David E. Desroches

Cell: 705-***-**** acd9jw@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Highlights:

Professional with over 20 years’ in Estimating, Scheduling, Contract and Operations Management.

Strong commitment to PMBOK strategies including formal training.

10 years of cumulative Project Management and Scheduling experience including 4 years with Primavera P6.

(7.0 & 8.2)

Communication skills and my veracity for maintaining consistent and accurate accountability techniques are

of the highest standard.

Experience:

Vale, Sudbury, Ontario

Central Contract Management. (Contract) 2014 to present

Providing consultation support for the newly formed Central Contract Management team to update and

standardized all OEM and Service Contracts for Vale sites across Ontario.

Mosaic Potash, Esterhazy, Sask.

Senior Contract Admin - Water Inflow (Contract) 2012-2013

Senior Contract Admin for the Water Inflow division where budgetary expenditures exceed $20M / month.

Conducted an extensive review of Third Party Procurements from 2008 to present resulting in a new SOP

procurement guide to develop greater cost, budget, and performance monitoring.

Initiated a P6 driven data analysis strategy to monitor Budgets, Forecasts, and Actuals.

Conducted a complete Fraud Examination on third party service providers at the Esterhazy mine sites.

Dumas Mining Contracting Ltd. Timmins, Ontario

Scheduler (Contract) 2011-2012

Produced and maintained preliminary, progress, and look-a-head schedules for construction projects as

required. Software included Microsoft Project and P6.

High Strength Plate & Profile Sudbury, Ontario

Production Manager (Contract) 2012

Conceptualized and implemented innovative guidelines and procedures to inject fast tracking principles that

reorganized handling, reduced late delivery incidents and diminished NCR incidents.

Implemented a new Production and Resources controls system through Primavera P6 to address the

coordination of deliverables for the 24/7 Fabrication Facility.

Tracks & Wheels Equipment Brokers Sudbury, Ontario

Production Manager (Contract) 2011-2012

Responsible for all Procurements, Manufacturing, Fabrication, Assembly, and Warranty assignments.

Successfully developed and commissioned a new scheduling strategy through Microsoft Project to increase

productivity through improved manpower and resource deployments resulting in improved deliverables.

Accountable for all Third Party Procurements associated with the manufacturing, fabrication and warranty

and service divisions.

ABS Manufacturing Sudbury, Ontario

Chief Estimator / Planner (Contract) 2010 - 2011

Responsible for all RFQ, Budget Pricing, Scheduling and Contract Management tasking.

Through the utilization of P6, the manufacturing resource deployments were restructured to generate

improved resource leveling through this “fast track” environment. A “just in time” materials strategy was also

introduced in the scheduling to improve the deliverable dates and reduce material handling. Overall, this

strategy improved the $/lb. manufacturing cost by 20%.

Established a new estimating SOP for inside sales to facilitate routine RFQ tasking and reduce overheads.

Aecon, Moose Deer Point Water Treatment Facility Parry Sound, Ontario

Co-Project Manager (Contract) 2010

Directed all construction tasking of the Design/Build Water Treatment Facility.

Set up prelim and original schedule as well as completing look-a-head submissions to clients.

Appointed as First Line of Communication for all First Nation issues.

Coordinated all project document communications.

Directed all RFI submissions and cost / schedule impact reviews.

Directed merging of all subcontractor schedule updates and look a heads, including updating the Master

schedule.

Aecon, Deep Shaft Project, Clarabelle Mine Sudbury, Ontario (Special Assignment)

Project Coordinator / Project Manager (Contract) 2009

Project Coordinator:

Directed all RFQ, Pre-award meetings, Bid selections, and Contract Admin tasking.

Directed all subcontractor schedule updates and look a heads, including updating project schedule .

Project Manager:

Completed final construction phases of project as per contract.

Successful post project negotiation for the approval of 36 cost overage claims.

Copper Cliff Mechanical Contractors, Lively, Ontario

Operations Manager (Contract) 2008 - 2009

Managed day to day operations of a multi-trade unionized general contractor.

Directed all RFQ closings, pre-award negotiations, and Contractual issues.

Generated or approved all schedule submissions for RFQ, prelims, and Master.

Copper Cliff Mechanical Contractors, Algoma Steel, Saulte St. Marie, Ontario (Special Assignment)

Project Manager: (Contract)

Multimillion dollar rehabilitation project on the 2007 Algoma Steel Shutdown.

Directed all subcontractor schedule updates and look a heads, including Master project schedule.

Phoenix Industrial Services Val Caron, Ontario

General Manager 2003 - 2006

Managed day to day operations of a unionized service provider.

Spearheaded the development and utilization of new estimating, invoicing, and cost auditing systems.

Established Microsoft Project as the control tool to maximize the deployment of manpower and resources for

ongoing projects and the main storage facility.

Generated successful R&D grants on product designs in 2003, 2004, 2005

Phoenix Industrial Services, Smoothrock Falls, Ontario (Special Assignment)

Project Manager (Contract)

Directed 105 Safety Personal on a 24/7 coverage for the 2004 Tembec shutdown.

Lamsar Industrial General Contractors, Sarnia, Ontario

Project / Contract Manager 1992 - 2002

Rapidly promoted with increasingly responsible assignments.

Managed daily operations for the Industrial Instrumentation division.

Successful in over 100 major projects, with Zero lost time injuries.

Acquired sub-contract management roles on local projects for larger general contractors. Fluor, Foster

Wheeler, Comstock, Stone & Webster, ICS, Badger, SNC Lavelin, ABB Canada, Octagon, Babcock / Wilcox

Education and Training:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

2009 – present, Member #646153 CFI

Primavera-P6 Training

2012 - Primavera P6 version 8.2 Training by My-Primavera. UK

2012 - Primavera P6 version 7.0 Training by MSS Projects Analytics.

PMP-Certification

2012 – U of Waterloo – PMP Exam Prep. 1 Complete October 28, 2012

2012 – U of Waterloo – PMP Exam Prep. 2 Complete December 22, 2012

Completed all requirements for PMP certification including 29,000+ hours of PMP related tasking. Approval

for challenging PMP certification has been received. Exam date is slated for early 2013.

Software (Experience)

Bid*Build, Walkers Building Estimator, Nat. Plumbing/HVAC Estimator, On Demand, Timberline, Hard

Dollar, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Systematic, Job Boss, Maximo, Stellent.

1995 - Diploma - Honors, Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation McGraw Hill College.

1990 - Certification - Industrial Process Operator (Class 2) Fanshawe College.

1978 - License - (Red Seal) Plumber - Fanshawe College.

Memberships:

Vice President Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation.

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. (ACFE)

Association of Contract Administrators of North America

Society of Professional Estimators National Group

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Personal Development:

1. Canadian Masters Weightlifting Champion (1989 / 1990 / 1992 / 2002 / 2006 / 2010 /2011/ 2013)

2. Pan American Masters Games (Regina) Olympic Weightlifting, Silver Medalist 1992

3. Pan American Masters Games (Toronto) Olympic Weightlifting, Gold Medalist 2002

4. Pan American Masters Games (St. Sauveur) Olympic Weightlifting, Gold Medalist 2006

5. Pan American Masters Games (Collingwood) Olympic Weightlifting, Silver Medalist 2010

World Masters Games, (Torino Italy), Weightlifting, 5th Place, 2013

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