Yasir A. Sam - Scheduling Professional

**** ****** *** ********, ** 11226 Cell: 1-646-***-**** acurkg@r.postjobfree.com

U.S. Citizen, Clean Driver License, Clean Background

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An individual with USA & Gulf experience, highly driven, diplomatic, self-motivated individual who is detailed & Results-oriented hands-on reliable construction scheduling professional with impeccable personal skills who has proven track record of successfully completed multi-billion dollar projects through coordinating trades, developing partnerships and building positive rapport with architects, engineers, local officials, vendors and clients while maintaining scheduled budget costs.

AREAS OF PROFICIENCY

Scope planning & schedule development

Schedule Analysis and various reporting, PERT, Gantt Charts, What-if Scenarios

Baseline / Recovery Schedule

Risk Analysis / Time Impact Analysis

Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis

Cost control using earned value management (EVM),

Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

Cost & Resource loading

Cash Flow Management

Claim & delay Analysis

Safety & Compliance Management

Field Inspection

Quality Control Management

Project Management

Site Management / Safety management

Accounting / Financial Management

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

The largest project I have experienced with over $14.5 billon (New Doha International Airport, Qatar) & totaling of over 14 projects which valued over $15 Billion NYC DEP. I am very familiar with public projects such as New York City Departments of School Construction Authority-SCA, NYC Housing Authority, HPD, HRA, DHS, DEP & their rules/regulations, USA-SBA, Real Estate management, Private houses, Schools & apartment buildings. Current Project: $205,000,000.00+

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

Scheduling- Oracle Project Management in Primavera P6, P3, Primavera SureTrak Project Manager 3.0, Microsoft Project / MS project; FacilityFocus, ACONEX, IBM TRIRIGA, Expedition, AutoCAD, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access & WordPerfect.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Planning, coordinating, managing all schedule and control activities on projects/programs assigned. Interface with various internal & external stakeholders on project planning & scheduling related items & functions including reporting requirements, progress reporting

Establish criteria for schedule development -schedule detail, work breakdown structure

Develop lists of design, procurement, construction & post construction activities based on review of design documents, examination of site conditions and discussions with Owners, design consultants & contractors. Identify major milestones, critical approvals & long led procurement items.

Assign resources (cost, labor or material) to activities and develops cash flow reports and resource histograms.

Evaluate critical and near critical path activity sequences. Assess actual progress based on site inspections. Identify schedule changes and trends. Develop earned value reports and cash loaded schedules.

Suggest corrective actions and/or develop recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur. Prepare time and cost delay claims.

Support risk allocation and value engineering. Prepare scheduling specifications. Reviewed architect/engineer and contractors’ prepared schedules. Prepare post construction as-built schedules and lessons learned reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEF

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manhattan, NYC, July 2014- Present

Senior Scheduler / Claim Analyst (Assistant to REs / Senior Resident Engineers)

Responsible for owners’ schedule coordination and oversight of construction contractor schedules for logic and fragnets on multiple healthcare projects as well as future projects. Review Contractors’ baseline and schedule update submittals for contract conformance. Review Contractor weekly look-ahead schedule, and review Contractor monthly schedule submissions; reviewed schedule fragnets changes and time impact analysis for evidence of time extensions. Make recommendations for allowance or disallowance of time extensions in supporting contract modification processing and coordinate with the owner’s master schedule. Review formally approved plans and specifications, submittals, shop drawings, contract changes, etc. against schedule work in progress or place; Monitor/ report non-conforming schedule logic.

Supporting the Resident Engineering staff by providing technical expertise and guidance to the Office of Construction and Facility Management as well as field engineering personnel on the procedures and processes for the implementation and operations of CPM schedules and tracking.

Review Architects/ Engineers designs from conceptual to the final construction documents. Facilitate the development of phasing, construction schedule and risk analysis and mitigation plan; support the Project team in managing cost loaded design and also Project Integrated Master schedules (design-build phase).

Develop cost and resource loaded CPM schedules. Review contractor’s detailed schedules and updates and determine if the schedule reflects actual sequences, contractor problems and/or other areas or concerns make recommendation for schedule improvements. Analyze risks and advice Project and Field construction management teams in schedule risk management; Engineering, Procurement Construction.

