RICHARD D. SLAUGHTER

Cary, NC ***** 919-***-**** acg1x9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Project Controls professional with diverse experience in planning,

scheduling and cost controls in such industries as Energy (Power Generation

and Power Delivery), Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Aerospace, Department of

Defense, Heavy Equipment, and Automotive. Proactive team player, with

excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills,

organizational skills, and ability to interface with all levels. Skilled in

Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Word.

Expert in:

Primavera (P3/6) and MS Project scheduling software for project planning

and development of critical path project schedules, creating and updating

resource loaded schedules.

WBS development, schedule logic development, key dates and milestones,

performance evaluation and reporting; earned value management (EVM),

integrated baseline review, schedule risk analysis, vendor/contractor

schedule integration, and integrated master project schedule.

In-depth experience with new product introduction projects with a multitude

of corporations in development of project charter deliverables relative to

large capital equipment projects.

Experience in project control activities including preparation of

estimates, budgets, and managing change control of contract variations,

cost forecasts, cash flow, progress reports and preparation of seamless

server linked dashboards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Black & Veatch (Power Generation and Power Delivery), Cary, NC 2005 -

2014

Project Controls Lead Analyst

Responsible for the project controls activities including planning and

scheduling (P3/P6), developing and maintaining the Engineering Progress

Measurement System (EVM), estimate-at-complete, cost control, cash flow and

change management.

. Mentored and trained aspiring Project Control team members in the

technical aspects of Primavera and MS Project and the significance of

Critical Path schedules.

. Provided Project Controls support in the aggressive growth of the

Power Delivery business that went from zero revenue to over $10m in

less than three years.

Aerotek, Inc. (Assigned to ABB, Power Technologies Inc., Raleigh, NC)

2004- 2005

Planner/Scheduler (Contract)

Provided scheduling support for domestic and international Power

Technologies business.

. Developed project schedules for engineering, procurement, construction

and commissioning.

. Established logic driven on-time-delivery (OTD) milestones.

. Coordinated effort to capture accurate warranty and service

activities.

. Implemented resource loaded schedules that identified workload and

facilitated assignment priorities.

Yonkers Industries, Cary, NC (Assigned to Wyeth-Vaccines GlaxoSmithKline

B.I. Chemical) 2000- 2004

Project Controls Engineer (Contract)

. Developed fully integrated resource loaded validation schedule for

full scale development facility. Provided schedule support to

construction manager (Flour-Daniel).

. Identified critical path, resource requirements and developed high-

level management summary.

. Reconfigured process maps to reduce redundancies and increase team

efficiency.

. Developed schedule to integrate systems into facility and provided

work around, utilizing innovative critical path methodologies,

resulting in a realistic completion date, ahead of schedule and under

budget.

Tecstar Inc., Durham, NC 1999- 2000

Project Manager

Coordinated and managed twenty plus engineering development and flight

programs (~$5M).

. Defined scope of work, deliverables and negotiated delivery dates with

operations and clients.

. Teamed with engineering, quality and operations to identify critical

issues and make recommendations.

. Conducted team meetings to determine schedule status and provide

summary to clients.

H.L. Yoh (Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Clayton, NC) 1996- 1999

Project Scheduler (Contract)

Provided project planning and critical path scheduling for development and

product improvement initiatives, utilizing project management techniques

and methodologies.

. Facilitated initial project kickoff meetings, status reviews, project

charters, resource requirements, root cause assessment of new

technology and processes, and recommended innovative solutions.

. Developed project management training for the off shore product

development team. Initialized project schedules and reports on the

corporate Intranet, providing senior management with effective status

reporting.

. Implemented electronic mail updates, significantly improving update

and posting time to business team.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

The Home Depot, Cary, NC

Assistant Department Manager

New Sabina Industries Inc., Sabina, OH

Senior Planner

BMY-Wheeled Vehicle Division, Marysville, OH

Cost Estimator

ITT-Aerospace / Optical Division, Ft. Wayne, IN

Material Cost Analyst

Hughes Aircraft Co., Tucson, AZ

Project Controls Analyst

EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Business Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Primavera P3/P6 - Project Management (Planning, Scheduling and Project

Control)

Team Project Management - Caterpillar/Project Success Inc. (formally Young,

Clark Assoc.)

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