Michael Volpe Email & Phone Number

Area Controls Lead

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

• Responsible for maintaining Cost Reports and Project Schedules for several Projects in value of $10-$120 Million Dollars.• Ensure Accurate calculation of Subcontractor burn rates and overall Cost Forecasting.• Aligning the Control Basis Estimate to the Execution Strategy and implementing into the Cost Report.• Creating and Updating Resource Plans to adequately ensure Resource availability.• Performing Estimates for Project Changes (PCN’s.)• Lead and Participate in Risk Determination exercises (Monte Carlo Simulations) for Cost and Schedule.• Implementing and Monitoring Progress Measurement tools for Lump Sum Contracts.• Evaluating Schedule Duration and Cost Reasonability off of Benchmark and Historical Data.• Lead Operational Readiness Team from ICQ through PV/PPQ on Scale Up Projects

• Responsible for Construction Oversight and developing/maintaining various Schedule Health Metrics to communicate project status to the Project Team and Management• Develop and maintain Integrated Schedules with specialization in System Start Up, and Validation through PV/PPQ.• Participated in Monte Carlo Simulations, and in doing so, Lead the Ranging Session for Startup through PV/PPQ. • The Schedule Lead for multiple IPA Benchmarking Sessions, ensuring accurate schedule data was communicated.• Resource Load (at the activity level) Startup and Validation Schedules. This includes generating Resource Sheets, Leading Resource Planning meetings, and providing the project team with Resource Curves for a variety of resource availability.• Managed Multiple Subcontractor’s Schedule Integration into one Owner Master Schedule and streamlined subcontractor Monthly Reports into Owner Monthly Report.• Responsible for Developing Project Controls Plan and Schedule Integration Master Plan.• Lead Weekly Project Coordination Meetings and Schedule Reviews to Present Health Metrics and Schedule Lookaheads to promote Team Communication and ensure a synergistic team atmosphere.• Conduct weekly Reviews with Construction Management Scheduler to ensure on time deliverables and adherence to best scheduling practices.• Lead Various What-if Planning meetings with emphasis on Risk Mitigation and Schedule Acceleration.• Develop Resource Curves for multiple disciplines to ensure proper project staffing requirements and Activity duration accuracy.• Generate and present/interpret to project team the following Project Health Metrics; Project Progress Curves, Plan vs Actual Reports, Average Total Float Report, Multiple Critical Paths / Longest Path and Percent of Activity near Critical Path.• LoadSpring Cloud Environment Administrator; Responsibilities include creating the EPS Node Hierarchy, Assigning User Security Profile Settings, and User Access Rights.

Haslet, Texas, Us

Program Integrated Master Scheduler: 2012-Present - Utilize Principals of Earned Value Management throughout developing and maintaining a multitude of projects varying greatly in Scope. - Mentor Control Account Managers in EVM practices and ensure accuracy and quality of their ETCs. - Utilize PM and CAM inputs to generate EV Metrics including CV, SV, SPI, CPI, and TCPI. - Perform various EV analysis, including; VAR Reports, Total Float Analysis, SPI and CPI Analysis, which are presented in Monthly Program Reviews. - Program complexities range from Performance Based Logistics, Software Development, and Major Production. - Integrated Master Schedules for said programs are of varying lengths up to 30,000 lines and utilize a multitude of SVTs, and ICPs to maintain continuity at a Program Roll-up level. - Lead Team meetings to review month end status, Critical and Driving Paths, BEI analysis, and forecast look ahead reports. - Monitored and tracked CDRLs, SDRLs, and GFE through the IMS and regularly reported on current status of their reception and submittal. - Process and ensure quality and accuracy of Baseline Change Requests as they adhere to EV Guidelines, as well as the DCMA 14 point checklist. - Communicated directly with various Subcontractors to ensure accuracy of their monthly Submittals including status of Work Packages and Milestones. - Supported the Project Team as a representative of Scheduling throughout DCMA validation and Surveillance through fielding questions during audits as well as ensuring adherence to the MIL-STD-881 and DI-MGMT-81650. - Participated in Integrated Baseline Reviews by leading IMS development and contributing in the Schedule Risk Assessment. - Attend monthly Risk Management reviews in order to track various risks and potentially implement them in the IMS via the BCR process, if said risk is actualized.

Prepare Cost Schedule Reports and review with Project Management for Monthly Program review.-Cost Status Report by both Cost Types and Cost Code Breakdown.-Variance Reports for both Cost Type and Cost Code.-Job Data Reporting including Earned Value Analysis, Job Direct Cost Summary, Cash Flow. Summaries, A/R Status, and A/P Status.-Prepare and adjust monthly Cost and Revenue Forecasts.-Complete Monthly Accrual Calculations.-Update Invoice/ Payment Log.-Monitor Risk and Contingency Tables to either apply to Project budget or Release Funds.-Generate Cash flow and Earned Value line diagrams.-Perform and upload monthly schedule edits from Primavera P6.Utilize Primavera P6 to:-Create a multi level Work Breakdown Structure.-Generate a Logic Tied, Resource and Cost loaded schedule.-Perform monthly schedule edits and updates.-Generate Cost Reports to update financial forecasts.

• Developed Requests For Proposals for Federal Projects.• Reviewed Subcontractor’s Proposals and performed analysis of cost elements to determine reasonability of prices for materials and labor rates.• Analyzed project risks determining appropriate percentage of profit due to subcontractor.• Administered bi and unilateral Change Orders to Subcontractors.• Collaborated with Project Management and Project Engineering to determine technical merit.• Maintain knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.• Researched Subcontractors utilizing Federal Government Databases to assess financial risk (i.e. EPLS, ORCA.)Federal Projects Experience Include:- Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Surge Barrier, New Orleans, LA. United States Army Corps of Engineers Design Build Contract.- Navry Remediation Action Conract, Norfolk, Virginia. NAV RAC.

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