Review quality and relevance of updates throughout the construction process. Study inclusion of change order and determine impact on duration and logic of other work activities and project completion. Develop “Fragnets” for CO analysis.

Make recommendations to the Contracting Officer/RE of other contract adjustments which may be appropriate, including credits or offsets which may be due the VA, specific issues include the allocability of overhead and other impact costs, reasonableness of claimed costs, and contractor proof methodologies.

Review and comment on any agency audit reports. Prepare final written reports for internal VA use. Analyze trends in VA major and other construction claims, identify causes and develop new policy and operating guidelines on claims reductions.

Develop a written analysis of contractor’s claims or request for equitable adjustments for purpose of assisting the Contracting Officer in rendering a final decision.

Prepare final written report for internal VA use the report address documents reviewed problems encountered, factual discussion and graphic such CPM schedule, bar graphs, charts, exhibits, earned value graph, presentation, and recommendations.

Prepare of Extension of Time Claim & associated Costs, and prepare of all kind of contractual letters and to assist PM/RE in dealing all contractual issues, and prepare progress reports, monthly planning, monthly progress, Project Controlling, Monitoring, planning, scheduling, periodic monitoring & updating of project schedule, resource planning, resource loading, work breakdown structure etc.

Dynamic Construction, Inc.

Project Control / Project Manager / Consultant New York City 2008 – 2014

Created ad hoc project schedules as requested, maintained & update integrated master schedules

Performed schedule impact analysis for contractor change orders & conduct resulting schedule negotiations

Monitored subcontractors’ schedule progress, report to project manager and company management

Proactively anticipate potential schedule issues and advise management and project teams

Reviewed critical path, cost loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints, and milestones, planning and evaluation of schedule, activity float and utilization of critical path method and

understand budgets, Cost, activity coding, man-hour performance systems

Earned Value reports and other elements of overall project monitoring for -contractors and reviewing schedule for owners, worked with engineering and contracting teams to ensure the project is on schedule, on budget and to minimize the associated risk. Exercised independent and professional judgment in solving problems and coordinating issues as it relates to cost and schedules, clients, subcontractors and team partners in solving cost and scheduling problems.

Developed detailed resource loaded design and construction schedules, and preparing progress/status reports earn value resource analysis, analyzing delays and developing recovery plans to mitigate delays.

Assured the maintenance and reporting on cost and schedule Contingency; reviewed schedule impacts and contingency/mitigation plans with change and risk owners; Support the process for potential schedule deviations or opportunities for schedule improvements; assisted with preparation of schedule risk analysis. Supported project close out activities; Provide data to populate benchmarking database and data book for cost and schedule performance.

Led the development and integration of individual schedules into the total project plan. Established milestones for the total project and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling & support project reporting, organizational and administrative activities & provide guidance in the development of scheduling standards and procedures and provides support to proposal work as required.

HILT Construction New York City November 2013 – February 2014

Project Superintendent / Project Manager

Reviewed baseline schedules / schedule projects, monitored construction progress on a weekly basis, prepared monthly schedule narrative reports, claims/delay analysis, maintained RFI, reviewed design and field changes issued to the subcontractors, interpreted contract documents, shop drawing submittals/approval, reviewed design documents, prepared reports, tracked, and compilation of time and material records, tracked correspondence / responses and filed inspections / investigations. Possess working knowledge of all project plans, specifications, and contract with Owner, subcontracts, purchase orders, daily correspondence, shop drawings, submittals, and all other project related documents, and maintain a complete and accurate set of as-builts, responsible for Quality Control-QC and Quality Assurance-QA.

Supervise the construction effort in the field to ensure that the project is completed in accordance with design, budget, schedule, customer objectives, and daily progress photographs, active participation in coordination with subcontractors, professionally interact with owner, oversight of coordination between trades, toolbox talks, and general knowledge of safe construction practices.

