Project Construction

MATTHEW J. BURTON

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Spring, TX 77388

MOBILE 409-***-****

**********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Experienced Project Controls professional. I work primarily in job cost for

construction projects.

I excel in assisting organizations develop more efficient and effective

estimating and construction processes. While working in Project Controls, I

diligently seek opportunities to further my knowledge of Project Management

and construction methodology.

SPECIALTIES

Work Breakdown Development

Cost and Project Forecasting

Policy Development

Procedure Writing

Earned Value Management System

Change Management

Budget & Cost Control

Subcontract Management

SYSTEMS

SAP, Timberline, PeopleSoft, Prolog, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint,

Microsoft Project, Primavera and AutoCAD.

EDUCATION

Engineering Graphics Lamar State University

Bachelor of Business Administration, Ashwood University

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

07/2010-Present - CenterPoint Energy - Houston, TX

Cost Analyst

$3MM Pipeline Expansion and Modifications, Capital Construction

04/2009-07/2010 - ConocoPhillips - Roxana, IL

Program Cost Control

$3.6BB Refinery Expansion and Debottleneck, Capital Construction

01/2007-04/2009 - Air Liquide Process & Construction - Houston, TX

Project Controls

$100MM - $300MM Air Separation Units

08/2000-12/2006 - Calpine Corporation - Texas Gulf Coast sites

Project Controls

$200MM - $500MM Combined Cycle Power Plant Construction

11/1998-2/1999 - Petrocon Systems Inc. - Beaumont, TX

Assistant Programmer

01/1996-11/1998 - Petrocon Engineering Inc. - Houston, TX

AutoCAD Draftsman

EXPERIENCE

07/2010-Present - CenterPoint Energy - Houston, TX

Used SAP to extract actual costs and update cash flow spreadsheets

Track PO activity for committed costs used in monthly reporting

Update activities in MS Project and track deliverables

04/2009-07/2010 - ConocoPhillips Refinery - Roxana, IL

Cost variance analysis, contractor cost reconciliations across multiple sub

projects.

Allocation of costs, cash position and forecasting

Maintain budget while aligning project costs with forecast goals

Process and document all contract and design change orders

01/2007-04/2009 - Air Liquide Process & Construction - Houston, TX

Analysis and comparatives of past projects to identify trends using

forecasting and estimating history

Tracking / Forecasting of project cash flow

Identify problems and coordinate with the project team to correct

Maintain tracking and analysis of Engineering Earned Progress data

Create and maintain project schedule using Microsoft Project.

08/2000-12/2006 - Calpine Corporation - Texas Gulf Coast sites

Responsible for project budget and financial data as required for monthly

reports and joint venture board presentations.

Work with program level engineering to ensure quality of change orders from

all contractors and sub-contractors

Responsible for staff supervision of Document Control and AP.

Lead and direct all Cost Analysis activities for the project

Construction site mobilization / demobilization

11/1998-2/1999 - Petrocon Systems Inc. - Beaumont, TX

Create and maintain various tracking systems

Site representative for desktop /network issues at sites

Application development using Microsoft Access.

Diagnosed / repaired various network and hardware conflicts.

01/1996-11/1998 - Petrocon Engineering Inc. - Houston, TX

Create and maintain P&IDs, electrical one line diagrams, loop diagrams,

etc.

Created lisp routines within AutoCAD as needed

Worked closely with designers and engineers to establish a database for

field equipment

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