R OBERT A. ROMERO, BSCE Phone: 281-***-****

foster2002@sbcglobal.

JAN. 2015 – REV A3

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Engineering & Construction PROJECT SCHEDULING Professional, BSCE

Expert in Construction Project Planning and Scheduling with Primavera P 3.1, P 5.0, P 6.0 Revs 7 and 8.2, & MS

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Extensively Experienced in EPC, Engineering/Procurement & Construction Planning and Scheduling.

Accomplished scheduling leader of global, $100M to $13Bill capital construction and engineering projects, with

proven success fulfilling roles as construction controls consultant and senior planning and scheduling

engineer/coordinator/manager.

Expert with 35 years exposure to CPM, Primavera P3, P5, P6 Revs 7.0 and 8.2, Sure Track, Pertmaster Risks, and

MS Project Scheduling. Able to simultaneously schedule and control multiple large scale projects, with a history of

delivering projects on or under deadline and budgetary targets (repeatedly saving millions of dollars).

Adept in scheduling engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning Planning and Scheduling of

diverse industry developments, including oil and gas projects, hospitals, breweries, auto manufacturing plants,

pharmaceutical projects, power plants, bridges, housing and commercial office buildings.

U.S. citizen with multilingual fluency in five languages. Backed by solid credentials (BSCE, registered PE, MBA

coursework) and a reputation for doing it right the first time. Quality Circles and Problem solving trainer.

Major Areas of Expertise

– Project Planning & Controls – EVS (Earned Value Systems) – EPC Proposals and Contracts

– Primavera 3, 5, P6 7, 8.2 Scheds – Full Procurement Life Cycles – Invoice Analysis & Approval

– Microsoft Project Schedules – WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) – Reporting & Schedule Updates

– Customer & Subs Interfacing – Engineering Plans & Schedules – Rev codes, Resources & Logic

– Risks: Pertmaster Risk Analysis – Construction & Progress Controls – Quality Circles Leadership

– Project Delay & Claims Analysis – Validation & Commissioning – EVMS / Performance Reports

Professional Experience

(Most recent for BHP Billiton Apr 2014 to Sep 2014 (See attached A2 Update)

Past job for ExxonMobil

Last position for ExxonMobil in Houston sent by Air Energy as a Sr. Planner/ Scheduler.

Robert A. Romero, Worked for the WQ1 Project for ExxonMobil from May 1, 2012 to Oct 15, 2013

For the second time of recent work for ExxonMobil, I was hired in May 2012 to work for 15 Oil & Gas Projects

located in the Middle East with a high US dollar value and long duration. The work location was performed in

Houston, Texas in the Planning and Scheduling Controls using Primavera P-6. The Schedules included the E, P and

C activities in Levels 1 (as Summaries) and in Level 2 as semi-detailed Schedules. I was contracted as the Senior

Project Planning and Scheduling Specialist for the WQ1 or West Qurna # 1 for the 12 Off-Plots projects in Iraq.

I was contracted again as an ExxonMobil representative for the Off-Plots projects as Senior Planning and Scheduling

expert sent by my Company, Air Energi, on a W-2 Contract basis at $850 US dollars per work-day. During my tenure,

I have attended weekly ExxonMobil and Fluor meetings, having Fluor-Daniel as our main Contractor. I analyzed the

Engineering, Procurement and Construction / Commissioning activities prepared in Primavera P-6, versions 7.0 and

8.2, and after my analyses, I sent my comments to be incorporated by our Contractor and the Subs in the USA and

Overseas. Have also participated in “Schedule Integration” for the 15+ Off-plots Upstream projects included in the

West Qurna 1 project, in order to get an overall project schedule with all its component Elements logically and

properly “interconnected”.

Involved in the reporting and controls of the high level Stewardship SLM or VP’s Strategic Leadership Milestones for

each Project element, alerting top Management when deviations are anticipated, or when they started to occur.

