities to target for schedule improvements (i.e. new tooling, revised procedures, design changes, etc.)Consultant/Contractor with Axiem International, Inc.Assigned to the Gas Turbine Services Requisition (CM&U) organization to facilitate the transition to ENOVIA PLM software to replace legacy systems.Main tasks: Create and maintain training material (tutorials) for requisition processes in PLM. Migrate data from legacy systems into PLM. Create and maintain templates to simplify data entry or repetitive tasks. Assist department (approximately 75 people) with PLM problems/questions.Other specific tasks:Work with Design Engineering, Procurement, etc. to develop schedule templates for common CM&U jobs.Develop and track metrics to gauge progress and identify problems on approximately 500 open projects.Prepare daily and weekly status reports for management.

2006-2008 - Treasurer2008-2012 - Member Board of Directors

Responsible for establishing and managing departmental PMO supporting/overseeing financial and process management for a portfolio of US Commissioning and Warranty (C&W) projects.• Developed and tracked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive costs down and improve performance.• Oversaw performance of all projects through detailed analysis and prepared and presented high level reports to senior management.• Established and audited common processes/procedures used on all projects.• Developed and maintained standard WBS and time card tracking methodologies.• Departmental MRP (JD Edwards) expert/interface.• Trained staff in PM methodologies and standard processes.• Coordinated with Site Managers and cross functional teams to identify and correct problems/issues and reduce costs.• Responsible for risk management on all C&W projects.• Developed and tracked department overhead budgets and manpower forecasts.• Prepared C&W estimates for all new proposals in US.• Collected/analyzed data from C&W directors worldwide for monthly presentation to corporate Director in Europe.Responsible for C&W activities at Washington DC Metro Field Service site.Managed and lead three Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) propulsion projects (Contract value approximately $100 M).• New Jersey Transit, Santa Clara, Sacramento

Managed and lead three Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) propulsion projects (Contract value approximately $100 M).* First person in US to be named as lead unit Project Manager (took over New Jersey Transit (NJT) Project from Preston, England). Improved net margin by 7%.* First person in US to be named as lead unit Project Manager on a "new" design project (Santa Clara). Steady net margin improvement (approximately 10% since start of project).* Established Lotus Notes database to share information with global units. * Used failure data to improve MTBF by over 1000% on projects in revenue service. * Excellent relationships with sister units in Europe (global experience).* Managed the first US project where the design reviews were coordinated by US (Santa Clara). DFQ or gate review process used by Ford, Kodak, etc.* Santa Clara project ranked by Alstom corporate as a "#1" project. GREGORY A. GERO, PMP