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• Authored the standard operating procedures document for scheduling turnarounds in the ConocoPhillips Kuparuk area of operations to ensure past successes and lessons learned are incorporated into the planning/scheduling of future turnarounds.• Develop all phases (conceptual through post-work) of project schedules with input from subcontractors, subject matter experts, engineering drawings, historical data, and field walk-downs.• Organize and facilitate schedule meetings with management and representatives of subcontractors involved in the execution of the work scope.• Accountable for the implementation of the project cost tracking system to monitor and analyze budget, commitments, actuals, forecasted cost, and cost variances.• Facilitate cost report review meetings with management to analyze trends and forecasted cost and discuss deviations from budget and plans for recovery.

• Received the Army Commendation Medal during a one-year tour of duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for outstanding service while organizing and managing a welding and machine shop in Kandahar, Afghanistan.• Received the Humanitarian Service Medal for deployment supporting Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.• Received the Army Achievement Medal for assisting in the training of 120 soldiers as a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at the multipurpose machine gun range during 2011 annual training.

• Generated and managed schedules for multiple maintenance groups, including heating & ventilation, process automation and computer techs, battery techs, infrared and optical gas imaging techs, vibration techs, and flow measurement techs. • Accountable for the identification and resolution of delivery risks, resource conflicts, schedule waivers, and emergent work.• Facilitated meetings with maintenance groups to ensure the 3-day, 7-day, 3-week, and 12-week schedules were communicated and aligned with BP and contractor plans.• Produced a monthly work in progress report and assisted in analyzing financial data with senior management.

• Adhering to the guidelines of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, submitted detailed cost estimates for projects totaling as much as $100 million.• Using the principles of Earned Value Management, monitored the overall health of the project and implemented plans to correct any deviations from baseline. • Managed change orders to ensure all work outside of scope was captured and reconciled with the client in a timely and accurate manner. • Compiled cost and pricing data for material and equipment vendors worldwide and analyzed vendor quotes to ensure best price and to compare lease vs. purchase options.

• Produced quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications and assembled bid packages for submittal.• Collaborated and negotiated with third party vendors and suppliers to secure materials and subcontractor services at competitive pricing.• Managed the P6 job schedule and produced progress reports for weekly and monthly schedule analysis meetings with owners.• Participated in monthly cost report meetings with area managers to review and resolve issues regarding variances in actual cost versus budget.• Reviewed and submitted as-built drawings for wet stamp and analyzed plan drawings for design flaws, constructability issues, and value engineering opportunities using AutoCAD design software.

• Designed and created informative and intuitive weekly and monthly reports, charts, and curves for project distribution and straightforward analysis.• Created and maintained a material tracking system to track all project materials and submitted a detailed weekly report to the US Army Corps of Engineers listing the location of all materials either on-site or in transit.• Created a detailed cost tracking system to validate and correct subcontractor invoicing and maintain the accuracy of pay estimates on a $1 billion federally funded project. • Tasked with inspecting an environmentally sensitive, federally owned jobsite for environmental compliance and submitting a weekly report to the client and ensuring any deficiencies were corrected.• Performed and submitted daily safety and QC audits for an on-site concrete batch plant that poured over 100,000 CY of concrete.

• Obtained hands-on experience with many different aspects of construction, including concrete, carpentry, welding, and explosives.• Received the Meritorious Unit Commendation award for exceptional meritorious service during a two-year project to build a portion of the US-Mexico border fence in Yuma, Arizona.