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Participated in evaluations of RFP’s or Request for Proposals and in specific Gates of decision made by the

ExxonMobil procedures on key events and Phases defined for each Project Element. Verified and took corrective

actions based on RAS, or Required at Site and ETA’s, Expected Time of Arrivals, for LLE, Long Lead Equipment and

materials to ensure they meet the dates for timely Construction and installations of MEP deliverables in the Baseline

schedules. Cognizant of the EVM or Earned Value Method, WBS, Man-hours, Critical Path methods, Productivity-

Progress and Manpower curves reporting and of most CPM Scheduling techniques required for the timely execution,

and deliverable controls of large Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects, worldwide.

TECHNIP USA, Inc., Houston, TX, 12/05/11 to 02/22/12. Worked in Houston, Texas.

LUVA Feed Offshore Floating SPAR Project for Statoil of Norway, Fab in Finland & South Korea

Senior Project Planner and Scheduler using Primavera P6 version R8.2

• Assist project management team in preparation of all Project Controls reports

including but not limited to scheduling updates and analysis, progress reporting, change management

and various reporting for management, Provide analysis and reporting for special and/or specific

planning and scheduling issues, Work directly with the Project Manager and project team members to

identify and resolve problems in the areas of planning and scheduling, Interfacing with project

stakeholders, Review and ensure communications of project related information in a timely manner.

Prepared a 16-Page Primavera P6 Schedule for Marine Engineering.

• To implement and maintain compliance of Technip’s quality requirements

relative to discipline responsibilities and to provide additional analysis and reporting to corporate

management as well as external clients as required.

DOW CHEMICAL (Assignment by Kelly Services in Houston, Texas)

Senior Project Scheduler, in P6R7, Cabana Project 8/2011 to 10/2011

Contracted as Senior Project Scheduler to update a previous 2008 DOW project with Jacobs for the Cabana project in

Brazil. This project had been stopped 3 years ago, and we had to revise and re plan the EPC activities in Primavera

P6version R7 during the re start of the project with a new JV Company (undisclosed). A Dow Scheduling Engineer that

completed his former assignment in another project was sent to work on this project to continue with my temporary

scheduling work. Selected achievements:

• Completed the first pass of deliverables for Dow’s Gates 10 and 13 including re scheduling of major Milestones

followed by IPR’s, Permits and all the EPC activities in levels 1 and 2.

• Updated EPC activities and their Links, in Primavera P6R7 with emphasis in LL and High Value Equipment

• Participated in the scheduling and updates of L. Lead and High Value mechanical equipment specifications by

Engineers and Manufacturing Reps, to submit them to Purchasing with deadlines for closing the P.O.s.

• Blended the old schedule by Jacobs engineers, with the new E. P. and C. data for the re start of the Ethylene Chemical

Plant in Brazil, known as E2E. Prepared the scheduling portion of the first Monthly Report based on last period data,

the meeting minutes, and the Look Ahead Plans of the next 3 months of key work.

EXXONMOBIL (in partnership with Air Energy) – Houston, Texas

[The largest publicly traded international oil and gas company]

Scheduling Coordinator, for GREF Real Estate ExxonMobil new CAMPUS, from 1/2010 to 4/2011

Recruited to integrate Primavera P 6 EPC Master Schedule for a major $3.7+ bill. commercial buildings

project including FEED, Design, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning. Collaborated with PMT,

the Exxon project management team, the Design architects, Procurement Leads, and construction contractors

to prepare baseline Levels 1 and 2 schedules; assess and communicate impacts of Changes to critical path,

WBS, floats, and near critical activities; and prepare, review, and update schedule/progress/status reports and

project milestones with stakeholders. Analyzed impacts and integrity of scope changes, variances, and

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schedules from A/E firms, vendors and general contractors and coordinated project teams, external

consultant, and General Contractors (Gilbane Construction and Harvey) in the integration of EPC schedules.

