Thomas E. Tuntas
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Phone: 321-***-****
Cellular Phone 321-***-****
Email: ab1qba@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
. Excellent organizational skills
. Ability to develop strategies and goals, for present and future projects
. Highly motivated, multi tasking abilities
. Goal Oriented and effective in setting priorities and managing time
EDUCATION and/ or EXPERIENCE
. Bachelor of Arts - Engineering Business Management, University of South
Florida, Tampa,
. Proficient in Microsoft Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Primavera P6 Project
Planner, Primavera Cost Manager, SAP Enterprise Software, Cost Point,PRO III, Windchill, Milestone Professional, Team Center Applications
. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
. Effective written and verbal communications
WORK HISTORY
04/2012- 01/2013
Engineering Project Scheduler Traincroft @ GE Transportation-1900 NASA
Blvd. Melbourne, Fl.
. Development of newly awarded Contract-Proposal Schedules using Primavera
P6 Project Planner Client to support the Oracle Time collection Data
Base, (direct and indirect) costs.
. Role/Resource load schedules at a Level 3 detail; baseline schedules with
a clearly defined Critical Path.
. Further schedule development according to a structured WBS and
Engineering Work Package input; schedules will also maintain Critical
Milestone Dates.
. Integration of these Engineering Schedules into the Project Master
Schedule.
02/2011-01/2012
Sr. Scheduler / CDI @ Siemens Energy - 4400 N. Alafaya Trail Orlando,
Florida 32826-2301
. Responsible for cost & schedule support of program planning, tracking,
analysis & reporting. Interface with customer, subcontractors, project
managers, contracts, senior technical personnel, and finance in support
of the NGF 50 and NGF 60 Gas Turbines
. Provide variance analyses; monitor and report performance against plans
to ensure that contractual, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
. Prepare & present monthly program status to senior management.
. Establish a working Work Breakdown Structure, the mapping and integration
of statements of work, and the incorporation of appropriate criteria for
measuring Earned Value.
. Measure performance (earned value) on a regular basis and generate EV
reports, graphs, analysis; prepare CPR data items; ensure cost/schedule
integration is maintained per industry standards
. Provide EVMS expertise/training where needed.
. Creation of detailed IMP/IMS on all major programs; create & manage the
Program Critical Path, maintain Earned Value metrics for the Program
Schedule
08/2007 - 04/2010
Sr. Scheduler Analyst/Craig Technologies - Bldg. M7-0355, Rm 2059 SAIC-LX-3
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
. Overall schedule management and integration of related projects.
. Ensure the project schedules are correctly resource loaded, in compliance
with the Earned Value Management Plan and control the baseline
maintenance and approved schedule changes.
. Identify schedule critical path and the associated schedule risks and
impacts to control milestones and mitigation options.
. Perform schedule assessments and report results to the Integrated Project
Team.
. Coordinating with other Projects Program Office and other Centers on
their project schedules.
. Maintain "As Run" schedules showing the difference between baseline
planned work and work actually accomplished in support of the project.
. Attend Schedules working group meetings to insure schedule integrity,
review key milestones, and any other pertinent schedule issues.
. Attend weekly Project Managers tag up meeting for current action requests
and attention items.
. Participate in primavera P6 Enterprise User Group meetings to address any
Primavera associated problems and or actions.
03/2007 - 08/2007
Program Planner/DRS Technologies Optronics Division - Palm Bay, Fl
. Chairs weekly operations reviews with program IPT to assess program
accomplishments and work preformed for the prior week; reviews impact of
past delays or late deliveries/develop work around plans and critical
items list.
. Monitors and reports on all material requirements and manufacturing
orders; Releases in a timely manner to meet production schedule.
. Works with Program Managers to develop and implement production schedules
. Generates purchase requisitions as required to meet Production
Manufacturing Orders.
. Analyzes production schedules, inventory reports, and work orders to
determine material and labor requirements
. Confers with department supervisors to determine overdue material and
parts and to inform supervisors of material status
. Issue manufacturing orders to meet production schedules
. Locate and arrange to distribute materials to specified production areas
. Maintain work in progress and report on status. Close work orders as
needed
. Compiles and maintains records such as material inventory records and
production records
. Works with engineers for the substitution of obsolete parts
. Compares work ticket specifications to material used to work stations to
verify appropriate assignment
. Work with Purchasing Department to expedite orders for materials
. Coordinate data received from vendors between purchasing and the program
manager to select for proposal
06/2005 - 08/2006
Engineering Planner Senior/Lockheed Martin Corporation - Orlando, Fl
. Provide Support to the Program Manager, the Lead Program Engineer and the
entire Program Team in all areas associated with program schedule
development and maintenance.
. Develop, maintain, analyze & status a detailed program Integrated Master
Schedule (IMS); horizontal & vertical integration.