Parsons Corporation Doha, Qatar July 2013 – September 2013

Senior Inspector/ General Superintendent /Scheduler (Assistant to Senior Project Manager)

Project: New Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Primarily responsible for the construction management of 17 high-end airport lounges throughout the new airport. Coordinated construction inspection services to ensure contractors' work complies with contract documents. Surveyed work areas for various construction issues and solving issues in a timely manner. Integrated construction issues with design team and general contractors. Planning and developed detailed engineering and construction baseline schedules for major projects including cost loading and CPM scheduling. Evaluated the actual construction status relative to proposed schedule and budget and analyze the impacts of changes to schedules and cost proposals by developing and maintaining and performing time impact analysis. Prepare monthly project schedule status updates that include: schedule performance index (SPI) reporting; cost analysis that includes cost performance index (CPI) reporting; earned value (EV) analysis; and budget, actual and forecasted cost analysis and reporting.

Evaluated contract requirements, identify risk areas, and recommend mitigation plans. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of project control principles; understood the principles and concepts of cost engineering as it relates to budgeting, monitoring and tracking actual costs, change orders and forecasting; possessed superior planning and scheduling experience using the critical path method, and be able to set up basic cost reports required by the project manager.

Analyzed the schedule with respect to work progress and updating the CM/ Resident Engineer about the potential delays or challenges. Generated 'what-if' schedules to anticipate the potential delays with respect to the progress reported by the contractor. Prepared and presented the monthly Schedule Analysis Report. Led the development and reviewed of master schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans and reported deviations and variances and assist in the developing action plans for correction action.

Dean Builders Group, Inc. July 2012 – October 2012

Superintendent/ Project Manager / Planner

Established and maintained the Project baseline, updating, measuring and reporting progress, analyzing deviations, and recommending progress improvement actions.

Prepared the project schedule, maintains reports accurately describing project status, review status with the Project Manager & client representatives on a regular basis.

Responsible for the timely & cost effective field coordination, quality control & day-to-day supervision of subcontractors

Oversaw weekly progress updates from the Project Team, and monitor schedule progress and identify detrimental variations as early as possible (CPI and SPI). Assisted with the development of a recovery plan when significant variations in actual vs. planned earned value is identified

Perform verification of base plan, logic and alignment with approved execution plans; Health/Quality/Integrity checks of schedules, including verification of logic, changes to activities, float drawdown of updated P6 file; Working with delivery area managers and engineering to ensure long led items are identified and procured; Validate the administration and reporting of schedule contingency including the analysis, drawdown and forecasting of delegated contingency. Suggested management of risks affecting project profit, costs, schedules and client relations.

Responsible for the timely & cost effective field coordination, quality control & day-to-day supervision of subcontractors’ work forces for construction projects. Prepared the project schedule, maintains reports accurately describing project status, review status with the Project Manager & client representatives on a regular basis. Advised Project Manager of circumstances & issues that will have a significant impact on the project schedule. Documented issues & problems that have developed along with identification of the person responsible for their resolutions. Identified discrepancies & take corrective action with Sub/PM. Enforced safety policies & procedures, direct & supervise sub-contractors to complete projects exactly per the construction plans & specifications within the specified construction schedule & with the highest level of finish. Knowledgeable of OSHA requirements (daily reports, signing sheets/time sheets, weekly toolbox talk, safety inspections of sidewalk shed/bridge, scaffold etc).

U.S. Department of Small Business Administration August 2010 – February 2014

Construction Analyst/ Inspector

Reviewing and commenting on construction contract baseline schedules developed by the contractors, reviewing and commenting on monthly progress schedules and progress reports submitted by contractors. Develop narrative & CPM schedule impact analysis for potential and approved contract changes - Develop and maintain "as built" construction schedules - Develop "what if" schedule scenarios to support project management; and - Support the RE and other project staff in contract negotiations. Perform on-site inspections of rental, residential and commercial properties to determine extent of damage and costs to repair and/or replace real property, vehicles, personal property, machinery and equipment and other items.

