Project Controls
Resume:
Russell Yates
Sr. Project Controls Specialist
Personal: Address: 6338 Gomez Road
St. Augustine, FL 32080
E-Mail: ********@*****.***
Education: Del Mar College, Industrial Management
Primavera, Primavera Project Manager v6.x, v7.0 (Administrator Level)
Primavera, Primavera Project Planner v3.1
Primavera, Primavera Expedition
US Army Corp of Engineers P2
US Army Corp of Engineers CEFMS
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Office Suite
Oracle, Oracle 11i, Oracle SQL/PLSQL, Oracle Designer/Developer 2000
Real Estate Law, Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate Appraisal, Fundamental of Real Estate:SAC
Appraisal 101, Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Affiliations: Society of American Military Engineers
Project Management Institute
U. S. Armed Services Security Clearance
Passport Status: Current/Valid
Overview: Over twenty-five years of diversified engineering and construction in the Petrochem and Power Industries as well as IT Projects. Progressively responsible experience has been in Project Controls (Controls Manager, Integrated CPM Scheduling including capital, outage and Information Technology projects, Cost, Auditing, Earned Value Analysis, Change Management, Project Coordination, Estimating, Engineering, Quality Control, Purchasing, Material Control, Subcontracts and Project Administration). Member of PCCIT (Project Controls Continuous Improvement Team), Corporate QIT to develop Quantity Trending Procedures and Standard Code of Accounts Committee. Oracle 11i OBB Conversion Team, CBIS and GIS Conversion Team. Extensive experience in Primavera Project Manager versions 3 to 6.x as an administrator and trainer. Primavera Expedition, Oracle 11i and most Microsoft products.
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Experience:
Net Polarity (National Grid) 3/2010 to Present
Employed by National Grid US, on a contract basis, for assistance in Project Controls working in National Grid’s Work Delivery team. Assisting the program management function and the integration of the new Alliance businesses venture that was established and also assisting the existing internal departments. Focusing on work allocation and portfolio management of the businesses’ capital plan to ensure resource efficiencies are gained and power outages minimized as part of the integrated system. Assisted the Implementation of a new Project Management system using P6, ensuring departmental integration, and development of business processes to ensure long term visibility and progress monitoring of the business portfolio for resource, cost and schedule. The initial main focus was ensuring that baselines were created and approved by the project teams responsible as well as updating the schedules and developing the processes to accompany a robust project controls practice.
ProjectAide, Inc. (ThyssenKrupp) 03/2009 to 11/2009
Lead Scheduler for a new $5b steel processing facility being constructed by ThyssenKrupp Steel, USA in Calvert, AL. Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (including Manloading) incorporating numerous contractors’ detailed schedules. Also developed Earned Value matrix for tracking progress and productivity.
Tecmer, Inc. 09/2008 to 01/2009
Project controls specialist contracted to Progress Energy for the Levy County Baseload Project. This was a nuclear reactor project being constructed in Levy County Florida. Resident Primavera 6.1 Administrator and trainer.
Austin Industrial 04/2008 to 09/2008
Project Controls Manager for a peaker unit project consisting of 4 LM 1000’s and two steam turbines being constructed in San Antonio, TX. for City Public Services. Developed Integrated Master Schedules that included the construction of the power blocks, outage schedule, tie-in and start up schedule. Coordinated Purchasing, Subcontracts and Cost personnel.
Zachry 05/2007 to 04/2008
Project Controls Manager. Responsible for project controls personnel on several combined cycle and a coal projects. Developed Manloaded Integrated Master schedules for initial implementation of projects that included the outage and start-up phases. In addition I was assigned as Controls Manager for a Cemex raw cement production facility. I also trained Zachry schedulers in the use of Primavera 6.0.
Aerotek (Contract for The Stellar Group) 01/2007 to 05/2007
Principal scheduler for the Stellar Group, an international company with projects across the U.S. and Middle East. Responsible for developing and maintaining CPM schedules utilizing the latest tools. Analyzing change orders to determine impact to schedule, developing work around solutions and providing recommendations to the project team. Projects range from commercial food processing, distribution facilities to power projects.
MacDonald Bedford, LLC. 05/2006 to 11/2006
Senior Lead Scheduler responsible for the Army Corps of Engineers Comprehensive Everglades Restoration. Managed a group of three Schedulers and two Jr. Schedulers.
S & B Engineers and Constructors, LTD. 10/2005 to 05/2006
Schedule and Cost Engineer responsible for FEL, engineering and construction of a combined cycle 4 on 2 gas turbine power generation project being constructed for Progress Energy in Bartow, FL.
Gilbert Southern Corp. (Peter Kiewitt and Sons) 05/2005 to 10/2005
Senior Scheduler for the Interstate 4 reconstruction project located in Tampa, FL.
Yonkers Industries 03/2005 to 05/2005
Principal scheduler for the Georgia Pacific Paper Mill BSW Project in Palatka, Florida. Developed a Level III schedule as well as an outage schedule.
CMTS Florida, LTD. 11/2001 to 10/2003
Scheduler/Cost Engineer, Project Coordinator for Capital Projects for Jacksonville’s JEA. Also initiated and maintained a project controls system for the New Technologies Department and Technology Services Department including Earned Value and WBS as well as costing structures and SDLC. Scheduled multiple large technology services projects including CAIR, Warehouse Management System, and CBIS.
S & B Engineers and Constructors, LTD 1995 to 2001
Project Controls Specialist (Scheduling, Cost, Auditing, Estimating, Change Management, Project Controls Lead) for the following projects:
City of Lakeland McIntosh Unit 5 Combined Cycle Conversion Project 1999 to 2001: $72,000,000 TIC
Shell Maya II 1999: $186,000,000 TIC
Shell Phenol 3 Project 1997 to 1999: $180,000,000 TIC
Shell Geismer 1997: $160,000,000 TIC
FMC Peroxide Expansion Project 1996 to 1997: $80,000,000 TIC
Conoco Lake Charles Expansion 1995 to 1996: $60,000,000 TIC
Brown & Root 1992 to 1995
Project Controls Specialist (Scheduling, Cost, Auditing) for the following projects:
Shell Delayed Coker Project 1994 to 1995: $320,000,000 TIC
Texaco PO/MTBE Project 1993 to 1994: $176,000,000 TIC
Conoco Denver Refinery Low Sulfur Diesel Project 1992 to 1993: $40,000,000 TIC
Yates & Associates; Vertex Construction 1981 to 1992
Proprietor of a Real Estate Appraisal firm with clients that included the Texas Department of Transportation, FHA, VA and numerous lending institutions. I was also general partner in a commercial construction company.
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