. Implement and maintain an internal monthly Earned Value Management System
that incorporates cost/schedule reporting & tracks program performance
against established base lined milestones.
. Schedules, chairs, monitors attendance of weekly status meetings with
Cost Account Managers to assess program accomplishments and work-
performed for the prior week, review the impact of task delays or late
deliveries/develop work around plans and risk items.
. Earned value reporting together with schedule analysis (late starts and
finishes, critical path analysis, etc.).
. Provide inputs to the Monthly Program Reviews as it relates to the
programs 5-blockers (Program Status) and schedule risks.
. Develop, mange, and report monthly schedule progress metrics.
. Manage Schedule Critical Path analysis and reporting to Program manager.
. Lead Planner in development of Program Planning Guidebook.
07/2003-06/2005
Senior Program Planner/Northrop Grumman Corp. Laser Systems
. Generate new and update existing program schedules, plans, and analysis
(Summary Master Plans, First Article Master Scheduling Committee FAMSCO,
recovery schedules, workaround plans, and the coordination of tasks and
activities that span multiple departmental areas).
. Ensure cost effective and timely execution of assigned programs.
. Function as FAMSCO Chairman, running status meetings where updates to
detailed FAMSCO plans are statused on a weekly basis.
. Support MRP II systems.
. Develop and design reports that track program status including all
related internal plans, action items, and schedules on a routine basis;
identify critical path, schedule overlaps and actual or potential
schedule slippage and recommends corrective action.
. Schedules, chairs Integrated Program weekly status meetings as an
integral part of the Program Management team, giving insight to Programs
management where issues may impact the master schedule.
. Prepares data for review processes such as sales meetings, All Program
Reviews (APR) and Corporate Operations Review.
. Prepares Summary Delivery Schedules to be used by Production Control and
Programs Finance.
9/1998 -11/2002
Senior Project Controls Engineer/Siemens Westinghouse, Orlando, FL
. Overall project cost forecasting and scheduling of equipment supply
projects. This includes developing schedules and cost forecasts via
project contract and budget requirements.
. Provide timely project status and review for on going Equipment Supply
Projects in excess of $100 million.
. Provide critical path analysis of project schedules.
. Project Lead in analysis and reporting of monthly Project Customer
Reports and monthly Project Status packages for internal Project Reviews.
. Progress Curves Metrics, based on forecasted versus actual Project
progress, such as (Engineering Drawings, Procurement, Manufacturing, and
Delivery of key Power Island Electrical Equipment), based on Contract
Milestone Delivery dates.
. Maintain cost and schedule control through timely comparison of Target,
Contract, and Budget forecast and schedule.
. Developed a standard format for the cost forecasting function; this
resulted in a consistency for reporting, analyzing, and presenting cost
control data.
. Support the Project Team in all phases (schedule and cost) to insure that
the project is successful and the corporate goals are met.
1997-1998
Project Scheduler/Buena Vista Construction Co. of Disney World, Orlando, FL
. Development of proposal schedules that were required as part of bid
packages.
. Planning and scheduling of Disney refurbishment projects that included
hotel refurbishment, repainting, and landscaping of Magic Kingdom castle,
demolition of existing park ride and construction of the new ride,
construction of 2 Animal Kingdom attractions,
. Demolition of existing EPCOT venue and construction of new refreshment
center.
. Team Project Leader in project progress meetings with Disney
Imagineering, subcontractors and construction managers.
1996-1997
Project Scheduler/ David Boland, Inc., Titusville, FL
. Development of Project schedules for government awarded projects on
behalf of the Army Corps of Engineers/US Navy, in excess of $22 million.
. Designed and introduced new schedule delays and summary reports.
. Communicated and promoted the use of Project Schedules and reports to
project managers and field superintendents.
. Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of schedule updates.
. Analyzed the impact and extent of owner and subcontractor delays and
major schedule changes.
. Team member in the development of in-house project scheduling class.
1980-1995
Maintenance Specialist, Production/Tampa Electric Company, Tampa, FL
. Coordinated the planning and scheduling of major overhauls of electrical
generating units.
. Served as Team Leader to automate existing preventative maintenance
program, which reduced clerical man-hours by 25% resulting in a $30,000
per year savings.
. Developed an "As Worked" maintenance schedule improving future
maintenance planning and scheduling forecasting.
. Developed comprehensive Preventative Maintenance Guidelines Manual used
extensively throughout Production Department.
. Converted computer mainframe program to a PC DOS application used to plot
outage schedules. ($46,000 cost saving per year)
. Supervised a senior technical assistant.
. .Preventative Maintenance Technologist at Big Bend Station. Coordinated,
monitored and maintained plant preventative maintenance program.
Restructured PM program, which eliminated convenience maintenance work
orders reducing unit downtime 5%.
. Developed Predictive Maintenance program by using vibration and oil
analysis to reduce unit downtime by 15%.
MILITARY SERVICE
. U.S Air Force