M. Bhuiyan Construction New York City 2002 – 2014

Construction Manager/ Scheduler & Planner/ Superintendent (Consultant as needed)

Served as the focal point for all matters relating to planning / scheduling, and cost control for projects during the proposal process. Planed and budgeted the project controls resources and systems necessary to support assigned projects. Developed and managed the projects’ comprehensive planning schedule that included deadlines for design activities, agency approvals, client decisions, third-party input, procurement, project phasing and construction. Monitored, reviewed, and reported to the Project Manager and clients, the schedule status of the project with respect to compliance to the construction contract specifications and other documents. Led on the development of cost / schedule performance measurement baselines, including resource forecasting and analysis, earned value management (EVM), variance analyses, and Estimate at Complete (EACs). Developed and improved methods and approaches for cost & schedule related risk and opportunity analysis, critical path analysis and network logic modeling, and capacity planning and management. Performed weekly and monthly analysis, identifying major cost/schedule drivers and presenting recommendations to senior management on financial performance and projections using financial statements and analysis knowledge and experiences. Led the integration and schedule impact analysis of complex and/or multiple cost & schedule changes while recommending, deploying and monitoring configuration management standards of integrated program plans and schedules.

Provided Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule reviews and analysis on baseline, monthly updates, and schedules for Design-Build; evaluate and compare progress to baselines. Evaluated Progress on schedule activities through field inspection, document review and project manager interviews, wrote quality analysis reports in provided format for multiple clients on multiple project simultaneously, developed and maintained multiple resource loaded project schedules (including preconstruction and construction activities).Performed an independent delay analysis as part of any Contractor delay claim with supervision, research and organize project documentation relating to claim. Analyze schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas. Advise management of risks that may affect project profit, costs, schedules and client relations.

Monitored construction to make sure building is built according to design & specifications. Monitored schedule & alert Owner/GC to conditions that may lead to delays in the completion of work or when the construction schedule falls behind. Communicated with Architect, Contractor & Owner regarding the daily progress & problems associated with construction. Provided daily documentation & written record as to the progress, problems, solutions, inspections, change orders, construction changes, meetings, shop drawings, products & other items that reflect the progress or lack of. Reviewed/verified request for payment with the Architect, Contractor/sub and Owner. Developed and managed the project's comprehensive planning schedule that includes deadlines for design activities, agency approvals, client decisions, third-party input, procurement, project phasing and construction. Facilitated team communication, collaboration, and problem solving. Act as a liaison, manager, motivator to architects, engineers, consultants, local governing officials, subcontractors &customers throughout the entire construction process. Conduct analysis of document control procedures against client requirements, document results, and make recommendations for upgrades.

SH5 Construction Corp New York City Summer 2010

CPM Scheduler / Superintendent/ Construction Project Manager

Developed, reviewed, analyzed and maintenance of resource loaded computerized CPM Schedules; prepare and issue monthly reports, earn value resource analysis, analyzing delays and developing recovery plans to mitigate delays; analyzing schedule change orders and prepare schedule delay estimated/ analysis; reviewed, analyzed and prepared reports on contractor’s claims and requests for extension of time

Organized, coordinated, supervised the work of the Foreman, craft employees on construction projects, determined work priorities, collaborated with administrators on the supervision of all work operations, liaison with various city agencies, estimated materials needed for specific jobs, document control of construction drawings & specifications to ensure assigned projects’ drawings & specs were most current with addendum.

HAKS Engineers, Construction Management New York City Summer 2009

Scheduler / Project Manager

Supported development of scheduling standards & procedures. Provided comments & recommendations for planning & scheduling requirements relative to staffing and project control.

Reviewed design scope criteria, schedule durations/logic & quantities for completeness & reasonableness.

Performed calculations of durations & other considerations affecting activity durations. Planned, organized and implemented schedule resource loading and leveling.

Reviewed schedule development, maintenance, monitoring and recovery plan development activities for the assigned Area.

Performed critical path & earned value analysis & provided regularly scheduled & as-needed reports, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development

Monitored the critical path and schedule performance of the Area. Oversees schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.

Responsible for leading the development and review of schedule recovery plans including evaluation of additional

resources required.

Assured implementation of engineering contractor’s established progress measurement processes and procedures; Validation of engineering and procurement earned progress; Understood cost and schedule variances to baseline schedule; worked closely with the Cost Engineer to ensure costs phasing and forecasting aligns with the current control schedule.

Reviewed contractor schedules to ensure conformance with the contract requirements including: proper use of schedule constraints, activity coding, sound use of logic relationships, correct software settings, appropriate calendar usage, submittal compliance, activities are identified using the activity ID and description, appropriate level of schedule detail, appropriate cost loading, sensible logic progression and ensure that the monthly narratives accurately reflect project status.

