Bhavin Patel

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Naperville, IL 60565 Email: acsm2c@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Experience & Qualifications

Project controls and project management experts with 13 plus years of hands-on experience in field and office covering; cost, schedule, change management and managing project controls team on projects ranging from 30 million dollars to 900 million dollars.

M. S. in Construction Management

Strong Management Skills

Automobile, Power Plant, Nuclear and DOE Project Experience

Timberline

Prolog Construction

PRISM (Cost)

Microsoft Office Suites

Microsoft Projects

Deltek COBRA

@Risk

Primavera P3, P5, P6

Claim Digger

WinEst

Primavera Expedition

Work Experience

SunCoke Energy Oct. 2013 – Present

Position: Project Controls Manager

Manage project controls staffing requirement and train teams on SunCoke’s project controls requirements and procedures

Develop and implement scheduling, cost management, earned value management and change management procedures

Help Identify and implement cost control tool for the company and integrated with scheduling, procurement and financial systems

Develop and manage engineering and construction schedules for various ongoing projects

Developed and implemented standard cost code structure for all large capital projects

Identify cost and schedule variances and recommend corrective actions to the project team and upper management

Ensure schedule and cost performance is communicated effectively with senior management and executives

Perform EAC and resource forecast for all active Capital Projects on monthly basis

Conduct Project development readiness index and risk analysis and reviews of all FEL and active projects

Oversee various ongoing large cap projects and assists project teams to resolve issues related to cost, schedule & scope

Participate and assist in developing estimate for capital project when needed

Prepare and assist in presenting project update to executives and generate various weekly and monthly reports

Generate and update cash flow for all the projects and communicate with financial department of the company

Complete performance reviews and provide personnel development opportunity and guidance to junior staff

URS/Washington Group June 2003 – Oct. 2013

Project: Nanotherapeutics – Alachua, FL, AR

Position: Project Controls Manager

Set up project controls procedure for the project to meet DOD requirements

Assisted in setting up cost coded for project budget based on client requirement

Developed initial integrated master schedule per DOD requirement and lead the effort to baseline project schedule

Participated in client project progress review meetings and made recommendation as needed

Track scope changes, trends and variances potentially issues that affect schedule and cost performance

Overall responsibility for managing project schedule and project budget

Conducted monthly spend forecast report per client requirements

Project: Arkansas Nuclear One Recovery Project – Russellville, AR

Position: Project Controls Manager

Assured compliance with the URS project controls program

Implemented URS schedule development, cost engineering and change management approach

Compiled and implement project controls plan and outlining department roles and responsibilities

Established project cost and schedule guidelines

Ensured project schedule and cost performance is communicated effectively with the project team and executives

Analyzed project cost and schedule to identify any potential project issues

Identified cost and schedule variance and recommended corrective actions

Reviewed project change order and ensured its compliance with project and company policies

Performed EAC and resource forecast

Project: WF3 Nuclear Outage (SGR & RVCH Replacement) – Killona, LA

Position: Project Controls Supervisor

Developed integrated and resource loaded Primavera P6 schedule baseline

Assisted in setting up project’s budget accounts and codes per URS standards

Supervised, coached and mentored junior project controls staff

Conducted scheduling and cost meetings with the project team and the client

Performed critical path analysis, cost analysis, trending and forecasting

Communicated cost and schedule performance to management

Generated, reviewed and distributed various scheduling and cost reports on daily basis

Reviewed and approved purchase requisitions

Performed cost and schedule analysis to determine the impacts and help develop mitigation plans as needed

Project: PSEG T & D – Princeton, NJ

Position: Lead Scheduler

Lead development of integrated baseline schedule for the project

Conducted and participated in various meetings with the client and the project team

Collected progress from various discipline and updated level III schedule on bi-weekly basis

Reviewed various performance trend, analysis schedule performance and critical path to identify key project issues

Prepared and assisted in preparing various project reports and perform special analysis for project manager

Participated in cash flow and project forecast development

Developed scheduling desktop guideline for the subcontractor

Assisted/mentored/trained junior scheduler in day today activities

Project: Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (MSU-FRIB) – East Lasing, MI

Position: Project Controls Engineer

Assisted in re-developing/re-evaluating project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and risk dictionary

Incorporated changes and modifications to the schedule by analyzing the impact and maintaining change log

Collected cost and schedule data from CAM to perform cost and schedule analysis (CPI & SPI)

Assisted client in developing EVMS for the project using Deltek Cobra software

Generated various cost and schedule report of the project for the project team and management team

Assisted in developing Annual milestone and Cash Flow for DOE reporting

Set up resources and various cost coding structure/dictionary for the project

Participated in project cost & schedule review meetings and presentations

Project: Hudson Fossil Generating station – Jersey City, New Jersey

Position: Lead Project Scheduler

Assisted in developing resource loaded schedule for the project

Set up resources and various activities of code directory for the project

Gathered information from subcontractor on weekly basis to update and monitor the master schedule

Performed schedule and earned value analysis and communicated with the project team on weekly basis

Assisted in generating weekly and monthly reports

Performed critical path analysis on weekly basis

Assisted in conducting daily POD meeting with the plant and subcontractors

Project: Holcim Cement Plant – Bloomsdale, Missouri

Position: Master Project Scheduler

Responsible for developing resource loaded baseline schedules for self perform work

Developed proposal schedule for self perform work

Updated master and detailed schedule on weekly basis

Performed critical path analysis and identify the schedule variance

Developed earned value analysis on weekly and monthly basis to calculate CPI and SPI

Responsible for gathering information to update and monitor the progress of the project on a weekly basis

Tracked change orders and incorporate them in the schedule for planning purposes

Conducted weekly scheduling meetings with the project team & project management team

Generated weekly and monthly progress report for self perform work

Mentored, trained & assisted junior staff

Project: GM LGR & Delta Township – Lansing, Michigan Position: Project Schedule/Cost Engineer

Project: Prairie Island Nuclear Outage – Welch, Minnesota Position: Outage Scheduler

Project: GM Manufacturing Plant – Lords Town, Ohio Position: Project Scheduler/Cost Engineer

Project: GM Manufacturing Plant – Shreveport, Louisiana Position: Construction Engineer

Construction Management Program, MSU Position: Research Assistant Feb. 2001 – June 2003

Christman Constructors, Inc. Position: Summer Intern May 2002 – Aug. 2002

Education

Master of Science in Construction Management Graduated: June 2003

Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI GPA 3.6/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering Graduated: June 1999

Regional Engineering College – Rourkela, India GPA 3.6/4.0

Certifications & Achievements

Certified “Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)

30 hour Occupational Safety and Health Training Card

Primavera, PRISM training, and Certificate of completion for Estimating in Timberline

Graduate Fellowship for outstanding academic achievements for the year 2001-2002

Publication: “Signal Detection Theory: Enabling Work near The Edge”. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference for Lean Construction, 22-24 July 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia, 243-256

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