Selected Achievements:

Successfully completed conversion of MS Project schedules to Primavera P 6 (including key role in the

installation of first Primavera Server for the project using Citrix). Led user training to Construction leads, that

resolved doubts on new technology. Completed massive undertaking on time, on budget, and to strong

accolades.

Adapted existing ExxonMobil “Project Controls Procedure” to the Delta GREF real estate capital projects. Applied the

Gates Review System of ExxonMobil to the Engineering and Procurement project Phases.

Resource loaded general contractor’s scheduled mandates into manpower and man hour values in P 6.

Prepared a special Milestone Status Report for project director, as well as numerous ongoing status, schedule progress, and

milestone reports, curves, analyses, summaries, and bar charts for design, procurement, construction, commissioning and

move in phases. Interfaced with all team leads to complete updates in a timely fashion.

Redefined, revised, and streamlined contractor bid packages and applied WBS and ID codes to EPC schedules.

Initiated procurement meetings to tighten controls and improve planning of PO’s, contracting, and purchasing.

RUDOLPH AND SLETTEN, INC. / TUTOR PERINI Co. – General Contractor in Mountain View, CA

[Ranked as the #1 hospital builder by California Construction Magazine]

Planning & Scheduling Manager, Construction Taskforce, 11/2006 to 8/2009

Offered full time employment within first three months of initial contract hire due to commended

performance as project scheduling expert of major system conversion from MS Project to Primavera

platform. In subsequent role as planning and scheduling manager for a $450M new hospital replacement

project, directed weekly updates of master schedule, reviewed payment invoices by Contractors, prepared

three and six week Look Ahead schedules, performed job walk downs, and prepared monthly status reports

for hospital owner. Selected Achievements

Provided highly detailed construction planning and scheduling leadership, which was cited as instrumental to the on time, on

budget, and acclaimed completion of El Camino Hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. Key contributions included

planning/scheduling for main construction contractor and over 50 subcontractors across all building trades with up to 560

craftsmen on site at peak of Construction.

Closely checked WBS, the %’s of work earned, Resource Loading, and monitored critical activities to keep our

Superintendent and contractors appraised on issues affecting the project; controlled primary contractors and dozens of

subcontractors’ costs, labor hours, manpower; and eliminated negative impact of project delays.

Scheduling analyses to review critical activities for pre construction, construction, and procurement, total floats, sequences

of work, predecessors and successors, impacts of change orders/variances, and permit timelines. Revised Corrective Action

Plans to mitigate project delays.

Implemented and applied Primavera scheduling software (versions 5.0 & 6.0) for a hospital construction project.

TRAINER: was sent to San Antonio, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Bay Area head office to train client’s staff in Project

Performance reporting and on scheduling management. Educated construction contractors on the WBS, OBS, productivity

benchmarks, EVMS or earned value systems, % progress calculations and variances versus budgets to keep project moving

forward on time and on budget.

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ANHEUSER BUSCH – Budweiser Brewery new brew house and expansions in Fairfield, CA

[Leading American brewer, holding a 48.9% share of U.S. beer sales to retailers]

Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer, Brewing Operations & Technology Division, 10/2003 to 10/2006

Prepared plans and Primavera schedules for multiple expansion projects for Fairfield Brewery based in CA.

Served as client’s senior scheduling engineer, monitoring contractor reports containing monthly progress,

manpower, actual and earned labor hours, productivity, and estimates. Reviewed and approved contractor pay

applications, and monitored conformance to contractual clauses related to project controls and scheduling

functions. Integrated and converted into P 6.0 the contractor’s schedules they prepared in P 3.1 into an overall

master schedule in Primavera 6.0, and forwarded copies to Anheuser Busch headquarters in St Louis.

Selected Achievements:

Scheduled and controlled the construction of civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation

contracts signed with more than 15 specialty contractors.

Prepared multiple outage and shutdown schedules in Primavera P6, which helped brewery achieve goals on time and within

budget. Equipped client with plant shutdown schedules that were adopted by Fairfield Brewery and also applied to other AB

engineering and construction projects for existing facilities.