Track Program status in relation to cost and schedule performance while providing the following support; Collected and consolidated available program and project information, Assessed Program Performance, Analyze risks related to Program cost and schedule performance, Identify Program, and to the extent possible project, problems and areas of concern.

New York City Department of Human Resources Administration New York City Summer 2007

Scheduler /Construction Manager /Consultant

Developed and monitored schedule and earned value & baseline. Prepared Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) & development of schedules and budget (including resource loading) for those WBS elements. Obtained and collected schedule updates from construction management personnel and contractors. Maintains project construction schedule baseline and updates. Assembled and compiled schedules and inputs and provide detailed computer generated schedule reports, charts, and diagrams, as requested. Analyzed schedule progress and performance and identifies developing problem areas maintained the master schedule logic and provides ongoing assessments of the impact of construction tasks delays, critical path, accelerations, cancellations, and additions to the overall Project Master schedule as well as for individual Project areas, and determined corrective action. Manage project schedule including, but not limited to: critical path, cost loading, schedule content, relationships and logic, constraints and milestones. Assessed impacts to the schedule critical path activities; report deviations and variances and assisted in the developing action plans for correction action.

New York City Department of Homeless Services New York City Sumer 2006

Scheduler /Construction Manager /Consultant

Reviewed and monitored schedule baseline. Obtained and collected schedule updates from construction management personnel and contractors. Maintained project construction schedule baseline and updates. Performed planning, scheduling and reporting duties with particular construction contractors and/or areas. Participated in the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress. Developed and monitored spreadsheet using Excel to analyze work performance. Interact with project team and task managers to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan.

Evaluated delay claims and time impacted reports prepared by contractors; performed independent time analysis of changed condition and recommended resolution to the resident engineers and clients; monitor and report path and track overall schedule performance; verify and validate work completed by reviewing the inspector daily report logs, field verification and review of weekly construction progress schedules; work closely with Resident Engineers, field staff and client project managers in regards to progress, schedule issues, change orders and delay claims; reviewed and understood the plans, specification and other contract documents for all projects; and reviewed baseline schedule, updated schedules, fragnets, change orders, inspector daily reports, conduct field visits and evaluate delay claims and prepare independent time analysis.

New York City Department of Building New York City Summer 2006

Consultant

Assisted in preparing activity schedules, reviewed various proposals submitted by contractors, maintained MIS to provide data for planning, scheduling, payment, control of project development and weekly presentations.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS / TRAININGS:

OSHA - 30 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program

OSHA - 10 Hour Construction Safety Certification

New York City Department of Buildings 7 Hour Site Safety Manager Refresher

New York City Department of Buildings 4 hour Supported Scaffold User Certificate

Project Management in Primavera P6 ORACLE, trained by Catalyst Project Management

U.S. Department of Small Business Administration of DVC- Trained Construction Analyst / Inspector

U.S. Department of Small Business Administration of Damage Verification Center- Trained Customer Service Representative (Residential, Renters, & business owner- loan / application)

U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-LEAD based paint supervisor

New York State Department of Health certified Asbestos Supervisor

New York City (NYC) Department of Environmental Protection Asbestos Handler

New York City Certificate of Completion of Suspended Scaffold Training

American Concrete Institute Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I.

New York City Department of Consumer Affair’s Home Improvement Contractor.

New York City Department of Consumer Affair’s Home Improvement Salesperson.

SHARP (Safety, Health, and Risk Program) Management at PARSONS.

Veterans Health Administration Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety & Health

Completed Business Analyst course-Grapnel Tech Services, LLC

PMP-Project Management Professional, trained by The Technical Institute of America (not licensed yet).

Preparing for Project Management Professional-PMP, NYC DOB Site Safety Manager, PE Professional Engineering examinations

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Finance, General

Long Island University, New York City, USA, 2008

Bachelor of Technology in Facilities Management Specializing in Facilities Engineering & Operations

New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, NY, USA, 2006

Associate in Applied Science in Construction Management Technology,

New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, NY, USA, 2006

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