Rose Echols Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn

As a Sr. Project Controls Specialist, I am part of the industry leading team at Management Solutions, LLC, committed to helping you deliver on time, on budget, every time. We are an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business focusing on project management and helping organizations to maximize profitability, efficiency and process for improvement and growth.

Knoxville, Tn

2009 - 2015-> Senior Planner for Carbon Capture Systems R&D Programs. Manage Work Package schedules, budgets, forecasts. Prepare monthly reports and analysis of Key Deliverables, Earned Value indicators such as percent complete and SPI/CPI. -> Prepare resource forecast analysis and charts for Environmental Control Systems Senior Management. 2007 - 2009 -> Senior Planner Liaison between Planning Group and Engineering Goup - coordinate scheduling and resource… Show more 2009 - 2015-> Senior Planner for Carbon Capture Systems R&D Programs. Manage Work Package schedules, budgets, forecasts. Prepare monthly reports and analysis of Key Deliverables, Earned Value indicators such as percent complete and SPI/CPI. -> Prepare resource forecast analysis and charts for Environmental Control Systems Senior Management. 2007 - 2009 -> Senior Planner Liaison between Planning Group and Engineering Goup - coordinate scheduling and resource requirements. Prepare, conduct and implement Performance Measurement training. Worked with Engineering to developed Initial Reference Plan (IRP) schedule, which incorporates standard logic and duration for each Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) within each Environmental Control Systems product line. Show less

Oak Ridge, Tn

Ms. Echols was involved in the full array of earned value project management for DOE capital Line Item Projects, General Plant Projects (GPP), and expense projects being managed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) which was in the process of a major facility revitalization effort. She was part of a team that developed procedures, training, and implementation of a certified DOE Order 413.3 Earned Value System for the Facilities Development Division. In addition to numerous mid-sized… Show more Ms. Echols was involved in the full array of earned value project management for DOE capital Line Item Projects, General Plant Projects (GPP), and expense projects being managed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) which was in the process of a major facility revitalization effort. She was part of a team that developed procedures, training, and implementation of a certified DOE Order 413.3 Earned Value System for the Facilities Development Division. In addition to numerous mid-sized projects, Ms. Echols worked as the primary Project Control Engineer for several large projects including the state-of-the-art Nanophase Materials Laboratory, the Research Center building, and the state-of-the-art upgrade for the computer center. Show less

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Ms. Echols was the senior project control engineer for multiple commercial, DOE, USACE, DoD, and AFCEE projects. She coordinated all efforts of project setup, schedule baselines, cost tracking, change control tracking, earned value setup, and resource loading. She was responsible for monitoring cost and contract deliverables, conducting monthly project reviews, preparing monthly client status report deliverables, and analyzing project performance and variances. She acted as a program liaison… Show more Ms. Echols was the senior project control engineer for multiple commercial, DOE, USACE, DoD, and AFCEE projects. She coordinated all efforts of project setup, schedule baselines, cost tracking, change control tracking, earned value setup, and resource loading. She was responsible for monitoring cost and contract deliverables, conducting monthly project reviews, preparing monthly client status report deliverables, and analyzing project performance and variances. She acted as a program liaison and coordinated efforts between the program/project managers and contracts, finance, accounting and subcontracts associates. Ms. Echols has also served as the lead project controller on several corporate Firm Fixed Price project reviews. Show less

Knoxville, Tn

Ms. Echols was responsible for managing a project control organization for a $50MM Air Force program consisting of over 30 individual delivery orders managed from various offices across the country. She coordinate efforts and training among the project control staff to setup, monitor, status, and analyze projects. She worked with the program manager on a daily basis to analyze projects from a programmatic level, perform project reviews, coordinate client reporting, and review financial… Show more Ms. Echols was responsible for managing a project control organization for a $50MM Air Force program consisting of over 30 individual delivery orders managed from various offices across the country. She coordinate efforts and training among the project control staff to setup, monitor, status, and analyze projects. She worked with the program manager on a daily basis to analyze projects from a programmatic level, perform project reviews, coordinate client reporting, and review financial status. Ms. Echols utilized continuous improvement techniques to review project control methods and procedures and implemented changes to increase the efficiency and timeliness of those methods. Show less

Lake Charles, Louisiana Area

Ms. Echols was responsible for all the project control and administrative function for one of IT's largest commercial clients. She coordinated project control efforts between client, program manager, and seven project managers. Her initiation of a well designed work breakdown structure became the backbone of the program's structure. Annually, she coordinated efforts to develop the client's multi-million dollar environmental budget. Ms. Echols developed a cost control system that allowed… Show more Ms. Echols was responsible for all the project control and administrative function for one of IT's largest commercial clients. She coordinated project control efforts between client, program manager, and seven project managers. Her initiation of a well designed work breakdown structure became the backbone of the program's structure. Annually, she coordinated efforts to develop the client's multi-million dollar environmental budget. Ms. Echols developed a cost control system that allowed reporting on various levels, from subtask detail for project managers to a summary level for the client. She also implemented an earned value system to allow for improved project performance analysis.She met with client and the client's accounting staff on a monthly basis to discuss the cost performance report, invoicing issues, and other financial topics. She also developed a system to assist the client's accounting staff to do financial provision planning. Ms. Echols was responsible for all business aspects of the project including purchase order approval, client invoicing, change order tracking, and daily coordination with accounting and purchasing officers. Show less

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering

Area of specialty was Information Systems.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Clothing, Textiles/Related Arts