Regarded as the A B expert in earned value systems of controls. Trained engineers and contractors at Los Angeles brewery

and Anheuser Busch Theme Park in San Antonio, TX.

FLUOR DANIEL ENGINEERS – San Francisco, CA and Copenhagen, Denmark

[Top 5 rated engineering and construction company by Engineering News Record]

Senior Scheduling Engineer, Project Controls Dept., 10/2001 to 10/2003

Planned; scheduled; monitored progress of; and ensured the timely, profitable, and high quality completion

of $120M to $500M genetic engineering projects for pharmaceutical firms: Genentech, IDEC, BioGen and

VaxGen. Scheduled and updated Engineering Procurement and Construction for high priority projects, with

accountability for analyzing project schedules, alerting senior management when deviations occurred, and

presenting solutions.

Selected Achievements:

Provided management and clients with weekly and monthly updates of total engineering and procurement schedule

interfacing with the Client’s and Fluor’s Engineers and Procurement leads. Prepared short term schedules and long range

plans, and compiled the Monthly Project Status Reports for clients.

Was sent to Denmark on EPC schedule integration of total project for Biogen’s construction of a $500M plant.

Compiled and prepared multiple complex EPC schedules for major pharmaceutical projects for Genentech, Vax Gen, IDEC

and Bio Gen and successfully monitored them to on time completion.

Authored Master EPCV schedules for proposals and RFP responses that contributed to business development initiatives.

Efforts helped land several multimillion dollar contract wins.

Actively participated in the expansion of Technical Services Division by broadening scope of services to include

commissioning and validation work, including schedules for installation qualifications (IQ), control systems qualifications

(CQ), production qualifications (PQ), and operations qualifications (OQ).

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BECHTEL CORP. – PEMEX OIL CO Houston, TX / Tampico, Mexico for Oil Company PEMEX

[Top 2 ranked engineering, procurement, and construction company]

Senior Scheduling Manager, Cost and Scheduling for 2 Offshore Oil Platforms, 3/1997 to 3/2001

Supervised Cost and Scheduling Department and served as on site senior project controls manager over the

planning and erection of two offshore drilling platforms ($200M+ project, part of the $5B Pemex Cantarell

project) in Mexico. Prepared Primavera P3 master schedules and Levels 2 & 3 schedules for oil platforms,

created status reports and ongoing progress/productivity/cash flow studies to control % progress, resources, and

workflow. Selected Achievements:

Prepared master and semi detailed schedules for the engineering, procurement, and construction activities of two major,

$220M components of company’s $5B Pemex Cantarell project. Oversaw the engineering and on the site fabrication of two

steel offshore platforms weighing 10,000 tons each.

Prepared 3 part curves to plan and Control Engineering progress, Manpower bell curves, and construction planned vs. actual

% progress. Applied my productivity expertise acquired in the Exxon Lagoven project.

Saved Pemex over $3M by identifying ways to cut claims submitted by the engineering contractor in half.

Early Career

KBR (M.W. KELLOGG – BROWN & ROOT) / BUFETE INDUSTRIAL – Mexico City, Mexico

[Engineering, construction, and project management firm]

Project Controls Manager, Cost and Scheduling Controls, 11/1991 to 1/1997

Leader of a six member team of scheduling and cost engineers as well as administrative staff in daily

Project Control functions. Prepared Level 1 global master schedules and CPM Level 2 schedules for a 700

megawatt power plant. Worked in schedules preparation for the lead company in consortium with Toshiba

for the turbines, ABB and Mecanica de la Penha. Calculated scheduling and costs portions of monthly

reports to CFE (the government client).

MEDICAL CARE DEVELOPMENT, INT'L – Washington, D.C. / Cape Verde Islands in West Africa

[Engineers and constructors of hospital facilities in the U.S. and worldwide]

Project Director, Overseas Projects Execution, 3/1986 to 8/1991

Directed project operations from forming my PMT team in Africa to all project execution functions. Built

five hospital facilities in West Africa, completing projects on time, on spec, and under budget . Leveraged

$2M savings contract, which was used to repair a highway bridge that improved public access to a newly

constructed hospital.

EXXON-LAGOVEN + FLUOR DANIEL Refinery Refurbishment, Venezuela and Houston, Texas from 7/83

to 01/86

Amuay Crude Oil Refinery Flexicocker and Flexicracker Installations in Judibana, Venezuela. Planner &

Scheduler for Fluor Engineers and Quality Circles Facilitator

Performed scheduling work for Fluor Daniel during construction of the Amuay refinery in Venezuela. Was

member of 2 Committees in the Quality Improvement Program at Fluor both during the Venezuelan

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project at the site and at the Head offices in Houston. Trained 9 Fluor Groups as facilitator of the

Quality Program, including productivity and on Kepner-Tregoe system on problem Solving.

FLUOR ENGINEERS, Inc,. - Oil and Gas Mega-Projects in Saudi Arabia and Houston, Jan 1978 to May

1983,

Scheduling EngineerPrepared the Schedules

SAUDI ARAMCO Gas program valued at $5 Bill USD.

for the ARAMCO Gas Program in Saudi Arabia consisting of 2 Gas Plants, 28 GOSPS and refurbishment

of the Berri Oil refinery. Used the Client's helicopter to collect reporting progress and data from the 5

major Jobsites. With this information, I prepared the Executive Summary Reports. Monitored Scheduled

progress and Manpower levels thru S-plots and Bell Curves every month. Made jobs walk downs to

verify %'s completion of project deliverables and evaluate progress.

Other Assignmernts:

A). Four years in Brazil for German Co. Hochtief and CPT, Predial de Taubate, on industrial & big

housing projects. B). Project Engineer for Chrysler Corp. for a new Car Assembly plant. C). Tunnels,

hydraulic calculations and Dam designs for the Ministry of Hydraulic Resources. D). Buildings and

Homes “Assessment Officer” for Tax payments.

Education and Credentials

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO –Mex. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY –

City Houston, TX

1). Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 2). MBA Coursework (Accounting, Business Law,

(BSCE) Economics, Business Org.)

Other Professional Development/Licensure:

Risk Analysis Certified, Pertmaster Primavera – Houston, TX, 2008

Language courses French/Portuguese/Italian plus Quality Circles training as QC Facilitator & Problem Solving

Primavera P3, P 6 7 and 8 Scheduling, PMI and other Seminars, Vancouver, Canada, 2007 + Various Certificates in

Primavera by Bechtel & Fluor.

Licensure: PE, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the National University, Mexico, D.F

Partial MBA courses at Sam Houston State University at Fluor Engineers in Houston and Univ of Amer in MC.

Affiliation: Project Management Institute (PMI) – Silicon Valley, CA. Applied to Houston PMI.

Publications and Presentations

Author of corporate publications and articles for company journals covering topics including Effective Communications,

Quality Circles to Improve Productivity, and Quality Improvement Processes Pioneering.

Trained Fluor Daniel groups as facilitator of 9 Quality Circles Teams in KT Problem Solving and to improve Work

Productivity at Fluor engineers. Frequent speaker on miscellaneous topics through previous association with Toastmasters

International and Nader Industries. Invited as speaker at conferences on topics including Sales Success, and Goal Setting.

Trained Construction craftsmen at the site of Exxon Lagoven in Venezuelan refinery to improve Productivity.

Technology and Languages

Advanced proficiencies: Primavera P3, P3e/c (or 5.0) and most recent P6 R7 & Rev 8.1 Scheduling MS

Project Pertmaster Risk Analysis, Sure Track, Schedule Analyzer MS Office platform (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Outlook)

Fluent in verbal and written: English, Spanish, and Portuguese Conversant in: French and Italian

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